SENATOR HANCOCK PRESS ADVISORY FOR 7/14: BILL HEARING RELATED TO BERKELEY BALCONY COLLAPSE
July 13, 2015
Berkeley Balcony Collapse - Crucial Hearing Tuesday On SB 465, Bill To Close Legal Loophole That Kept Regulators In The Dark About Problem-Plagued Construction Firm
SACRAMENTO – For the second time in as many weeks, a key Assembly policy committee today approved a revised traffic-fine bill by Sen. Bob Hertzberg to improve access to the courts for Californians seeking to contest minor traffic infractions.
Butane Hash Oil & Methamphetamine Manufacturing Bill Approved by State Assembly
July 13, 2015
Sacramento-The State Assembly approved SB 212 authored by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) on a unanimous bipartisan vote of 73 to 0. The bill will address the proliferation of Butane Hash Oil (BHO) and methamphetamine manufacturing in residential neighborhoods by making it an aggravated felony to manufacture the drugs within close proximity to occupied residences and structures. The bill will now go to the State Senate for a concurrence vote and then to Governor Brown for his consideration.
Crucial Hearing Tuesday On Bill By Hill, Hancock, To Close Loophole That Kept Regulators In The Dark About Firm Probed in Berkeley Balcony Tragedy
July 13, 2015
Legislation by Senators Jerry Hill and Loni Hancock to require disclosure to regulators of felony convictions and settlements in cases alleging construction defects, fraud, negligence, incompetence and other serious professional wrongdoing faces a pivotal hearing before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Tuesday.
RELEASE: White House, Labor Department Clear Way for California Retirement Savings Program
July 13, 2015
Today, at the White House Conference on Aging, President Obama announced he has directed the Labor Department to issue a rule that clarifies the path forward for state-based retirement savings initiatives, allowing for full implementation of California’s landmark Secure Choice Retirement Program.
Wolk bill to support agricultural solutions to climate change moves forward
SACRAMENTO—The Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee today approved Senate Bill 367 by Senator Lois Wolk (Davis) to provide California’s farmers and ranchers greater opportunities to reduce their greenhouse gas emission reductions and adapt to the state’s changing climate.
Pro Tem Speaks to Hollywood Chamber Commerce at First Annual Luncheon
July 10, 2015
LOS ANGELES – Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León delivered remarks at the first annual Hollywood Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the historic Paramount Studios in Los, Angeles, CA on Friday, July 10, 2015.
Bill to Remove the Term “Alien” from California Labor Code Approved by State Assembly
July 9, 2015
Sacramento –The State Assembly today approved SB 432 by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia), Chair of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on a vote of 55 to 0. The bill modernizes outdated law by deleting the term “alien” from the California Labor Code, as a definition for an immigrant individual. The bill now goes to Governor Brown for his consideration.
Senate Constitutional Amendment 8 to Increase Representation in California’s Largest Counties Clears First Hurdle
July 9, 2015
Sacramento – A bipartisan measure to increase the number of elected supervisors from 5 to 7 members in counties that have more than two million residents authored by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) was approved today by the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. The measure now goes to the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee for consideration.
Sen. Pavley’s statement on "fracking" report from the California Council on Science and Technology
July 9, 2015
This report validates my reasons for authoring California’s first “fracking” regulation law, Senate Bill 4, in 2013.The California Council on Science and Technology study – required by SB 4 – concludes that fracking as well as all oil and gas drilling and waste-disposal activities should be done transparently.Government agencies, the public in general and residents living near well sites need to know in detail about the presence of dangerous chemicals mixed in water used in fracking and then pumped to the surface as byproducts.
