SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), author of SB 54 (2021-22), released the following statement in response to the Governor’s decision to delay the implementation of CalRecycle’s drafted regulations for SB 54.
 

SACRAMENTO – Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) has introduced Senate Bill 640, to automatically admit qualified graduating high school seniors—without an application—to California State University campuses with enrollment capacity.

(Sacramento, CA)— Earlier today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced his introduction of Senate Bill 44, the Neural Data Protection Act.

State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Thursday introduced the “No Robo Bosses Act” — legislation that would require human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in the workplace to help prevent abuses.

SACRAMENTO –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s remarks about transgender people’s participation in sports:
“This week, Democrats in the U.S. Senate took a courageous vote against a bill to ban trans athletes, some at great political peril. 

The $2 billion budget request will provide critical support to transit agencies facing existential fiscal insolvency.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the California Legislature released a joint statement today urging the adoption of the proposed SB 54 regulations. These members include: Senator Ben Allen, Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez, Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Catherine Blakespear, Senator Josh Becker, Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, Senator Henry Stern, Senator Monique Limón, Assemblymember Damon Connolly, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, and Assemblymember Dawn Addis.
 

New Legislation Establishes a Standardized Indigence Threshold to End Harmful Hygiene Policies in County Jails and Juvenile Facilities

SACRAMENTO, California – March 3, 2025 – Recently appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore as Assistant Majority Whip in the State Senate, Senator Laura Richardson (D-SD35) has been selected by the Senate Rules Committee to serve as a member of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.

(RIVERSIDE, CA) --- Senator Sabrina Cervantes expressed her commitment to her office and her constituents during the Community Swearing-in Ceremony on Feb. 22, 2025, at California Citrus State Historic Park.