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SACRAMENTO – Important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will ensure that all victims of crimes committed by minors are eligible to receive due compensation passed from the Senate Public Safety Committee earlier today.  

The Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee today approved SB 505 authored by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia). The bill will ensure that California’s Voter Bill of Rights and other election materials are provided to voters in plain, accessible and easily understandable language. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration.

Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) bill to fix California’s judge shortage by funding 11 court judgeships across the State passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a bipartisan, unanimous vote.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)  - Senate Bill (SB) 253, legislation carried by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), to create a more rigorous process for prescribing psychotropic drugs to foster children, passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee on a 5 to 0 vote today.

“SB 253 will provide the courts with key factors to consider when making the potentially life-changing medical decision to prescribe a foster child psychotropic drugs,” Senator Monning said.  “Too often foster children are prescribed psychotropic drugs without the proper oversight.

SACRAMENTO – As part of an effort to improve turnout, voters for all statewide primary, special and general elections would receive vote-by-mail ballots under a Sen. Bob Hertzberg bill that today passed its first policy test.

Sacramento - A Senate committee today approved SB 674, a public-safety measure jointly authored by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León to encourage immigrant victims of crime in California to report crimes and collaborate with local law enforcement to attain justice for all Californians.

SACRAMENTO –The California Senate website now includes an unprecedented amount of information on oversight, including a list of upcoming hearings, and an archive of past hearing videos, agendas and reports: http://senate.ca.gov/content/senate-oversight-hearings. All Senate hearings are open for the public to attend, and now every hearing is viewable via livestream on the Senate homepage.Misuse of Psychotropic Medication in Foster Care

SACRAMENTO – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Senate today joined its leader, Pro Tem Kevin de León, and called on the President and Congress to “formally and consistently” reaffirm the historical truth of the greatest atrocity of World War I. Senate Floor session video.

Sacramento, CA – More than 60 percent of the marijuana grown in the nation comes from counties along California’s North Coast.

VERNON – Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) was joined on a check-presentation tour Friday, April 17, 2015, by Vernon Mayor Michael McCormick, members of the Vernon City Council, and the Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee, who presented grant award checks totaling $244,500 to six Southeast L.A. area nonprofit organizations serving the human service needs of women, children, youth and families.