Senator Caroline Menjivar announces a big step towards a win for the 10% of Californians living with food allergies. On September 9, 2025, Senate Bill 68 - Allergen Disclosures for Dining Experiences (ADDE), passed both houses of the California legislature with bipartisan support and was sent to Governor Newsom’s desk for his signature.

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 388, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 388 creates a California Latino Commission to serve as a powerful tool for policy change, research, and advocacy that improves the economic well-being and social mobility of Latinos across the state.

The California Legislature has approved Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 711, which will make it easier for taxpayers to file their taxes by aligning numerous state requirements with federal requirements for the first time in a decade.

La Senadora Caroline Menjivar anuncia un gran paso hacia una victoria para el 10% de los californianos que viven con alergias alimentarias. El 9 de septiembre de 2025, el Proyecto de Ley del Senado 68 - Divulgación de Alérgenos para Experiencias Gastronómicas (ADDE, por sus siglas en inglés) fue aprobado por ambas cámaras de la legislatura de California con apoyo bipartidista y enviado al despacho del Gobernador Newsom para su firma.

The California Legislature has passed SB 754, authored by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), which will require manufacturers of disposable tampons and pads to monitor and report on potentially hazardous chemicals in their products.

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Assembly passed Senate Bill 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 243, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, would require chatbot operators to implement critical, reasonable, and attainable safeguards around interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and provide families with a private right to pursue legal actions against noncompliant and negligent developers.

Sacramento (Sept. 10, 2025) Senator Christopher Cabaldon’s groundbreaking legislation to automatically admit every qualifying high school senior in California to the California State University cleared its final vote in the Legislature Wednesday and heads to the governor’s desk. If Governor Newsom signs SB 640, students whose grades and coursework qualify them for CSU admission will receive a letter signed by the chancellor telling them they’ve been accepted at a list of campuses with enrollment capacity.

Senator Cabaldon’s legislation to lower the cost of fares on rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft cleared its final votes in the Senate and Assembly by overwhelming bipartisan margins and now goes to the governor’s desk. Governor Newsom previously has announced his support for Senate Bill 371 as part of a legislative package to benefit both riders and drivers.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) SB 683, allowing individuals to seek the immediate removal of unauthorized materials including their name, voice or likeness for commercial purposes within two business days today was passed by the Assembly and goes back to the Senate for approval.
The bill is intended to address and prevent exploitation, particularly in situations where individuals' personal information or images are used without their consent. 

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