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SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians whose names include accents, tildes, and other diacritical marks will be able to have their names recorded accurately on their vital records such as birth, marriage, and death certificates under a law signed Sunday by...

Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) announced that Assembly Bill 662 –The Chula Vista University Act – has been signed into law.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, authored by Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando). This bill is a priority for the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and the California...

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 1415, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, strengthening the ability of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to analyze healthcare spending and...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1167, the California Ratepayer Protection Act, putting an end to the use of ratepayer funds for political lobbying and strengthening enforcement against investor-owned utilities (IOUs) that...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s penalty increase bill for sexual battery in a hospital (AB 848)—was signed into law today by Governor Newsom. Soria’s Medical Safety Chaperone Act (AB 849) was signed into law earlier this week, making her...

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1376, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), a landmark youth probation reform measure that has been years in the making. The new law will bring relief to California youth who previously faced...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to update California’s lifesaving firearm laws to align with recent Supreme Court decisions.Sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, AB 1078...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, on World Mental Health Day, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 727, legislation authored by Assemblymember Mark González (D–Los Angeles) and co-sponsored by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, to ensure that California students...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced), released the following statement after Governor Newsom signed her Housing Bill Package (AB 457 & AB 36):