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SACRAMENTO – All four bills that passed the California Legislature this year authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) in his Support California Foster Kids Bill Package were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1864 into law, protecting Californians from the threat of AI-enabled bioterrorism by establishing commonsense guardrails to prevent the misuse of gene synthesis technology.AB 1864 is first...

AB 2039 cracks down on illegal client solicitation, protects whistleblowers, and establishes safeguards for attorney-client financial agreements

SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) released the following statement:“Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed my bill to prevent former ICE employees with documented histories of misconduct from becoming peace officers in California...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s Landfill Safety Act (AB 28) was signed into law, establishing a model for the nation for landfill safety, creating stronger protections to identify dangerous conditions at landfills earlier, require...

Audit says LACDPH “could not demonstrate it consistently reviewed air quality data… did not communicate proactively” to warn neighbors of health concerns, and “took nearly two years to direct the landfill operator to provide funding for temporary...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1924 — statewide legislation poised to address a critical part of California’s homelessness epidemic by preventing displacement before it occurs.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2020, bipartisan legislation authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) that supports the development and maintenance of affordable housing by enabling builders to...

Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom signed four bills by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz), chair of the Assembly Elections Committee, strengthening California’s election safeguards by making it a felony to seize ballots before results are...

AB 1930 strengthens California's shield laws by requiring notice to the Attorney General when entities intend to produce information in response to subpoenas seeking information about legally protected health care