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SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Kalra (D-San José) and bill sponsors urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 96, which would require public transit agencies to notify transit unions of their intention to procure or deploy autonomous transit vehicle technology...

Today tribal leaders, victims, local law enforcement and lawmakers gathered today to learn how the a new tool – the Feather Alert – will work to help law enforcement quickly notify the public about missing Native Americans and enlist their aid. The law...

Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 352 and AB 254, authored by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. AB 352 is a precedent-setting measure to prevent abortion information from being automatically shared via health information exchanges. AB 254...

New California Renters’ Caucus Gets all Five of its Priority Bills to Governor’s Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 455 into law, closing the a legal loophole that allows criminal defendants who suffer from mental illness to possess guns by...

SAN MATEO – Assembly Bill 753, a bill to ensure that communities impacted by water pollution receive appropriate remediation funds from state water boards authored by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo), is now awaiting action by Governor Newsom...

SACRAMENTO, CA –Today Assemblymember Gregg Hart announced Sidewalk Office Hours in twelve communities across the Central Coast. The events will be held throughout the fall in Orcutt, Guadalupe, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Vandenberg Village, Lompoc, Solvang...

Sacramento, CA – Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assemblymember Damon Connolly’s (D-San Rafael) Assembly Bill (AB) 92, which will keep military-grade body armor out of the hands of convicted criminals. This bill was drafted in response to perpetrators...

SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bills 1420 and 1598, both authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to protect Californians from gun violence. AB 1420 gives the California Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority and...