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(SACRAMENTO) – As the 2025-26 Legislative Session winds down, a package of criminal justice reform bills authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) has passed the Legislature and now heads to Governor Newsom for his signature. The bills establish...

SACRAMENTO, CA — This week, AB 2418 and AB 1679, which seek to reawaken our downtown districts by streamlining permits and filling empty storefronts, are on Governor Newsom's Desk, awaiting a signature. "Bureaucratic nonsense and chronic permitting delays...

SACRAMENTO, CA - This week, Assemblymember Mark González's AB 2541, which will create a specialty license plate honoring lowrider heritage, hit Governor Newsom's Desk, awaiting his signature. The bill passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously...

AB 1693 Cuts Red Tape and Helps Retailers Open Faster While Maintaining Health and Safety Standards

SACRAMENTO, CA – AB 2494 has passed out of the Legislature and is on its way to the Governor’s desk for signature. The measure will modernize the operations of the demonstration state forest system to include public benefits such as biodiversity...

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assembly Bill (AB) 2589, by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), has passed the Legislature and is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom for his consideration. The measure would ensure that savings investor-owned utilities (IOUs)...

SACRAMENTO — This week, Assembly Democrats voted to pass two new bills that will put money back in Californians’ pockets:

AB 1967 Requires More Timely Responses for Youth Seeking Help and Aligns California Foster Care Law with Federal Standards

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1924, statewide legislation poised to address a critical part of California’s homelessness epidemic by preventing displacement before it occurs. Authored by Assemblymembers...

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1901, which would increase transparency for diaper ingredients, giving parents necessary information about diaper chemicals linked to health and environmental risks.