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SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D–San Leandro) today joined with small business owners to announce Assembly Bill 1065, which would close a loophole that allows credit card companies to charge extra fees on the sales taxes that every other business...

(Sacramento, CA) April 3, 2024 – In a significant step toward strengthening protections for children, the Assembly Public Safety Committee has unanimously approved legislation to nearly triple the penalty against criminals convicted of torturing a child...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s bill, the Expediting State Housing Permits Act (AB 301) was passed as part of a major package of housing legislation aimed at tackling the state’s housing crisis. The bill streamlines the state...

Sacramento — On Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and a bipartisan majority of California Assembly members voted to pass nine bills that will speed-up housing construction and support Southern Californians after this year’s devastating firestorms.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Tuesday the California State Assembly passed AB 253, a key measure to accelerate home construction by streamlining the post-entitlement permitting process. The bill, now headed to the Senate, would allow licensed third-party...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry proudly celebrates Gloria Partida as Assembly District Four’s 2025 Woman of the Year, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the community.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) announced Assembly Bill (AB) 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which strengthens tenant protections statewide by updating the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) in three key ways: lowering the rent...

Cat declawing is a barbaric surgical procedure that permanently disables cats. AB 867, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, will affirm California’s commitment of protecting the welfare of cats by prohibiting cat declawing in the state. The bill passed in...

(Sacramento, CA)— Assembly Bill (AB) 226, the FAIR Plan Stabilization Act, authored by Assemblymembers Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) and David Alvarez (D-San Diego), passed out of the Assembly 72-0 and is now headed to the Senate for consideration.This...