Action to Protect Career Technical Education in California taken by Assemblymember Muratsuchi
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi (D – Torrance) led an effort to protect career technical education (CTE) in the Assembly Budget...
Calif. Senator Padilla's Legislation Targets Mislabeled Seafood with Senate Bill 1138
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Senator Alex Padilla held a press conference at Taylor’s Market in Sacramento to announce Senate Bill 1138...
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla Issues Statement Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Decision in McCutcheon v. FEC
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) released the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court decision in the case, McCutcheon...
Calif. Bill to Mandate Child-Abuse Training for California Teachers Passes Education Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools overcame its...
California 'X-Prize' Bill Clears Committee – Gatto's Legislation Would Offer Prize for Innovative Ideas to Streamline State Government
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California took one small step today in what could be a giant leap for good-government advocates, passing Assemblyman Mike...
Calif. 2014 Water Conservation Bill Clears First Committee as Drought Looms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- A key water-conservation bill introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) passed the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee...
Muratsuchi Bill Incentivizing Calif. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sales Moves Forward
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assembly Bill (AB) 2013 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) was approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee yesterday, a...
Calif. State Assembly Arts and Entertainment Committee Green Lights the Film and Television Job Creation Act by Bocanegra and Gatto
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- AB 1839, the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014 passed the Assembly Arts, Entertainment,...
Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi Announces Bill to Support Career Technical Education and the SCROC – AB 2216
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, has announced the introduction of his bill,...
Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi Introduces Legislation to Prevent Excessive School Administrator Compensation – AB 2710
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, announced his introduction of Assembly...
New Water Source for Drought-Scarred California – Landmark Recycled-Water Bill as Water Crisis Looms – AB 2282
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Although the Legislature cannot make it rain, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) is doing the next best thing:...
Legislation to Ban Sale of Confederate Flag on California State Property Introduced – AB 2444
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles) introduced AB 2444, which would prohibit the sale of the...
Bill to Create California Government 'X-Prize' announced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto – AB 2138
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) today announced AB 2138, which would offer cash incentives for people with ideas...
Calif. Senator Padilla Seeks to Strengthen Political Reform Act including prohibition on running for more than one office at a time
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), member of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, announced the introduction...
Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi Enacts 'Day of Remembrance' in honor of Japanese Americans who were discriminatorily incarcerated during WWII
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) presented Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 85 on the Assembly Floor, calling on...
Gatto and Torlakson Team Up to get Calif. School Employees training needed to stop Child Abuse – AB 1432
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) amended AB 1432 to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in...
Cutting-Edge Technology Championed by Calif. Assemblyman Gatto Gets Strong Support in California Energy Commission Study
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- According to a news announcement today from Assemblyman Mike Gatto, shortly after being elected, Gatto (D-Los Angeles) had a...
Muratsuchi Bill Supporting Aerospace Industry Passed by Calif. State Assembly – AB 777
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- With overwhelming bipartisan support, the California State Assembly on Wednesday passed Assembly Bill 777 authored by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi...
Mike Gatto’s AJR 1 Historic Constitutional Resolution Passes California State Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- This week, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) AJR 1, a measure to begin the process to amend the...
Calif. State Assembly Passes Cooley's Legislation to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse – AB 883
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday this week, the Calif. Assembly passed on a bipartisan 76-0 vote, Assemblyman Ken Cooley’s legislation to prevent...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto's Bill Would Force Hit-and-Run Offenders Off California Roadways – AB 1532
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) continued his efforts to curb the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in Southern California,...
California Issues Regulations to Implement Assemblyman Gatto’s Landmark Green-Energy Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously last week to adopt new rules for the injection of biogas...
Calif. Assemblyman Gatto Introduces Legislative Cure for 'Affluenza Defense' – AB 1508
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that he introduced legislation on Tuesday to forbid the use of...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Introduces Broad Government Data Privacy Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has introduced legislation to lessen the chances that government collection of “Big...
Majority Leader Toni Atkins will introduce landmark liability insurance legislation for California's Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Majority Leader Toni Atkins, 78th Assembly District, announced she will introduce landmark liability insurance legislation for California's Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs). According to Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR), liability insurance for RCFEs is not now required as a condition of licensure.
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Takes Action to Protect Victims of On-Campus Assault and Similar Crimes – AB 1433
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation to ensure that crimes committed on college campuses are properly...
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla Highlights 2013 Legislative Accomplishments – Begins Final Year in State Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) will begin his final year in the Senate when the legislature reconvenes on...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Introduces Bill to Improve Child-Abuse Reporting in Schools – AB 1432
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation today to prevent child abuse in schools by ensuring that...
New California Laws from Assemblyman Mike Gatto will take effect January 1, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Californians across the state will benefit from new laws authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) that will take...
Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell Announces Legislation to Protect Privacy of Covered California Health Insurance Shoppers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ – Today, Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) announced legislation to help protect the privacy of Californians who use the Covered...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto Invites Public to Draft the United States' First Ever 'Wiki Bill'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced a groundbreaking opportunity to allow individual citizens to draft a piece...
U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas today introduced the America Can Code Act
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced the America Can Code Act of 2013. This legislation...
Stakeholders agree that the Aerospace Industry is critical to California's economy and additional resources are needed
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblymember Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), joined by Michael Rossi, Senior Advisor for Jobs and Business Development for Governor Brown,...
Mike Gatto's California Hit-and-Run Legislation signed by Governor Brown in the Wake of Continuing Tragedy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to address the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in California was signed into...
Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act Signed by Calif. Governor Brown – AB 639
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today Calif. Governor Brown signed AB 639 by Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) which will repurpose funds...
Calif. Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update for Oct. 9, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills, which include: AB 140...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Women's Health Legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed seven bills to support the health and well-being of women in...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Padilla Bill Providing Stable Funding for Pediatric Trauma Care Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Senate Bill 191. The new law extends stable funding for...
Calif. Clean Technology Bill Signed by Governor Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) today announced that his Assembly Bill (AB) 796 that deals with clean energy technology...
California Sea Level Rise Assessment Bill Signed by Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assembly Bill (AB) 691, authored by Assemblymember Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), was signed by Governor Brown. This bill will prepare...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Bill to Facilitate Modern, Public Voting Systems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 360 authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was signed by Governor Brown over the weekend. The...
California Power Outage Bill Signed by the Governor – AB 66 requires electrical corporations to report and remediate power deficiencies
TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assembly Bill 66, authored by Assemblymember Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown and will...
Historic Prop. 65 Reform Signed into Law – Will Help California Businesses Avoid Unfair Lawsuits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to reform Proposition 65 and protect small businesses from meritless lawsuits was...
Bill to Protect California Communities from Contaminated Properties Signed into Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Communities struggling with decaying and contaminated properties now have a new tool to revitalize these sites, thanks to...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Bill Allowing Out-of-State Voting for Emergency Responders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 362 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown today. The new law, authored by...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Expand Broadband Deployment in Remote Parts of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 740 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was signed by Governor Jerry Brown today. The legislation authorizes...
California Film and Tax Credit Legislation to be Crafted by Assembly and Senate Appropriations Chairs
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) announced today that they will introduce...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Homeless, Foster Youth Legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation to help protect the most vulnerable Californians – homeless children...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Assemblyman Cooley’s Victims Restitution Money Protection Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, Calif. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 934 (Cooley), requiring agencies that collect restitution on behalf of...
Bill Calling for California Mental Health Education in Public Schools Signed by Gov. Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 330, authored by Senator Alex Padilla was signed by Governor Brown today. The bill would improve...
