Calif. Governor Brown Signs 5 Bills Authored by Assemblyman Cooley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Ken Cooley announced that Governor Jerry Brown, in one day, signed into law five bills he...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Better Prepare California Teachers by allowing up to two years of graduate level preparation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senate Bill 5 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was signed today by Governor Brown. Specifically, SB 5 will...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation for Aug. 27, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills, which include: AB 81...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Bills into Law for Aug. 26, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has signed the following bills. AB 20 by Assemblymember...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Various Bills into Law on Aug. 19, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed various bills into law including: AB 11...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Various Legislation into Law on Aug. 12, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he signed numerous assembly bills into law, including those...
Gatto's Legislation to End Unfair Parking Tickets in California Signed by Governor Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) today announced that his legislation to prohibit local governments from fleecing motorists who...
Calif. Congressman Tony Cárdenas votes to protect U.S. mail delivery – Innovate to Deliver
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In Washington, D.C., In an effort to protect both services offered to residents of the San Fernando Valley,...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Historic California School Funding Legislation
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed historic school funding legislation that will direct increased resources to...
Calif. Legislation by Mike Gatto Increases Protections for Sacred Sites, will Protect Ancient California Heritage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Legislation to protect and preserve sacred Native American landmarks passed the California State Assembly today by a vote of...
Calif. Hit-and-Run Epidemic Bill by Mike Gatto would extend the statute of limitations for offenders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to address the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in Southern California cleared a...
Calif. Senator Alex Padilla Issues Statement on State Budget: Education Funding and English Learner Accountability Are Key Elements
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, California State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), Chair of the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee released the following...
Mike Gatto Leads Fight to Protect California's Children, Calls for Audit of Counties' Child Protective Services
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymembers Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks) are calling for an investigation of County Child...
California Assembly Colleagues Fight to Provide Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Open access advocates in California celebrated last week as AB 609 passed the Assembly floor by a vote of...
California Bill to Prevent Child Abuse in Schools Passes Assembly (AB 349)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, the California State Assembly took action to prevent child abuse in our schools and track those accused of...
Bill to Protect California Communities from Contaminated Properties Passes Assembly (AB 440)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California communities struggling with decaying and contaminated properties will have new tools available to revitalize these sites now that...
Assembly Passes California Legislation to Bring Hit-and-Run Offenders to Justice (AB 184)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s bill to address the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in Southern California and other parts of...
California Bill to Protect Access to Wireless Communication Services Approved by Calif. Senate (SB 380)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Calif. State Senate today approved SB 380 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) on a bipartisan vote of 35...
Calif. Assembly Passes Bill to Make California Fuel Policies More Sustainable
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to improve California’s fuel standards passed the Assembly by a vote of...
Save the Oranges! California Legislature Takes Step to Save Iconic California Citrus Industry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ --A tiny bug that causes huge problems is one step closer to being eradicated, says Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto. Huanglongbing...
Bill to Modernize California's Election System Approved by State Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California State Senate today approved SB 361 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) on a bipartisan vote of 29...
California Comprehensive Anti-SWATting Legislation Passes Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to criminalize the dangerous and increasingly prevalent crime known as “swatting”, was...
Bill to Protect Local Calif. Governments from Dog Park Liability Passes Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that his bill to help local governments create dog parks for their...
California slated to be first state in the nation to provide voter registration through Health Benefit Exchange similar to 'Motor Voter'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Health Benefit exchange is one of hundreds of state offices required to offer voter registration services under Senate...
Bill to Allow Out-of-State Voting for California's Emergency Workers approved by Calif. Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, the Calif. State Senate has approved SB 362 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The bill was passed with...
Parking Meter Justice Bill Passes California State Assembly – legislation prohibiting local governments from fleecing motorists who park at broken meters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that his legislation prohibiting local governments from fleecing motorists who park at...
Calif. Assembly Bill to Help Open More California Dog Parks Passes Assembly Local Government Committee (AB 265)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that his bill to "help local governments create dog parks for...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Legislation to Reform California's Health Insurance Market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, helping put an end to the practice of denying health care coverage to Californians with pre-existing conditions, Governor...
Measure to Save the California Constitution Passes First Major Legislative Hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) announced that his initiative reform measure to protect the "fundamental rights of...
Calif. Governor Brown Proposes to Reform Prop 65 – get back on track to protect Californians from harmful chemicals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Yesterday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proposed reforms to strengthen and restore the intent of Proposition 65, a...
California Senate Approves Stable Funding for State-wide Pediatric Trauma Care Centers (SB 191)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, the State Senate approved a bill that will provide stable funding for pediatric trauma care centers throughout...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto's Bill to Prevent Child Abuse in Schools Passes Key Committee Hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to help prevent child abuse in our schools and more closely...
Drone Privacy Bill Clears California Assembly Policy Committees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, legislation to protect the privacy rights of Californians passed out of the Assembly Committee on Local Government overwhelmingly...
California Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Genetic Privacy – no unauthorized DNA testing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved SB 222 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The bill would establish the California...
Calif. Congressman Tony Cardenas Sponsors Legislation to Give Veterans Better Mental Health Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. /California Newswire/ -- This week, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) signed on as an original co-sponsor to the bipartisan...
Teen Entrepreneur pushing California Legislators to pass proposed Made in the USA Labeling Bill
SAN CARLOS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California businesses cannot claim their products are 'Made in the USA' unless 100 percent of the components are manufactured in the country. The federal standard is 75 percent, which places an unfair disadvantage on California firms because there are some products that have components which are not available in the United States. Bulldog Lighting - a Calif.-based firm founded by teenage entrepreneur Dylan Sievers - is spearheading and promoting the passage of legislation that would make the 75 percent federal standard applicable in California.
California Bill to Require Condoms in Adult Films Approved by Assembly Labor and Employment Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, legislation by Assemblymember Isasdore Hall, III (D – Compton) to require frequent testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)...
Bill to End California State Worker 'Moonlighting' Passes Legislative Policy Committee with Bi-Partisan Support
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo), Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Budget committee, announced his bill, Assembly Bill 208, which...
Calif. Senate Natural Resources Committee approves California Earthquake Early Warning Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California Senate Natural Resources Committee today approved SB 135 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The vote was 9–0....
Regulating Drones in California: State Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Padilla Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 15 by California Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). SB 15 would establish...
California Anti-Swatting Legislation AB 47 Passes Public Safety Committee
SACRANENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to criminalize the dangerous and increasingly prevalent crime known as “swatting”...
Calif. Environmental and Business Coalition supports Padilla Bill to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, at a State Capitol press conference, Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) was joined by a coalition of environmental...
Padilla's California Earthquake Early Warning Bill Clears First Hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Calif.Senate Governmental Organization Committee today approved SB 135 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The vote was 10 –...
Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s Bill to Open More Dog Parks Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto's (D-Los Angeles) bill to help local governments create dog parks for their residents passed the...
Calif. Assemblyman Gatto's Resolution to Overturn Citizens United Decision Passes First Major Legislative Hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to limit corporate “personhood” for federal corporate campaign contributions overcame its first...
Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi Backs Law Enforcement, Introduces New Bill on Realignment
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) announced a bill that will aid law enforcement with the effects of prison...
Ending California 'retroactive tax' is goal of bipartisan legislation effort backed by BOE chair
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, in an effort to provide relief to California taxpayers stunned with the imposition of a "retroactive tax," Sen....
Bi-Partisan Drone Industry Legislation Introduced on Unmanned Aircraft to Expand California Jobs, Protect Privacy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) and Assemblyman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) announced today they have joint-authored two bills on...
Padilla Legislation Would Facilitate Creation of California Public Voting Systems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today announced the introduction of SB 360, which would allow California counties to develop,...
Padilla Bill Would Protect the Voting Rights of Calif. Emergency Responders and Natural Disaster Volunteers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) this week introduced SB 362. The bill would empower the Governor and the Secretary...
