SACRAMENTO, CA — California has moved closer to streamlining access to medically necessary care for patients with the Governor’s approval of SB 306, the Defending Physicians Decisions Act, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D‑Menlo Park).
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SACRAMENTO, CA — The Governor has signed into law a bill expanding mobile telehealthcare access for farmworkers in rural California. The bill was inspired by Aisha Baro, Executive Director of Life Science Cares Bay Area, whose winning idea in this year’s Senate District 13 “There Ought to be a Law” (OBAL) competition became the foundation of SB 338.
Measure aims to protect vital information, including immigration status, which can be used to target vulnerable communities.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, legislation to establish a regional grid and bring meaningful savings to ratepayers and expand California’s clean energy goals has been finalized and is pending in the State Legislature with broad support.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today California is moving closer to streamlining access to medically necessary care for patients with the passage of SB 306, the Defending Physicians Decisions Act, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D‑Menlo Park). SB 306 cleared the Assembly Health Committee and now advances to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for further consideration.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Bay Area Caucus released the following statement on preserving the Bay Area Transit Bridge Loan:
“As members of the California State Legislature’s Bay Area Caucus, we strongly urge the Governor and Department of Finance (DOF) to reconsider their decision to pause the $750 million dollar bridge loan funding agreement. Denying funds needed to prevent service cuts will be detrimental to transit operators throughout the Bay Area.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Chair and Vice Chair of the California Legislative Bay Area Caucus, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) released the following statement:
SACRAMENTO, CA – In a decisive step toward lowering energy costs and building a smarter, more resilient electric grid, the California State Senate today passed SB 541, which directs electricity suppliers to take advantage of one of the most underutilized cost-saving opportunities in the energy sector: load shifting.