New Law will protect vital information, including immigration status, which can be used to target vulnerable communities.
Press Releases
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).
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.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 254, California’s most ambitious energy affordability bill in decades, delivering billions in savings for Californians while strengthening grid reliability and accelerating clean energy. The legislation combines the strongest elements of SB 254, AB 825, and new wildfire liability reforms championed by the Governor’s administration.
EAST PALO ALTO, CA – At the Cooley Landing Park in East Palo Alto, Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) announced today that he and the Bay Area Caucus have successfully secured a doubling of state funding for coastal resilience and Bay Area flood protection projects through Proposition 4 allocations in the FY 2025–26 budget.
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.