SB 1254 (The FRESH Act) connects incarcerated individuals with vital services such as CalFresh and other resources prior to release in order to increase the success of reentry.
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The Heal Our Heroes Act will help veterans and first responders
Sacramento, CA—Today, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), the Chair of the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy released the following statement in response to the California Public Utilities Commission decision to adopt new rules for community solar projects that will actually undercut efforts to expand solar power options for low-income customers:
Sacramento, CA—Today, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) praised the announcement of the Joint Legislative Budget Agreement Plan that rejects the proposed budget cuts to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.
SB 1254 (The FRESH Act) connects incarcerated individuals with vital services such as CalFresh and other resources prior to release in order to increase the success of reentry.
The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (CAITA) protects consumers by giving them the ability to determine if materials have been generated by AI
Sacramento, CA—Today the Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping consumer protection and privacy rights bill, SB 942, The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (CAITA), authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park).
SB 1223 protects an individual’s neural data from misuse by defining neural data as sensitive personal information and applies the same protections in law over its use as other sensitive personal information
Sacramento, CA—Today the Senate approved and sent to the Assembly SB 1018, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), a bill that will foster a green hydrogen industry in California and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the industrial sector while avoiding further stresses to the electricity grid.