Press Releases

Senate approves Becker’s bill to streamline interim housing projects to get people housed faster

Senator Becker’s SB 1395 gives local governments the tools to fast track building interim housing and scale up efforts to bring people indoors and save lives 



Senate committee approves groundbreaking AI transparency bill, empowering consumers to identify AI-generated content

The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act protects consumers by giving them the ability to determine if materials have been generated by AI



Senate committee overwhelmingly approves landmark Neurorights Act, protecting an individual’s neural data from misuse

SB 1223 defines neural data as sensitive personal information and applies the same protections in law over its use as other personal information



Key legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by expanding green hydrogen passes Senate panel

Sacramento, CA—Today the Senate Committee on Energy Utilities and Commerce advanced two pieces of companion legislation authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) that will foster a green hydrogen industry in California and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the i



Senate Committee unanimously approves bill to help reverse the shrinking of early childhood education workforce

Sacramento, CA—Today the Senate Committee on Human Services voted unanimously SB 1307, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park).



Senate passes resolution calling on Congress to close the Shohei Ohtani tax loophole and make individuals pay their fair share

SJR 14 calls on Congress to close the tax loophole that allowed LA Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani to avoid paying approximately $90 million in state taxes.



Bill to create first-of-its-kind Greater Bay Area battery manufacturing hub with high-paying union jobs passes Senate Committee

 Sacramento, CA—Today, the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development passed SB 1206, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park).



Senator Becker issues statement on Senate’s early action on the state budget

Sacramento, CA–Today Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), Chair of Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy, issued the following statement on the Senate’s budget votes on April 11: