SACRAMENTO – Two major California unions, the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers and the Southern California District Council of Laborers, released letters this week endorsing SB 423, Sen. Wiener’s legislation to extend SB 35 (2017), one of the state’s most successful tools for accelerating development of affordable housing. Together, the two unions represent hundreds of thousands of skilled construction workers.
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SACRAMENTO – The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bill SB 253, which requires greenhouse gas emission disclosures from corporations that do business in California and take in over $1 billion in gross annual revenue. SB 253 passed 8-1 and heads next to the Appropriations Committee.
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bill SB 532, which improves voter transparency into the financial implications of ballot measures. SB 532 passed 6-1 and heads next to the Appropriations Committee.
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Human Services Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bill SB 407, which helps ensure LGBTQ foster youth are not placed in hostile foster homes. SB 407 passed 3-0 and heads next to the Judiciary Committee.
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Health Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bills SB 70 and SB 238. SB 238, the Youth Mental Health Access Act, passed 9-0 and heads next to the Appropriations Committee. SB 70, The Medication Access Act, passed 12-0 and heads next to the Appropriations Committee.
About The Youth Mental Health Access Act (SB 238)
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Governance & Finance Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bill SB 532. The bill passed 5-1 and heads next to the Senate Elections Committee.
SB 532 improves voter transparency into the financial implications of ballot measures by allowing cities, school districts, and other local government agencies to disclose the financial impact of ballot measures in the voter information guide rather than the 75-word ballot label, which does not offer sufficient space to clearly explain complex financial measures.
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senator Wiener’s bill SB 365, legislation to reign in corporate abuse of their ability to appeal denied motions to compel arbitration. The bill passed 8-2 and heads next to the Senate Appropriations Committee. In response, Senator Wiener issued the following statement:
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that his office is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 365 (SB 365), legislation by Senator Scott Wiener aimed at leveling the legal playing field with respect to forced arbitration. SB 365 seeks to put an end to a legal loophole in forced arbitration cases where corporations are able to automatically delay court proceedings during the pendency of an appeal on a failed motion to compel arbitration, directly hampering access to justice for workers and consumers.
SACRAMENTO – In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee passed Senator Wiener’s bill SB 339, legislation to improve access to PrEP, the preventative HIV medication. The bill addresses implementation issues with Senator Wiener’s SB 159 (2019) that have hampered California’s adoption of PrEP. The bill passed 13-0 and heads next to the Senate Health Committee. In response, Senator Wiener issued the following statement: