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:
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SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 407, legislation to improve foster care conditions for LGBTQ youth. Nearly one third of foster youth identify as LGBTQ.
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 273, legislation authorizing a new visionary mixed use project at Pier 30-32 in San Francisco.
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 593, the San Francisco Replacement Housing Act. SB 593 removes barriers to replacing more than 5,800 units of low- and moderate-income housing that were demolished in the 1950s-70s period of redevelopment, also known as “urban renewal.” It provides a narrow and tailored funding source through the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund, a limited continuation of existing tax increment financing that will not impact other priorities, like education, that draw from the General Fund.
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February 15th, 2023
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 532 - legislation to improve voter transparency into the financial implications of ballot measures. SB 532 allows ballot measures to disclose their financial impacts 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 – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 423, legislation to extend and strengthen existing law streamlining and accelerating housing permits in areas that underperform their housing targets. SB 423 removes the sunset on SB 35 (Wiener, 2017), which is set to expire at the end of 2025. It also expands that law’s ability to deliver mixed-income housing developments and broadly benefit construction workers through changes to SB 35’s labor provisions.