SACRAMENTO – This week, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 58 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), which will direct the California Air Resources Board to update California’s air quality standard for hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gas that is found at high concentrations in the Tijuana River Valley and the Salton Sea region. California’s hydrogen sulfide standard has not been updated since 1969.
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SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 420, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), which would ensure organizations tied to private immigration detention centers cannot claim charitable tax status solely because they are organized as nonprofits.
SACRAMENTO – Today, with bipartisan support, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 941. Authored by California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), the bill would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at private detention facilities in California.
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, detainees at two ICE detention facilities in California, California City and Golden State Annex, announced they would hold a boycott to protest increasing prices and gross profiteering at commissaries at these facilities. Earlier this year, California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 941, which would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at these private detention facilities. The bill has received bipartisan support as it moves through the Legislature.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced language to amend Senate Bill 420, ensuring organizations tied to private immigration detention centers cannot claim charitable tax status solely because they are organized as nonprofits.
SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate approved Senate Bill 867, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). This bill is a first-in-the-nation piece of legislation placing a 4-year moratorium on the sale and manufacturing of toys with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot capabilities for children under 18. The purpose of this legislation is to allow time for safety regulations to be developed to protect children from dangerous AI interactions.
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Senate passed Senate Bill 876 authored by Senate Insurance Committee Chair Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara which would comprehensively reform the insurance claims process by cutting red tape, improving payouts, and ending delays and runarounds by insurance companies.
SACRAMENTO – This week, the California State Senate passed Senate Bills 886 and 887, two measures authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) designed to protect California ratepayers from the potential increased costs and environmental damage caused by data centers.