Five prominent environmental groups are calling on the Senate to swiftly confirm a permanent head of the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement office, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202. President ...

Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastics by 2030. Senate Bill 54/AB XX establishes ...

A bill that passed out of the Assembly on Thursday night would make the marketing of firearms to children and those not legally allowed to possess them a civil liability. AB ...

In 2022, there will be at least four ballot measures addressing abortion — the most since 1986. Measures have been certified for the ballot in Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont. Should one more abortion-related measure make the ...

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license, inspect, and regulate skilled nursing facilities, as defined, and prohibits a person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or political subdivision ...

In a historic moment for California, the state Assembly today passed SCA 10, a constitutional amendment to make explicit the fundamental constitutional right to abortion and contraceptives in a 58-16 vote. ...

SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to implement the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, in compliance with the Federal Communication Commission’s rules designating “988” as a ...

As a standalone bill, Eric Swalwell’s No Student Loan Interest Act has just seven co-sponsors. And in a bid to prevent struggling borrowers from being crushed by large payments, the ...

Senate Bill 9 is the product of a multi-year effort to develop solutions to address our state’s housing crisis. The Senate Housing Package of bills, ‘Building Opportunities for All,’ establishes ...