Bills advancing to the Senate Floor include:
- AB 681 – Student Loans: Increases loan limits for undocumented graduate students.
- AB 742 – Business and Professional Licenses: Expedites descendants of slaves licensing applications.
- AB 822 – Commission on the State of Hate: Extends the Commission to 2031 to combat hate crimes.
- AB 896 – Foster Care Transition Plans: Creates individualized plans for foster youth moving between homes.
- AB 1037 – Substance Use Disorder Care Modernization Act: Expands access to substance use treatment and services.
- AB 1231 – Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act: Expands judges’ ability to offer diversion and services for low-level, non-violent felony offenses.
- AB 1331 – Workplace Protected Spaces: Expands workplace privacy protections against invasive surveillance technology.
Bills Already on the Senate Floor include:
- AB 952, Youth Offender Program Fire Camps: Makes the Youth Offender Pilot Program permanent for incarcerated firefighters.
- AB 1275, Regional Housing Needs and Transportation Planning: Boosts housing supply while advancing climate-friendly transportation.
Bills advancing to the Governor’s desk:
- AB 681 – Student Loans: Increases loan limits for undocumented graduate students.
- AB 742 – Business and Professional Licenses: Creates a fairer pathway for descendants of enslaved people by expediting professional licensing applications.
- AB 822 – Commission on the State of Hate: Extends the Commission to 2031 to combat hate crimes.
- AB 896 – Foster Care Transition Plans: Creates individualized transition plans for foster youth.
- AB 952 – Youth Offender Program Fire Camps: Makes permanent the Youth Offender Firefighter Pilot Program allowing young people in custody to train as firefighters, building skills and hope for reentry.
- AB 1037 – Substance Use Disorder Care Modernization Act: Expands access to substance use treatment, ensuring families can find care without barriers.
Bills signed by the Governor:
- AB 1275 – Regional Housing Needs and Transportation Planning: Boosts housing supply while advancing climate-friendly transportation.
