2023 Legislative Package
Update as of August 25, 2023
80% of Bills Passed with the Senate Floor with Bipartisan Support
30% of Bills Passed with the Senate Floor Unanimous Support
- SB 400 – Peace Officer Termination
- Increases police transparency by allowing departments to proactively share why an officer was terminated; if they so choose.
- Senate Floor Vote : Passed with Bipartisan Support
- SB 403 – Discrimination on the Basis of Caste
- Bans discrimination on the basis of caste.
- Senate Floor Vote - Passed with Bipartisan Support
- SB 404 – Prohibition on Underage Unauthorized Marriage
- Bans non-sanctioned marriages of minors.
- Senate Floor Vote: Passed with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support
- SB 461 – Cultural Observance of Holiday Time
- Permits state employees to use existing holiday time for their own cultural or religious observances.
- Senate Floor Vote: Passed with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support
- SB 462 – CalSAWS Data Sharing – SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM
- Clarifies that counties may share certain information with other counties to administer safety net programs.
- Senate Floor Vote : Passed with Bipartisan Support
- Assembly Floor Vote: Passed with Bipartisan Support
- SB 463 – Reunification of Parental Cooperation
- Removes mandated penalization of parents attempting reunification with their children, but have barriers to participation in programs.
- Senate Floor Vote : Passed with Bipartisan Support
- SB 464 – Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Expands the rights of victims and survivors of sexual assault and increases rape kit testing.
- Senate Floor Vote: Passed with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support
- SB 465 – Refugee Services on DSS
- Increases access to resources and information on the DSS website for refugees.
- Senate Floor Vote : Passed with Bipartisan Support
- SB 555 – Stable Affordable Housing Act
- Identifies pathways for 1.4M stable, affordable homes for Californians via public, nonprofit, cooperative housing production, and acquisition.
- Senate Floor Vote: Passed