Sacramento, CA — The California Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) elected State Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) to the role of Senate Vice-Chair and she took office on August 14, 2024.
Press Releases
Sacramento, CA —State Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab’s (D-Silicon Valley) SB 982, Organized Theft Sunset Removal, passed the legislature and ensures organized theft becomes a permanent crime.
Sacramento, CA — Senator Aisha Wahab’s (D-Silicon Valley) Youth Bill of Rights legislation (SB 1353)—which adds the right to receive behavioral health services to the existing types of healthcare that a detained or incarcerated youth has the right to receive—was signed into law.
Sacramento, CA — Senator Aisha Wahab’s (D-Silicon Valley) Senate Bill 1320 (SB 1320)—ensuring health plans and insurers establish a process to reimburse providers for mental health and substance use disorder treatments that are integrated with primary care—was signed into law.
Sacramento, CA — Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley), Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento, and Assembly Rick Zbur (D-Hollywood) presented joint legislation—Senate Bill 1381—to place a new initiative on the ballot to modernize Proposition 47 (Prop 47).
SACRAMENTO – Senate Public Safety Chair Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) and Assembly Public Safety Chair Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) announced today that they have been working this year to propose an additional amendment to SB 1414 to protect victims and punish predators.
Sacramento—SB 980, The Smile Act—authored by California Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley)—expands coverage for dental implant benefits for Medi-Cal recipients, and passed Assembly Health Committee with unanimous bipartisan support.
Sacramento, CA — SB 980, The Smile Act—authored by California Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley)—expands coverage for dental implant benefits for Medi-Cal recipients, and officially passed the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support, including has 34 co-authors.