SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that Governor Newsom has signed his Senate Bill 685 (SB 685) into law, updating California law governing certified Nonpublic Schools (NPSs) in response to a recent federal court decision, while maintaining protections for students with disabilities.
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1375 into law, delivering a major victory for the modernization of San Jose’s Diridon Station and California’s future transportation network.
SB 1375 establishes a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for qualifying urban intermodal rail station modernization projects like San Jose’s Diridon Station, while maintaining strong environmental, labor, and community protections.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Newsom has signed Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-San Jose) landmark legislation, Senate Bill 1246, into law, strengthening accountability, oversight, and emergency-response standards governing autonomous vehicles (AV).
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese has announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 750 into law. Otherwise referred to as the California Housing Finance and Credit Act (CAHFCA), SB 750 advances a critical study of whether state credit enhancements can make financing more accessible for the production of affordable housing across the state.
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1250 into law, legislation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve wildlife connectivity across California.