Senator Dave Cortese joined the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other groups supporting criminal justice and religious liberties on Tuesday to celebrate the passage of SB 309, which establishes new religious protections for incarcerated Californians. Senate Bill (SB) 309, which Governor Newsom signed into law last week, sets clear rules about religious clothing, headwear, and grooming for people being booked into prison or jail.
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New buildings in California will become more water efficient following Governor Newsom’s approval of SB 745 by Senator Dave Cortese, which requires new state building standards to drop water usage while adopting designs that capture recycled water for building and landscaping uses. These standards will incorporate systems for reusing water and treating graywater, plumbing that intakes greater amounts of recycled water, and using alternative water sources.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that he has signed Senator Cortese’s legislation expanding healthcare access to California’s dogs and cats. SB 669 allows veterinarian technicians, or vet techs, to take on new responsibilities following the permission of a licensed veterinarian. SB 669 would allow vet techs to administer vaccines to pets as well as prophylactic treatments for internal and external parasites.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that he has signed into law a bill by Senator Dave Cortese to secure the first-ever statewide bargaining agreement for minor league baseball players. The new law, Senate Bill (SB) 332, ensures a historic collective bargaining agreement for minor league baseball, guaranteeing better wages and benefits for more than 360 California minor league players, such as housing, health care, and compensation, including in the regular season, spring training, and the off-season.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that he had finished approving Senator Cortese’s 2023 legislation to protect the public from air pollution and other hazards. The bills, SB 69 and SB 642, raise transparency around California’s environmental review process for new development projects, and authorize California’s counties to prosecute entities for hazardous waste violations.