2025 Legislation

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Community Safety

• SB 19 – The Safe Schools and Places of Worship Act:

  Closes a gap in California law that prevents law enforcement from acting on credible threats to schools and places of worship if no specific person is named. Right now, someone can threaten to shoot up a school or bomb a synagogue and avoid prosecution. This bill ensures serious threats can be addressed before they turn into real danger.

• SB 248 – Safety Information for Responsible Gun Ownership:

  Ensures new gun owners in California receive clear, timely information about safe storage, legal protections, and responsible ownership. It doesn’t change who can own a gun or how they buy one - it simply provides education, not regulation, during the already existing waiting period.

• SB 672 – Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act:

  Allows people sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed before they turned 26 to ask for a parole hearing after serving at least 25 years. It doesn’t guarantee release; it simply allows inmates to ask for a hearing and gives the parole board the final discretion to consider whether someone has changed.

• SB 680 – Sex Offender Registration Updates:

  Updates California law to require sex offender registration in certain cases of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. It closes a gap that currently treats some sexual acts with a minor more seriously than others, bringing the law into better alignment.

Stopping Domestic Violence

• SB 738 – The Reclaim Act:

  Some abusers misuse the legal system by filing lawsuit after lawsuit just to scare or wear down their victims. The Reclaim Act gives judges the power to recognize this kind of legal abuse and stop it, so survivors aren’t forced to keep facing their abuser in court.

• SB 841 – Safe Spaces Protections:

  Survivors of abuse shouldn’t be afraid to get help because they fear being reported or detained. SB 841 protects places like rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and homeless shelters by making sure fear doesn’t keep the door closed when someone is trying to escape abuse.

Expanding Education

• SB 531 – Student Mental Health Education:

  Makes sure students learn about mental health at every grade level in a way that’s appropriate for their age and stage of development. The bill ensures kids get the tools they need to understand themselves and support others.

Taking on the Cost of Living

• SB 18 – The Food Affordability Act: 

  Helps communities without a nearby grocery store by supporting stores that want to open or expand in food deserts. SB 18 creates a state grant program to make fresh, affordable food more accessible in neighborhoods that need it most without raising prices or changing how stores operate.

• SB 616 – California Community Fire Hardening Commission:

  Creates a statewide commission to set clear, science-based wildfire safety standards that help communities protect homes and reduce insurance costs. SB 616 aligns local and statewide efforts and makes it easier for homeowners to afford coverage and harder for insurers to walk away from high-risk areas.

• SB 443 – CalPERS Retirement Transfers:

  Makes sure cities can grow public safety partnerships without losing their most experienced workers. La Verne and Covina are creating a new, shared dispatch center, but under current law, if another city wants to join later, those new employees could lose the retirement benefits they’ve earned. This bill protects those benefits, so cities can bring in top talent without forcing anyone to start over.

Making Our District Better

• SB 360 – San Bernardino County Park Funding:

  Helps San Bernardino County unlock voter-approved park funds that have been sitting unused for decades, all without asking for any new money. It clears the way for local improvements at places like Prado Regional Park, so the Inland Empire gets its fair share of resources already approved by voters.

• SB 387 – Expanding Cancer Research:

  Clears red tape so cancer centers like City of Hope in Duarte can bring top international doctors to California. Right now, state law only allows those doctors to train at hospitals with at least 250 residents, a standard that excludes many world-class research institutions. SB 387 lowers that threshold to 25 for cancer centers, helping bring the best care and innovation to the San Gabriel Valley.