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Thursday, September 14 2023

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 596, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate and is headed to the Governor. The bill addresses the issue of school employees facing harassment and threats while pursuing the private lives.

Wednesday, September 13 2023

Sacramento, California – SB 509, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate today and is now headed to the Governor’s desk for signature. The bill addresses the growing mental health crisis among California’s youth by implementing mental health education and training in schools. 

Wednesday, September 13 2023

Sacramento, California – Senate Bills 234, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Legislature and is headed to the Governor’s desk. The measure addresses the rise in opioid-related deaths by making opioid antagonists such as Narcan readily available in places accessed by high-risk age groups. Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) is a joint author of SB 234

Wednesday, September 13 2023

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 368, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate and is headed to the Governor’s desk. The bill is a commonsense gun safety effort that would expand and strengthen firearm ownership prohibition laws and create additional responsibilities for commercial gun stores. 

Tuesday, September 12 2023

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 257, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), addresses a significant flaw in women’s healthcare insurance coverage. The bill mandates that a doctor prescribed diagnostic imaging following an abnormal mammography is covered by insurance. SB 257 was approved by the Senate and sent to the Governor for signature today.