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Portantino IEP Translation Bill Passes Senate Floor

Thursday, June 1 2023

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 445, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate floor. The measure would address language barriers faced by parents in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process by requiring schools to provide families a properly translated IEP within 30 days.

Portantino’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Bill Passes Senate Floor

Wednesday, May 31 2023

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

First Time Homeownership Bond Bill Passes Senate Floor

Wednesday, May 31 2023

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 834, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate floor. The bill would create a robust financing program to make homeownership more attainable for low and middle-income families.

Portantino Bill on Expanding Health Care Coverage for Lifesaving Breast Cancer Screening Passes Senate Floor

Tuesday, May 30 2023

Sacramento, CA – Senate 257, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) addresses a significant flaw in women’s healthcare insurance coverage. SB 257, which passed the Senate, mandates that follow up diagnostic imaging following an abnormal mammography is covered by insurance.

Mental Health Education & Training Bill Passes Senate Floor

Friday, May 26 2023

Sacramento, California – SB 509, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senate Floor. The bill addresses the growing mental health crisis among California’s youth by implementing mental health education and training in schools.

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