Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 96, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), was signed into law by Governor Newsom. The bill allows a portion of sales and use taxes generated by historic performance venues to be reinvested back into those sites for restoration, maintenance and other capital improvements.
Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 411, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), was signed into law today by Governor Newsom. The bill ensures that neighborhood councils in the City of Los Angeles can continue serving their constituents by meeting online.
Sacramento, CA – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) released the following statement today on Governor Newsom’s veto of SB 799, a measure that would have provided unemployment insurance benefits for striking workers.
Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 368, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), was signed into law by Governor Newsom. SB 368 is a commonsense gun safety effort that would expand and strengthen firearm ownership prohibition laws and create additional responsibilities for commercial gun stores. It was partly inspired by gun safety activists in Burbank during an anti-gun store opening protest.