Governor Gavin Newsom signed eight significant laws authored by Senator Henry Stern, each addressing critical challenges facing California.
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In the close to the 2024 Legislative session, Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) successfully advanced eight of his bills from the Senate floor to the Governor’s desk. This year has been marked by navigating complex amendments and shaping policies that promise to make a lasting impact on California’s communities.
In another victory against a different kind of threat, Senator Stern's SB 1251 "Mosquito Utility Vaults," targets a pesky problem affecting communities statewide. This bill mandates investor-owned electric utilities to collaborate with mosquito abatement agencies or health departments to mitigate mosquito breeding in utility vaults.
Lawmakers, medical professionals, and family advocates came together to call for urgent reforms to prevent people with severe mental illness who are arrested for misdemeanors and felonies from being released from jail without mental health care. San Fernando Valley State Senators Henry Stern and Caroline Menjivar, along with leading experts, are championing Senate Bills 1400 and 1323 to deliver better care to this small but highly significant population.">
Senator Henry Stern's legislative package addressing critical issues in mental health, road safety, education, and technology use made it out of Assembly Appropriations Committee and set to advance to the final stages of voting on the Assembly floor.
SB 1277, Senator Stern’s effort to expand training on genocide for 8,500 California teachers and over one million students in the next three years, just gained momentum with new attention to the issue from Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz.
ProTem Mike McGuire and other Senate leaders joined Lindsey P. Horvath, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, for a real-life glimpse into LA County courts and jail for severely mentally ill defendants.
Senator Henry Stern (SD-27) enters summer recess with a bill already signed into law by Governor Newsom and 13 bills successfully navigated through various committees, marking a productive session for the Senator and his team.