Legislation
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bill. • SB 181 by the Committee on Governance and Finance - Validations. For full text of the bill, visit:...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bill. • AB 158 by Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) - School finance: The John B. Mockler School Finance Act. For full text of the bill, visit:...
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Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
SACRAMENTO - Moving swiftly to help communities cope with California's devastating drought and the ongoing effects of climate change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed emergency legislation - AB 91 and AB 92 - that fast-tracks more than $1 billion in funding...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
SACRAMENTO - Mobilizing state resources to face another year of extreme dry conditions, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, and Republican Leaders Senator Bob Huff and Assemblymember...
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Governor Brown Sworn In, Delivers Inaugural Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today took the oath of office as Governor of California and delivered his inaugural address in the Assembly Chamber. The address serves as the Governor's constitutionally required annual report to the Legislature.Edmund G....
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags - SB 270 - aligning state law with ordinances passed by a growing number of local governments in California to reduce plastic waste. “This bill is a step...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. - AB 26 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) - Construction: prevailing wage. - AB 155 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) - Monterey County Water Resources...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Boost Economic Development
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation to strengthen the state’s business climate. The Governor signed the following bills today: • AB 229 by Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles): Authorizes a city or county to form an...
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