Senate Appropriations Committee Archives

CA Senate Passes ‘Transgender-Inclusive Health Care’ Bill

May 24, 2022 2:08 pm

A bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to require doctors and health care staff to complete cultural humility training to provide “trans-inclusive health care” just passed the California Senate, 28-6. It now heads to the Assembly for policy...

Two Bills Aimed at Stricter Movie Set Firearms Regulations Fail to Pass Senate Committee

May 20, 2022 3:52 pm

Two bills aimed at restricting firearms and ammunition on movie sets in California were held on Thursday before a Senate Appropriations Committee vote, causing both bills to fail to pass this session. One of the bills, Senate Bill 831, authored...

Bill To End Oil, Gas Drilling Off Coast of California Blocked in Senate Appropriations Cmte

May 20, 2022 2:45 amMay 19, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have ended oil and gas drilling off the coast of California later this decade was blocked in the Senate Appropriations Committee before a vote on Thursday, ending the effort the stop offshore drilling off California’s coast...

Senate Bill To Expand State Employee, Agency Contractor Whistleblower Protects Passes Judiciary Committee

April 20, 2022 3:55 pm

A bill that would expand state employee and state agency whistleblower protections for contractors was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 947, authored by Senate Minority Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would expand protections of...

Bill To Require Doctors Training for Transgender Patients Passes Sen. Health Committee

April 9, 2022 2:40 amApril 11, 2022 11:02 am

A bill to require doctors to receive training for providing inclusive care for transgender and intersexed Californians passed 8-2 in the Senate Health Committee earlier this week. Senate Bill 923, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically require...

Expert Testimony Limitations, Wrongful Convictions Bill Passed By Senate

January 27, 2022 2:15 amJanuary 26, 2022 7:56 pm

A bill that would greatly raise the standards for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in courts, as well as make it easier for those convicted to try for exoneration based on false expert witness testimony, was passed 30-3 by the...

Bill To Tighten Parameters of Expert Testimony Placed on Suspense File

January 19, 2022 3:50 pm

A bill to tighten the parameters of allowable expert testimony, and to make it easier for those convicted to try for exoneration based on false expert witness testimony, was placed on the Suspense file in the Senate Appropriations Committee on...