Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire

Newsom Signs Bill to Unionize California’s 800,000 Rideshare Gig Workers: This Was the Plan All Along

October 4, 2025 8:50 amOctober 6, 2025 11:33 am

Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed Assembly Bill 1340 by Democrat Assembly members Buffy Wicks and Marc Berman into law, “marking a historic milestone for California’s gig economy and the hundreds of thousands of drivers who power it,” Wicks and Berman...

California’s Rideshare Gig Workers: Unionization Was the Plan All Along

August 29, 2025 12:09 pmAugust 29, 2025 12:12 pm

California Governor Newsom, the Senate and Assembly “deliver landmark solutions in partnership with SEIU, Uber and Lyft that will provide a pathway to unionization for more than 800,000 workers and bring down the cost of rideshare services,” Democrats announced Friday....

Thank you, Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem McGuire, for Lowering Bill Intro Limits

December 2, 2024 8:18 pmDecember 2, 2024 8:18 pm

Earlier today, December 2, the State Assembly and State Senate convened the 2025-26 California Legislative Session and, due to the leadership of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, both houses voted to reduce their bill...

Tenure of California Senate Presidents pro Tempore

October 11, 2024 7:46 pmOctober 11, 2024 7:46 pm

With Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire being sworn into office on February 5, 2024, the following is a look back over the past four decades of legislators holding this powerful position. 67 persons have held this position during California’s...

PAGA Reform Legislation Unveiled

June 21, 2024 10:00 pmJune 21, 2024 10:01 pm

On June 18, 2024 Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire announced a legislative compromise to make changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) statute, contained in Labor Code Sections 2699, et...