California Assembly – Page 4

Awareness Of California’s Transitional Kindergarten Drops Dramatically as First School Year Approaches

July 24, 2025 12:46 pmJuly 25, 2025 6:39 am

Results from a new RAPID survey released on Wednesday found that less than two-thirds of all Californian parents are aware of the new optional Transitional Kindergarten (TK) grade as it enters it’s first statewide school year, down from nearly 90%...

Leno’s Law to Removes Smog Tests for Classic Cars Passes Assembly Committee

July 17, 2025 1:38 pmJuly 17, 2025 1:47 pm

A bill to remove all smog check requirements for cars 35 years and older was passed unanimously by the Assembly Transportation Committee this week, with the next hurdle being the challenging Assembly Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator...

California Democrat Leader Repeatedly Interrupts Gay GOP Assemblyman During Contentious Pride Month Resolution

June 24, 2025 6:30 pmJune 24, 2025 10:00 pm

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) was interrupted numerous times during what was supposed to be his five minutes of uninterrupted speech time on a LGBT Pride month resolution on Monday, with several Democrats, led by Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal (D- Long...

Assembly Resolution Would End State Sanctuary Policies Comes Following Anti-ICE Protests In L.A.

June 23, 2025 5:49 pmJune 23, 2025 7:20 pm

Ever since California’s Sanctuary law first came into effect in 2017 following SB 54 signed into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown, many state lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have been trying to stop it. On the opposite side, the majority of lawmakers...

Bill to Make Recount Elections More Expensive Awaits First Senate Committee

June 7, 2025 2:45 amJune 7, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would make election recounts more expensive, as well extend the the number of days after an election that ballots can still be received, inched closer to their first Senate Committee this week. Assembly Bill 930, authored by...

Anti-Charter Bill Threatens Educational Freedom

June 6, 2025 6:51 amJune 6, 2025 8:38 am

A dangerous bill barely passed in theCalifornia Assembly yesterday (43-25) that could lead to the closure of charter schools and non-classroom-based (NCB) independent study homeschooling programs. A dangerous bill is making its way through the California Assembly that could lead to the closure...