10 Bills Pass the Senate, Advancing to the State Assembly

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) today announced that ten of his bills have passed a full vote on the Senate Floor and will be heard in the Assembly. The passage marks a crucial juncture in the 2023-24 Legislative session, giving the green light to the Assembly to consider Senate bills in their respective policy committees.    

• Senate Bill (SB) SB 1078: New Office of Language Access – Creates a new Office of Language Access within the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) to ensure that CalHHS is providing translations for information about healthcare, grants, and programs for those who need it. 
   
• SB 1174: Voter ID Ban - Prohibits local governments from imposing their own voter identification (ID) requirements in local elections.
   
• SB 1271: E-Bike Battery Safety - Sets safety standards for lithium-ion battery powered e-bikes and e-scooters to help prevent fire risk and further clarifies that these devices cannot exceed the speed or limits of their classification.
   
• SB 1286: Debt Collection Protections for Small Business – Protects small business owners from predatory, abusive, or misleading debt collection practices by extending the existing protections that apply to individual consumers to small business owners who cosign for their commercial loans.
   
• SB 1221: Pipeline Replacement Projects - Requires the California Public Utilities Commission to analyze zero-emission alternatives (ZEAs) to gas pipeline replacement projects and allows investor-owned-utilities (IOUs) to pursue cost-effective ZEA pilot projects while phasing out aging natural gas infrastructure.
   
• SB 1242: Prosecuting Retail Theft - Authorizes higher sentences for arson related to retail theft to deter crime and allow law enforcement to prosecute those that are putting local communities and retailers at risk. This bill is part of the Senate’s comprehensive Safer California Plan. 
   
• SB 1111: Expanding Anti-Nepotism – Would expressly prohibit state and local officials from voting on public contracts that benefit their adult children, spouse, parents, siblings, in-laws, or other relatives.
   
• SB 1402: California’s 30x30 Initiative - Requires all state agencies and conservancies to consider California’s 30x30 goal when adopting regulations that directly affect land use, management of natural resources, water use and quality, or biodiversity conservation. 
   
• SB 965: DOJ Gun Dealer Inspection Study - Requires the California Department of Justice to provide annual reports to the Legislature about its inspections of firearm and ammunition dealers.
   
• SB 972: Lowering Landfill Methane Emissions - Speeds organic waste reduction by allowing local landfill operators to request technical assistance from CalRecycle. While a majority of cities have residential organic waste collection in place under SB 1383, the bill bolsters these local programs to ensure the state’s 75% reduction targets are met.

“From small business relief, e-bike safety, climate action, to gun violence prevention, this year’s bill package makes a direct and lasting impact for all Californians,” said Senator Min. “At a time when it is incumbent on the State to maintain fiscal responsibility, I am so grateful to my colleagues for their support of Orange County priorities.”

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