(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced today that 10 of his bills were signed into law in 2023. Going into the end of his third year in the California State Senate, Senator Min has had a total of 27 bills signed into law. The Senator’s legislation ranges from new protections for victims of domestic violence, mandatory safety and anti-theft training for gun store operators, reduced junk fees for small businesses, e-bike safety research, and more.
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 434, ‘Public Transit for All: Improving Safety & Increasing Ridership,’ into law. The legislation is the culmination of a multi-year effort led by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) and Stop AAPI Hate to boost public safety across California’s 10 largest transit agencies. SB 434 requires each agency to collect comprehensive survey data to help extract the leading causes of street harassment as part of a larger strategy to revive ridership levels and incentivize more Californians to ride public transit.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 241 to establish mandatory training and new gun dealer safety certifications to prevent theft, straw purchases, and other nefarious crimes that result from a lack of security parameters in the United States’ gun dealer industry. The law requires all federally licensed firearm dealers in the State of California, and their employees, to complete annual safety training provided by the California Department of Justice.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) proudly announces that Senate Bill (SB) 434, a pivotal part of his legislative package this year, has passed out of both houses of the state Legislature and is on its way to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) released the following statement in response to the recent mass shooting at Cook’s Corner, a historic bar located in Trabuco Canyon.
“I’m heartbroken by the news of yet another mass shooting tonight, this time at Cook’s Corner, a historic bar in the heart of Orange County. My team and I are monitoring the incident and will do everything we can to support law enforcement.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) released the following statement in response to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s formal apology on behalf of the California Department of Justice for its role in the systematic detention and incarceration of Japanese-Americans after the attacks in Pearl Harbor.
(Huntington Beach, CA) - Today, Senator Dave Min sent a letter to the City of Huntington Beach, which he represents, regarding his concerns about the City Council Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee's recommended Charter Amendment.
In a letter addressed to Mayor Tony Strickland and Councilmembers, Senator Min raised apprehensions that the proposed Charter Amendment could severely impede the rights of voters in Huntington Beach to participate in municipal, state, and federal elections.
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Dave Min today announced that Senate Bill (SB) 290, “Domestic Violence Documentation: Victim Access,” was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The first of two bills introduced as part of Min’s domestic violence legislative package this year, the new law modernizes the Access to Domestic Violence Reports Act of 1999 to allow domestic violence survivors to more easily access the evidence they need to try to obtain court-ordered legal protections.