SB 1090: Minimizes the impact of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant closure by funding community impact mitigation measures as well as workforce retention efforts.
Helping Our Students
AB 1743: Funds the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG). High-quality career technical education (CTE) programs can provide all students with pathways to a career.
AB 1986: Allows schools the option of including curriculum about the dangers of sending sexually explicit materials over social media and cellphones.
Keeping Our Community Safe
AB 484 (SIGNED INTO LAW): Strengthens California sex offender laws by expanding the sex offender registry to include some of the most heinous forms of sexual assault.
AB 1339 (SIGNED INTO LAW): Requires thorough background checks for all employees of law enforcement agencies.
AB 2013: Keeps the names of victims & witnesses of crimes, including gang related offenses, confidential.
AB 2986: Strengthens the safety of ride-sharing platforms by ensuring passengers can accurately identify their driver before entering a vehicle.
Combating Human Trafficking
AB 1735: Grants victims of human trafficking the ability to receive up to 10-year protection order from abusers.
AB 1736 (SIGNED INTO LAW): This law allows prior statements of trafficking victims and other witnesses to be introduced at trial under specific circumstances.
AB 1738: Requires registration as a sex offender for any individual who targets a human trafficking victim who is a minor.
Expanding Water Supply
AB 457: Calls on the state to conduct a study on the feasibility of repurposing the desalination facility of Diablo Canyon for local water use.
Empowering Small Businesses to Grow and Thrive
AB 657 (SIGNED INTO LAW): Ensures all state agencies host a small business liaison that advocates for employers and holds bureaucracies accountable.
AB 522 (SIGNED INTO LAW): Promotes local winemakers and non-profits by allowing non-profits to raise money with prizes of donated wine.
Making Home Ownership More Affordable
AB 3041: Bans hidden fees on homeowners known as private transfer fees, which can result in disqualifying unsuspecting buyers from obtaining federal loans.
Honoring our Veterans and Country
AB 866 (SIGNED INTO LAW): Allows American flags and California state flags on gateway monuments (monuments erected at the entrance of a city or county). CalTrans policy previously disallowed American flags on gateway monuments.
Recognizing Members of the Central Coast Community
ACR 103: Designates a portion of State Route 101 as the Matthew “SLOStringer” Frank Memorial Highway. SLOStringer was widely known for his diligence and accuracy as a premier source of public safety news in the community.
