Asm. Joshua Hoover

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution (not a law) designating September 30, 2025, as "M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi Day" in California. It recognizes Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (M.T.O.) Shahmaghsoudi, an international nonprofit organization with California centers, for its community service including disaster response, interfaith dialogue, educational programs, environmental initiatives, and support for local food banks and shelters. The resolution specifically honors the organization's founder, Professor Nader Angha, and its work promoting unity and community engagement. It has no legal effect or policy changes - only commemorative recognition.

Maddy summaryThis House Resolution designates a month as Filipino American History Month in California. It recognizes the historical contributions of Filipino Americans to the state, including early settlement (dating to 1587), agricultural labor, community building (such as "Little Manila" in Stockton), and military service during World War II. As a symbolic resolution, it does not create new laws, policies, or direct effects on any specific group.

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic House Resolution (not a bill), introduced by Assembly Member Hoover on August 27, 2025. It recognizes December 21, 2025, and annually thereafter, as "World Meditation Day" in California. The resolution encourages Californians, schools, workplaces, and community organizations to participate in meditation practices and mindfulness programs on this day. It does not create new laws, funding, or requirements - it solely promotes awareness of meditation's benefits through recognition.

Existing law makes it a crime for a person who has the care or custody of a child to willfully cause or permit the person or health of that child to be injured or willfully cause or permit that child to be placed in a situation where the child's health may be endangered, as specified. Existing law imposes a 4-year enhancement on a person who violates that provision and who willfully causes or permits a child to suffer, inflicts thereon unjustifiable physical pain or injury that results in death, or, having the care or custody of a child, willfully causes or permits that child to be injured or harmed, as specified, and that injury or harm results in death. Existing law requires a person who, having the care or custody of a child who is under 8 years of age, assaults the child by means of force that to a reasonable person would be likely to produce great bodily injury, resulting in the child's death, to be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. Under existing law, a prisoner can reduce their term of imprisonment by earning credit for, among other things, continuous incarceration, good behavior, and participation in approved rehabilitative programming. The California Constitution grants to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the sole authority to award credits for good behavior and approved rehabilitative or educational achievements. Existing law prohibits a prisoner convicted of specified felony offenses from earning credit if the prisoner previously has been convicted of one of those felony offenses 2 or more times and has served 2 or more separate prior prison terms. Existing law makes an inmate of a state prison, or of a county jail, who has completed training for assignment to a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter, or who is assigned to a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter, eligible to earn 2 days of credit for every one day served in that assignment or after completing that training. This bill, Ryla's Law, would make a person convicted of specific child abuse crimes ineligible to earn 2 days of credit for every one day served as an inmate firefighter or after completing inmate firefighting training. By reducing the amount of credits an inmate sentenced to county jail can earn, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

(1) Existing law requires a fingerprint-based criminal history information check that is required pursuant to any statute to be requested from the Department of Justice. When a government agency or other entity requests such a criminal history check for purposes of employment, licensing, or certification, existing law requires the Department of Justice to disseminate specified information in response to the request, including information regarding convictions and arrests for which the applicant is presently awaiting trial. The California Constitution provides that the University of California constitutes a public trust administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including, among others, as may be necessary to ensure the security of its funds. This bill would expressly authorize the University of California to require background checks, to be completed by the Department of Justice as specified, during the final stages of the recruitment process for prospective staff employees, contractors, and volunteers. (2) Existing law requires the Department of Justice to provide subsequent state or federal arrest or disposition notification to authorized entities to assist in, among other things, fulfilling employment, licensing, or certification duties. Existing law requires an entity, other than a law enforcement agency, as defined, to enter into a contract with the Department of Justice in order to receive notification of subsequent state or federal arrests or dispositions for licensing, employment, or certification purposes. This bill would require the University of California to immediately notify the Department of Justice to terminate the notification for an individual who is no longer in a position that permits such notification. The bill would require the University of California to verify, at least every 6 months, that each individual whose notification has not been terminated remains in a position with the University of California. The bill would require the University of California to immediately inform the Department of Justice if it receives an arrest notification for an unknown individual or for an individual whose notification requests have been terminated.

This measure would call on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities and would call on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted.

This measure would recognize February 2025 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.

Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board to license and regulate contractors. Existing law makes the willful or deliberate disregard and violation of the building laws of the state or of specified other provisions of law, including certain provisions relating to the business and practice of structural pest control, a cause for disciplinary action against a licensee. This bill would specify that "building laws of the state" includes certain prohibitions related to the practice and unlicensed practice of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, geology or geophysics, and land surveying, and, therefore, would also make a willful or deliberate disregard and violation of those specified prohibitions a cause for disciplinary action against a licensee. The bill would revise and recast the above-described provisions relating to the business and practice of structural pest control to instead be included among the "building laws of the state."

Maddy summaryThis House Resolution designates September as "Student Parent Month" in California. It recognizes the approximately 400,000 student parents across the state - over half a million children - and aims to raise awareness of their needs. The resolution does not create new policies or funding but encourages colleges, policymakers, and communities to honor student parents and support their educational success. It follows California’s prior legislative actions (like AB 2881 and AB 2458) that established concrete support mechanisms for student parents.

Maddy summaryThis resolution designates August 2025 as "Chicano Heritage Month" in California. It symbolically recognizes the historical contributions of Chicanos/Chicanas to U.S. society, including their role in cultural, educational, and political movements. The resolution encourages all Californians to acknowledge and celebrate this heritage, without creating new programs, funding, or legal requirements. It directly affects the public by promoting awareness of this cultural identity, aligning with similar declarations like Santa Ana's 2021 adoption. The resolution was unanimously passed by the California Assembly on August 25, 2025.