Maddy summaryCalifornia's Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 designates February 2025 as Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) Awareness Month. This symbolic resolution raises public and medical awareness about PPCM, a rare heart condition affecting pregnant or postpartum people that can cause fatigue, swelling, and heart failure if undiagnosed. It does not create new laws or policies, but aims to highlight symptoms (like sudden shortness of breath or rapid weight gain) and risk factors (such as advanced maternal age or pregnancy complications). The resolution was unanimously adopted by the California Legislature in March 2025 and filed with the Secretary of State. It directly affects the public and healthcare providers by promoting education about a condition that contributes to pregnancy-related deaths.
Sponsored bills
Maddy summaryThis California Senate Resolution (SR 22) commemorates Transgender Day of Visibility by formally recognizing and celebrating transgender, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, and intersex (2STGI) communities. It highlights historical and contemporary contributions of 2STGI individuals, including cultural leaders like Zuni Two-Spirit figure We’wha and modern trailblazers such as Laverne Cox and Sarah McBride. The resolution emphasizes community resilience amid ongoing discrimination while acknowledging that visibility alone does not address systemic inequities. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect but serves to honor 2STGI identities and history.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 28 designates March 19, 2025, as California Agriculture Day and March 18, 2025, as National Agriculture Day. The resolution formally recognizes the agricultural industry's vital contributions to California's economy, food supply, and community - highlighting its status as the nation's top agricultural producer and global exporter of key commodities like almonds, dairy, and produce. This ceremonial resolution does not create new laws, impose obligations, or alter policies; it serves solely as a symbolic tribute to farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the California Senate on March 13, 2025.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 15 designates February 2025 as "2-1-1 Month" and February 11, 2025 as "2-1-1 Day" to recognize and promote California's 2-1-1 information and referral service. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but formally encourages public awareness of the free, confidential service that connects residents to community, health, housing, disaster, and other support resources. It acknowledges 2-1-1's role in handling over 2 million annual referrals and supporting emergency response, but the resolution itself has no binding effect on service operations or funding. The measure was unanimously adopted by the Senate on February 27, 2025.
Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution (SR 16) designates December 29 as "President Jimmy Carter Day" in California to honor his humanitarian legacy, particularly his 35-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity building affordable housing. It commemorates his work with the Carter Work Project, which helped construct over 4,400 homes globally and inspired volunteerism. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes - it is a ceremonial recognition of Carter's contributions to housing and community service. It was unanimously adopted by the California Senate on February 20, 2025.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 8 is a symbolic resolution by the California Senate urging the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee to induct NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the 2025 class. The resolution highlights Plunkett's career achievements, including winning two Super Bowls (with the Raiders in 1981 and 1984), being the first Latino to win the Heisman Trophy (1970), and being the only starting quarterback with two Super Bowl rings not yet inducted. It does not create new policy or affect any group through legislation, as it is a non-binding expression of support addressed to the Hall of Fame committee. The resolution specifically notes Plunkett's historic significance as a trailblazing Latino athlete and his 17-year NFL career.
Existing law authorizes a landlord or their agent, when they receive a request to rent a residential property, to charge an application screening fee to cover the cost of obtaining information about the applicant. Existing law also prohibits a landlord or their agent from charging an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time, unless the applicant agrees in writing. Existing law also requires a landlord or their agent, if an applicant that has paid an application screening fee makes a request, to provide a copy of the consumer credit report to the applicant who is the subject of that report. This bill would instead authorize a landlord or their agent to charge an application screening fee only if the landlord or their agent, at the time the application screening fee is collected, offers an application screening process, as specified. This bill would also prohibit a landlord or their agent from charging an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time. The bill would remove the requirement that an applicant request a copy of the consumer credit report in order to obtain a copy, and would, instead, require the landlord or their agent to provide a copy of the report within 7 days of the landlord or their agent receiving the report, as provided. Existing law authorizes a landlord to elect to accept reusable tenant screening reports, as specified, and prohibits a landlord who accepts a reusable tenant screening report from charging a fee to access the report or an application screening fee. This bill would provide that the bill's provisions do not prevent a landlord from accepting a reusable tenant screening report.
Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , an initiative measure, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, and establishes the Department of Cannabis Control to administer and enforce its provisions. MAUCRSA requires an applicant or licensee to apply for a separate license for each location where it engages in commercial cannabis activity. MAUCRSA sets forth a codified list of license types for different commercial cannabis activities, including, among others, retail sale, distribution, 2 types of manufacturing, laboratory testing, and various kinds and sizes of cultivation activities. This bill would revise the MAUCRSA licensing scheme for commercial cannabis activities by adding a combined activities license classification. The bill would define "combined activities license" as a state license that authorizes 2 or more commercial cannabis activities at the same premises, with the exception of laboratory testing, as specified. The bill would make various related conforming changes. MAUCRSA requires the department, in determining whether to grant, deny, or renew a specified license, to consider if an excessive concentration, as described, exists in the area where the licensee will operate. This bill would remove this requirement. MAUCRSA imposes various requirements on an applicant for a state license, including, among other things, requiring each owner to electronically submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice, as described. If an owner has previously submitted fingerprint images and related information, as described above, MAUCRSA does not require the owner to submit additional fingerprint images and related information in connection with a subsequent application for a state license. This bill would additionally specify that an owner is not required to resubmit owner-related information previously provided to the department. This bill would make related legislative findings and declarations. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions with a 23 vote of both houses to further its purposes and intent, except as specified. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of AUMA, as described.
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing. Existing law establishes the Nursing Education and Workforce Advisory Committee within the jurisdiction of the board and requires the committee to solicit input from specified groups to study and recommend nursing education standards and solutions to workforce issues to the board. This bill would require the committee to study specified topics, including how approved schools of nursing or nursing programs maintain clinical education standards, and would require the board to submit a report making recommendations to the Legislature regarding how approved schools of nursing or nursing programs manage or coordinate clinical placements. Existing law requires the board to annually collect, analyze, and report information related to the number of clinical placement slots that are available and the location of those clinical placement slots within the state, as specified. This bill would require the board to annually collect, analyze, and report information related to the management of clinical placements and coordination with clinical facilities by approved schools of nursing or nursing programs, as specified. The bill would require the board to annually publish the report on its internet website and to annually submit the report to the Legislature. This bill would state that its provisions are severable.
Existing law, with respect to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for nullity of marriage, requires the court, upon the request of a party, to restore the birth name or former name of that party, regardless of whether a request for restoration of the name was included in the petition. This bill would clarify that those provisions apply to either spouse, and would make technical and nonsubstantive changes to various provisions relating to requests for restoration of a former name or birth name under those circumstances.