(SACRAMENTO, CA) — On Wednesday, October 15, the Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs, co-chaired by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D–Winters) and Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D–Elk Grove), held its second hearing under Speaker Robert Rivas’s affordability package. The hearing examined how outdated state reimbursements, natural disasters, immigration enforcement, and chronic underfunding are straining California’s child care system.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assembly Bill 70 (AB 70), authored and sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D–Winters), was signed into law on Monday, October 13, by Governor Gavin Newsom. The law strengthens California’s efforts to meet the state’s ambitious climate goals by reducing methane emissions.

“Methane is among the most harmful of greenhouse gasses. This bill will help reduce those emissions and almost immediately help us fight climate change,” said Assembly Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. “AB 70 helps California produce clean bioenergy and keep organic waste out of landfills so we can deliver immediate climate benefits.”

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Authored by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), Governor Gavin Newson signed Assembly Bill 250 (AB 250) today. A victory for sexual assault survivors across California, AB 250 ensures adult survivors have expanded opportunities to seek justice, and that institutions may no longer hide behind cover-ups or expired deadlines to escape responsibility for this violence.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — On Monday, October 6, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 325 (AB 325) into law. Authored by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), this legislation is an important effort to address affordability for California families. It modernizes California’s antitrust laws to address algorithmic price fixing, closing loopholes that corporations have exploited to drive up the cost of living in the state.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 8 (AB 8) into law. Authored by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), AB 8 strengthens enforcement against illegal intoxicating hemp products and integrates hemp-derived cannabinoids into California’s regulated cannabis market, protecting consumer safety and safeguarding youth.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — On Wednesday, October 1, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 59 (AB 59) into law, securing a stronger clean energy future for family farmers in the Sacramento Valley. Authored by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), AB 59 makes permanent the authority of Reclamation District 108 (RD 108) to develop hydropower.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Assembly Bill 445 (AB 445) was signed into law on Thursday, October 2, by Governor Gavin Newsom. Authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), AB 445 will provide a critical boost to Colusa County businesses by allowing an exception to existing alcoholic beverage license limits. The law authorizes the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to issue 10 additional on-sale general licenses in Colusa County, in support of local economic growth.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — On Friday, September 26, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s (D-Winters) Assembly Bill 260 (AB 260) into law, enacting urgent protections to preserve access to medication abortion in California and shield patients and providers from hostile out-of-state actions.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) — On Saturday, September 13, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 8 (AB 8), authored by Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), with a 73-1-6 assembly floor vote, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature. AB 8 strengthens enforcement against illegal intoxicating hemp products and incorporates hemp-derived cannabinoids into California’s regulated cannabis market to protect consumer safety.