California state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, released the following statement today on being appointed to be chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee:
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State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced new legislation today that is designed to turbocharge California’s efforts to achieve its zero-carbon emissions goals.
State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, announced today that they will introduce legislation to bolster their groundbreaking 2019 law, SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced plans today to reintroduce her bill aimed at expanding and strengthening public access to police records.
California state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, released the following statement on the NCAA’s proposed rule change to allow college athletes the right to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Sen. Skinner authored SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, enacted in 2019, which made California the first state in the U.S.
Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, today praised Gov. Newsom’s decision to sign SB 823, a major criminal justice reform measure that will lead to the closure of California’s three remaining youth prisons. Under SB 823, starting July 1, 2021, the state will begin to phase out the California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) by halting all transfers of youth to state DJJ facilities.
Gov. Newsom today signed SB 1079, Homes for Homeowners, Not Corporations by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. SB 1079 is designed to prevent the scenario California experienced during the Great Recession when large corporations bulk-purchased foreclosed homes, causing owner-occupied home ownership to drop to the lowest level in decades.
The California Legislature on Monday approved SB 1064, a bill by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that would eliminate the use of uncorroborated allegations from in-custody informants and prevent such allegations from being the basis for denying parole to an incarcerated individual.