SACRAMENTO, CA – AB 2753, which prohibits registered sex offenders from running for public office, passed the Assembly floortoday. Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) authored this important piece of legislation after reports circulated about a registered sex offender running for city council in Fresno earlier this year.
SACRAMENTO, CA –Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) introduced AB 1923, an update and new round of $300 million in funding to the Distressed Hospital Loan Program (DHLP), which was created in 2023 to help re-open Madera Community Hospital and prevent other hospitals throughout the state from closing. AB 1923 passed unanimously with bipartisan support this week out of the Assembly Health Committee. Signaling how important the legislature considers this program to be funded again, because of severe healthcare cuts from H.R.1.
SACRAMENTO, CA –The Stop Super Speeders Act, AB 2276, authored by Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced), passed unanimously with bipartisan support out of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee this week. The bill would establish a seven-county pilot program requiring reckless speeders to install active Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices in their vehicles before getting back on the road.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Stop Super Speeders Act, AB 2276 (Soria, D-Merced), passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee today. AB 2276 would establish California’s first ever pilot program requiring convicted super speeders to install active Intelligent Speed Assistance, or (ISA) devices in their vehicles before getting back on the road.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) has announced plans to introduce new legislation aimed at preventing registered sex offenders from running for any local or state public office in California. The action stems from reports of a registered sex offender in Fresno expressing interest in running for Fresno City Council, an election taking place this June.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember David Alvarez (D–San Diego) and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) today announced a comprehensive higher education bill package to modernize and expand access to affordable bachelor’s and doctoral degrees aligned with workforce needs.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) introduced the Stop Super Speeders Act, AB 2276. It would establish a statewide pilot program requiring reckless speeders to install active Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices in their vehicles before getting back on the road.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) introduced AB 2010, which will expand access to high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter services for California pet owners and shelters. It will also allow the use of Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital (MASH) clinics. February is National Spay and Neuter Awareness Month, a campaign dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation, and shelter overcrowding by encouraging the sterilization of cats and dogs before spring.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) introduced AB 1923, an update and new round of $300 million in funding to the Distressed Hospital Loan Program (DHLP), which was created in 2023 to help re-open Madera Community Hospital and prevented other hospitals throughout the state from closing.