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Assemblymember Mark González Introduces Legislation to Expand Street Medicine Access
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 543, legislation aimed at tackling California's homelessness crisis by expanding access to healthcare and social services through street medicine providers.
California accounts for 66% of the nation's unsheltered population and 28% of the total homeless population. More than 187,000 people live on the streets...
Assemblymember Mark González Introduces AB 865, Expanding Access to Dual Language Immersion Programs in California Schools
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles) introduced AB 865, legislation that establishes the Dual Language Immersion Education Instructional Materials Grant Program with a one-time appropriation of $5 million to increase the availability of instructional materials in Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs across California.
"AB 865 will ensure that teachers have...
Assemblymember Mark González Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers from Predatory Price Gouging Following Los Angeles Fires
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 380, a bill that extends price gouging protections for hotels, food, as well as other essential goods and services, for the full duration of an emergency declaration. This measure aligns the duration of these protections with those already in place for rental housing – ensuring Californians are safeguarded from...
Assemblymember Mark González Introduces Legislation to Expand Californians' Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention Medications
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) introduced AB 554, a bill that prevents health care plans and insurance companies from requiring prior authorization or step therapy for all antiretroviral drugs, including injectable medications, used for HIV/AIDS prevention. AB 554 also requires these lifesaving drugs to be covered without cost sharing or utilization review for...
Assemblymember Mark González and Democratic Leaders Secure $50 Million to Expand Legal Defense Across California
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California State Assembly passed a $50 million package to protect vulnerable communities, civil rights, reproductive freedom, and climate action.
The key provisions of the package include:
- SBX1-1: Amends the 2024 Budget Act to create a State Litigation Fund, allocating $25 million to the California Department of Justice to pursue affirmative litigation against any...
Assemblymember Mark González Introduces AB 397 to Expand the California Child Tax Credit and Uplift Over 1 Million Children Out of Poverty
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark (D – Los Angeles) announced the introduction of AB 397, which will phase in expansions to the California Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) and extend the California Child Tax Credit (CalCTC) to 500,000 families and over 1 million children.
"Too many Californians are struggling to make ends meet, and as someone who grew up in Section 8 housing, I have...
Assemblymember Mark González Celebrates Korean American Day With the Assembly's Passage of ACR 10
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California State Assembly passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution 10 (ACR 10), introduced by Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles), which proclaims January 13, 2025, as Korean American Day in California.
Korean American Day commemorates the arrival of the first large wave of Korean immigrants to the United States on January 13, 1903. Today, the number of people...