SACRAMENTO – A bill to establish the first statewide Office of Suicide Prevention was passed unanimously today by the state Senate on a 36 to 0 vote.
Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) said his measure, AB 2112, would help California meet the state’s suicide crisis now exacerbated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, which adds greater urgency to the need for the bill. “I appreciate the strong bipartisan support this measure received. It was a moving testament to the need to reduce suicide rates in California,” Ramos said.
SACRAMENTO—A measure to help Native Americans gain greater access to the electoral process will go Gov. Gavin Newsom for his review after the Assembly concurred today in Senate amendments on a 60 to 0 vote.
UPDATE: As of approximately 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments. The measure will now be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his review. He has until September 30, 2020 to approve or veto AB 275.
SACRAMENTO--California’s Senate today approved a bill on a 39 to 0 vote to strengthen and clarify the process for repatriating California Native American remains and artifacts held by various institutions such as the University of California system.
SACRAMENTO –State senators today approved a bill to boost collaboration among law enforcement agencies on tribal lands and help reduce the number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in California on a 39 to 0 vote.
SACRAMENTO –The Senate Health Committee today approved a measure to create the first statewide Office of Suicide Prevention on an 8 to 0 vote.
Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) introduced AB 2112 in early February, and observed that since then the novel coronavirus crisis has added new urgency to suicide prevention efforts.
SACRAMENTO— The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water today approved a measure to encourage public schools, parks, libraries and museums to acknowledge past tribal guardianship of lands where their facilities are located.
Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) said the voluntary proposal, AB 1968, will advance awareness of Native Americans’ presence throughout California. “It is also a means to help educate Californians and others about Native Americans,” Ramos said.
SACRAMENTO—A proposal to help Native Americans gain greater access to the electoral process was approved today on a 5-0 vote by the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.
The bill, AB 2314, by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) would require the Secretary of State to create a Native American Voting Accessibility Committee to:
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) yesterday asked the Legislature’s administrative committees to obtain input from an advisory group that includes historians and California Native Americans before determining the fate of the Junípero Serra statue taken down on Capitol grounds by protestors on July 4.
Sacramento, CA – Assembly Bill 1552 by Assemblymembers James C. Ramos (D-Highland) and Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) will provide financial relief to California small business owners and others who pay hundreds of billions of dollars in business interruption insurance premiums, but whose COVID-19 claim applications were denied.
