The California Highway Patrol is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that, unless otherwise stated, take effect Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Crimes: Burglary Tools (AB 486, Lackey) Assembly Bill 486 makes it a misdemeanor to possess a key programming device, a key duplicating device, or a signal extender with ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Friday that the Senate Bill (SB) 1271 passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday would add accountability and transparency to state contracts. SB 1271 would add accountability and transparency to the extension or renewal of no-bid contracts over $75 million by requiring state agencies to submit information on the terms and conditions ...

As part of his legislative package calling for accountability, transparency and integrity in the state government’s procurement process, Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, failed to pass the Senate Governmental Organization Committee because the majority of Democrats refused to vote on it. In 2020 alone, more than $220 million in “behested payments” were made on behalf of the governor, ...