California Senate Appropriations Committee Kills Bill to Protect California’s Agricultural Farm Land Ownership by Foreign Governments

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, the Food and Farm Security Act died in the Senate Appropriations Committee.



Senator Melissa Hurtado Releases Statement on New Flood Investment Proposals to Support Communities in the Central Valley

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after the Governor’s announcement on his May revised budget which includes $492 million in funding to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:



California Senators Cortese and Hurtado Release Statements Applauding Response by U.S. Department of Justice for Request to Investigate Water Profiteering by Investors in Western States

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senators Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statements on their joint request to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate anti-competitive water purchases and drought profiteering in California and Western States:

 



Senator Melissa Hurtado Releases Statement after Governor Newsom Tours Flood Sites in the Tulare Lake Basin

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's visit to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:



Senator Hurtado Releases Statement After the Food and Farm Security Act Passes the Senate Agriculture Committee

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, which puts California in control of its food supply chain by preventing foreign governments from purchasing agricultural land, and requiring the California Office of Emergency Services to issue an annual report on foreign ownership of California’s resources, passed the Senate Agriculture Committee.



Senator Hurtado Releases Statement after the Human Right to Food Act Passes the Senate Human Services Committee

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill successfully passed the Senate Human Services Committee. Senate bill 628, known as the Human Right to Food Act, declares it the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient and healthy food.



Senator Hurtado Releases Statement After the State Fire Accessibility Training Act Passes Senate Government Organization Committee

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill successfully passed the Senate Government Organization Committee. SB 577 allows the State Fire Marshal to accept additional funding sources for the California Fire Service Training and Education Program to help mitigate rising fees for those seeking fire training certification.



Senator Hurtado Releases Statement After the Food for All Act Passes the Senate Human Services Committee 4-0

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill. Senate Bill 245, which modernizes the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for state funded nutrition benefits to Californians of all ages currently excluded due solely to their immigration status, passed the Senate Human Services Committee on a 4-0 vote: