Two bills authored by Democratic State Senator Melissa Hurtado, who represents the 14^th district that includes Porterville, advanced in the Senate on Wednesday.

SB 1219, Hurtado's State Water Resiliency and Modernization Act passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.  Hurtado's bill to prevent foreign purchases of agricultural property, SB 1064, the Food and Farm Security Act also passed the Senate Agricultural Committee 4-0.  

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