SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced legislation to broaden the admission criteria for registered nursing programs in community college districts by allowing districts that have opted for multi-criteria screening measures to evaluate candidates for admission to include individuals from Medically Underserved Areas.




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the Federal Government, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water resilience, sent a letter to all U.S. Governors inviting state level environmental, health and homeland security secretaries to a coordination meeting on safeguarding the water sector infrastructure from ongoing cyberattacks.




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced legislation to protect students from extreme weather exposure by requiring the California Department of Education to develop guidelines.




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement on the California Assembly’s joint Budget Subcommittee No.4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation and Water, Parks, and Wildlife oversight...




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced a legislative package focusing on tackling corruption as Californians face added cost pressures and looming deficit.




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) presented a ceremonial check to the City of McFarland representing the $5,000,000 the legislators secured in the state budget for a new police station in the city.




Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) presented a ceremonial check to Tulare County representing the $500,000 the Senator secured in the state budget in support of homeless housing within Tulare County.




HANFORD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) presented a ceremonial check to Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) celebrating $1 million the Senator secured in the state budget to aid the organization’s food bank and housing assistance programs.