SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Sanger) legislation, SB 331, was held by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill, which received bi-partisan support, would have required that all California counties develop a suicide prevention plan while focusing on the staggering rise in deaths among adolescents.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) today urged Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) to make Senate Bill 1 a two year bill. SB 1 aims to prevent federal rollbacks on clean water and clean air standards is intended to protect workers, public health and vulnerable communities.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senate Bill 513, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), is headed towards Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for approval. The bill, which received bi-partisan support, will provide relief for families without reliable access to water by delivering a temporary alternative source of water supply.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Sanger) legislation, SB 436, which would help prevent child abuse and neglect, is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bill, which received bi-partisan support, will formalize Family Resource Centers (FRC) as a key delivery network of services and as conduits to strengthening families via family-centered, community-based and culturally sensitive services that include cross-system collaboration.
SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today issued the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom’s visit to the Central Valley to sign legislation to create safe and affordable drinking water fund:
SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), representing the 14th Senate District in California, which includes cities in Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties, hosted an open house event today in Hanford, California. Drawing in a house full of community members, Senator Hurtado met with constituents to discuss the first seven months in office including her goals on expanding health care services, representing a diverse community and encouraging constituents to raise their voices in Sacramento.
Allocation of Funds will go towards Access to Clean Drinking Water, Asthma Prevention Services, Aging and Disability Resource Center Services, Short-Line Railroad Infrastructure Projects, Defense Against Family Separation & Deportation, and Youth & Civic Engagement Initiatives
SACRAMENTO, CA –State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) is pleased to announce that Initiative Foods was named Senate District 14’s Small Business of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding small businesses that have demonstrated leadership in paving the way for other local businesses and its community.