Press Releases

Atkins’ Bill to Help Convict Sex Traffickers Heading to Governor’s Desk

September 6, 2017

The California Senate today gave final approval to SB 230, legislation by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that will help prosecutors convict predators who traffic in sex slavery, sending the bill to the governor’s desk. The Senate’s vote came after the Assembly passed the bill on Tuesday.

Gender Recognition Act Among Six Atkins Bills to Pass Assembly Appropriations Committee

September 1, 2017

The Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed six pieces of legislation authored by Sen. Toni Atkins and sent them to the Assembly floor, including SB 179 – the Gender Recognition Act – one of Atkins’ top priority bills.

The bills are:

Senator Atkins Condemns President’s Vow to Bar Transgender Americans from Military Service

July 26, 2017

Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) has issued the following statement:

Senator Atkins Issues Statement on Vote to Extend Cap and Trade Program

July 17, 2017

Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) today issued the following statement regarding the vote in the Senate to extend the Cap and Trade program:

“Today’s vote on AB 398 to extend Cap and Trade marks an important milestone in the fight against climate change. A month ago, the President pulled our country out of the historic Paris Agreement. Today, we Californians – creators of the world’s sixth largest economy – have taken unequivocal control of our state’s future.

Key Housing, LGBTQ-Rights, Human-Trafficking Bills Authored by Sen. Toni Atkins Advance in Assembly

July 12, 2017

SB 2, the Building Homes and Jobs Act – the top priority bill in Sen. Toni Atkins’ 2017 legislative package – cleared the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee today.

Senator Atkins Praises Expansion of state Earned Income Tax Credit

July 6, 2017

Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) today lauded the Senate’s passage of SB 106, a budget trailer bill that includes an expansion of California’s Earned Income Tax Credit:

Senator Atkins’ Affordable-Housing Bill Reaches Major Milestone, Passes on Senate Floor

July 6, 2017

The California Senate today voted 27-12 to pass SB 2 – the Building Homes and Jobs Act – legislation authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) that will create a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. SB 2 now moves on to the state Assembly for consideration.

Gender Recognition Act and Eight Other Atkins’ Bills Advance in the Assembly

June 30, 2017

Nine bills authored by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) have moved forward in the state Assembly:

Statement of Senators Lara and Atkins on Status of Healthy California Act

June 29, 2017

Senators Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), the joint authors of the Healthy California Act (Senate Bill 562), released this statement in response to the Assembly Rules Committee’s decision not to hear the bill before the July 14 legislative deadline:

Senator Atkins Issues Statement on Reveal of U.S. Senate Healthcare Bill

June 22, 2017

Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding the bill that U.S. Senate Republicans are proposing to replace the Affordable Care Act: