Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – The California Legislature passed SB 615 (Allen) today with strong bipartisan support in order to further prop up California as a global leader in the electric vehicle (EV) battery marketplace.

 




SACRAMENTO SB 1143 (Allen) received final, bipartisan approval from the California Legislature today to expand California’s safe management of hazardous paint products through the extended producer responsibility (EPR) program, PaintCare.

 




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Malibu) applauded the Legislature’s passage of SB 1297 today to provide stronger speeding enforcement and safer roads along the Pacific Coast Highway’s (PCH) stretch through the City of Malibu.

 




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) released the following statement today after pulling SB 1234 from consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

 




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) celebrated the passage of SB 1143 out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee today after charting a more narrow focus on expanding PaintCare, an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for paint products.

 




SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 389, legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) to address a century-old loophole in California’s water rights system. The new law, which takes effect January 1, authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to verify the validity and scope of claims to senior water rights in the state.




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) today recognized Venice Arts as Nonprofit of the Year for California’s 24th Senate District. The organization provides resources and arts education opportunities to students of all backgrounds, predominantly in support of lower-income students of color.




SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and joint authors today highlighted the California Senate’s approval of SB 867, a state general obligation bond to address California’s need to protect communities and natural resources from the impacts of climate change. If approved by both houses and signed by the Governor, California voters would see the $15.5 billion bond measure on a 2024 statewide ballot.