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Assemblymember Matt Haney Announces Bill to Help Save Student Lives and Prevent Campus Overdoses

Whoopi Goldberg joins Woody Harrelson in calling on Governor Newsom to legalize cannabis cafes

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1775 will allow licensed cannabis retailers to diversify their businesses to boost legal cannabis industry.

SAN FRANCISCO - Hollywood actor and cannabis entrepreneur Whoopi Goldberg called on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign into law Assemblymember Matt Haney’s bill, AB 1775, which would allow licensed cannabis retailers to diversify their businesses to boost California’s legal cannabis industry.

Bill Fast-Tracking Office to Housing Conversions Headed to Governor’s Desk With a Unified Labor Agreement

Haney’s AB 3068 clears the way for more conversions of historic office buildings into mixed-use housing in California’s struggling downtowns.

Sacramento – Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) legislation that allows local California governments to expedite office-to-housing conversions has reached a critical milestone in the legislative process, having passed out of the Senate with a 27-11 vote, and is now heading to the Governor’s desk awaiting a signature.

Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson urges Governor to sign bill for California’s cannabis cafes

Harrelson advocates for new cannabis law that will allow businesses to operate like Amsterdam-style cafes

SAN FRANCISCO – Hollywood actor and cannabis lounge owner Woody Harrelson calls on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign into law Assemblymember Matt Haney’s bill, AB 1775, which would allow licensed cannabis retailers to diversify their businesses to boost California’s legal cannabis industry.

Bill Legalizing Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes Heads to the Governor with Bipartisan Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1775 will allow licensed cannabis retailers to diversify their businesses to boost legal cannabis industry

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) was joined by local cannabis leaders to urge Governor Newsom to sign legislation that allows local California governments to license Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes. AB 1775, authored by Haney, passed out of the Senate with a 30-7 vote, and is heading to the Governor’s desk with bipartisan support.

Gun Ban for Offenders Found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial Heads to Governor’s Desk

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 2629 will close a loophole in existing law that allows people found mentally incompetent to stand trial to purchase guns.

Sacramento, CA - In an effort to address public safety, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation that notifies the Department of Justice whose mental illness leads them to be found mentally incompetent to stand trial from purchasing firearms.

Bill Turning CA From Most Restrictive Methadone State to Most Accessible Heads to Newsom’s Desk

To better fight fentanyl, Assemblymember Haney’s AB 2115 will modernize California’s methadone laws making the life saving treatment more widely available.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 2115 has passed out of the California Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support and is now headed to the Governor’s Desk where it awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.

First-in-Nation Law to Require Overdose Reversing Nasal Spray in All First Aid Kits Advances to Governor Newsom with Bipartisan Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1976 will require opioid overdose reversing Naloxone Nasal Spray in first aid kits across the State.

Sacramento - In a significant step towards combating the Fentanyl epidemic, Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 1976 has cleared its final legislative hurdle by passing out of the California State Senate with a 40 to 0 vote and the Assembly with a final 64 to 0 vote. The bill previously has had strong bipartisan support throughout the legislative process.