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Bill Preventing State Hospital Patients With Violent Criminal History From Being Released Without Supervision Passes Legislature and Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 2475 stops people who have committed violent crimes and have been diagnosed with a severe mental disorder from being released into the community without proper supervision and treatment.

Sacramento – Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 2475, Preventing Unsupervised Psychiatric Releases bill, allows state hospitals to hold patients for up to 30 additional days before they are released to allow law enforcement and public health officials to work together to find housing, medication access, and mental health treatment.

Bill Requiring Self-Driving Cars to Report Crashes and Malfunctions to DMV Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 3061 will require California Autonomous Vehicle companies to publicly report all vehicle collisions, traffic citations and stalling, involving Autonomous Vehicles, to the DMV.

Sacramento - Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 3061, the Self-Driving Cars Safety and Transparency Bill, addresses concerns about the lack of required reporting on autonomous vehicle (AV) collisions, accidents, and malfunctions, and enhances safety and transparency as AV companies prepare to deploy their services statewide.

California Legislature Celebrates 2nd Annual Transgender History Month Amidst Nationwide Attacks on Transgender People

California’s State Capitol Commemorates Transgender History Month with a reception and award ceremony for trans activists.

SACRAMENTO, CA – After over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country with the majority targeting the human and civil rights of transgender people, the California State Assembly voted in 2023 to declare every August moving forward, Transgender History Month.

Starting Monday it will be illegal for Landlords to charge more than one month’s rent for a security deposit

Haney’s AB 12 goes into effect on July 1st and puts a one month's rent cap on security deposits statewide for most types of rental housing

SACRAMENTO, CA - On Monday Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D - San Francisco) AB 12 banning landlords from charging exorbitant security deposits will go into effect in California. This landmark tenant protection bill stops the practice of California landlords charging two times and (in some cases three times) the monthly rent as a security deposit.

State Assembly Downtown Select Committee Convenes to Combat Challenges Facing Downtown’s Service Workers

Assemblymember Haney brings together labor representatives, small business and commercial property owners to address challenges to an equitable downtown revival.

SACRAMENTO, CA - The Chair of the Select Committee on Downtown Recovery, Matt Haney (D- San Francisco), hosted a committee hearing in downtown Los Angeles focused on the prevalence of vacant office buildings downtown and its impact on the essential workforce of downtowns.

New Bill Allows Tenants to Have On Time Rent Payments Reflected on their Credit Scores

AB 2747 requires landlords to give tenants the option to opt into reporting their on time rent payments to a credit bureau agency.

SACRAMENTO, CA – The chair of the California Legislative Renters Caucus, Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), has introduced legislation that brings rent reporting up to standard practice by requiring landlords to give tenants the option to opt into reporting their positive rent payments to a credit bureau agency.