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Asm Haney Announces Legislation about Recovery Housing

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.

San Francisco Leaders Call on Governor Newsom to Pass Bill that will Crack Down on Rental Car Theft

Assemblymember Matt Haney’s AB 2741 will make it harder for criminals to use stolen rental cars for serious crimes like theft, trafficking, and home invasion.

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Assemblymember Haney (D- San Francisco), District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, and Police Chief Bill Scott called on Governor Newsom to sign AB 2741, which passed out of the legislature with unanimous bipartisan support.

Bill Requiring Landlords to Report On-Time Rent Payments to Credit Bureau Agencies Passes Legislature and Heads to Newsom’s Desk

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

Sacramento – Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 2747, which 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, passes the California State Legislature and heads to the Governor’s Desk.

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.