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Bill Cracking Down on Rental Car Theft Signed by Governor Newsom

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 - Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D- San Francisco) AB 2741 was signed by Governor Newsom. AB 2741 improves public safety outcomes by addressing the rising rates of stolen rental cars that are linked to serious crimes like theft, trafficking, and home invasions.

Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes Just Became Legal in CA

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

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Governor Newsom signed Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) legislation that allows local California governments to license Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes. AB 1775, authored by Haney, received strong bipartisan support in the California Legislature, having passed out of the Senate with a 30-7 vote, and the Assembly with a 63-5 vote.

Bill Preventing State Hospital Patients With Violent Criminal History From Being Released Without Supervision Signed by Governor Newsom

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, has been signed by Governor Newsom and will go into effect statewide on January 1, 2025.

First-in-Nation Law to Require Overdose Reversing Nasal Spray in All First Aid Kits Signed by Governor Newsom

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 been signed by Governor Newsom. The bill previously has had strong bipartisan support throughout the legislative process.

Bill Turning CA From Most Restrictive Methadone State to Most Accessible Signed by Governor Newsom

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 been signed by Governor Newsom. The bill will radically change California's strategy on the treatment of opioid addiction by transforming California from a state with the most restrictive methadone laws in the country, into one of the most accessible.

Gun Ban for Offenders Found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial Signed by Governor Newsom

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 - In an effort to address public safety, Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 2629 has been signed by Governor Newsom. The bill notifies the Department of Justice of individuals who are found mentally incompetent to stand trial in any case so that they are unable to purchase firearms.

Bill Maher joins Whoopi Goldberg and 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 - Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher 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.

Governor Signs Bill Requiring Monthly Rent Payments to be Included on 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 – Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 2747 was signed by Governor Newsom. This bill 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.

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.