SACRAMENTO—Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) today announced the formation of a Select Committee on the Orange County Oil Spill for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. This select committee will be chaired by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), who requested the committee's formation.
SACRAMENTO — Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Chair Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), and Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding the Legislative Version of the 2021-22 State Budget:
SACRAMENTO— Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 revised budget proposal:
“This budget proposal is perhaps more complex than ever. That is not a downside. It reflects the scope of things we are trying to accomplish in California.
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced a $536 million funding plan to help improve California’s resilience to wildfires. They released the following statement:
SACRAMENTO— Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today announced the formation of a new Assembly Committee on Emergency Management. This committee will be chaired by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona).
SACRAMENTO— Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), and Budget Committee Chairs, Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco) announced today an agreement has been reached between the Senate and the Assembly on the proposed 2020-2021 state budget.
The joint legislative plan builds on the Governor’s framework to further protect jobs and preserve vital services, while recognizing the sober economic outlook facing California. Acknowledging the strong likelihood of additional federal relief, the plan would use reserves to avoid overcutting now, while still keeping reserves on hand for the future, and ensuring full funding of K-14 schools. The plan also increases legislative oversight on COVID-19 spending, recognizes that employee groups are engaging in the collective bargaining process with the administration, and encourages health plans to engage with the administration in discussing options that may be needed in the months ahead.