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California Increases Oversight on Private Equity Health Care Spending as Governor Newsom Signs Asm. Mia Bonta’s AB 1415

AB 1415 strengthens California’s Office of Health Care Affordability to monitor private equity and hedge fund acquisitions of hospitals and medical providers.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 1415, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, strengthening the ability of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) t

California Delivers Youth Probation Reform as Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s AB 1376

Youth Justice Press Conference.
AB 1376 limits probation terms, ensures personalized plans, and provides off-ramps from the juvenile justice system.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1376, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), a landmark youth probation reform measure that has been years in the making. The new law will bring relief to California youth who previously faced excessive and harmful probation sentences that disrupted their education, livelihoods, and development.

Assemblymember Mia Bonta Sends Bill to Expand Candidate Security Opportunities to the Governor

AB 789 responds to rising rates of political violence by allowing candidates and elected officials to use campaign funds on security expenses.

SACRAMENTO – Today, AB 789, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) and co-authored by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, was sent to the Governor’s desk after passing its final vote on the Assembly floor. If signed into law, this bill would remove the $10,000 lifetime cap on security spending through 2028, after which a $10,000 annual cap would apply.

Assemblymember Mia Bonta Sends Over-the-Counter Birth Control Bill to the Governor

AB 50 eliminates excess hoops for Medi-Cal recipients looking to access over-the-counter birth control options.

SACRAMENTO – This week, AB 50, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, was sent to the Governor’s desk after passing its final vote on the Senate floor.

Assemblymember Mia Bonta Sends Bill to Protect Alternative Birth Centers to the Governor

AB 55 would streamline burdensome licensure requirements for California’s birth centers amid the troubling national trend of closures of maternity wards and other birth centers.

SACRAMENTO – Today, AB 55, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, was sent to the Governor’s desk after passing its final vote on the Assembly floor.