Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo from Chatsworth announced that 15 bills in her 2026 legislative package have advanced through committees, with seven bills heading to the Assembly Floor for votes.
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that seven bills in her 2026 legislative package were advanced to the Assembly Floor by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, May 13. This marks a total of 15 bills continuing through the legislative process during this session.
The bills prioritize lowering costs, protecting consumers, supporting veterans and small businesses, expanding access to care and improving public safety.
At a time when families are being squeezed by rising costs, delays, and uncertainty, we are delivering on solutions to meet the needs of our community, said Schiavo. I am proud that these bills have cleared another major hurdle and are now headed to the Assembly Floor.
The bills are divided between those in the Senate and those heading to the Assembly Floor.
The following bills are already in the Senate:
• Assembly Bill 2147 – Sexual Predator Accountability Act: Helps protect and support crime survivors and improves prosecution of serial sexual offenses across multiple counties.
• AB 28 (two-year bill) – Landfill Safety Act: Requires early warnings and state oversight to prevent public health disasters like the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
• AB 539 (two-year bill) – Timely Healthcare Act: Eliminates unnecessary and costly wait times and repetitive insurance approvals for medications prescribed for up to one year.
The following bills passed through the Assembly Appropriations Committee and are now eligible for a vote on the Assembly Floor in the coming weeks:
• AB 2116 – Protect Small Business from Predatory Lending Act: Establishes clear rules and oversight for lenders to protect small businesses from unfair and deceptive financing practices.
• AB 2674 – Stop the Scams Act: Requires banks to implement fraud prevention measures and intervene in suspicious transactions to protect consumers.
• AB 1715 – Utility Rate Transparency Act: Requires utility companies receiving public funding to report savings and ensure those benefits are passed on to ratepayers, helping lower energy bills.
• AB 1914 – Planning for Childcare Access Act: Requires local governments to incorporate childcare into long-term planning, recognizing it as essential infrastructure for working families and growing communities.
• AB 1820 – Electric Vehicle Charger Affordability Act: Reduces costs for EV charger installation by capping excessive permitting fees, making clean transportation more accessible.
• AB 2390 – Multifamily Housing Fast-track Cleanup Act: Ensures housing projects eligible for streamlined approval are not delayed by shifting standards during the process.
• AB 2219 – Faster Service for Veterans Act: Improves access to services and earned benefits for veterans by standardizing support across counties and reducing wait times.
• AB 2311 – Public Hospital Physician Stability Act: Strengthens public hospital systems by allowing direct physician hiring to improve workforce stability and expand access to care.
• AB 2545 – AI Deployment and Workforce Displacement Assessment: Examines the impacts of artificial intelligence on jobs and the future workforce to better prepare California for potential seismic shifts in the labor market.
• AB 2720 – Human Trafficking Victim Support Act: Strengthens support for survivors by ensuring law enforcement agencies have specially trained victim support coordinators readily available to assist victims in need of support.
These bills reflect what Schiavo hears every day from people in our community: costs are too high, services can be too slow, and families need stronger protections.
Whether it is lowering utility and permitting costs, protecting small businesses and consumers, supporting veterans, increasing access to healthcare, or making sure survivors have help when they need it most, Schiavo is focused on delivering solutions that improve people's lives.
The news release provided additional context that the legislative package is focused on delivering results our community can really feel through lowering costs, protecting families, supporting veterans and small businesses, and holding bad actors accountable.
This article was generated with AI assistance.