Legislation
Every year, CARA sponsors and takes positions on several bills. We prioritize bills that will directly impact our members and communities.
Bill Positions are taken through a majority vote by our legislative committee, which is open to any individual members or members from an organization that has paid their yearly affiliation dues.
AJR 3 (Schiavo)
Bill Title:
Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Sponsor(s):
California Alliance for Retired Americans and SEIU California State Council
Committee(s):
Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement
Status:
Introduced in 2nd House
SB 435 (Wahab)
Bill Title:
Residential care facilities for the elderly: emergency backup power source
Sponsor(s):
California Alliance for Retired Americans
Committee(s):
Human Services
Status:
Pending Senate Floor Vote
SB 242 (Blakespear)
Bill Title:
Medicare supplement coverage: open enrollment periods
Sponsor(s):
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, ALS Association, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Health Advocates
Committee(s):
Health
Status:
Held Under Submission
AJR 8 (Schiavo)
Bill Title:
Protecting Social Security
Sponsor(s):
N/A
Committee(s):
Public Employment and Retirement
Status:
Pending Assembly Vote
SB 294 (Reyes)
Bill Title:
The Workplace Know Your Rights Act
Sponsor(s):
California Federation of Labor Unions
Committee(s):
Rules
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
AB 288 (McKinnor)
Bill Title:
CA Right to Organize Act
Sponsor(s):
California Federation of Labor Unions
Committee(s):
Public Employment and Retirement; Labor and Employment
Status:
Pending Committee Review
SB 82 (Umberg)
Bill Title:
Contracts: consumer goods and services: agreements to arbitrate
Sponsor(s):
Consumer Watchdog, Consumer Attorneys of CA, Consumer Federation of California
Committee(s):
Judiciary
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
AB 446 (Ward)
Bill Title:
Surveillance Pricing
Sponsor(s):
Consumer Watchdog
Committee(s):
Judiciary
Status:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
SB 42 (Umberg/Allen)
Bill Title:
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026
Sponsor(s):
California Clean Money Campaign
Committee(s):
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
AB 1157 (Kalra)
Bill Title:
Affordable Rent Act
Sponsor(s):
ACCE, Housing Now, Unite Here Local 11
Committee(s):
Housing and Community Development
Status:
In committee
AB 635 (Ahrens)
Bill Title:
Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program: Attorney General
Sponsor(s):
Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League
Committee(s):
Housing and Community Development
Status:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
AB 925 (Addis)
Bill Title:
Mobilehome parks: emergency preparedness
Sponsor(s):
Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League
Committee(s):
Housing and Community Development
Status:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
SB 29 (Laird)
Bill Title:
Protect Victims' Rights
Sponsor(s):
Consumer Attorneys of California
Committee(s):
Judiciary
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
AB 251 (Kalra)
Bill Title:
Justice for Elder Abuse Victims: Spoilation of Evidence
Sponsor(s):
Consumer Attorneys of CA
Committee(s):
Judiciary
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Assignment
SB 590 (Wicks)
Bill Title:
Paid Family Leader: Eligibility: Care for Designated Persons
Sponsor(s):
California Work and Family Coalition, Equal Rights Advocates, California Employment Lawyers Association, Legal Aid at Work
Committee(s):
Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement
Status:
On Suspense
SB 7 (McNerney)
Bill Title:
Employment: Automated Decision Systems
Sponsor(s):
California Federation of Labor Unions
Committee(s):
Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement; Judiciary
Status:
Pending Committee Review
AB 1221 (McNerney)
Bill Title:
Employment: Whistleblowers
Sponsor(s):
California Federation of Labor Unions
Committee(s):
Labor and Employment; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Judiciary
Status:
Pending Committee Review
AB 1331 (McNerney)
Bill Title:
Workplace Surveillance
Sponsor(s):
California Federation of Labor Unions
Committee(s):
Labor and Employment; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Judiciary
Status:
Pending Committee Review
AB 1429 (Bains)
Bill Title:
Kaiser Behavioral Health Reimbursement
Sponsor(s):
National Union of Health Workers
Committee(s):
Health
Status:
On Suspense
SB 747 (Wiener)
Bill Title:
Behavioral Health Wage Parity
Sponsor(s):
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Committee(s):
Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement; Judiciary
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
AB 470 (McKinnor)
Bill Title:
Telephone Corporations: Carriers of Last Resort
Sponsor(s):
N/A
Committee(s):
Communications and Conveyance
Status:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
AB 1165 (Gipson)
Bill Title:
CA Housing Justice Act
Sponsor(s):
ACCE, ACLU CA Action
Committee(s):
Housing and Community Development
Status:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
SB 52 (Perez)
Bill Title:
End AI Rent Hikes
Sponsor(s):
ACCE, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Committee(s):
Judiciary
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
