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:
Pending Assembly Committee Review
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 Committee Review
SB 242 (Blakespear)
Bill Title:
Medicare supplement coverage: open enrollment periods
Sponsor(s):
California Alliance for Retired Americans
Committee(s):
Healthcare
Status:
Pending Senate Committee Review
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
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 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
