Senate Committees Approve Two Holden Bills
AB 252 STEM Classes - AB 1378 Senior Property Tax Break
Sacramento – Two bills authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) advanced today in Senate Committees.
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Governor Signs Assembly Majority Leader Holden’s Bill to Remove Travel Restrictions on Public School Employees (AB 915)
Sacramento – Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill (AB 915) to remove outdated travel restrictions on public school employees.
Senate Committee Passes Holden’s Bill to Expand Pathways from High School to Community College (AB 288 Concurrent Enrollment)
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s legislation to provide high school students with access to community colleges for college level coursework, career tech education or to help high school students improve their college readiness has been approved in the Senate Education Committee.
Majority Leader Holden’s ‘Franchise Bill of Rights’ Legislation Passes Key Senate Committee (AB 525)
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s (D-Pasadena) legislation to protect the rights of small business franchise owners has been approved in Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee. The vote was 6 to 1 in favor.
Assembly Member Holden Statement On Revised Budget Bill
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) released the following statement on today’s passage of a final budget for the 2015-16 year. It now goes to Governor Brown for signature before going into effect July 1.
Assembly Majority Leader Holden’s Bill To Protect Used Car Buyers Clears Its First Senate Hurdle
Assembly Bill 265 reflects an agreement between consumer groups, industry, local governments and law enforcement.
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s (D-Pasadena) bill to regulate Buy Here, Pay Here car lots has been approved in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Assembly Majority Leader Holden Releases Statement On Legislative Budget Agreement
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) released the following statement on passage of the state budget this afternoon:
Assemblymember Holden Honors Claremont Resident “Small Business Of The Year”
Sacramento – In a ceremony in Sacramento, Assembly Majority Leader Chris Holden honored Claremont resident Andy Dale, owner of Dale Brothers Brewery in Upland as the “Small Business of the Year” for the 41st Assembly District. Andy and his brother and co-owner, Curt travelled to Sacramento Wednesday to receive their award.
“I am very pleased to recognize the Dale brothers for their dedication to their craft and volunteerism in Claremont, Upland and the surrounding communities,” said Assemblymember Holden. “They are a success not only for their hard work and dedication to the business, but because they give so much back to their communities with regular fundraisers for charitable organizations.”
Holden’s S.T.E.M. Bill Moves to Senate
AB 252 Passes Assembly 49 to 12
Sacramento – The Assembly today overwhelmingly approved Assemblymember Chris Holden’s (D-Pasadena) bill to help students in underserved communities gain access to advanced coursework in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Computer Science classes.
Holden’s Bill (AB 1162) To Require Smoking Cessation Programs For Medi-Cal Patients Passes Assembly
The bill is supported by the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, and doctors.
Sacramento – Amid proposals to increase the smoking age, raise sales taxes on cigarettes and other efforts to decrease the prevalence of smokers, Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) is leading the effort to help current smokers kick the habit.