By Steven Soldani On January 16, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved $32.5 million in grants to fund broadband infrastructure projects across the state. These grants are part of a broader initiative under SB 156 (Committee on Budget Continue reading
By Isaiah Artis On November 18, 2024, the Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) published its Sunset Review Report in preparation for its Sunset Review Oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development and the Assembly Committee on Continue reading
By Celeste Franco On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsom signed the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) sunset extension bill, SB 1456 (Ashby) (Chapter 486, Statutes of 2024), which extends the Commission’s sunset date to January 1, 2029. The Legislative Oversight Continue reading
By Lam, Shun Fung On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsome signed the Dental Board of California (DBC) sunset extension bill, SB 1453 (Ashby) (Chapter 483, Statutes of 2024), which extends the Board’s sunset date to January 1, 2029. The Legislative Continue reading
By Devyn Arlasky On May 1, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (DFPI) regulatory action under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968, PRO 07/21. The approved regulation adopts section 260.236.2 of Continue reading
By Samantha Fidel On September 5 and 6, 2024, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SLPA) held its board meeting in Southern California at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. They focused significantly on the Continue reading
By Wyatt Page On October 17, 2024, the CPUC adopted the proposed decision in R.21-06-017. Many of the proposed decision rulings were modified by the Commission final decision based on public feedback and feedback from utility companies. The energy grid Continue reading
By Caitlin D. Baron AB 2723 (Irwin), as amended July 3, 2024, amends sections 10860, 10861, 10863, 10864, 10866, and 10870 of, and repeals and adds Article 1 (commencing with section 10850) of Chapter 8.5 of Part 7 of Division Continue reading
By Jamie Russo On October 10, 2024, the California Supreme Court declined to adopt the State Bar’s proposed alternative pathway to licensure, the Portfolio Bar Examination (PBE). The PBE’s supervised practice model would have enabled graduates of accredited law schools Continue reading
By Catherine Santos On August 30, 2024, The Board published the rule’s Order of Adoption on its rulemaking action concerning section 1760 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) related to disciplinary guidelines for pharmacists, and it Continue reading
