SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1793, the California Common Cents Act, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), establishing a fair and consistent system for rounding cash transactions as pennies become increasingly scarce.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1684, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), protecting homeowners living in common interest developments from HOA rules that prohibit or restrict the installation, replacement, upgrade, or use of cooling systems that comply with applicable building codes.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 864, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), to advance responsible recycling and management of end-of-life solar photovoltaic panels in California.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2222, the Community NEWS Act, authored by Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego), establishing a first-of-its-kind refundable employment tax credit to help California news organizations retain and hire journalists.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1813, the Community Renewable Energy Program Act of 2026, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), which would have created a robust community renewables program to lower electric bills for low-income households and renters, provide benefits to all ratepayers, and ease cost burdens for meeting the significa

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2292, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), eliminating administrative fees charged to Californians for medical certification forms required to access state disability benefits.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2089, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), to streamline California’s welfare property tax exemption process and reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on affordable housing providers.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2180, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego), providing greater clarity for local water agencies when establishing rates under Proposition 218.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1542, the California Data Privacy Act of 2026, authored by Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego).