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Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) thanked the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for awarding more

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced today that she has reintroduced legislation to correct an outdated interpretation of property “change of ownership” that has been part of the long running debate around commercial property and Proposition 13 (the 1978 initiative that limited property tax increases). “Proposition 13 ensures that property taxes do not skyrocket for any California homeowner or business,” said Senator Bates. “But it is not right that some people have expl...

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced that she has reintroduced “Brandon’s Law” (Senate Bill 434) to prohibit an operator of rehabilitation treatment facilities from providing any form of false advertising or marketing services. The new bipartisan bill is identical to last year’s Senate Bill 863, which Sen. Bates placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is similar to Senate Bill 589 that Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed in 2019. “I’m not giving up on the fight to end...

A $4.2 million Local Housing Trust Fund grant went to the Orange County Housing Finance Trust to create new affordable housing units.

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced that she has co-authored bipartisan legislation this week to protect Californians applying for unemployment benefits from identity theft. Senate Bill 58 would require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to end immediately the practice of including full Social Security numbers on its most frequently mailed documents. Senators Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) formally introduced SB 58 and is co-authored by Senat...

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced that she has co-authored the bipartisan “Keep California Working Act” that would provide $2.6 billion to help small businesses affected by COVID-19. “As we await the distribution of a vaccine and more aid from the federal government, the Legislature must do more to help save local jobs and small businesses,” said Senator Bates, a former small business owner. “We must help struggling workers and businesses in a way that is fiscally res...