Press Releases

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Groundbreaking Bill to Regulate Pesticides

AB 1042 gives the Department of Pesticide Regulation the authority to regulate pesticides used to treat seeds, fixing glaring gap in DPR’s current oversight.

Sacramento, CA –Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda) has introduced a bill to give the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) the authority to regulate pesticides used to treat seeds, fixing a glaring gap in DPR’s current oversight. 

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Campsites

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Campsites

Sacramento, CA –Chair of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has introduced AB 618, which will increase access to California's public parks and beaches by promoting responsible reservation practices.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Bill to Protect Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

AB 254 makes confidential personal data collected by apps and websites used by individuals for menstrual tracking, and for other reproductive and sexual health

Sacramento CA – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) has introduced AB 254, which ensures the privacy and security of individuals' information when they opt to use apps and websites that provide reproductive and sexual health services.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Water Management and Address the Drought

AB 460 will increase the authority of the Water Control Resources Board to manage and address waste and illegal water use.

Sacramento, CA – Today Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Chair of the Assembly
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee introduced legislation to address the ongoing emergency
of the drought and water management by strengthening the oversight of State Water Resources
Control Board.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces "Clean California" Legislative Package to Eliminate Toxins from Everyday Products

AB 234, AB 267, and AB 363 will target toxic chemicals that are unnecessary, but are found in our everyday products

Sacramento, CA - Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan introduced a legislative package that will eliminate toxins from consumer products that affect children, pollinators, and the environment. The package includes three bills targeting toxic microplastics, neonicotinoids, and toxic fire retardants.