SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) and Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) announced that they will be introducing legislation to stabilize California's oil market. The bill ensures refineries have adequate fuel reserves to avoid the supply shortages that hike gas prices and penalize consumers.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that Assembly Bill 1866 passed the Legislature and is on Governor Newsom's desk for his signature.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2985, authored by Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), to provide mental health information to jurors following criminal trials involving violent felonies.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), Chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, announced a legislative oversight hearing in response to the recent State Auditor's report on wage theft. The audit identified substantial deficiencies by the California Labor Commissioner's Office in assisting Californians affected by wage theft.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), Chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, announced his intention to conduct an oversight hearing in response to the State Auditor's report, released today, that highlighted deficiencies in the state's data collection and monitoring of the cost-effectiveness of its homelessness programs.
SACRAMENTO, CA –Today Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced Assembly Bill 1866, which will address the urgent climate and public health crisis of idle oil wells. The bill requires oil operators to develop a comprehensive plan to expeditiously plug the estimated 40,000 idle oil wells in California within the next decade.
Solvang, CA – Assemblymember Gregg Hart presented the Woman of the Year Award for Assembly District 37 to Erica Jane Flores, CEO of People Helping People. Flores joins a select group of women leaders, throughout the State of California, to be honored in commemoration of March as Women’s History Month.
Santa Maria, CA – Today Senator Monique Limón and Assemblymember Gregg Hart are excited to announce the grand opening of their Santa Maria District Office. Community members are cordially invited to visit the new office for an Open House on Tuesday, November 14th from 4-6 pm.
SACRAMENTO, CA –Today Assemblymember Gregg Hart announced Sidewalk Office Hours in twelve communities across the Central Coast. The events will be held throughout the fall in Orcutt, Guadalupe, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Vandenberg Village, Lompoc, Solvang, Montecito, Summerland, Nipomo, Santa Maria, and Buellton.
SACRAMENTO, CA –Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that eight of his authored bills have passed out of the Legislature and have been sent to Governor Newsom's desk for his signature. The Governor has until October 14th to sign or veto these measures.