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SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced legislation to allow courts to authorize involuntary medication as part of assisted outpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness.

Under current law, courts can order someone to participate in Assisted Outpatient Treatment, but they cannot authorize the...

Sacramento, CA — Today, Assemblymember Catherine Stefani introduced AB 1245, legislation to prevent goods produced through labor trafficking from entering California’s public procurement system. The bill targets gaps in existing oversight that have allowed products made with forced labor to slip into state contracts. AB 1245 strengthens accountability for state contractors and reinforces...

San Francisco, CA — Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and Mayor Daniel Lurie today announced a statewide legislative effort to strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence by allowing prosecutors to charge felony violations of protective orders in high-risk cases.

The proposal responds to a clear and disturbing pattern documented by the Mayor’s Office for Victims’ Rights. Survivors...

San Francisco, CA – Assemblymember Catherine Stefani’s bill, AB 1213, the Restitution First Act, sponsored by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Restitution First Act prioritizes restitution payments to victims of crime ahead of any other orders, judgments, liens or other debt owed by a person convicted of a crime associated with their conviction...

Sacramento, Calif. – Today, AB 1417, authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, passed the Assembly floor with a preliminary vote of 62-0. If signed into law, the bill will require offshore wind developers to report to the California Energy Commission (CEC) on their contributions to local communities and Tribal Nations for capacity building activities related to offshore wind.

The bill would...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation to strengthen enforcement against illegal license plate covers that help drivers evade tolls, escape traffic enforcement, and avoid accountability for criminal activity. Assembly Bill 1085 closes loopholes in existing law by explicitly banning tinted, shaded, and flipper-style plate covers and imposes steep...