(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced he would be authoring legislation to prohibit the sexual abuse of adults by religious clergy in California. The proposed bill, which will be introduced in early 2024, signifies a crucial step toward providing justice for victims and holding perpetrators accountable by establishing misdemeanor and felony charges for adult sexual abuse, and eliminating consent as a defense for clergy members accused of sexual battery, when they are in a counseling or confessional relationship with the survivor.
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(IRVINE, CA) — Today, Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced $990,000 in state funding for the Irvine Police Department to purchase modern communications equipment, charging stations and 13 electric vehicles, including Ford Lightning trucks, Ford Mustang Mach Es, Polaris Rangers, and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) released the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, a federal judge granted injunctions to prevent the implementation of Senator Min’s (D-Irvine) Senate Bills (SBs) 264 and SB 915. The first bill, enacted in 2022, prohibited gun shows at the Orange County Fairgrounds. SB 915, enacted this year, extended this ban to all state property, including California’s 73 state fairgrounds.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Last week, Senate Bill (SB) 741, authored by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), passed out of the California Legislature and is currently on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature. SB 741, which will curtail the abusive litigation tactics that have been weaponized by perpetrators of domestic abuse in recent years, is another significant step forward in California’s ongoing efforts to protect domestic violence survivors.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced today that 10 of his bills were signed into law in 2023. Going into the end of his third year in the California State Senate, Senator Min has had a total of 27 bills signed into law. The Senator’s legislation ranges from new protections for victims of domestic violence, mandatory safety and anti-theft training for gun store operators, reduced junk fees for small businesses, e-bike safety research, and more.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 434, ‘Public Transit for All: Improving Safety & Increasing Ridership,’ into law. The legislation is the culmination of a multi-year effort led by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) and Stop AAPI Hate to boost public safety across California’s 10 largest transit agencies. SB 434 requires each agency to collect comprehensive survey data to help extract the leading causes of street harassment as part of a larger strategy to revive ridership levels and incentivize more Californians to ride public transit.