SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) is announcing the Health Committee’s passage of her bill AB 849, which will protect patients from sexual abuse during vulnerable examinations by requiring the presence of a trained medical chaperone.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s medical education bills passed the Assembly Higher Education Committee today. Assembly Bill (AB) 1400 directs the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish a pilot program to allow up to 15 community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree. Additionally, AB 58 requests the University of California (UC) report to the Legislature by August 31, 2026 the financial requirements necessary to expand on the existing successful UC San Francisco (UCSF) medical education program at UC Merced and transition to a fully independent medical school operated by UC Merced.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s EV School Bus Extension Bill(AB 1111),passed through the Assembly Transportation Committee today.
AB 1111 seeks to address challenges that local educational agencies (LEAs) face in adopting zero-emission school buses by the state mandated deadline of 2035. AB 1111 extends the deadline to 2045 for small rural school districts, adds infrastructure challenges and fire risks to the list of existing exemptions, and provides flexibility to an existing school bus scrapping program.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s Public Safety bill aimed at protecting hospital patients from sexual battery, passed with bipartisan support by the Public Safety Committee.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s bill AB 721, which establishes a Huron Hawk Conservancy in a limited region north of the City of Huron, has passed the Natural Resources Committee.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s EV School Bus Extension Bill(AB 1111),passed through the Assembly Education Committee today.
AB 1111 seeks to address challenges that local educational agencies (LEAs) face in adopting zero-emission school buses by the state mandated deadline of 2035. AB 1111 extends the deadline to 2045 for small rural school districts, adds infrastructure challenges and fire risks to the list of existing exemptions, and provides flexibility to an existing school bus scrapping program.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria’s (D-Merced) legislation package on Housing, AB 36 and AB 457, passed the Assembly Housing Committee today unanimously, with bipartisan support.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) is announcing her bill AB 1111 today, which seeks to address challenges that local educational agencies (LEAs) face in adopting zero-emission school buses by 2035. AB 1111 extends the deadline to 2045, makes changes to existing exemptions to consider infrastructure and fire safety concerns, and provides flexibility to an existing school bus scrapping program to provide buses for challenged districts.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) today is announcing her bill AB 58, which would call for a comprehensive funding plan for the future of medical education at the University of California (UC), Merced.
MADERA, CA – Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced), Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) and CEO of Madera Community Hospital Steve Stark will celebrate the re-opening of the Madera Community Hospital tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18th, details below. This is a victory for healthcare access, economic stability and the well-being of our region. This re-opening signifies the restoration of hope, security and lifesaving medical services for the people of Madera and beyond.