Press Releases

Environmental-protection measure by Sen. Ted W. Lieu moves forward

SACRAMEN TO – The California Secretary of Natural Resources would have more tools to fight greenhouse gas emissions under a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill approved this week by the Senate’s Natural Resources Committee.

Sen. Ted W. Lieu reintroduced bill in aftermath of school shooting

SACRAMENTO – In response to parental concerns about how well schools are prepared for emergencies like shootings, a key California Senate policy panel late Wednesday approved a Sen. Ted W. Lieu bill to require schools to better prepare for the worst by having established emergency-response plans.

Noisy ‘choppers’ generate quiet push

SACRAMENTO – Noisy helicopters buzzing Southland residents 24/7 may be a thing of the past if the Federal Aviation Administration enacts helicopter regulations supported today by the California Senate.
 
On a bipartisan, 26-9 vote, lawmakers passed a resolution by Sen. Ted W. Lieu urging President Obama and Congress to adopt the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act.

Consumer-protection measures would save health costs
SACRAMENTO – Two measures that would separately help protect consumers of health care from unexpected costs and misleading health coverage passed their initial Senate policy reviews today after presentations by Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance.

Measure by Sen. Ted W. Lieu would impose payback requirement
SACRAMENTO – A measure to crack down on those who falsely report emergencies, including at homes of entertainers, celebrities and public officials, by imposing increased restitution undergoes its first policy hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

Senate Bill 333 by Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Public Safety Committee, which meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room 3191.