Press Releases

With consumers across California struggling to navigate the increased costs of food, fuel and consumer goods, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D - Marin County), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Food Systems, will hold an informational hearing on, “The Impacts of Inflation on California Food Systems.”

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – With gun violence in California continuing to outpace previous years, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D - Marin County) today announced the reintroduction of legislation, which would impose an excise tax on gun and ammunition retailers, not purchasers, to fund gun violence prevention programs.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – As Governor Newsom prepares for his May budget revision with estimated surplus funds potentially exceeding $68 billion, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D - Marin County) today announced a $10 billion budget request that would invest $5 billion to incentivize home hardening in high wildfire risk areas and an additional $5 billion to establish a

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Amid ongoing lawsuits and scandals involving California’s Insurance Commissioner, legislation by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County) to regulate individuals paid to influence insurance merger decisions was unanimously approved by a key Assembly committee today.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Amidst continuing failures by the Department of Insurance (Department) to maintain public access to government records, the Assembly Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved AB 2370 by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County), which will restore transparency to a state agency plagued by scandal.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Amidst continuing failures by the Department of Insurance (Department) to maintain public access to government records and efforts to limit public disclosure of communications between insurance industry advocates and the Department, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County) today announced a legislative package designed to restore ethics and transparency

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – With an estimated 470,000 children in the United States diagnosed with epilepsy, Assemblymember Marc Levine today introduced legislation to ensure that children with epilepsy are kept safe in schools.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – As homeowners across California continue to find their property insurance policies cancelled or struggle to find affordable, comprehensive property insurance, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D – Marin County) today announced legislation that will require mandatory issuance of homeowners’ insurance and establish a grant program to harden residential properties in

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – With the climate crisis impacting how and where California grows into the future, legislation by Assemblymember Marc Levine (Marin County) was approved by the State Assembly that will give state and local governments tools to prevent new growth in areas of high risk to flood, wildfire, sea level rise and other impacts of climate change.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – As California debates the prospect of universal healthcare, the California State Assembly today showed bipartisan support of legislation by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) to expand access to medically necessary services to anyone enrolled in the state’s Medi-Cal program.