LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
STATE SENATOR
DR. AISHA WAHAB
$1.4 BILLION
HOUSING INVESTMENTS
$500M
LOW-INCOME
HOUSING
TAX CREDITS
PROGRAM
Provides critical
funding for
affordable housing
projects across the
state.
DREAM
FOR ALL
PROGRAM
$300M Helps first-time,
first-generation
buyers achieve
homeownership.
MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING
PROGRAM
Funds construction
of deeply
affordable housing
statewide.
$120M
HOMELESS HOUSING,
ASSISTANCE, AND
PREVENTION
Supports local
programs to
address
homelessness with
accountability.
$500M
Housing
SB 681 / AB 130
Ensures affordable housing is
prioritized when school districts sell
land.
SURPLUS LAND ACT EXPANSION
Prevents unfair HOA fees that block
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
construction.
LIMITS HOA FEES ON ADUS
Cuts red tape for housing projects with
four or more units along the coast.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
COASTAL ZONES
Preserves protections for affordable housing and limits unjust denial of new housing projects.
HOUSING CRISIS & ACCOUNTABILITY ACTS MADE PERMANENT
Quadruples the renter’s tax credit,
putting more money back in renters’
pockets.
BIGGER RENTER’S TAX CREDIT
Stops unfair foreclosures by
strengthening notice requirements
and loan servicer accountability on
second mortgages.
ZOMBIE MORTGAGE
PROTECTIONS Caps HOA fines, bans excessive late
fees, and gives homeowners a fair
process to resolve violations.
LIMITS HOA FINES
Directs earthquake safety funds to
preserve affordable multifamily
housing.
SEISMIC SAFETY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Speeds up housing approvals by
simplifying the process and setting
clear timelines.
STRONGER PERMIT
STREAMLINING ACT
Improves how the state measures
overcrowding and plans for fair
housing.
UPDATES TO HOUSING
PLANNING RULES (RHNA)
SB 610
Expands protections for residents in
the wake of an emergency.
TENANT & HOMEOWNER
PROTECTIONS
SB 625
Expedites the rebuilding of housing in
areas impacted by major disasters.
HOUSING IN DISASTER AREAS
Expands “prohousing local policies” to
include policies that prevent
displacement.
STABLE HOUSING IS PROHOUSING
SB 262 signed into law
LEGISLATION
2025
SB 40
Limits co-pays to a maximum of $35
for a 30 day supply.
INSULIN CO-PAY CAP
Workforce
Gives local attorneys tools to enforce
wage theft judgments and help
workers get paid.
WAGE THEFT JUDGMENTS
SB 261
Pro-Consumer
SB 41
Reins in abuses by pharmacy benefit
managers.
PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS
REGULATIONS
SB 258
Ensures disabled victims of spousal
rape have equal access to justice.
PROTECT DISABLED SPOUSES
SB 257
Makes pregnancy a qualifying life
event for special enrollment for
health insurance.
THE PARENT ACT
SB 254
Saves ratepayers money by creating
state mechanisms for funding energy
infrastructure.
ENERGY - SENATE
AFFORDABILITY PACKAGE
SB 385
Creates flexibility for POST to respond
to recommended education criteria for
peace officers.
PEACE OFFICER DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
SB 627
Requires all law enforcement to
identify themselves clearly.
THE NO SECRET POLICE ACT
Bans signal jamming devices that
interfere with critical communications.
SIGNAL JAMMERS
SB 701
SB 733
Protects the rights of adult sexual
assault survivors to decide when their
medical evidence may be tested.
SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC
EVIDENCE TESTING
Health
signed into law
signed into law
Public Safety Women
LEGISLATION
2025
signed into law
signed into law
signed into law
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signed into law signed into law
Public Safety
ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT
SB 982
COURT ORDERED MEDICATIONS
SB 1317
YOUTH BILL OF RIGHTS
SB 1353
PEACE OFFICER TERMINATION
SB 400
AI Child
Safety Package
SB 926
STOP THE ONLINE PREDATORS
(STOP) ACT
SB 933
AI CHILD SAFETY
SB 981
DIGITAL IDENTITY THEFT ACT
Senior Protection
Package
SB 1354
PROTECT SENIORS AT ALL COSTS
ACT
SB 1352
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITIES
SB 464
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Women
SB 1356
GENDER PERSPECTIVE TRAINING
SB 1320
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
INTEGRATED COVERAGE
Mental Health
CHILD SUICIDE PREVENTION
SB 1318
SB 1357
HACA TRANSPARENCY
Housing
STABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACT
SB 555
SB 1321
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL
CULTURAL OBSERVANCE OF
HOLIDAY TIME
SB 461
Workforce
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
SB 399
SB 462
CALSAWS DATA SHARING
SB 463
REUNIFICATION OF PARENTAL
COOPERATION
CHILD MARRIAGE DATA INTEGRITY
SB 575
SB 465
REFUGEE SERVICES ON DSS
Child Welfare &
Social Safety Nets
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW
2025 Events
Senior Services Fair
New Haven Day
Culture Fest
Senior Scam Awareness Workshop with Masonic Homes
District Dialogues
NAMI Youth Suicide Prevention workshop
State of the City
Larry O Car Show
Small Business Workshop with Union City Economic Development ...and more!
Budget Wins
$750M
2025
BUDGET WINS
LOCAL ENGAGEMENT
Union City
Senator Wahab at Azimuth’s Grand
Opening
Senator Wahab with the F.U.N.
Rotary Club
Senator Wahab with Johnny Itliong at
NHUSD Filipino American History Month
Loan for specified Bay Area transit
$500K districts
Housing Navigation Center
(HNC) in Fremont
$1M
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Next Generation Fare Gates Project $2M St. Rose Hospital Senator Wahab hosting
a Small Business
CITY OF NEWARK
Improvements plan for Ash Street Park facilities. $1 M
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Land acquisition and/or construction costs for new thirty $1 Munit family shelter.
LOCAL INVESTMENTS
REGIONAL
STATEWIDE
$10MCHILDREN’S HOLISTIC IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION PROJECT $750MLOAN FOR SPECIFIED BAY AREA TRANSIT DISTRICTS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE EAST BAY
Security and infrastructure improvements $5.4M
WORLD CUP SECURITY IN THE BAY AREA AND THE
LOS ANGELES REGION $10M
2025
BUDGET WINS
& Local Investments
Annual Turkey Drive
1,000+ turkeys distributed
1,010 hot meals
500 sandwiches
700 meal kits
+2,000 drinks
550 boxes of fresh produce
CONTACT US
(510) 794-3900
[email protected]
@SenAishaWahab
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