Press Release

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today upon the appointment of new Senate committee chairs by Senate President pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-North Coast. Sen. Dodd will continue to lead the Senate Governmental Organization Committee, a post he has held for eight years, and serve as a member of five other committees, including one new committee.ly eight years.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today upon the swearing in of Senate President pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-North Coast, who takes over the Senate’s top leadership position from Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today that would help ensure electrical utilities are pursuing the fastest and most cost-effective infrastructure improvements, safeguarding the public from future wildfires and saving money for ratepayers forced to cover the cost of more expensive repairs.

SACRAMENTO –Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall Jan. 30 on state and federal priorities for 2024 featuring U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler and Rep. John Garamendi.

The town hall will be streamed live over multiple channels and broadcast on KSVY Sonoma. Sen. Dodd and his guests will take questions via email and phone. The call-in line phone number is below.

Who: Sen. Dodd; U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler; Congressman John Garamendi; others TBA.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate has approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would extend an invitation to the people of Lviv, Ukraine to enter a sister-state relationship with California.

SACRAMENTO – Recognizing the increasing role of technology in consumers’ lives, the large volume of personal information collected by businesses and the damage caused by unwanted disclosure and data breaches, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today he’s designating the fourth week in January in California as Data Privacy Week.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, in partnership with Senate President Designee Mike McGuire, D-North Coast and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, has introduced legislation urging the White House to expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and to rename the new portion to reflect its cultural significance to the region’s Native American tribes.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today regarding the announcement from developers of the proposed California Forever community in Solano County that they would soon begin collecting signatures for a ballot initiative to get their project built:

SACRAMENTO – El Senador Bill Dodd, D-Napa, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración tras la publicación del presupuesto propuesto para 2024-25 del Gobernador Gavin Newsom, que invierte en servicios esenciales como escuelas, seguridad pública y producción de viviendas económicas al tiempo que aborda un déficit esperado.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today upon the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024-25 budget, which invests in essential services such as schools, public safety and affordable housing production while addressing an expected shortfall.