SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) today introduced legislation requiring companies that do business with the state of California to provide the state with data on employee income by gender and race. With the introduction of Assembly Bill 1354, Assemblymember Dodd is taking an important step towards gender pay equity in California.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Lake County Supervisor Denise Rushing was honored Monday in the state Capitol as the 2015 Woman of the Year for the 4th Assembly District. Every year, the state Assembly honors one woman from each of the state’s Assembly Districts who has significantly contributed to her local communities.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd voted Thursday to enact badly needed drought relief legislation. The package, which was unveiled last week by Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tem de León, and Assembly Speaker Atkins, passed with bipartisan support, and now goes to the Governor for his signature.
“The impacts of the drought have been felt especially hard in our District,” said Assemblymember Dodd. “Passing this emergency drought relief package was a critical move towards protecting our water supply, and consequently, our economic and environmental security.”
Northern California – With taxes due at midnight on April 15, Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) today reminded constituents that assistance is available for many of those needing help with their tax returns.
The California Franchise Tax Board sponsors a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and a Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program to help individuals with limited income and seniors complete their income tax returns. Additionally, the United Way offers assistance through its “Earn It! Keep It! Save It!” program.
Wolk and Dodd partner to bring relief to earthquake impacted counties
SACRAMENTO -- Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) jointly introduced legislation today to aid residents and businesses affected by the August 24, 2014 South Napa Earthquake. Senate Bill 35 extends excess disaster loss provisions to the losses sustained in Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties which will allow individual and corporate taxpayers to amend their previous year’s return to claim those losses and generate a refund in the current year.
(SACRAMENTO) – Bill Dodd (D-Napa) was sworn in as the Assemblymember for California’s 4th Assembly District today.
“It will be an honor to serve the residents of the 4th Assembly District,” said Dodd. “I believe that my 14-year experience [as a member of the Napa County Board of Supervisors] gives me the ability to work with others in the state legislature.”
The 4th Assembly District includes all or portions of Napa, Yolo, Lake, Sonoma, Solano and Colusa Counties.
SACRAMENTO – California State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) recently introduced a new bill to incorporate media literacy education into school curriculums. Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate information consumed from various media outlets such as websites, social networking sites. television, and radio. Adolescents can spend up to nine hours a day absorbing media from these various sources.
Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has been named as chairman of the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee by Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León.
SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) recently introduced new legislation to protect victims of mass fraud and identity theft. The introduction of this legislation comes following the recent Wells Fargo scandal where millions of accounts were fraudulently opened without consent, using consumer’s personal information from existing accounts. Dodd’s bill would help victims by eliminating the use of forced arbitration clauses in contracts that were fraudulently created. Such contracts prevent consumers from having their day in court to recover damages.
