Press Release

SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly today approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to protect California restaurant patrons from hidden fees, by tailoring upfront disclosure requirements to the food services industry.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced his legislation has advanced that would grant power wheelchair users the right to have their own equipment repaired, eliminating delays that could leave them immobilized while reducing costs to one of California’s most vulnerable populations.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced legislation has advanced that would allow the state of California to sell land at Napa State Hospital known as Camp Coombs to the County of Napa for inclusion in Skyline Wilderness Park.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Dodd, D-Napa, today announced his legislation has advanced to expand his previous relief for struggling restaurants and bars by broadening provisions of his 2021 law allowing the sale and delivery of to-go cocktails.

SACRAMENTO – El Senador Bill Dodd, D-Napa, anunció hoy que ha avanzado su legislación que ayudaría a proteger a los californianos de los incendios forestales y proteger el medio ambiente al agilizar el proceso de limpieza de maleza y árboles combustibles a lo largo de las carreteras.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help address chronic police staffing shortages in Vallejo by allowing qualified retired officers to work up to full-time for the Solano County Sheriff’s Office, providing the additional deputies needed to aid Vallejo during this staffing emergency.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced his legislation advanced that would build on efforts to safeguard students from sexual misconduct and violence on California college campuses by adopting new requirements recommended in a California State Auditor report and by extending those rules to the University of California, California State University and community college systems.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to enhance consumer protection for California restaurant patrons by clarifying state law on the disclosure of hidden fees and other service charges.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced his legislation has advanced that would help safeguard Californians from wildfires and protect the environment by streamlining the process for clearing combustible brush and trees along roads.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would help ensure continued operations of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit district by creating a voter-initiative process to extend critical sales-tax revenue.

“The SMART train is an incredible resource that helps achieve our goals of reducing emissions and providing an alternative to our congested highways,” Sen. Dodd said. “Its future is bright if we can allow voters the chance to maintain this critical revenue source. My bill ensures we can do just that.”