News Room: SB 317: Smoke Detector Collection Act of 2009

Sacramento – Winners in State Senator Simitian’s 2009 “There Oughta Be A Law” contest traveled to Sacramento this week to testify in the State Senate – with good results. Advocates for all three bills persuaded Senate Committee members that each of their bills should become state law. Each of the bills now moves onto the next steps of the legislative process. read more ...

Longtime Soquel resident Liz Levy and Ron Pomerantz of Santa Cruz are winners of state Sen. Joe Simitian's eighth annual "There Ought to be a Law" contest. Simitian's annual contest invites Californians to submit suggestions for new legislation. This year, the Palo Alto representative reviewed 331 entries. read more ...

State Sen. Joe Simitian today announced that a Soquel woman, San Carlos woman and San Jose fire captain are the winners of his annual "There Oughta Be A Law" contest. The contest, run for the past eight years by Simitian, D-Palo Alto, offers residents an opportunity to submit suggestions for new legislation. read more ...

Sacramento -- After reviewing 331 proposals from residents around the state, State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today the three winners of this year’s “There Oughta Be A Law” contest. Simitian’s annual contest invites Californians to submit suggestions for new legislation. read more ...