Press Releases

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has formed a new Select Committee on Retail Theft, naming Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur as Committee Chair

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1620, his bill to increase housing security for tenants with permanent disabilities related to mobility, who are at higher risk of homelessness.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1484, which supports bargaining rights for temporary employees. This bill allows temporary employees of cities and counties to be included in the same bargaining unit as permanent employees who perform similar work.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that AB 3, the California Offshore Wind and Jobs Advancement Act, has been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 5 – the Safe & Supportive Schools Act – into law. This bill aims to foster safe and supportive school environments where LGBTQ+ and all students can flourish and succeed.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) announced that five of the bills he authored during his first year in the Assembly have successfully advanced out of the Legislature and now head to the Governor's desk.

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) has named Tami Martin as his new permanent Chief of Staff, effective Monday, September 18.

Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) today announced his disappointment in the ongoing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community and legislation designed to support LGBTQ+ and all students. Representatives of the Chino Valley Unified School District and others announced plans to oppose legislation to protect students and marginalized youth today at the Capitol.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) released the following statement on the 2023-2024 California State Budget.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur today issued a statement in response to the findings of the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, indicating that the number of unhoused people living on the streets of Los Angeles County on any given night had risen by 9 percent from 2022 to 2023 to an estimated 75,518 people, and had risen by 10 percent in the City of Los An