Skip to main content

Press Releases

New California Bill Targets Ticket Resale Scheme Inflating Concert and Live Event Prices

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, restores fairness to the concert and live event ticket market and supports live music venues and touring artists by capping out-of-control ticket resale prices to 10% above face value.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D- San Francisco) introduced AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, to cap the resale price of concert and live event tickets at no more than 10 percent above face value, to curb price gouging by ticket brokers and resale platforms and ensure live music remains accessible to fans.

New First-in-the-Nation California Bill Targets Corporations Profiting from ICE-Funded Immigration Detention Centers

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1633 would curb corporate profiteering from ICE-funded immigration detention centers in California—facilities long criticized for unsafe and inhumane conditions—by imposing a 50% tax on corporate profits from detention operations

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) has introduced AB 1633, first-in-the-nation legislation to hold for-profit corporations accountable for operating ICE-funded private immigration detention facilities in California by taxing their massive profits and reinvesting the revenue into a new fund that would provide immigration-related services.

California Bill Removing Cancerous Chemicals from Firefighter Uniforms Passes out of the Legislature and Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk

California Bill Removing Cancerous Chemicals from Firefighter Uniforms Passes out of the Legislature and Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Matt Haney ‘s (D-San Francisco) AB 1181 which protects California firefighters from known cancer-causing chemicals called per-fluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — by banning them from firefighting equipment passes out of the California State Legislature and now heads to Governor Newsom’s desk.

Landmark California Bill to Turn Empty Office Towers Into Housing Heads to the Governor’s Desk With Bipartisan Backing

Landmark California Bill to Turn Empty Office Towers Into Housing Heads to the Governor’s Desk With Bipartisan Backing

SACRAMENTO, CA – A major push to breathe new life into California’s hollowed-out downtowns took a big step forward today. Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) bill to speed up office-to-housing conversions passed the Senate with a 30-9 vote and now heads to the Governor’s desk for a signature.

Bill Giving Tax Relief to Dying California Cannabis Industry Heads to Governor’s Desk with Bipartisan Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 564 will boost California’s legal cannabis economy, which is in sharp decline and losing ground to other states. The bill will combat the threat of the growing illicit market by reversing an unprecedented 25% tax increase.

Sacramento, CA — Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D–San Francisco) bill to protect California’s legal cannabis industry from the growing illicit market passed the Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support, with a 38-1 vote in the Senate.

Bill Preventing Road Worker Deaths in Highway Work Zones Heads to the Governor’s Desk with Bipartisan Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 289 will stop road worker deaths by using automated speed enforcement cameras (ASE) in active construction zones.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 289, which would bring automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras to active highway construction zones, has passed both houses of the Legislature and now heads to the Governor’s desk for a signature. The bill cleared the Senate floor with an overwhelming bipartisan 36-3-1 vote.

Bill to Lift Funding Ban on Clean and Sober Housing Heads to the Governor’s Desk with Bipartisan Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 255 will offer a lifeline to those seeking sobriety by allowing up to 10% of state funding to go towards drug-free housing.

SACRAMENTO, CA— Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) legislation that would open the door to more drug-free housing options for people recovering from addiction has passed both houses of the Legislature and now heads to the Governor’s desk for a signature. The bill cleared the Senate floor with an overwhelming bipartisan 39-0 vote.

Bill Protecting Students Who Call 911 During Overdoses Awaits Governor’s Signature

Assemblymember Matt Haney’s AB 602 empowers California college students to call 911 during an overdose without fear of punishment.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 602, the Campus Overdose Prevention Act, has passed both houses of the Legislature and now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature. The bill cleared the Senate floor on a 31–6 vote.

New Bill Targets Permit Gridlock Crushing Local Restaurants

Assemblymember Matt Haney introduces The Restaurant Recovery Act (AB 1470) to modernize outdated food permitting laws and help small restaurants stay open.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced new legislation to help California restaurants cut through costly red tape and avoid closure due to outdated permitting rules.