Press Releases

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) announced Assembly Bill (AB) 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which strengthens tenant protections statewide by updating the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) in three key ways: lowering the rent increase cap, extending tenant protections to single-family homes, and making these safeguards permanent.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced AB 268 to designate Diwali as an official state holiday. Diwali is a festival of great significance to Indian Americans and South Asian Americans and is celebrated annually by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains across the globe. 

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 692, which would prohibit any employer from coercing an employee to enter into a Debt Training Repayment Agreement Provision (TRAP) or “stay-or-pay” contract, where the worker would be required to pay an alleged debt to their employer or other financial penalty if the worker leaves their job before

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1362, The Human Trafficking Prevention and Protection Act for Temporary Immigrant Workers.

SACRAMENTO – Showing his commitment to support a broad range of bipartisan housing legislation, Governor Newsom signed three bills by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), AB 2347, AB 2926, and AB 3122, to combat the state’s housing crisis.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), SAG-AFTRA, and California Labor Federation celebrate Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 2602, which requires informed consent by performers in film, music, and other entertainment sectors if studios wish to utilize their digital replicas created through artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) and Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced AB 1755 today, legislation that aims to establish practical reforms to California’s “Lemon Law.”

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), released a statement regarding the agreement on Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform.

SACRAMENTO – This week, the Assembly passed four bills pertaining to housing authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José): AB 1993, AB 2347, AB 2926, and AB 3122.

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Committee on Appropriations held Assembly Bill (AB) 2200, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, in its committee. Assemblymember Kalra releases the following statement: