Sacramento – Today, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1127 authored by assemblymember Ed Chau (D–Monterey Park). The bill seeks to provide greater language access in our court system by establishing a working group tasked with advising the Judicial Council in the development of a comprehensive statewide Language Access Plan. The working group would also oversee the implementation of a three year pilot project in three courts to provide interpreters in all civil proceedings.

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 477, a bill authored by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park), which makes notaries public mandated reporters of financial elder abuse.

Sacramento, CA – Today, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved three bills authored by assemblymember Ed Chau (D–Alhambra). The bills include efforts to provide greater language access in our court system, to ensure that seniors are protected from financial elder abuse, and to prioritize funding for supportive housing and programs.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 381, authored by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park), which will strengthen California’s elder financial abuse laws. AB 381 would allow the courts to award attorney’s costs and fees to seniors who fall victim to someone using a power of attorney in bad faith to commit elder financial abuse.