(COVID 19 protections for Ag Workers)...The Governor signed two bills this week.

AB 2043 and AB 2165. The bills were authored by Assemblyman Robert Rivas of Hollister and Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia. Garcia says these measures establishing the nation's first legislative package of COVID 19 protections for agricultural workers passed the legislature with bipartisan support. He says the legislation helkps protect agricultural communities against the spread of COVID 19 and ensure workers have access to critical workplace safety information and essential state services during the pandemic.