Member & Club Benefits
At Large Memberships come with annual fee of $15 that goes towards community organization, supporting republican candidates and policy initiative support. When you join we connect you with a local district club in your area.
Zoom Speaker Series- Sage Steele August 5th at 6:30pm. Meet the longtime host and broadcaster on ESPN and strong voice of the party.
Early Bird Pricing Available Now Through September 2nd. Hear inspiring voices, network, get hands on workshops, candidate forums and Wine Tasting.
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CAPIToL UPDATES
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This bill, known as the Preemptive Self Defense Act of 2026, clarifies and expands the rights of individuals to use lawful resistance against public offenses, which are crimes against the public. It specifies that a person who reasonably believes they are facing an imminent threat of bodily harm, meaning an action that suggests a physical attack is about to happen, can use resistance to prevent the offense. This resistance must be proportional to the perceived threat and stop once the threat is gone. Importantly, the bill states that a person's background, training, or professional fighting skills cannot be considered when determining if their defensive actions were reasonable, and they are not required to wait for an attack to begin before acting. Furthermore, the bill provides that a person who lawfully resists a public offense under these conditions will not face civil liability, meaning they cannot be sued for damages.
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AB 181 strips authority from the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Assembly Bill 181, passed as a budget trailer bill for the 2026–27 fiscal year, shifts day-to-day managerial power from the state superintendent to a newly created position: the Education Commissioner. Unlike the independently elected superintendent, the new commissioner will be appointed by and report directly to the governor. The structural overhaul was finalized as part of budget negotiations between legislative leaders and Newsom. The measure was fast-tracked alongside California’s 2026-27 state budget, allowing it to move through the Legislature as part of the budget process rather than the traditional committee hearing process used for most standalone bills.
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SB 238 amended 06/11/2026, Smallwood-Cuevas(D) Workplace Surveillance Tools –
Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to administer and enforce various laws relating to employment and working conditions.
This bill would require a business, as defined, to annually provide a notice to the department of all the workplace surveillance tools the employer is using in the workplace. This bill would require the notice to include, among other information, a list of the workplace surveillance tools being used that surveil employees and the categories of information being collected on employees by the workplace surveillance. The bill would also require a business to send the notice to employees and any union that represents employees of the business. The bill will make a business that violates these provisions subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation.
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WE WANT TO DEDICATE THIS CAPITOL UPDATE TO THE CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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California Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirmed on June 17, 2026, that the California OneTime Wealth Tax for StateFunded Health Care Programs Initiative met the signature requirement, with over 980,000 valid signatures collected.
Don’t forget the details: The Legislature can change it without the VOTE OF THE PEOPLE!!
50310. Legislative Authority. The Legislature may amend the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, by statute passed in each house of the Legislature by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring, if the statute is consistent with and furthers the purposes of the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act.
GSRW Newsletter
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The past three months have been both productive and rewarding, as Golden State Republican Women has grown to 1,200 members. I am deeply appreciative of our Republican Women’s clubs and their continued commitment to strengthening California.
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California Voter ID that needs YOUR signature, Initiative petition. But did you know there are equally vital petitions being circulated with very short deadlines?