Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 455 into law, closing the a legal loophole that allows criminal defendants who suffer from mental illness to possess guns by prohibiting individuals in pretrial mental health diversion for a felony or specified misdemeanor charge from owning a firearm unti

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 271 into law, allowing counties to create Homeless Death Review Committees aimed at gathering essential data to uncover the root causes of deaths among individuals experiencing homelessness.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Fullerton), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism, strongly supports the recent decision of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union as they embark on a strike.

SACRAMENTO, CA - In response to the Orange County Board of Supervisors voting to exclude Pride Flags from being flown outside of county offices, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) released the following statement.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) presented a well-deserved resolution to ICNA Relief, recognizing them as the Nonprofit of the Year for the 67th Assembly District. ICNA Relief is a humanitarian organization dedicated to serving communities in need through various social and disaster relief programs.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) celebrated the successful passage of her bill, AB 1297, the Public Restrooms Act, on the Assembly Floor.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) celebrated the successful passage of her Assembly Bills during the Assembly Suspense Hearing at the State Capitol.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) and Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), along with the City of Fullerton, announced today the official opening of the West Coyote Hills Initial Trail.  This was made possible by working together in s

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva received the California State Auditor report of CalOptima, the Orange County organized health system for low-income children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities.

FULLERTON, CA - On Saturday, July 30, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (Fullerton - D) hosted an intimate celebration to honor several exceptional community leaders who live or work within the 65th Assembly District and to acknowledge their significant impact in the community.