GOVERNORS CALL Newsom signed the bill Sept. 15. This Friday's Five (I know - it is more than five bills, but you have to work with me, it is California . The law suggests that Oil and Gas interests . Inmates who have attempted, or succeeded in, murdering their cellmates would be let right back into the population they pose a risk to.. They argue the bill will lead to more dorm beds faster. The bill, authored by Cupertino Democrat Evan Low, would classify disinformation as unprofessional conduct, allowing the board to take action. AB 2147, The Freedom to Walk Act, would allow law enforcement officers to stop a pedestrian for jaywalking only when a reasonably careful person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision. The Legislature passed, but Newsom vetoed, a similar bill last year that would have repealed the states jaywalking laws and prohibited fines until Jan. 1, 2029. AB 257, or the FAST Recovery Act, would create a first-of-its-kind fast-food council to set rules for chains with a hundred or more restaurants nationally. CARE Court is a proposal put forth by Gov. It also abolishes the requirement that coroners investigate stillbirths and protects someone who helps a pregnant person end their pregnancy voluntarily from criminal or civil liability. Assembly Bill 1909 makes four changes to laws affecting bicyclists, as well as drivers and pedestrians who share California roads. Until a few years ago, most community college students had to take remedial math and English. Headlining that effort is AB 2223 by Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks of Oakland. This creates considerable confusion about how certain services will be financed, and could severely limit the full potential of the behavioral health crisis response promised by the bill, he said in a signing statement. The bill followed a series of CalMatters stories exposing the problems caused by these loopholes, which have allowed owners to operate homes while license applications are in yearslong pending status, or even when the licenses have been outright denied. California created the first Paid Family Leave program in the nation 20 years ago, and today were taking an important step to ensure more low-wage workers, many of them women and people of color, can access the time off theyve earned while still providing for their family, he said in a statement. But this research was done on such laws that put more restrictions on who was eligible to apply. Gavin Newsom proposed in mid-August. In a signing statement, he sought to make clear that the measure does not apply to any speech outside of discussions directly related to COVID-19 treatment within a direct physician patient relationship. I am signing this bill because it is narrowly tailored to apply only to those egregious instances in which a licensee is acting with malicious intent or clearly deviating from the required standard of care while interacting directly with a patient under their care, he added. Kobi Naseck, coalition coordinator for environmental group VISION, says that even if the referendum effort is successful, that doesnt necessarily mean the end for these protections. Trade groups for businesses and tech companies, including California Chamber of Commerce, and TechNet, which counts among its members Google, Airbnb, Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Snap, and other major tech companies. The measure would also prohibit California law enforcement agencies from arresting anyone who obtains or performs a legal abortion and prevents them from cooperating with out-of-state law enforcement agencies investigating an abortion. Californians have been struggling to pay their water bills statewide, and it reached a boiling point during the pandemic. Notably, law enforcement has not weighed in. They also say the bill delays pipelines needed to transport carbon to where it can be injected and sequestered permanently underground. Hopefully we can see this data inform some kind of strategies and ideas around where we go from here, he said. Two products are considered substantially similar if they share a brand, as well as similar materials, functions and designs. Prior to state legislators focusing on creating a bulwark for abortion rights, two women in Kings County were imprisoned and charged with murder after delivering stillborns and testing positive for methamphetamine use. The Governor signed nearly every substantial employment law related bill placed on his desk. AB 1220 by Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) Homelessness: California Interagency Council on Homelessness. As other states move to criminalize or severely restrict abortion, a cadre of bills protecting women and medical providers from prosecution are headed to the governor. Theres no official opposition to the bill, though the original version from Jones-Sawyer only called for a judge to instruct the jury to treat artistic expressions with caution and close scrutiny. A revised version from the Senate calls for an entirely separate hearing, away from the jury. CNN/Adobe Stock. Gov. Apartments would have to be either 100% affordable or mixed-use, meaning market-rate but affordable to at least 15% of lower income earners, or 8% of very low income and 5% of extremely low income earners.SB 6, by Democratic Sen. Anna Caballero of Salinas, would bypass the first step in permitting housing on commercial real estate while allowing other opportunities for local input, like CEQA. AB 1757: Farmers and grower associations opposed the bill, saying it would be economically unfeasible for them. The bills original sponsor, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, yanked its support for the bill after it was amended earlier in the year and has since voiced strong opposition. The opposition is led by the California Family Council, which argues that gender-affirming care is not an agreed-upon treatment for transgender children. The California Catholic Conference has led the opposition on all of the abortion bills, including these two, and is among a handful of other religious groups opposed. Since then, the California Department of Parks and Recreation has amended the property deed, removing restrictions, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the amended property deed, officially allowing the transfer of the property to the Bruce Family. After eight months, Californias legislative session came to a close on Sept. 1 with a final flurry of frantic activity. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. AB 245 by Assembymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes. Newsom signed the bill into law Sept. 18. They say the bill is overly broad, and that setting privacy regulations state-by-state could create confusion for businesses. This would be the only program of its kind in the country. Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? The California Bicycle Coalition, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and other groups say the bill will prevent racially biased enforcement while still keeping pedestrians safe. I thank Pro Tem Atkins and Speaker Rendon for their leadership in advancing historic measures to improve the lives of Californians, including new tools to boost our housing supply, improve workplace conditions and build a stronger state. He was sentenced to life in prison. It would take effect in 2027. Assemblymember Mark Stone, a Santa Cruz Democrat, carried the bill. It applies to a much wider swath of land and doesnt cap rents, but developers must use at least some union labor on every project. In 2021, a Contra Costa man was convicted of murder after an expert prosecution witness testified that the mans repeating of rap lyrics from popular songs was a confession to his own alleged crimes. Supporters of the new law say serving prison time can change the trajectory of a persons life permanently and unfairly. This year, CapRadio is focusing on 10 new laws that could impact your world. Union representation among Californias farmworkers has dwindled to statistically zero, UC Merced researchers found, and a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year effectively kicked union organizers off growers property. They would no longer be held in solitary for longer than 15 consecutive days, or 45 days in a 180-day period. AB 2098 would make it easier for the Medical Board of California to punish doctors who deliberately spread false information about COVID-19, vaccines and treatments. AB 2626, by Democratic Assemblymember Lisa Calderon of Whittier, prevents professional licensing boards from punishing doctors, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners and nurse midwives for performing abortions by revoking their license. He said housing discrimination against former inmates is rampant throughout our state and pushes many to the streets. Golden State residents will likely feel their impact in everyday life in 2023. At least 140 organizations and more than 400 individuals registered their opposition to the bill because they say it sets up a system of coerced, involuntary outpatient civil commitment that deprives people with mental health disabilities of the right to make self-determined decisions about their own lives. Instead of building up the critical housing and mental health infrastructure people need, the costly new court process will simply re-traumatize people struggling with mental illness, they say. Many of the details for how it would work remain up in the air including how much assistance would be offered and how many people would qualify. The bill also includes stronger protections for ratepayers, and the loan would be allocated in increments. AB 2223 garnered the most opposition, spurring heated protests outside the Capitol amid allegations that the bill is overbroad and legalizes infanticide, which supporters strongly deny. The two centerpiece bills of the Future of Abortion Councils package SB 1142 and AB 2134 were guaranteed $60 million in the June budget, but legislators were left to hash out how that money would be spent. Over the Labor Day holiday, President Biden announced his strong support. Starting in 2025, workers who earn less than about $57,000 a year would be paid 90% of their regular wages, an increase from the current 70%. After his death we learned that his wife and had a trust through this attorney's office. The intention here is that the minimum wage continues to rise with the cost of inflation, said David Huerta, president of SEIU-United Service Workers West. If a person refuses to comply, or fails out, they could be considered by the court for conservatorship just as if a county fails to provide the necessary services, they could face fines of up to $1,000 per day. There's a lot of near-misses and a lot of accidents that happen from either clipping cyclists when you pass too close, Sanchez said. Already, providers like Planned Parenthood and ACCESS Reproductive Justice California have reported influxes of out-of-state patients. I think, especially in high school, the threat of a legal consequence will mitigate behavior. Versher said. California enacted AB 32 in 2006, which required the state to set strict emission limits, including a target that greenhouse gas emission levels must reach 1990 levels by 2020. The bill is an effort to ease the path toward collective bargaining and potentially higher wages for the 400,000-member California agricultural workforce. It also bans California from complying with out-of-state subpoenas seeking medical information related to gender-affirming care. The extra 50-cent boost in 2023 is because the law includes a provision requiring the minimum wage to increase with inflation. Atkins own AB 154, which passed in 2013 and permitted nurse practitioners to conduct first-trimester abortions under a doctors supervision. It also makes efforts to repair while centering the needs of those who have been harmed. Legislators around the state successfully passed legislation addressing climate. It also allows for housing on that land, and exempts such projects from local approval processes and the California Environmental Quality Act. Thats in the wake of a 2020 report showing the latter district has one of the highest suspension rates for Black students, mainly boys, in California. In addition, new requirements would include limits on noise, light, dust and vapors. Gavin Newsom and pushed through the Legislature in SB 1338 by Sens. A signing message can be found. Jay Jordan, the CEO of Alliance for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit that supported SB 731, said the barriers ex-convicts face in life after prison are referred to as collateral consequences., If people who have served their time, who did everything the system said they needed to do, are not given a second chance, thats not democracy, thats not justice, thats just pure punitive, Jordan said. They say the state could develop targets based on technologies that are not accessible for most farmers and drive small farms out of business. The bill, by Democratic Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin of Camarillo, would order community colleges to enroll most students in a transfer-level math and English course if their program requires those subjects. Up until the last day of the session, Democratic lawmakers responded to shifts in the national abortion landscape with amendments aimed at curtailing some of the ripple effects of the U.S. Supreme Courts reversal of Roe v. Wade. The bigger unions dropped their lethal opposition to AB 2011 once the Assembly and Senate struck a deal that let both bills through. The California Department of Public Health was involved in drafting more recent versions of the bill. SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom just wrapped up the 2022 legislative session, signing 997 bills into law. AB 257 creates a state-run council to set labor standards across the fast food sector, including on wages, safety and other workplace conditions. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and many go into effect on New Year's Day in the nation's most populous state. The labor truce also matters: Following years of heated debate and dead bills, unions put their differences aside, at least for this year. The governor threw his support behind the bill by including it in his package of legislation to combat climate change, joining health groups and environmental organizations representing the fenceline communities where many oil and gas facilities are sited. The state achieved that target four years early, but its not on pace to meet its current 2030 goal of a 40% cut much less a larger one. This is one of the things I think well look back on with tremendous pride, when were done, Newsom said during the signing ceremony in San Jose, where he first announced the proposal in March. Assembly Bill 2282, which takes effect on the first of the year, increases penalties for people who use hateful symbols as part of hate crimes swastikas, nooses, desecrated crosses and expands restricted locations to include K-12 schools and colleges. The bill authorizes the attorney general to seek a court order to stop violations, and courts to impose a penalty of as much as $10,000 for first violations and $1,000 for each subsequent violation. Proposition 65 became law in November 1986, when California voters . To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. Tia Koonse is the legal and policy research manager at the UCLA Labor Center and says pay is just one part of the plan. The report recommended the district utilize restorative justice as a suspension alternative, to build communities and restore relationships between all affected parties after an incident has occurred.. Cremating one corpse can release almost 600 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Deb Banks, executive director of the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, said it will allow bikers to cross the street at pedestrian signals instead of only at green traffic lights. a referendum effort fueled by oil and gas companies was launched to undo it. The bill would attach a fee to cell phone lines.That fee has been lowered significantly in negotiations with the telecommunications industry, which in turn has dropped its opposition. After failed attempts in 2020 and 2021, a bill to legalize natural organic reduction, or turning bodies into soil as an after-death option was resurrected this year. Supporters say few low-income workers can afford the 30% to 40% pay cut to take time off for a disability or to care for a new child or sick family member. It also prevents licensing boards from denying licenses to medical professionals who were punished in other states for performing abortions. 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