Page 2589.) Many people living near the wells are low-income people of color, creating an environmental justice imbalance. And a bill that would have allowed teenagers to get vaccines without parental permission was pulled without a vote. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. The contentious measure mirrors draft legislation Newsom proposed on Aug. 12, with a few key differences: Newsom wanted to extend the life of the plant for ten years, which received widespread opposition from legislators. As a father of four, Im familiar with the real issues our children are experiencing online, he said in a statement, thanking the bills sponsors and the tech industry for pushing these protections and putting the wellbeing of our kids first.. But to build out the system as envisioned, including providing mobile crisis response, proponents of the cell phone fee say the state needs ongoing funding. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama's new secretary of state announced the state's withdrawal Tuesday from a 32-state voter registration partnership, a data-sharing effort that was designed to . The group contends that it has been gutted and now serves as a lifeline to problematic nursing home owners. Currently he is an author and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and the environment at his site,www.peakprosperity.com. Sep 08, 2021 Assembly Read third time. "Urgency" bills go into effect immediately. SB 107 would protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care. Search. For example, last year the nations poison control centers saw a spike in calls after people reported taking ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug for animals, to cure COVID-19 after being persuaded by false information shared by influential people on the internet. 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. That money was to be allocated over six years, but this bill makes the appropriation continuous. Womens rights organizations, nonprofits and political advocacy groups comprise the bulk of the bills supporters. Weve launched abortion.ca.gov to help people in and outside of California access abortion care. CARE Court is a proposal put forth by Gov. Following a 2017 change in the law, most students started taking gateway courses to eventually get into a UC or CSU, but still thousands 20% of first-time students continue to take these remedial courses. Pro-housing Yes in My Backyard activists, or YIMBYs, who have been trying to increase density through similar measures for years, are among the proposals loudest cheerleaders. If signed, the bill would make California a refuge for minors seeking gender-affirming care by prohibiting the removal of a child from their parent or guardian because that parent allowed their child to receive gender-affirming care. AB 2799 would require prosecutors who want to use creative expressions as evidence of a crime to hold a pretrial hearing away from the jury to prove that rap lyrics or other artistic expression are relevant to the case. California has struggled for years to keep up with the very real and visible issue of increasing numbers of seriously mentally ill people living on the street. Over the Labor Day holiday, President Biden announced his strong support. 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. "It's the dance of state government." SB 905: Newsom supports it, saying capture and storage strategies are necessary tools to remove carbon. California lawmakers took a step closer Monday to amending the state constitution to guarantee the right to an abortion and contraception . Facing extreme heat, prolonged drought and wildfires, California has increasingly faced challenges in providing reliable electricity. Save Water, Save Money. It would exempt short-term credentials that have industry-specific math requirements and adult programs that dont require a math or English course (think: basic office software or fire-resilient landscaping), among other carve-outs. The only possible way to understand it compassionately is to see those elected officials proposing it as being swept up in Mass Psychosis. 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. Were doing everything we can to protect people from any retaliation for accessing abortion care while also making it more affordable to get contraceptives,he said in a statement. Scheduled. By banning this practice, this bill would eliminate the pink tax, which supporters call the additional costs to female consumers. For a select few measures, with urgency clauses that allow them to take effect immediately upon the governors signature, the votes stretched into the wee hours the next day. 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 state Senate approved Senate Constitutional. Assemblymember Mark Stone, a Santa Cruz Democrat, carried the bill. Newsom signed the bill and several other higher education proposals on Sept. 30, his last day to act. The National Funeral Directors Association estimates that about 67% of people were cremated in 2021 and that number is expected to rise. California is investing to fight the climate crisis on the scale of what other countries spend. Instead, the groups are advocating for more market-based approaches that trade credits and capture and store carbon while still allowing continued use of fossil fuels. That amounts to a minimum of 54 (of 80) votes in the California State Assembly and 27 (of 40) votes in the California State Senate, assuming no vacancies. The council would consist of fast food workers, their advocates, restaurant owners, fast food corporations and the states labor and business departments. AB 1757: Farmers and grower associations opposed the bill, saying it would be economically unfeasible for them. The plant is currently scheduled to shut down in 2025. 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. California is committed to ensuring that the men and women who have helped build our world-class economy are able to share in the states prosperity, he said in a statement. Newsom, U.S. 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. Many experts warn that achieving carbon neutrality may not be possible without removing existing emissions from the atmosphere and capturing carbon from smokestacks. They also say the plants extension could delay much-needed investments in renewable energy. With authors Sen. Umberg & Sen. Eggman, California is bringing healing and housing to people with untreated behavioral health and substance abuse issues, and bringing peace of mind and help to families and communities and making all of them a part of the solution. In a veto message, he said that lowering costs and making sure that Californians have access to safe and affordable drinking water is a top priority, but said that there is no sustainable, ongoing funding identified.. Newsom and dozens of cities and mayors desperate to deal with the worsening mental health crisis on the streets. 1500 11th Street Gov. SB 846, authored by Republican Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham of San Luis Obispo and Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa, would keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2030 and give its operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, a $1.4 billion loan to do so. Voting is happening in the next two weeks, so help defend constitutional and individual rights in California by opposing the following bills: SB-871 AB-2098 SB-866 SB-920 SB-1464 SB-1479 SB-1390 Newsom vetoed the bill on Sept. 29, but directed the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop regulations to restrict the use of segregated confinement to limited situations, such as where the individual has been found to have engaged in violence in the prison., In his veto message, he said the bill establishes standards that are overly broad and exclusions that could risk the safety of both the staff and incarcerated population within these facilities.. Not every contentious proposal made it through the gantlet: Bills to restrict bail costs, to allow legislative staff to unionize, and to preserve Californias concealed-carry gun limits all went down to defeat in the final hours. 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. Assemblymember Chris Holden, a Pasadena Democrat, carried the bill. It includes an extension of the age limit for foster care support from 21 to 25. Certain voters facing life-threatening situations may qualify for confidential voter status. The California District Attorneys Association and other groups say the bill will endanger pedestrians and unnecessarily tie the hands of law enforcement. In turn, these messages reinforce gender-based stereotypes that are harmful to children, supporters say. He was sentenced to life in prison. Text of Bills for the Week of Jan. 9, 2023 First Published: January 2, 2023 at 02:00 PM Last Updated: January 9, 2023 at 05:18 PM XML. AB 1954 (Quirk) protects the right of chronic pain patients who use marijuana, and the right of physicians and clinics to treat them. Discipline could include a public reprimand, probation, suspension, or license revocation. 25: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting . However, this bill is still facing opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce. It protects a woman or pregnant person who chooses to end a pregnancy from prosecution, even if the abortion is self-induced or happens outside of the medical system. Sacramento, Chris Martenson,is a former American biochemical scientist and Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association wrote in a letter of opposition that forcing violent inmates back into the general prison population will lead to more violence, both to inmates and prison guards. Commercial use of voter registration information is prohibited by law and is a misdemeanor. Accelerating greenhouse gas cuts is essential to meeting the states goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. Receive a free briefing on your state every day. The bill was sponsored by Common Sense media, a non-profit that reviews entertainment and technology for families and schools, and 5Rights Foundation, a UK non-profit whose founder led the charge on a similar law now in place in the UK. Overview Legislators Bills Search Sign uptoday to track legislation for free! Faculty groups also say the bill comes with no additional funding to hire more tutors who work alongside faculty to help students during class and give faculty more training. The council also says that children often misunderstand their gender identity and are likely to regret their decision to get irreversible treatments such as hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery. Dozens of cities and local control advocates say the bills take away critical neighborhood input to development decisions and worry local governments may lose tax revenue from commercial properties. The bill would offset some of these costs by removing a cap on workers contributions to the program, which currently shields earnings above $145,600. Current law requires the Attorney General to direct local . CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. It would also require the states public health department to regulate the reduction chambers where its done to prevent the spread of disease. In order to skip lengthy and costly local review processes, including the much-dreaded California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, developers would pay their workers union-level wages and in bigger projects, offer apprenticeships and health benefits, and cap at least a portion of rents. At any time during the legislative process the bill may be amended, either in committee or on the Floor. Im proud to sign this legislation on Labor Day when we pay tribute to the workers who keep our state running as we build a stronger, more inclusive economy for all Californians.. We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. They also say the bill delays pipelines needed to transport carbon to where it can be injected and sequestered permanently underground. The Assembly bill, which razes more neighborhood forums, has a longer list of opponents. Nearly one in three adults in California have a past arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. And thats not all with Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, we eliminated the pink tax, so women arent being fined for buying products that are marketed for women. The fast food industry, however, is trying to qualify a referendum for the 2024 ballot to overturn the law. The San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee has proposed paying each Black longtime resident $5 million to atone for the city's decades of systemic racism. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 27, as part of a package of legislation on equity for women. More than half of Californias farmworkers are undocumented, and they often live on their employers land. Equity groups who originally pushed for higher affordability requirements in both bills had to settle for less, while developers worry the labor and affordability standards will be too high to meet. AB 1279, authored by Democratic Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi of Torrance and Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens, codifies Californias commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2045. The opposition is led by the California Family Council, which argues that gender-affirming care is not an agreed-upon treatment for transgender children. On Labor Day, Newsom announced hes signing the bill in a Twitter video. His main sticking point: that the bill allows workers to request union ballots before growers are notified there will be an election. There are no groups in opposition on file. Gavin Newsom, environmental justice groups and The Utility Reform Network, a consumer advocacy group. Fast food workers work hard and any trip to a fast food restaurant proves that. Urgency clause adopted. High-profile measures that went to Democratic Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and a number of professional medical groups and patient advocacy groups. Some 10,000 California nursing home residents died during the pandemic. These are the 10 California bills that we must oppose and it is coming to a State near you, & the good news is The Peoples Convoy is headed back to Cali this week to rally & bring awareness The vote is coming the next 2 weeks and the convoy is headed to California for us, Malone, me etc. Until a few years ago, most community college students had to take remedial math and English. The Association of California Water Agencies, which represents more than 450 public water agencies, was opposed over concerns that the programs division of state and local responsibilities is inefficient and would waste money. The bill is supported by the California Future of Abortion Council, a collective of more than three dozen reproductive rights groups convened by Newsom in 2021 to examine abortion access in the state. The groups argue that COVID disinformation is dangerous and undermines public health efforts. 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. Unbiased news reporting is the foundation of democracy. Trending now H.R. Supporters of single-payer health care march to the California capitol in 2017. On average, products marketed toward women cost 7% more than similar ones marketed toward men, according to a 2015 study from the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. They joined Governor Newsom & Assemblymember Jones Sawyer to sign a bill ensuring creative content like lyrics and music videos cant be used against artists in court without judicial review. Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. Nearly 650,000 residential and 46,000 business accounts owed more than $315 million in unpaid water and wastewater bills by September 2021. The bill would also prohibit the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from putting certain groups in solitary confinement, including inmates younger than 26 or older than 59, pregnant people or those with mental or physical disabilities. Under a rule the California Assembly put in place at the start of the current session, committee chairs can decide whether to bring a bill assigned to their committee up for consideration. Assemblymember Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat and the bills author, is hopeful this version of the legislation meets Newsoms objections. 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. Together with the Legislature, California is taking the most aggressive action on climate our nation has ever seen. Simply doing nothing. An act to amend Section 1803.1 of the Civil Code, relating to civil law. Track Legislation Coming Up You will get updates when any bill is scheduled for debate in the week ahead by the House Majority Leader or in the day ahead according to the Senate Floor Schedule. This is a battle for the future and soul of our country, individual rights, parental rights, medical freedom and all the rest. Cremating one corpse can release almost 600 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The $20 million fund will give grants to groups that help women cover the cost of travel, lodging, child care and other expenses that commonly create barriers to accessing abortion. Gavin Newsom proposed in mid-August. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls added that the bill is necessary in order to ensure women achieve parity.. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. California isnt waiting any more, he said in a statement. Democratic Assemblymembers Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda, Mia Bonta of Oakland and Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens inserted an amendment into AB 1242 preventing California-based tech companies from disclosing user information to out-of-state law enforcement agencies seeking to prosecute someone for obtaining or providing an abortion. And thats the hard work of the next year.. Several advocacy organizations for nursing home residents, including the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, support this bill. These barriers appear when, for example, individuals look for housing, pursue careers in education or healthcare, want to coach a sports team, adopt a child or care for their grandparent. Newsom signed the bill Sept. 29. This would be the only program of its kind in the country. It would take effect in 2027. It is against the law to represent yourself as being eligible to vote unless you meet all of the requirements to vote under federal and state law. The group says it would have supported the bill if it excluded violent criminals. This is a big moment as we begin to take responsibility, he said at a press conference in San Francisco. Diablo Canyon provides about 10% of the states power. The bill received not a single dissenting vote from lawmakers. They and bill author Sen. 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