Some individual doctors and groups like A Voice for Choice Advocacy argue that the bill infringes on doctors free speech and that physicians should be allowed to share their professional opinions without fear of repercussions. Californias secretary of state is responsible for reviewing the signatures and certifying that a referendum qualifies for the ballot. He said housing discrimination against former inmates is rampant throughout our state and pushes many to the streets. California is increasing resources, adding services, and advancing equity to boost graduation and transfer rates throughout our higher education systems, he said in a statement. Garcia said the state needs more environmentally friendly burial options, since traditional methods put chemicals into the ground, or release carbon into the atmosphere. SB 352 by Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) The military: sexual harassment. The Governor vetoed 169 bills, saving the state billions in taxpayer dollars. SB 886 by Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, would excuse public college and university housing from regulations of the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law that developers deplore but that environmental groups and some cities champion as a safeguard against pollution. 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. Grant Pilot Program. In addition, new requirements would include limits on noise, light, dust and vapors. 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. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and many go into effect on New Year's Day in the nation's most populous state. Hundreds of new laws are going into effect in 2022, from requiring ethnic studies to graduate, to cracking down on illegal street racing, and allowing restaurants to continue selling to-go. 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. SB 343 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging. The bill is meant to address the chronic student housing crisis by sparing development from environmental lawsuits that in the past have slowed down dorm construction. Among the coalition drafting the bill was the Anti-Defamation League. Over time research chipped away at that logic: Students with high school grades who enrolled directly into transfer-level math and English courses were likelier to pass the courses in a year than if they took a remedial class first. The UC Berkeley Labor Centermaintains a list. CARE Court is a proposal put forth by Gov. The law, Senate Bill 1375 authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, builds on two existing laws: Atkins says the new measure clarifies those laws and allows for more trained nurse practitioners in high-need areas to perform surgical, or aspiration abortions, whereby suction is used to remove the contents of the uterus. Hundreds of new laws were passed by the State Assembly and signed by Gov. This new law expands to all consumer products sold in California and enacts penalties of up to $2500 per violation. The bill, authored by Cupertino Democrat Evan Low, would classify disinformation as unprofessional conduct, allowing the board to take action. Legislators introduced more than a dozen bills this session designed to improve and protect access to abortion in California. These bills would unlock a glut of empty stores, offices and parking lots for as many as 1.6 million housing units market conditions permitting without contributing to urban sprawl. Newsom announced Sept. 28 he had vetoed the bill. 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 signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. 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. Gavin Newsom, environmental justice groups and The Utility Reform Network, a consumer advocacy group. Researchers have found a strong link between leaving prison and entering homelessness, but have struggled to find exact data. The bill is supported by doctor groups including the California Medical Association, the California chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians. The bill has enjoyed broad support as it sailed unopposed through both houses. SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted new bills signed into law in 2021 that will go into effect January 1, 2022, including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the state's housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more. Its harming not only themselves, but their families, the economy, their community.. And a bill that would have allowed teenagers to get vaccines without parental permission was pulled without a vote. It aims to make water more affordable before Californians are in crisis. Assemblymember Chris Holden, a Pasadena Democrat, carried the bill. It also makes efforts to repair while centering the needs of those who have been harmed. 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. The law, authored by Democratic Assembly member Dr. Akilah Weber, is an effort to disrupt the so-called school-to-prison pipeline, which refers to the disproportionate and increased likelihood of students of color particularly Black students being disciplined in school via suspension or police to end up incarcerated as adults. AB 1757, authored by Democratic Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens and Robert Rivas of Salinas, would require the state to set targets for removing planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere with nature-based methods, such as planting trees, restoring wetlands and scaling up public landscaping and urban forestry projects. 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. Facing extreme heat, prolonged drought and wildfires, California has increasingly faced challenges in providing reliable electricity. For example, the bill would generally prohibit companies from collecting, selling, sharing, or keeping kids personal information other than to provide the service that the kid is actively interacting with. California lawmakers approved SB 222 by state Sen. Bill Dodd, a Democrat from Napa, which offers state assistance to low income residents who struggle to pay for drinking water and sewage. 10. Restorative justice practices focus on mediation and community-building, asking students to take responsibility for harm theyve caused. Womens rights organizations, nonprofits and political advocacy groups comprise the bulk of the bills supporters. 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. Legiscan confirms House Bill 1667 is a bill that requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to healthcare entities such as hospitals, professional associations in the medical field . Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. Supporters say the world could exceed the 1.5 degree celsius threshold of dangerous warming as early as 2030, and that California must do its part to avoid the dire effects of climate change. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900 chemicals since it was first published in 1987. The Western States Petroleum Association and the California Chamber of Commerce were two of the most outspoken opponents, as were farmers and grower associations. It also prevents licensing boards from denying licenses to medical professionals who were punished in other states for performing abortions. Gavin Newsom signed 770 new bills last legislative session, some of which go into effect starting Saturday. AB 2011, by Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks of Oakland, would fast-track housing development along the ubiquitous strip malls that flank Californias roads. People in California who have served time in prison will soon have a chance to appeal to have their criminal records sealed. In poll after poll, voters say they are fed up. Here are ten significant US laws that were passed so far in 2022. The plant is currently scheduled to shut down in 2025. Gavin Newsom proposed in mid-August. They argue the bill will lead to more dorm beds faster. Its also backed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the former head of monetization at Facebook. Gov. Together, theyll set the minimum wage for fast-food workers with an upper limit of $22 an hour. The Service Employees International Union and its Fight for $15 campaign for low-wage workers, the California Labor Federation and other unions backed the bill. The new laws address such varied areas as affordable housing, expanding voter access, worker protections, peace officer certification, crimes targeting people due to immigration status, and much more. Gavin Newsom signed many laws impacting California employers. The Future of Abortion Council, created by the governor, supports all three bills along with Attorney General Rob Bonta, Lt. Gov. The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act identifies areas zoned for parking, retail or office buildings where land could be used for housing. The extra 50-cent boost in 2023 is because the law includes a provision requiring the minimum wage to increase with inflation. Participants rated the lyrics they were told was rap as more offensive and more likely to be true to life. Lawmakers will have to approve spending of state funds in excess of $600 million. Nearly one in three adults in California have a past arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. 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. A noose and a swastika and a burning cross were treated differently, both where they could legally be placed and how they were treated as a penalty. The first it was tax season. GOVERNORS CALL As expected, Newsom announced on Sept. 2 that he was signing the bill. It would be a first-in-the-nation law requiring broad privacy protections online for children under 18, and would represent yet another step California has taken to lead privacy regulation. But the environmental law was catapulted into national prominence when UC Berkeley was almost forced to cut its new class of students by a third until state lawmakers bailed out the campus with another CEQA exemption in March. Its champions include the Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges system, Lt. Gov. We expanded it to schools because we decided that was a sensitive space where we don't want, especially our young people, to be terrorized.. Faculty unions, associations and the academic senate, plus Mt. Assembly Bill 1909 makes four changes to laws affecting bicyclists, as well as drivers and pedestrians who share California roads. AB 286 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Food delivery: purchase prices and tips. Some oil industry groups suggest that the setback rules would increase importation of oil from countries that dont have robust environmental regulations. California providers report already seeing patients from many of those states. The UFW says under the current, more rigid voting system, growers hearing of unionization efforts have called immigration authorities on organizing workers. CA Legislation | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | LegiScan CA Legislation | 2021-2022 | Regular Session CA 2023-2024 2021-2022 2019-2020 2017-2018 2015-2016 2013-2014 2011-2012 2009-2010 Filter View [Reset All] Type Both Senate House All Bills Resolutions Other Status Any Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Passed Vetoed Scheduled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next This would be the only program of its kind in the country. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. Its also labors foothold toward bargaining power for a low-wage workforce that has been difficult to unionize because of widespread franchise ownership. In almost all cases, campuses couldnt justify their policy of requiring that. 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. A long list of criminal justice reform and rehabilitation organizations are supporting the bill, including Californians for Safety and Justice, who sponsored it. 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. When you apply for housing, you have to say whether you have a criminal record or not. It also protects someone who has knowledge of an abortion from disclosing the identity of the person who got the abortion. And thats the hard work of the next year.. 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%. A signing message can be found. For many, their goal was to eventually transfer, so remedial courses were a key hurdle. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls added that the bill is necessary in order to ensure women achieve parity.. 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. Senate Bill 846 facilitates the actions necessary to keep the option of (Diablo Canyon) as a statewide reliability asset beyond the current 2024-2025 retirement dates of the plants two units.. The counties of Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne will have to start the program by Oct. 1, 2023, while the rest of the state will have until Dec. 1, 2024. Among the cases filed, one was of Dr. Elysse Versher, vice principal at West Campus High School, who was subjected to anti-Black hate crimes on school grounds earlier this year. AB 1287, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan, an Orinda Democrat, would prohibit an individual or business from charging a different price for a product based on the customers gender. A coalition called Save Local Restaurants, whose biggest funders are In-N-Out Burger, Chipotle, and Starbucks (among others), has submitted more than a million signatures to put the issue on the ballot in 2024. Newsom signed the bills on Sept. 27. The bill sets phased-in targets to assist the states transition to 100% renewable energy. 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. 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. A law requiring a 1,200 foot space between oil and gas wells and community areas will go into effect on Jan. 1. Nearly 3 million Californians live within 3,200 feet of an active or idle oil or gas well, mostly in Kern and Los Angeles counties. They say the fee is an important way to make sure the services associated with the hotline are adequately funded. This bill is about rap lyrics and the book Rap on Trial. In one study mentioned in the book and by California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, two groups of people were read identical lyrics. This past year, the state Legislature passed and Gov. 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. That analysis also says a side benefit of the law, AB 2011, will be a decrease in vehicle miles traveled and tailpipe emissions, as there will be housing adjacent to work and shopping. New Year's Day will bring Californians a cornucopia of new rules after Gov. If at least two union shops dont bid on the project, union-level wages kick in. All three aim to improve how our food system functions. A 2017 study by the advocacy and policy organization the Guttmacher Institute found that more than 40% of counties in California dont have a clinic that provides abortions. In a last-minute amendment, lawmakers also snuck in protections for medical records related to gender-affirming health care. They also say the plants extension could delay much-needed investments in renewable energy. There's nothing stopping CalGEM, which is the agency responsible for permitting in California, to just stop permitting within the setback zone, Naseck said. You can find our submission guidelines here. Just look at historic photos of communities like Huntington Beach and there are forests of oil derricks. That means [cyclists] get a little bit of a head start to get through the intersection, which are the most dangerous places for [them], Banks said. The bill, carried by Democratic Assemblymembers Al Muratsuchi of Torrance and Jim Wood of Santa Rosa, would also institute time limits to prevent such delays. Passed in late September 2021, the new law would allow prosecutors to determine whether an employer could be charged with a misdemeanor or felony for intentionally committing theft of wages, benefits, tips or other compensation: More than $950 for one employee and more than $2,350 for two or more . The third change removes a statewide ban on Class 3 electric bikes which are the fastest available from certain facilities, but local governments can still ban them from equestrian, hiking and recreational trails. Stacked on top of those protections are enhanced safeguards for medical records. After his death we learned that his wife and had a trust through this attorney's office. While larger companies hit the $15 per hour minimum wage in January 2022, smaller businesses had an extra year to meet the requirement. Newsom signed these and other climate bills on Sept. 16. The bill responds to a recent national wave of legislation that aims to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, Democratic leaders in California positioned the state as a reproductive health safe haven. Now, with dozens of other states moving to ban or severely restrict abortions, California has become the nearest abortion provider for an estimated 8,000 to 16,000 people. SB 107 would protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care. A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has systematically violated the due process rights of inmates, and continues to ignore a 2015 settlement between the state and two Pelican Bay State Prison inmates held in solitary confinement for decades based on their perceived gang affiliations. California has long been a global leader in tackling climate change, enacting bold policies to reduce its carbon footprint. Both bills are part of a climate push from Gov. September 30, 2022 marked the last day Governor Newsom had to sign or veto new bills passed by the Legislature to end the 2022 legislative year. The first deadline passed Jan. 2020 . SACRAMENTO - Moving to bolster California's nation-leading gun safety laws, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed additional legislation to protect Californians, including measures to improve school campus safety, restrict gun possession by people convicted of child abuse or elder abuse, and better regulate the sale of firearms. Notably, law enforcement has not weighed in. Californias farmworkers are the lifeblood of our state, and they have the fundamental right to unionize and advocate for themselves in the workplace, Newsom said in a statement. The regulation would be funded by a maximum fee of $8.50 per reduction or per body paid by licensed facilities to the Department of Consumer Affairs Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. Legislators approved a one-time $40 million appropriation for the fund as part of the budget. 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.. Not to give the same speech and expect the same applause, but to begin to do something about it.. However, the oll industry also is opposed. They want to see better state oversight of who owns and operates nursing homes in the state. 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. Environmental groups have rallied behind the idea of SB 1137 for years, saying that a space or setback zone will keep communities farther from the impacts of leaking wells and pollution. SB 109 by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development. This state has long fashioned itself as a "planet protector" but in 2022 it's taking it to a new level. The law affects public schools with grades 6 through 12, community colleges, and public universities. He was sentenced to life in prison. A swath of business and restaurant groups representing individual franchise owners and corporate chains, including a number of minority chambers of commerce, opposed it. 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. Newsom signed the bill and several other higher education proposals on Sept. 30, his last day to act. The California State Association of Counties, which initially opposed the measure, dropped their opposition after slowing down the timeline and receiving an additional $57 million to put it in place. Here are 11 categories of new laws that take effect next year across California. Campus projects for student and faculty housing would have to check off a long list of environmental and labor-relations musts to evade CEQAs, which cities and community groups cite in lawsuits to challenge development. They get kept in prison.. By banning this practice, this bill would eliminate the pink tax, which supporters call the additional costs to female consumers. Two new laws aim to stop you from throwing food away in your regular garbage, and to stop products from carrying the chasing-arrow recycling symbol when they aren't really recyclable. 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. High-profile measures that went to Democratic Gov. During 2022 just under 1,000 laws were approved in California and are set to start impacting the lives of state residents across a wide variety of topics. The California Department of Public Health was involved in drafting more recent versions of the bill. The bill by Democratic Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles would require judges to balance the value of the evidence with the undue prejudice and racial bias possible when that evidence is presented to a jury. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California co-sponsored both bills and sits on the councils steering committee. The group contends that it has been gutted and now serves as a lifeline to problematic nursing home owners. Backers and foes of this bill say they want the same thing: more student housing. Advocates say they are hopeful that SB 731 is expansive enough to avoid racial disparities like this. There were questions on how this works with the high career grants, passed in 2022. New California laws go into effect on Friday As we are about halfway through the 2022 calendar year, several new California laws go into effect Friday, July 1. 1: One For the Road When restaurants shut down in-person dining early in the pandemic, the laws governing. 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. States across the country are passing laws to demonize the transgender community, especially transgender youth and their parents, he said in a signing statement. The current law already requires 100% of retail electricity to be fueled by renewables such as wind and solar by 2045. 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. AB 257 would address working conditions that have been long-standing issues in the fast-food industry, Koonse said. They labeled it a job killer, insisting there is no clear plan to achieve the goals and that the rapid transition to a carbon-free economy would cause many workers to lose their jobs. He says that Newsom and state agencies have the power to keep protections in place, regardless. A new law will give qualified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives the ability to perform first-trimester abortions in California without the supervision of a physician. Gov. Business groups say Californias labor laws already are onerous, and new regulations would raise costs at a time of record inflation and threaten a business model that has allowed many minority entrepreneurs to advance. While many cases are never prosecuted, these incidents remain on an individuals record until they are 100 years old in California. One new law would task the California Department of Education with developing evidence-based best practices for restorative justice. WHO IS OPPOSEDSome environmental justice groups, the city and county where UC Santa Cruz is located, a town adjacent to UC Santa Barbara and three state Democrats who cast the only dissenting votes against the bill. Become a Sustainer! Martin said he hopes the new law will spark plans for how the state can house people exiting prisons, not just while theyre on parole, but permanently. Californias fight against climate change requires a massive shift away from fossil fuels. Tia Koonse is the legal and policy research manager at the UCLA Labor Center and says pay is just one part of the plan. 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. 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