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. Newsom has made this one of his top climate priorities this legislative session. They include. No longer will there be a lack of incentive for workers to join the construction workforce. 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. One new law would task the California Department of Education with developing evidence-based best practices for restorative justice. AB 245 by Assembymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes. 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. They want to see better state oversight of who owns and operates nursing homes in the state. There's nothing stopping CalGEM, which is the agency responsible for permitting in California, to just stop permitting within the setback zone, Naseck said. Some of the new laws became effective immediately and others, including some that were signed into law just weeks ago, take effect January 1, 2023, or later. The opposition is led by the California Family Council, which argues that gender-affirming care is not an agreed-upon treatment for transgender children. 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. 1: One For the Road When restaurants shut down in-person dining early in the pandemic, the laws governing. In turn, these messages reinforce gender-based stereotypes that are harmful to children, supporters say. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Every year, new laws are approved in California in the hope of tackling the problems people face in the Golden State. The state has a Sept. 6 deadline to apply for federal funding. To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. The bill was supported by the environmental group Californians Against Waste and by two companies who offer sustainable burial services, Better Place Forests and Recompose. Carbon neutrality means balancing the volume of greenhouse gases that are emitted with the amount removed from the atmosphere. And under current law, lower-earning workers contribute a greater share of their paychecks to the program than higher earners because of the cap on taxing incomes above $145,600. CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. Assemblymember Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat and the bills author, is hopeful this version of the legislation meets Newsoms objections. When you apply for housing, you have to say whether you have a criminal record or not. 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. Senate Bill 903 authored by now-retired Senator Bob Hertzberg attempts to measure this prison-to-streets pipeline. AB 257 creates a state-run council to set labor standards across the fast food sector, including on wages, safety and other workplace conditions. 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. #1: SB 1383-CalRecyle The law, passed in 2016, took effect on January 1st and 2022: New food-related laws take effect in California Read . Womens rights organizations, nonprofits and political advocacy groups comprise the bulk of the bills supporters. Golden State residents will likely feel their impact in everyday life in 2023. 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 first deadline passed Jan. 2020 . Remote Marriages In light of COVID-19, county clerks are now able to issue marriage licenses and solemnize marriage ceremonies using remote technology. The new laws are. It really was a coming-together of individuals standing up against this hate, Bauer-Kahan said. AB 1003 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Wage theft: grand theft. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. AB 977 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) Homelessness program data reporting: Homeless Management Information System. Receive a free briefing on your state every day. 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. 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. Two products are considered substantially similar if they share a brand, as well as similar materials, functions and designs. More than a dozen states have announced plans to model abortion bans on Texas law. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 30, among his final decisions. Governor Newsom also signed historic measures that took effect immediately this year, such asSB 796by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), which authorized Los Angeles County to return Bruces Beach property to the Bruce family nearly a century after the land was wrongfully taken from them. If AB 2273 is signed into law, businesses that provide online services or products likely to be accessed by kids under 18 would have to provide greater privacy protections by default starting in 2024. 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. In 2022, California Gov. Theres also a major catch: The program remains unfunded as final budget negotiations continue. Not to give the same speech and expect the same applause, but to begin to do something about it.. The barrier to more student housing is poor university planning and insufficient funding, the California Environmental Justice Alliance argued. If the answer is no, they then do not get paroled, Martin explained. Some oil industry groups suggest that the setback rules would increase importation of oil from countries that dont have robust environmental regulations. He said housing discrimination against former inmates is rampant throughout our state and pushes many to the streets. Carried by Democrats Lena A. Gonzalez of Long Beach and Monique Limon of Santa Barbara, the bill also would require operators to take certain steps at the thousands of existing wells within that buffer zone. The bill responds to a recent national wave of legislation that aims to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Newsom signed the bills on Sept. 27. Here are ten significant US laws that were passed so far in 2022. Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. And, no longer will red tape and bureaucracy prohibit us from building housing in the right locations to address our climate crisis., PublishedDecember 27, 2022 at 3:03 PM PST, Inside JPR | Public Reports & FCC Applications, signed landmark legislation back on Labor Day, brought workers hourly minimum pay from $10 to $15, A 2022 study from the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UC San Francisco. 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. Living in Southern California means having oil drilling somewhere nearby. 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. 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. 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. Business groups, including the Western Growers Association, said the proposal opens the door for unions to request ballots for workers, influence their votes and force unionization. In 2022, the California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills and nearly 1,000 became law with Gov. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls added that the bill is necessary in order to ensure women achieve parity.. The bill was authored by Democratic Senator Maria Elena Durazo. She says the bill was, in part, prompted by discrepancies in the existing law, as well as by the uptick in hate crimes and nooses in school settings. As women from restrictive states come to California, closing our provider gap is more important than ever.. 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. They get kept in prison.. 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. AndAB 101by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) whichupon appropriation of funds by the Legislature requires high schools to provide ethnic studies starting in academic year 2025-26 and make completion of a one-semester course a high school graduation requirement beginning with students graduating in 2029-2030. 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. SB 107 would protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care. Newsom signed these and other climate bills on Sept. 16. Subscribe to CalMatters free daily newsletter to get news and commentary that holds your elected leaders accountable. Hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 took effect beginning January 1, 2022. You cannot racially target and terrorize people.. That means companies like Facebook, Apple or Google all of which facilitate private digital communications could not turn those records over to another state where abortion is illegal. 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. Several high-profile mass shootings and a sustained rise in gun violence across the United States in 2022 have spurred law enforcement officials and lawmakers to push for . 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. GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.28.23, Governor Newsom Marks End of Californias COVID-19 State of Emergency, Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta and CPPA File Letter Opposing Federal Privacy Preemption, GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.24.23, 6 Ways California is Capturing & Storing Water from Storms. Assembly Bill 2632 from Democratic Assemblymember Chris Holden of Pasadena would overhaul how California prisons treat inmates in solitary confinement. 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. 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. Fast-food workers in California were hoping for higher wages in the New Year after Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation back on Labor Day. Its also backed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the former head of monetization at Facebook. It's a tool to educate. Assembly Bill 1705 continues Californias efforts to ensure more community college students enroll in classes required to transfer to a UC or Cal State campus. In poll after poll, voters say they are fed up. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California co-sponsored both bills and sits on the councils steering committee. The UC Berkeley Labor Centermaintains a list. Jared Sanchez is a senior policy advocate at the California Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit also known as CalBike. People in California who have served time in prison will soon have a chance to appeal to have their criminal records sealed. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. The UFW says under the current, more rigid voting system, growers hearing of unionization efforts have called immigration authorities on organizing workers. Is CEQA the bogeyman its made out to be? Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. Senate Bill 1137 would prohibit new oil and gas wells or extensive retrofitting of existing operations within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, nursing homes and hospitals. California will become the first state to restrict the use of rap lyrics in criminal investigations in 2023. Already, providers like Planned Parenthood and ACCESS Reproductive Justice California have reported influxes of out-of-state patients. Members of the California Independent Petroleum Association spent millions on signature-gathering efforts to get the referendum on the ballot. This year, CapRadio is focusing on 10 new laws that could impact your world. Hopefully we can see this data inform some kind of strategies and ideas around where we go from here, he 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. Only 623,212 verified signatures are needed to qualify the initiative and put the law on hold until voters weigh in. 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. California isnt waiting any more, he said in a statement. 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. AB 1757: Newsom and environmental justice groups were supporters. Garcia said the state needs more environmentally friendly burial options, since traditional methods put chemicals into the ground, or release carbon into the atmosphere. 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. 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. And if you reply yes, youre not going to get that unit, Martin said. Supporters of the bill say if each Californian opted to be composted after death, the carbon saved would be enough to power 225,000 homes for a year. The bill, authored by Cupertino Democrat Evan Low, would classify disinformation as unprofessional conduct, allowing the board to take action. 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