Items with an Asterisk * have changed from the prior week.
Items with a Double Asterisk ** ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
Items with NO in BLUE are bad legislation
Items with GOOD in RED are good legislation
If you need more explanation or details on a specific bill, email me at germex1220@hotmail.com I encourage you to voice your opinion to the appropriate parties, even inactive bills can be revitalized.
FEDERAL PROBLEMS
**HR1808 Assault weapons ban-affects only 25% of killings -passed House, in Senate -8/2/22
**AB1227 Excise tax on guns & ammo -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file -8/2/22
AB1900 Reduce Medi-Cal co-pay for low income people -passed Assembly and to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
**AB2098 Censure for Doctors providing alternate to Vaccine Covid info -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
AB2229 Added test on police officers for bias on race/sexual orientation -passed Assembly, amended & ready for Senate vote -8/4/22
AB2408 Prevent social media from addicting youths -passed to Senate Appropriations Committeesuspense file -8/2/22
**AB2449 Close meetings to public due to "disruptions" -passed to Senate ready for floor vote -8/2/22
*AB2632 (Holden) Limits to length of solitary confinement -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
** Good Initiative to allow school choice for parents -available for signatures
** Good Initiative to nullify Snatch & Grab - available for signatures
**BAD SCA10 (Prop 1) CA Constitutional proposed amendment to OK abortion -ready for November ballot -6/29/22
** Good Initiative to recall LA County District Attorney George Gascon - November ballot
**SB57 Drug injection sites in LA & Alameda Counties. -ready for governor's signature -8/1/22
**SB505 Liability insurance for gun owners -to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file 8/3/22
*SB519 Decriminalize LSD -passed to Assembly suspended file -8/3/22
*/**SB911 Oversight committee for info & finance to local media -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing cancelled -8/3/22
*SB972 Reduce restrictions on street vendors, but still can fine -passed to Assembly ready for floor vote -8/4/22
*SB1066 $1000 per month to eligible farm worker families affected by drought -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*SB1097 Increased warnings about marijuana -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*/**SB1157 Water rationing at provider level -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*SB1479 Schools must continue testing & quarantine protocols -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
SIGNED/VETOED BY NEWSOM IN 2022
*AB1668 Add members from Inland Empire, etc. to Mental Health Services Commission -vetoed by Newsom 6/21/22
SB357 Loitering for prostitution no longer a crime -signed 7/1/22
AB1594 All governments can sue gun manufacturer when a gun used in a crime -signed 7/12/22
AB228 CA Justice Dept to inspect gun dealers every 3 years -signed 7/21/22
AB1842 Dealer cannot charge more than 5% for restocking fee on returns within 10 days -signed 7/21/22
AB2239 Convicted child/elderly abusers can't own gun for 10 years after conviction -signed 7/21/22
SB915 Guns, ammo & ancillaries can't be sold on state property -signed 7/21/22
*SB906 Parental disclosure of firearms - signed -7/21/22
**SB1327 Bans all assault weapons as designated by the state-will go to court -signed 7/22/22
BILLS AFFECTING CHILDREN
*/**AB1797 Data collection on kids by race/ethnicity -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
*/**SB107 Condones gender-affecting healthcare -passed Senate in Assembly for floor vote -8/3//22
*/**SB1302 Funding public school wellness centers including birth control & inoculations -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*/**SB1419 Bars parents from child's records on "sensitive services" -passed to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
BILLS AFFECTING ABORTION
*/**AB2223 Abortion or Infanticide no longer criminal -passed and to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
*/**SB1142 Funding Abortion Tourism from other states -passed Senate in Senate Appropriations Committee postponed -8/3/22
*/**SB1375 Abortions with nurses-no doctor -passed to Assembly ready for floor vote -8/4/22
PENDING JOB & BUSINESS KILLER BILLS
*/**AB208 Lithium extraction tax from Salton Sea -passed to Senate Business Committee -8/1/22
*/**AB257 Committee to establish standards for fast food workers -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
*AB2183 Authorize Union bargaining rights without a polling place election -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
*AB2188 Prevents employer from firing employee for use of cannabis off job -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/2/22
*SB1044 Allows employees to leave work/not show up if they feel unsafe -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file -8/3/22
*SB1162 Encourages suit against employers based on unreliable state data -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*SB1172 Curtails biometric data collection of students -passed to Assembly ready for floor vote -8/4/22
PENDING BILLS ON HOMELESSNESS
ACT state Program
*SB1008 Funds for local law to create Needs Teams -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
*SB1338 CARE treatment for schizophrenics -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
PENDING BILLS DISCOURAGING NO BID CONTRACTS
*SB1271 Oversight Committee on contracts over $25 million -passed to Senate Appropriations Committee suspended file -8/3/22
