It also makes efforts to repair while centering the needs of those who have been harmed. After eight months, Californias legislative session came to a close on Sept. 1 with a final flurry of frantic activity. 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 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. 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. 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. Newsom signed these and other climate bills on Sept. 16. 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. Inmates who have attempted, or succeeded in, murdering their cellmates would be let right back into the population they pose a risk to.. You can find our submission guidelines here. San Antonio College, who fault it for being too prescriptive. 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. SB 352 by Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) The military: sexual harassment. It also bans California from complying with out-of-state subpoenas seeking medical information related to gender-affirming care. The number, billed as an alternative to 911, is intended to make it easier for people experiencing mental health emergencies to tap into the states network of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers. California isnt waiting any more, he said in a statement. 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. SB 510 by Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) Health care coverage: COVID-19 cost sharing. The law affects public schools with grades 6 through 12, community colleges, and public universities. County mental health directors and the union that represents county mental health employees called for the bill to be amended, saying they want private insurers to pitch in more, and that they fear implementation may be patchy and variable among counties without sufficient funding. These records, when they appear in background checks, can block access to employment and housing, which are primary factors driving recidivism, costing California $20 billion annually. AB 286 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Food delivery: purchase prices and tips. Urban Footprints analysis estimates that 108,000 acres of land would be newly open for home construction, with the potential for between 1.5 and 2.5 million homes, 200,000 to 300,000 of which would not require a government subsidy. 10 new California laws that might affect your everyday in 2022 Monday, December 27, 2021 From recycling and policing to bacon and booze, these laws will affect your neighborhood, local businesses . Notably, law enforcement has not weighed in. At the same time, local law enforcement agencies in California write thousands of jaywalking tickets every year, which studies find disproportionately impact people of color. AB 245 by Assembymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes. Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. The Building and Construction Trades, an umbrella union of 450,000 workers, and the bigger Labor Federation behind them, support SB 6, while the state carpenters union and affordable housing developers backed AB 2011. One new law would task the California Department of Education with developing evidence-based best practices for restorative justice. Its also backed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the former head of monetization at Facebook. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and many go into effect on New Year's Day in the nation's most populous state. 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. 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. 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 people operating prisons and the Security Housing Units within them. We think 50 cents helps working people in an inflationary economy to at least keep up. The current law already requires 100% of retail electricity to be fueled by renewables such as wind and solar by 2045. Many of these wont necessarily intersect with your everyday existence. It would take effect in 2027. Here are ten significant US laws that were passed so far in 2022. 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. After calling housing affordability the original sin of California, Newsom said that these housing bills would be different. They want to see better state oversight of who owns and operates nursing homes in the state. Newsom signed the bill into law Sept. 18. The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act identifies areas zoned for parking, retail or office buildings where land could be used for housing. Many people living near the wells are low-income people of color, creating an environmental justice imbalance. The Future of Abortion Council, created by the governor, supports all three bills along with Attorney General Rob Bonta, Lt. Gov. SB 1142, by Democratic senators Anna Caballero of Merced and Nancy Skinner of Berkeley, incubated the Abortion Practical Support Fund, which was established in the budget. 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. Assemblymember Mark Stone, a Santa Cruz Democrat, carried the bill. Gavin Newsom pushed legislators in mid-August to help meet the states carbon-neutral goals. 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. This is a big moment as we begin to take responsibility, he said at a press conference in San Francisco. 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 signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. Since early in the pandemic, California has dealt with its share of doctors who have made false claims about the virus. 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. Californias secretary of state is responsible for reviewing the signatures and certifying that a referendum qualifies for the ballot. AB 118 by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California co-sponsored both bills and sits on the councils steering committee. States across the country are passing laws to demonize the transgender community, especially transgender youth and their parents, he said in a signing statement. They view the bill as vital to protecting much-needed housing development from environmental lawsuits. 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. Advocates on both sides of the bill have for years called for reform of the licensing system. 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. Newsom signed the bills on Sept. 27. The plant is currently scheduled to shut down in 2025. 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. They also say the plants extension could delay much-needed investments in renewable energy. SB 395 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) Excise tax: electronic cigarettes: Health Careers Opportunity Grant Program: Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program. Those reports must include, among other findings, data indicating the number of parolees who are experiencing homelessness, and the number of those parolees experiencing homelessness who have previously been identified as having serious mental health needs, according to the text of the law. Participants rated the lyrics they were told was rap as more offensive and more likely to be true to life. 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. For many, their goal was to eventually transfer, so remedial courses were a key hurdle. 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 announced Sept. 28 he had vetoed the bill. In addition, new requirements would include limits on noise, light, dust and vapors. 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. This measure was sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta and is supported by the Future of Abortion Council, the California Public Defenders Association, the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office and the University of California. While many cases are never prosecuted, these incidents remain on an individuals record until they are 100 years old in California. 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. The controversial cases spurred Bonta to issue an alert to law enforcement not to prosecute women who miscarry or have a stillbirth. But many of them from a bump in the minimum wage to changes for cyclists likely will affect your community, businesses or family. SEIU, the states largest union, says the restaurant coalitions signature-gathering effort was purposely misleading to voters and says it has video to prove it, which the LA Times reviewed. Understanding the prison-to-streets problem. Jared Sanchez is a senior policy advocate at the California Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit also known as CalBike. It has been this way for almost 100 years. Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? 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. Big Oil likes being your neighbor, and as a California resident, you just had to live with this fact until a newly passed law. Other workers also would get a boost, receiving 70% instead of 60% of their wages. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. While the state has finally started to backfill the critical demand for more housing and mental health services, lawmakers believe more is necessary to ensure that the states neediest population now languishing on the streets gets the help they need. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 27, as part of a package of legislation on equity for women. Groups supporting workers rights, child and maternal health, gender equity, retirees, and benefits for low-income Californians are pushing for the bill. Its harming not only themselves, but their families, the economy, their community.. But this research was done on such laws that put more restrictions on who was eligible to apply. The Department of Finance in August declined to take a position. Prop 12: The "Bacon" Law. Assembly Bill 89 would require all community colleges in California to create a universal policing curriculum, and it would raise the minimum age for new officers from 18 to 21. 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. CALIFORNIA Love 'em or hate 'em, new laws passed in California in 2022 were notable for being boldly progressive. In addition, all state agencies must source their energy from 100% renewable sources by 2035, ten years sooner than the current law requires. 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. 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. A Dec. 13 statement from CIPA said that the signatures were submitted to the state for verification. 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. It also protects someone who has knowledge of an abortion from disclosing the identity of the person who got the abortion. SB 731 would, as of July 1, expand criminal record relief for all felonies, not just jailable felonies, if an individual is no longer serving a probationary sentence, not currently involved in another case, and two years have elapsed. 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%. On Labor Day, Newsom announced hes signing the bill in a Twitter video. 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. While larger companies hit the $15 per hour minimum wage in January 2022, smaller businesses had an extra year to meet the requirement. Abortion rights advocates contend that the cases open the door to prosecute people who pursue a self-induced abortion and seek to prohibit that outcome. Digital security has become a hotly debated topic in the abortion world following Roe v. Wades overturn. 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. Horror stories abound from California and elsewhere of people kept for years in solitary confinement, getting perhaps two hours of time outside their cell a day with little contact with the outside world. These measures bring new transparency to tackle pay gaps, end discriminatory pricing of products based on gender and expand supports for survivors of abuse and assault, he said in a statement. This coming legislative session, Weber hopes to introduce a new bill that would mandate all California schools to utilize the list of practices developed by the states education department, to ensure all students, regardless of where their school is located, are able to benefit. The bill also prohibits cities from requiring bicycle licenses. Among the new laws taking effect January 1 are nation-leading protections for workers and important measures to increase the states supply of affordable housing, create a more inclusive state, expand voter access and protect consumers and the environment from harmful chemicals: In October, Governor Newsom acted on the final bills of 2021, which advanced his historicCalifornia Comeback Planfeaturing the most robust small business relief package in the country, unprecedented direct financial and rent relief for Californians, the largest increase in homeless housing in state history, universal Pre-K and a historic $15 billion climate package to advance Californias nation-leading climate agenda. One group was told they were from a country song, the other was told they were from rap. Included is a plan to monitor toxic leaks and emissions, and install alarm systems. 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. 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. They argue the bill will lead to more dorm beds faster. All eyes are on the Newsom administration, in terms of being able to secure these protections in the next two years, should the referendum make it to the ballot.. It aims to make water more affordable before Californians are in crisis. Thats certainly not the experience of all fast-food workers, but a significant and sizable amount; more than other industries.. The bill is an effort to ease the path toward collective bargaining and potentially higher wages for the 400,000-member California agricultural workforce. The bigger unions dropped their lethal opposition to AB 2011 once the Assembly and Senate struck a deal that let both bills through. The bill is a first-in-the-nation attempt by a state to regulate a broad range of working conditions across an industry that this year employed roughly 700,000 Californians. A signing message can be found. 1, a ballot measure that codified abortion as a constitutional right in the state. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 30, the last day of his decisions. 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. By banning this practice, this bill would eliminate the pink tax, which supporters call the additional costs to female consumers. 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. The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and the virus has killed more than 94,000 people in California. It's a tool to educate. The California Department of Finance is opposed to both bills, noting that the fiscal effect is unknown but potentially in the tens of millions of dollars. They say it will prolong the use of fossil fuels and the lifespan of other polluting industries. 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.. But on Sept. 29, the secretary of state cleared for circulation an industry-backed referendum to seek to overturn the law on the 2024 ballot. The bill sets phased-in targets to assist the states transition to 100% renewable energy. Advocates say they are hopeful that SB 731 is expansive enough to avoid racial disparities like this. 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. 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.. And we really do believe that this bill strikes that right balance.. Criminal records must be disclosed to school districts, which can use those records for deciding teacher credentialing or employment. 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. 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. 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. Lawmakers will have to approve spending of state funds in excess of $600 million. They say the plant is critical to Californias efforts to provide a steady power supply as it builds its renewable energy sources, cuts greenhouse gases and reduces reliance on fossil fuels. Those taking effect on July 1, 2022 range from school . Both bills are part of a climate push from Gov. SB 224 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Caada Flintridge) Pupil instruction: mental health education. 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. They say the fee is an important way to make sure the services associated with the hotline are adequately funded. A long list of criminal justice reform and rehabilitation organizations are supporting the bill, including Californians for Safety and Justice, who sponsored it. A long list of consumer, tech, and children advocacy groups who argue technology is harming kids, and say a similar law has already spurred positive changes in the United Kingdom. New laws will expand worker protections, voting rights, tackle the states housing crisis and more. Gavin Newsom and pushed through the Legislature in SB 1338 by Sens. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the California Independent System Operator, which operates the states power grid were supporters. The new law requires the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board, part of the Office of the Inspector General, to issue annual reports to the governor and Legislature. Gavin Newsom, environmental justice groups and The Utility Reform Network, a consumer advocacy group. Senate Bill 903 authored by now-retired Senator Bob Hertzberg attempts to measure this prison-to-streets pipeline. Stacked on top of those protections are enhanced safeguards for medical records. There's nothing stopping CalGEM, which is the agency responsible for permitting in California, to just stop permitting within the setback zone, Naseck said. 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. 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. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. My husband called and Sarah gave him numerous excuses to not help him. Assembly Bill 890, which passed in 2020, and allows nurse practitioners to practice independently. GOVERNORS CALL Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 28, after reaching agreement with the United Farm Workers and California Labor Federation on clarifying language to be passed by the Legislature next year to address his concerns on implementation and voter integrity. AB 257 would address working conditions that have been long-standing issues in the fast-food industry, Koonse said. The Sacramento Police Department reported 112 bias-related incidents for the first six months of 2022. As we head into the new year, I look forward to our continued work to expand opportunity for all Californians.. 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. On several bills, the governor not only signaled his support, but lobbied lawmakers to approve them. 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. 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. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls added that the bill is necessary in order to ensure women achieve parity.. California providers report already seeing patients from many of those states. In a last-minute amendment, lawmakers also snuck in protections for medical records related to gender-affirming health care. The new law does not criminalize display or placement of the swastika associated with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Gavin Newsom aim to establish California as a progressive leader on abortion access, on measures to counter climate change and on transgender health care for minors. The new laws are. 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. Hopefully we can see this data inform some kind of strategies and ideas around where we go from here, he said. They say the bill is overly broad, and that setting privacy regulations state-by-state could create confusion for businesses. Living in Southern California means having oil drilling somewhere nearby. 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