It's a tool to educate. The bill was introduced in March by Democratic Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and 17 co-authors from every legislative ethnic caucus. The UFW says under the current, more rigid voting system, growers hearing of unionization efforts have called immigration authorities on organizing workers. 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. 10. 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. I think, especially in high school, the threat of a legal consequence will mitigate behavior. Versher said. On Labor Day, Newsom announced hes signing the bill in a Twitter video. 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. California's facing a potentially catastrophic shortage of providers, especially in communities of color and rural areas, a problem that is only expected to get worse in the next decade, Atkins said. CNN . Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. Supporters say that criminal records are serious barriers to the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals to society. Golden State residents will likely feel their impact in everyday life in 2023. 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. 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. You can find our submission guidelines here. From minimum wage to cracking down on ghost guns -- check . In 2022, the California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills and nearly 1,000 became law with Gov. The California Department of Public Health was involved in drafting more recent versions of the bill. Cremating one corpse can release almost 600 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In November, California voters approved Prop. 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. 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. 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. 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. The California Teachers Association wrote in a supporting opinion that higher prices for products marketed to women reinforces gender inequity. Discipline could include a public reprimand, probation, suspension, or license revocation. It also protects someone who has knowledge of an abortion from disclosing the identity of the person who got the abortion. So far the states investments in solar and wind have lagged behind its goals. The bill also includes stronger protections for ratepayers, and the loan would be allocated in increments. Facing extreme heat, prolonged drought and wildfires, California has increasingly faced challenges in providing reliable electricity. Gov. Groups supporting workers rights, child and maternal health, gender equity, retirees, and benefits for low-income Californians are pushing for the bill. California has long been a global leader in tackling climate change, enacting bold policies to reduce its carbon footprint. The bill would also extend its regulations to private California prisons that house federal inmates or immigration detainees. RELATED: California's minimum wage. This Friday's Five (I know - it is more than five bills, but you have to work with me, it is California . Newsom has made this one of his top climate priorities this legislative session. Subscribe to CalMatters free daily newsletter to get news and commentary that holds your elected leaders accountable. They just dont agree on how to get there or that this watershed environmental law is the culprit. In turn, these messages reinforce gender-based stereotypes that are harmful to children, supporters say. 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. Together, theyll set the minimum wage for fast-food workers with an upper limit of $22 an hour. They raised concerns about spent nuclear waste and safety issues due to the plants proximity to seismic fault lines. 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. Garcia said the state needs more environmentally friendly burial options, since traditional methods put chemicals into the ground, or release carbon into the atmosphere. Senate Bill 903 authored by now-retired Senator Bob Hertzberg attempts to measure this prison-to-streets pipeline. Its also backed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the former head of monetization at Facebook. His main sticking point: that the bill allows workers to request union ballots before growers are notified there will be an election. The measure would also prohibit California law enforcement agencies from arresting anyone who obtains or performs a legal abortion and prevents them from cooperating with out-of-state law enforcement agencies investigating an abortion. Were cleaning the air we breathe, holding the big polluters accountable, and ushering in a new era for clean energy.. SB 343 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging. In 2022, California Gov. Californias fight against climate change requires a massive shift away from fossil fuels. To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. It would exclude crimes requiring the offender to register as a sex offender. Minimum wage bump Businesses with 26 or more employees will be required to pay a $15 minimum. Eleni Kounalakis, various think tanks and a few individual community colleges. 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. 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. Since then, the California Department of Parks and Recreation has amended the property deed, removing restrictions, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the amended property deed, officially allowing the transfer of the property to the Bruce Family. Living in Southern California means having oil drilling somewhere nearby. 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. 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. Participants rated the lyrics they were told was rap as more offensive and more likely to be true to life. The law suggests that Oil and Gas interests . Union representation among Californias farmworkers has dwindled to statistically zero, UC Merced researchers found, and a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year effectively kicked union organizers off growers property. 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. Housing projects would have to be on campus-owned land and not displace affordable housing. The bill is an effort to ease the path toward collective bargaining and potentially higher wages for the 400,000-member California agricultural workforce. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. 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. The Sacramento Police Department reported 112 bias-related incidents for the first six months of 2022. Womens rights organizations, nonprofits and political advocacy groups comprise the bulk of the bills supporters. Several advocacy organizations for nursing home residents, including the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, support this bill. Jared Sanchez is a senior policy advocate at the California Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit also known as CalBike. 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. 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. 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 report recommended the district utilize restorative justice as a suspension alternative, to build communities and restore relationships between all affected parties after an incident has occurred.. Three of the changes become effective on Jan. 1. 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.. Climate change is causing unprecedented stress on Californias energy system and I appreciate the Legislatures action to maintain energy reliability as the State accelerates the transition to clean energy, he said in a signing statement. California will be required to collect data each year on how many people are exiting prison into unstable housing or outright homelessness under a new law that goes into effect Jan. 1. The governors Twitter account said the bill makes California the 1st state to ensure creative content like lyrics & music videos cant be used against artists in court without judicial review.. SB 639 by Senator Mara Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) Minimum wages: persons with disabilities. California isnt waiting any more, he said in a statement. 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. SB 731 will allow people who have served time on or after Jan. 1, 2005, to automatically have their records expunged as long as they havent been convicted of another felony in the past four years. AB 1220 by Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) Homelessness: California Interagency Council on Homelessness. As we head into the new year, I look forward to our continued work to expand opportunity for all Californians.. 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. As women from restrictive states come to California, closing our provider gap is more important than ever.. 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. Gavin Newsom pushed legislators in mid-August to help meet the states carbon-neutral goals. AB 1757: Farmers and grower associations opposed the bill, saying it would be economically unfeasible for them. In poll after poll, voters say they are fed up. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 30, the last day of his decisions. The California District Attorneys Association and other groups say the bill will endanger pedestrians and unnecessarily tie the hands of law enforcement. 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 Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act identifies areas zoned for parking, retail or office buildings where land could be used for housing. On November 3, 2022, the PA legislature passed Act 122 of 2022, amending the reporting requirement for businesses registered in the state. It passed the Senate 39-0. SB 905: Newsom supports it, saying capture and storage strategies are necessary tools to remove carbon. US Congress House Bill 1667: Mental health for health care providers. It argues that dismissing records for violent criminals will reduce deterrents for repeat offenders and jeopardize public safety. Californians have been struggling to pay their water bills statewide, and it reached a boiling point during the pandemic. Stacked on top of those protections are enhanced safeguards for medical records. Some oil industry groups suggest that the setback rules would increase importation of oil from countries that dont have robust environmental regulations. A campaign . Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 30, among his final decisions. More than a dozen states have announced plans to model abortion bans on Texas law. A 2022 study from the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UC San Francisco showed that white ex-convicts were more likely to benefit from clean slate laws than Black people, for example. 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. The current law already requires 100% of retail electricity to be fueled by renewables such as wind and solar by 2045. The bill will require drivers to change lanes before passing a cyclist, if a lane is available. 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 . Residents of the Golden . SB 221 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) Health care coverage: timely access to care. Two products are considered substantially similar if they share a brand, as well as similar materials, functions and designs. 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. Newsweek has gone through the new. Hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 took effect beginning January 1, 2022. The California Attorneys for Criminal Justice cited the 2019 book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America, which they say proves that prosecutors use rap lyrics and other forms of expression to imply a defendants guilt, They contend such usage plays on a jurys racial bias and a belief that what someone said in a song is also a true accounting of the crime with which theyre charged. 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. SB 905: Environmental justice groups are opposed, saying carbon capture, use and storage technology is unproven. A swath of business and restaurant groups representing individual franchise owners and corporate chains, including a number of minority chambers of commerce, opposed it. The bill sets phased-in targets to assist the states transition to 100% renewable energy. AB 1003 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Wage theft: grand theft. This month has been a wake-up call for all of us that later is too late to act on climate change. 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. SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom just wrapped up the 2022 legislative session, signing 997 bills into law. Remote Marriages In light of COVID-19, county clerks are now able to issue marriage licenses and solemnize marriage ceremonies using remote technology. The first step to create the council required collecting 10,000 signatures of approval from fast-food employees, which the state chapter of the Service Employees International Union says was accomplished with nearly twice the required number. 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. 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. The National Funeral Directors Association estimates that about 67% of people were cremated in 2021 and that number is expected to rise. 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 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. In addition, new requirements would include limits on noise, light, dust and vapors. With the signing of this bill, California will ensure these kids and their families can seek and obtain the medical and mental health care they need.. Its harming not only themselves, but their families, the economy, their community.. 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 1502 would close certain loopholes preventing people from purchasing nursing homes before they have licenses to run them. However, the oll industry also is opposed. 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. We need to start implementing some things that work so that all students in California can be successful in having very strong academic foundations instead of taking a child and disciplining them and kicking them out of their learning environment either temporarily or permanently, she said. Carbon neutrality means balancing the volume of greenhouse gases that are emitted with the amount removed from the atmosphere. 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. AB 286 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Food delivery: purchase prices and tips. 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. It also prevents licensing boards from denying licenses to medical professionals who were punished in other states for performing abortions. That office will likely conclude their review of the submitted signatures sometime in January. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. So, safety, harassment, violence, retaliation, wage theft. The Governor signed nearly every substantial employment law related bill placed on his desk. We get a moment in time, but this might live on, if we make it real. This is a big moment as we begin to take responsibility, he said at a press conference in San Francisco. 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