The Governor signed nearly every substantial employment law related bill placed on his desk. I think, especially in high school, the threat of a legal consequence will mitigate behavior. Versher said. Several advocacy organizations for nursing home residents, including the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, support this bill. 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. Hopefully this will increase the use of bikes and make it safer for folks on the road.. In October 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom temporarily waived the California law requiring senior drivers to renew their licenses at a DMV field office and signed AB 174 in September 2021 to allow online or by mail renewals through the end of 2022. Lawmakers rushed to pass hundreds of remaining bills before the clock struck midnight on Aug. 31. 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. The Steinberg Institute and The Kennedy Forum, co-sponsors of the bill, point to a rise in mental health needs, which has been further aggravated by the pandemic. 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. SB 552 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) Drought planning: small water suppliers: nontransient noncommunity water systems. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 29, but directed his administration to draft cleanup language in the governors budget next year because the use of the revenue is unduly restricted.. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. Criminal records must be disclosed to school districts, which can use those records for deciding teacher credentialing or employment. 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. 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. If the answer is no, they then do not get paroled, Martin explained. The bill also prohibits cities from requiring bicycle licenses. Hopefully we can see this data inform some kind of strategies and ideas around where we go from here, he said. So far the states investments in solar and wind have lagged behind its goals. AB 1757: Farmers and grower associations opposed the bill, saying it would be economically unfeasible for them. Assembly Bill 2632 from Democratic Assemblymember Chris Holden of Pasadena would overhaul how California prisons treat inmates in solitary confinement. Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? Still others will be phased in over time. A campaign . In order to skip lengthy and costly local review processes, including the much-dreaded California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, developers would pay their workers union-level wages and in bigger projects, offer apprenticeships and health benefits, and cap at least a portion of rents. Only 623,212 verified signatures are needed to qualify the initiative and put the law on hold until voters weigh in. This change requires 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. Theres also a major catch: The program remains unfunded as final budget negotiations continue. 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. Gavin Newsom's signature. The United Farm Workers and other labor groups say the bill protects agricultural workers from interference and intimidation when voting in union elections. The Western Electrical Contractors Association, a trade group, raised concern that the measure could increase energy costs, reduce competition in the energy market and discriminate against otherwise qualified contractors. State Sen. Brian Dahle, a Republican who is running against Newsom for governor, said the bill would set an arbitrary goal that could drive up rates and contribute to the states high cost of living. On Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 an hour. The group says it would have supported the bill if it excluded violent criminals. Nearly 650,000 residential and 46,000 business accounts owed more than $315 million in unpaid water and wastewater bills by September 2021. It passed the Senate 39-0. Notably, law enforcement has not weighed in. New Laws Taking Effect Next Year and Why They Matter Published: Dec 12, 2022 SACRAMENTO - This year, the California Legislature passed and Governor Gavin Newsom signed historic measures to fight climate change, protect women's right to choose, support small businesses, pay equity and more. Understanding the prison-to-streets problem. The proliferation of period-tracking reproductive health apps along with a high-profile Nebraska case where prosecutors subpoenaed Facebook messages from a mother charged with helping her daughter get an illegal abortion has led to scrutiny of how tech companies handle patient privacy. This measure increases oversight over the fund, requiring annual reports be made to the Legislature, and directs the state Health and Human Services Agency to create a website outlining abortion services available in the state. 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. As a father of four, Im familiar with the real issues our children are experiencing online, he said in a statement, thanking the bills sponsors and the tech industry for pushing these protections and putting the wellbeing of our kids first.. He said the change improves upon the existing 3-foot law when passing a biker. On Labor Day, Newsom announced hes signing the bill in a Twitter video. Other workers also would get a boost, receiving 70% instead of 60% of their wages. 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. As women from restrictive states come to California, closing our provider gap is more important than ever.. 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. AB 2223 garnered the most opposition, spurring heated protests outside the Capitol amid allegations that the bill is overbroad and legalizes infanticide, which supporters strongly deny. There has been some research in the past that points to the racial equity component of clean slate laws like this one. Those taking effect on July 1, 2022 range from school . It would exclude crimes requiring the offender to register as a sex offender. 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.. Discipline could include a public reprimand, probation, suspension, or license revocation. The plant is currently scheduled to shut down in 2025. 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. There are no groups in opposition on file. 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. 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. The law affects public schools with grades 6 through 12, community colleges, and public universities. 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. Many of these wont necessarily intersect with your everyday existence. Investor-owned utilities represented by the California Water Association, such as California Water Service, also support it; the largest already offer rate assistance programs of their own. 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. Among the coalition drafting the bill was the Anti-Defamation League. 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. We think 50 cents helps working people in an inflationary economy to at least keep up. RELATED: California's minimum wage. The California Association of Health Plans is opposing the bill, saying amendments to it have created a broad new mandate on insurers without a chance for stakeholders to weigh in. It also was labeled a job killer by the state Chamber of Commerce, a criticism that has been taken up by trade unions. New California laws going into effect in 2022 include to-go cocktails extension, harsher penalties for wage theft Katie Dowd , Andrew Chamings , SFGATE Dec. 20, 2021 Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 7 a.m. 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. California will become the first state to restrict the use of rap lyrics in criminal investigations in 2023. 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. Governor Newsom additionally signed the following notable bills which will take effect on January 1: For full text of the legislation, visit:http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. It was co-introduced by a bipartisan group of Assemblymembers: Democrats Buffy Wicks from Oakland and Cottie Petrie-Norris from Costa Mesa and Republican Jordan Cunningham from San Luis Obispo. 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. For example, last year the nations poison control centers saw a spike in calls after people reported taking ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug for animals, to cure COVID-19 after being persuaded by false information shared by influential people on the internet. 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. 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. 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. GOVERNORS CALL As expected, Newsom announced on Sept. 2 that he was signing the bill. SB 639 by Senator Mara Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) Minimum wages: persons with disabilities. Democratic Assembly member Buffy Wicks, who drafted the act, says it marks a turning point for Californias housing production needs no longer will lack of land be an issue. 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. SB 1 by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) Coastal resources: sea level rise. They want to see better state oversight of who owns and operates nursing homes in the state. 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. Solitary confinement is the Wild West of carceral regulations there arent many rules in place, so prisons set many of their own. AB 118 by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. 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. 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. AB 245 by Assembymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes. They view the bill as vital to protecting much-needed housing development from environmental lawsuits. In addition, new requirements would include limits on noise, light, dust and vapors. A fourth part of the bill doesnt go into effect until 2024. 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.. To achieve this target, the state needs to reduce its fossil fuel use by 91% a target that the California Air Resources Board has prioritized in this years climate change blueprint. To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. 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 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. Disability rights groups from across the country worry the model sets a dangerous national precedent. SB 224 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Caada Flintridge) Pupil instruction: mental health education. The bill was introduced in March by Democratic Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and 17 co-authors from every legislative ethnic caucus. Newsom has made this one of his top climate priorities this legislative session. Supporters say poor and Black and Latino residents are disproportionately affected. Weber, a physician, said implementing restorative justice practices in schools is a manner of focusing on social determinants of health. 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. 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. The new law would . 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. Prop 12: The "Bacon" Law. The barrier to more student housing is poor university planning and insufficient funding, the California Environmental Justice Alliance argued. One group was told they were from a country song, the other was told they were from rap. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls added that the bill is necessary in order to ensure women achieve parity.. 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. Here are ten significant US laws that were passed so far in 2022. The state attorney general could bring civil lawsuits to enforce the measure. 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. Eleni Kounalakis, various think tanks and a few individual community colleges. 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. 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. 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. It all depends on what happens in the coming days. Tom Umberg of Garden Grove and Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton. Gavin Newsom signed 770 new bills last legislative session, some of which go into effect starting Saturday. GOVERNORS CALL Newsom signed the bill Sept. 15. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. They say the bill is overly broad, and that setting privacy regulations state-by-state could create confusion for businesses. 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. SB 905, authored by Democratic state Senators Nancy Skinner of Berkeley and Anna Caballero of Merced, directs the California Air Resources Board to develop a program and set regulations for carbon capture, utilization and storage projects at polluting industries, such as oil refineries. The people operating prisons and the Security Housing Units within them. Headlining that effort is AB 2223 by Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks of Oakland. The intention here is that the minimum wage continues to rise with the cost of inflation, said David Huerta, president of SEIU-United Service Workers West. You can find our submission guidelines here. But at the same time, we know $15 is barely enough at this point in time.. The state Capitol in Sacramento on July 6, 2022. It gives agricultural employers two options for union drives: They could select a labor peace process in which they pledge to remain neutral during a union election, during which farmworkers could choose to receive and submit ballots by mail from the Agricultural Labor Relations Board; or if growers do not agree to neutrality, workers could unionize via a card check process in which growers must recognize the union if a majority of workers sign cards expressing interest. They raised concerns about spent nuclear waste and safety issues due to the plants proximity to seismic fault lines. A signing message can be found. SB 343 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging. 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 council would consist of fast food workers, their advocates, restaurant owners, fast food corporations and the states labor and business departments. AB 2147, The Freedom to Walk Act, would allow law enforcement officers to stop a pedestrian for jaywalking only when a reasonably careful person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision. The Legislature passed, but Newsom vetoed, a similar bill last year that would have repealed the states jaywalking laws and prohibited fines until Jan. 1, 2029. 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. It was part of the climate action plan that Gov. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 27, as part of a package of legislation on equity for women. The bills supporters list is largely populated by civil rights groups and city governments. More than half of Californias farmworkers are undocumented, and they often live on their employers land. Its also labors foothold toward bargaining power for a low-wage workforce that has been difficult to unionize because of widespread franchise ownership. The Sheriffs' Association and Georgia Police Chiefs talked in favor of the legislation. 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. The governor threw his support behind the bill by including it in his package of legislation to combat climate change, joining health groups and environmental organizations representing the fenceline communities where many oil and gas facilities are sited. Thats certainly not the experience of all fast-food workers, but a significant and sizable amount; more than other industries.. 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. A long list of criminal justice reform and rehabilitation organizations are supporting the bill, including Californians for Safety and Justice, who sponsored it. Newsom vetoed the bill on Sept. 29, but directed the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop regulations to restrict the use of segregated confinement to limited situations, such as where the individual has been found to have engaged in violence in the prison., In his veto message, he said the bill establishes standards that are overly broad and exclusions that could risk the safety of both the staff and incarcerated population within these facilities.. This would be the only program of its kind in the country. In partnership with the Legislature, weve advanced hundreds of new bills this year to make meaningful progress on an array of issues that matter deeply to Californians across the state, said Governor Newsom. 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. They would no longer be held in solitary for longer than 15 consecutive days, or 45 days in a 180-day period. Members of the California Independent Petroleum Association spent millions on signature-gathering efforts to get the referendum on the ballot. By clicking subscribe, you agree to the Terms. In 2022, California Gov. It's a tool to educate. Restorative justice practices focus on mediation and community-building, asking students to take responsibility for harm theyve caused. 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.. The first it was tax season. 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. 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