AB 2183 would allow farmworkers to vote in union elections by mail, rather than the current system that requires in-person elections, which usually take place on a farm owners property. AB 1757: Farmers and grower associations opposed the bill, saying it would be economically unfeasible for them. 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. The controversial cases spurred Bonta to issue an alert to law enforcement not to prosecute women who miscarry or have a stillbirth. 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. Understanding the prison-to-streets problem. In July, the new federal 988 number debuted in California and across the country. This new law expands to all consumer products sold in California and enacts penalties of up to $2500 per violation. Two products are considered substantially similar if they share a brand, as well as similar materials, functions and designs. After calling housing affordability the original sin of California, Newsom said that these housing bills would be different. 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. It also makes efforts to repair while centering the needs of those who have been harmed. 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. But this research was done on such laws that put more restrictions on who was eligible to apply. The bill also includes stronger protections for ratepayers, and the loan would be allocated in increments. Its harming not only themselves, but their families, the economy, their community.. The group contends that it has been gutted and now serves as a lifeline to problematic nursing home owners. New Year's Day will bring Californians a cornucopia of new rules after Gov. On several bills, the governor not only signaled his support, but lobbied lawmakers to approve them. We get a moment in time, but this might live on, if we make it real. So far the states investments in solar and wind have lagged behind its goals. A new law will give qualified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives the ability to perform first-trimester abortions in California without the supervision of a physician. This month has been a wake-up call for all of us that later is too late to act on climate change. 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. 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. 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. RELATED: California's minimum wage. 1, a ballot measure that codified abortion as a constitutional right in the state. 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 all needed to be treated equally, Bauer-Kahan said. Gavin Newsom and pushed through the Legislature in SB 1338 by Sens. Nearly one in three adults in California have a past arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. 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. The bill would also prohibit the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from putting certain groups in solitary confinement, including inmates younger than 26 or older than 59, pregnant people or those with mental or physical disabilities. The Governor signed nearly every substantial employment law related bill placed on his desk. The Department of Finance in August declined to take a position. 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. And if you reply yes, youre not going to get that unit, Martin said. 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 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. 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.. A swath of business and restaurant groups representing individual franchise owners and corporate chains, including a number of minority chambers of commerce, opposed it. Hundreds of new laws were passed by the State Assembly and signed by Gov. People in California who have served time in prison will soon have a chance to appeal to have their criminal records sealed. They say the bill is overly broad, and that setting privacy regulations state-by-state could create confusion for businesses. AB 286 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) Food delivery: purchase prices and tips. SB 552 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) Drought planning: small water suppliers: nontransient noncommunity water systems. Advocates on both sides of the bill have for years called for reform of the licensing system. 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. After eight months, Californias legislative session came to a close on Sept. 1 with a final flurry of frantic activity. It would be a first-in-the-nation law requiring broad privacy protections online for children under 18, and would represent yet another step California has taken to lead privacy regulation. The next she had to talk with the attorney and would call him back. 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. There has been some research in the past that points to the racial equity component of clean slate laws like this one. Some oil industry groups suggest that the setback rules would increase importation of oil from countries that dont have robust environmental regulations. AB 1287, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan, an Orinda Democrat, would prohibit an individual or business from charging a different price for a product based on the customers gender. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. The bill would also extend its regulations to private California prisons that house federal inmates or immigration detainees. Diablo Canyon provides about 10% of the states power. 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. The Western States Petroleum Association and the California Chamber of Commerce say the measure falls short because it would stop the oil and gas industries from using the technology for enhanced oil recovery. The National Funeral Directors Association estimates that about 67% of people were cremated in 2021 and that number is expected to rise. 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.. Gavin Newsom signed 770 new bills last legislative session, some of which go into effect starting Saturday. For example, the bill would generally prohibit companies from collecting, selling, sharing, or keeping kids personal information other than to provide the service that the kid is actively interacting with. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. SB 1020, authored by state Sen. John Laird, a Democrat from Santa Cruz, sets interim targets for generating clean energy. Legislators approved a one-time $40 million appropriation for the fund as part of the budget. States across the country are passing laws to demonize the transgender community, especially transgender youth and their parents, he said in a signing statement. The bill is an effort to ease the path toward collective bargaining and potentially higher wages for the 400,000-member California agricultural workforce. Under the law, a judge will have to determine the admissibility of the lyrics in question as evidence, and whether they are directly linked to an alleged crime. They just dont agree on how to get there or that this watershed environmental law is the culprit. Restorative justice practices focus on mediation and community-building, asking students to take responsibility for harm theyve caused. Thats in the wake of a 2020 report showing the latter district has one of the highest suspension rates for Black students, mainly boys, in California. Newsom signed the bill into law Sept. 18. AB 2091 also seeks to outmaneuver laws in places such as Texas, where private citizens may sue abortion providers. That office will likely conclude their review of the submitted signatures sometime in January. 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. They would no longer be held in solitary for longer than 15 consecutive days, or 45 days in a 180-day period. Californians have been struggling to pay their water bills statewide, and it reached a boiling point during the pandemic. SB 905: Environmental justice groups are opposed, saying carbon capture, use and storage technology is unproven. Among the cases filed, one was of Dr. Elysse Versher, vice principal at West Campus High School, who was subjected to anti-Black hate crimes on school grounds earlier this year. 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. 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 current law already requires 100% of retail electricity to be fueled by renewables such as wind and solar by 2045. AB 988 would raise funds to support call centers and mobile crisis teams associated with the new three-digit federal mental health crisis hotline, also 988. They say the state could develop targets based on technologies that are not accessible for most farmers and drive small farms out of business. Inmates who have attempted, or succeeded in, murdering their cellmates would be let right back into the population they pose a risk to.. 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. 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. 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. Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act. Newsom, U.S. In 2022, California Gov. This change requires 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040. The bill was authored by Democratic Senator Maria Elena Durazo. Newsom and environmental groups are top supporters. From 2017 to 2019, leave claims by workers making less than $20,000 a year declined while they rose for all other workers increasing the most for those making $100,000 and above, according to the Employment Development Department. Here are 11 categories of new laws that take effect next year across California. AB 1405 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) Debt settlement practices. Todays action gives hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry. 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. Democratic Assemblymembers Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda, Mia Bonta of Oakland and Cristina Garcia of Bell Gardens inserted an amendment into AB 1242 preventing California-based tech companies from disclosing user information to out-of-state law enforcement agencies seeking to prosecute someone for obtaining or providing an abortion. One group was told they were from a country song, the other was told they were from rap. 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. Subscribe to CalMatters free daily newsletter to get news and commentary that holds your elected leaders accountable. 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. Those taking effect on July 1, 2022 range from school . 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. 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. SB 886 by Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, would excuse public college and university housing from regulations of the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law that developers deplore but that environmental groups and some cities champion as a safeguard against pollution. 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. It also was labeled a job killer by the state Chamber of Commerce, a criticism that has been taken up by trade unions. 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. Hopefully this will increase the use of bikes and make it safer for folks on the road.. It would also require the states public health department to regulate the reduction chambers where its done to prevent the spread of disease. The contentious law over farm animals -- specifically bringing bacon and pork products into the conversation -- was passed in 2018. Newsom signed the bills on Sept. 27. 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. 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. Already, providers like Planned Parenthood and ACCESS Reproductive Justice California have reported influxes of out-of-state patients. 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. Newsom signed these and other climate bills on Sept. 16. It also prevents licensing boards from denying licenses to medical professionals who were punished in other states for performing abortions. AB 1502 would close certain loopholes preventing people from purchasing nursing homes before they have licenses to run them. AB 351, authored by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, a Democrat from Downey, establishes licensing and regulation processes for human composting. Participants would be ushered to the front of the line for supportive services during the year-long program, after which they could either graduate or be referred to another year of treatment. High-profile measures that went to Democratic Gov. Hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 took effect beginning January 1, 2022. 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. 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. Faculty unions, associations and the academic senate, plus Mt. 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.. 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.. Proposition 65 became law in November 1986, when California voters . Just look at historic photos of communities like Huntington Beach and there are forests of oil derricks. It has been this way for almost 100 years. More than a dozen states have announced plans to model abortion bans on Texas law. You can find our submission guidelines here. Newsom had until Sept. 30 to either sign or veto the bills that did pass and his choices will likely be more closely watched than ever as speculation builds about whether he is positioning himself to run for president. 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. 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. An alarming number of states continue to outlaw abortion and criminalize women, and its more important than ever to fight like hell for those who need these essential services. 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. #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 . And, as more out-of-state women travel to California for abortions, this measure seeks to protect California abortion providers from criminal and civil liability elsewhere. 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. 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 . 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. But, opponents of the law want to stop it before it starts. Disability rights groups from across the country worry the model sets a dangerous national precedent. Please contact CalMatters with any commentary questions: commentary@calmatters.org. If the answer is no, they then do not get paroled, Martin explained. 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. Legislators also made last-minute amendments to the health omnibus budget bill that allow non-Californians to use money in the fund, a change that advocates rallied hard for in the final days. On Labor Day, Newsom announced hes signing the bill in a Twitter video. 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 . 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. By banning this practice, this bill would eliminate the pink tax, which supporters call the additional costs to female consumers. 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. Accelerating greenhouse gas cuts is essential to meeting the states goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. It's a tool to educate. Atkins own AB 154, which passed in 2013 and permitted nurse practitioners to conduct first-trimester abortions under a doctors supervision. 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. Only 623,212 verified signatures are needed to qualify the initiative and put the law on hold until voters weigh in. Carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating severe weather events and causing global changes in temperature and precipitation. It would exclude crimes requiring the offender to register as a sex offender. The new laws are. CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. Newsom signed the bill Sept. 29. It really was a coming-together of individuals standing up against this hate, Bauer-Kahan said. You cannot racially target and terrorize people.. Supporters say that criminal records are serious barriers to the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals to society. Gavin Newsom pushed legislators in mid-August to help meet the states carbon-neutral goals. In turn, these messages reinforce gender-based stereotypes that are harmful to children, supporters say. More immediately, without this bill the current amount of benefits is set to expire and would return to 55% of a workers wages in January. On Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 an hour. The first it was tax season. AB 257 creates a state-run council to set labor standards across the fast food sector, including on wages, safety and other workplace conditions. California providers report already seeing patients from many of those states. They get kept in prison.. Newsom says hes opposed, though the bill has been amended to include provisions he supports after he vetoed a similar bill last year. California will become the first state to restrict the use of rap lyrics in criminal investigations in 2023. Some energy experts and environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Union of Concerned Scientists, were opposed. 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. Newsom signed the bill on Sept. 27, as part of a package of legislation on equity for women. They argue the bill will lead to more dorm beds faster. 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. SB 846, authored by Republican Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham of San Luis Obispo and Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa, would keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2030 and give its operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, a $1.4 billion loan to do so. There's nothing stopping CalGEM, which is the agency responsible for permitting in California, to just stop permitting within the setback zone, Naseck said. GOVERNORS CALL As expected, Newsom announced on Sept. 2 that he was signing the bill. Many experts warn that achieving carbon neutrality may not be possible without removing existing emissions from the atmosphere and capturing carbon from smokestacks. 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