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Proposed California laws face a deadline Friday to pass out of the house in which they were introduced at the state capitol. The deadline, known as “House of Origin,” basically means Assembly bills must pass out of the Assembly, and Senate bills must pass out of the Senate. This is the halfway point of California’s lawmaking process. Lawmakers started the week with 918 bills. Here’s a look at the bills that have so far met the deadline and are getting closer to the governor’s desk.EducationAB 2925- Requires California colleges to provide anti-discrimination training on the five most targeted groups. AB 1780 – Prohibits universities and colleges in California from using legacy or donor preferences in admissions decisions. AB 1858 – Sets new limits for active shooter drills in schools, specifically prohibiting the use of fake blood, gunfire blanks, explosions or requiring people to pose as fake victims. Business and Tech SB 961 – Requires cars made or sold in California to have speed warnings or limiters by 2032. AB 2236 – Would eliminate plastic bags in grocery stores by 2026.AB 1777 – Adds new rules for self-driving vehicles, including a requirement that manufacturers be held responsible for traffic violations if a driver isn’t in the vehicle. SB 915 – Allows for more local government oversight of self-driving vehicles.AB 3172 – Would hold social media companies financially accountable for harm to children and teens.Reparations Task Force Recommendations AB 2064 – Would provide state grant money to local organizations to help decrease violence in schools and neighborhoods. SB 1403 – Would create the California American Freedman Affairs Agency to administer future reparations. SB 1050 – Would provide restitution for those who lost homes or had their land taken because of racially motivated use of eminent domain. SB 1331 – Would establish a new account to fund reparations policies.AB 3089- Requires the state to issue a formal apology to the descendants of enslaved Black Americans. HousingSB 1037 – Empowers the California Attorney General to penalize cities and counties for violating state housing law. AB 2584 – Bans large corporations from buying housing and turning them into rentals. This is a developing story and this list will be updated throughout the week. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Proposed California laws face a deadline Friday to pass out of the house in which they were introduced at the state capitol.
The deadline, known as “House of Origin,” basically means Assembly bills must pass out of the Assembly, and Senate bills must pass out of the Senate. This is the halfway point of California’s lawmaking process. Lawmakers started the week with 918 bills. Here’s a look at the bills that have so far met the deadline and are getting closer to the governor’s desk.
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Education
AB 2925- Requires California colleges to provide anti-discrimination training on the five most targeted groups.
AB 1780 – Prohibits universities and colleges in California from using legacy or donor preferences in admissions decisions.
AB 1858 – Sets new limits for active shooter drills in schools, specifically prohibiting the use of fake blood, gunfire blanks, explosions or requiring people to pose as fake victims.
Business and Tech
SB 961 – Requires cars made or sold in California to have speed warnings or limiters by 2032.
AB 2236 – Would eliminate plastic bags in grocery stores by 2026.
AB 1777 – Adds new rules for self-driving vehicles, including a requirement that manufacturers be held responsible for traffic violations if a driver isn’t in the vehicle.
SB 915 – Allows for more local government oversight of self-driving vehicles.
AB 3172 – Would hold social media companies financially accountable for harm to children and teens.
Reparations Task Force Recommendations
AB 2064 – Would provide state grant money to local organizations to help decrease violence in schools and neighborhoods.
SB 1403 – Would create the California American Freedman Affairs Agency to administer future reparations.
SB 1050 – Would provide restitution for those who lost homes or had their land taken because of racially motivated use of eminent domain.
SB 1331 – Would establish a new account to fund reparations policies.
AB 3089- Requires the state to issue a formal apology to the descendants of enslaved Black Americans.
Housing
SB 1037 – Empowers the California Attorney General to penalize cities and counties for violating state housing law.
AB 2584 – Bans large corporations from buying housing and turning them into rentals.
This is a developing story and this list will be updated throughout the week.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
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