Capitol-Updates

UPDATE ON THE GOVERNOR’S CALIFORNIA BUDGET Governor Newsom released his May revised budget this past week. An initial budget is required to be released in January with the May revision requiring Legislative approval in June.

AB 2648, as amended, Bennett (Democrat, AD38). Environmentally preferable purchasing: single-use plastic bottles. Existing law generally governs the state procurement of materials, supplies, equipment, and services. Existing law also provides various procedures and requirements pertaining to the purchase of recycled items by the state, including minimum content requirements for recycled plastic products.

AB 2861, as amended, Wallis (Republican, AD 47). Introduced February 15, 2024. Personal income tax: credit: gun safe.

Sometimes good news comes to those you wait. California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is 'Unconstitutional,' Judge Rules

The Election season is upon us and the news coverage of the same will be inundating us with information until November 5th and beyond. Do you wonder if what you are hearing is the truth or a lie or somewhere in the middle?

CONTROVERSIAL BILL, SB 1160, REGARDING ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS COVERED IN CAPITOL UPDATE #9, HAS BEEN MAJORLY AMENDED. (Major pushback from many has succeeded in forcing the amendment) The red is the original bill.  The blue is the amended bill.

AB 2263, as introduced, Friedman. The California Guaranteed Income Study and Funding Act. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, to administer the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program

SB 1182, as introduced, Gonzalez. Master Plan for Healthy, Sustainable, and Climate-Resilient Schools. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop contingency plans to deal with possible shortages of electricity or fuel supplies to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

SB 1280, as introduced, Laird. Waste management: propane cylinders: reusable or refillable. Existing law prohibits specified stores from providing single-use carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale and makes a violation of this provision subject to specified civil penalties.

AB 2031, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. One California program. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide persons with certain immigration-related legal services.

A VARIETY OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND SCHEDULED FOR HEARINGS. SB 1087, as introduced, Grove. Oil imports: air quality emissions data. Existing law, the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act of 1980,

ANOTHER VOTING ISSUE SCA 2 (Stearn D) Elections: voter qualifications. The California Constitution allows a US citizen who is at least 18 years of age and a resident of California to vote. This measure would reduce the minimum voting age to 17.