On March 1, Assembly Bill 83 was gutted-and-amended as one of the COVID-19 relief measures. As a budget trailer bill, it will take effect immediately once chaptered. The bill is authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget and will amend...
Friday, February 19, was the last day to introduce bills for the 2021 Legislative Session. We saw 539 new bills (about 200 fewer than last year) introduced between the two houses on the final day last week. There was a...
On February 19, Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced Senate Bill 746 related to the use of personal information for political purposes. The bill would amend Section 1798.130 of, and add Section 1798.111 to, the Civil Code. Section One of the...
On February 22, Senator Nancy Skinner amended her Senate Bill 95 and Assembly Member Phil Ting amended his Assembly Bill 84 to provide a new paid sick leave program. The bills would amend Sections 248 and 248.1 of the Labor...
The California State Senate voted Monday, February 22, to suspend the “30-day in print” rule contained in the state Constitution, for the 2021 Legislative Session, as the Globe reported Friday. That rule requires bills to be in print for 30...
February 16, Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced Assembly Bill 879 to create a tax amnesty program in the state. The bill would add Section 19777.6 to, to add Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 7067) to Chapter 8 of Part...
On February 17, Senate Bill 87 was gutted and amended to be a budget trailer bill as part of the “early action” package. Senators Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) and Dave Min (D-Irvine) were made the joint authors of the bill. SB...