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New Climate Change Bill to Establish the CA Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program

February 12, 2021 7:20 amFebruary 12, 2021 7:32 am

Assembly Member Luz Rivas introduced Assembly Bill 585 this week to establish the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program to facilitate the implementation of regional and state climate change planning into effective projects. The bill would add Part 4.6 (commencing...

Exception to Business Incentives Suspension

February 12, 2021 2:38 amFebruary 11, 2021 10:52 pm

On February 11, Assembly Members Cottie Petrie-Norris, Tom Daly, Jacqui Irwin, and Kevin Mullin introduced Assembly Bill 593 to create exceptions to the current suspension of the net operating loss deduction and limitation on the use of business tax credits....

AB 545 Requests UC Regents Review of Tax Expenditures

February 11, 2021 7:26 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:40 am

On February 10, Assemblyman Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) introduced Assembly Bill 545 to have the University of California conduct research on California’s tax expenditures. The bill would add Section 42 to the Revenue and Taxation Code. AB 545 would request the...

‘Private Attorneys General Act’ Reform Proposal

February 11, 2021 7:17 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:40 am

On February 10, Assembly Member Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill 530, which would specify additional filing requirements for PAGA lawsuits. The bill would amend Section 2699.3 of the Labor Code. Existing law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act...

AB 513 Updates Law for Telecommuting Employees

February 10, 2021 1:37 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:42 am

On February 9, Assemblyman Frank Bigelow (R-O’Neals) introduced Assembly Bill 513 related to employment and telecommuting. The bill would add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1410) to Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. In adding Chapter 5,...

Proposed Bill Prohibiting Nondisclosure Agreements

February 9, 2021 9:31 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:37 am

Senator Connie Leyva introduced Senate Bill 331 Monday February 8th, to expand existing law on settlement and non-disparagement agreement. The bill would amend Section 1001 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Section 12964.5 of the Government Code. Existing law...

New Bill Requires Public Health Officials Give 72 Hours Notice of COVID Notices

February 9, 2021 8:27 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:43 am

On February 8, Senator Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh (R-Yucaipa), introduced Senate Bill 336 which would require that, before the State Department of Public Health (DPH) or a local health official takes measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, DPH and local health...