Similar to the Assembly three years ago, Senator Maria Elena Durazo introduced SCR 136, which would require the Senate to direct its policy committees to incorporate more effective equity considerations in their analyses of future energy and climate legislation. In addition, SCR 136 would resolve the Senate to explore methods to integrate equity more formally into its daily activities.
The Assembly adopted HR 39 (Assembly Member Mike Gipson) in 2021 that directed the Assembly to consider the potential adoption of equity impact analysis into the existing committee and floor bill analysis process.
SCR 136 contains a dozen “whereas” clauses, followed by two “resolved” clauses, including that the Senate direct its policy committees to incorporate more effective equity considerations, including how policy proposals may impact lower income and disadvantaged communities, in their analyses of future energy and climate legislation.
In addition, SCR 136 would require the Senate to explore methods to integrate equity more formally into its daily activities, including the potential adoption of equity impact analysis into the existing committee and floor bill analysis process; and be it further.
SCR 136 is pending in the Senate Committee on Rules.
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I presume most sensible Californians have figured out by now that "equity" means "Marxism" and that nothing good can come from these commie legislators' nonsense, whether it ends up having teeth or not?
Man! We seriously need to dump as many of these Dem/Marxist politicians as we can and as soon as possible. I know it's a gargantuan task. Hope FixCalifornia.com et al and their efforts will kick in BIG TIME very soon.
What's the point? This is just more virtue signaling. Every bill they pass, especially their "environmental" bills, significantly harm low-income and disadvantaged communities via higher costs imposed by regulatory burden and directly with new fees and taxes. They clearly don't care about this.