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Tag: Senate Appropriations Committee

Senate Bill To Expand State Employee, Agency Contractor Whistleblower Protects Passes Judiciary Committee

April 20, 2022   3:55 pm
A bill that would expand state employee and state agency whistleblower protections for contractors was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 947, authored by Senate Minority Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would expand protections of...
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Scott D. Wiener

Bill To Require Doctors Training for Transgender Patients Passes Sen. Health Committee

April 9, 2022   2:40 amApril 11, 2022   11:02 am
A bill to require doctors to receive training for providing inclusive care for transgender and intersexed Californians passed 8-2 in the Senate Health Committee earlier this week. Senate Bill 923, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically require...
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Expert Testimony Limitations, Wrongful Convictions Bill Passed By Senate

January 27, 2022   2:15 amJanuary 26, 2022   7:56 pm
A bill that would greatly raise the standards for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in courts, as well as make it easier for those convicted to try for exoneration based on false expert witness testimony, was passed 30-3 by the...
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Bill To Tighten Parameters of Expert Testimony Placed on Suspense File

January 19, 2022   3:50 pm
A bill to tighten the parameters of allowable expert testimony, and to make it easier for those convicted to try for exoneration based on false expert witness testimony, was placed on the Suspense file in the Senate Appropriations Committee on...
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Bill to Decriminalize LSD, MDMA, Hallucinogens, Psychedelic Drugs Headed for Full Senate Vote

May 20, 2021   3:05 pm
A bill that would decriminalize possession of  several psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, ketamine, and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms was saved from being held in suspense this session by being approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee 5-2 on Thursday. Senate Bill...
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‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Heavily Amended Thursday Following Committee Passage

April 16, 2021   3:26 pmApril 16, 2021   4:09 pm
A bill that would reclassify ‘porch pirate’ thefts in California as mail thefts and punishable by fines and up to a year in prison was heavily amended on Thursday, only days after passing unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee....
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Child Labor Trafficking Bill Passed Unanimously in Senate Human Services Committee

March 24, 2021   7:59 pmMarch 26, 2021   6:45 am
A bill to expand foster parent caregiver training to include information on providing care and supervision to children who have been victims of child labor trafficking was passed Tuesday in the Senate Human Services Committee. Senate Bill 584, authored by...
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