Senate Judiciary Committee Archives

Bill ToAllow Preteens to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Without Parental Consent Passes Senate Comm.

May 6, 2022 12:15 pm

A bill to allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate against COVID without receiving consent from their parents was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-0 with 4 abstentions on Thursday. Senate Bill 866, authored by Senator Scott Wiener...

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...

Firearm Bill Modeled After Texas Heartbeat Abortion Bill Passes Sen. Judiciary Committee

April 6, 2022 5:44 pmApril 7, 2022 9:11 pm

A bill that would allow California residents to file civil lawsuits against firearm manufacturers, distributors, importers, and sellers of illegal firearms passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1327, authored by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), specifically notes...

Bill To Ban Paid Petition Signature Gatherers Faces Sen. Judiciary Comm. Vote

April 14, 2021 11:55 amApril 15, 2021 12:59 pm

A bill that would ban paying petition signature collectors by the signature faces a tough Judiciary Committee hearing in the coming days following a narrow passage of the bill in another committee earlier this week. Senate Bill 660, authored by...

CA Senate Judiciary Committee Pretends to Hear ‘Religion is Essential Act’ Bill

April 13, 2021 7:40 pm

Religious leaders and Constitutional Attorneys met at the State Capitol Tuesday to show their support for Senate Bill 397, the “Religion is Essential Act,” for a rally ahead of a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Globe covered the...

Eviction Moratorium Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

August 19, 2020 3:32 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would halt evictions until sometime next year and give renters additional protections during the rest of the COVID-19 panic passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-0. AB 1436 and the rent moratorium Assembly Bill 1436, authored...

Senate Republicans Attempt To Move Forward School COVID-19 Liability Issue

August 12, 2020 7:42 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:32 am

On Wednesday, GOP Senators led by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), asked for a motion to dismiss a bill that would limit schools of any COVID-19 related liability. An attempt at withdrawing AB 1384 Assembly Bill 1384, authored by Assemblyman Patrick...