Tag: Tom Lackey
Bill To Require Driverless Trucks To Have A Driver in the Vehicle Passes Assembly
A bill to require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle passed the Assembly in a 69-4 vote on Wednesday, moving to the Senate. Assembly Bill 316, authored by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) would prohibit the operation of an...
Bill To Require Driverless Trucks To Have A Driver in the Vehicle is Backed by Labor Unions
A bill to require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle moved closer to a crucial Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee this week, but it wasn’t just a safety bill – labor unions are backing the bill in...
Bill To Restore Voting For Prisoners Meets Heavy Opposition In Assembly
Law enforcement members and legislators from both parties have come out in opposition to a new bill this week that would allow prisoners to vote in elections. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4, by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), was introduced to...
Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again
A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...
Bill To Decertify Police Officers With Multiple Misconduct Incidents Passes Assembly Committee
A bill to create a process and commission to decertify law enforcement officers who have had multiple incidents of misconduct or excessive force was passed in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 2, authored by Senator Steven...
Assembly Subcommittee Rejects Gov. Newsom Proposal to Create/Replace EDD With New Agency
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration unanimously rejected a proposal by the Governor on Tuesday that would create a new working conditions agency, favoring instead more improvements at the Employment Development Department (EDD). The meeting was the first time...