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AB 1588: Affordable Internet and Net Equality Act of 2023

February 20, 2023 7:13 amFebruary 20, 2023 7:23 am

On February 17, 2023, Assembly Bill 1588 (Wilson) was introduced to create the Affordable Internet and Net Equality Act of 2023. AB 1588 would add Government Code Section 11548.5. AB 1588 would define the following terms: “affordable home internet service,”...

Misogynoir-The Newest Category at the Oppression Oscars

February 20, 2023 6:30 amFebruary 20, 2023 2:06 pm

A Hollywood actress and director are crying racism and misogyny for their Oscars snubs. Chinonye Chukwu directed the 2022 film Till, which dramatized the tale of Emmett Till, a young boy killed in 1950s Mississippi. Danielle Deadwyler played the movie’s...

Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 65 Bills Sufficient?

February 19, 2023 4:36 pmFebruary 19, 2023 5:24 pm

In reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 65, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a...

Because It Doesn’t Happen Often…

February 19, 2023 10:50 amFebruary 19, 2023 12:01 pm

The Assembly Committee on Rules recently granted permission for Assembly Bill 269 by Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – public health: COVID 19 testing and dispensing sites – to have its 30-day in print requirement waived. This type of waiver rarely...

SB 855 Prohibits Veterans from Working on Veterans Day

February 19, 2023 10:42 amFebruary 19, 2023 10:46 am

On February 17, 2023, Senate Bill 855 by Sen. Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) was introduced to prohibit veterans from working on Veterans Day. SB 855 would add Government Code Section 12953.5. Current state law, the California Fair Employment and Housing...

Guidelines for Drafting Legislative Statements in Bills

February 19, 2023 9:09 amFebruary 19, 2023 9:11 am

There are differences between legislative findings and declarations and statements of legislative intent, and the bill drafter needs to be aware of these. The Colorado Bill Drafting Manual states: “A legislative declaration statement is an explicit or formal statement or...

‘Civil Rights’ Activists Commit An Uncivil Wrong in California Care Court Opposition

February 19, 2023 2:26 amFebruary 19, 2023 2:27 am

So-called “civil rights” activists are committing an uncivil wrong in challenging California’s new Care Court law. “A coalition of disability and civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the California Supreme Court to block the rollout of Gov. Gavin...