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New Bill Would Provide Released Prisoners With a State ID or Driver’s License

February 16, 2021 6:00 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide a California Identification card or driver’s license to every person released from state prison was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 717, authored...

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Goes Scorched-Earth over Sen. Melendez’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills

February 16, 2021 3:05 pmFebruary 16, 2021 2:55 pm

The Globe just reported Tuesday California State Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore) introduced an Anti-Discrimination bill package aimed to protect against cancel culture discrimination. Concerned about the growing climate of intolerance, her two bills protect Californians from discrimination because...

Sen. Melendez Introduces Anti-Discrimination Bills to Fight ‘Cancel Culture’

February 16, 2021 11:31 amFebruary 16, 2021 12:12 pm

California State Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore) introduced an Anti-Discrimination bill package aimed to protect against cancel culture discrimination. The most recent example of “cancel culture” is actress Gina Carano, former mixed martial arts fighter, and star of The...

New Bill to Suspend Annual Tax Payments for Small Business

February 13, 2021 6:13 pmFebruary 13, 2021 6:14 pm

On February 12, Assembly Member Frank Bigelow introduced Assembly Bill 664 to suspend annual tax payments for small businesses. The bill would amend Sections 17935, 17941, 17948, and 19001, and add Section 19001.5 to the Revenue and Taxation Code. This...

SB 430 Provides Small Biz Waivers for Regulatory Violations

February 13, 2021 11:45 amFebruary 13, 2021 9:45 am

On February 12, Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) introduced Senate Bill 430 in order provide a reduction of waiver of civil penalties for small businesses. The bill would add Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Section 11367) to Part 1 of Division 3...

Legislation Creates Business-to-Business Exemption from ABC Worker Classification Test

February 13, 2021 11:30 amFebruary 13, 2021 9:26 am

On February 12, Assemblyman Chad Mayes (I-Yucca Valley) introduced Assembly Bill 612, which would create a business-to-business exemption from the “ABC Test” for worker classification. The bill would add Section 2776.5 to the Labor Code. Under existing law, California’s Labor...

CA’s New Climate Change Legislation Claiming ‘Extreme Heat’ Is False

February 13, 2021 10:35 amFebruary 15, 2021 7:47 am

Climate change is back on the docket as the California Legislature gets underway in 2021. But buyer beware: one proposed bill would mandate California students are taught about climate change as early as first grade and would make the subject...