September 30, 2024 was the last day for Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or to veto the bills the state legislature passed this year. Below is a report of the fate of the bills endorsed by the Culver City Democratic Club that were still active as of our last legislative report in July.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM/REPARATIONS
AB 1810 (Bryan, McKinnor, and Bonta) Menstrual Products in Prisons – would require prisons to provide menstrual products without inmates having to request. Mother Jones. Isaac Bryan speaks about the law.
AB 1810 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
AB 1986 (Bryan) State prisons: Banned Books – would require that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) make available to the public their list of banned books and the reasons for the bans. It also creates an oversight process to challenge the bans. Isaac Bryan on Instagram FACT SHEET
AB 1986 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
ENVIRONMENT/UTILITIES & ENERGY
AB 2684 (Bryan) Safety Element-Extreme Heat – would require local jurisdictions to address extreme heat in the safety element of their general plans or local hazard mitigation plans. FACT SHEET
AB 2684 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
AB 2716 (Bryan) Oil and gas: low-production wells: sensitive receptors – would impose penalties of $10,000 a day for each oil or gas well that continues to be operated despite being “low producing” for over a period of two years within a 3200 foot setback zone. Article / Fact Sheet / Video: Isaac Bryan / LA Times / State Press Release
AB 2716 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
SB 1053 (Allen, Bleakespear) Solid waste: reusable grocery bags: standards; plastic film prohibition – would close loopholes to California’s initial ban to ensure consumers are using either reusable bags or paper bags: Press Release | LA Times
SB 1053 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
SB 1374 (Becker) Net Energy Metering – would restore the right of renters, farmers, and schools to make and consume their own solar energy, a right that the state took away last year. Fact Sheet PUC decision for VNBT & NBT-A
SB 1374 Newsom Vetoed this bill
HEALTHCARE
AB 1975 (Bonta) Medi-Cal: medically supportive food and nutrition intervention – would make medically supportive food and nutrition programs a permanent part of Medi-Cal benefits. CalMatters Press release SF Examiner Capitol and Main
AB 1975 Newsom Vetoed this bill
HUMAN SERVICES
AB 3145 (Bryan) Family preservation services: standards – would require that all court-ordered parenting classes in child welfare cases be evidence-based, “culturally competent” and provided by qualified professionals. The bill would require the state to collect data on outcomes. LA Times1 LA Times2 LATimes3
AB 3145 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!
EDUCATION
AB 2441 (Ash Kalra) School safety: mandatory notifications – would decrease law enforcement involvement in student behavioral issues at school and provides educators the flexibility they need to respond appropriately to student behavior. Press release
AB 2441 Did not pass State Senate. Ordered to inactive file.
ELECTIONS/DEMOCRACY
SB 1174 (David Min) Elections: voter identification – would prevent California cities from enacting voter identification requirements. Press release.
SB 1174 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR!