Yesterday, Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) was passed in California’s Senate by a vote of 29-11. AB 5 is aimed at ensuring that independent contract works in the gig economy have a minimum wage, workers’ compensation and other benefits. If passed, this bill will result in major consequences for on-demand delivery and ride-hailing companies such […]

A proposed bill by introduced by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin would require that groups buying “issue advocacy ads” dealing with legislation to identify themselves and major funders. The bill is Assembly Bill 1217 (AB 1217) and it would create the same sort of disclaimers required in election campaign ads. Currently, these issue advocacy ads about legislation […]

A proposed bill introduced earlier this year and that was revamped a month ago is seeking to help California meet its goals to reduce the effects of climate change. Assembly Bill 1046 (AB 1046), introduced by Assemblyman Phil Ting, would allow state regulators to increase the average for a consumer’s rebate for an electric vehicle […]

The authors of a bill that would allow San Francisco drug users to inject themselves at supervised facilities without legal consequences announced last month that the bill won’t move forward this year. Assembly Bill 362 (AB 362) would have created a safe injection site pilot program in San Francisco that, if passed, would last for […]

There is a broad push in the Legislature to halt the unconscious perceptions and stereotypes that can contribute to discrimination and disparities in treatment in some professions. Discrimination and implicit bias can play a significant role in situations where life and death hang in the balance. Two legislators, Senator Holly Mitchell and Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove, […]

Last month, a proposed bill that was introduced by state Senator Patricia Bates was voted against on a bipartisan vote. The proposed bill, Senate Bill 401 (SB 401), was seeking to place limits on contributions that may be made to and received by candidate-controlled ballot measure committees. In other words, the purpose of SB 401 […]

A proposed bill would essentially allow drivers to legally be able to eat roadkill, even if they weren’t the one to hit the animal. Senate Bill 395 (SB 395) would amend current state law, along with the Fish and Game Code, to allow drivers that have fatally struck an animal to retroactively apply for a […]

There were five proposed bills introduced last month that are aimed at trying to curb the consumption of sugary drinks such as soda. Assembly Bills 138, 764, 765, 766 and Senate Bill 347 were introduced as a package to help reduce diabetes, obesity and other health conditions related to the consumption of sugary drinks. The […]

In January, Assemblyman James Gallagher proposed a bill that will make it easier to access campaign finance records for candidates in city and county races and it will hopefully increase government transparency. Californians can already access campaign finance records online for state and federal candidates, but campaign finance records for candidates in city and county […]

A proposed bill would require telecommunications companies to crack down on “neighbor spoofing” robocalls, which are designed to appear as a local call. Senate Bill 208 (SB 208) was introduced by state Senator Ben Hueso and it gives telecommunication companies until July 1, 2020, “to take the steps necessary to stop these illegal scams.” According […]