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Notable topics discussed by legislators included local journalism support (California Journalism Preservation Act) [3] and regulation of AI (Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act). [4] The following bills were signed or vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2023 or 2024. [5]
Status: Current legislation SB 1421 , Senate Bill 1421 , or Peace Officers: Release of Records , is a California state law that makes police records relating to officer use-of-force incidents, sexual assault, and acts of dishonesty accessible under the California Public Records Act . [ 1 ]
California Statutes (Cal. Stats., also cited as Stats. within the state) are the acts of the California State Legislature as approved according to the California Constitution and collated by the Secretary of State of California. A legislative bill is "chaptered" by the Secretary of State once it passes through both houses of the California ...
The bills turn the spotlight on a phenomenon that is woven into the Golden State's history, said California state Sen. Steven Bradford, a Democrat from Gardena who authored three of the pending bills.
In October 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill (Senate Bill No. 202) which requires all future ballot initiatives to be listed only in general elections (held in November in even-numbered years), rather than during any statewide election. Two propositions had already qualified for the next statewide election (which was the June ...
At the crux of the debate over the bills to curb theft and fentanyl abuse are diverging views of Proposition 47, a decade-old California law that downgraded some nonviolent drug and property ...
The procedure begins when a Senator or Assembly Member decides to author a bill. A legislator sends the idea for the bill to the California Office of the Legislative Counsel, which drafts it into bill form and returns the draft to the legislator for introduction. Introduction or First Reading. A legislator introduces a bill for the first time ...
The bill was passed by both houses by August 30, 2022, and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 22, 2022. [1] [2] Taking effect on January 1, 2023, California became the second state after Oregon to eliminate parking minimums near public transit.