It would exclude crimes requiring the offender to register as a sex offender. In almost all cases, campuses couldnt justify their policy of requiring that. If a person refuses to comply, or fails out, they could be considered by the court for conservatorship just as if a county fails to provide the necessary services, they could face fines of up to $1,000 per day. But many of them from a bump in the minimum wage to changes for cyclists likely will affect your community, businesses or family. CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Californian essential, nonpartisan information. To say, You cannot write the N-word on the wall at school. New laws will expand worker protections, voting rights, tackle the states housing crisis and more. They say the fee is an important way to make sure the services associated with the hotline are adequately funded. At least 140 organizations and more than 400 individuals registered their opposition to the bill because they say it sets up a system of coerced, involuntary outpatient civil commitment that deprives people with mental health disabilities of the right to make self-determined decisions about their own lives. Instead of building up the critical housing and mental health infrastructure people need, the costly new court process will simply re-traumatize people struggling with mental illness, they say. The $20 million fund will give grants to groups that help women cover the cost of travel, lodging, child care and other expenses that commonly create barriers to accessing abortion. A vast constellation of student groups, labor unions, business organizations and YIMBY activists who support more housing development. AndAB 101by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) whichupon appropriation of funds by the Legislature requires high schools to provide ethnic studies starting in academic year 2025-26 and make completion of a one-semester course a high school graduation requirement beginning with students graduating in 2029-2030. Tom Umberg of Garden Grove and Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton. It passed the Senate 39-0. SB 41 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) Privacy: genetic testing companies. New California laws going into effect in 2022 include to-go cocktails extension, harsher penalties for wage theft Katie Dowd , Andrew Chamings , SFGATE Dec. 20, 2021 Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 7 a.m. Nearly one in three adults in California have a past arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. The first step to create the council required collecting 10,000 signatures of approval from fast-food employees, which the state chapter of the Service Employees International Union says was accomplished with nearly twice the required number. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters. Under the law, a judge will have to determine the admissibility of the lyrics in question as evidence, and whether they are directly linked to an alleged crime. Newsom and environmental groups are top supporters. Assembly Bill 2632 from Democratic Assemblymember Chris Holden of Pasadena would overhaul how California prisons treat inmates in solitary confinement. Here is what you need to know about the new laws coming . California will be required to collect data each year on how many people are exiting prison into unstable housing or outright homelessness under a new law that goes into effect Jan. 1. Gavin Newsom aim to establish California as a progressive leader on abortion access, on measures to counter climate change and on transgender health care for minors. Those exemptions could both speed up the process and lower the cost of building homes. Many of these wont necessarily intersect with your everyday existence. Fast-food workers in California were hoping for higher wages in the New Year after Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation back on Labor Day. This measure increases oversight over the fund, requiring annual reports be made to the Legislature, and directs the state Health and Human Services Agency to create a website outlining abortion services available in the state. They also say the plants extension could delay much-needed investments in renewable energy. It also allows for housing on that land, and exempts such projects from local approval processes and the California Environmental Quality Act. California needs 2.5 million more homes by 2030 and almost no one wants them in their backyard. AB 988 would raise funds to support call centers and mobile crisis teams associated with the new three-digit federal mental health crisis hotline, also 988. AB 257 creates a state-run council to set labor standards across the fast food sector, including on wages, safety and other workplace conditions. A new law will give qualified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives the ability to perform first-trimester abortions in California without the supervision of a physician. Newsom had until Sept. 30 to either sign or veto the bills that did pass and his choices will likely be more closely watched than ever as speculation builds about whether he is positioning himself to run for president. More than half of Californias farmworkers are undocumented, and they often live on their employers land. The California State Association of Counties, which initially opposed the measure, dropped their opposition after slowing down the timeline and receiving an additional $57 million to put it in place. Several advocacy organizations for nursing home residents, including the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, support this bill. Its also backed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the former head of monetization at Facebook. The 10-person council is made up of four worker representatives, four employers, one person from the governors office and one from the Department of Industrial Relations. For example, last year the nations poison control centers saw a spike in calls after people reported taking ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug for animals, to cure COVID-19 after being persuaded by false information shared by influential people on the internet. Two new laws aim to stop you from throwing food away in your regular garbage, and to stop products from carrying the chasing-arrow recycling symbol when they aren't really recyclable. Pro-housing Yes in My Backyard activists, or YIMBYs, who have been trying to increase density through similar measures for years, are among the proposals loudest cheerleaders. This is a big moment as we begin to take responsibility, he said at a press conference in San Francisco. Already, providers like Planned Parenthood and ACCESS Reproductive Justice California have reported influxes of out-of-state patients. High-profile measures that went to Democratic Gov. Hundreds of new laws were passed by the State Assembly and signed by Gov. Legiscan confirms House Bill 1667 is a bill that requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to healthcare entities such as hospitals, professional associations in the medical field . SB 886 by Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, would excuse public college and university housing from regulations of the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law that developers deplore but that environmental groups and some cities champion as a safeguard against pollution. The Sacramento Police Department reported 112 bias-related incidents for the first six months of 2022. A 2022 study from the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UC San Francisco showed that white ex-convicts were more likely to benefit from clean slate laws than Black people, for example. The report recommended the district utilize restorative justice as a suspension alternative, to build communities and restore relationships between all affected parties after an incident has occurred.. Since then, the California Department of Parks and Recreation has amended the property deed, removing restrictions, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the amended property deed, officially allowing the transfer of the property to the Bruce Family. This month has been a wake-up call for all of us that later is too late to act on climate change. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. And, as more out-of-state women travel to California for abortions, this measure seeks to protect California abortion providers from criminal and civil liability elsewhere. Campus projects for student and faculty housing would have to check off a long list of environmental and labor-relations musts to evade CEQAs, which cities and community groups cite in lawsuits to challenge development. The bill was authored by Democratic Senator Maria Elena Durazo. Though the state is responsible for less than 1% of greenhouse gases emitted globally, it has the fifth largest economy and helps drive global policy changes. Understanding the prison-to-streets problem. The California Catholic Conference has led the opposition on all of the abortion bills, including these two, and is among a handful of other religious groups opposed. Gavin Newsom and pushed through the Legislature in SB 1338 by Sens. They argue the bill will lead to more dorm beds faster. Apartments would have to be either 100% affordable or mixed-use, meaning market-rate but affordable to at least 15% of lower income earners, or 8% of very low income and 5% of extremely low income earners.SB 6, by Democratic Sen. Anna Caballero of Salinas, would bypass the first step in permitting housing on commercial real estate while allowing other opportunities for local input, like CEQA. New Annual Reporting Requirement for Pennsylvania Businesses. The California Teachers Association wrote in a supporting opinion that higher prices for products marketed to women reinforces gender inequity. Environmental justice advocates supported the bill, including bill sponsor Community Water Center, a safe drinking water advocacy group. It was part of the climate action plan that Gov. New California laws go into effect on Friday As we are about halfway through the 2022 calendar year, several new California laws go into effect Friday, July 1. This change requires 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040. In October 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom temporarily waived the California law requiring senior drivers to renew their licenses at a DMV field office and signed AB 174 in September 2021 to allow online or by mail renewals through the end of 2022. This new law expands to all consumer products sold in California and enacts penalties of up to $2500 per violation. Martin said he hopes the new law will spark plans for how the state can house people exiting prisons, not just while theyre on parole, but permanently. Gavin Newsom proposed in mid-August. On Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 an hour. Were cleaning the air we breathe, holding the big polluters accountable, and ushering in a new era for clean energy.. They want to see better state oversight of who owns and operates nursing homes in the state. Senate Bill 903 authored by now-retired Senator Bob Hertzberg attempts to measure this prison-to-streets pipeline. Were doing everything we can to protect people from any retaliation for accessing abortion care while also making it more affordable to get contraceptives,he said in a statement. It also protects someone who has knowledge of an abortion from disclosing the identity of the person who got the abortion. But the environmental law was catapulted into national prominence when UC Berkeley was almost forced to cut its new class of students by a third until state lawmakers bailed out the campus with another CEQA exemption in March. Participants rated the lyrics they were told was rap as more offensive and more likely to be true to life. Californias farmworkers are the lifeblood of our state, and they have the fundamental right to unionize and advocate for themselves in the workplace, Newsom said in a statement. 10 new California laws that might affect your everyday in 2022 Monday, December 27, 2021 From recycling and policing to bacon and booze, these laws will affect your neighborhood, local businesses . California isnt waiting any more, he said in a statement. They also say the bill delays pipelines needed to transport carbon to where it can be injected and sequestered permanently underground. They say the state could develop targets based on technologies that are not accessible for most farmers and drive small farms out of business. From minimum wage to cracking down on ghost guns -- check . He was sentenced to life in prison. The bills supporters list is largely populated by civil rights groups and city governments. The California Department of Finance is opposed to both bills, noting that the fiscal effect is unknown but potentially in the tens of millions of dollars. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. It also was labeled a job killer by the state Chamber of Commerce, a criticism that has been taken up by trade unions. Newsom signed this and other climate bills on Sept. 16. The law, Senate Bill 1375 authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, builds on two existing laws: Atkins says the new measure clarifies those laws and allows for more trained nurse practitioners in high-need areas to perform surgical, or aspiration abortions, whereby suction is used to remove the contents of the uterus. AB 351, authored by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, a Democrat from Downey, establishes licensing and regulation processes for human composting. Inmates who have attempted, or succeeded in, murdering their cellmates would be let right back into the population they pose a risk to.. The proliferation of period-tracking reproductive health apps along with a high-profile Nebraska case where prosecutors subpoenaed Facebook messages from a mother charged with helping her daughter get an illegal abortion has led to scrutiny of how tech companies handle patient privacy. The law affects public schools with grades 6 through 12, community colleges, and public universities. It would take effect in 2027. The UC Berkeley Labor Centermaintains a list. The counties of Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne will have to start the program by Oct. 1, 2023, while the rest of the state will have until Dec. 1, 2024. Disability rights groups from across the country worry the model sets a dangerous national precedent. SB 846, authored by Republican Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham of San Luis Obispo and Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa, would keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2030 and give its operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, a $1.4 billion loan to do so. Assembly Bill 1909 makes four changes to laws affecting bicyclists, as well as drivers and pedestrians who share California roads. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the California Independent System Operator, which operates the states power grid were supporters. In 2022, California Gov. The council would consist of fast food workers, their advocates, restaurant owners, fast food corporations and the states labor and business departments. It applies to a much wider swath of land and doesnt cap rents, but developers must use at least some union labor on every project. This measure was sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta and is supported by the Future of Abortion Council, the California Public Defenders Association, the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office and the University of California. If at least two union shops dont bid on the project, union-level wages kick in. California enacted AB 32 in 2006, which required the state to set strict emission limits, including a target that greenhouse gas emission levels must reach 1990 levels by 2020. Atkins own AB 154, which passed in 2013 and permitted nurse practitioners to conduct first-trimester abortions under a doctors supervision. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900 chemicals since it was first published in 1987. The minimum wage has been gradually increasing under a 2016 law that brought workers' hourly minimum pay from $10 to. The minimum wage has been gradually increasing under a 2016 law that brought workers hourly minimum pay from $10 to $15. So far the states investments in solar and wind have lagged behind its goals. It argues that dismissing records for violent criminals will reduce deterrents for repeat offenders and jeopardize public safety. In turn, these messages reinforce gender-based stereotypes that are harmful to children, supporters say. The Service Employees International Union and its Fight for $15 campaign for low-wage workers, the California Labor Federation and other unions backed the bill. New California laws 2022 taking effect on July 1 include new requirements for bars, crack down on ghost guns and later school start times. The regulation would be funded by a maximum fee of $8.50 per reduction or per body paid by licensed facilities to the Department of Consumer Affairs Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. The state achieved that target four years early, but its not on pace to meet its current 2030 goal of a 40% cut much less a larger one. This bill is about rap lyrics and the book Rap on Trial. In one study mentioned in the book and by California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, two groups of people were read identical lyrics. But this research was done on such laws that put more restrictions on who was eligible to apply. The bill would also prohibit the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from putting certain groups in solitary confinement, including inmates younger than 26 or older than 59, pregnant people or those with mental or physical disabilities. The bill was introduced in March by Democratic Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and 17 co-authors from every legislative ethnic caucus. 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