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Governor Newsom issues legislative update 7.18.24

Jul 18, 2024

Governor Newsom issues legislative update 7.18.24

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills:

  • AB 295 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Residential real property: foreclosure.
  • AB 1796 by Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) - Pupil instruction: course offerings: parental notification.
  • AB 1854 by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) - Service member protections.
  • AB 1929 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Career technical education: data collection.
  • AB 1982 by Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) - Firearm safety certificate: exemptions.
  • AB 2011 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Unlawful employment practices: small employer family leave mediation program: reproductive loss leave.
  • AB 2157 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - City of Alameda Health Care District: certificates of participation: lien.
  • AB 2173 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Special education: emotional disability.
  • AB 2197 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Personal income taxes: Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
  • AB 2283 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) - Civil actions: electronic service.
  • AB 2367 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) - Highways: supplemental destination signs: state special schools.
  • AB 2521 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center) - Criminal procedure: confidentiality and DNA testing.
  • AB 2771 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) - Pupil attendance: schoolsite absence intervention teams.
  • AB 2813 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Government Investment Act.
  • AB 2841 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center) - Controlled substances: Research Advisory Panel: meetings.
  • AB 2908 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Yorba Linda) - Shareholders' meetings: remote communication.
  • AB 3105 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Modesto) - Employment: wages and hours: exemption for faculty at private institutions of higher education.
  • SB 949 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) - Superior court: lactation accommodation.
  • SB 1024 by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) - Healing arts: Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensees and registrants.
  • SB 1034 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) - California Public Records Act: state of emergency.
  • SB 1190 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Mobilehomes: solar energy systems.
  • SB 1353 by Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - Youth Bill of Rights.
  • SB 1385 by Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) - Medi-Cal: community health workers: supervising providers.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bill:

  • AB 1272 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) - State Water Resources Control Board: drought planning. A veto message can be found here.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

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