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UPDATES ON THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
- Governor vetoes SB 227 - unemployment insurance for immigrant workers
- Governor vetoes AB 2178 to manage surplus bed capacity in CA's prisons
- Governor signs SB 1001, co-sponsored by FCLCA
Gov. Newsom vetoed these bills
CalMatters reports on bills signed and vetoed
Governor signs bill to ban plastic grocery bags
Bills on the Governor's desk - which did he sign?
Reminder: You can look up information on bills here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
EARLIER UPDATES:
SB 1081, which tied applying for a CA driver's license to automatic registration with the federal Selective Service (for a possible military draft) was pulled from the Assembly Transportation Committee hearing and it will not proceed this year. Many thanks to all who submitted letters and emails of opposition! You made a difference.
In Congress: Senate joins House in proposal for "automatic draft registration"
Bipartisan bill to eliminate the Selective Service System introduced in Congress
FCNL Action Alert: Ask your U.S. Senators to co-sponsor bill to eliminate Selective Service
UPDATE on State Budget 2024-25: Governor and Legislature agree on final plan
Read the End Child Poverty in CA Campaign's take on the final budget here (FCLCA is a member).
UPDATE on SB 252: Thanks to all who took action on SB 252, which would require the California Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System to divest their holdings from the largest oil companies. Unfortunately, this bill will not advance due to last-minute, hostile amendments imposed by the Assembly Public Employees and Retirement Committee. Sen. Gonzalez pulled SB 252 from the Committee and vowed to come back next year with a new bill.
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