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Bills that pass the Legislature by August 31 will be going to the Governor's desk. He must sign or veto the bills by September 30. To contact Gov. Newsom to ask him to sign or veto a bill, go to this website https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
Under topic, select "An Active Bill." Select a specific bill from the dropdown menu. Then click Leave a Comment and write your message. It can be very simple, e.g., Please Sign SB 1001. You may wish to click Pro or Con. You will then enter your contact information and click submit.
Reminder: You can look up information on bills here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
On the "History" tab, ordered to engrossing and enrolling means it goes to the governor.
Great News! FCLCA co-sponsored bill SB 1001 goes to governor! SB 1001 Death Penalty: intellectually disabled persons
Take Action: Support early application for paid family leave and disability
Sign the petition: Shut Down NORCO Prison!
Ask Gov. Newsom to commute every death sentence. Take action today to support universal clemency.
Prevent homelessness for older adults and people with disabilities
Keep critical services for people with disabilities
Take action on environmental issues. Here and Here.
Sign on to support health care access for all, regardless of immigration status.
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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