Legislation

Encourages the state to identify the human rights record and environmental standards of countries that export crude oil into California. The measure would also require the California Air Resources Board to report on its website information on the amount of particulate matter released into the air from tanker ship emissions from oil imported into the state.

Would ratify amendments to the Tribal-State gaming compact between the State of California and Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians (Big Sandy). The bill addresses the primary basis for the Department of Interior's disapproval of the Compact on November 15, 2024.

Creates the 2025 School Choice and Special Education Flex Accounts. This bill will allow $8,000 to be available for students to be used for education expenses and $16,000 for students to be used for special education expenses.

Would require that any state purchased light-duty vehicle, lithium, cobalt and aluminum material must be certified with a child-labor free fair trade guarantee.

Authorizes the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to implement a new Medi-Cal Graduate Medical Education (GME) supplemental payment program for Non-Designated Public Hospitals (NDPHs).

Would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to establish secure housing facilities at each women’s prison for transgender women. The bill aims to enhance the safety and security of biological women at birth in sleeping and other intimate areas while also addressing the individual needs of transgender women. Additionally, the bill prohibits certain inmates convicted of specified sexual offenses from being housed at a women’s prison.

Strengthens protections for students placed in out-of-state nonpublic schools by enhancing oversight, mandating direct check-ins, and ensuring students and parents are informed of their rights. The bill addresses ongoing safety concerns by requiring stricter certification standards and improving transparency in these facilities.

Would remove regulatory hurdles under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and the California Coastal Act to enhance emergency response efforts and ensure that wildfire preparedness projects can move forward efficiently.

Provides a CEQA exemption for the Bakersfield Veterans Hospital to avoid expensive and frivolous lawsuits that have delayed construction of this critical hospital needed by Veterans.

Spot bill for HT issue.

Increase the Homeowner’s Exemption from $7,000 to $50,000 and the Renter’s Tax Credit from $60 to $275 for single individuals and $120 to $550 for joint filers. These increases reflect inflation adjustments from costs originating from 1973 and are limited to those aged 62 and above.

Removes hurdles for Military Overseas Voters to use the conditional voter registration process.

A vital measure to protect the integrity of women’s sports by ensuring that participation in sex-segregated school athletic programs is determined by a student’s biological sex at birth.

Would create a tax credit for agricultural employers to help cover the costs of providing overtime wages to farmworkers. The bill will help increase available overtime hours for farmworkers, boosting their take-home pay, and supporting much-needed financial stability in rural California.

The bill would exempt, on an ongoing basis, collector cars whose model year is 35 years or older from the state’s smog check law. The bill would also exempt classic cars from the smog check program upon transfer of a vehicle.