Current Legislation 2022-2023
Suspends the state’s 53.9 cent per gallon gas tax for one year to provide immediate relief to California drivers and families. This tax is scheduled to increase on July 1, 2023 further draining families pocket books. The bill will also backfill funding from the General Fund for transportation projects that rely on revenue from the gas tax. Pending in Assembly Rules. Fact sheet.
Suspends the state’s 53.9 cent per gallon gas tax for one year to provide immediate relief to California drivers and families. This tax is scheduled to increase on July 1, 2023 further draining families pocket books. The bill will also backfill funding from the General Fund for transportation projects that rely on revenue from the gas tax. Pending in Assembly Rules. Fact sheet.
Allows the California Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with local governmental entities, fire departments, fire districts, fire safe councils, and tribal entities to perform brush clearing and roadside maintenance projects. Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation. Fact sheet.
Allows the California Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with local governmental entities, fire departments, fire districts, fire safe councils, and tribal entities to perform brush clearing and roadside maintenance projects. Referred to Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Fact sheet.
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation give a form to the immediate or extended family members of the victim, and to notify them of the release, escape, scheduled execution, or death of the violent offender. Referred to Assembly Committee on Public Safety. Passed the Assembly Committee on Public Safety and referred to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Fact sheet.
Establishes a California Public Records Act Ombudsperson to serve as an independent, nonpartisan referee to review denied PRA requests and determine if the agency had legitimate grounds to deny the request. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Accountability & Administrative Review and the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. Fact sheet.
Exempts student loan payments by an employer from an employee’s personal income tax. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Fact sheet.
Adds the term “cargo” to the organized retail theft statute. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety. Fact sheet.
Allows a charter school application to be appealed to a county board of education when it is not otherwise approved nor denied by the local school district. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Education. Fact sheet.
Requires individuals with two or more catalytic converters cut from a motor vehicle to register as automobile dismantlers. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Transportation. Fact sheet.
Expands liability protections in the aerospace industry to the manufacturers of spacecraft parts. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. Fact sheet.
Adds Mandarin Chinese (traditional and simplified), Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, and Armenian to the list of available languages for which an eligible adult can obtain official study materials and take the test for a Firearms Safety Certificate. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety. Fact sheet.
Exempts the low-income ID card application and renewal fee from annual inflation adjustment. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Fact sheet.