Category: California assembly

California Lawmakers Attempt to Repeal Prop. 47

February 18, 2022
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California legislators are attempting to reinstate harsher penalties for shoplifters that steal less than $950 by repealing Proposition 47—a law that downgraded some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. This week, Chico city council became one of the latest supporters of Assembly Bill 1599—a bill introduced by Assemblymen Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Jim…

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First-of-Its-Kind Fast Food Regulation Council Established Under Union-Backed Bill in California

February 1, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—More than 500,000 of California’s fast-food workers will now be eligible to negotiate their working conditions and wages after a first-of-its-kind union-backed bill passed in the legislature on Jan. 31. Assembly Bill 257, or the FAST Food Recovery Act, passed in the state legislature in a 41–19 vote despite heavy opposition from several business advocacy…

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California Democrat Assemblywoman Burke Resigns

February 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The resignation of Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) becomes effective Tuesday, Feb. 1. Burke announced her resignation Monday because, “I feel it is of the utmost importance that I have the flexibility and ability to spend more time with my family.” In the letter to her 62nd Assembly District constituents announcing her…

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Congressional Bill Introduced to Fund the Police

January 17, 2022
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A congressional bill was introduced on Jan. 14 to assist local law enforcement agencies by hiring more police officers and increasing their salaries. House Resolution 6375, called the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, would increase the COPS grant program from $386 million in the fiscal year 2021–2022…

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State Senators Vote in Favor of Law Targeting Organized Retail Theft Rings

July 16, 2021
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California Senators have voted in support of reenacting a law that gives police the power to apprehend thieves and accomplices involved in organized retail theft rings. The Senate voted 39-0 in favor of Assembly Bill 331 (AB 331) on July 15 to reenact a law which had expired on July 1. The law includes provisions…

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California Assembly Votes to Abolish the Term ‘Alien’ From All Statutes

May 29, 2021
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An unopposed bill to remove the term “alien” from all state statutes is moving quickly through the California Legislature. Lawmakers seek to abolish use of the terms “alien” or “illegal alien,” which they deem offensive to foreign nationals who have entered the United States illegally. The California Assembly voted 71 to zero to strike the…

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