Commentary
Among the 2,632 new bills introduced this year in the California Legislature by the Feb. 17 deadline, there actually are some good ones. Here are three:
Assembly Bill 1128 is by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles). It’s a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) and state Sens. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach).
The child income tax credit currently only applies to children up to the age of 6. This bill would extend that to age 18, and for students to 23. About 700,000 families would benefit. Santiago explained:
AB 1128 offers hope for Californians who are struggling to make ends meet by providing much-needed financial relief that puts money back in their pockets to reduce the risk of children falling back into poverty while promoting greater economic stability. California must take action before families are forced into more and harder, impossible tradeoffs….