The signing of lead bill would result to law legislation that limit lead to 0.25%. The new law has given plumbing manufacturers deadline for complying the new restriction. Schwarzenegger stated that his purpose in signing the bill...
Some think schools that have already applied will still get the funding if this bill becomes law, but the language is not clear. And if applicants get the dollars they deserve, it makes eliminating the program even more of a gimmick, resulting, by my best guess, in about $3 back per ra...
"If they are going to be released, they have to be released in a way that is not going to jeopardize public safety. Transient status does jeopardize public safety," he said. "What this bill would do is it would define what a qualifie...
Alternatively, the governor could make SB 1047 law, adding an open invitation to its opponents to help correct its specific defects. With what they see as an imperfect law in place, the bill’s opponents would have considerable incentive to work — and to work in good faith — to fix i...
The bill is designed to address the proliferation of sentence enhancements in California, which can often double the length of years of a prison term and have been disproportionately applied to people of color and those suffering from mental illness. "If sentence enhancements were applied ...
It's not often that California, West Virginia, and Mississippi are politically aligned, but that unlikely trio formed on June 25, 2015, when California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 277, substantially narrowing ex... ...
Vance Will Make His Mark as the First Millennial Vice President and the Potential MAGA Torchbearer As he prepares to become the nation’s first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already a budding kingmaker in Republican politics and the presumptive heir to the “Make...
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has released updated guidance clarifying how the state’s latest statutory enactments will impact employers’ paid sick leave obligations. Specifically, as we reportedhere,Assembly Bill (AB) 2499andSenate Bill (SB) 1105expand the permissible reaso...
If the employer violates the rule, they could face a civil penalty of at least $100, according to the current version of the bill. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE California would become the first state in the country to consider such a law. However, more than a doz...
The bill reflects California’s increasing efforts to oversee and regulate healthcare transactions, as the state recently enacted broad a healthcare transaction review law and a notice-and-consent law for nonprofit healthcare entities. If enacted, the bill could pose signif...