383, by the California Senate that aims to restrict online retailers of downloadable products from requiring customers to provide personal information when making online credit card purchases. It reveals that state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced the bill to amend the Song-Beverly ...
On May 31, 2023, the California Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) No. 553 by a vote of 29–8. The legislation would establish new workplace violence prevention standards in California. Quick Hits The California Senate passed SB 553, a bill that would establish new workplace violence prev...
last week of the regular legislative session. But lawmakers in the state Assembly said they needed more time to consider it. The governor called the Legislature into a special session to try to pass it.The bill needs final approval by the state Assembly before it can reach Newsom's desk.It...
28, 2023, at 6:41 p.m. Save More Georgia Senate Again Pushes $6,000 School Voucher Bill More ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Senate Republicans are again pushing a plan to give $6,000 educational vouchers to many students, part of a nationwide push for what supporters call education...
Q: What is the purpose of California Senate Bill (SB) 476?A: California SB 476 amends section 113948 of the California Health and Safety Code pertaining to the mandatory food handler training required for individuals working in the foodservice industry. The amendment shift requires employers take...
Senate Bill 579, introduced to the California State Senate on February 20, 2025, proposes the creation of a working group to assess the role of AI in mental health. This group is tasked with evaluating AI's impact on mental health outcomes, ethical standards, and addressing concerns, as well...
Bill Essayli, a Republican Assembly member from Corona, requested the Assembly and Senate ethics committees to take up investigations after the LA Times report last month. Essayli spent about four years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office that unsealed Tafoya's pl...
November 11, 2023 3:15 am The potential legalization of certain psychedelic drugs in California continued to take more odd turns in the past few weeks, with Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) recently announcing a new plan: working with Republicans to create a bill that would... ...
A bill introduced in the California state senate aims to prevent the dangers ofartificial intelligence. Critics, including Google and Meta, say the bill could stifle innovation and even kill California’s significant tech industry. The Senate bill,SB 1047, has been introduced by Senator Scott Wi...
The bill makes both crimes felonies punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison, although the bill doesn’t bar a judge from suspending a sentence or ordering someone onto probation. A second offense for either is already a felony. But a judge would now be required to senten...