California Legislature deliberates on last day of session
California lawmakers are using their last day in session to deliberate on bills that have not yet been voted down or approved. This final stretch will determine the final list of bills that will make it to Newsom’s office for a chance to be enacted. Tuesday was already a busy day for lawmakers, and the marathon is set to continue on Wednesday. The legislators started their day in the morning. Below are live updates from the State Capitol as we receive them: This Wednesday evening, Ashley Zavala, Capitol correspondent for KCRA 3, reviews the bills that are part of the climate campaign of the Governor Gavin Newsom who were adopted. , arrives at Newsom’s office. It was one of the governor’s main efforts to combat climate change. audible applause in the Capitol rotunda as the Senate authorized a measure that would establish new restrictions for oil and gas drilling, a key measure in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s climate push. 5:27 p.m.: Bill that would have allowed legislative staff to unionize dies. 5:14 p.m.: Assembly. Jim Cooper speaks after reversing a decision to block a staff unionization bill. This initial decision to block led to boos from several legislative staffers. 4:54 p.m.: Shortly after being booed for blocking the staff unionization bill, Assm. Jim Cooper reversed his decision. Jim Cooper has announced that he will block a bill on the unionization of staff. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Governor Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do so for vasectomies – joining Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Vermont. , walks to his office. The proposal would provide court-ordered care for people with serious mental illnesses. It would also help homeless people. 12:12 p.m.: A bill that would have banned new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of buildings like homes and schools doesn’t get enough votes after lengthy ground debate, according to KCRA’s Ashley Zavala 3. 8:28 a.m.: Sen. Scott Weiner says he is pulling Senate Bill 866 on the bill not having enough votes. This bill would have allowed teenagers in the state to get vaccinated without parental consent. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
California lawmakers are using their last day in session to deliberate on bills that have not yet been voted down or approved. This final stretch will determine the final list of bills that will make it to Newsom’s office for a chance to be enacted.
Tuesday was already a busy day for lawmakers and the marathon is set to continue on Wednesday.
Lawmakers kicked off to start their day in the morning.
Below are live updates from the State Capitol as we receive them:
8:45 p.m.: As of this Wednesday evening, KCRA 3 Capitol correspondent Ashley Zavala reviews the bills that are part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s climate campaign that have passed.
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8:19 p.m.: Assembly Bill 1279, which would set the state’s carbon neutrality goal at 2045, arrives on Newsom’s desk. It was one of the governor’s main efforts to combat climate change.
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7:39 p.m.: A bill that would require California to set carbon removal targets for natural and working lands clears the hurdles and makes it to Newsom’s office.
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7:28. : There were audible applause in the Capitol rotunda as the Senate approved a measure that would establish new restrictions for oil and gas drilling, a key measure in Governor Gavin Newsom’s climate push.
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5:27 p.m.: The bill that would have allowed legislative staff to unionize dies.
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5:14 p.m.: Assm. Jim Cooper speaks after reversing a decision to block a staff unionization bill. This initial decision to block led to boos from several legislative staffers.
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4:54 p.m.: Shortly after being booed for blocking the staff unionization bill, Assm. Jim Cooper reconsidered his decision.
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4:48 p.m.: KCRA 3 Capitol correspondent Ashley Zavala tweeted a video she shared anonymously of legislative staffers leaving the courtroom when Assm. Jim Cooper has announced that he will block a bill on the unionization of staff.
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3:33 p.m.: Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Governor Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do so for vasectomies – joining Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Vermont.
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1:57 p.m.: Newsom’s CARE Court proposal, SB 1338, heads to his office. The proposal would provide court-ordered care for people with serious mental illnesses. It would also help homeless people.
12:12 p.m.:
A bill that would have banned new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of buildings like homes and schools doesn’t get enough votes after a long debate on the ground, according to KCRA 3’s Ashley Zavala.
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8:28 a.m.:
Sen. Scott Weiner says he is pulling Senate Bill 866 on the bill with insufficient votes.
This bill would have allowed teenagers in the state to get vaccinated without parental consent.
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