Laws Passed
AB 2716 (2024) Fees on Under Producing Oil Wells
Stops the operation of low-producing wells near communities and directs funds back into the communities that are negatively impacted by the drilling.
AB 1810 (2024) Menstrual Equity for All
Ensures menstrual products are readily available in California prisons.
AB 2906 (2024) Foster Care Justice: Preserving Survivor Benefits for Foster Youth
Protects the survivor benefits owed to foster youth from mishandling by county agencies.
AB 1986 (2024) Accountability & Transparency for Prison Book Bans
Ends the indiscriminate banning of books in California’s prison system.
AB 2684 (2024) Extreme Heat Planning
Requires cities and counties to include extreme heat in their hazard mitigation plans so they are better prepared to protect residents and can qualify for federal funding programs.
AB 3145 (2024) Foster Care Justice: Meaningful Assistance for Parents
Requires that all court-ordered services or courses are evaluated to ensure families are connected to effective, proven resources that support reunifying families.
AB 2664 (2024) Foster Care Justice: Fair Reunification Timelines
Ensures California’s courts provide fair and reasonable timelines for parents to complete court-ordered programming so they can reunite with their children.
AB 3258 (2024) Protect Refinery Workers
Amends safety codes so all refinery workers receive the same level of workplace protections.
AB 2531 (2024) In-Custody Deaths of Youths
Ensures that the death of a youth while in custody of the state is properly reported.
AB 3265 (2024) Environmental Leadership: Media Campus Projects
Streamlines environmentally beneficial construction and renovation projects on film and television media campuses.
AB 3235 (2024) Department of Justice (DOJ) Equitable Certification Act
Expands access to professional certifications for justice-involved Californians.
AB 2046 (2024) Educational Opportunity for All
Protects the operation of single-gender schools that support the representation of women and minorities in the STEM fields until 2035.
AB 2484 (2024) Foster Care Justice: Remote Expert Testimony
Removes a financial and technical barrier to expert testimony so all parties can benefit from this resource.
AB 2215 (2024) Pre-Booking Diversion Programs
Clarifies that police officers can connect individuals in custody with community-based services if that is in the best interest of justice.
AB 60 (2023) Restorative Justice for Victims
Ensures that victims of crime are informed of restorative justice programs that are available to them in their county.
AB 954 (2023) Reduce Barriers to Family Reunification
Ensures that a parent who is following all aspects of their case plan will not be denied family reunification simply because they are too poor to pay for court ordered services.
AB 421 (2023) Direct Democracy Protection
Protects voters by requiring the top funders be listed in the state voter information guide for a referendum measure, requiring clear phrasing of referendum vote choices on ballots, and allowing additional time for proponents of a statewide referendum measure to withdraw the measure.
AB 764 (2023) Local Redistricting Standards
Ensures greater equity in the drawing of voting boundaries for special districts, school districts, community college districts, and county boards of education.
AB 1400 (2023) Financial Aid for HBCU Students
Creates financial support for California Community College students who transfer to a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
AB 424 (2023) ALS Registry
Established the collection of information on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease (ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease) cases to support medical research toward future treatment.
AB 507 (2023) Presidential Election Protection
Protects California presidential elections from being disrupted by states of emergency by ensuring a safe, alternative location for presidential electors to meet.
AB 1735 (2022) Language Services for Foster Youth
Ensures foster youth receive services and materials in their native language.
AB 1848 (2022) End Prison Gerrymandering
Ensures that incarcerated Californians are counted as part of their home communities for the purpose of drawing district lines.
AB 1686 (2022) Remove Financial Barriers to Reunification for Foster Families
Ensures that family reunification is no longer disrupted by the financial burdens placed on families who have been impacted by the foster care system.
AB 2159 (2022) Ensure Reunification Services
Ensures that parents who are incarcerated pretrial shall not be bypassed from receiving family reunification services solely for the reason of being incarcerated.
AB 1823 (2022) Quality Health Insurance for Students
Ensures students insured by student blanket policies benefit from the same regulatory oversight and consumer protections as other health plans.
AB 1798 (2022) Digital Campaign Disclosures
Simplifies digital disclosure requirements.
AB 1043 (2021) Acutely Low Income Households
Added a new category to state housing law recognizing people with "Acutely Low Income". These are families earning less than $17,000 a year.