Southwest California Legislative Council Summary - July 18, 2022
The SWCLC met on July 18, to discuss and take positions on California's upcoming ballot measures in the 2022 election cycle.
Califonia Ballot Measures
California Proposition 1: Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
No Position Taken
California Proposition 26: Legalize Sports Betting on Tribal Lands
Position Taken: Support
California Proposition 27: Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homeless Prevention Fund
Position Taken: Opposed
California Proposition 28: Art and Music K-12 Funding
Position Taken: Tabled for the following meeting
California Proposition 29: Kidney Dialysis Rule Reform
Position Taken: Opposed
California Proposition 30: Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention
Position Taken: Opposed
California Proposition 31: Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum
No Position Taken
Active Bills Being Monitored
Opposed Bills
AB 257 (Holden): Food Facilities and Employment
AB 1601 (Weber): Call Centers - Protections
AB 1632 (Bates): Restroom Access - Medical Conditions
AB 1949 (Low): Employees - Bereavement Leave
AB 2026 (Friedman & Ting): Recycling - Plastic Packaging
AB 2183 (Stone, Kalra, Reyes): Agricultural Labor Relations
AB 2188 (Quirk): Discrimination in Employment - Use of Cannabis
AB 2201 (Bennett): Groundwater Sustainability Agency - Groundwater Extraction Permit - Verification
AB 2243 (Garcia & Rivas): Occupational Safety and Health Standards - Heat Illness - Wildfire Smoke
AB 2705 (Quirk-Silva): Housing - Fire Safety Standards
SB 260 (Wiener & Stern): Climate Corporate Accountability Act
SB 1044 (Durazo): State of Emergency or Emergency Condition - Retaliation
SB 1162 (Limón): Employment - Salaries and Wages
SB 1391 (Kamlager): Greenhouse Gases - Market-Based Compliance Mechanism
Supported Bills
AB 2046 (Medina & Gray): University of California - Inland Rising Fund
AB 2146 (Bauer-Kahan): Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Prohibited Nonagricultural Use
AB 2440 (Irwin): Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022
SB 301 (Skinner): Online Marketplaces
SB 847 (Hurtado): COVID-19 Relief - Tenancy Grant Program
SB 1136 (Portantino): California Environmental Quality Act - Expedited Environmental Review
SB 1338 (Umberg & Eggman): Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program