As with every Legislative Session, there is both good and bad legislation that moves forward, but the fight against bad policy isn’t quite over. There are still several bills still sitting on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature and YOUR VOICE can help shape his decision!
Senate Bill 81: This bill would streamline the process of granting parole for dangerous criminals and promote early release policies that will put our communities at risk. This piece of legislation comes at a time violent crime has increased 6% in our state and Californians’ fear of crime is on rise.
Senate Bill 553: This bill would have prevented employees and small business owners from intervening in the event that they were being shoplifted. SB 553 is introduced while California is in the midst of an organized retail theft epidemic which has garnered national attention. Luckily, we were able to stop some bad ‘pro-crime’ bills from moving forward. SB 94 would have allowed parole for those initially convicted of life sentences WITHOUT parole, reversing promises made to the friends and family of hundreds of crime victims, as well as witnesses that put dangerous criminals behind bars. Thankfully after public outrage to this, it failed alongside ACA 4, another bill that would have allowed convicted felons to vote from behind bars.
Small Business
Senate Bill 253: This bill would place more regulatory burdens on businesses by requiring annual disclosure of companies’ direct, indirect and supply chain–related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Senate Bill 799: This bill would force businesses to pay unemployment insurance for people when they aren’t looking for work. Many local businesses are just trying to stay afloat with the rising cost of goods and services, and the last thing we need is to do is increase taxes and regulations that will further drive businesses out of California. SB 253 and 799 are harmful for business and must be stopped.
Healthcare
Senate Bill 770: This bill would create a workgroup to petition the federal government to redirect annual Medicare and Medicaid funding that currently flows to California, to a new health care system known as “single payer”. This would result in the elimination of Medicare and all private health coverage in California, replacing it with a costly, untested health system run by state bureaucrats, triggering a massive tax increase
I strongly urge the Governor to veto these bad bills on the way to his desk. As legislators have left Sacramento for the year, your voice is our last chance before these bills become law! Call the Governor’s office and ask him to veto these bad bills that will hurt California before it’s too late.
