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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 30, 2020 | CA | SB 50 | Amends City Housing and Transportation Accommodations and Developments | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 15) |
March 16, 2020 | CA | SB 117 | Appropriates Funds to Public Schools Amid COVID-19 Emergency Shut-Down | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
March 16, 2020 | CA | SB 89 | Amends 2019-2020 State Budget to Appropriate Funds for the COVID-19 Emergency | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
Jan. 27, 2020 | CA | AB 1441 | Amends Oil Drilling Laws and Regulations | Bill Passed - House (41 - 18) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 3214 | Increases Penalties for Oil Spills | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
June 8, 2020 | CA | AB 3030 | Requires Protection for 30 Percent of State's Land and Waters by 2030 | Bill Passed - House (45 - 19) |
June 24, 2020 | CA | ACA 5 | Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies | Amendment Adopted - Senate (30 - 10) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | ACA 5 | Establishes Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Affirmative Action Policies | Amendment Adopted - House (60 - 14) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 2570 | Establishes the False Claims Act | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
June 18, 2020 | CA | AB 860 | Authorizes Vote By Mail Absentee Ballots | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 5) |
June 11, 2020 | CA | AB 860 | Authorizes Vote By Mail Absentee Ballots | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
June 15, 2020 | CA | AB 3300 | Establishes the California Access to Housing and Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (62 - 2) |
June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 3269 | Requires the Establishment of Plans to Reduce Homelessness | Bill Passed - House (58 - 10) |
Aug. 29, 2020 | CA | AB 3121 | Establishes a Task Force for Reparations to African Americans | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3) |
June 11, 2020 | CA | AB 3121 | Establishes a Task Force for Reparations to African Americans | Bill Passed - House (61 - 12) |
Aug. 28, 2020 | CA | AB 2847 | Requires Microstamping Within Handguns | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
June 11, 2020 | CA | AB 2847 | Requires Microstamping Within Handguns | Bill Passed - House (52 - 20) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | SB 908 | Requires the Licensing of Debt Collectors | Bill Passed - House (53 - 19) |
June 25, 2020 | CA | SB 908 | Requires the Licensing of Debt Collectors | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
Aug. 31, 2020 | CA | SB 1383 | Expands Protections for Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - House (46 - 16) |
July 2, 2020 | CA | SB 1383 | Expands Protections for Paid Family Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
June 26, 2020 | CA | SB 1410 | Authorizes COVID-19 Eviction Relief Agreements Between Tenants and Landlords | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
June 22, 2020 | CA | SB 1138 | Requires Land Zoned for Shelters Meet Certain Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8) |
June 18, 2020 | CA | AB 3216 | Expands Medical Leave Protections for Workers during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic | Bill Passed - House (44 - 17) |
June 18, 2020 | CA | AB 1460 | Requires Ethnic Studies Course Completion in State Universities | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |