The Santa Barbara Unbiased republishes tales from CalMatters.org on state and native points impacting readers in Santa Barbara County.
It’s California’s most numerous Legislature ever, and one-fourth of lawmakers are new. However some issues by no means change: Legislators wait till the final days of the session to go numerous payments.
In latest days, they’ve despatched Gov. Gavin Newsom some important laws — to tax weapons and ammunition, ban caste discrimination and decriminalize some psychedelic medicine. And earlier than they end practically seven months of lawmaking late Thursday (or early Friday), legislators will approve many extra payments. Of the greater than 2,600 launched, essentially the most in a decade, practically 220 had been sent to the governor as of Friday. Newsom has already signed some and vetoed a number of others.
He has till Oct. 14 to signal or veto the ultimate batch. Final yr, he vetoed 169, whereas signing 997, together with some very important ones. The Legislature can override vetoes, if the invoice’s backers can win two-thirds majorities in each the Meeting and Senate. However that doesn’t occur usually, and in latest a long time nearly by no means.
Some important measures must be to Newsom’s liking: He has turn into extra assertive in pushing his priorities within the Legislature — local weather change final yr, infrastructure and psychological well being this yr.
Listed below are a few of the noteworthy payments that CalMatters reporters are monitoring. Bookmark this web page for updates.
