AB 1359: Jury Service Exemptions
Seniors may have difficulty getting around as they get older, and jury duty summons can pose a challenge. AB 1359 will allow eligible seniors 80 years or older to seek a permanent exemption from jury service without a doctor’s note.
AB 1564: Employee-Union Communications
Confidentiality in the workplace between employers and employees/employee representatives is important. AB 1564 explicitly ensures all communication between employees and union representatives remains confidential.
AB 1599: California Transit Stop Registry
Transit agencies across California each have their own system, which makes planning public transportation complicated and time-consuming. AB 1599 will create the California Transit Stop Registry with standardized information from every transit agency.
AB 1674: Food Affordability Act
Communities without easy access to grocery stores are known as food deserts. AB 1674 will create the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to provide funding for grocery stores and developers in food deserts.
AB 1690: Young Child Tax Credit
Many families rely on the Young Child Tax Credit, but only families with children five or younger currently qualify. AB 1690 phases in higher age eligibility annually, ultimately extending the credit to include families with children up to age 18.
AB 1831: CSU Executive Salaries
CSU has a history of prioritizing executive salaries over student tuition and pay increases for other staff. AB 1831 would set reasonable limits on the compensation of chancellors, executive presidents, and other members of the management staff in CSUs.
AB 1961: Workplace Violence
Currently, restraining orders require specific individuals to be named. This can be a problem if a student is making general threats against a school without naming specific individuals. AB 1961 will increase employee protection by allowing workplace violence restraining orders to name a workplace instead of specific individuals.
AB 2005: Revisions for Urban Split Lots
Homeowners can apply for an urban lot split; however, a trust or LLC cannot. AB 2005 allows members of an LLC or trustees of a living trust to apply for an urban lot split.
AB 2231: CEQA Exemption for Hospital Projects
CEQA is notorious for causing unnecessary delays and jeopardizing hospital projects in California. AB 2231 would facilitate building environmentally friendly hospitals by providing CEQA relief for two urban infill projects in Santa Clara and Emeryville.
AB 2347: Hate Crime Training
Current law requires hate crime training for law enforcement, but it needs to be evaluated for disparities. AB 2347 requires a comprehensive review of existing hate crime training programs for law enforcement.
AB 2391: Support for New Nursing Graduates
Newly licensed nurses often face barriers to employment, particularly in underserved areas. AB 2391 establishes a statewide program to improve the transition from nursing education to employment and to increase the number of nurses in underserved areas.
AB 2511: Behavioral Health Provider Study
There is an ongoing issue of pay disparity between mental health care providers and other healthcare providers. AB 2511 requires the Department of Industrial Relations to study pay differences between behavioral health providers and medical-surgical care providers.
AB 2756: Strengthening Medi-Cal Vision Services Act
California lacks a data system to effectively assess vision services and improve treatment. AB 2756 creates accountability by tracking data for vision services for Medi-Cal recipients.
AB 2764: Transitional Housing
Different practices across Extended Foster Care (EFC) can cause foster youth to be involuntarily discharged from programs whose participation conditions exceed legal standards. AB 2764 creates uniform eligibility standards for EFC programs statewide, protecting foster youth and preventing homelessness.
AB 2765: CalFresh Protection
The Big Beautiful Bill enacts significant cuts and new requirements for CalFresh. AB 2765 increases state-level food assistance to offset federal cuts. It also directs the California Department of Social Services to seek federal waivers and maximize exemptions to protect foster youth and families from hunger.
AB 2766: Improving Foster and Homeless Student Success
Foster youth and students experiencing homelessness encounter substantial barriers in higher education. AB 2766 expands priority housing for foster youth and homeless students while aligning housing deposits and fee payment timelines with financial aid disbursements.
AB 2767: Family Finding
County practices in California regarding early family finding and engagement remain inconsistent, largely due to the lack of clear statutory guidance. AB 2767 creates a statewide standard to improve the Family Finding process and helps place children with relatives to improve life outcomes for foster kids.
AB 2768: Student Financial Aid Deferment of Fees and Costs
Foster youth face significant barriers in paying upfront higher education costs before financial aid is disbursed. AB 2768 requires higher education institutions to defer unpaid enrollment fees and other costs for foster youth until financial aid is disbursed.
AB 2769: Adoption Assistance Program
California's Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) provides support to foster youth until age 18. AB 2769 expands AAP support to families with foster kids in high school through their graduation, or up to the student turning 19 years old.
