Legislative Bills That Determined The Courage Score

Requires that pre-treated seeds sold in the state be labeled with the pesticide they are treated with, including the toxicity level and EPA registration number.

Would have prohibited the sale of two or more newly constructed homes to institutional investors in an effort to increase the availability of housing stock for first-time homebuyers.

Prohibits the use of preferential admission standards for legacy or donor applicants at independent institutions of higher education.

Would have prohibited the Department of Housing and Community Development from denying an affordable housing loan to any individual who meets all stated requirements solely on the basis of their immigration status.

Accelerates the state’s idle well clean-up processes by raising the annual fee structure, and increasing the percentage of idle wells that must be plugged annually by operators.

Prohibits any educational entity from establishing policies that forcibly out LGBTQ+ students, and requires the State Department of Education to develop in-service training resources for the support of LGBTQ+ students.

Would have prohibited commissioners from the Public Utilities Commission and Public Advocate’s Office from seeking employment at the entities they regulate within one to two years of the end of a term, and imposed new requirements on utilities for recouping overspent forecasts.

Strengthens reporting and review requirements for new and existing pesticides in use, and increases the pesticide mill fee that funds the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Would have required that state prisons maintain average daily empty bed thresholds that are annually reported to the state legislature by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Would have required the State Department of Social Services to conduct a Guaranteed Income Statewide Feasibility Study to make recommendations on the benefits, challenges, and scalability of creating a permanent program across the state.

Bans the toxic chemical Di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of medical IV bags and tubing in the state.

Extends the time that a tenant has to respond to an eviction notice from five days to ten days.

Would have strengthened employment protections by requiring a successor subcontractor to maintain contracts for janitorial staff for 90 days, and to offer continued employment if their performance is satisfactory after the 90-day window closes.

Would have required all gas stoves sold in the state to include an adhesive warning label that states the risk of air pollutants from the appliance.

Mandates that public agencies make a presentation of their vacancies and recruitment efforts in a public hearing once annually, and that a union implement a plan to reduce vacancies if they exceed 20%.

Protects Californians from inflated utility prices by requiring the Public Utilities Commission to compare general fixed rates to past actual costs.

Would have enacted the Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act to prohibit the use of PFAS, PVC, or PVDC in plastic packaging manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state.

Strengthens tenant protects by allowing them to attend the move-out inspection, limiting the deductions that can be made from a security deposit, and requiring landlords to provide unit photos from before move-in and after move-out to make any claims against a security deposit.

Would have required detectives and prosecutors investigating a police-related death to follow clear identification and declaration procedures when speaking to the family of the deceased, to provide any requested information about the status of their loved one, and to be transparent about whether the conversation was being recorded.

Gives a local entity the authority to prohibit oil and gas operations or development in a jurisdiction.

Would have provided grants to county election offices in San Benito, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties to create a pilot program to increase voter participation in county jail facilities.

Would have deepened the protections of the Fair Employment and Housing Act by setting the statute of limitations to bring a group or class complaint with the California Civil Rights Department to seven years.

Requires a credit union to provide notice to a member every time an overdraft fee is charged, and mandates that the fee cannot exceed $14 or the CFPB’s federal minimum after 2026.

Would have allowed workers engaged in a trade dispute with their employer, including those on strike, to claim unemployment benefits after two weeks.

Accelerates decarbonization by authorizing a gas corporation to end service if an alternative substitute energy service is available, and requires each gas corporation to file an annual map of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects.

Would have Imposed a 7.25% state tax on the sale of user data to advertisers, also known as data extraction transactions, for companies generating more than $2.5 billion annually from such sales, and reallocated those funds to local news and journalism outlets in California.

Protects workers against retaliation or adverse action if they choose not to participate in an employer-hosted meeting about politics or religion that is unrelated to their job.

Would have protected communities from toxic emissions by requiring refineries to issues community notices when safe levels are surpassed, provide real-time air quality data, submit quarterly reports, conduct third-party audits, and perform analyses within 24-hours of any incident.

Would have given local governments more control over the use of driverless commercial vehicles by requiring that an ordinance be passed before they are permitted to operate in a local jurisdiction.