Would prohibit the use of face surveillance on body cameras worn by law enforcement officers for three years. Passed by Assembly; held in the Senate.

Would eliminate the use of bench warrants -- which courts use to arrest people who cannot afford to pay fines or face barriers to appearing in court -- for minor infractions, which overly targets low-income individuals. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations committee.

Would centralize information on proper concealed carry practices and require concealed carry license applicants to pass a standardized exam. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would prevent the transfer of incarcerated individuals who qualify for release under certain criminal justice reforms to ICE. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

State Water Resources Control Board: water diversion curtailment.

Would strengthen the authority of the State Water Resources Control Board to prevent illegal or wasteful uses of water, and increases penalties. Passed by the Assembly; held in Senate Committees on Natural Resources and Water and Judiciary.

Would restore the right to personal visits for incarcerated individuals at a minimum of three in-person visiting days a week. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would eliminate the mandate that healthcare workers must report suspected domestic violence and abuse to law enforcement and creates new guidelines for directing survivors to social service agencies for support. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would eliminate the authority to tow or boot a vehicle for five or more unpaid parking citations, and increases the number of unpaid tickets that keeps a driver from renewing their vehicle registration. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would allow resentencing for individuals who have been subject to firearm sentence enhancements, which overly target people of color. Passed by the Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would allow individual judges to determine the procedure for a defendant found incompetent to stand trial and speed up their access to mental health diversion programs and hospital care. Passed by Assembly; held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Would require that regional transportation agencies collaborate with the state board to approve their technical projects, and prioritizes active transportation by promoting projects that reduce greenhouse gases and the miles that need to be traveled by vehicle. Passed by the Assembly; in Senate Committees on Transportation and Environmental Quality.

Would protect individuals seeking abortion or gender affirming care in California by prohibiting state governments with anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ laws from accessing their digital data to identify them to police. Passed by the Assembly, held in Senate Judiciary Committee.

Would prohibit peace or law enforcement officers from conducting searches without a warrant even if they have the expressed consent of the property owner. Not passed by the Assembly.

Would extend smog abatement fees and increased vehicle registration fees to 2025 with funds to go to the Alternative and Renewable Vehicle Technology Fund; reduces public funds allocated for hydrogen vehicle fueling stations and increases the development of electric vehicle infrastructure. Passed by the Assembly; held by the author.

Would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's caste, a social group that an individual is born into that has privileges and restrictions, depending on a person's caste. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Requires the ballot label for statewide referendum measures -- initiatives to overturn state law by directly going to voters -- to be followed by the choices “Keep the law” and “Overturn the law.” Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Prevents trial court proceedings from being automatically delayed when one party appeals the court's order to deny compelled arbitration. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Protects workers from retaliation after they report labor violations or unequal pay. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Improves worker safety by requiring employers to create a workplace violence plan, maintain documentation about workplace threats or incidents, and train employees on initiating an emergency response. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Would improve affordability and medical transparency by authorizing the public disclosure of financial reports and data from large medical groups, providers, and physician organizations. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Requires businesses with revenues over $500 million to provide publicly available biennial reports to disclose their climate-related financial risk and the procedures that have been adopted to reduce that risk. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Guarantees five days of paid sick leave for most workers in California. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Caps the security deposit required by any landlord for a rental unit at no more than one month of rent. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Improves equity and due process by authorizing a judge to recall a sentence at any time if there has been a change in circumstances or law since the original sentencing. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Creates greater protection for communities impacted by local oil well operation by increasing the oversight and enforcement capacity of the California Geologic Energy Management Division. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Would direct the California Air Resources Board to review the the Emissions Reduction Credit System administered by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District and update enforcement measures to make sure the system actually reduces emissions instead of increasing them. Passed by the Senate; not passed by the Assembly.

Requires all new handguns sold in the state to be equipped with microstamping technology to improve the process of tracing shooters and gun traffickers. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Would require that chain employers provide at least 60 days notice of the closure of a business location, and offer employees a store transfer to a location within 25 miles if there is an open position for which they are qualified. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Advances the creation of a single payer healthcare system by engaging stakeholders and leaders in discussions on program and funding. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Expands public healthcare reporting requirements to include data from Community Health Centers on labor, revenue, workforce development, and mergers and acquisitions. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Improves environmental accountability by requiring oil well owners to establish a bond to cover the full expense of plugging, decommissioning, and restoring the oil well site. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Would increase charter school accountability by placing more regulations and reporting requirements on financial distributions from the Charter School Facility Grant Program, which provides facilities and operations funding for many charter schools in the state. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Would ensure protection against discrimination for individuals who are caregivers for family members. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Would mandate that a ballot measure designed to increase the voter approval requirement for future bills to also pass by that higher requirement. Passed by the State Legislature and qualified for the November 5, 2024 statewide ballot.

Requires a statewide study of the opportunities, resources, obstacles, and recommendations for the creation of affordable social housing. Passed the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Closes loopholes that allow for rampant abuse of the no-fault just causes for eviction and provides mechanisms for accountability and enforcement. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Eliminates the deadline for individuals convicted of low-level, non-violent felonies to apply for a reduction to a misdemeanor that was set in Proposition 47, approved by voters in 2014. Passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

Creates greater political transparency by adding the names of organizations, businesses, and individuals supporting or opposing a ballot measure directly to the ballot label so that voters can see the information as they vote

Establishes a statewide, 10-member Fast Food Council through 2029 to determine minimum wages, working hours, and health and safety standards across the sector

Establishes the California Housing Authority to efficiently meet housing needs across the state by producing and acquiring development for mixed income communities

Expands the existing in-person secret ballot process by which farmworkers can unionize to include new procedures for mail ballots, authorization cards, and petition signatures

Requires that courts consider alternatives to incarceration in criminal sentencing, including collaborative justice, restorative justice, and diversion programs

Provides immunity from liability for a pregnant person by eliminating the requirement that a coronor investigate and document a fetal death

Installs stronger criminal justice protections by allowing jury instructions to direct jurors to consider a lesser charge if the defense and evidence align to the conviction of a lesser offense

Regulates Inland Empire emissions pollution near homes, schools, hospitals, and playgrounds by requiring that warehouse distribution centers adhere to local measures to reduce health and safety impacts

Expands educational and work opportunities by sealing the arrest and conviction records of any person who has completed their sentence and had four years without justice involvement, with the exception of sex offenders

Allows Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland to provide overdose prevention programs, including safe injection sites with sterile consumption supplies, trained staff, and treatment resources

Addresses homelessness and the low income housing crisis by creating the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to centralize efforts to increase funding, preservation, development, and updated zoning across the region

Mandates that all prisons or similar facilities create and follow written standards for segregated confinement, including protections for disabled individuals, people under the age of 26, and people over the age of 59

Expands the type of conditions that would qualify an incarcerated person for compassionate release and mandates that any inmate who is medically incapacitated be reviewed for release without individual recommendation from the Department of Corrections

Prohibits establishing new oil and gas wells, or updating existing wells, within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, nursing homes, or hospitals

Expands the Racial Justice Act to allow individuals convicted before January 1, 2021, to petition the court on instances of racial bias in their cases

Minimizes the duration of a court issued probationary period for a minor to no more than 6-month increments

Transitions District Attorney and County Sheriff elections to presidential primary years instead of gubernatorial primary years by providing the 2022 electeds with a one off 6-year term

Increases climate accountability by requiring corporations to annually report and verify their greenhouse gas emissions

Provides that 90% of bail premiums must be returned to defendants if charges are dismissed or not filed, and ensures that defendants out on bail will not be charged for costs related to the conditions of their release like electronic monitoring devices

Extends supplemental paid sick leave for certain essential workers.

Minimizes the duration of a court issued probationary period for a minor to no more than 6-month increments

Bans toxic PFAS chemicals in paper food packaging.

Requires a city or county that receives a complaint of a substandard building or a lead hazard violation to inspect the building and document the violations.

Mandates written notice of intended closure of a grocery establishment, provision of safety net programs and local workforce training services information to each employee of the grocery establishment, and city tracking of grocery closures for potential intervention.

Expands the Racial Justice Act to allow individuals convicted before January 1, 2021, to petition the court on instances of racial bias in their cases

Limits disruptions to rehabilitative programming in prisons by prioritizing incarcerated persons for similar programs when transferred to a new facility.

Sets in motion the nation's first public banking option, closing a critical financial services gap in many disadvantaged communities.

Prohibits online retailers from using single-use packaging, and mandates certain businesses establish at-store recycling and plastic bag reuse programs.

Prohibits the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from denying in-person contact visits as a disciplinary measure.

Prohibits online retailers from using single-use packaging, and mandates certain businesses establish at-store recycling and plastic bag reuse programs.

Codifies California’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045.

Establishes a statewide, 10-member Fast Food Council through 2029 to determine minimum wages, working hours, and health and safety standards across the sector

Repeals the requirement that the Department of Corrections identify undocumented inmates subject to deportation, prohibits state or local agencies from conducting or facilitating immigration arrests, and disallows courts from considering immigration status in probation, rehabilitation or other diversion program placement decisions

Limits disruptions to rehabilitative programming in prisons by prioritizing incarcerated persons for similar programs when transferred to a new facility.

Ensures that anyone who wants a COVID-19 test or vaccine can get one without paying extra out-of-pocket costs.

Reduces the list of crimes that can accompany gang enhancements and separates gang allegations from underlying charges at trial.

Provides guidelines to judges on the use of sentence enhancements, which have been disproportionately applied to people of color and those suffering from mental illness.

Requires law enforcement agencies to receive approval from their governing bodies before acquiring military equipment.

Provides resentencing hearings for anyone currently serving a sentence made up of certain (now eliminated) sentencing enhancements.

Stops mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenders of drug crimes, and replaces with paths to rehabilitation, probation and treatment.

Repeals “loitering for purpose of prostitution” law, which results in profiling and harassment of sex workers.

Expands educational and work opportunities by sealing the arrest and conviction records of any person who has completed their sentence and had four years without justice involvement, with the exception of sex offenders

Minimizes the duration of a court issued probationary period for a minor to no more than 6-month increments

Minimizes the duration of a court issued probationary period for a minor to no more than 6-month increments

Creates the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act to strengthen requirements for mandatory reporters who hold a reasonable suspicion of child abuse.

Establishes a minimum distance between oil and gas production and schools, playgrounds, residences and hospitals.

Allows a person on parole to preregister to vote, register to vote, and vote.

Forces hospitals to give communities more notice of closures of healthcare facilities.

Sets environmental and oceanic preservation goals for the state to achieve by 2030.

Extends the statute of limitations to file certain workplace complaints with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Guarantees employees 10 days of unpaid bereavement leave.

Increases financial penalties for failing to notify state and federal agencies after discharging oil into state waters.

Protects homeowners and renters from foreclosure and eviction due to COVID-related circumstances.

Strengthens protections for workers facing COVID-related layoffs in the hospitality industries.

Requires employers to file an annual equal pay report.

Authorizes tenants to terminate leases without penalty because they or a family member were the victim of a crime.

Allows counties to establish Sheriff's Department oversight boards.

Prohibits racial discrimination in prosecutions and creates a process for criminal defendants to challenge racial discrimination.

Prohibits prosecutors from striking prospective jurors from jury pools on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender and other identities.

Increases financial penalties for failing to notify state and federal agencies after discharging oil into state waters.

Strengthens protections for workers facing COVID-related layoffs in the hospitality industries.

Allows nurse practitioners in California to work without physician supervision.

Animals: prohibitions on importation and possession of wild animals: live animal markets.

Forces employers to grant employee requests for up to 12 work weeks of unpaid parental leave.

Removes remnants of discriminatory anti-sodomy laws from statutory rape punishments.

Requires all single-use packaging sold in California be recyclable or compostable by 2030.

Prohibits "no rehire" provisions that bar victims of mistreatment from employment with offending company

Bans (for 3 yrs) biometric surveillance and facial recognition from use in police body cameras

Empowers local districts to evaluate charter school applications based on economic impact criteria

Expedites the process to obtain police misconduct records in a criminal trial

Prevents dialysis companies from steering patients from medi-cal to boost corporate profits

Prohibits employers from forcing job candidates to waive legal rights in favor of forced arbitration

Strengthens emissions reporting requirements and transparency on environmental impact of abandoned wells

Strengthens food safety training requirements and mandates employer-provided insurance for delivery drivers

Allows state to contract safe-injection site operators in the Bay Area

Lengthens statute of limitations for filing workplace retaliation claims from 6 months to 3 years

Prohibits the state from charging inmates an administrative fee for a medical visit

Creates Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, to raise and distribute affordable housing funds

Strengthens transparency around nonfloating oil transport and creates contingency plans to prepare for spillage

Allows people incarcerated as youth to earn time off their earliest parole date

Allows counties to establish Sheriff's Department oversight boards.

Encourages affordable housing production in “high-resource” areas that show patterns of exclusion

Eliminates critical oversight of telecom companies

Caps rent increase at 5% in 12-month period, and forces landlords to present 'just cause' before evicting

Decriminalizes truancy and limits power of probation departments over youths not charged with crimes

Sets goals to reduce waste from single-use packaging and products.

Requires insurance providers to charge same out-of-pocket costs for emergency care whether in plan or not

Allows local governments to sponsor public banks

Forces UC system to reduce contracted services in order to increase percent of union workers on their payroll

Lowers voting age to 17

Prohibits "no rehire" provisions that bar victims of mistreatment from employment with offending company

Restores voting rights for people on parole

Offers voters more information on potentially progressive taxation measures

Allows formerly incarcerated people to serve on juries

Prevents dialysis companies from steering patients from medi-cal to boost corporate profits

Allows people incarcerated as youth to earn time off their earliest parole date

Prohibits landlords from rejecting applicants based on Section 8 status

Forces debt collectors to leave final $1,724 in a bank account

Caps rent increase at 5% in 12-month period, and forces landlords to present 'just cause' before evicting

Expedites the process to obtain police misconduct records in a criminal trial

Bans (for 3 yrs) biometric surveillance and facial recognition from use in police body cameras

Creates Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, to raise and distribute affordable housing funds

Repeals sentencing enhancements for those with prior offenses

Allows local governments to sponsor public banks

Strengthens California environmental standards to pre-Trump federal levels

Establishes penalties for claims that arise under Fair Housing and Employment Act

Requires charter schools to get permission from local school districts to operate

Ensures gender nonconforming youth have access to gender-affirming treatment

Expands the groups of people who can seek a firearm restraining order

Ends the transport of oil from offshore drilling facilities to the state

Provides information to residents potentially impacted by pollution in their language

Extends Medi-Cal benefits to low-income adults regardless of immigration status

Prohibits employers from requiring workers to sign forced arbitration agreements

Creates a process to erase prior non-violent cannabis convictions

Prohibits state boards from using nonviolent criminal records to deny professional licenses

Prevents landlords from needlessly evicting tenants

Protects consumers from predatory lenders by capping interest rates

Protects employees from being fired for being a victim of harassment

Requires law enforcement to notify the public when acquiring military equipment

Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease

Prohibits hospitals from discharging unhoused patients into unsafe conditions

Prohibits a person from purchasing more than one long gun per month

Ends the transport of oil from offshore drilling facilities to the state

Sets a goal of 100% clean energy in California by 2045

Raises the minimum age to purchase a long-gun to 21 years old

Ends the transport of oil from offshore drilling facilities to the state

Protects people from being unfairly sentenced for murders they didn’t commit

Requires state agencies to identify ways to reduce air pollution

Provides information to residents potentially impacted by pollution in their language

Protects employees from being fired for being a victim of harassment

Requires law enforcement to notify the public when acquiring military equipment

Strengthens employer obligations to prevent workplace harassment

Protects seasonal workers’ savings from debt collectors

Prevents children under 12 years old from being tried in juvenile court

Mandates that law enforcement publicly provide recordings of lethal force incidents

Restores the court’s ability to decrease sentence enhancements for prior convictions

Provides public access to records regarding police misconduct

Protects personal data from being used to deport Californians

Reinstates net neutrality in California

Outlaws open carry in more public spaces

Outlaws open carry in more public spaces

Allows for more discretion in setting bail amounts

Improves the CalGang database and protects individuals

Mandates the closure of Aliso Canyon gas facility

Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease

Sets new pollution limits for cap and trade recipients

Helps protect low-income Californians from eviction

Makes school zones truly gun free

Makes school zones truly gun free

Provides funds to cities most affected by pollution

Helps provide justice for abused senior citizens

Helps provide justice for abused senior citizens

Mandates all new developments undergo environmental review

Mandates all new developments undergo environmental review

Helps the formerly incarcerated gain employment

Helps the formerly incarcerated gain employment

Provides consideration of release for more young adults

Requires new housing to have more affordable units

Requires new housing to have more affordable units

Provides overtime pay to more workers

Protects legal cannabis users from federal agents

Better prepares cities and towns for drought

Rejects concealed carry permits from out-of-state holders

Gives consumers rights to go to court when fraud is committed

Revives federal environmental protections by enacting them as California law

Makes California a sanctuary state for immigrants

Reforms War on Drugs-era sentence enhancements

Protects seasonal workers’ savings from debt collectors

Allows workers to return to work during the labor claim process

Mandates that police publicly publish their policies

Eliminates life without parole sentences for minors

Allows minors to consult lawyers during all interrogations

Enhances security measures to fight gun theft

Provides gun violence researchers with more accurate data

Gives more options to judges in sentencings

Gives more options to judges in sentencings

Safeguards against the closing of local hospitals

Safeguards against the closing of local hospitals

Increases accountability of Department of Toxic Substances

Allows for sentence delivery to be proportionate to the crime

Provides safe, government-run injection sites to prevent overdose and disease

Protects seasonal workers’ savings from debt collectors

Prevents children under 12 years old from being tried in juvenile court