Mandates that all firearms must be properly stored in a residence when they are not being carried or controlled by a lawful user, regardless of whether there are children in residence.

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

Would have increased protections for incarcerated people who have been the victim of sexual abuse while in custody by extending the statute of limitations, providing access to reduced sentencing, mandating 90-day protection from retaliation, and accelerating internal investigations.

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.

Would have amended the membership requirements of county juvenile justice councils to include at least 50% community representatives, an at-promise youth, and an individual who has experience in the juvenile court system or is a system-impacted family member.

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.

Replaces the existing process for determining a defendant's mental fitness to stand trial with a requirement that up to two psychologists or psychiatrists evaluate a defendant and provide a written report to the court for evaluation.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 updated a 2006 law to establish more modern requirements for the application and renewal of state video franchises and broadband, and adds increased penalties for customer service violations.

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.

Allows civil penalties on refineries and other non-vehicular sources of air contamination to be tripled for violation of air quality standards.

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%.

Would have given the California Attorney General the authority to approve, deny, or impose conditions on private equity or hedge funds when they make an effort to take over health facilities or medical providers

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

Increases protections for small businesses and non-profits by requiring their commercial landlords provide advance notification of rent changes, and prohibiting landlords from charging tenants any fees for unexpected building repairs or taxes.

Would allow a person sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole to petition for judicial review and resentencing if they have served at least 25 years of their sentence or were convicted of a crime that happened before 1990. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly.

Would require the state's public retirement systems, CalPERS and CalSTRS, to divest of all fossil fuel investments by 2031. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement.

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 limit traffic stops -- for minor violations like car registration issues or broken tail lights -- that are often the starting point for violent and fatal police interactions. Passed by the Senate; held in the Assembly.

Establishes an 11% tax on firearm and ammunition sales and routes the revenues to the new Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Fund to finance prevention, safety, response, and investigation programming. 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.

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.

Would give unionized public employees the right to sympathy-strike with other public employee unions. 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.

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.

Expands worker rights by allowing temporary employees of cities and counties to join existing bargaining units alongside permanent employees. Passed by the State Legislature and signed 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 require certain education employers to offer open positions to existing classified staff for 10 days before opening the position for applications from the general public; mandates that the employer must provide job training to an interested, but unqualified, internal candidate. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

The California Mandela Act would limit the use of solitary confinement in jails, prisons, and private detention centers and protect certain populations from ever being placed in solitary confinement, including youth, the elderly, pregnant people, and people with certain disabilities. Passed by the State Legislature and held by the author in the Assembly to allow for more conversations with 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.

Would create a Social Housing Program and develop up to three qualified social housing projects for people of all income levels on state property. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed by the Governor.

Prevents the new owner of a grocery store or distribution center from executing mass layoffs of existing workers or retaliating against workers who are involved in collective bargaining efforts. Passed by 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.

Would extend workplace safety laws to the majority of domestic workers, including nannies, homecare workers, and housekeepers. Passed by the State Legislature; vetoed 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.

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 coroner 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

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

An act to repeal and add Section 1300 of the Elections Code, and to amend Section 24200 of the Government Code, relating to elections.

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

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

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

author: Allen co-authors: Hill, Stern   Every year, state and local governments spend millions of dollars cleaning 'styrofoam' (polystyrene) from parks, beaches, and drains. Polystyrene collects by the ton in California waterways, and in the stomachs of animals who eat it. SB 705 would prohibit food vendors from using polystyrene take-out containers, helping to protect our environment for future generations. (This bill died.)

author: Gipson co-authors: Portantino, Wiener   Over 33,000 Americans are killed each year by firearms, and the public display of weapons is increasingly used as an intimidation tactic, as it was during white supremacist, Neo-Nazi rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. AB 7 expands the range of public places in which it is a crime to openly carry an unloaded long gun. (This bill is now law.)

Author: Talamantes Eggman Co-authors: Wiener, Friedman, Lara   4,654 people died of drug overdoses in 2016 in California alone, according to the Center for Disease Control. AB 186 would authorize local governments to operate safe, hygienic, and secure injection sites for IV drug users and protect users and staff from prosecution. Permitting local governments to start these pilot programs would also prevent needless overdoses by managing dosages and prevent the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B and C by assuring access to clean needles. Additionally, the sites would refer people to treatment and housing services.

author: Eggman In 2016, 13% of elder care facilities in California were reported for exploitation, abuse, and neglect — twice as high as the national average of 5%. Hundreds of thousands of California’s elderly residents live in these care facilities. Previously, the burden of clear and convincing proof lied on the abused in these cases. AB 859 would have reduced that burden if it was found that the facility had destroyed evidence of abuse. (This bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.)

author: Medina co-author: Gonzalez Fletcher   Housing developments that are approved by voters via ballot initiatives are allowed to skip the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. CEQA is a key step in evaluating the environmental impact of large construction projects. AB 890 would require developers to undergo full CEQA review and bans local governments from approving such projects outright. (This bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.)

author: Stone Current law in California requires the consideration of release for certain offenders whose crimes were committed when they were 23 or younger. AB 1308 will extend that mandate to offenders whose crimes were committed at age 25 or younger, giving more people who made mistakes in early adulthood the chance to rehabilitate themselves and return to society and their families. (This bill is now law.)

author: Low co-authors: Bloom, Chiu, Wiener   Current law requires every city and county to maintain an inventory of land suitable for low-income residential development, but does not require that the land actually be available for development. This discrepancy limits residential housing construction and further exacerbates the California housing crisis. To address this inefficiency, AB 1397 requires that land listed in the inventory be fully available for development, and have water, sewer, and other utilities sufficient to support a housing development. (This bill is now law.)

author: Thurmond The recent rise of food delivery and subscription services has created public health concerns that employees working in these businesses aren't being forced to meet the same health standards as those in more traditional restaurants. AB 1461 would require all employees at businesses that offer 'meal subscription plans' to obtain Food Handler Cards and take food preparation safety training. (This bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.)

authors: Bloom, Chiu, Gloria co-authors: Bradford, Wiener, Allen, Gonzalez Fletcher, Mullin, Ting   Housing costs throughout California have surged in recent years, with the median home now costing over $500,000. This unfettered market has increased homelessness and has created serious barriers in sustaining a healthy middle class. AB 1505 restores the authority of local government to require that new rental housing developments include 15% of units that are affordable to households earning 80% or less of the area’s median income. (This bill is now law.)

author: Lara The Trump administration has persistently pursued the erection of a border wall. Building this structure would be incredibly wasteful, in resources and federal dollars, and would do grave damage to families across the nation as well as the ecosystems in California and Texas. To deter participation in this misguided effort, SB 30 would prohibit the state from awarding or renewing any contract with any person who has provided goods or services to the federal government for the construction of the wall. (This bill is now law.)

Authors: De León, Stern Co-authors: Beall, Chiu, Dababneh, Friedman, Levine, McCarty, Skinner   The Trump administration has targeted environmental protections across the country. For example, the administration lifted some restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants and eased drilling regulations in protected habitats across eleven western states. SB 49 would protect many federal environmental protection regulations and other rules by including similar protections within California state law.

author: de León   co-authors: Atkins, Beall, Bonta, Chiu, Cooper, Gomez, Levine, Pan, Reyes, Santiago, Skinner, Wiener   In recent months, deportations have surged throughout the country, creating a culture of fear that has resulted in the separation of families, the terrorization of undocumented workers, and division in communities. SB 54 makes California a sanctuary state -- ensuring that state funds will not be used to tear apart families and that law enforcement does not participate in mass deportations. (This bill is now law.)

author: de León   co-authors: Atkins, Beall, Bonta, Chiu, Cooper, Gomez, Levine, Pan, Reyes, Santiago, Skinner, Wiener   In recent months, deportations have surged throughout the country, creating a culture of fear that has resulted in the separation of families, the terrorization of undocumented workers, and division in communities. SB 54 makes California a sanctuary state -- ensuring that state funds will not be used to tear apart families and that law enforcement does not participate in mass deportations. (This bill is now law.)

author: Skinner co-author: Gloria   Housing shortages have led to dramatically rising rents and aggressive gentrification all over California. SB 166 addresses the problem by ensuring that cities maintain an ongoing supply of identified sites for housing construction at each income level, which will help reduce housing costs and lower the rates of eviction and homelessness. (This bill is now law.)

authors: Mitchell, Lara co-authors: Bradford, Skinner, Wieckowski, Wiener   One of the many legacies of the War on Drugs was that a person convicted of drug possession (or a similar offense) is sentenced to an additional three years for each prior conviction, leading to exorbitantly long jail sentences. The prosecution of these cases disproportionately impacts low-income communities of color, the homeless, and the mentally ill. SB 180 reforms the sentence enhancement to be based only on prior convictions involving the use of a minor as a seller or buyer. (This bill is now law.)

author: Wiener co-authors: Gloria, Atkins, Chiu, Eggman, Gipson, Mitchell, Skinner   Several California laws target individuals living with HIV by criminalizing their sexual relationships. These laws further stigmatize individuals living with the disease and are not up-to-date with what we currently know about HIV. Enacting SB 239 eliminates one form of HIV discrimination by eliminating criminal punishment for people living with HIV who engage in consensual sexual activity. (This bill is now law.)

author: Lara Unlike cosmetics or packaged food, no federal requirements exist for disclosing ingredients in cleaning products, even though some chemicals in these products have been found to cause cancer, birth defects, asthma, and other serious health risks. SB 258 requires known hazardous chemicals in these products to be listed on the label, as well as online, keeping consumers all over California safer. (This bill is now law.)

Author: Wieckowski   Currently, individuals such as farm laborers, substitute teachers, janitors, and others who work seasonally are at risk of losing their savings to creditors during the off-season. SB 298 would protect two months’ worth of savings at the amount of the hourly minimum wage from being taken by debt collectors so that seasonal workers are not left bankrupt.

author: Bradford During recent years, when many unarmed citizens have been seriously injured or killed by police, public interest in police procedure and training has increased. With so many jurisdictions and departments all over California, transparency and accountability would increase dramatically if their policies and procedures were visible to the public. SB 345 would mandate that every law enforcement agency in the state publish on its website all “current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials” by January 1, 2019. (This bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.)

Authors: Mitchell, Lara Co-author: Kamlager-Dove   Currently, California lacks any law to prevent young children from being prosecuted as adults, leaving young children within the criminal justice system particularly vulnerable to prosecution and unfair convictions. SB 439 establishes 12 years as the minimum age for prosecution in juvenile court unless a minor younger than 12 has committed murder or rape.

author: Hill co-authors: McCarty, Wiener   Over 33,000 Americans are killed each year by firearms, many of them stolen. SB 464 would increase the storage and security requirements of all firearms in the inventory of a licensed firearms dealer to help prevent theft. (This bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.)

author: Monning Service consolidations among multi-billion dollar hospital chains have contributed to skyrocketing health care costs in California and across the country. SB 538 would stop certain anti-competitive practices, many of which prevent employer groups from sharing pricing data that could encourage more cost-effective care for employees. (This bill died.)

authors: Lara, Atkins co-authors: Bonta, Galgiani, Gomez, Wiener, Allen, Chiu, Friedman, Kalra, McCarty, McGuire, Nazarian, Skinner, Stone, Thurmond   Despite moderate progress under the Affordable Care Act, our healthcare system remains deeply immoral and inefficient. Health care for ALL should be a human right. SB 562 would create a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage system for all California residents provided by the state. It would incorporate current federally mandated programs. (This bill died.)

author: Bradford In California, criminal sentences are often lengthened if the crime was committed with the use of a firearm. Judges often have little discretion due to mandatory sentence enhancements, and can sometimes be forced to levy unfairly long sentences on people who were not the ones carrying or using a firearm. SB 620 will grant judges more leeway to make determinations on sentence enhancements on a case-by-case basis, ensuring a more thoughtful, empowered approach to justice. (This bill is now law.)

author: Bradford In California, criminal sentences are often lengthened if the crime was committed with the use of a firearm. Judges often have little discretion due to mandatory sentence enhancements, and can sometimes be forced to levy unfairly long sentences on people who were not the ones carrying or using a firearm. SB 620 will grant judges more leeway to make determinations on sentence enhancements on a case-by-case basis, ensuring a more thoughtful, empowered approach to justice. (This bill is now law.)

author: Allen co-authors: Hill, Stern   Every year, state and local governments spend millions of dollars cleaning 'styrofoam' (polystyrene) from parks, beaches, and drains. Polystyrene collects by the ton in California waterways, and in the stomachs of animals who eat it. SB 705 would prohibit food vendors from using polystyrene take-out containers, helping to protect our environment for future generations. (This bill died.)

author: McGuire co-author: Monning   Studies reveal that doctors who receive gifts from Big Pharma are up to three times as likely to prescribe costly name-brand drugs than the equivalent lower-priced generic drugs. SB 790 would ensure there are fewer financial incentives in place for doctors to serve Big Pharma instead of their patients, keeping the cost of health care lower for everyone. (This bill is now law.)

author: Allen co-authors: Hill, Stern   Every year, state and local governments spend millions of dollars cleaning 'styrofoam' (polystyrene) from parks, beaches, and drains. Polystyrene collects by the ton in California waterways, and in the stomachs of animals who eat it. SB 705 would prohibit food vendors from using polystyrene take-out containers, helping to protect our environment for future generations. (This bill died.)