Now that the California Legislature’s two-year legislative session has come to a close the drama around the bills that have worked their way through the legislative process has switched gears from “Will it pass?” to “Will the governor sign it?”. While we’re not completely through the period of time that the Governor has to sign or veto legislation, I thought it would be fun to take a look at how some of the bills we’ve followed here on CAP·impact – either on the blog or on The CAP·impact Podcast – have fared so far. Below is a list of some of the bills we’ve tracked with what their status is – alive, dead, or waiting for action by the Governor.
Assembly Bills
- AB 931: Use of force by peace officers – Dead, held in Senate Rules Committee.
- AB 1436: Suicide prevention training – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
- AB 1784: Pilot program for support services for resource families – Dead, held on Suspense file in Senate Appropriations. Will be revived next session.
- AB 1971: Reform of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act – Dead, ordered to inactive file by coauthor
- AB 2018: Loan forgiveness program for public mental health professionals – Dead, held on Suspense File in Senate Appropriations
Senate Bills
- SB 320: Medication abortion at public universities – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
- SB 901: Wildfires – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
- SB 906: Mental health service, peer support specialist certification – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
- SB 1004: Mental Health Services Act: prevention and early intervention – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
- SB 1113: Mental health in the workplace: voluntary standards – Signed into law by Governor Brown
- SB 1421: Public access to police records – Enrolled, awaiting final action from the Governor
So at this point one of the bills we looked at this year has become law, six have passed both houses of the California Legislature and are waiting to be acted on by Governor Brown, and 4 are dead.