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2022 Legislation

AB 305: Ask the Question

Requires specified state agencies to include intake questions regarding an applicant’s veteran status in order to enable the Department of Veteran Affairs to more effectively identify veterans and provide information on available state and federal resources.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 1641: Sexually Violent Predator Community Placements

Improves public safety by restricting the placement of sexually violent predators near schools, requires offenders to be GPS monitored, and involves law enforcement in the housing selection process.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1648: Animal Evacuations

Requires an animal owner, as a condition for obtaining a kennel permit, to create and submit an animal evacuation plan in case of a wildfire.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 1663: The Probate Conservatorship Reform and Supported Decision-Making Act

Reforms the probate conservatorship system to establish less restrictive alternatives to conservatorships and makes it easier to end a conservatorship.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1698: Organized Package Theft Act

Creates the crime of Organized Package Theft to combat rampant porch piracy and give law enforcement new tools to help stop package thieves.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1699: Vehicles Used in Package Theft

Targets porch pirates who acquire a vehicle for the purpose of committing porch piracy or retail theft by placing a point on their driver’s licenses.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1700: Online Marketplaces Stolen Goods Reporting

Aims to cut down on the third-party resell market for stolen goods by creating a centralized reporting location for the public to report goods for sale on online resell marketplaces that they suspect may be stolen.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1716:Estate Planning

Clarifies the process for estate planning relevant to the Revocable Transfer on Death Deed.

Contact: Nippitch Booranasomphop

AB 1802: Dissolution of LLC

Clarifies who may act on behalf of a dissolved Limited Liability Company (LLC) and how the dissolved LLC may distribute or transfer omitted or retained assets.

Contact: Nippitch Booranasomphop

AB 1836: Police Officer Mental Health

Creates a grant program to help police departments improve mental health care for the individual serving in law enforcement.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 1908: Fire Service Credentialing System

Allows an incarcerated individual, who successfully participated and completed training as an incarcerated individual hand crewmember, to be eligible for a firefighter certificate provided by the department.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 1953: Water Bottle Refill Stations

Combats the overuse of single-use plastics and ensures access to clean drinking water by requiring publicly accessible buildings, transit hubs, shopping malls, and golf courses to install one water bottle refill station.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 2040: Restraining Order Violation Penalties

Increases the penalty of restraining order violations, particularly violations of entering a protected person’s home.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 2137: Gun Violence Prevention Services for Domestic Violence Victims

Expands protections for victims of domestic violence by ensuring family justice centers in California have the capacity to assist domestic violence victims in obtaining gun violence restraining orders against their abusers.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 2196: Beauty Professional Training Hours

Brings California’s cosmetology license requirements in line with other states by reforming the hours required for training.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2239: Gun Ban Expansion

Keeps guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals convicted of child endangerment and elder abuse by including these convictions in the list of crimes that prompt a 10-year ban on possessing a firearm.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2311: GAP Waivers

Establishes consumer protection provisions for the purchasers of gap waivers.

Contact: Harleen Pannu

AB 2380: Predatory Lending for Pet Purchases

Prohibits predatory consumer loans from being offered for the purchase of a dog or cat.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2483: Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness

Helps create affordable and supportive housing units for seniors who are experiencing homelessness by increasing the opportunity for housing projects to receive grant funding from the state.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2499: Organic Transition Funding for Farmers

Creates the Organic Transition Funding Program to aid small farmers as they transition to organic farming practices.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2588: Harassment of Public Officials

Protects public servants from harassment by prohibiting personal information, such as vehicle description or license plate number, from being publicized for the purpose of intimidation or harassment.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2660: Child Death Review Panel

Requires each county to establish a child death review panel to collect data on deaths of persons under 18.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell

AB 2766: County Counsel Pre Subpoena Power

Helps law enforcement go after violators of the unfair competition law.

Contact: Shanna Ezzell