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Connolly Passes Seven Bills out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee

At the Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing, seven of Assemblymember Damon Connolly’s bills passed and will be heard next week on the Assembly floor.

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SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, seven of Assemblymember Damon Connolly’s (D-San Rafael) ten bills being considered by the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed and will be heard on the Assembly floor next week. These bills will join the other eight of Assemblymember Connolly’s bills, which have already passed off of the Assembly floor and are on their way to the Senate. These bills cover a range of issue areas, including pesticide regulations, wildfire mitigation, and defense of our endangered wetlands. The legislation includes:

  1. AB 99: Prohibits use of RoundUp on state highways.
    1. In the Senate Appropriations Committee.
  2. AB 828: Protects endangered wetlands and access to clean drinking water.
    1. In the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
  3. AB 1274: Adds “fostering a new generation of young Californians to enter the civil service workforce” to the existing list of issues upon which the California Youth Empowerment Commission may make formal recommendations to the Legislature, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Governor.
    1. In the Senate Human Services Committee.
  4. AB 1778: Authorizes a pilot program in Marin County and its cities prohibiting kids under sixteen years of age from riding a class 2 e-bike and requiring helmet use.
    1. In the Senate Transportation Committee.
  5. AB 1790: Requires the California State University system to strengthen protections against sexual harassment and update their policies on sexual harassment complaints and allegations.
    1. Waiting to be assigned to a Senate policy committee. 
  6. AB 1864: Strengthens the regulations for pesticide use near schools.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  7. AB 1926: Expands healthcare coverage for metabolic disorders.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  8. AB 2143: Moves the government code sections related to fairs.
    1. Waiting to be assigned to a Senate policy committee.
  9. AB 2149: Also known as Alex’s Law, establishes safety standards for large vehicular gates in response to the tragic death of a Marin County child.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  10. AB 2196: Codifies and expands the beaver restoration program.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  11. AB 2251: Authorizes school districts to exempt high school students with absences related to their mental or physical health from additional graduation requirements beyond those required by the state.
    1. In the Senate Education Committee. 
  12. AB 2416: Expands the Safer from Wildfires program.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  13. AB 2734: Expands the Healthy Soils program.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  14. AB 2897: Expands the definition of a community land trust so it may be used by a community for its wide array of diverse purposes.
    1. Set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.
  15. AB 2968: Improves defensible space and wildfire evacuation protocols in schools.
    1. Passed through the Appropriations committee and set to be heard on the Assembly floor next week.