Category: California senate

New CA Bill Introduced to Allow Nurse Practitioners to Perform Abortion Without Doctor Supervision

March 3, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A bill allowing nurse practitioners meeting specified criteria to practice without physician supervision—including first-trimester abortion—has been introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), she announced on March 3. Atkins said Senate Bill (SB) 1375  is intended to help address the shortage of health care professionals and complement recommendations from the…

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California Senate Committee Strikes Down Bill That Increases Sentences for Fentanyl Dealers

January 11, 2022
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The California Senate’s Public Safety Committee shot down a bill Jan. 11 that sought to crack down on the state’s years-long fentanyl epidemic by targeting drug traffickers. Senate Bill 75, a bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and sponsored by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, would add fentanyl to the category of…

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Wildfire Housing Bill Sparks Opposition in Anaheim

June 21, 2021
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Anaheim city council on June 22 will consider opposing a bill that one councilor said would make many new housing projects “infeasible and unachievable.” At the request of Councilmember Trevor O’Neil, council will discuss passing a resolution opposing Senate Bill 12 (SB 12). “SB 12 would take away an element of local control and make it more difficult to approve and…

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California Bill to End State Gun Shows Passes in Senate

June 4, 2021
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A California Senate bill that seeks to end the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, including county fairgrounds, passed in the California state senate June 2. The vote came just days before the Crossroads of the West Gun Show was set to be held June 4 through June 6 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa….

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