California lawmakers return to work on Monday with one month left to pass bills before adjourning for the year.
The Legislature was busy before the July recess, passing a $214.8 billion operating budget and setting up funds to pay future wildfire victims and clean up drinking water .
But lawmakers still have lots to do before they adjourn on Sept. 13. Here are a few bills they will consider over the next month.A bill that passed the Assembly would force companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers like employees, which would guarantee them things like a minimum wage and workers compensation. Author Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a Democrat from San Diego, says the measure will protect workers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to soon sign a bill allowing police to use deadly force only when it is"necessary" to prevent death or serious injury. But a second law enforcement-supported bill would require training for officers in ways to de-escalate confrontations. Advocates say the combination would give California the most sweeping response to public outrage over fatal police shootings of minority men.
A Democratic assemblyman says he'll try to revive AB18, which would levy a $25 tax on gun sales. Another bill, SB61, would bar people from buying more than one gun a month. Other efforts would let employers and co-workers seek gun violence restraining orders, an extension of California's"red flag" laws.A measure awaiting action in the Assembly would let college athletes hire an agent and accept paid endorsements.
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