By Lindsey Holden and Andrew Sheeler | Sacramento Bee
Both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees largely cleared the way for a number of high-profile bills to advance.
The Senate Appropriations Committee cleared the way for local governments to be able to regulate self-driving vehicles in their jurisdiction. It also advanced the following bills:
- Senate Bill 1043, by Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, which was backed by celebrity heiress Paris Hilton and which would reform the “troubled teen industry” in California, moved one step closer to becoming law.
- Senate Bill 1053 by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ban the sale of reusable plastic bags at retail outlets.
- Senate Bill 1116 by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, that would allow striking workers to collect unemployment insurance. ▪
- Senate Bill 1446 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, that would limit retailers’ use of self-service checkout stations.
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