Capitol roundup: Lawmakers take 1st steps to repeal Chávez holiday
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This was the final week for the House and Senate to hear each other's bills in committee, and new legislation was still popping up. Here's what happened:
🗓️ Legislation repealing the state's César Chávez holiday took its first step when it got unanimous approval in a Senate committee.
👓 The House gave final approval to legislation allowing optometrists to issue eyeglasses prescriptions that would be good for up to two years. The bill now goes to the governor.
🏫 Parents and students could sue schools for failing to take action against bullying if it results in serious injury under a Senate bill approved by a House committee.
👁️ A Senate committee OK'd a new proposal to require at least 60% voter approval for state or local governments to establish a mass surveillance network, including using automated license plate readers.
✋ A stalled bill that would allow the destruction of firearms used in murders was revived but defeated in the House Federalism, Military Affairs and Elections Committee.
💨 A Senate committee advanced legislation to create new licensing for vape shops and new fines for selling to people under 21. But the AG's Office said a provision shifting enforcement from the state health department to state liquor department would undermine its ability to crack down on stores that sell to minors.
💵 A Senate committee advanced a proposed ballot measure that would freeze municipal fees and taxes through 2030. The strike-everything amendment replaced a previous ballot referral to eliminate voting centers and require precinct-based voting in all counties.
📸 A proposed ballot measure to ban photo radar goes to the full Senate for a final vote after a Senate committee approved it.