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Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Bill to Ensure Equitable Menopause Coverage Passes Committee

AB 2467 mandates coverage of a range of menopause treatments

Sacramento CA — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's AB 2467, aimed at ensuring equitable menopause coverage passed the Assembly Health Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. This legislation is a crucial step towards providing comprehensive healthcare access for women navigating menopause.

Could AI disrupt the fall election? California lawmakers float bills to cut the risk

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State lawmakers unveiled two more bills Wednesday to the growing pile of legislation aimed at reigning in the potential worst effects of artificial intelligence.

With the primaries in the rearview mirror and the November general election just eight months away, lawmakers have introduced bills focusing on the technology’s potential to confuse and deceive voters, and otherwise disrupt democracy.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces 21 Ambitious Bills

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan has introduced 21 bills to regulate AI, protect reproductive rights, and energy rate reform.

Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda) has introduced 21 bills this 2024 legislative session.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Bill to Eliminate Bias in AI Decision-making

AB 2930 prohibits bias in Automated Decision Tools (ADTs).

Sacramento, CA – Today, Chair of the California State Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced a bill that will pave the way for common sense regulations on artificial intelligence (AI).

California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again

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It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic legislation from coast to coast.

But in the years after California seemingly kicked its plastic grocery sack habit, material recovery facilities and environmental activists noticed a peculiar trend: Plastic bag waste by weight was increasing to unprecedented levels.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Two Bills Ensuring Safe and Abundant Abortion Access

AB 2085 and AB 2099 expand access to health care in California’s abortion deserts and increase penalties for harassing patients and providers.

Sacramento, CA –Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan has introduced two bills to ensure that the legal right to an abortion translates to safe and abundant access for patients. AB 2085 creates a more streamlined process for clinic development by creating limited zoning exemptions for clinic construction.