Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Representing the 16th California Assembly District

Microplastics and Our Future: A Discussion with Asm Bauer-Kahan

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Landmark Bill to Implement 9-8-8 System Sent to the Governor’s Desk

Thursday, August 25, 2022

AB 988 implements the 9-8-8 hotline to provide a mental health response, instead of law enforcement response, for phone calls relating to mental health crises

Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s (D-Orinda) landmark mental health emergency crisis response legislation, AB 988, The Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, passed the California legislature with bipartisan support and is now on the Governor’s desk.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Bill to Strengthen and Equalize Penalties For Using Symbols of Terror Heads to the Governor’s Desk

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

AB 2282 brings into parity penalties for burning crosses, using swastikas, and nooses while expanding locations to which the law can be applied

Sacramento, CA – Today, the California State Senate passed Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s (D-Orinda) AB 2282 with a vote of 38-0, which equalizes penalties for using three symbols commonly utilized to terrorize minority groups. The bill now heads to Governor Newsom’s desk.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Consumer Protection Bill on Utility Caused Fires Passes the Senate

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

AB 2083 prohibits utilities from passing on the costs of at-fault legal settlements to ratepayers

Sacramento CA – Today, the California legislature passed Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill that protects ratepayers of electrical companies from their money being used in wildfire settlement agreements by a 68-0 vote.

Bill Targeting Illegal Dumping sent to Governor Newsom

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Fri, 08/19/2022 - 10:46

Assembly Bill 2374 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) passed the Senate and was sent to Governor Gavin Newsom for his consideration. AB 2374 strengthens fines against those caught illegally dumping garbage and waste, provides judges with flexibility to add penalties against the violator, and creates accessible public information for consumers regarding which companies are acting illegally.

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Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Bill Targeting Illegal Dumping sent to Governor Newsom

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

AB 2374 increases fines and adds teeth to state law on illegal dumping

Today, Assembly Bill 2374 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) passed the Senate and was sent to Governor Gavin Newsom for his consideration. AB 2374 strengthens fines against those caught illegally dumping garbage and waste, provides judges with flexibility to add penalties against the violator, and creates accessible public information for consumers regarding

What California Can – and can’t – do on abortion

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Mon, 08/08/2022 - 08:45

A relatively new bill by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), AB 1242, added in June, would prohibit the arrest in California of anyone involved in providing or accessing an abortion. It would prohibit law enforcement in California from cooperating with out-of-state abortion investigations. Bauer-Kahan also authored AB 1666, which protects Californians from civil judgments based on laws in other states that are hostile to abortion rights. That went into immediate effect after the governor signed it in June.

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California poised to restrict bee-killing pesticides after years of delay

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Mon, 07/25/2022 - 16:28

Widely used insecticides that harm bees and songbirds would face far-reaching restrictions in California under regulations proposed by the state’s pesticide agency.

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Editorial: For crisis response, press 988 — and pass a bill to keep it funded

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Fri, 07/15/2022 - 16:29

In the future, there will be a number to call for help, much like 911, yet different. It will be like a suicide crisis line, but better. On the other end of the line will be trained and experienced counselors adept at assisting people in the midst of mental health crises. They will be able to field questions and offer resources to families and friends concerned for the well-being of their loved ones.

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California enacts bill to "shield" abortion providers and patients from state bans

Date

Sat, 06/25/2022 - 12:55

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday signed into law a bill to protect abortion providers and patients from bans, lawsuits and penalties in other states.

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How California is rushing to protect and expand abortion access following Supreme Court’s Roe decision

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Sat, 06/25/2022 - 12:53

Long before the Supreme Court’s bombshell decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, transforming reproductive rights for the first time in 50 years, California had laws protecting access to an abortion within its own borders.

Now, with Friday’s ruling, Democratic leaders are rapidly moving to shore up and expand access to abortion during this year’s legislative session, taking steps to protect doctors and secure the state’s “safe harbor” for those seeking abortions.

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