California Assembly Bill Pushes for Women’s Designated Restrooms on Jobsites
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On February 7, 2023, California Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-16) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Campsites
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Campsites
Sacramento, CA –Chair of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has introduced AB 618, which will increase access to California's public parks and beaches by promoting responsible reservation practices.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Bill to Protect Reproductive and Sexual Health Information
AB 254 makes confidential personal data collected by apps and websites used by individuals for menstrual tracking, and for other reproductive and sexual health
Sacramento CA – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) has introduced AB 254, which ensures the privacy and security of individuals' information when they opt to use apps and websites that provide reproductive and sexual health services.
‘We are outlawing misinformation.’ California bill goes after crisis pregnancy centers
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Nearly five years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law aimed at preventing “crisis pregnancy centers” from misrepresenting the prenatal and abortion services they offer, a state lawmaker is trying again with a different approach. The original measure required centers to provide pregnant people seeking help with information about how the state offers free or low-cost prenatal and abortion-related care to qualified applicants. The Supreme Court ruled that this violated the center operators’ First Amendment rights.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Water Management and Address the Drought
AB 460 will increase the authority of the Water Control Resources Board to manage and address waste and illegal water use.
Sacramento, CA – Today Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Chair of the Assembly
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee introduced legislation to address the ongoing emergency
of the drought and water management by strengthening the oversight of State Water Resources
Control Board.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Bill to Restrict Misleading Advertising by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
AB 315 will protect people seeking abortion services from “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” who mislead them with deceptive advertising
Sacramento CA – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) has introduced a bill restricting misleading advertising by fake clinics falsely advertising comprehensive pregnancy options – including abortion services.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces "Clean California" Legislative Package to Eliminate Toxins from Everyday Products
AB 234, AB 267, and AB 363 will target toxic chemicals that are unnecessary, but are found in our everyday products
Sacramento, CA - Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan introduced a legislative package that will eliminate toxins from consumer products that affect children, pollinators, and the environment. The package includes three bills targeting toxic microplastics, neonicotinoids, and toxic fire retardants.
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan Introduces Bill to Restrict Unregulated Use of Body Armor
AB 301 will restrict the use of tactical body armor without necessity
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced AB 301 which bans the use of body armor in California.
Data Sanctuary for Abortion and Trans Health Care: 2022 in Review
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In the wake of this year’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs overruling Roe v. Wade, sheriffs and bounty hunters in anti-abortion states will try to investigate and punish abortion seekers based on their internet browsing, private messaging, and phone app location data. We can expect similar tactics from officials in states that have prohibited transgender youths from obtaining gender-affirming health care.