Opinion: Many bills in motion ahead of deadline
Bills can always be modified later, including under the unfortunate “gut and amend” process, which replaces the wording of a bill with something entirely new . But right now, legislators are quickly moving to clear bills.Senate Bill 58 is by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. For those 21 and over, it would decriminalize some psychedelics, specifically “psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine , ibogaine, and mescaline.
As the bill itself notes, prohibition has failed to deter drug use and has increased the hazards of ingesting possibly adulterated drugs, in particular with fentanyl, which can be deadly. Colorado and Oregon recently passed ballot measures with similar decriminalization effects. The bill passed on the Senate floor on May 24. We favor its passage in the Assembly.
As long as they aren’t harming anyone else, let adults make their own choices. The government doesn’t need to dictate personal choices.Senate Bill 252 is by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach. It would prohibit the giant Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System from renewing or making new investments “in a fossil fuel company.
SB 2 obviously violates Bruen. The specified places and institutions already have the option of banning concealed-carry weapons if they so choose and don’t need the state interfering in their policies. The bill passed the Senate, 29-9, on May 25. We recommend the Assembly reject it. If it becomes law, the federal courts almost certainly would overturn it. The state should focus on policies that will not only survive the courts but which are likely to actually reduce gun violence.
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