“WORST 12 of 2012” – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Last month, I reported on the “Worst 12 Bills of 2012” following the
legislative session. I wanted to provide an update on where those bills
stand now that Governor Brown has concluded his signing/vetoing.
Unfortunately, six out of those “ugly 12” were signed into law and will
go into effect January 1, 2013.
- Assembly Bill 828 (Swanson-D) – Soft on crime bill that repeals the prohibition on making convicted drug felons eligible for food stamps.
UPDATE: DIED - Assembly Bill 1081 (Ammiano-D)
– Pro-illegal immigrant bill that forbids state and local law
enforcement from holding a person for an immigration violation unless
they have been convicted of or charged with a serious or violent felony.
UPDATE: VETOED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Assembly Bill 568 (Lowenthal-D) – Job-killer bill to ban Styrofoam containers for food products in California.
UPDATE: DIED - Assembly Bill 2109 (Pan-D)
– A bill putting the state directly between parents and their children
by forcing parents to get a doctor’s permission if they choose to not
give their children certain immunizations.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Senate Bill 1221 (Lieu-D)
– Outlaws the use of hounds for hunting bears and bobcats. This is an
assault on hunting rights, businesses, and California’s heritage.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Assembly Bill 1500 (Perez-D) – During one of the worst economic downturns in memory, a bill to raise taxes on business by roughly $1 billion per year.
UPDATE: DIED - Assembly Bill 2189 (Cedillo-D) – Allows hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants to obtain California driver’s licenses.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Assembly Bill 2346 (Butler-D)
– “Sue your boss” law that exposes farmers to new and expensive
liability and burdens them with additional, unnecessary regulatory
compliance.
UPDATE: VETOED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Senate Bill 249 (Yee-D) – Encroaches on Second Amendment rights by banning common use firearms.
UPDATE: DIED - Assembly Bill 1436 (Feuer-D) – Undermines the critical integrity of the voting process by allowing same-day voter registration.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Assembly Bill 1532 (Perez-D)
– Paves the way for billions in new illegal taxes by creating the
framework for spending the proceeds of California’s greenhouse gas
reduction “Cap and Trade” auction.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN - Assembly Bill 2405 (Blumenfeld-D)
– Exempts partial zero-emission vehicles from paying bridge tolls. If
you are crossing the bridge you should pay the toll, just like everybody
else.
UPDATE: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
