ANNOUNCING THE “WORST 12 of 2012”
With the legislative session now behind us, I took the opportunity to
catalog what I thought to be the “Worst 12 Bills of 2012.”
Unfortunately, this list is far from comprehensive, but it’s
representative of today’s twisted, trivial, irrational and harmful
legislative agenda. These bills attack our economy, our budget and our
families. Below are “The Ugly 12” (in no particular order):
- Assembly Bill 2189 (Cedillo-D) – Allows hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants to obtain California driver’s licenses.
- Assembly Bill 828 (Swanson-D) – Soft on crime bill that allows convicted drug felons to receive food stamps.
- 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.
- Assembly Bill 568 (Lowenthal-D) – Job-killer bill to ban Styrofoam containers for food products in California.
- 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.
- 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 outdoor
heritage.
- 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.
- Assembly Bill 2346 (Butler-D) – Exposes farmers to new and expensive litigation and burdens them with additional, unnecessary regulatory compliance.
- Senate Bill 249 (Yee-D) – Further encroaches on Second Amendment rights by banning common use firearms.
- Assembly Bill 1436 (Feuer-D) – Undermines the critical integrity of the voting process by allowing same-day voter registration.
- 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.
- 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.
The Governor had until September 30th at midnight to sign or veto the
bills that made their way to his desk. I will provide an update on where
these bills stand in next month’s issue of the Gaines Gazette as soon as all of the Governor’s sign/veto decisions have been released.
