A bill that would require the Department of Justice to investigate all police’s use-of-force incidents that resulted in the death of civilians also didn’t make it through Thursday, nor did legislation that would have expanded access to mental health treatment for inmates. Other bills that failed included a plan to allow people struggling with suicidal thoughts to voluntarily register themselves on a “do not sell” list for firearms, and a proposal to ban people under 21 years old from using mobile phones, even hands-free, while driving. The state Air Resources Board has approved rules to limit pollution from cars, trucks, lawn mowers and trains.īills that were held in the Senate and Assembly appropriations committees are not likely to pass this year, with a June 2 deadline looming for legislation to advance from one chamber. Lena Gonzalez, would have required oil companies to pay up to $1 million to people who have cancer or other health problems associated with the well.Ī similar bill introduced last year didn’t make it to the governor’s desk.Ĭalifornia is also aiming to achieve carbon neutrality, meaning the state will remove as many carbon emissions as it releases, by 2045. They decided if the oil industry wanted to block that law, then they would try to pass another law making it easier for oil companies to be held liable for health problems of people who live near wells. That referendum angered environmental and health advocates.
But the law hasn’t taken effect because the oil industry qualified a referendum on the 2024 ballot asking voters to overturn it. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans drilling new oil wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of sensitive areas like homes and schools. They are among the hundreds of bills that did not survive the Legislature’s suspense file, a mysterious process where lawmakers decide - with no explanation - which bills will get a chance to become law later this year and which ones should not move forward.
(AP) - California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state’s emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells.
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