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Legislators in California are considering a measure to tax firearms and ammunition to fund gun violence prevention efforts.
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Assembly Bill 28 proposes an 11% excise tax on retailers and manufacturers for sales of guns or ammunition.
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The tax could generate an estimated $160 million annually for violence intervention programs, school safety improvements, and law enforcement efforts to confiscate guns from prohibited individuals.
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Despite multiple failed attempts in the past, the bill passed in the Legislature and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision.
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Another bill heading to the governor's desk aims to protect workers from retaliation by requiring employers to prove they are not retaliating if they take disciplinary action against workers who have filed complaints.
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Senate Bill 497 would assume employers are illegally retaliating if they take certain actions against a worker who has made a wage claim or complained about unequal pay in the prior 90 days.
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Employers can rebut the assumption by providing a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for the employee's discipline.
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Gov. Newsom signed a bill removing noise pollution as a potential environmental obstacle to housing projects in California.
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The bill was introduced after a court ruling halted a UC Berkeley student housing project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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A bipartisan bill to ban the social media platform TikTok and other "high-risk" apps from state phones and devices has been postponed until 2024, pending a study on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
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