Gavin Newsom in CA legislative records
On Abortion:
Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths
Summary by Cal Matters (9/27/22): Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of 12 bills, establishing some of the strongest abortion protections in the nation. Collectively, the new laws aim at improving access, ensuring providers and patients
cannot be sued or prosecuted, and funding procedures and travel costs for low-income individuals. The most contentious measure abolishes the requirement that coroners investigate stillbirths & prohibits the prosecution of anyone who ends their pregnancy
even if the abortion is self-induced or happens outside of the medical system. Protesters & conservative lawmakers claimed the legislation would legalize infanticide, which the sponsor has characterized as "disinformation," adding that Californians will
no longer have to fear having their "pregnancy policed by state systems."Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 30-9-1 on Aug/29/22; passed Assembly 54-19-7 on Aug/30/22; Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sep/27/22.
Source: California State Legislature voting records AB2223
Aug 30, 2022
On Crime:
Moratorium on the California death penalty
Proposition 62, Repeal of the Death Penalty, was on the Nov. 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. It was defeated.- A "yes" vote supported repealing the death penalty and making life without the possibility of parole the
maximum punishment for murder.
- A "no" vote opposed this measure repealing the death penalty.
- On March 13, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty. He said, "The intentional killing of another
person is wrong and as Governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual. Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can't afford expensive
legal representation. It has provided no public safety benefit or value as a deterrent. It has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. Most of all, the death penalty is absolute. It's irreversible and irreparable in the event of human error."
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Mar 13, 2019
On Crime:
Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system
Legislative Summary: AB1869: Ends the harmful and costly collection of 23 administrative fees imposed against people in the criminal system. By eliminating these fees, California will dramatically reduce the suffering caused by court-
ordered debt and enhance the economic security and wellness of populations with system involvement.Legislative Outcome:Passed Assembly 59-17-3 on Aug/31/20; passed Senate 30-7-3 on Aug/31/20; Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sep/18/20
Source: California Legislative voting record AB1869
Sep 18, 2020
On Gun Control:
Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee
Summary from California Rifle & Pistol Association: AB1297 removes the statutory cap on this fee for a concealed carry license, and instead requires local licensing authorities to charge a fee "equal to the reasonable costs for processing
the application for a new license, issuing the license, and enforcing the license."Legislative Outcome: Passed Assembly 48-21-11 on May/13/19; passed Senate 27-12-1 on Sept/9/19; Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct/11/19.
Source: CRPA on California Legislative voting record AB1297
Oct 11, 2019
On Abortion:
Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons
Support by ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union, Aug. 2020):Ensures that pregnant people who are incarcerated receive comprehensive, unbiased information about their reproductive options, get access to timely prenatal and postnatal care,
and receive reasonable accommodations and support that help ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy. Summary by ACLU-SoCal:California law and the US Constitution require jails to provide health care for incarcerated persons, which includes
reproductive health care. But pregnant people who are incarcerated often receive biased, coercive information about their reproductive options, get substandard prenatal and postnatal care that endangers their health, and are denied reasonable
accommodations that help ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy. That's why we need AB 732.
Legislative Outcome:Passed Senate 33-1-6 on Aug/29/20; passed Assembly 63-0-16 on Aug/30/20; Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept/30/20
Source: ACLU summary of California Legislative voting record AB732
Sep 30, 2020
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