2023 PRIORITY LEGISLATION
Courage California priority bills that have been signed into law or have qualified for the November 2024 ballot for voters to decide on:
| Bill | Author | Description | Status | Call to Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA 5 | Wiener, Low | If approved by voters, would overturn Prop 8 and strike the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman from the state constitution. | Enacted, will appear on November 5, 2024 ballot | Vote YES on ACA 5 in November 2024 election |
| ACA 13 | Ward | If approved by voters, would require future ballot measures that increase voter approval requirements to also pass by the same margin. | Enacted, will appear on November 5, 2024 ballot | Vote YES on ACA 13 in November 2024 election |
| AB 1 | McKinnor, et al. | Allows California state legislative staff to unionize. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| AB 421 | Bryan | Requires the ballot label for statewide referendum measures to be followed by the choices “Keep the law” and “Overturn the law.” | SIGNED INTO LAW | None. Changes will be effective for the 2024 elections. |
| AB 1228 | Holden | Sets a $20/hour minimum wage for fast food employees starting April 2024 and establishes a Fast Food Council that will write rules regulating working conditions. | SIGNED INTO LAW | The restaurant industry must formally withdraw its November 2024 referendum to overturn a previous fast food council law passed in 2022. |
| SB 253 | Wiener, Gonzalez, Stern | Requires corporations with more than $1 billion in revenue that operate in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. | SIGNED INTO LAW | Keep pressure on state leaders to ensure that corporations do not water down this policy in 2024 |
| SB 261 | Stern, Becker, Gonzalez, Wiener | Requires companies that earn more than $500 million in revenue to prepare climate-related financial risk reports. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| SB 476 | Limón | Requires employers to pay for mandatory food safety training and the workers’ time for completing the training. Intended to ensure worker wages are not being misdirected towards funding anti-worker lobbying and campaign efforts. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| SB 555 | Wahab | Requires a statewide study of the opportunities, resources, obstacles, and recommendations for the creation of affordable social housing. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| SB 567 | Durazo | Closes loopholes that allow for rampant abuse of the no-fault just causes for eviction and provides mechanisms for accountability and enforcement. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| SB 616 | Gonzalez | Guarantees five days of paid sick leave for most workers in California. | SIGNED INTO LAW | None |
| SB 770 | McGuire, Wiener | Advances the creation of a single payer healthcare system by engaging stakeholders and leaders in discussions on program and funding. | SIGNED INTO LAW | Join the Healthy California Now coalition with Courage California to advocate for a single payer healthcare system. |
Courage’s 2023 priority legislation that were vetoed or held and will require further action in 2024:
| Bill | Author | Description | Status | Next Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA 3 | Lee | If approved by voters, would raise the limit on personal property tax, as it currently limits the tax rate on personal property to 0.4% | In Assembly Committee | Must be passed by 2/3 of the state legislature by June 2024 to appear on the November 2024 ballot |
| ACA 4 | Bryan | If approved by voters, would re-enfranchise incarcerated people in California. | In inactive file in Assembly | Must be passed by 2/3 of the state legislature by June 2024 to appear on the November 2024 ballot |
| ACA 8 | Wilson | If approved by voters, would end slavery in California. | In Senate Committee | Must be passed by 2/3 of the state legislature by June 2024 to appear on the November 2024 ballot |
| AB 83 | Lee | Would prohibit foreign influenced corporations from either contributing to candidates, parties, or committees or engaging in their own direct election spending in the state. | In inactive file in Assembly | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| AB 259 | Lee | Would apply a 1% tax on extreme wealth of $50 million or more per household and 1.5% on wealth in excess of one billion dollars. | In Assembly Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| AB 280 | Holden | Would limit the use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons, including private immigration facilities. | Passed by state legislature. Held by author in Assembly. | Potential to move bill to Governor’s desk in 2024 |
| AB 309 | Lee, W. Carrillo, Kalra | Would create a Social Housing Program and develop up to three qualified social housing projects for people of all income levels on state property. | Passed by state legislature VETOED BY GOVERNOR | Continue to advocate for this policy |
| AB 550 | Schiavo | Would require every city and county to hold an annual public hearing to discuss the work they are doing to address homelessness locally. | Held in Assembly Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| AB 617 | Jones-Sawyer | Would ensure all immigrant Californians can access quality, holistic immigration services by removing criminal exclusions in the One CA program. | In Assembly Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| AB 710 | Schiavo | Would launch a public information campaign to provide people with accurate information regarding access to abortion care at crisis pregnancy centers. | Held in Assembly Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| AB 1306 | W. Carrillo | Would prevent the transfer of incarcerated individuals who qualify for release under certain criminal justice reforms to ICE. | Passed by state legislature VETOED BY GOVERNOR | Continue to advocate for this reform |
| AB 1672 | Haney | Would allow In-Home Supportive Services caregivers to negotiate their contracts and wages at a State level instead of at the county level. | In Assembly Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| SB 50 | Bradford | Would limit traffic stops for minor violations and protect people of color from unnecessary harms. | In Senate Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| SB 252 | Gonzalez | Would require CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels. | In Senate Committee | Potential to move bill in 2024 |
| SB 799 | Portantino, Durazo, Holden | Would make workers on strike eligible for unemployment benefits. | Passed by state legislature VETOED BY GOVERNOR | Continue to advocate for this critical policy |