Liz’s Legislative Update: 5 Bad Bills

By Liz Froelich, LRWF legislative chair, July 31, 2023

Here are the bills in the California Legislature that should be opposed as well as those that should be supported.

OPPOSE:

AB 5 Safe and Supportive Schools   Mandates that teachers and personnel have LGBTQ training.   Sen. App 8/14

AB 223 Change of gender and sex identifier bill would restrict parents from seeing information changes of their children under 18 as considered confidential by court. 3rd reading on Senate floor.

AB 665 Minors: Consent to Mental health. Amends personnel who can counsel under 18 yr olds. Includes registered psychologist or assistant or trainee; assistant clinical worker or social worker trainee.  Senate 3rd

AB 957 Family Law: gender Identity will be heard on the Senate floor. Custody battles would favor parent affirming child's chosen gender.3rd

AB 1078 Instructional materials: diversity will be heard in Senate App August 14.  CA Board of Education only allowed to remove "diversity" materials, not local school boards.

Call Senator Glazer and urge a NO vote on all of these bills.

SUPPORT:

SB 14 Serious Felonies by Republican Shannon Grove will be heard Ass. Appropriations  August 14 .  Urge Grayson and Bauer-Kahan to support.

Contact:

 Assembly:

Assemblyman Tim Grayson/916-319-2014 or local 521-1511/ PO Box 942849, Sacramento 94249

Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan /916-319-2016 or local 328-1515/ State Capitol, Sacramento 95814

Senate:

Senator Steve Glazer / 916-651-4007 or local 258-1176/ State Capitol Rm 5108, Sacramento 95814

https://calegistion.lc.ca.gov/Advocates  Register with username and password and submit your position letter as individual to communicate your views to committees. Post one week in advance for listing on committee analyses.