California Votes

Lets any California city or county run red-light-camera programs.

Makes large social-media platforms legally liable if their algorithms or actions help facilitate violence, intimidation, or discrimination that violates California civil-rights laws.

Designates Diwali, the Hindu "festival of lights," as an official state holiday in California.

Establishes the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within California's Civil Rights Department to administer future reparations-related programs.

Expands protections for access to medication abortion in California, and shields providers, pharmacists, and facilities from out-of-state interference.

Rescinds all previous applications made by the California Legislature requesting that Congress call an Article V convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Mandates free condom access for grades 9-12 starting in 2025-26, promotes partnerships with health organizations, allocates $5 million for community distribution, and prohibits age-based restrictions on nonprescription contraception.

Allows for the development of "blue carbon" and "teal carbon" demonstration projects to study and quantify the carbon-sequestration potential of coastal and wetland ecosystems.

Allows the city of Malibu to launch a speed-camera pilot program on the Pacific Coast Highway until 2032, using automated systems to ticket drivers.

Forces large online platforms to censor or label election-related content deemed "deceptive," including deepfakes, during election periods.

Requires the California Department of Justice to include detailed data on firearm-dealer inspections and handgun-roster updates in its annual report to the Legislature.

Allowed licensed Arizona physicians to temporarily practice in California to provide abortion-related care to Arizona residents traveling from Arizona.

Declares that "it is the established policy of this state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food," and requires "all relevant state agencies to consider this state policy…pertinent to the distribution of sufficient food."

Makes the adoption of a "hate crimes" policy by a state and local law enforcement agency mandatory by July 1, 2024.

Would include a parent's affirmation of the child's "gender identity or gender expression" as part of the "health, safety, and welfare" factors used to determine the "best interests of the child" for the purposes of deciding custody.

Applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment on "firearms regulations and prohibitions."

Requires anybody who uses a three-dimensional (3D) printer or computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine to make a firearm to be a state-licensed manufacturer.

Proclaims March 15, 2023, as "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, a day of remembrance and education to ensure that all Californians always honor and remember a vibrant guardian of equality for all."

Requires a child to complete one year of kindergarten before that child may be admitted to the first grade at a public elementary school.

Would amend the California Constitution to include an individual's "fundamental right to choose to have an abortion."

Contains the 2022 Budget Act, which, along with other related legislation, implements California's state budget of approximately $307.9 billion for FY 2022-23.

Requires California courts to order parents who do not sign a change of gender petition that has been filed on behalf of their minor child to show cause why the petition should not be granted by filing a written objection.

Would create several major provisions related to concealed carry weapons (CCW) licenses, such as raising the minimum age requirement to 21.

Would establish the California Commission on Human Rights to evaluate the state's protection of human rights as "defined, enumerated, or set forth by, but not limited to" the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.