Maria Elena Durazo

Creates refundable California tax credits for local news outlets that employ journalists from 2027 through 2031.

Creates a voluntary State Seal of Climate Literacy that California high-school students may earn for demonstrating knowledge of climate science, "green skills," or related technical skills.

Adds new requirements for California firearm-safety certificates.

Requires businesses with more than $100 million in worldwide receipts and that existed or had a predecessor before the end of 1964 to search for and disclose historical slavery-related transactions.

Would have allowed eligible Californians without a state driver's license or identification card to register to vote online.

Would have formally established the GoGreen Program within the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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."