Annual Series on New California Laws
Sacramento, Calif.- Part 23 in New California Laws for 2022. This installment includes teacher credentialing, autonomous vehicles, voting ballots, consumer debt, cannabis testing, Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and more. The Democrats currently hold veto-proof super majorities in both houses.
For full text details and authorship regarding laws and the effective dates, please click on the bill number below for access to the California Legislature official releases.
California Laws 2022 – Part 23
| SB-488 | Teacher credentialing: reading instruction. |
| SB-496 | Flood control: water development projects: Pajaro River. |
| SB-497 | Qualifying accounts for direct deposit of publicly administered funds. |
| SB-498 | Funds for the provision of legal services to indigent persons: disabled veterans. |
| SB-500 | Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions. |
| SB-501 | Claims against public entities. |
| SB-503 | Voting: ballots and signature verification. |
| SB-507 | Mental health services: assisted outpatient treatment. |
| SB-509 | Optometry: COVID-19 pandemic: temporary licenses. |
| SB-510 | Health care coverage: COVID-19 cost sharing. |
| SB-512 | Public postsecondary education: support services for foster youth: Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program. |
| SB-531 | Consumer debt. |
| SB-533 | Electrical corporations: wildfire mitigation plans: deenergization events. |
| SB-534 | Dental hygienists. |
| SB-535 | Biomarker testing. |
| SB-538 | Domestic violence and gun violence restraining orders. |
| SB-539 | Property taxation: taxable value transfers. |
| SB-541 | Substance use disorder treatment facilities and programs: disclosure of license and certification status. |
| SB-544 | Cannabis testing. |
| SB-548 | Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority: transit connectivity. |
| SB-552 | Drought planning: small water suppliers: nontransient noncommunity water systems. |
| SB-564 | Hospitals: seismic compliance: O’Connor Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. |
| SB-567 | Criminal procedure: sentencing. |
| SB-570 | Vehicles: equipment. |
| SB-572 | Labor Commissioner: enforcement: lien on real property. |
| SB-574 | Agricultural preserves: Williamson Act. |
| SB-578 | Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: hearings. |
| SB-584 | Resource Family Approval Program. |
| SB-586 | Peace officers: certification. |
| SB-589 | Air pollution: alternative vehicles and vehicle infrastructure. |
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