Every week at All Saints Church we put our faith into action. In California our communities face crises every day, from devastating wildfires to racist attacks to threats of eviction. And advocates across the state have fought long and hard this year to ensure that our state legislators pass progressive bills to address these crises.

However, many of these critical bills –- including SB 1382, which would reduce barriers to electric cars, and SB 107, which would provide refuge in California for transgender children and their families from states that are criminalizing them –- are languishing on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, unsigned.

As we witness right-wing elites and corporations target the most vulnerable, Californians are looking to our leaders to deliver for our communities in unapologetically courageous ways. Governor Newsom should be standing firmly with everyday Californians, working with us and connecting with us to make big changes possible.

Here are some of the other critical bills that Gov. Newsom is deciding on:

• AB 1416, the Ballot DISCLOSE Act, which would require disclosure of who is funding ads behind ballot measures
• AB 256, which would make the California Racial Justice Act of 2020 retroactive, ensuring that people now in prison and jail can challenge racial bias in their convictions and trials
• AB 2183, which would allow farmworkers to vote for unionization using a representation ballot card
• AB 2223, AB 2626, and SB 1375, a slate of bills that will protect abortion rights in California

Governor Newsom has only a week left to sign these bills. Please urge the Governor to sign the progressive legislation listed below.

Options to Take Action:

1. Sign on to the letters at the Action Table outside the church on Sunday morning.
2. Download a copy of the Action Letter that you can sign and mail.
3. Click on this link to the Courage Campaign website.

Legislation Governor Newsom Must Sign:

• AB 1416: The Ballot DISCLOSE Act would add to the ballot a short list of supporters and opponents from the official arguments in the voter information guide.
• AB 256: Would make the California Racial Justice Act of 2020 retroactive, ensuring that people now in prison and jail can challenge racial bias in their convictions and trials
• SB 972: Would make health permits more accessible for street vendors
• AB 1416: Would add to the ballot a short list of supporters and opponents from the official arguments in the voter information guide.
• AB 1766: Would expand access to IDs to all Californians regardless of immigration status
• AB 2091: Would enhance privacy protections for medical records related to abortion and pregnancy
• AB 2134: Would establish a gap coverage program to provide coverage to Californians lacking coverage for abortion and abortion-related care, including those who are uninsured and underinsured
• AB 2167: Would require courts to consider alternatives to incarceration such as diversion programs, restorative justice, and probation, in sentencing decisions
• AB 2183: Would allow farmworkers to vote for unionization using a representation ballot card
• AB 2223: Would ensure that no one in the State of California will be investigated, prosecuted, or incarcerated for ending a pregnancy or experiencing pregnancy loss
• AB 2626: Would support the ability for abortion providers to obtain professional liability coverage
• SB 107: Would prohibit California from complying with out-of-state subpoenas for medical information related to efforts to criminalize individuals or remove children from their homes for having received gender-affirming care
• SB 923: Would improve access to gender affirming care for transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex people by mandating health plans to require TGI cultural competency training for contracted providers, their staff, and the staff of health plans. It would also require plan provider directories to identify providers who offer gender affirming services
• SB 1162: Would require companies to disclose salary ranges, make any internal promotions available to all employees, and make it so pay data reported to the state becomes public over time
• SB 1360: The Disclosure Clarity Act would require ballot measure ads and SuperPAC ads online and on TV to clearly show their top funders.
• SB 1375: Would review competency requirements for abortion training for nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and physicians assistants
• SB 1382: Would reduce financial barriers to purchasing new and used zero-emission vehicles and hybrid vehicles through the Clean Cars for All program by exempting these vehicles from the state’s sales tax

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