California Bill encroaches on private businesses by requiring children’s toys to be ungendered
For the first time in the state’s history, California State Assemblymember Evan Low is the first to pass a bill that requires retail stores to “maintain a gender-neutral section or area”
Assembly Bill 1084 applies to retail stores with more than 500 employees and will fine them $250 for the first offense and $500 for additional offenses
The bill will go into effect in 2024 and will not mandate the manufacturers or vendors stop selling gendered children’s products
Task Force in Kentucky supports funding for Full-Day Kindergarten
In an effort to turn financial support for full-day kindergarten into a permanent obligation, Kentucky picked up momentum on November 8, when a state school task force endorsed the proposal
This task force also urged state lawmakers to make plans for full state funding of school district’s transportation costs to fully fund a school safety measure that came into effect in 2019
Cannabis businesses and comedians push for legalization of pot
Through a celebrity-infused campaign, large cannabis businesses are trying to get marijuana users to pressure Congress to legalize pot across the nation
The “Cannabis in Common” initiative launched on November 9 to change further the federal legalization of cannabis that struggled with opposition from Capitol Hill
New car technology mandated by Congress to stop drunk driving
Automakers now have a new requirement by Congress that requires them to find a way to keep drunken people from driving cars
This mandate is a part of the new $1 trillion infrastructure package and is aimed to improve auto safety
In this new legislation, monitoring systems must be included to stop drunk drivers and will come in all new vehicles as soon as 2026, if the Transportation Department this able to come up with the necessary technology
Illinois Conscience law sees new changes as governor sign new COVID-19 Amendment
Governor J.B. Pritzker on November 8 signed a change into law regarding the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would give punishments to those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine
Before this amendment, employees filed lawsuits claiming that they cannot be punished for refusing the vaccine because the law provides a conscience-based exemption
K Buenavista
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