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<\/p>\nSacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted new bills signed into law in 2021 that will go into effect January 1, 2022, including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the state\u2019s housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn partnership with the Legislature, we\u2019ve advanced hundreds of new bills this year to make meaningful progress on an array of issues that matter deeply to Californians across the state,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cI thank Pro Tem Atkins and Speaker Rendon for their leadership in advancing historic measures to improve the lives of Californians, including new tools to boost our housing supply, improve workplace conditions and build a stronger state. As we head into the new year, I look forward to our continued work to expand opportunity for all Californians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the new laws taking effect January 1 are nation-leading protections for workers and important measures to increase the state\u2019s supply of affordable housing, create a more inclusive state, expand voter access and protect consumers and the environment from harmful chemicals:<\/p>\n
In October<\/a>, Governor Newsom acted on the final bills of 2021, which advanced his historic\u00a0California Comeback Plan<\/a>\u00a0featuring the most robust small business relief package in the country, unprecedented direct financial and rent relief for Californians, the largest increase in homeless housing in state history, universal Pre-K and a historic $15 billion climate package to advance California\u2019s nation-leading climate agenda.<\/p>\n Governor Newsom also signed historic measures that took effect immediately this year, such as\u00a0SB 796<\/a>\u00a0by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), which authorized Los Angeles County to return Bruce\u2019s Beach property to the Bruce family nearly a century after the land was wrongfully taken from them. Since then, the California Department of Parks and Recreation has amended the property deed, removing restrictions, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the amended property deed, officially allowing the transfer of the property to the Bruce Family.\u00a0\u00a0SB 65, the California Momnibus Act<\/a>\u00a0by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) will go into effect in August 2022, helping tackle racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes by improving research and data collection. And\u00a0AB 101<\/a>\u00a0by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) which\u00a0\u2013\u00a0upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature \u2013 requires high schools to provide ethnic studies starting in academic year 2025-26 and make completion of a one-semester course a high school graduation requirement beginning with students graduating in 2029-2030.<\/p>\n Governor Newsom additionally signed the following notable bills which will take effect on January 1:<\/p>\n\n