Recap of bad bills from 2022 session.

With the help of all of your calls, emails, and collaboration of many other organizations, we managed to kill 6 major bad bills. The most drawn out was SB 866.

On the last day of the California Legislative Session, Senator Scott Wiener (D) moved SB866 in the inactive file. The bill is officially dead for the rest of the Legislative Session.

SB866 Minors: Vaccine Consent would have allowed minors 15 and older to consent to the COVID-19 Vaccine and any other vaccine that meets the recommendations of the ACIP of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention without the knowledge or consent of the parent or guardian of the minor.

When the bill was originally introduced the age limit was 12, it was then amended to a higher age limit to secure votes.  If Senator Wiener aims to bring it back, he will have to start all over the next legislative session.

OUR PRESS RELEASE:

August, 31, 2022 - 11:30am PST - Sacramento, California

SB 866 California Senator Wiener's bill that would have allowed youths as young as fifteen years old to be given vaccines without parental consent., is DEAD!  Earlier today Senator Wiener released a a statement saying that he did not have the votes and was putting the bill in the Inactive file. 

"The tide has officially turned in California. What happened today was not the product of a minority, fringe, extremist group. It was the result of thousands of tireless hours of millions of Californians uniting, educating and empowering each other, and rising up together to take our seats at the political table where we belong and have the right to be. It was the product of measured, respectful, informed, consistent efforts across all political, religious, racial, professional spectra,  meeting with our elected representatives to educate and inform them and ensure that they represent and protect the Will of the People. While we as lawyers – and doctors, nurses, teachers, parents, concerned citizens and human beings – still have a tremendous amount of work to do truly turn our state around, today marks a tremendous moment in California history. Today marks the day that we KNOW that we have the power and RIGHT to turn our communities into what exactly what we want them to be."   

Signed by

Nicole Pearson, Founding Partner of Facts, Law, Truth, Justice 

Amy Bohn, President of PERK (Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids)

Media Coverage of the last day of legislative session, August 31st.

Highlights from the capitol on August 31st, 2022.

What is next?

1. Call to thank legislators that opposed SB 866.

2. Tell Governor Newsom to VETO the remaining bad bills.

He has until September 30th to sign bills into law. Don’t wait contact him now. We need a massive amount of calls, tweets and emails to make an impact. Please take the following action steps today!

• Call Governor Newsom’s office (916) 445-2841

• Email his office via email portal.

• Use ONE MINUTE ACTION EMAIL using links below.

3. Tag @GavinNewsom telling him to VETO AB 2098, AB 1797, SB 1479, SB 1940

Sample statements:

#VetoSB1419: We don’t want our children’s medical records concealed from parents

#VetoAB2098: Punishes doctors for a having a different medical opinion that government narrative. CA Medical Board already has the ability to discipline doctors for causing harm to patients.

#VetoAB1797: No opt out of registry for private consumers, nor undocumented immigrants. Government agencies will have access to your private medical records. Foundation for vaccine passport system.

#VetoSB1479: Unnecessary continuous COVID testing plans in schools, costing $1 billion a year.

#VetoAB1940: School Based Health Centers with no parental consent. Who is liable?

4. Share with others to do the same via social media, email, and text.