California lawmakers have voted to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
FILE - Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, the first openly LGBTQ+ person to lead the statehouse's upper chamber, speaks at the inauguration of Karen Bass, the first Black woman elected Los Angeles mayor, on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. The state Assembly passed Atkins' bill to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ law on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
California lawmakers in the state Assembly on Monday passed legislation to end the travel ban. The bill, introduced by state Senate leader Toni Atkins, would also establish an outreach and advertising campaign in states on the travel ban list to promote pro-LGBTQ+ messages. Atkins, who is a lesbian, said the travel ban has helped raise awareness about many anti-LGBTQ+ issues, but it has also led to unintended consequences.
The legislation is among nearly 1,000 bills that lawmakers have been debating during the hectic final two weeks of the Legislative session. The Legislature has until Sept. 14 to act on these bills.The Assembly also voted to send a bill to Newsom that would allow some low-income Mexican residents living within 45 miles of the California-Mexico border to get in-state tuition at certain community colleges in Southern California. If approved, this pilot program would be in effect until 2029.
California has been at the forefront of self-driving vehicles. Last month, state regulators allowed two companies to operate autonomous taxis in San Francisco. The new rules come after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year changed how the courts interpret gun laws. California lawmakers tried to pass new rules last year, but they failed because of a tactical error on the final day of the legislative session.
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