The legislative year is over, and while there's still work to do, I'm proud of our accomplishments. About a dozen of my bills were sent to the Governor for his approval or veto, and my bills to fund emergency homelessness solutions, including $27 million for San Francisco, and help corner stores purchase healthy food were enacted through the state budget. Major issues tackled include police transparency, gun violence, housing, the environment and domestic worker rights.

Here are highlights of the bills I authored that are pending on the Governor's desk:

AB 748: Increases police transparency by requiring body camera footage of officer-involved shootings and uses of force to be released within 45 days of the incident, unless the incident is still under investigation. I believe public access to police recordings is essential to help rebuild trust between officers and the communities they serve. Here is how you can demonstrate your support and urge Governor Brown to approve my bill.

AB 2888: Expands the state's Gun Violence Restraining Order law to allow school personnel and employers to ask a court to temporarily take away someone's firearms if the individual is a danger to themselves or others

AB 1184: Affirms San Francisco's authority to put a ride-hailing tax on the ballot to raise much-needed revenue for critical transportation and public transit projects within the city. Send a message of support for my bill to the Governor here.

AB 2314: Ensures domestic workers and their employers know that labor laws apply to them

AB 87: Allows law enforcement to impound autonomous vehicles operating without a permit

AB 2942: Gives prosecutors the option to review the cases of inmates who are unjustly serving long sentences and recommend parole

SB 212: Creates a statewide pharmaceutical and sharps take-back program funded by the industry

I'm also excited about my bills the Governor has already signed and take effect in 2019:

AB 1985: Standardizes the definition of a hate crime and how police should respond

AB 2219: Requires landlords to accept third party rent payments to keep tenants in their homes

AB 2127: Calls on the California Energy Commission to assess the state's current and future electric vehicle charging station needs as we move toward cleaner cars

AB 2620: Authorizes car rental companies to turn on a vehicle's GPS location feature three days after its due date

If you'd like to hear more about the legislative year, please come to my Picnic at the Presidio this Sunday, September 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Event and food tickets are free with an RSVP here. Or you can come to our next Town Hall meeting on October 4^th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at A.P. Giannini Middle School in San Francisco. You can RSVP for that event on my website. As always, thank you for the honor of representing you in the California State Assembly.

Sincerely,

Phil Ting
Assemblymember, 19th District