Senator Pan’s California bill, SB 742, criminalizes protests near vaccine clinics, and it passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 26. It’s getting dangerously close to becoming law!
The bill sets a dangerous precedent by including “educating” in its definition of “harassing” and by suggesting that handing out flyers counts as “violence”.
Take action now, try:
- Leave a comment on legiscan.com
- Find and contact your Assemblymember and senator
- Call or email as many Assemblymembers on the Appropriations committee as you can (list from
https://ca.childrenshealthdefense.org/legislation/ca-sb-742-attacks-free-speech-and-the-right-to-assemble/)
The Assembly Appropriations Committee
Lorena Gonzalez (Chair) D
(916) 319-2080
Frank Bigelow (Vice Chair) R
(916) 319-2005
Isaac G. Bryan D
(916) 319-2054
Lisa Calderon D
(916) 319-2057
Wendy Carrillo D
(916) 319-2051
Ed Chau D
(916) 319-2049
Megan Dahle R
(916) 319-2001
Laurie Davies R
(916) 319-2073
Vince Fong R
(916) 319-2034
Jesse Gabriel D
(916) 319-2045
Eduardo Garcia D
(916) 319-2056
Marc Levine D
(916) 319-2010
Bill Quirk D
(916) 319-2020
Robert Rivas D
(916) 319-2030
Akilah Weber, M.D. D
(916) 319-2079