California DSA Legislative Positions

Written By CA DSA State Committee

The California DSA State Committee may consider and endorse or oppose legislation being considered by the California Legislature in accordance with our legislative endorsement framework, which encourages California DSA to be sparing and only take positions where doing so serves the larger political goal of enhancing the consciousness of California’s diverse working class.

Current (2024) legislative cycle

OPPOSED - AB2742 (Sanchez) - increases penalties for protestors who block any California highways

SUPPORT – SB584 (Límon) – Laborforce housing; Short-Term Rental Tax

SUPPORT – AB 1600 (Kalra) – CalCare – reintroduced as AB2200

Previous legislative positions

2023

SUPPORT – SB555 (Wahab) - Stable Affordable Housing Act – Passed

SUPPORT – SB799 (Portantino) – Unemployment insurance for Striking Workers – Vetoed

SUPPORT – SB227 (Durazo) – Unemployment benefits for non-resident workers – Withdrawn

SUPPORT – SB497 (Smallwood-Cuevas) – Protected employee conduct – Passed

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