With the April 29 committee deadline approaching, the student vaccine bill, SB 871, has not been set for a hearing. And support is cratering. Even the radical school board in Berkeley just declined to endorse it.
If the bill does not advance, which appears likely, I’m calling on Newsom to withdraw his own K-12 mandate immediately.
When James and I sued Newsom on June 10, 2020 (video here), the issue was separation of powers. We believed if COVID policy had to go through the Legislature as the Founders intended – even our radical Legislature – there’d be much less damage.
Two years later, the fate of the “Vaccine Work Group” bills is vindicating this belief:
- AB 455: vaccine passport. Defeated
- AB 1102: employer mandate. Defeated
- AB 1993: employer mandate. Defeated
- SB 1464: police defunding. Twice withdrawn
Meanwhile, we’ve now learned that the two recent Sacramento mass killings involved a man protected by the Sanctuary State and a man released early from prison. Yet Newsom, just back from vacation, only wants to talk about more gun laws.
My bills addressing the real problems will be heard next week. The Sanctuary State repeal is on Tuesday, followed by a new vote to overturn Prop. 47. We’ll also be forcing another up-or-down vote on the gas tax.
All of this is going on as inflation hits 8.5 percent, the Biden Administration reaches a new low every day, and voting in our race for Congress starts in three weeks. Our battles are so important right now, and I’m so grateful to be fighting them with you.