AB 358 (Jackson – D) Enacts legislation to adopt the ‘Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.’ CEDAW defines discrimination as “any distinction made on the basis of gender.” Once passed, the state may exercise authority to eliminate what it perceives to be forms of ‘discrimination’ even in private homes and relationships. Additionally, the CEDAW requires the revision of school curriculum to reflect feminist ideologies including substituting references to male and female with androgynous terms.

AB 2208 (Kehoe – D) Requires health care service plans and health insurers to provide coverage to the domestic partner of an employee, subscriber, insured, or policyholder that is equal to the coverage it provides to the spouse of those persons. Businesses should not be forced to provide benefits to same-sex couples since doing so may infringe upon personal moral and religious convictions.

AB 2580 (Goldberg – D) Designates a “date of registration of the domestic partnership” on the domestic partnership registration form to parallel the “date of marriage” on the marriage license. Just one more step toward equating gay ‘marriage’ to traditional heterosexual marriage in spite of Prop 22 and The Protection of Marriage Act of 2000 legally defining marriage in California as being between a man and a woman.

AB 2871 (Berg – D) & SB 1159 (Vasconcellos – D) Authorizes state and government distribution of syringes to drug users in the name of disease prevention. SB 1159 authorizes doctors and pharmacists to distribute needles to addicts. These bills encourage drug use while doing little to help addicts control their habit. These bills are opposed by the California District Attorneys Association, The California Narcotic Officers’ Association, California Police Chiefs Association.

AB 2895 (Nuez – D) With Schwarzenegger’s promise to veto SB 1160, the infamous drivers licenses for illegals bill, the legislature passed a new bill at the last minute. AB 2895 contains essentially the same useless safety measures as SB 1160 and has the same result of allowing illegal aliens to obtain valid California drivers’ licenses.

AB 2900 (Laird - D) Expands discrimination provisions of the Fair Housing and Employment Act in the Government Code to other parts of the law including the Education Code, Labor Code, Military Code, etc. This bill coerces schools, businesses and foster care parents to tolerate cross-dressing and related behaviors in employees and kids even when said behaviors conflict with their moral and religious convictions.

SB 1234 (Keuhl – D) Imposes increased fines for ‘hate crimes’ (Crimes committed against persons because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation), and would allow a victim of a ‘hate crime’ to file a civil suit. Persons would be penalized for their thoughts and beliefs rather than for the crime itself.

SB 1313 (Keuhl – D) Dubbed “The Pedophile Protection Act” by opponents, this bill reduces the requirements for mandatory reporting of child abuse. Current law requires all persons who regularly come in contact with children to report any known or suspected instances of physical, sexual or emotional abuse. This includes clergymen, teachers, medical personnel, etc. SB 1313 releases volunteers from this requirement, which will not only reduce the number of abuses reported, but may also allow more children to be victimized by adults in volunteer positions.

SB 1343 (Escutia – D) Requires the State Department of Education to develop a master plan for infant and toddler care. SB 1343 is part of a larger movement toward mandatory state funded childcare. The ultimate aim of laws such as this is to systematically transfer the responsibility of the care and education of very young children from their parents to the state. These laws undermine parental rights and create a socialized system of childcare.