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This week in Sacramento: Plastic bag ban, ride share insurance, sexual consent, 'Donald Sterling' bill
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Aug 29, 2014
This week in Sacramento: Plastic bag ban, ride share insurance, sexual consent, 'Donald Sterling' bill
Lawmakers have been weighing in on all sorts of issues in the California state capitol this week. Scott Detrow of member station KQED shares more.
A city attorney told the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday it may have missed its chance to appeal state regulations on mobile ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft.
Fierce debate has taken place over whether or not ride share services like Lyft and Uber should carry more insurance.
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Lawmakers have been weighing in on all sorts of issues in the California state capitol this week. Scott Detrow of member station KQED shares more.

The legislative session comes to an end Sunday night in Sacramento. 

Lawmakers have been busy weighing in on all sorts of bills about various issues:

  • A potential plastic bag ban - a move supported by environmentalists - has been strongly opposed by plastic bag manufacturers.
  • Fierce debate has taken place about whether ride sharing companies like Lyft and Uber should have to carry more insurance.
  • Thursday lawmakers approved a bill that would require unambiguous consent among college students engaging in sexual activity.
  • California is one of the only states in the west without regulation of groundwater use but that could change
  • A new bill could be dubbed the "Donald Sterling bill."
  • Some changes potentially in store for death certificates 

Scott Detrow of member station KQED shares more on this week in Sacramento.