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                                                                    The Sttatate of Re of Regulations fegulations for 20or 201919
                                                                    The Sttatate of Re of Regulations fegulations for 20or 201919
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         by Margaret Heine
                                                                                                                         Margaret A.M. Heine is the principal
          The State of Regulations:  2019                  restaurant as they are  of ability to use a firearm in issuing  counsel at Heine Law Group in Fullerton,
            New California Laws                            exempt for now.  To top  concealed weapons permits.         California.  She is licensed in California and
              California enacts some                       it off, the business can      Good news if you have any past  Washington, and has authority to practice
       very interesting legislation all in                 be fined $25/day and up  convictions for marijuana use or   before the Supreme Court of the United States
       the interest in controlling what                    to $300/year if they do  possession.  Under AB1793, these   and the United States Court of International
       we can and cannot do.  As a social                  not comply with the    convictions must be identified and the  Trade.  Her practice includes estate planning,
       experiment, it will be interesting to  law.                                person helped in clearing these      wills, trusts, and probate as well as business,
       witness which 2019 laws stay, get         Senate Bill 1192 goes further, and  convictions from their criminal records.  real estate, and civil litigation.  Email:
                                                                                                                       nbylegas@gmail.com or visit company website
       repealed, or modified.  The new laws  makes milk, non-dairy substitutes and water  In essence, any previous law breaking  www.margaretamheine.com.
       affect how much we earn, how we eat  the only options on kids menus.  Now they  with regard to marijuana is given pardon
       and drink, what we can do with our  are not so foolish as to believe that kids will  and erased from the person’s criminal
       free time, and how to make even past  not want soda, so, again, the soda alternative  record.  Not sure how this will impact or
       criminal convictions legal.       has to be requested.                     if it will impact convictions regarding  How Did the Tax
              How do you like to drink           Vegan?  Vegetarian?  Good news on  paraphernalia as that generally doesn’t
       your soda, ice tea, iced coffee?  If it is  the horizon if you are incarcerated or  specify what specifically was found or  Cuts of 2017
       with a straw, be prepared.  Under the  hospitalized.  AB 1138 mandates that those  seized, but it could potentially be used to  Impact Us?
       guise of cutting down on unhealthy  institutions must now offer vegetarian meals  reverse those convictions as well.
       drink choices, straws will no longer be  to patients and inmates.                 It will now be prohibited to
       automatically given to customers at       Want to sell tamales at Christmas?  advertise marijuana to minors or use
                                                                                                                         Economics Nobel Prize Winner
       restaurants—you have to ask for them  Easter bread at Easter?  Under AB626, anyone  minors in any marijuana advertising, and  Krugman: Tax Scam is Even Worse than
       (SB 1884).  If you live in San Francisco,  with a home kitchen can sell food they  is specifically blocking on-line  We Predicted
       no plastic straws period.  One of the  prepare there—however, the kitchen must  advertising to minors under AB 3067.
       rationales for both of these laws is to  undergo a food safety inspection, and it must  A pet lover?  Under AB 485, pet  According to Paul Krugman and The
       attempt to cut down on plastic waste in  be sold directly to the consumer and not part  stores can now only sell pets that were  New York Times, 30% of the 2017 Trump
       California (think grocery bag     of a delivery service.                   obtained from a rescue or a shelter.  AB  business tax cut went to foreigners, and
       purchase).  Yes, you can still get a straw  You will make more money in 2019  2274 makes pets a real asset during a  84% of the remainder went to 10% of
                                                                                                                       Americans.
       at a drive through or a fast food  if you are a minimum wage earner.  The  divorce with the judge being able to use
                                         state minimum wage goes to $11 for       the “best interest” of the pet as a guide  Tax cut proponents promised increasing
                                         companies with under 25 employees and $12  for who should be given the care and  investment and wages, assuring the public
            Valentine Gift Idea          for those with more than 25 employees,   custody of the family pet.           that the law would pay for itself, but none
                                         provided you do not live in an area which       Parents, watch your children!  of that has happened. The one clear result
                                         has enacted a higher minimum wage for    Under AB 3077, if your child is riding a  of the tax cut is a big break for
                                         workers there.                           bicycle, scooter, skateboard or skates  corporations, while federal tax receipts on
                                                 Good changes for working women   without a helmet, they will be issued a  corporate income have plunged.
                                         in 2019.  Under AB1976, employers must   ticket.  They will have 120 days to    “Paul Krugman estimates that at least
                                         provide a private area for young mothers to  purchase and prove they have a helmet,  90 percent of Americans will end up
                                         pump breast milk, and SB826 mandates that  and will have to take a safety course to  worse off thanks to the tax scam,” said
                                         publicly traded companies must have at least  clear the ticket.  This can be expensive for  Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of
                                         one woman on their board of directors this  parents, so, make sure your children are  the Alliance. “On top of that, we still
                                         year and at least three by 2021.         safety first.                          have to be on guard for attempts to pay
                                                 More gun restrictions for gun           Under SB179, California may     for it by cutting Social Security,
                                         owners and hunters in the State.  In July, new  now issue Gender Neutral driver’s  Medicare, and Medicaid.  “Despite the
                                                                                                                         damage inflicted by the tax
                                         regulations regarding the sale of        licenses.  It appears that you must appear  scam,” Fiesta continued, “Senate
                                         ammunition go into effect.  Prop 63      in person at the DMV to change your    Majority Leader McConnell has
                                         mandates that if you purchase ammunition  present license, but now you have     incorrectly blamed a bipartisan
                Hot Chocolate            you must be registered with the CA DOJ as a  options.                           unwillingness to cut earned benefits to
                                                                                                                         explain the federal deficit growing to
                                                                                         A win for DREAMERS, any
           for Senior Romance ~          firearm owner.  That is bad news for us  deported student who is a senior in a  $779 billion in fiscal 2018.”
                                         wives that purchase ammunition for our
              How Sweet It Is!           husbands as gifts!   Alternatively, become a  high school in California will be issued a  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________
                                                                                                                                     The Alliance for Retired
           How, When, and Where          gun owner!  If your credentials match what  high school diploma retroactively under       Americans is a national
          Couples Found Love in          is on file with the CA DOJ, you may      AB3922.    Also, schools cannot withhold         organization that advocates
                                                                                                                                   for the rights and well-
                                         purchase ammunition.
                                                                                  diplomas for failure to pay bus fares,
                  Later Life                     SB1100 mandates that a person must  overdue library books or uniforms under       being of over 4.4 million
                                         be 21 or over to purchase a rifle or shotgun.  AB 1974.                                   retirees and their families .
         Books can be ordered online AB 3129 bans gun ownership if you are ever          There are many more new
        at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, convicted of a misdemeanor involving           regulations in 2019.  These are the ones                 1-800-273-8255
           etc., but if you want an      domestic violence. AB 1968 bans gun      which will most likely impact almost                     press 1 for Vets
       autographed copy, you must ownership if you have been treated in a         every family.  Have a wonderful 2019.                    1-800-273-8255
        order through my website at   hospital for a mental disorder. AB2103                                            Share the
        http://www.janfowler.com.  imposes new gun safety training and proof                                            Resources
          (Retail price is $14.95. )

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