Legislative ideas for Rep. Heffley

Our daughter in California recently sent us a clipping from the Chico Enterprise Record listing some of the laws that took effect on January 1.  New California laws include the following:

 •  girls as young as 12 can get vaccinated against the leading cause of cervical cancer without their parents’ permission;

•  public schools must teach the contributions of gays and lesbians;

•  a Dream Act allows students who entered the country illegally to receive private financial aid at California’s public colleges;

•  a restriction on people under 18 from using tanning beds as a way to lessen the growing incidence of skin cancer;

•  no sale, trade, or possession of shark fins;

•  a restriction on carrying an exposed handgun in a public place; 

•  testimony by jailhouse informants will no longer be enough to convict a suspect without corroborating evidence; and 

•  jurors are prohibited from texting, tweeting, and using smart phones to discuss or research cases.

Did I mention before that I sometimes miss California.  I believe I did.