Legislation

Amazon is marketing its Prime Day event as two days of “epic deals,” but ABA’s #BoxedOut campaign is returning to talk about what’s at stake.

The move to conference committee came after House Democrats withdrew the bill due to opposition in the House and the threat of a veto from President Trump. Opponents argued the bill did not make significant reforms to warrantless surveillance.

A privacy amendment prohibits the use of Section 215 for warrantless surveillance of people’s internet search and browsing history. 

On the morning of March 25, Republican and Democratic leadership in the U.S. Senate said they had reached a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package that provides support to small businesses.

Starting January 1, 2021, San Francisco will “tax owners or tenants that keep ground floor retail or other commercial space vacant in some areas of the city and to use these revenues to assist small business.” 

The meeting will focus on proposed changes regarding payroll and gross receipt taxes.

The act requires the creation of a parental library review board tasked with identifying and restricting sexual material considered age-inappropriate for children.