State Assembly approves bill to formally apologize to Black Californians for discriminatory policies

AB 3089 present goes to the authorities senate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- California is moving person to formally apologizing for slavery. The authorities assembly conscionable approved a measure to apologize to Black Californians for the state's relation successful instituting enslaved laws and discriminatory practices since its founding.

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Los Angeles Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer authored the bill, called AB 3089.

He's calling the ballot historic.

The measurement present goes to the authorities senate.

The California Legislative Black Caucus introduced much than a twelve proposals successful February, aft a first-in-the federation reparations task unit sent a study recommending however the authorities should apologize and connection redress to Black Californians.

Three further bills that were a portion of the reparations bundle enactment distant by the California Legislative Black Caucus were voted retired of the Senate Appropriations Committee. SB 1050 which deals with restitution for racially-motivated landtaking, SB 1403 which would make the Freedman Affairs Agency to oversee reparations, and SB 1331 which would make a backing root for reparations gained support. The bills volition beryllium up for a ballot connected the California Senate level adjacent week.

SB 1007 which would person provided homeownership assistance and SB 1013 which would person created avenues for spot taxation alleviation for descendants slavery were voted down successful committee.

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