The so-called “right-to-try” legislation had gained support in more than a dozen states, and it sailed through the California Legislature with almost unanimous support.
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California was already viewed by a few as being on the forefront of campus sexual assault reform for the “Yes Means Yes” bill, and Brown could have made the state the first with a minimum punishment for campus sexual assault. Jerry Brown signed legislation that restricts the use of antibiotics in animals produced for food.
Critics of the bill argued that this bill directly conflicted with prior and recent rulings from the United States Supreme Court, which have consistently stated any state law that interferes with the Federal Arbitration Act is preempted.
The bill bans the use of medically important antimicrobials “as defined, to livestock unless prescribed by a veterinarian pursuant to a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, as specified”. Second and subsequent violations will be subject to a fine of $500 every day.
Brown said in a statement, “The science is clear that the overuse of antibiotics in livestock has contributed to the spread of antibiotic resistance, and the undermining of decades of life-saving advances in medicine”.
“Inappropriate antibiotic use and overuse in humans drives the development of antibiotic resistance, but there is also a concern about antibiotic use in livestock and poultry”.
The original bill was drawn up by Sen.
Brown deferred to federal authority in vetoing the bill, the same position he took when he refused to sign legislation last week that would have taken steps toward ending militarization of California police departments.
There is a bill on the governor’s desk that makes all California schools officially gun-free zones. The bill also called for the enactment of a policy that would have required institutions of higher education to report the number of cases that are received and subsequently investigated, as well as the number of complaints that are not investigated.
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She added: “It seems that the best chance for change will come from the states, and I am so proud that California has taken up this fight”.
