The state legislature is back in session- and lawmakers are busy crafting their new legislative ideas- and we expect nearly 1,500 pieces of newly proposed legislation to surface by mid-February. Meanwhile, the state and some local governments are beginning to peel back their respective “state of emergency” as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering the end of some emergency authority and temporary laws. Speaking of laws, last week a Sacramento Superior Court judge- again- halted AB 257 from being enacted. Sabrina tells us more in this week’s News You Need to Know.