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New Year, New Laws

Post by Hostrauser » Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:54 am

Here’s a list of some of the new laws California passed that go into effect in 2012…

AB 22 - Employers cannot use consumer credit history for employment purposes.

AB 144 - Gun enthusiasts can no longer display unloaded handguns in public, often called “open carry.”

AB 155 - Amazon and other Internet-only companies without brick and mortar stores in California must begin collecting sales taxes for online purchases starting Sept. 15.

AB 183 - Alcohol can no longer be purchased using self-checkout lanes at stores.

SB 332 - Landlords may ban smoking in rental housing.

SB 420 - Sales of certain synthetic marijuana compounds known as “spice” or “K2” are prohibited. (Mainly amusing because of the bill number)

SB 746 - No one under the age of 18 is allowed to use a tanning booth.

SB 917 - Live pets cannot be sold on any street, parking lot, carnival or boardwalk.

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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Bandmaster » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:15 pm

Hostrauser wrote: AB 155 - Amazon and other Internet-only companies without brick and mortar stores in California must begin collecting sales taxes for online purchases starting Sept. 15.
This is SO STUPID it is beyond belief! These companies will just leave the state, many aready have! This law can only work if all 50 states and every country in the world is included... like that will ever happen?

Hostrauser wrote: AB 183 - Alcohol can no longer be purchased using self-checkout lanes at stores.
Why was that ever allowed in the first place?

Hostrauser wrote: SB 746 - No one under the age of 18 is allowed to use a tanning booth.
Did not know that this was even a problem... do we outlaw the sun next?

Hostrauser wrote: SB 917 - Live pets cannot be sold on any street, parking lot, carnival or boardwalk.
Do you mean no more live goldfish to be won at carnivals? Gee wizz...
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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Hostrauser » Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:09 pm

Bandmaster wrote:
Hostrauser wrote: AB 155 - Amazon and other Internet-only companies without brick and mortar stores in California must begin collecting sales taxes for online purchases starting Sept. 15.
This is SO STUPID it is beyond belief! These companies will just leave the state, many aready have! This law can only work if all 50 states and every country in the world is included... like that will ever happen?
Amazon.com is going to leave the state? How's that going to happen? :?

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Re: New Year, New Laws

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Hostrauser wrote:
Bandmaster wrote:
Hostrauser wrote: AB 155 - Amazon and other Internet-only companies without brick and mortar stores in California must begin collecting sales taxes for online purchases starting Sept. 15.
This is SO STUPID it is beyond belief! These companies will just leave the state, many aready have! This law can only work if all 50 states and every country in the world is included... like that will ever happen?
Amazon.com is going to leave the state? How's that going to happen? :?
they already did earlier this year from San Jose CA to Seattle WA...

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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Hostrauser » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:50 am

Missing the point. I have an aunt-in-law that's worked for Amazon in WA for years (they've always had a larger presence up there).

The point is this only affects online transactions. Amazon has never had "in-person" stores. How is Amazon going to "leave"? Not allow people from CA to log on to their website? Moving staffing and work-force is different from affecting customer transactions.

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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Psalm 56 » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:29 pm

Nation wide there will be over 40,000 new laws that will begin. HHHmmm...odds say that 40,000 of anything there will be a percentage of QUESTIONABLE/idiotic things. The PRICE WE PAY TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL STATE is a high percentage of the QUESTIONABLE/IDITOTIC laws will be in our BEAUTIFUL STATE.

I know..."Paul, if ya don't like it ... leave it." Didn't say "I don't like California." What I am saying is that the 40,000 new laws nation wide for the MOST "FREE" NATION in the world is SCARY!!!! Didn't know "we" were so "stupid" or lacked common sense to need 40,000 new laws.

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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Bandmaster » Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:26 am

Hostrauser wrote:Missing the point. I have an aunt-in-law that's worked for Amazon in WA for years (they've always had a larger presence up there).

The point is this only affects online transactions. Amazon has never had "in-person" stores. How is Amazon going to "leave"? Not allow people from CA to log on to their website? Moving staffing and work-force is different from affecting customer transactions.
It seems you havn't been paying attention to the news since this bill passed...

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/29/technol ... /index.htm
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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by mightyhorn » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:11 pm

Unless.....
You're in a right to work state, where it seems that anything's fair game.

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Re: New Year, New Laws

Post by Brad » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:53 am

Amazon is just going to have to get used to the idea that they will have to collect the sales tax. More states are going to jump on to the bandwagon to increase (or jsut recover) sales tax revenue from the online entities. What is Amazon going to do? Drop all their associates. The writing is on the wall, Amazon.
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Re: New Year, New Laws

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