Newsom signs bill sparked by KCRA’s ‘Dignity Delayed’ investigation

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2598 into law, which was introduced following a KCRA investigation titled 'Dignity Delayed.' The bill passed the legislature without opposition.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that was introduced in response to what KCRA 3 exposed in its Emmy-Award winning investigation, Dignity Delayed. Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) authored Assembly Bill 2598. It passed through the legislature with no opposition.
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