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California's table saw safety bill will head to the state Senate for a vote after being approved 3-2 last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The measure would make California the first state in the nation to require that table saws be equipped with "injury mitigation technology" to stop a blade quickly enough to avoid amputations and severe lacerations, according to a report published by the Los Angeles Times.

The General Assembly already passed the bill on a 64-4 bipartisan vote. But in the Senate committee vote, the bill was approved by the Democrats while the Republicans opposed it.

The bill — AB 2218 by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara — heads for the Senate floor for a vote likely to come in August.

How will this work on the SS. Will there be a voice activitated switch that will cut power if it hears the words "Oh *hit":eek:

Welcome to sunny California, my home State.
If this passes, next the saw will not be able to operate if the over blade safety is removed. The saw will have to have a sensor, so if the floor is wet the motor will not power-up. A micro-chip imbedded in safety glasses and a flack apron must be read by a proximity devise before the tool will power up.
Am I missing anything?
Oh yes, in San Francisco a sensor will prevent the machine from operating if it smells a McDonald's Happy Meal. In Los Angeles, Your dust collection system must use recyclable bags. And of course, in my fair State, all instructions must be supplied in all 56 languages used in the State, including American Sign, Ebonics, and Brail.

stumpbuster wrote: the bill was approved by the Democrats while the Republicans opposed it.

The bill — AB 2218 by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara — heads for the Senate floor for a vote likely to come in August.

Thanks for the reminder of why I left California.

And of why I will never vote Democrat (freedom haters).

Peoples Democratic Republic of Kalifornia!!