In the New Year, the residents of Peninsula will be gifted with 11 new bills as the politicians concerned are trying to deal with the serious issues which include gas pipeline safety, clean energy innovation and conservation, substance abuse prevention and consumer protections.

It has been informed that the politicians are gearing up to reduce the abuse of prescription drugs. Politicians have proposed that adults should not be allowed to buy over the counter drug. Special restriction would be imposed on drugs containing dextromethorphan.

The consumption of such drugs leads to drowsiness if consumed in high doses. Simitian, who proposed the bill, said, “By putting age limitations on these drugs, we're communicating to kids and their parents that, when used inappropriately, these are dangerous drugs with serious consequences”.

A bill to protect library privacy on internet has also been proposed. As per the bill, efforts would be put to provide better privacy setting to the library staff in regard to the content shared by them through internet.

A bill in support of environment protection has also been proposed. It has been proposed that 33% of the energy should be derived from natural sources so that emission of harmful chemicals like carbon could be reduced.

It has been informed that all the proposed bills are based on the legislation passed in 2011 and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. A legislator has proposed that the safety of gas users should be assured by asking companies to install automatic and remotely-controlled shutoff valves on pipelines statewide.

Moreover, a bill has also been proposed which will give the judges the authority to terminate the license of the driver who has been found guilty thrice for driving after getting drunk. As per the bill, the license of the driver would be terminated for a period of ten years.