 Bob Agnew reporting. Also at townhall.com, many new California laws signed off on by Governor Gavin Newsom will go into effect on July 1st. Included in the new legislation is an 11% tax on the sale of ammunition and firearms in California. The Keep Kids in School law prevents schools from suspending or expelling students from kindergarten through 12th grade for willful defiance, which is defying school staff or disrupting school activities.