What the hell are they thinking in California?

A new bill that caps freelance submissions may make writing financially unsustainable for many workers even though the legislator behind the law insists that the goal is "to create new good jobs and a livable, sustainable wage job."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/everybody-is-freaking-freelance-writers-scramble-make-sense-new-california-law-1248195