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Monday, October 1, 2012

Gov signs and vetos a flurry of bills over the weekend

10-1-12
• AB 969 by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – Medi-Cal: clinical laboratory and laboratory services.
• AB 1126 by Assemblymember Charles Calderon (D-Whittier) – Transaction and use tax: rate.
• AB 1447 by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) – Automobile sales finance: sellers.
• AB 1534 by Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Vehicles: dealers: used vehicle sales: labeling requirements.
• AB 1588 by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – Professions and vocations: reservist licensees: fees and continuing education.


• AB 1614 by Assemblymember William Monning (D-Carmel) – Fort Ord Reuse Authority.
• AB 1706 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D- Monterey Park) – Vehicles: transit bus weight.
• AB 1805 by Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) – Military or overseas voters.
• AB 1842 by Assemblymember William Monning (D-Carmel) – California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery: Endowment Fund. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 1956 by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena) – Juvenile offenders: tattoo removal.
• AB 2029 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act.
• AB 2068 by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena) – Vehicles: license plates: legislative and congressional members.
• AB 2127 by Assemblymember Wilmer Carter (D-Rialto) – Work release.
• AB 2247 by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) – Public transportation: offenses.
• AB 2399 by Assemblymember Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa) – Mental health: state hospitals: injury and illness prevention plan.
• AB 2498 by Assemblymember Richard Gordon (D-Redwood City) – Department of Transportation: Construction Manager/General Contractor project method.
• AB 2552 by Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) – Vehicles: driving under the influence: alcoholic beverage or drug.
• AB 2572 by Assemblymember Warren Furutani (D-Long Beach) – Los Angeles Community College District: governing board elections.
• AB 2608 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – Medi-Cal: local educational agency billing option.
• AB 2618 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) – Sales and use taxes: auction: vehicles.
• AB 2649 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Tidelands and submerged lands: City and County of San Francisco: seawall lots.
• AB 2679 by the Committee on Transportation – Transportation: omnibus bill.
• AB 2684 by the Committee on Judiciary – Civil actions: interpreter costs: indigent.
• AB 2690 by the Committee on Judiciary – Civil law: tort claims.
• AB 2697 by the Committee on Housing and Community Development – Housing Omnibus Act.
• SB 955 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) – Public employees' retirement: pension fund management.
• SB 1121 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Inmates: assessments.
• SB 1210 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Collection of criminal fines and penalties.
• SB 1327 by Senator Anthony J. Cannella (R-Ceres) – State government: business information: Internet Web site.
• SB 1404 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – School property: Civic Center Act.
• SB 1433 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara) – Domestic violence: protective orders.
• SB 1520 by Senator Ronald Calderon (D-Montebello) – State government: administrative efficiency.
• SB 1549 by Senator Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) – Transportation projects: alternative project delivery methods.
• SB 1563 by Senator Anthony Canella (R-Ceres) – Civil service examinations: veterans' preference.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 540 by Assemblymember Jim Beall (D-San Jose) – Medi-Cal: alcohol and drug screening and brief intervention services. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1101 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) – Teachers' Retirement Board: members. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1594 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) – Charter schools: pupil nutrition. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1885 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – County employees' retirement: reciprocal benefits. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2034 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Los Angeles) – Medical care: genetically handicapping conditions. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2053 by Assemblymember Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa) – Postemployment health benefits: the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2366 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) – Vehicles: equipment violations: parking control officers. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2527 by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) – Probation: mandatory termination of period of probation. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 956 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Buy-here-pay-here automobile sellers and lenders. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1117 by Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) – Passenger rail: planning. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1547 by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) – Recycling: beverage containers: enforcement. A veto message can be found here.




AND MORE....



• AB 491 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-South San Francisco) – General acute care hospitals: cardiac catheterization.
• AB 633 by Assemblymember Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) – California State University: acquisition or replacement of motor vehicles.
• AB 1225 by the Committee on Veterans Affairs – Cemeteries: veteran's commemorative property.
• AB 1404 by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) – Vehicles: additional registration fees: vehicle-theft crimes.
• AB 1575 by Assemblymember Ricardo Lara (D-South Gate) – Pupil fees.
• AB 1585 by Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) – Community development.
• AB 1640 By Assemblymember Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) – CalWORKs benefits: pregnant mothers.
• AB 1672 by Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) – Housing-Related Parks Program.
• AB 1699 by Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) – Affordable housing.
• AB 1700 by Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina Del Rey) – Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion: cotenancy interests.
• AB 1733 by Assemblymember Dan Logue (R-Chico) – Health.
• AB 1779 by Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani (D-Tracy) – Intercity rail agreements.
• AB 1845 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Unemployment compensation benefits: overpayment assessments: termination: income tax withholding.
• AB 1951 by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – Housing bonds.
• AB 2259 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Infrastructure financing districts: America's Cup and waterfront district venues.
• AB 2303 by the Committee on Insurance – Insurance omnibus.
• AB 2322 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Burbank) – California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
• AB 2323 by Assmeblymember Henry Perea (D-Fresno) – State Board of Equalization: administration: opinions.
• SB 122 by Senator Curren D. Price (D-Los Angeles) – Healing Arts.
• SB 760 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara) – Sexually violent predators: evaluations.
• SB 874 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – School districts: community college districts: parcel taxes: exemptions.
• SB 996 by the Committee on Public Employment and Retirement – County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: heart trouble presumption.
• SB 1225 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) – Intercity rail agreements.
• SB 1274 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Healing arts: hospitals: employment.
• SB 1408 by Senator Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) – Bar pilots: Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun.
• SB 1466 by Senator Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles) – Peace officers: City of Los Angeles.
• SB 1524 by Senator Ed Hernandez (D-Los Angeles) – Nursing.
• SB 1527 by Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Chino) – Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensing.
• SB 1529 by Senator Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara) – Medi-Cal: providers: fraud.
• SB 1575 by the Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development – Professions and vocations.
• SB 1580 by the Committee on Governmental Organization – State surplus property: armories: sales.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 294 by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena) – Transportation projects: procurement: design-sequencing. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 345 by Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) – Redevelopment. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1963 by Assemblymember Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) – Income taxes: sales and use taxes: Legislative Analyst's Office: report. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2054 by Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Mountain View) – Elections: vote by mail ballots. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2144 by Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) – Local government: infrastructure and revitalization financing districts. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2442 by Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) – State property: California Hope Public Trust. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2551 by Assemblymember Ben Hueso (D-Chula Vista) – Infrastructure financing districts: renewable energy zones. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 214 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Infrastructure financing districts: voter approval: repeal. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1030 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review – Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund allocations: excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund moneys. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1156 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) – Sustainable Communities Investment Authority. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1160 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) – Communications: service interruptions. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1258 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Department of Veterans Affairs: monitoring outcomes for veterans: Director of Employment Development: disclosure of information. A veto message can be found here.


AND MORE
 • AB 593 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-South San Francisco) – Domestic violence: battering: recall and resentencing.
• AB 1203 by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) –Public school employee organizations: unelected members: paid leaves of absence.
• AB 1432 by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) – Crimes.
• AB 1446 by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) – Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.
• AB 1532 by Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D- Los Angeles) – California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
• AB 1565 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Los Angeles) – Public contracts: school districts: bidding requirements.
• AB 1593 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) – Parole: intimate partner battering.
• AB 1598 by Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-San Ramon) – Public contracts: public works: installation.
• AB 1707 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Child Abuse Central Index.
• AB 1712 by Assemblymember Jim Beall (D-San Jose) – Minors and nonminor dependents: out-of-home placement.
• AB 1744 by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) – Employee compensation: itemized statements.
• AB 1794 by Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) – Unemployment insurance: use of employer reports: reporting and payroll: enforcement.
• AB 1824 by Assemblymember Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) – Bail.
• AB 1855 by Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) – Employment: contractors: sufficient funds.
• AB 1907 by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) – Inmates: psychiatric medication.
• AB 1909 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Foster children: placement: suspension and expulsion: notifications.
• AB 2015 by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) – Criminal procedure: telephone calls: arrested custodial parents.
• AB 2026 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Los Angeles) – Income taxes: credits: film: extension.
• AB 2046 by Assemblymember Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa) – Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion: floating homes.
• AB 2055 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Los Angeles) – Search warrants: tracking devices.
• AB 2069 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Workers' compensation: peace officer benefits.
• AB 2103 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Employment: wages and hours: overtime.
• AB 2109 by Assemblymember Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Communicable disease: immunization exemption. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 2280 by Assemblymember Ricardo Lara (D-South Gate) – California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
• AB 2298 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Insurance: public safety employees: accidents.
• AB 2508 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – Public contracts: public health agencies.
• AB 2580 by Assemblymember Warren Furutani (D-Long Beach) – Public contracts: job order contracting.
• AB 2674 by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) – Employment records: right to inspect.
• AB 2675 by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) – Employment contract requirements.
• AB 2677 by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) – Public works: wages: employer payment contributions.
• SB 9 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) – Sentencing.
• SB 114 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) – Teachers: retirement.
• SB 535 by Senator Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles) – California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
• SB 542 by Senator Curren D. Price (D-Los Angeles) – Inmate Welfare Fund.
• SB 691 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) - Unemployment insurance: use of information.
• SB 987 by Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Chino) – Public employees' retirement.
• SB 1064 by Senator Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles) – Child custody: immigration.
• SB 1140 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Marriage.
• SB 1172 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Sexual orientation change efforts.
• SB 1197 by Senator Ronald Calderon (D-Montebello) – Income taxes: credits: film: extension.
• SB 1255 by Senator Roderick Wright (D- Los Angeles) – Employee compensation: itemized statements.
• SB 1294 by Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus) – Public employee health benefits: Mariposa County.
• SB 1462 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – County sheriffs: release of prisoners: medical release. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 1492 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Voter-approved local assessment: vehicles.
• SB 1513 by Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Chino) – State Compensation Insurance Fund: investments.
• SB 1521 by Senator Carol Liu (D-Pasadena) – Child welfare services.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 369 by Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) – Health care coverage: prescription drugs. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1186 by Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – School Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act: grants. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1270 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) – Prisons: media access. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1450 by Assemblymember Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa) – Employment: discrimination: status as unemployed. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1852 by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose) – Vital records: fees. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2132 by Assemblymember Ricardo Lara (D-South Gate) – Public postsecondary education: tenure policy. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2389 by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) – Contractor disclosure requirements. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 204 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Local alternative transportation improvement program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1233 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) – Ballot measure petitions: translations. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1318 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Health facilities: influenza vaccinations. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1434 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Location information: warrants. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1476 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Family law: parentage. A veto message can be found here.