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AB 583 (Hancock) Political Reform Act of 1974: California Fair Elections Act of 2008. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Summary: Would repeal that prohibition and would enact the California Fair Elections Act of 2008, which would authorize eligible candidates for Secretary of State to obtain public funds according to specified procedures and requirements, provided that certain thresholds are attained. The bill would impose primary responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the bill on the Fair Political Practices Commission. This bill would create the Fair Elections Fund and, commencing January 1, 2011, would transfer funds from the Fair Elections Fund to the Fair Political Practices Commission for the purpose of the public financing provisions of the act. The bill would also establish nonrefundable fees to be imposed on lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers. The fees collected are to be deposited, in part, in the Fair Elections Fund. The bill would make funding for the administrative and enforcement costs of the act available from the Fair Elections Fund. The bill would require that the available funds, for each 4-year election cycle, would be no more than 10% of the total amount deposited in the Fair Elections Fund during the 4-year election cycle. The bill would repeal specified provisions on January 1, 2019. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: AB 2552 (Krekorian) Political Reform Act of 1974. (A-08/07/2008 html pdf) Summary: Would additionally require a committee that supports or opposes one or more ballot measures to list each major donor of $50,000 or more in descending order based on the amount of the contributions made by the donors to the committee in any reference to the committee required by law. A committee that supports or opposes a ballot measure also would be required to print or broadcast the names of the 3 donors who made the highest cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more to the committee. The bill also would require a donor that is a committee other than a candidate-controlled committee to be identified by the names of 3 donors who made the highest cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more to that donor committee. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:22 N:14 A:4) 08/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:39 N:0 A:1) 06/18/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:1 A:1) 05/01/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:0 A:4) 04/22/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) Position: Support in Concept Subject: Campaign Finance SB 1602 (Scott) Political Reform Act of 1974: behested payments. (A-05/05/2008 html pdf) Status: 05/30/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE Summary: Would in addition require an elected state officer to also file the information in the report of behested payments online or electronically with the Secretary of State if that state officer is otherwise subject to the online filing requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974. Under this bill, an elected state officer would have 45 days to report a payment or payments equal to or exceeding $5,000 in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made, if the report is filed online or electronically. The bill would require the Secretary of State to make the information available to the public on its Internet Web site. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/21/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/02/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Campaign Finance SCA 9 (Ashburn) Legislative reform: redistricting, term limits, salary, and contribution reports. (A-05/14/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was DESK on 06/07/2007) Summary: Would instead allow a person, during his or her lifetime, to serve not more than 12 years in the Senate, the Assembly, or both, in any combination of terms, except that a Senator or Member of the Assembly in office on the effective date of this measure, whether or not he or she has previously served in the other house, would be eligible to serve a total of 12 consecutive years in the house in which he or she is currently serving. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Summary: which would be known as the Foster Youth Higher Education Preparation and Support Act of 2007, would make statements of legislative intent relating to the establishment and provision of services and financial support necessary to help foster youth achieve their educational goals. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/27/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:2) 07/12/2007 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) 06/04/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:75 N:3 A:2) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:13 N:4 A:0) 04/17/2007 ASM. HIGHER ED. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) 04/10/2007 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Community College System,Children Family Issues, AB 2310 (Maze) Dependent children. (C-07/16/2008 html pdf) Status: 07/16/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 131, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would additionally require that the written information include information regarding the child's Indian heritage or tribal connections, if applicable, and any photographs of the child or his or her family in the possession of the department, except as specified. The bill would also make technical changes. The bill would also require the documents to include a letter prepared by the county welfare department that includes specified information regarding the child. By imposing additional duties on local employees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 07/03/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:37 N:0 A:3) 06/10/2008 SEN. HUMAN S. (Y:4 N:0 A:1) 05/15/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:75 N:0 A:5) 05/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:17 N:0 A:0) 04/15/2008 ASM. JUD. (Y:10 N:0 A:0) 04/01/2008 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Children Family Issues, SB 1132 (Migden) Medi-Cal: foster care adolescents. (V-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would specify that if the department has exercised its option to extend Medi-Cal benefits to those independent foster care adolescents, the department, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, shall not require the independent foster care adolescent to complete any paperwork qualification or provide any other information as a condition to continuing to receive the Medi-Cal benefits to which he or she is already entitled.
AB 2547 (Leno) Oil spill prevention and response. (V-09/29/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/29/2008-Vetoed by the Governor Summary: Would revise the definition of "best achievable technology" to include that technology that provides the greatest degree of protection taking into consideration processes currently contained in any oil spill contingency or response plan anywhere in the world. The bill would revise the definition of "dedicated response resources" to provide that, for the port areas, as defined, of San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and San Diego, "dedicated response resources" shall additionally mean equipment and personnel permanently located in each of those areas. The bill would revise the definition of "nondedicated response resources" to provide that identified response resources located outside of the state are nondedicated response resources. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2547 without my signature. In addition to many other activities which are already being undertaken by the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), this bill seeks to establish a new grant program to evaluate new oil spill response technologies. This is unnecessary as OSPR already maintains partnerships with the United States Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service to monitor and evaluate new response technologies. Additionally, the funding stream for this new program is problematic. The bill proposes to fund the new grant program using the Oil Spill Response Trust Fund. This is problematic because Trust Fund monies are set aside to fund oil spill response activities. Using this money for an ongoing program depletes the fund and sets a bad precedent that undermines its purpose: to ensure that there are always funds available for expedient response to an oil spill in the marine waters of the state. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:32 A:3) 08/20/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:22 N:15 A:3) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:5 A:0) 08/04/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/25/2008 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:5 N:3 A:0) 06/16/2008 SEN. E.Q. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 05/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:32 A:3) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/07/2008 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:6 N:3 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Coastal, AB 2935 (Huffman) Oil spill prevention and response. (C-09/29/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/29/2008 - Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 564, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would additionally require the environmentally and ecologically sensitive element to include the identification and prioritization of environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas, a plan for protection actions to be taken in the event of an oil spill in those areas, the location of available response equipment and personnel to deploy the equipment to protect priority environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas, and a program for testing protection strategies for each of the priority environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas. The bill would additionally require the California oil spill contingency plan to include an element that would consider the utilization of specified private working craft and mariners in plans for containment and cleanup. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:73 N:1 A:6) 08/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:28 N:8 A:4) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:5 A:0) 08/04/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/25/2008 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:7 N:1 A:0) 06/16/2008 SEN. E.Q. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 05/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:0 A:4) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:17 N:0 A:0) 04/15/2008 ASM. W.,P. & W. (Y:11 N:0 A:2) 04/07/2008 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:8 N:0 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Coastal, SB 412 (Simitian) State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: natural gas. (A-08/20/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 08/30/2007) Summary: Would enact the Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Act and would require the Energy Commission, in consultation with affected state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, the State Lands Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and the California Coastal Commission, to adopt and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, on or before July 1, 2008, the Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Report of 2008 that would be incorporated into the integrated energy policy of 2007 and would contain specified information. The Energy Commission would be required to prepare a draft report, on or before April 1, 2008, to solicit public comments in the preparation of the report, and to hold 2 public hearings, one in Los Angeles and the other in the San Francisco Bay area , to consider the results of the liquefied natural gas needs assessment study and to provide an opportunity for public comment. The Energy Commission would be required to include a Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Report in every integrated energy policy report adopted after January 1, 2009. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 07/09/2007 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:6 N:3 A:0) 07/02/2007 ASM. U. & C. (Y:7 N:5 A:0) 06/04/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:14 A:3) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:6 A:1) 05/14/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/24/2007 SEN. E.,U. & C. (Y:5 N:3 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Energy,Coastal, SB 1295 (Ducheny) California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permit: appeal. (A-04/02/2008 html pdf) Status: 06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was N.R. & W. Summary: Would revise that provision to add a condition for an appeal by any 2 members of the California Coastal Commission to require that the commission or its staff provide comments, in writing, to the local government or port governing body, on the project .
Summary: which would be known as the Foster Youth Higher Education Preparation and Support Act of 2007, would make statements of legislative intent relating to the establishment and provision of services and financial support necessary to help foster youth achieve their educational goals. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/27/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:2) 07/12/2007 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) 06/04/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:75 N:3 A:2) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:13 N:4 A:0) 04/17/2007 ASM. HIGHER ED. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) 04/10/2007 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Community College System,Children Family Issues, SB 890 (Scott) Pupils: Early Commitment to College program. (C-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 472, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would establish, until January 1, 2019, the Early Commitment to College program. Participation by pupils, school districts, colleges, and universities in the program would be voluntary. A pupil scheduled to graduate from high school after 2017 would not be allowed to participate. The Superintendent of Public Instruction would be required, among other program duties, to designate the 30% of public schools that maintain any of grades 6 to 9, inclusive, with the highest proportion of low-income pupils, as defined, as College Opportunity Zones. A school that is designated as a College Opportunity Zone by the Superintendent would be required to give all pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 9, inclusive, and their parents or guardians the opportunity to sign a "Save Me a Spot in College" pledge developed by the Superintendent. Schools not designated as a College Opportunity Zone would be required to give pupils who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals and are enrolled in grades 6 to 9, inclusive, and their parents or guardians the opportunity to sign a pledge. Participating school districts would be required to provide college information and college preparation events inclusive of pupils who sign the pledge. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Status: 09/28/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would require the case of Mendez v. Westminster School Dist. (64 F. Supp. 544 (C.D. Cal.1946), aff'd, Westminster School Dist. v. Mendez (9th Cir. 1947) 161 F. 2d 774) and the role of this case in the civil rights movement and the desegregation of public schools in California and the nation to be included in the history-social science framework, evaluation criteria, and instructional materials for grade 4 and either grade 11 or 12 when they are adopted in the course of the next submission cycle.
Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 531 without my signature. While I respect the author's intent to recognize the role that the Mendez v. Westminster School District case played in the civil rights movement, I have consistently vetoed legislation that has attempted to mandate specific details or events into areas of instruction. The State Board of Education adopted content standards are developed by a diverse group of experts and are intentionally broad in order to allow coverage of various events, developments, and issues. I continue to believe that the State should establish rigorous academic standards and frameworks, but refrain from being overly prescriptive in specific school curriculum. For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/07/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:59 N:19 A:2) 07/10/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:25 N:10 A:5) 05/14/2008 SEN. ED. (Y:7 N:1 A:1) 01/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:58 N:17 A:4) 01/24/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:5 A:0) 01/09/2008 ASM. ED. (Y:7 N:3 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12, AB 2544 (Mullin) Model civic education staff development program. (A-05/23/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 07/07/2008) Summary: Would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a plan and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor on the development of a model civic education staff development program.
Vote Events: 07/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/26/2008 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) 05/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:71 N:3 A:6) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:13 N:4 A:0) 04/02/2008 ASM. ED. (Y:10 N:0 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12, AB 2759 (Jones) State preschool programs: reform. (C-09/26/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/26/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 308, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would recast those provisions as the California state preschool program, which would include both part-day and full-day education programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:1 A:3) 08/26/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:34 N:2 A:4) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:9 N:6 A:0) 08/04/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/26/2008 SEN. ED. (Y:6 N:2 A:1) 05/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:31 A:2) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/09/2008 ASM. ED. (Y:7 N:3 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12, SB 890 (Scott) Pupils: Early Commitment to College program. (C-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 472, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would establish, until January 1, 2019, the Early Commitment to College program. Participation by pupils, school districts, colleges, and universities in the program would be voluntary. A pupil scheduled to graduate from high school after 2017 would not be allowed to participate. The Superintendent of Public Instruction would be required, among other program duties, to designate the 30% of public schools that maintain any of grades 6 to 9, inclusive, with the highest proportion of low-income pupils, as defined, as College Opportunity Zones. A school that is designated as a College Opportunity Zone by the Superintendent would be required to give all pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 9, inclusive, and their parents or guardians the opportunity to sign a "Save Me a Spot in College" pledge developed by the Superintendent. Schools not designated as a College Opportunity Zone would be required to give pupils who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals and are enrolled in grades 6 to 9, inclusive, and their parents or guardians the opportunity to sign a pledge. Participating school districts would be required to provide college information and college preparation events inclusive of pupils who sign the pledge. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/19/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:25 N:13 A:2) 08/13/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:73 N:5 A:2) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 07/12/2007 ASM. ED. (Y:7 N:3 A:0) 07/03/2007 ASM. HIGHER ED. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) 06/06/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:32 N:3 A:5) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 05/14/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/26/2007 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12,Community College System, SB 1251 (Steinberg) School accountability: Academic Performance Index: graduation rates. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008 - Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 710, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would include 5- and 6-year graduation rates in the indicators currently reported to the department for purposes of calculating a school's API. The bill would specify a formula to calculate these rates, and would provide that schools receive partial credit in their API scores for graduating pupils in 5 and 6 years, except that schools would be granted full credit for graduating in 5 or 6 years a pupil with disabilities who graduates in accordance with his or her individualized education program.
Vote Events: 08/19/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:39 N:0 A:1) 08/12/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:0 A:4) 08/11/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:0 A:4) 08/07/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:78 N:0 A:2) 07/16/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 06/25/2008 ASM. ED. (Y:11 N:0 A:0) 05/08/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:34 N:0 A:6) 05/05/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:13 N:0 A:2) 04/09/2008 SEN. ED. (Y:8 N:0 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12, SB 1425 (Steinberg) Pupil data. (V-09/29/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/29/2008-Vetoed by the Governor Summary: Would authorize the department, to the extent permissible under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and state law, to conduct pupil data management on behalf of local educational agencies. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to accomplish specified objectives related to these provisions, including, but not limited to, complying with the United States Constitution and all applicable federal laws, including FERPA and its implementing regulations, the California Constitution, and all applicable state laws and their implementing regulations, in order to protect pupil rights and privacy. The bill would authorize local educational agencies to access specified data via the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), and, to the extent permissible under state and federal law, to share specified data via CALPADS. The bill would require the department, to the extent consistent with federal law, to establish, no earlier than July 1, 2009, an education data team to act as an institutional review board to review and respond to all requests for aggregate and nonidentifiable individual pupil data, as specified. The bill would require the department, to the extent feasible, to redirect department personnel for the purposes of the education data team rather than establishing new positions. The bill would make the department responsible for data management decisions for data under its jurisdiction and make the department and a local educational agency jointly liable for any data management decisions in which the department and a local educational agency participate jointly, as specified. The department would be required to adopt regulations for the education data team by July 1, 2009. The department would, with certain exceptions, be authorized to assess a fee on research applicants to cover prescribed costs. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 1425 without my signature. Instead, I am signing Senate Bill 1298 (Simitian), which takes the first step in specifically addressing my goal of making all existing education data more accessible in a user-friendly format to parents, policy makers, researchers and the general public without being filtered through unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles. This measure is premature. California must more closely examine the ability of the state to collect, transfer, and use pupil record information and the interactions between state and federal law before developing a final plan for the interaction of multiple data systems at the state and local level and developing rules to govern access to the data they hold. It would be unwise to move forward without the benefit of this analysis. With incomplete information California may initially move in a direction which later would require a costly course correction in order to achieve the functionality we ultimately hope to achieve, while responsibly protecting student and family privacy and ensuring against identity theft. My goal is for California to eventually have a comprehensive education data system that is useful, transparent, and easily accessible for parents, teachers, administrators, and policymakers that is not mired in the bureaucratic structures that currently exist. I would sign a bill that provides for an unambiguous thoughtful structure for state and local data sharing and the administrative oversight and management of education data systems while also providing explicit privacy protections in the statute. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/30/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:26 N:12 A:2) 08/22/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:31 A:2) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:4 A:1) 06/25/2008 ASM. ED. (Y:8 N:3 A:0) 05/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:15 A:2) 05/22/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:8 N:4 A:3) 04/28/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 04/17/2008 SEN. ED. (Y:6 N:2 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Education Pre K-12, SB 1629 (Steinberg) State preschool programs: Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee. (C-09/26/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/26/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 307, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would establish the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee, which would consist of 13 members. The advisory committee would be required to develop the policy and implementation plan for an Early Learning Quality Improvement System, and would be required to submit an interim report on its recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor by December 31, 2009, and a final report by December 31, 2010. The bill would require the Superintendent to apply to the California Children and Families Commission for funding to cover costs. The bill's provisions would become inoperative on July 1, 2011, and would be repealed on January 1, 2012. The bill would become operative only if AB 2759 of the 2007-08 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 2009.
Summary: Would require the commission to maintain guidelines, as specified, for travel demand models used in the development of regional transportation plans by metropolitan planning organizations. The bill would require the commission to consult with various agencies in this regard, and to form an advisory committee and to hold workshops before amending the guidelines. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/30/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:25 N:14 A:1) 08/29/2008 SEN. T. & H. (Y:8 N:3 A:2) 08/25/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:49 N:22 A:9) 08/19/2008 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:4 A:2) 07/09/2007 ASM. TRANS. (Y:8 N:5 A:1) 07/03/2007 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) 06/07/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:21 N:15 A:4) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:6 A:1) 05/29/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/23/2007 SEN. E.Q. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Transportation,Land Use,Energy, SB 412 (Simitian) State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: natural gas. (A-08/20/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 08/30/2007) Summary: Would enact the Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Act and would require the Energy Commission, in consultation with affected state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, the State Lands Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and the California Coastal Commission, to adopt and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, on or before July 1, 2008, the Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Report of 2008 that would be incorporated into the integrated energy policy of 2007 and would contain specified information. The Energy Commission would be required to prepare a draft report, on or before April 1, 2008, to solicit public comments in the preparation of the report, and to hold 2 public hearings, one in Los Angeles and the other in the San Francisco Bay area , to consider the results of the liquefied natural gas needs assessment study and to provide an opportunity for public comment. The Energy Commission would be required to include a Liquefied Natural Gas Market Assessment Report in every integrated energy policy report adopted after January 1, 2009. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
AB 887 (De La Torre) State surplus property: Lynwood Armory. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf)
Status: 09/30/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 651, Statutes of 2008. Summary:
Dropped because amended on 8-4-08 to cover a different subject. (Previously was Redevelopment: eminent domain:
relocation assistance.)
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:69 N:6 A:5) 08/28/2008 ASM. B. & P. (Y:6 N:2 A:1) 08/26/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:35 N:0 A:5) 08/12/2008 SEN. G.O. (Y:8 N:0 A:2) 07/12/2007 SEN. JUD. (Y:3 N:1 A:1) 07/12/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 07/11/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) 07/11/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:2 N:3 A:0) 05/21/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:50 N:13 A:16) 05/07/2007 ASM. U. & C. (Y:10 N:1 A:1) Position: Drop Subject: Government,Land Use, ACA 8 (De La Torre) Eminent domain. (A-09/06/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was UNFINISHED BUSINESS on 08/30/2007) Summary: Would require the public use for which the private property is taken to be stated in writing, prior to the commencement of eminent domain proceedings. The measure would prohibit the state and local governments from acquiring by eminent domain an owner-occupied residence, real property on which a small business is operated, real property that is used exclusively by the owner for religious worship and is exempt from property taxes under specified provisions or real property in agricultural use, for the purpose of conveying that property to a private person, except as specified. The measure would provide that if the property ceases to be used for the stated public use, the former owner would have the right to reacquire the property, as specified. The measure would provide procedures for reacquisition of the property and for assessment of the value of the reacquired property.
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Summary: Would expand eligibility for the Medi-Cal program and would expand eligibility for the Healthy Families Program by allowing children with family incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level to qualify for the program and would delete the specified citizenship and immigration status requirements. The bill would require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, by January 2008, in consultation with stakeholders, to implement a process for an applicant's self-certification of income and income deductions for purposes of establishing eligibility for the Healthy Families Program. The bill would create the Healthy Families Buy-In Program that would be administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and would make the coverage provided under the Healthy Families Program available to children whose household income exceeds 300% of the federal poverty level and who meet other specified criteria. The bill would specify that coverage under the buy-in program would include services provided under the California Children's Services Program (CCSP) for children eligible for CCSP and would deem the child's family financially eligible for benefits under CCSP. Because the bill would thereby expand eligibility for the CCSP, which is administered by a county's public health or social welfare department, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would specify the family contribution required for children enrolled in the buy-in program and would require an additional payment, as determined by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, from the family of a child determined eligible for CCSP. The bill would also make various related modifications to the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program, and would require the State Department of Health Care Services and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board to maximize federal matching funds for the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Because the expansion of and modifications to the Medi-Cal program would impose certain duties on counties relative to administration of that program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the State Department of Health Care Services to take specified actions to improve and coordinate the application and enrollment processes for the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program and to develop a process to transition the enrollment of children from local children's health initiatives into those programs. The bill would specify that an entity's use of the automated enrollment gateway system for presumptive eligibility determinations for WIC applicants would be required only to the extent that adequate financial assistance is available for that purpose. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 09/12/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:28 A:4) 09/11/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:15 A:2) 08/30/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:9 N:7 A:1) 08/20/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 07/11/2007 SEN. HEALTH (Y:7 N:3 A:1) 06/07/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:25 A:8) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/24/2007 ASM. HEALTH (Y:12 N:4 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Health Care, ABX1 1 (Nunez) Health care reform. (A-01/16/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was HEALTH on 01/24/2008) Summary: Would require the agency, in consultation with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), to assume lead agency responsibility for professional review and development of best practice standards for high-cost chronic diseases that state health care programs would be required to implement upon their adoption. The bill would additionally require the agency, in consultation with PERS and health care provider groups, to develop health care provider performance measurement benchmarks, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 01/28/2008 SEN. HEALTH (Y:1 N:7 A:3) 12/17/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:46 N:31 A:2) 12/17/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 11/14/2007 ASM. HEALTH X1 (Y:12 N:5 A:1) Attachments: Letter to Senate Health Committee Position: Oppose Subject: Health Care, SB 32 (Steinberg) Health care coverage: children. (A-09/07/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 09/11/2007) Summary: Would expand eligibility for the Medi-Cal program and would expand eligibility for the Healthy Families Program by allowing children with family incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level to qualify for the program and would delete the specified citizenship and immigration status requirements. The bill would require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, by January 2008, in consultation with stakeholders, to implement a process for an applicant's self-certification of income and income deductions for purposes of establishing eligibility for the Healthy Families Program. The bill would create the Healthy Families Buy-In Program that would be administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and would make the coverage provided under the Healthy Families Program available to children whose household income exceeds 300% of the federal poverty level and who meet other specified criteria. The bill would specify that coverage under the buy-in program would include services provided under the California Children's Services Program (CCSP) for children eligible for CCSP and would deem the child's family financially eligible for benefits under CCSP. Because the bill would thereby expand eligibility for the CCSP, which is administered by a county's public health or social welfare department, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would specify the family contribution required for children enrolled in the buy-in program and would require an additional payment, as determined by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, from the family of a child determined eligible for CCSP. The bill would also make various related modifications to the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program and would require the State Department of Health Care Services and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board to maximize federal matching funds for the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program. Because the expansion of, and modifications to, the Medi-Cal program would impose certain duties on counties relative to administration of that program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the State Department of Health Care Services to take specified actions to improve and coordinate the application and enrollment processes for the Medi-Cal program and the Healthy Families Program and to develop a process to transition the enrollment of children from local children's health initiatives into those programs. The bill would specify that an entity's use of the automated enrollment gateway system for presumptive eligibility determinations for WIC applicants would be required only to the extent that adequate financial assistance is available for that purpose. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/30/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 07/03/2007 ASM. HEALTH (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 06/07/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:25 N:13 A:2) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:6 A:1) 05/14/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/25/2007 SEN. HEALTH (Y:7 N:3 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Health Care, SB 840 (Kuehl) Single-payer health care coverage. (V-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008-Vetoed by the Governor Summary: Would establish the California Healthcare System to be administered by the newly created California Healthcare Agency under the control of a Healthcare Commissioner appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. The bill would make all California residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the California Healthcare System, which would, on a single-payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for those services. The bill would provide that a resident of the state with a household income, as specified, at or below 200% of the federal poverty level would be eligible for the type of benefits provided under the Medi-Cal program. The bill would require the commissioner to seek all necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, or legislation to allow various existing federal, state, and local health care payments to be paid to the California Healthcare System, which would then assume responsibility for all benefits and services previously paid for with those funds. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 840 without my signature. According to the Legislative Analyst's Office, the bill is estimated to cost $210 billion in its first full year of implementation and cause annual shortfalls of $42 billion. To place this in proper perspective - our state budget deficit this year started at $24.3 billion. I cannot support a bill that places an annual shortfall of over $40 billion to our state's economy. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/31/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:22 N:14 A:4) 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:44 N:32 A:4) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:4 A:1) 07/03/2007 ASM. HEALTH (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 06/06/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:15 A:2) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:6 A:1) 05/14/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/18/2007 SEN. HEALTH (Y:6 N:4 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Health Care, SB 1132 (Migden) Medi-Cal: foster care adolescents. (V-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would specify that if the department has exercised its option to extend Medi-Cal benefits to those independent foster care adolescents, the department, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, shall not require the independent foster care adolescent to complete any paperwork qualification or provide any other information as a condition to continuing to receive the Medi-Cal benefits to which he or she is already entitled.
SB 46 (Perata) Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006: Regional Planning, Housing, and Infill Incentive Account. (A-07/16/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. on 07/16/2007) Summary: Would establish the Infill Incentive Grant Program of 2007, to require the Department of Housing and Community Development, upon appropriation by the Legislature of the funds in the Regional Planning, Housing, and Infill Incentive Account for certain purposes, to establish and administer a competitive grant program to allocate those funds to selected qualifying infill projects, as defined, for capital outlay related to infill housing development and related infill infrastructure needs. This bill contains other related provisions.
Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 08/30/2007) Summary: which would be known as the Foster Youth Higher Education Preparation and Support Act of 2007, would make statements of legislative intent relating to the establishment and provision of services and financial support necessary to help foster youth achieve their educational goals. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Vote Events: 08/27/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:2) 07/12/2007 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) 06/04/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:75 N:3 A:2) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:13 N:4 A:0) 04/17/2007 ASM. HIGHER ED. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) 04/10/2007 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Community College System,Children Family Issues, AB 2310 (Maze) Dependent children. (C-07/16/2008 html pdf) Status: 07/16/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 131, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would additionally require that the written information include information regarding the child's Indian heritage or tribal connections, if applicable, and any photographs of the child or his or her family in the possession of the department, except as specified. The bill would also make technical changes. The bill would also require the documents to include a letter prepared by the county welfare department that includes specified information regarding the child. By imposing additional duties on local employees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 07/03/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:37 N:0 A:3) 06/10/2008 SEN. HUMAN S. (Y:4 N:0 A:1) 05/15/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:75 N:0 A:5) 05/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:17 N:0 A:0) 04/15/2008 ASM. JUD. (Y:10 N:0 A:0) 04/01/2008 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Children Family Issues, SB 1132 (Migden) Medi-Cal: foster care adolescents. (V-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would specify that if the department has exercised its option to extend Medi-Cal benefits to those independent foster care adolescents, the department, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, shall not require the independent foster care adolescent to complete any paperwork qualification or provide any other information as a condition to continuing to receive the Medi-Cal benefits to which he or she is already entitled.
Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 1132 without my signature. While I support the intent behind this measure and have signed several measures to improve the educational, social, mental and health care services for foster youth, I cannot sign this bill as currently proposed. This measure is contingent on the receipt of matching federal funds. Since federal law currently requires states to conduct annual eligibility determinations for Medi-Cal beneficiaries, this measure cannot be implemented because the bill prohibits the department from requiring foster youth to complete any paperwork or provide any other information in order to receive benefits until the age of 21. I would urge the Legislature to work with the department to craft a bill that makes health care services more accessible for our foster youth. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/18/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:61 N:11 A:8) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:14 N:2 A:1) 06/17/2008 ASM. HEALTH (Y:14 N:0 A:3) 05/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:29 N:9 A:2) 05/22/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:9 N:3 A:3) 04/14/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 03/26/2008 SEN. HEALTH (Y:10 N:1 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Health Care,Children Family Issues, SB 1199 (Yee) Disclosure of improper governmental activities: University of California: damages. (A-08/12/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was RLS. on 08/12/2008) Summary: Dropped because amended on 8-12-08 to cover a different subject. (Previously was Crime — Juveniles: life imprisonment without possibility of parole.)
Vote Events: 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:4 A:2) 06/24/2008 ASM. PUB. S. (Y:4 N:3 A:0) 05/29/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:24 N:16 A:0) 04/08/2008 SEN. PUB. S. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) Position: Drop Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency, SB 1250 (Yee) Juveniles: communications. (C-09/28/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/28/2008-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 522, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would expand the above provision to require the public officer responsible for the well-being of any person in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities to successfully contact at least one individual who is a parent, guardian, or emergency contact of that person, if the individual can reasonably be located, within 24 hours of any suicide attempt, as defined, by the person, or of any serious injury or serious offense committed against the person. The bill would authorize the person, in consultation with division staff, as appropriate, and with concurrence of the public officer responsible for the well-being of that person, to designate other persons who may be notified in lieu of a parent or a guardian. This requirement would not apply if a minor in custody requests that his or her parents, guardians, or other persons not be notified and the director of the division facility determines that would be in the best interest of the minor, or if an adult in custody does not consent to the notification. The bill would require an appropriate staff person, on specified occasions, to explain to a person in custody his or her rights pursuant to these provisions. The bill would require the division to provide the person with forms and any information necessary to provide informed consent as to who shall be notified and would require staff to enter specified information in this regard into the ward's record. The bill would also expand the definition of a "serious injury" for purposes of these provisions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
AB 887 (De La Torre) State surplus property: Lynwood Armory. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 651, Statutes of 2008. Summary: Dropped because amended on 8-4-08 to cover a different subject. (Previously was Redevelopment: eminent domain:
relocation assistance.)
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:69 N:6 A:5) 08/28/2008 ASM. B. & P. (Y:6 N:2 A:1) 08/26/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:35 N:0 A:5) 08/12/2008 SEN. G.O. (Y:8 N:0 A:2) 07/12/2007 SEN. JUD. (Y:3 N:1 A:1) 07/12/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 07/11/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) 07/11/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:2 N:3 A:0) 05/21/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:50 N:13 A:16) 05/07/2007 ASM. U. & C. (Y:10 N:1 A:1) Position: Drop Subject: Government,Land Use, AB 1991 (Mullin) Subdivisions: tentative maps. (A-04/21/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was RLS. on 06/24/2008) Summary: Would declare specified approved tentative maps in the City of Half Moon Bay to be in full force and effect as of January 1, 2009, notwithstanding any lapse of time, changed conditions, or other factors, and to be final and nonappealable . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 05/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:46 N:18 A:16) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:10 N:5 A:2) 04/30/2008 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) Position: Oppose Subject: Land Use, ACA 8 (De La Torre) Eminent domain. (A-09/06/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was UNFINISHED BUSINESS on 08/30/2007) Summary: Would require the public use for which the private property is taken to be stated in writing, prior to the commencement of eminent domain proceedings. The measure would prohibit the state and local governments from acquiring by eminent domain an owner-occupied residence, real property on which a small business is operated, real property that is used exclusively by the owner for religious worship and is exempt from property taxes under specified provisions or real property in agricultural use, for the purpose of conveying that property to a private person, except as specified. The measure would provide that if the property ceases to be used for the stated public use, the former owner would have the right to reacquire the property, as specified. The measure would provide procedures for reacquisition of the property and for assessment of the value of the reacquired property.
Vote Events: 09/11/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:31 A:3) 08/30/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 08/22/2007 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 07/12/2007 ASM. RLS. (Y:11 N:0 A:0) 07/03/2007 ASM. JUD. (Y:7 N:3 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Government,Land Use, SB 375 (Steinberg) Transportation planning: travel demand models: sustainable communities strategy: environmental review. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008 - Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 728, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would require the commission to maintain guidelines, as specified, for travel demand models used in the development of regional transportation plans by metropolitan planning organizations. The bill would require the commission to consult with various agencies in this regard, and to form an advisory committee and to hold workshops before amending the guidelines. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/30/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:25 N:14 A:1) 08/29/2008 SEN. T. & H. (Y:8 N:3 A:2) 08/25/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:49 N:22 A:9) 08/19/2008 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) 08/07/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:4 A:2) 07/09/2007 ASM. TRANS. (Y:8 N:5 A:1) 07/03/2007 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) 06/07/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:21 N:15 A:4) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:6 A:1) 05/29/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 04/23/2007 SEN. E.Q. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Transportation,Land Use,Energy, SB 1165 (Kuehl) Environment: environmental impact report. (A-05/15/2008 html pdf) Status: 06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was THIRD READING Summary: Would authorize a person to submit information or other comments to the lead agency and require the lead agency to consider and retain communications made to the lead agency or its consultants. The bill would require the lead agency to retain, in the ordinary course of business, administrative drafts, as defined, of its EIR, negative declaration, or mitigated negative declarations that are circulated among the project applicant and any public agencies when the draft EIR, negative declaration, or mitigated negative declaration is available for public comment. The bill would require the lead agency, which includes a local agency, to retain any administrative draft, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by requiring an increase in the level of service provided by a local agency. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 05/29/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:17 N:18 A:5) 04/14/2008 SEN. E.Q. (Y:4 N:3 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Land Use, SB 1295 (Ducheny) California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permit: appeal. (A-04/02/2008 html pdf) Status: 06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was N.R. & W. Summary: Would revise that provision to add a condition for an appeal by any 2 members of the California Coastal Commission to require that the commission or its staff provide comments, in writing, to the local government or port governing body, on the project .
Summary: Would if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 is approved by the voters and that constitutional amendment repeals and adds Article XXI of the California Constitution to create a redistricting commission, set forth the procedure to select members of that redistricting commission, as specified. The bill would prohibit a person from serving on that redistricting commission under specified conditions, including holding state or federal elected office for either the current or immediately preceding term of that office. The bill would require the redistricting commission to comply with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act and the California Public Records Act, and would require the redistricting commission to implement a hearing process for public input, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions.
Vote Events: 04/22/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) Position: Monitor Subject: Redistricting, ACA 1 (Nunez) Legislative reform: redistricting, term limits, and campaign contributions. (A-05/06/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. on 05/07/2008) Summary: Would prohibit a Member of the Legislature or the Governor from accepting a campaign contribution from any lobbyist employer, as defined by the Political Reform Act of 1974, from May 15 until the date of enactment of a budget bill for the ensuing fiscal year. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 06/12/2007 ASM. E. & R. (Y:6 N:1 A:0) Position: Monitor Subject: Redistricting, ACA 4 (Villines) Reapportionment. (A-06/20/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. on 06/21/2007) Summary: Would repeal these provisions and instead provide for the establishment of the Independent Citizens' Commission on Redistricting, to be comprised of 11 voters, registered as specified, who would be required, on or before January 31 of each year ending in the number one, to adjust the boundary lines of the Senate, Assembly, congressional, and State Board of Equalization districts pursuant to a mapping process in accordance with certain standards, prioritized in a certain order and applied in a manner consistent with specified federal law. This bill contains other related provisions.
Vote Events: 06/12/2007 ASM. E. & R. (Y:4 N:2 A:1) Position: Monitor Subject: Redistricting, SCA 9 (Ashburn) Legislative reform: redistricting, term limits, salary, and contribution reports. (A-05/14/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was DESK on 06/07/2007) Summary: Would instead allow a person, during his or her lifetime, to serve not more than 12 years in the Senate, the Assembly, or both, in any combination of terms, except that a Senator or Member of the Assembly in office on the effective date of this measure, whether or not he or she has previously served in the other house, would be eligible to serve a total of 12 consecutive years in the house in which he or she is currently serving. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 06/07/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:29 N:5 A:6) 05/31/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:1 A:6) 05/29/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 05/16/2007 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) Position: Monitor Subject: Term Limits,Redistricting,Campaign Finance, SCA 10 (Lowenthal) Election: redistricting. (I-04/23/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was DESK on 06/07/2007) Summary: Would delete these requirements, and would instead create a procedure for the appointment of an independent redistricting commission, composed of 11 members, that would be charged with establishing Senate, Assembly, congressional, and State Board of Equalization districts in accordance with designated goals prioritized in a specified order. This bill contains other related provisions.
Summary: Would establish the Stronger Families for California Program , a continuing information and public education program, within the department, with the primary goal of decreasing teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases through a continuing information and public education program that equips parenting adults, as defined, with the communication skills necessary to talk with their children abo ut sex, sexual health, and making well-informed decisions to protect their health and safety, as specified. This bill contains other existing laws.
Summary: Would authorize a regional transportation agency, as defined , subject to voter approval, to impose a climate protection and system preservation fee in its jurisdiction . The bill would specify 2 alternative options for imposing the fee , which would either be a motor vehicle fuel fee or a vehicle fee, subject to certain maximum amounts, to be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles or the State Board of Equalization, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:8 N:6 A:1) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:0) 06/24/2008 SEN. T. & H. (Y:7 N:3 A:3) 05/27/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:42 N:33 A:5) 04/30/2008 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:8 N:5 A:1) Position: Support for Local League Action Subject: Transportation,State and Local Finance, AB 2744 (Huffman) Metropolitan Transportation Commission: fee: motor vehicle fuel. (A-04/08/2008 html pdf) Status: 06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was TRANS. Summary: Would repeal this authorization. It would instead authorize the commission to impose a fee on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, as defined, delivered into the fuel supply tank or tanks of a motor vehicle operated on the streets or highways in the region for a 25-year period. The bill would require the commission to adopt a regional transportation and climate protection expenditure plan for the revenues derived from the fee, if it is imposed. The fee would be levied at a rate established by the commission, but not exceeding $0.10 per gallon. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:14 N:0 A:0) 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:7 N:6 A:1) Position: Support for Local League Action Subject: Transportation,State and Local Finance, SB 98 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Taxation. (A-09/06/2007 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 01/14/2008) Summary: for calendar years beginning on and after July 1, 2008, would exempt from those state taxes the gross receipts derived from the sale in this state of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, low-sulfur fuel products for use in a vessel's auxiliary or main engine sold to a water common carrier for use in California's territorial or internal waters, as provided. This exemption would continue until June 30, 2013, with respect to the exemption for products used in a vessel's auxiliary engine. With respect to exemption for products used in a vessel's main engine, the exemption would continue until June 30, 2013, or for 6 months following the publication of a specified finding, whichever occurs first. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Summary: Would instead allow a person, during his or her lifetime, to serve not more than 12 years in the Senate, the Assembly, or both, in any combination of terms, except that a Senator or Member of the Assembly in office on the effective date of this measure, whether or not he or she has previously served in the other house, would be eligible to serve a total of 12 consecutive years in the house in which he or she is currently serving. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Summary: Would require, commencing January 1, 2011, that the legislative body of a city or county, upon any substantive revision of the circulation element of the general plan, modify the circulation element to plan for a balanced, multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of streets, roads, and highways, defined to include motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, seniors, movers of commercial goods, and users of public transportation, in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan. By requiring new duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:29 A:4) 08/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:24 N:15 A:1) 08/14/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:15 A:2) 08/20/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 07/11/2007 SEN. L.GOV. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 06/05/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:48 N:30 A:2) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/18/2007 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Transportation, AB 2558 (Feuer) Regional transportation agencies: climate protection and system preservation fee. (A-08/19/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 08/25/2008) Summary: Would authorize a regional transportation agency, as defined , subject to voter approval, to impose a climate protection and system preservation fee in its jurisdiction . The bill would specify 2 alternative options for imposing the fee , which would either be a motor vehicle fuel fee or a vehicle fee, subject to certain maximum amounts, to be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles or the State Board of Equalization, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:8 N:6 A:1) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:0) 06/24/2008 SEN. T. & H. (Y:7 N:3 A:3) 05/27/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:42 N:33 A:5) 04/30/2008 ASM. L. GOV. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:8 N:5 A:1) Position: Support for Local League Action Subject: Transportation,State and Local Finance, AB 2744 (Huffman) Metropolitan Transportation Commission: fee: motor vehicle fuel. (A-04/08/2008 html pdf) Status: 06/02/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). Last location was TRANS. Summary: Would repeal this authorization. It would instead authorize the commission to impose a fee on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, as defined, delivered into the fuel supply tank or tanks of a motor vehicle operated on the streets or highways in the region for a 25-year period. The bill would require the commission to adopt a regional transportation and climate protection expenditure plan for the revenues derived from the fee, if it is imposed. The fee would be levied at a rate established by the commission, but not exceeding $0.10 per gallon. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:14 N:0 A:0) 04/14/2008 ASM. TRANS. (Y:7 N:6 A:1) Position: Support for Local League Action Subject: Transportation,State and Local Finance, SB 375 (Steinberg) Transportation planning: travel demand models: sustainable communities strategy: environmental review. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008 - Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 728, Statutes of 2008 Summary: Would require the commission to maintain guidelines, as specified, for travel demand models used in the development of regional transportation plans by metropolitan planning organizations. The bill would require the commission to consult with various agencies in this regard, and to form an advisory committee and to hold workshops before amending the guidelines. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: To the Members of the California State Senate: I am proud to sign Senate Bill 375. This legislation constitutes the most sweeping revision of land use policies since Governor Ronald Reagan signed the California Environmental Equality Act (CEQA) nearly four decades ago, and will provide much needed guidance to local planning agencies on transportation, housing and other land-use decisions necessary to meet our greenhouse gas reduction goals under AB 32. I commend Senator Steinberg and the sponsors of this legislation for accomplishing the difficult task of bringing together disparate and competing interests in order to create the framework for an historic state-local partnership to meet the greatest environmental challenge of our time, global warming. This bill once again puts California on the leading edge of climate change policy by instituting the nation's first policy to integrate four unsynchronized planning processes: land-use planning, transportation planning, housing development and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. I am particularly pleased that this bill approaches the task with incentives rather than top-down regulatory mandates. If implemented as intended, this bill provides significant incentive in the form of a streamlined environmental review process under CEQA for certain residential and mixed-use housing projects that are consistent with regional plans to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets. By addressing greenhouse gas emissions in the aggregate from transportation projects, housing of all densities and other development projects, the 'Sustainable Communities Strategy' (SCS) should also allow individual projects that are consistent with the regional plan to avoid conducting duplicative, project-specific CEQA greenhouse gas analysis and mitigation. While I strongly support the incentives provided to residential housing in the form of streamlined CEQA permitting, I believe the failure to extend those same incentives to all projects related to transportation, infrastructure, services and employment that are consistent with the regional plan fundamentally undermines the programmatic approach to land-use planning this bill hopes to achieve. The author has committed to address some of these issues in clean-up legislation as needed. The sheer magnitude and complexity of this overhaul lends itself to drafting errors and oversights as the bill tries to integrate new, overarching regional requirements with existing local, state and federal laws and regulations. Failure to properly integrate these layers of regulatory requirements could result in litigation, additional cost and delay in completing much needed transportation and housing projects that are already underway throughout the State. My administration will work with the author and sponsors of this legislation to ensure that clean-up legislation is drafted to address these issues in the next session. Specifically, there are four areas that must be addressed: Provide exemptions for voter-approved Proposition 1B Transportation Projects ' Although the clear intent of the author was to exempt all transportation projects funded through Proposition 1B, approved by the voters in 2006, ambiguous language in the bill may put at risk approximately $5 billion in Prop 1B transportation projects throughout the state, including in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties. Clean-up legislation is needed to clearly exempt all projects funded with Proposition 1B funds. Expand CEQA streamlining to other projects that are consistent with a Sustainable Communities Strategy. This bill wisely offers housing developers the ability to 'opt out' of certain CEQA requirements in exchange for adhering to a preapproved 'Sustainable Communities Strategy'. However, this bill only applies the benefits of compliance with an SCS to new residential construction, omitting most projects related to other infrastructure, retail and commercial development. This omission undermines the whole reason for the bill in the first place - implementing a comprehensive programmatic approach to land-use planning - and must be addressed. Eliminate schedule conflicts with housing element updates and Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs). While the bill is intended to synchronize updates of housing elements in local government general plans and regional transportation plans (RTP), new and conflicting schedules are established with regard to the federal transportation planning schedule, federal air quality regulations, and existing deadlines for housing element updates and regional transportation plans. Without correction, confusion and litigation are likely to result. The Department of Housing and Community Development is already reporting that the provisions of the bill could invalidate the housing element of a city's General Plan. This places the city at risk of losing access to federal and state housing funds, including funding approved by the voters in Proposition 1C. This was clearly not the intent of the author and these conflicting schedules must be addressed as quickly as possible. Mitigation for impacts to the State Highway System. While the author did address a request to include the State Highway System (SHS) in the definition of the regional transportation network, follow-up legislation is needed to provide clarity of the requirement that projected impacts to the SHS by previously approved and new projects are required to mitigate for SHS impacts. Apparent inconsistency between this bill and current mitigation requirements provide broad potential for litigation that will hamper project delivery and potentially drain hundreds of millions of dollars from the State Highway Account, shifting mitigation costs that are now borne by project proponents to taxpayers. I look forward to working with the author and all stakeholders in addressing these issues so that we can ensure the successful implementation of this bill and realize our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger
AB 1819 (Price) Elections: voter registration. (A-06/23/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 07/14/2008) Summary: Would authorize a person who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise meets all voter eligibility requirements to submit his or her affidavit of registration. The affidavit of registration would be deemed effective as soon as the affiant would be 18 years of age at the time of the next election. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 07/14/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:15 N:0 A:0) 06/18/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 05/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:31 A:4) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/10/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Voting Rights, AB 2953 (Feuer) Elections: voting. (V-09/27/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would require that a member of the precinct board, prior to furnishing a ballot to a voter not registered with one of the political parties, provide written notification to the voter that he or she may request a ballot of a political party that has authorized a voter not registered with that party to vote the ballot of that party or a nonpartisan ballot. The bill would require the written notification to list each political party that has authorized a voter not registered with that party to vote the ballot of that party. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 2953 without my signature. The historic delay in passing the 2008-2009 State Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year's legislative session. Given the delay, I am only signing bills that are the highest priority for California. This bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/29/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:51 N:27 A:2) 08/25/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:24 N:14 A:2) 06/18/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 05/08/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:26 A:9) 04/23/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/10/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Voting Rights, AB 2964 (Levine) Vote by mail ballots. (V-09/27/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would further require the local elections official to establish a free access system by which the vote by mail voter may find out whether his or her ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 2964 without my signature. The historic delay in passing the 2008-2009 State Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year's legislative session. Given the delay, I am only signing bills that are the highest priority for California. This bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/27/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:24 N:13 A:3) 06/30/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:9 N:5 A:1) 06/18/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:1 A:1) 05/08/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:52 N:22 A:6) 04/23/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/10/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:6 N:1 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Voting Rights, SB 381 (Calderon) Voter registration. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 613, Statutes of 2008. Summary: Would after the Secretary of State certifies that the state has a statewide voter registration database that complies with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, authorize a person who is qualified to register to vote and who has a valid California driver's license or state identification card to submit an affidavit of voter registration electronically on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State. An affidavit of voter registration submitted through this process is effective if received by the Secretary of State on or before the 15th day prior to an election, subject to specified requirements. This bill contains other related provisions.
Vote Events: 08/28/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:22 N:15 A:3) 08/21/2008 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) 08/14/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:54 N:18 A:8) 07/09/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:4 A:2) 06/24/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) 04/24/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:44 N:25 A:11) 08/27/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:76 N:0 A:4) 07/18/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:0) 07/03/2007 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) 05/07/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:38 N:0 A:2) 04/18/2007 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Voting Rights, SB 967 (Simitian) Election precincts. (V-09/27/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would authorize a local elections official to subtract permanent vote by mail voters from that total.
Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 967 without my signature. The historic delay in passing the 2008-2009 State Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year's legislative session. Given the delay, I am only signing bills that are the highest priority for California. This bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/11/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:13 A:4) 07/14/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:57 N:17 A:6) 06/24/2008 ASM. E. & R. (Y:6 N:1 A:0) 05/17/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:26 N:11 A:3) 04/25/2007 SEN. E., R. & C.A. (Y:3 N:2 A:0) Position: Support Subject: Voting Rights, SB 1235 (Oropeza) Polling place: notice of change. (V-09/27/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/27/2008-Vetoed by Governor Summary: Would also require notices to be placed at the former polling place location informing voters of the new location even when there is time to mail out a notice of the change of location. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Summary: Would enact the Climate Change and Water Resource Protection Act of 2008. The bill would require the Department of Water Resources to include in any water facility feasibility study an analysis of the proposed facility's relationship to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The bill would require the department, as part of its statewide water resource management responsibilities, to include an analysis of the potential effects of climate change, to the extent applicable, in specified reports or plans that the department is required to prepare. The bill would prohibit the department from approving a request for a specified grant, submitted after January 1, 2011, unless certain requirements are met. The department would be required, by July 1, 2009, to identify available peer-reviewed information, or the best available scientific information, regarding climate change and water resources for the state and each of the state's hydrologic regions for specified uses. The bill would require an urban water supplier, on and after July 1, 2009, and an agricultural water supplier, on and after January 1, 2010, that is required to prepare a water management plan to take certain action relating to specified climate change information. This bill contains other related provisions.
Vote Events: 08/04/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/23/2008 SEN. E.Q. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) 06/10/2008 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:5 N:3 A:0) 08/20/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:1) 07/10/2007 SEN. E.Q. (Y:4 N:3 A:0) 06/26/2007 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:6 N:1 A:1) 06/04/2007 ASM. FLOOR (Y:47 N:31 A:2) 05/31/2007 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/23/2007 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:6 N:1 A:2) 04/10/2007 ASM. W.,P. & W. (Y:7 N:5 A:1) Position: Support Subject: Water, AB 2175 (Laird) Water conservation. (A-08/27/2008 html pdf) Status: 08/31/2008-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was RLS. on 08/30/2008) Summary: Would until January 1, 2010, delete the requirement that the commission be presented with and approve department regulations relating to the model water efficient landscape ordinance. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 08/22/2008 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:5 N:3 A:0) 08/07/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:9 N:6 A:0) 08/04/2008 SEN. APPR. (Y:14 N:0 A:1) 06/24/2008 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:6 N:2 A:0) 05/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:48 N:30 A:2) 05/22/2008 ASM. APPR. (Y:12 N:5 A:0) 04/15/2008 ASM. W.,P. & W. (Y:8 N:2 A:3) Position: Support Subject: Water, SBX2 1 (Perata) Water quality, flood control, water storage, and wildlife preservation. (C-09/30/2008 html pdf) Status: 09/30/2008-Signed by the Governor Summary: Would repeal these provisions of law and enact the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act. Regional water management groups, as defined, would be authorized to prepare and adopt integrated regional water management plans meeting specified requirements. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Governor's Message: To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing Senate Bill X2 1, which appropriates $821 million from Proposition 84 and other bonds for various water projects. Unfortunately, the bill provides $200 million less than I had proposed in my January 2008 budget for grants to integrate water management efforts on a regional level. Additionally, more than $580 million of the funding in this bill was proposed in my January 2008 budget. But because the Legislature removed it from the budget and placed it into this special session bill, instead of being available for projects today, the money will not be available for use until March 2009. This is an unfortunate delay and I look forward to working with Legislative leaders to increase funding and provide timely approval of additional funds in the coming year to address our continuing water crisis. With our current drought, many water districts are rationing supplies, farmers are letting fields sit idle and some of our reservoirs are less than half full. Court-ordered reductions in deliveries from the Delta, and climate change are further compounding our water challenges. And a state of 37 million people cannot thrive on a water system designed and built for a population half that number. Once again, I call on the Legislature to work with me to place a comprehensive water bond on the ballot. We must work together to address our water and flood management priorities so we can ensure California has all the water it needs to keep our environment and our economy healthy and our people safe. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Events: 08/31/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:24 N:12 A:4) 08/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:43 N:25 A:12) 08/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:45 N:30 A:5) 08/28/2008 ASM. FLOOR (Y:44 N:22 A:14) 08/26/2008 ASM. WATER (Y:8 N:4 A:0) 01/07/2008 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:11 A:6) 10/09/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:7 A:0) 10/08/2007 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:5 N:1 A:2) Position: Support Subject: Water, SBX2 2 (Perata) Safe Drinking Water Act of 2008. (A-10/08/2007 html pdf) Status: 10/09/2007-Unanimous consent granted to consider without reference to file. Read second time. Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 15.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Perata. Reconsi Summary: Would enact the Safe Drinking Water Act of 2008 which, if approved by the voters, would authorize, for the purposes of financing a specified water supply reliability and environmental restoration program, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $6,835,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. This bill contains other related provisions.
Vote Events: 10/09/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:36 N:0 A:4) 10/09/2007 SEN. FLOOR (Y:23 N:12 A:5) 10/09/2007 SEN. APPR. (Y:10 N:7 A:0) 10/08/2007 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:5 N:1 A:2) Position: Support Subject: Water, SBX2 3 (Cogdill) Water Supply Reliability Bond Act of 2008. (I-09/19/2007 html pdf) Status: 10/08/2007-SEN. N.R. & W. Vote - Do pass. Summary: Would enact the Water Supply Reliability Bond Act of 2008 which, if approved by the voters, would authorize, for the purposes of financing a specified water supply reliability and environmental restoration program, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $9,085,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. This bill contains other related provisions.
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