BILL STATUS REPORT
May 11, 2009This Bill Status Report lists all bills in the 2009-2010 legislative session on which the LWVC has taken a position. You are encouraged to take appropriate action on any of them. This report is also published in PDF format
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See also the Final Reports for 2008 and 2007 for information about League action on bills in previous sessions.
Bills in this report are grouped into the following categories:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE | CHILDREN FAMILY ISSUES | COASTAL ISSUES | COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM | EDUCATION PRE K-12 | ELECTION SYSTEMS | ENERGY | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | HEALTH CARE | INITIATIVE/REFERENDUM | JUVENILE JUSTICE/DEPENDENCY | STATE AND LOCAL FINANCE | VOTING RIGHTS | WATER
Campaign Finance
AB 1181(Huber) Political Reform Act of 1974: statements and reports. (A-04/28/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/29/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 05/13/09 9 a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would provide that if a late contribution or late independent expenditure is required to be reported to the Secretary of State, the report to the Secretary of State shall be by online or electronic transmission only. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:6 N:1 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Campaign Finance,
AB 1322(Huffman) Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures. (A-04/13/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/04/2009-Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
Calendar: 05/11/09 228 ASM CONSENT CALENDAR-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY ASSEMBLY MEASURES
Summary: Would require that the advertisement identify the name of the independent expenditure committee that purchased it and would, for printed advertisements, specify the manner in which the disclosure must be made . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/29/2009 ASM. APPR. (Y:16 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Campaign Finance
AB 1514 (Hayashi) Political Reform Act of 1974: reporting. (A-04/28/2009 html pdf)
Status: 04/29/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 05/13/09 9 a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would require a slate mailer organization to file semiannual campaign statements for every 6-month period, irrespective of whether the organization received payments or made expenditures for that period. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:6 N:0 A:1) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Campaign Finance
Children & Family Issues
AB 12(Beall) California Fostering Connections to Success Act. (A-04/29/2009 html pdf)
Status: 04/30/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Summary: Would extend these provisions to also include nonminor dependents. The bill would define the term "nonminor dependent" and related terms for purposes of the bill. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/14/2009 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency, Children Family Issues
Coastal
AJR 3 (Nava) Offshore oil drilling. (A-04/20/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/30/2009-Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Summary: Would request that the Congress of the United States reinstate the federal offshore oil and gas leasing moratorium for the 2009 fiscal year and beyond. This measure would also memorialize the Legislature's opposition to the proposed expansion of oil and gas drilling off the Pacific Coast and any federal energy policies and legislation that would weaken California's role in energy siting decisions by those policies.
Vote Events:
04/20/2009 ASM. FLOOR (Y:43 N:25 A:11) (P)
04/13/2009 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:6 N:3 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Coastal
Community College System
SB 19 (Simitian) Education data. (A-05/04/2009 html pdf)Status: 05/08/2009-Set for hearing May 18.
Calendar: 05/18/09 11 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203) SEN APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would authorize these provisions to be implemented using federal grant funds received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through that act' s provision of funds for statewide data systems under the federal Education Technical Assistance Act .
Vote Events:04/22/2009 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Education Pre K-12,Community College System
Education Pre K-12
AB 8 (Brownley) Education finance: working group. (A-03/26/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/23/2009-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Summary: Would express findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the school funding system in the state. This bill would require the Director of Finance and the Legislative Analyst to convene a working group to make findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor on or before December 1, 2010, regarding restructuring California's school finance system. The bill would require those findings and recommendations to include, among other things, alternative structures for funding public schools, the policy and fiscal implications of the alternative funding structure or structures, and an evaluation mechanism to facilitate continuous improvement, maximum transparency, and accountability of the funding structures.
Vote Events: 04/01/2009 ASM. ED. (Y:11 N:0 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Education Pre K-12,
SB 19 (Simitian) Education data. (A-05/04/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/08/2009-Set for hearing May 18.
Calendar: 05/18/09 11 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203) SEN APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would authorize these provisions to be implemented using federal grant funds received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through that act' s provision of funds for statewide data systems under the federal Education Technical Assistance Act .
Vote Events: 04/22/2009 SEN. ED. (Y:9 N:0 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Education Pre K-12, Community College System
Election Systems
AB 1121 (Davis) Elections: ranked voting. (A-04/28/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/29/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 05/13/09 9 a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would authorize the Secretary of State to approve not more than 10 cities or counties, in total, to conduct a local election using ranked voting if specified conditions are met. The bill would specify requirements for using ranked voting in both a single-candidate election and a multiple-candidate election. The bill would require local elections officials to make certain reports relating to ranked voting elections and would also require those cities and counties to report on the success of conducting those elections to the Legislative Analyst , who would be required to report to the Legislature and make recommendations on the ranked voting elections.
Vote Events: 4/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:1 A:1) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Election Systems
Energy
AB 64 (Krekorian) Energy: renewable energy resources: generation and transmission. (A-05/06/2009 html pdf)Status: 05/07/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Summary: Would recast the renewables portfolio standard program, to be operative on January 1, 2011, to require that a retail seller and a local publicly owned electric utility: (1) procure at least 20% of the electricity delivered to its retail customers from eligible renewable energy resources by December 31, 2010, (2) procure at least 25% of the electricity delivered to its retail customers from eligible renewable energy resources by December 31, 2015, and (3) procure at least 33% of the electricity delivered to its retail customers from eligible renewable energy resources by December 31, 2020. The PUC would be responsible for implementing these requirements for retail sellers, while the governing board would be responsible for implementing these requirements for a local publicly owned electric utility. The bill would require the PUC to establish procurement targets for retail sellers that are sufficient to reach the above-stated requirements. The bill would require that an electrical corporation's renewable energy procurement plan include a process that provides criteria for the rank ordering and selection of eligible renewable energy resources to comply with the above-stated procurement requirements so that each corporation's total renewables portfolio benefits ratepayers. The bill would require the PUC to annually establish and adopt a benchmark price for electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource, for terms corresponding to the length of contracts, in consideration of specified matter, and for each electrical corporation, to establish a limitation on the total costs expended above the benchmark prices for procurement of electricity pursuant to the renewables portfolio standard and would prohibit the limitation from exceeding 5% of the electrical corporation's revenue requirements. The bill would require the PUC to allow an electrical corporation or other retail seller to limit its procurement to the quantity of eligible renewable energy resources that can be purchased at or below the cost limitation if insufficient to support the total costs expended above the benchmark price. The bill would revise existing law with respect to the use of renewable energy credits to meet the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements. The bill would authorize the PUC to modify certain requirements for an electrical corporation with 60,000 or fewer customer accounts in the state that serves retail end-use customers outside the state and provides that a public utility district that receives all of its electricity from hydroelectric generation pursuant to a preference right created by a specified federal law is in compliance with the renewables portfolio standard. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/29/2009 ASM. NAT. RES. (Y:6 N:3 A:0) (P)
04/01/2009 ASM. U. & C. (Y:8 N:5 A:2) (P)
Position: Oppose unless Amended
Subject: Energy
Hazardous Materials
AB 1131 (Feuer) Hazardous materials: green chemistry and accidental releases. (A-04/20/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/29/2009-From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 28).
Calendar: 05/13/09 9 a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would additionally require the department to establish programs for life cycle toxic reduction to reduce the use, generation, release, or disposal of a chemical of concern as identified by the department during a product life cycle. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/28/2009 ASM. E.S. & T.M. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Hazardous Materials
Health Care
SB 810 (Leno) Single-payer health care coverage. (A-04/23/2009 html pdf)Status: 05/04/2009-Placed on APPR suspense file.
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.
Vote Events:
05/04/2009 SEN. APPR. (Y:11 N:0 A:2) (P)
04/15/2009 SEN. HEALTH (Y:7 N:4 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Health Care
Initiative and Referendum
AB 436 (Saldana) Elections: initiatives. (A-04/14/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/27/2009-Read second time. To third reading.
Calendar: 05/11/09 107 ASM ASSEMBLY THIRD READING FILE
Summary: Would increase that fee in specified amounts every 2 years from $200 to $2,000 in 2016 and would require the fee to be deposited into the General Fund and to be used to reimburse the Attorney General for the costs of preparing the title and summary of proposed initiative measures . The bill would delete the provision for reimbursement of the proponent if the measure qualified for the ballot . The bill would require in 2018 that the Attorney General biennially review the fee and increase it in accordance with an increase in the California Consumer Price Index.
Vote Events:
04/22/2009 ASM. APPR. (Y:10 N:5 A:1) (P)
03/31/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Initiative and Referendum
Juvenile Justice/Dependency
AB 12 (Beall) California Fostering Connections to Success Act. (A-04/29/2009 html pdf)Status: 04/30/2009-Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Summary: Would extend these provisions to also include nonminor dependents. The bill would define the term "nonminor dependent" and related terms for purposes of the bill. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/14/2009 ASM. HUM. S. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency,Children Family Issues,
AB 999 (Skinner) Juveniles: Division of Juvenile Facilities. (A-03/31/2009 html pdf)
Status: 04/28/2009-From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 28).
Calendar: 05/13/09 9 a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would revise and recast these provisions by including program time credits among the powers and duties of the division. The bill would require the parole consideration date of a ward to be advanced one month earlier for every month of satisfactory performance in a credit qualifying program, including performance in education, rehabilitation, vocational education, training, drug treatment, anger management, therapeutic, work, and other programs meant to prepare a ward for successful reentry into society. The bill would require the division to promulgate policies and regulations implementing a divisionwide system of graduated sanctions for addressing ward disciplinary matters. The bill would prohibit the division from extending or postponing a ward's parole consideration date, but would permit forfeiture of program time credits for sustained serious misconduct. The bill would require the division to provide a document signed by a division official to each ward defining what conduct constitutes serious misconduct.
Vote Events: 04/28/2009 ASM. A18PUB. S. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Juvenile Justice/Dependency
State and Local Finance
AB 178 (Skinner) Sales and use taxes. (I-02/02/2009 html pdf)Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was REV. & TAX on 04/27/2009)
Summary: Would include in the definition of a "retailer engaging in business in this state" a retailer entering into an agreement with a resident of this state under which the resident, for a commission or other consideration, directly or indirectly refers potential customers, whether by a link or an Internet Web site or otherwise, to the retailer, if the cumulative gross receipts or sales price from sales by the retailer to customers in this state who are referred pursuant to these agreements is in excess of $10,000 during the preceding 4 calendar quarterly periods, except as specified.
Position: Support
Subject: State and Local Finance
SB 816 (Ducheny) Property taxation. (A-04/28/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Set for hearing May 11.
Summary: Would expand the list of state and local agencies the assessor is required to disclose certain appraisal information to include the county recorder when conducting an investigation to determine whether a documentary transfer tax is imposed . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events: 04/22/2009 SEN. REV. & TAX. (Y:7 N:1 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: State and Local Finance
Voting Rights
AB 30 (Price) Elections: voter registration. (I-12/01/2008 html pdf)Status: 05/07/2009-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 6).
Calendar: 05/11/09 7 ASM ASSEMBLY SECOND READING FILE
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:
05/06/2009 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:5 A:0) (P)
03/31/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:2 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 84 (Hill) Vote by mail ballots. (I-12/23/2008 html pdf)
Status: 04/30/2009-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Summary: Would further require the local elections official to establish a free access system by which a 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.
Vote Events:
04/30/2009 ASM. FLOOR (Y:70 N:0 A:10) (P)
04/22/2009 ASM. APPR. (Y:11 N:4 A:1) (P)
03/31/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 742 (Saldana) Elections: felony conviction statements. (A-04/13/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/05/2009-Do pass as amended.
Summary: Would specify that the court clerk's statement must include only those convicted felons who have been sentenced to prison and would also specify that the county elections official cancel the affidavit of registration of a person imprisoned or on parole for a felony conviction whose name, address, and date of birth are the same as reported on the court clerk's statement.
Vote Events: 05/05/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:5 N:0 A:2) (P)
Position: Support
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 1308 (Hagman) Elections: registration. (A-04/02/2009 html pdf)
Status: 04/21/2009-In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
Summary: Would additionally make a person on probation for the conviction of a felony not eligible to register to vote, and would require elections officials to cancel the affidavit of registration of those persons . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:2 N:5 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 1356 (Berryhill, Bill) Elections: proof of identification. (A-04/13/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was TRANS. on 04/21/2009)
Summary: Would also require a person who desires to vote to show specified proof of identification. The bill would authorize a person who does not have proof of identification to vote a provisional ballot after completing an affidavit under penalty of perjury that he or she is a registered voter. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to waive the fee for an identification card requested for satisfying the voter identification requirement. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:2 N:5 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 1415 (Adams) Elections: voting procedures. (A-04/13/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was TRANS. on 04/21/2009)
Summary: Would additionally make a person on probation for the conviction of a felony not eligible to register to vote, and would require elections officials to cancel the voter registration of persons convicted of a felony upon notification of the conviction from the court . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:2 N:5 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
AB 1424 (Knight) Elections: vote by mail. (A-04/13/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was TRANS. on 04/21/2009)
Summary: Would additionally require that the identification envelope include the last 4 digits of the voter's California driver's license or identification card number or, if unavailable, the last 4 digits of the voter's social security number and a security flap to conceal this information and the voter's signature during mailing . The bill would require the elections official to verify the accuracy of that information before counting the vote and that the voter be notified that the identification envelope will be opened only if this information is verified by the elections official . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 ASM. E. & R. (Y:2 N:5 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
ACA 2 (Furutani) Elections: voting age. (I-12/01/2008 html pdf)
Status: 04/20/2009-Referred to Com. on E. & R.
Summary: The California Constitution authorizes any person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age and a resident of the state to vote. This measure additionally would authorize a person who is at least 17 years of age and will be 18 years of age at the time of the next general election to register to vote, subject to compliance with applicable registration requirements, and to vote in that general election and in any intervening primary or special election that occurs after the person registers to vote.
Position: Support
Subject: Voting Rights
SB 370 (Runner) Elections: voting. (A-04/01/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was E.,R. & C. A. on 03/09/2009)
Summary: Would additionally make a person on probation for the conviction of a felony not eligible to register to vote, and would , as of January 1, 2011, require elections officials to cancel their voter registration upon notice from the court of the conviction . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 SEN. E.,R. & C.A. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 SEN. E.,R. & C.A. (Y:2 N:3 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights,
SB 465 (Huff) Voter identification: proof of identity. (I-02/26/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was E.,R. & C. A. on 03/12/2009)
Summary: Would also require the person to present proof of his or her identity to a member of the precinct board before receiving a ballot. The bill would require the proof of identity to contain the person's name and photograph, to be either unexpired or expired after the last general election, and to be issued by the United States, the State of California, or a tribal government. The bill would permit a voter who is unable to present proof of identity to cast a provisional ballot and would require the voter to provide identification to the county registrar of voters within 5 business days. The bill would make a violation or attempted violation of the identification requirement a felony. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
SB 631 (Walters) Voting: felons. (A-04/02/2009 html pdf)
Status: 05/01/2009-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). (Last location was E.,R. & C. A. on 03/26/2009)
Summary: Would additionally make a person on probation for the conviction of a felony not eligible to register to vote, and would, as of January 1, 2011, require elections officials to cancel a person' s voter registration upon notice from the court of the conviction of a felony. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/21/2009 SEN. E.,R. & C.A. (Y:5 N:0 A:0) (P)
04/21/2009 SEN. E.,R. & C.A. (Y:2 N:3 A:0) (F)
Position: Oppose
Subject: Voting Rights
Water
SB 133 (Corbett) Groundwater: wells, exploratory holes, and other excavations. (A-05/04/2009 html pdf)Status: 05/08/2009-Set for hearing May 18.
Calendar: 05/18/09 11 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203) SEN APPROPRIATIONS
Summary: Would authorize the Alameda County Water District, within described areas of its jurisdiction, to establish a permit program, and to take related action, with regard to the construction, operation, decommissioning, abandonment, or destruction of wells, exploratory holes, or other excavations for the purpose of protecting groundwater. The district would be authorized to establish a procedure for the abatement as a public nuisance of any abandoned or unused well, exploratory hole, or other excavation that creates or threatens to create a water contamination hazard. The bill would declare that any costs incurred by the district to abate the public nuisance are a lien and would require the district to record with the county any notice of a lien that is prepared by the district. Any person who applies for a land development permit or approval, within the areas described by the bill, would be required to obtain specified documentation from the district with regard to the property proposed to be developed. By imposing requirements on the district in connection with the regulation of wells, exploratory holes, and other excavations, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Vote Events:
04/27/2009 SEN. E.Q. (Y:7 N:0 A:0) (P)
03/24/2009 SEN. N.R. & W. (Y:10 N:0 A:1) (P)
Position: Authorize LL to Support
Subject: Water
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