Posted on 08/23/2004 6:38:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Some of the bills voted on Monday by the California Legislature:
EDUCATION:
- The state Department of Motor Vehicles would be required to license home-study traffic violator schools under a bill approved by the Senate, 23-13. The measure, AB2377, by Assemblyman John Longville, D-Rialto, returns to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
- Random testing of students for drug or alcohol use would be restricted under a bill by Sen. John Vasconcellos. The Senate voted 26-6 to approve Assembly amendments to the measure, SB1886, and send it to the governor.
ENVIRONMENT:
- The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would be formed to acquire and manage lands for various public purposes under legislation approved by the Senate. The 21-14 vote returned the bill, AB2600 by Assemblymen Tim Leslie, R-Tahoe City, and John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
- Cruise ships could not discharge sewage within three miles of shore under a bill by Assemblyman George Nakano, D-Torrance, that was approved by the Senate, 24-6. The measure, AB2093, returns to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
- Smoking would be barred on the sand at state beaches under a bill by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, that failed on a 19-13 Senate vote. It needed at least 21 votes, a simple majority of the 40-seat Senate, to pass. Supporters were given permission to take a second vote later this week.
- The state Department of Water Resources, working with the U.S. Department of Interior, would have to draft a plan to meet water quality standards in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta before any more water could be exported from the delta. A 22-11 Senate vote approved Assembly amendments to SB1155 by Sen. Mike Machado, D-Linden, and sent the measure to the governor.
- Cities and the state would launch 30 pilot projects during the next six years to test new processes of cleaning up blighted industrial areas for urban development. SB559, by Sen. Deborah Ortiz, D-Sacramento, passed the Assembly 51-21 and returns to the Senate for a vote on Assembly changes.
GUNS:
- Sales of .50 caliber BMG rifles would be barred under AB50, a bill by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, that passed the Senate, 21-14, and was returned to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
WORKERS:
- State and local governments would be barred from spending state funds for employee training in foreign countries or, except in limited circumstances, for service contracts with a contractor or subcontractor that uses workers outside the United States under legislation approved by the Senate. A 21-14 vote sent the measure, SB1829 by Assemblywoman Carol Liu, D-La Canada Flintridge, to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
- Temporary labor agencies would be barred from charging day laborers to cash their checks. SB1499 by Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver City, passed the Assembly 45-28 and returns to the Senate for concurrence in Assembly amendments.
- Employers would be required to tell their workers if they monitor their telephone calls, Internet use or e-mails under a bill by Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Marina del Rey. The Senate voted 22-10 to approve Assembly amendments to the bill, SB1841, sending it to the governor's desk.
- California's minimum wage would climb from $6.75 to $7.75 by 2006 under a bill by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Santa Clara. The Assembly voted 43-31 to approve Senate amendments to the measure, AB2832, and send it to the governor.
CONSUMER REBATES:
- Consumers would have a reasonable amount of time to submit rebates and companies would be limited in the information that they can request from consumers in return for the rebates. SB1154, by Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Sunol, was approved by the Assembly 54-4 and sent back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments.
TEAK SURFING:
- Boat operators would face an infraction for operating a boat or having the engine running idle when someone is teak surfing, platform dragging or bodysurfing behind the boat. AB222, by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, passed the Senate 23-7 and returns to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY:
California would return its primary election to June, where it was held for 50 years before shifting to March in 1996. SB1730 by Sen. Ross Johnson, R-Irvine, passed the Assembly 71-0 and returns to the Senate for a vote on Assembly changes.
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On the Net:
Read the bills at http://www.legislature.ca.gov
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