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09/30/2008   GAAS:695:08    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Print Version |

Legislative Update 2

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed 81 bills and vetoed 58 bills.

Bills Signed:

SB 61 by Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) - Castaic Lake Water Agency.

SB 155 by Senator Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) - Gasoline: vapor recovery systems.

SB 567 by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) - Counties: consolidation of offices: watermaster districts.

SB 588 by Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) - Postsecondary education: community college school buildings. See attached signing message.

SB 634 by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) - Food labeling: olive oil.

SB 791 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - State Highway Route 84.

SB 911 by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) - Commercial air carriers: hot air balloons.

SB 947 by Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) - California Environmental Quality Act: consultation: transportation facilities.

SB 1007 by Senator Mike Machado (D-Linden) - Exchange facilitators.

SB 1124 by Committee on Local Government - Local Government Omnibus Act of 2008.

SB 1241 by Senator Bob Margett (R-Glendora) - Public safety.

SB 1251 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - School accountability: Academic Performance Index: graduation rates.

SB 1285 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - Resource conservation lands: acquisition.

SB 1296 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - Public Employment Relations Board.

SB 1307 by Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) - Pharmacy: pedigree.

SB 1316 by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) - Transportation facilities: tolls: Orange and Riverside Counties.

SB 1329 by Senator Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) - Charitable institutions: fund management: dissolution.

SB 1357 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) - Beverage containers: processing payments: grants.

SB 1362 by Senator Bob Margett (R-Glendora) - Electrician certification.

SB 1366 by Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-Montclair) - State highway routes: relinquishments.

SB 1437 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) - Education technology: California Virtual Campus: pupils of public high schools: community college enrollment.

SB 1473 by Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) - Building standards.

SB 1486 by Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego) - Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act. See attached signing message.

SB 1519 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - Local governments: taxicabs.

SB 1553 by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Health care service plans: mental health services.

SB 1556 by Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego) - School construction.

SB 1646 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) - South Coast Air Quality Management District: air pollution fee.

SB 1662 by Senator Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) - Air districts: emission reduction offsets: Sacramento Metro federal nonattainment area.

SB 1666 by Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) - Crime: school zones.

SB 1690 by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) - Dungeness crab.

SB 1781 by Committee on Environmental Quality - Environmental quality: solid waste management: used and waste tires: ballast water management.

AB 86 by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) - Pupil safety.

AB 163 by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza (D-Norwalk) - Gambling: local ordinances.

AB 572 by Assemblymember Patty Berg (D-Eureka) - Adult day health care services. See attached signing message.

AB 830 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) - Vehicles: transportation of school pupils.

AB 837 by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) - Firearms: prohibited persons.

AB 876 by Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles) - Career technical education.

AB 887 by Assemblymember Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) - State surplus property: Lynwood Armory.

AB 916 by Assemblymember Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) - School facilities construction: Twin Rivers Unified School District.

AB 1062 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) - School facilities: uniform standards: solar design plans.

AB 1088 by Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) - Surplus line brokers: taxation.

AB 1163 by Assemblymember Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) - Adult education.

AB 1225 by Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) - Ocean resources: California Ocean Protection Trust Fund.

AB 1358 by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) - Planning: circulation element: transportation.

AB 1510 by Assemblymember George Plescia (R-San Diego) - Subdivision Map Act: exemptions.

AB 1871 by Assemblymember Joe Coto (D-San Jose) - Teacher credentialing: English language development and bilingual-crosscultural competence.

AB 1889 by Assemblymember Patty Berg (D-Eureka) - School districts: four-day school week.

AB 1974 by Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) - State property: sale or exchange.

AB 1981 by Assemblymember Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) - Surplus property: Chino Valley Unified School District.

AB 2016 by Committee on Housing and Community Development - Housing omnibus bill.

AB 2020 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) - Residential property contracts: liquidated damages.

AB 2040 by Speaker Emeritus Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles) - High school exit examination.

AB 2065 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Invasive aquatic species: dreissenid mussels.

AB 2158 by Assemblymember Nell Soto (D-Ontario) - State employees' health benefits: bloodborne diseases.

AB 2211 by Assemblymember Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach) - State Highway Route 110.

AB 2222 by Assemblymember Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) - Groundwater quality: monitoring.

AB 2261 by Assemblymember Ira Ruskin (D-Redwood City) - Community colleges: open education resources centers.

AB 2272 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) - Vehicles: motorcycles.

AB 2300 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - School lunch and breakfast programs: direct certification.

AB 2319 by Assemblymember Shirley Horton (R-San Diego) - Identification cards: renewal by mail.

AB 2352 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) - Health services: confidential information.

AB 2423 by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) - Professions and vocations: licensure.

AB 2470 by Assemblymember Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach) - Crimes: weapons. See attached signing message.

AB 2522 by Assemblymember Juan Arambula (D-Fresno) - San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.

AB 2537 by Assemblymember Warren Furutani (D-Gardena) - Public works: volunteers.

AB 2592 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) - Locksmiths.

AB 2599 by Assemblymember Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) - Birth Defects Monitoring Program. See attached signing message.

AB 2648 by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) - Career technical education.

AB 2651 by Assemblymember Greg Aghazarian (R-Stockton) - Foster care, adoption, and dependent children.

AB 2654 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Discrimination. See attached signing message.

AB 2747 by Assemblymember Patty Berg (D-Eureka) - End-of-life care.

AB 2754 by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) - Public safety personnel: MRSA skin infections.

AB 2824 by Assemblymember Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto) - Food labeling: olive oil.

AB 2855 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Career technical education: partnership academies: green technology and goods movement.

AB 2881 by Assemblymember Lois Wolk (D-Davis) - Nuisance: agricultural activity: recovery of defendant's costs: right to farm.

AB 2922 by Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) - Air pollution: penalties: fuel containers.

AB 2945 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - State parks and wilderness areas.

AB 2954 by Assemblymember Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View) - San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.

AB 2991 by Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles) - Air pollution: research.

AB 3005 by Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) - Community development: mitigation fees.

AB 3058 by Committee on Utilities and Commerce - Electric power contracts: just and reasonable charges.

Bills Vetoed:

SB 37 by Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) - Electoral college: interstate compact. See attached veto message.

SB 60 by Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) - Vehicles: driver's licenses. See attached veto message.

SB 68 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Environmental quality: determination: dispute. See attached veto message.

SB 153 by Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) - Property taxation: change in ownership: exclusion. See attached veto message.

SB 404 by Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) - Parks: conveyances. See attached veto message.

SB 432 by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Transportation. See attached veto message.

SB 489 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) - Continuing care contracts: retirement communities: closure. See attached veto message.

SB 553 by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) - State property: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. See attached veto message.

SB 823 by Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland) - California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2008. See attached veto message.

SB 899 by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) - Fishing gear. See attached veto message.

SB 977 by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) - California Commission on Aging: report: infrastructure for seniors. See attached veto message.

SB 992 by Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) - Substance abuse: adult recovery maintenance facilities. See attached veto message.

SB 1171 by Senator Jack Scott (D-Pasadena) - Firearms. See attached veto message.

SB 1174 by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Vehicles: hybrid and electric vehicles: visually impaired pedestrians. See attached veto message.

SB 1355 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) - Postsecondary education: private student loans. See attached veto message.

SB 1386 by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Residential building safety. See attached veto message.

SB 1446 by Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles) - High school exit examination: pupils with disabilities. See attached veto message.

SB 1447 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - Education finance: San Bruno Park School District. See attached veto message.

SB 1527 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) - State property: sale. See attached veto message.

SB 1543 by Senator Michael Machado (D-Linden) - Insurance: life settlement investments and contracts. See attached veto message.

SB 1557 by Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) - State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. See attached veto message.

SB 1574 by Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter) - Underground storage tanks: biodiesel. See attached veto message.

SB 1586 by Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-Montclair) - County employees retirement: San Bernardino County health benefits. See attached veto message.

SB 1601 by Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-Montclair) - Public employees. See attached veto message.

SB 1661 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Unemployment compensation: family leave: good cause. See attached veto message.

SB 1674 by Senator Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch) - Before and after school programs. See attached veto message.

SB 1760 by Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland) - Energy: greenhouse gas emissions. See attached veto message.

SB 1762 by Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland) - Energy: greenhouse gas emissions. See attached veto message.

AB 100 by Assemblymember Gene Mullin (D-South San Francisco) - Education facilities: per-unhoused-pupil grants. See attached veto message.

AB 214 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) - Public Protection and Physician Health Program Act of 2008. See attached veto message.

AB 376 by Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) - Public employees' retirement: airport police officers. See attached veto message.

AB 524 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Public employees: local agencies. See attached veto message.

AB 733 by Assemblymember Charles Calderon (D-Montebello) - Gambling: exclusion from gambling establishments. See attached veto message.

AB 983 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) - Public contracts: plans and specifications. See attached veto message.

AB 1021 by Assemblymember Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto) - Apple pest: pest and disease prevention. See attached veto message.

AB 1391 by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) - Electronic waste. See attached veto message.

AB 1565 by Assemblymember Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View) - Insurance policies: nonprofit organizations. See attached veto message.

AB 1701 by Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton) - Medi-Cal: pilot project: transfer of pediatric patients: subacute care health facilities. See attached veto message

AB 1725 by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) - Evaluation of judicial appointments. See attached veto message.

AB 1996 by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) - Food stamps: eligibility: drug felonies. See attached veto message

AB 2095 by Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles) - Courts: judicial appointments. See attached veto message.

AB 2099 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Inmates: identification cards. See attached veto message

AB 2123 by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) - California Financial Literacy Initiative. See attached veto message.

AB 2270 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Recycled water: water quality. See attached veto message

AB 2369 by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) - Apprenticeship programs: prevailing wage enforcement. See attached veto message.

AB 2379 by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) - Court records: appeal: attorney's fees. See attached veto message

AB 2413 by Assemblymember Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) - Excess real property sales. See attached veto message.

AB 2455 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - State lands: resource land transactions. See attached veto message

AB 2472 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Conveyances: DeLaveaga Park. See attached veto message.

AB 2532 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Marine fisheries: fishery management plans: management frameworks. See attached veto message.

AB 2560 by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) - Medium- and heavy-duty motor vehicles: air pollution. See attached veto message.

AB 2567 by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) - Harvey Milk Day: official designation. See attached veto message.

AB 2939 by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) - Building standards: green buildings: local variances. See attached veto message.

AB 2944 by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) - Corporations: director's duties. See attached veto message.

AB 2947 by Assemblymember Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park) - Elder and dependent adult abuse: waiver of rights. See attached veto message.

AB 2971 by Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) - Department of Transportation: safety programs: bicyclists and pedestrians. See attached veto message.

AB 3062 by Committee on Labor and Employment - Employment: termination: garnishment of wages. See attached veto message.

AB 3063 by Committee on Labor and Employment - Employment: criminal history. See attached veto message.

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In 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger has signed 736 bills and vetoed 380 bills. The Governor has 71 bills remaining on his desk.

 
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