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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.
(Note: click on bill number for more information)
In 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger has signed 736 bills and
vetoed 380 bills. The Governor has 71 bills remaining on his desk.

