Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update

10-7-2011

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bills:

• AB 186 by Assemblymember Das G. Williams (D-Santa Barbara) – Reportable diseases and conditions.
• AB 221 by Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) – The Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Acts of 2002 and 2006: supportive housing.
• AB 258 by Assemblymember Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) – Rabies: vaccinations.
• AB 309 by Assemblymember Paul Cook (R-Yucaipa) – Public officers: removal from office.
• AB 335 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Workers' compensation: notices.
• AB 378 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Workers' compensation: pharmacy products.
• AB 397 by Assemblymember William W. Monning (D-Santa Cruz) – Workers' compensation insurance: contractors.
• AB 415 by Assemblymember Dan Logue (R-Chico) – Healing arts: telehealth.
• AB 420 by Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles) – Redistricting.
• AB 564 by Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) – Income taxes: voluntary contributions: Municipal Shelter Spay-Neuter Fund.
• AB 585 by Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Mountain View) – Workers' compensation: cancer presumption.
• AB 873 by Assemblymember Warren T. Furutani (D-Long Beach) – Political Reform Act of 1974: postgovernment employment restrictions. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 922 by Assemblymember William Monning (D-Santa Cruz) – Office of Patient Advocate.
• AB 1117 by Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) – Animal abuse: penalties.
• AB 1136 by Assemblymember Sandre Swanson (D-Oakland) – Employment safety: health facilities.
• AB 1168 by Assemblymember Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Workers' compensation: vocational expert fee schedule.
• AB 1396 by Committee on Labor and Employment – Employment contract requirements.
• AB 1401 by Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media – Employment: minors.
• AB 1426 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Workers' compensation: court administrator.
• SB 161 by Senator Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) – Schools: emergency medical assistance: administration of epilepsy medication.
• SB 202 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Elections: ballot measures. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 397 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) – Online voter registration.
• SB 425 by Senator Ronald Calderon (D-Montebello) – Cruelty to animals: fighting.
• SB 441 by Senator Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) – Elections: contributions.
• SB 457 by Senator Ronald Calderon (D-Montebello) –Workers' compensation: liens.
• SB 470 by Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) – Commercial fishing: salmon stamp.
• SB 684 by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) – Workers' compensation insurance: dispute resolution: arbitration clauses.
• SB 818 by Senator Lois Wolk (D -Davis) – Food labeling: olive oil.
• SB 826 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) –Workers' compensation: data reporting requirement: administrative penalties.
• SB 857 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Public employment: unlawful strike damages. A signing message can be found here.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 65 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Burbank) – Elections: statewide ballot pamphlet. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 211 by Assemblymember Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) – Workers' compensation: permanent disability benefits. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 584 by Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-Mountain View) – Workers' compensation: utilization review. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 651 by Assemblymember Ben Hueso (D-Chula Vista) – Initiatives: paid circulators. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 862 by Assemblymember Jim Silva (R-Huntington Beach) – Developmental services: regional centers. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 894 by Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) – State government: economic development. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 947 by Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) – Workers' compensation: temporary disability payments. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1121 by Assemblymember Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Dog licensing: issuance: puppy licenses. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1155 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) – Workers' compensation. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 199 by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) – Elections: vote by mail ballots. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 205 by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) – Voter registration: paid registration activities. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 334 by Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) – Elections: statewide ballot pamphlet. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 364 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) –Income taxes: business tax credits: reporting information and penalty. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 439 by Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-Chino) – Political Reform Act of 1974: PERS: STRS: gift limits. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 702 by Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) – Dog licensing: microchip implants. A veto message can be found here.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html.