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Bills Introduced:

Drunk: AB 331 by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) would make it a misdemeanor punishable by a minimum of 48 hours in jail for a motorist to refuse to take a chemical sobriety test.

Smoking: AB 369 by Assemblywoman Marian W. La Follette (R-Northridge) would prohibit smoking in public transportation ticket lines and require half of the waiting rooms to be posted as nonsmoking areas.

Discrimination: AB 382 by Assemblywoman Gwen Moore (D-Los Angeles) calls for a state study on the status of employment of minorities and women in the motion picture and television industries.

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Senate Bills Introduced: Rape: SB 221 by Sen. Daniel E. Boatwright (D-Concord) would prohibit law enforcement agencies from disclosing the names of rape victims unless specifically authorized to do so by the victims.

Transit: SB 224 by Sen. Robert G. Beverly (R-Manhattan Beach) would raise the maximum fine for offenses on public transit systems, such as willfully disturbing others by boisterous or unruly behavior, from $50 to $250.

Floor Action: Integration: Approved, by a 36-0 vote, a $31.7-million bill to reimburse local school districts for voluntary desegregation costs. Affected districts include Los Angeles, which gets $21.4 million, Long Beach, San Francisco and San Jose. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alan Robbins (D-Van Nuys).

Miscellany: Bradley: Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley is scheduled to receive a Senate resolution Monday honoring him for helping organize and host last summer’s highly successful Olympic Games.

Tollner: USC football coach Ted Tollner was presented a legislative resolution Thursday honoring the Trojans for winning the Pac-l0 championship and beating Ohio State 20-17 in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. He also was hosted by lawmakers for a luncheon at Frank Fat’s.

Killea: Assemblywoman Lucy Killea (D-San Diego) has been elected to the Assembly Rules Committee, replacing Assemblywoman Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), who resigned.

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Tax Amnesty: California’s tax amnesty program has gone international with $17.5 million in back taxes received from more than 12,000 delinquent state taxpayers around the world, according to the Franchise Tax Board and the Board of Equalization. Recent payees included a banker in Korea, an oil company employee in England, a military serviceman in Okinawa, a doctor in Hungary, a resident of the Netherlands and a musician on a cruise ship. The program, a one-time chance to pay back taxes without penalty or prosecution, ends March 15.

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