SACRAMENTO FILE

Governor

Announced formation of a task force to be headed by Robert H. Philibosian, former Los Angeles County district attorney, to recommend ways to curb gang violence.

Appointed Robert A. Von Esch Jr. of Fullerton to the state Board of Corrections. Von Esch replaces Mark Lee Saginor of Los Angeles, whose term expired. Board members are compensated for expenses. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.

Assembly Floor Action: Cal-Vet Loans: Approved and sent to the Senate on a 66-0 vote a bill (AB 286) by Assemblyman Richard E. Floyd (D-Hawthorne) to authorize an $850-million bond issue on the June, 1986, election ballot to provide money for Cal-Vet home and farm purchase loans.

Exit Polls: Defeated on a 38-34 vote a bill (AB 948) by Assemblyman Louis J. Papan (D-Millbrae) to prohibit talking to a voter within 300 feet of a polling place to discourage exit polls. Current law imposes a 100-foot restriction. A majority, or 41 votes, were required for approval.

Student Newspapers: Approved and sent to the Senate on a 43-27 vote a bill (AB 1720) by Assemblyman Dan Hauser (D-Arcata) to prohibit the state university system from disciplining student newspaper editors for expressing editorial opinions.

Committee Action:

Income Taxes: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee approved a bill (AB 540) by Assemblyman Elihu M. Harris (D-Oakland) to revise the state personal income tax system by substituting a flat 4% or 7.5% tax rate on adjusted gross income and repealing most exemptions. A 7-4 vote sent the bill to the Ways and Means Committee.

Senate Floor Action:

School Lunches: Approved and sent to the Assembly on a 31-2 vote a resolution (SJR 29) by Sen. John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove) urging Congress to provide at least the current level of funding for the school lunch program in the 1986 fiscal year. The Reagan Administration has proposed a $700-million cutback.

Committee Action:

Marijuana: The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill (SB 853) by Sen. John Doolittle (R-Citrus Heights) to require a mandatory prison sentence for people convicted of planting, harvesting or transporting 10 or more marijuana plants weighing 10 or more pounds, or 10 pounds of processed marijuana. A 6-0 vote sent the bill to the Senate floor.

Miscellany Lobbyists Outnumber Legislators by 6-1 Margin: There are 738 registered lobbyists working for 1,320 employers trying to persuade 120 state legislators to see things their way on legislation at the Capitol, according to the new lobbyist directory distributed by Secretary of State March Fong Eu’s office. Who employs the most lobbyists? There are 163 of them representing health and health-related groups’ concerns, and 153 more representing a variety of business interests. There also are 157 female lobbyists in the corps, compared to 133 in 1983-84.