Governor Appointed Jamie Sepulveda-Bailey of Sacramento as...

Governor Appointed Jamie Sepulveda-Bailey of Sacramento as his liaison to California’s nearly 5 million Latinos. The community representative’s job pays $46,020 and does not require Senate confirmation.

Assembly Floor Action: Discrimination: Approved and sent to the governor on a 41-30 vote a bill (AB 2137) by Assemblyman Johan Klehs (D-San Leandro) to allow state probes of alleged violations of federal guidelines on participation in state contracts by minority and women’s business enterprises.

Bills Introduced: Beaches: AB 4413 by Assemblywoman Lucy Killea (D-San Diego) would place an $85-million beach purchase and improvement bond issue on the November general election ballot.

Senate Committee Action: Juries: The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a bill (SB 1561) by Sen. Robert G. Beverly (R-Redondo Beach) to provide eight-member juries in civil cases in municipal and justice courts. The vote was 4 to 2 with six votes needed for approval.

Bills Introduced: Traffic Fines: SB 1952 by Sen. Ken Maddy (R-Fresno) would add a $1 assessment to traffic violation fines to raise an estimated $20 million annually to help finance hospital emergency room medical services for traffic accident victims.

Miscellany Automobile Seat Belts: The number of drivers and passengers wearing automobile seat belts has more than doubled since a state law took effect Jan. 1 requiring Californians to buckle up, the Office of Traffic Safety reported. Sample surveys taken in 13 key communities and projected statewide showed an estimated 8 million drivers are buckling up now, compared to only 3.5 million in 1985, according to spokesman Peter K. O’Rourke. He said the figure is particularly significant because enforcement of the new law was minimal during January-February. The potential first-offense fine for failure to wear a seat belt is $20.

Legislative Analyst Lobbying: Sen. Alfred E. Alquist (D-San Jose), chairman of the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, is lobbying on behalf of Mary Ann Graves, a director of the Department of Finance under former Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., to replace Legislative Analyst Bill Hamm, according to informed sources. Hamm has resigned to join a savings and loan association. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee, of which Alquist is a member, is charged with finding Hamm’s replacement. The legislative analyst’s job pays $83,380 yearly.