Assembly : Floor Action:

Drunk Drivers: Passed and sent to Gov. George Deukmejian on a 64-1 vote a bill (AB 3939) by Assemblyman Sam Farr (D-Carmel) to set up an experimental program allowing the courts to require convicted second-offense drunk drivers to install ignition devices that would prevent them from starting their cars after consuming in excess of about two drinks.

Airports: Passed and sent to the governor on a 49-21 vote a bill (AB 1801) by Assemblyman Richard Robinson (D-Garden Grove) to limit neighboring residents’ ability to sue airports over jet noise.

Lawyers: Passed and sent to the governor on a 57-9 vote a bill (AB 4225) by Assemblyman Lloyd Connelly (D-Sacramento) to require the State Bar to develop a comprehensive program of mandatory malpractice insurance for lawyers.

Peace Day: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 44-30 vote a bill (AB 3284) by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) to require the governor to designate Aug. 6 as “Peace Day.” The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The governor previously vetoed similar legislation.

Self-Esteem: Passed and sent to the governor on a 52-20 vote a bill (AB 3659) by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) to appropriate $245,000 for a task force to study how state government can help people increase their self-esteem in an attempt to reduce violence, crime, child abuse and drug abuse. The governor vetoed similar legislation last year.

Athletic Recruitment: Passed and sent to the governor on a 51-21 vote a bill (AB 2753) by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Francisco) to provide civil penalties for alumni or boosters who violate laws by illegally recruiting high school athletes with money or gifts.

Tour Buses: Passed and sent to the governor on a 57-0 vote a bill (AB 3262) by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) to require inspections of tour buses every 45 days. A related bill (AB 3666) by Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica) to tighten licensing requirements for tour bus drivers also was sent to the governor on a 73-4 vote. Both bills were sparked by a recent accident in which a gambling tour bus plunged into the Walker River, killing a group of Southern California senior citizens.

Voter Registration: Passed and sent to the governor on a 44-33 vote a bill (AB 1787) by Assemblyman Tom Bates (D-Oakland) to make it easier to vote by allowing Californians to register at the same time that they apply for a driver’s license at the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

Museum: Passed and sent to the governor on a 56-20 vote a bill (AB 3253) by Assemblywoman Gwen Moore (D-Los Angeles) to give the National Audubon Society a $400,000 grant to help build a living museum at Ballona Creek near Marina del Rey.

Weeds: Passed and sent to the governor on a 53-12 vote a bill (AB 1107) by Assemblyman Robert Campbell (D-Richmond) to prohibit the import or sale of any weed that the state Department of Food and Agriculture deems to be noxious or exotic. Some such weeds are now sold by some nurseries.

Latino Heritage Museum: Passed and sent to the governor on a 54-20 vote a bill (AB 2599) by Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-Alhambra) that would provide $50,000 to fund a development study for a proposed California Latino heritage museum. Senate Floor Action:

Financial Planners: Passed and sent to the governor on a 22-7 vote a bill (SB 315) by Sen. Joseph B. Montoya (D-Whittier) to require financial planners to be licensed and regulated by the state.

Lawyers: Passed and sent to the governor on a 33-1 vote a bill (SB 1543) by Sen. Robert Presley (D-Riverside) to hire an independent monitor to check the progress of the State Bar in processing lawyer discipline cases.

Port Pipeline: Passed and sent to the governor on a 29-2 vote a bill (SB 2059) by Sen. Ralph C. Dills (D-Gardena) to clear the way for construction of a $1.66-billion oil pipeline from the Los Angeles Harbor to Texas.

Pesticides: Passed and sent to the governor on a 37-0 vote a bill (SB 1889) by Sen. Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara) to require the director of food and agriculture to release annual reports on pesticide residue monitoring to the public.

Offshore Oil Drilling: Passed and sent to the governor on a 37-0 vote a bill (SB 1921) by Sen. Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara) to require the governor to keep local governments informed of federal offshore oil drilling proposals and set up an advisory committee to relay their concerns to him. The governor vetoed a similar bill in 1984.

Nuclear Power Plants: Granted final legislative approval on a 29-1 vote to a resolution (SJR 54) by Sen. Barry Keene (D-Benicia) asking Congress to raise the $560 million-per-accident liability limit for nuclear power plant accidents to a “more realistic” amount and require the federal government to assume liability for all damages above the new limit.