Assembly Floor Action:Lemon Autos: Passed and sent...
Assembly Floor Action:
Lemon Autos: Passed and sent to the governor on a 55-22 vote a bill (AB 2057) by Assemblywoman Sally Tanner (D-El Monte) to require the state Bureau of Automotive Repair to set up a monitoring program to certify that manufacturer-run arbitration programs for “lemon auto” purchasers are operated properly and fairly.
Freeway Shooters: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 69-0 vote a bill (SB 117) by Sen. Cecil Green (D-Norwalk) to add five years to the prison sentence of anyone convicted of shooting someone in a motor vehicle and causing serious injury or death.
High-Speed Train: Passed and sent to the governor on a 70-5 vote a bill (AB 1839) by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) to set up a commission to study the feasibility of construction and operation of a so-called “gamblers’ special” high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas.
Hysterectomies: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 74-4 vote a bill (SB 835) by Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) to require doctors to obtain written informed consent before performing a hysterectomy.
Human Corps: Passed and sent to the governor on a 68-0 vote a bill (AB 1820) by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) to establish a “human corps” to encourage college students to get involved in volunteer public service work for credit.
Class Size: Passed and sent to the governor on a 47-26 vote a bill (SB 436) by Sen. Gary K. Hart (D-Santa Barbara) to provide $75 million in bonuses to school districts that reduce class sizes in English, mathematics, science and social science in grades 9 through 12.
Developer Fees: Sent to the inactive file for further action next year two pieces of legislation (ACA 49 and AB 904) by Assemblyman Jack O’Connell (D-Carpinteria) to ask the voters if school districts should be able to pass bond issues by a simple majority vote rather than the two-thirds vote required under existing law. The legislation also would abolish developer fees that are assessed to help pay for construction of new school facilities.
Senate Floor Action:
Crime: Passed and sent to the governor on a 38-0 vote a bill (SB 1053) by Sen. John Seymour (R-Anaheim) creating a new category of crime--the solicitation by adults of children to commit felony crimes. The maximum prison sentence would be seven years. The legislation is nicknamed the “Use a Kid--Go to Prison” bill.
Drunk Drivers: Passed and sent to the governor on a 37-0 vote a bill (SB 1365) by Sen. John Seymour (R-Anaheim) to allow the courts to order a 30-month intensive alcohol treatment program for three-time or more convicted drunk drivers to be paid for by them as a condition of their probation.
Clean Air: Passed and sent to the governor on a 21-5 vote a bill (SB 343) by Sen. Herschel Rosenthal (D-Los Angeles) to direct the South Coast Air Quality Management District to promote the use of methanol, natural gas, electricity and other clean-burning fuels in vehicles and stationary facilities.
Open Meetings: Passed and sent to the governor on a 26-5 vote a bill (SB 200) by President Pro Tem David A. Roberti (D-Los Angeles) to reduce the number of closed-door local government meetings by requiring public justification of the reason for closed sessions involving possible litigation.
