GovernorBills Signed:Beer Tastings: AB 2377 by Assemblyman...
Governor
Bills Signed:
Beer Tastings: AB 2377 by Assemblyman Stan Statham (R-Oak Run) allows breweries to conduct beer tastings on their premises and in other locations for charitable events sponsored by nonprofit organizations.
Beepers: AB 2800 by Assemblyman Gerald Eaves (D-Rialto) gives school authorities the legal power to prohibit electronic signaling devices, commonly known as beepers, from being used by students for illegal on-campus drug trafficking.
Assembly
Floor Action:
Plastic Guns: Passed and sent to the governor on a 57-4 vote a bill (AB 4546) by Assemblyman Mike Roos (D-Los Angeles) to ban the manufacture, sale or possession of plastic guns not readily detectable by metal-screening devices or X-rays commonly used at airports.
Graffiti: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 62-6 vote a bill (SB 2465) by Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) to use Juvenile Court wards to remove graffiti under a three-year pilot program in Los Angeles County.
Pay Equity: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 41-33 vote a bill (SB 1776) by Senate President Pro Tem David A. Roberti (D-Los Angeles) to create a state commission to determine if state jobs held mostly by women pay less than state jobs dominated by men.
Pearl Harbor: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 68-1 vote a bill (SB 2148) by Sen. Don Rogers (R-Bakersfield) to authorize issuance of special license plates to survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.
Senate
Floor Action:
Tires: Passed and returned to the Assembly for concurrence in amendments on a 21-3 vote a bill (AB 4607) by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Francisco) to impose a $1 per tire disposal fee on people who leave old tires with sellers of new and used tires.
Peace: Granted final legislative approval on a 36-0 vote to a resolution (ACR 111) by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) urging the governor to declare the third Sunday of May each year as “Peace Day.”
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