Assembly

Floor Action: Organic Foods: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 57-9 vote a bill (AB 2012) by Assemblyman Sam Farr (D-Carmel) to increase state regulation of the chemical-free organic food industry. AIDS: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 42-30 vote a bill (AB 25) by Assemblywoman Teresa P. Hughes (D-Los Angeles) to enable students in grades 7-12 to receive AIDS education instruction and allow school districts to require parental consent prior to such classes. Auto Air Conditioners: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 44-29 vote a bill (AB 2532) by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara) encouraging automobile manufacturers to develop new air conditioners that do not use chlorofluorocarbons that can damage the earth’s ozone layer. China: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 42-23 vote a bill (AB 2533) by Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica) to prohibit future state investments in corporations and banks doing business in the People’s Republic of China as a protest against the Tian An Men Square student massacre last year. Bill Introductions: Holocaust: ACR 113 by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sylmar) would designate the week of April 22-29 as Holocaust Memorial Week and urge Californians to observe days of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner. Senate Floor Action: Rail Transit: Passed and sent to the Assembly on a 32-0 vote a bill (SB 1307) by Sen. John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove) calling for a study of the feasibility of a high-speed rail transit network that would include routes connecting Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties. Driver Education: Passed and sent to the Assembly on a 23-10 vote a bill (SB 1654) by Sen. Alfred E. Alquist (D-San Jose) prohibiting school districts from requiring students to complete a driver education program for high school graduation. Lead Poisoning: Passed and sent to the Assembly on a 30-1 vote a bill (SB 1627) by Sen. Art Torres (D-Los Angeles) setting up an occupational lead exposure prevention program in the state Department of Health Services to be funded by fees paid by the lead industry. Bill Introductions: Drunk Piloting of Boat: SB 1808 by Sen. Bill Leonard (R-Big Bear) would lower the legal blood-alcohol content at which a person piloting a recreational boat is presumed to be under the influence from .10% to .08%.