Initiative Would Force Agencies to Meet Antitoxic Standards

Voters will be asked to include most public agencies within the requirements of a 1986 voter-approved antitoxics initiative. It is the 18th measure approved for the Nov. 6 ballot, according to Secretary of State March Fong Eu.

Proposition 141 resulted from a bill (SB 65) by Sen. Quentin Kopp (I-San Francisco) that was put on the ballot by the Legislature and Gov. George Deukmejian, who let it become law without his signature. The legislation passed the Senate by a 34-3 vote and the Assembly by a 52-13 margin.

Voters four years ago approved Proposition 65, which prohibits private businesses from discharging or exposing anyone to chemicals on the state’s list of those known to cause cancer or birth defects. Kopp’s measure would make most public agencies abide by the same restrictions with certain exceptions. GOVERNOR Bills Signed

Tax Payments: AB 3583 by Assemblyman Paul Woodruff (R-Yucaipa) to initiate a pilot project under which some Californians would be allowed to pay their state income and bank and corporation taxes by credit card.

Stolen Cars: AB 3483 by Assemblyman Bob Epple (D-Norwalk) to increase potential criminal penalties for the possession or sale of vehicles bearing altered or defaced serial numbers.

Wheelchairs: AB 2953 by Assemblyman Curt Pringle (R-Garden Grove) to give physically disabled people riding in motorized wheelchairs the same rights as pedestrians.

Golf Carts: AB 3298 by Assemblywoman Tricia Hunter (R-Bonita) calling for a study of the feasibility of letting people drive golf carts in the streets of Palm Desert.

Hate Crimes: AB 2683 by Assemblyman Richard Floyd (D-Carson) to allow victims of alleged hate violence to sue for monetary damages from public and private groups that violate their civil rights.

Telephone Calls: AB 3437 by Assemblywoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Los Angeles) to make it a misdemeanor to repeatedly make telephone calls with the intent of annoying another person at his or her personal residence.

Pigeons: AB 3109 by Assemblyman Trice Harvey (R-Bakersfield) to make it official state policy to permit the breeding and maintaining of homing pigeons consistent with the preservation of public health and safety. Bills Vetoed

Pet Teeth Cleaning: AB 3482 by Assemblyman Bruce Bronzan (D-Fresno) to allow pet owners to continue to use animal groomers and other non-veternarians to clean their pets’ teeth if they so desire to prevent the animal from being put under anesthesia and to save money.

Elections: AB 2968 by Assemblyman Richard Polanco (D-Los Angeles) to require the Los Angeles Community College District to elect board members from single-member districts instead of at-large. Proponents had argued that the bill probably would lead to the election of more minority representatives.

More Elections: AB 2770 by Assemblyman Epple to permit people who become U.S. citizens after the 29th day before an election but before the seventh day to register and vote only for President and vice president.

Confirmation: AB 2825 by Assemblyman Floyd to require that gubernatorial appointees to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board be confirmed by the state Senate. The board is in charge of shaping and enforcing worker safety requirements. ASSEMBLY Floor Action

Traffic Signals: Passed and sent to the governor on a 41-0 vote a bill (AB 2723) by Assemblyman Gerald Felando (R-San Pedro) to increase penalties for damaging or destroying traffic signals or traffic signs.