Governor Signs Package of 8 Anti-Crime Bills Into Law

A package of eight anti-crime bills designed to restrict minors’ unsupervised access to guns, increase the penalty for drive-by shooting convictions and prohibit convicted felons from possessing ammunition has been signed into law by Gov. Pete Wilson.

Other approved measures increase penalties for the possession of armor-piercing ammunition and the wearing of a bulletproof vest during the commission of a crime.

Also, others require firearms dealers to show transaction records to law enforcement personnel and make it illegal to sell ammunition to anyone under 18.

“Every day we hear about guns being used in crimes, and children killing children with guns they should never have had,” the governor said. “This legislation will give us additional tools in our ongoing efforts to make California’s streets safe.”

The signed bills are SB 36X by Sen. Robert Presley (D-Riverside), SB 37X by Sen. David A. Roberti (D-Van Nuys), SB 1308 by Sen. Steve Peace (D-Bonita), AB 13X by Assemblywoman Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), AB 141X by Assemblyman Dean Andal (R-Stockton), AB 2449 by Assemblywoman Dede Alpert (D-Coronado), AB 3410 by Assemblywoman Barbara Friedman (D-North Hollywood) and AB 3499 by Assemblyman Jack O’Connell (D-Carpinteria).

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Bills Signed

* Air Quality: AB 1853 by Assemblyman Richard Polanco (D-Los Angeles) requires the South Coast Air Quality Management District to submit its annual budget and extended forecasts to the state Air Resources Board, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Legislature for review and suggested changes.

* Workplace Violence: AB 68X by Alpert allows employers to obtain temporary restraining orders and injunctions against those who threaten violent acts against their employees while they are in the workplace.

* Sexual Offenders: AB 152X by Polanco requires state prison officials to notify local law enforcement officials at least 15 days before the parole of convicted sex offenders into their area.

* Sex Crimes: AB 19X by Assemblywoman Valerie Brown (D-Sonoma) increases prison terms for those convicted of kidnaping for the commission of sex crimes.

* AIDS Test: AB 109X by Assemblywoman Diane Martinez (D-Monterey Park) allows alleged victims of uncharged sex crimes to ask the courts to order an AIDS test of a defendant who is later charged with other sex crimes.

* Disorderly Conduct: AB 166X by Alpert makes it a misdemeanor to look into a hole in the wall of a bathroom located on public property and invade the privacy of the person inside.

* Gifts and Parties: AB 1921 by Assemblywoman Jackie Speier (D-Burlingame) repeals a state law that allowed the lieutenant governor, attorney general, controller, treasurer, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction and chief justice of the Supreme Court to each spend up to $10,000 per year in state funds on gifts and parties.

Bills Vetoed

* Tattoo Parlors: AB 3787 by Valerie Brown would have required the state to develop sanitation, sterilization and safety standards for those who do tattooing and body-piercing work. The governor said no case of serious infection resulting from these practices has been reported to the state in recent years.