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Letters to the Daily Journal – Senate Bills

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Last updated: 10/12/18

2018 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 100 De Leon August 31 6088 California Renewables Portfolio
Standard Program: emissions of
greenhouse gases
SB 244 Lara August 31 6183 Privacy: personal information
SB 452 Glazer August 31 6142 The California Beverage Container
Recycling and Litter Reduction Act
SB 765 Wiener August 31 6185 Planning and zoning: housing
SB 782 Skinner August 31 6191 Energy data transparency
SB 970 Atkins August 31 6087 Employment: human trafficking
awareness
SB 1013 Lara August 30 6048 Fluorinated refrigerants
SB 1083 Mitchell August 30 6062 Resource family approval
SB 1260 Jackson August 31 6156 Fire prevention and protection:
prescribed burns
SB 1300 Jackson August 31 6107 Unlawful employment practices:
discrimination and harassment
SB 1335 Allen August 31 6186 Solid waste: food service packaging:
state agencies, facilities, and property
SB 1402 Lara August 31 6107 Labor contracting: customer liability
SB 1412 Bradford August 31 6109 Applicants for employment: criminal
history
SB 1416 McGuire August 29 5931 Local government: nuisance
abatement
SB 1440 Hueso August 31 6163 Energy: biomethane: biomethane
procurement
SB 1487 Stern August 31 6190 Iconic African Species Protection Act
 2017 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 5 De Leon Sept. 16 3021 California Drought, Water, Parks,
Climate, Coastal Protection, and
Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018
SB 29 Lara Sept. 13 2862 Law enforcement: immigration
SB 54 De Leon Sept. 16 3018 Law enforcement: sharing data
SB 189 Bradford Sept. 13 2863 Workers’ compensation: definition of
employee
SB 231 Hertzberg Sept. 12 2739 Local government: fees and charges
SB 249 Allen Sept. 14 2914 Off-highway motor vehicle recreation
SB 258 Lara Sept. 15 2987 Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
of 2017
SB 313 Hertzberg Sept. 15 2971 Advertising: automatic renewal and
continuous service offers
SB 649 Hueso Sept. 16 3022 Wireless telecommunications
facilities

2016 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 564 Cannella August 30 5512 North Fork Kings Groundwater
Sustainability Agency Act
SB 661 Hill August 31 5595 Protection of subsurface installations
SB 778 Allen August 29 5472 Automotive repair: oil changes:
notification to customers
SB 887 Pavley August 29 5480 Natural gas storage wells
SB 1160 Mendoza August 31 5589 Workers’ compensation
SB 1266 McGuire August 8 4818 Joint Exercise of Powers Act:
agreements: filings
AB 2170 Frazier August 31 5602 Trade Corridors Improvement Fund:
federal funds
 2015 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 13 Pavley Sept. 11 2738 Groundwater
SB 63 Hall Sept. 8 2555 Seaport infrastructure financing
districts
SB 107 Leno Sept. 11 2778 Local government
SB 119 Hill Sept. 10 2696 Protection of subsurface installations
SB 326 Beall Sept. 11 2732 Courts: penalties: emergency services
funding
SB 475 Monning Sept. 10 2678 Continuing care contracts:
cancellation: payments
SB 525 Nielsen August 24 2157 Respiratory care practice
SB 533 Pan Sept. 10 2708 Cities and counties: sales and use tax
agreements
SB 682 Leno Sept. 3 2473 Courts

2014 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 193 Monning August 28 4955 Hazard evaluation system and
information service
SB 270 Padilla August 30 5019 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags
SB 577 Pavley August 30 5009 Autism and other developmental
disabilities: employment
SB 628 Beall August 30 5012 Enhanced infrastructure financing
districts
SB 718 Roth/Knight August 13 4476 Capital investment incentive
programs: corporation tax credit: new
advanced strategic aircraft program
SB 861 Beall August 7 4380 Public resources: trailer bill
SB 866 Wolk August 13 4480 Water Quality, Supply, and
Infrastructure Improvement Act of
2014
SB 895 Corbett August 27 4922 Residential care facilities for the
elderly
SB 962 Leno August 11 4425 Smartphones
SB 1247 Lieu August 30 5010 Private postsecondary education:
California Private Postsecondary
Education Act of 2009
SB 1255 Cannella August 30 5011 Disorderly conduct: unlawful
distribution of image
SB 1281 Pavley August 28 4955 Oil and gas production: water use:
reporting
 2013 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 4 Pavley Sept. 12 2448 Oil and gas: well stimulation
SB 448 Leno Sept. 12 2442 Energy: petroleum supply and pricing
SB 472 Hill Sept. 12 2450 Gaming: licenses
SB 516 Steinberg Sept. 12 2451 Foreign labor contractors: registration
SB 620 Wright Sept. 12 2447 Water replenishment districts
SB 666 Steinberg Sept. 12 2449 Employment: retaliation
SB 804 Lara Sept. 12 2447 Solid waste: energy

2012 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 12 Corbett Sept. 1 5125 Vehicles: aerodynamic devices
SB 71 Leno August 30 5039 State agencies: boards, commissions,
and reports
SB 163 Evans August 30 5040 Attorneys: board of trustees: annual
membership fee
SB 214 Wolk Sept. 1 5128 Infrastructure financing districts:
voter approval: repeal
SB 289 Hernandez August 30 5040 Clinical laboratory techniques:
training and instruction
SB 411 Price Sept. 1 5127 Home Care Services Act of 2012
SB 477 Wright August 29 5038 School district reorganization: bonded
indebtedness
SB 721 Lowenthal August 29 4986 California postsecondary education:
state goals
SB 750 Hernandez August 22 4178 Vehicles: key information access
SB 863 De Leon Sept. 1 5128 Workers’ compensation
SB 1029 Leno August 9 4447 Budget Act of 2012
SB 1065 Kehoe Sept. 1 5124 State claims
SB 1172 Lieu August 30 5041 Sexual orientation change efforts
SB 1364 Huff August 20 4596 Water corporations
SB 1456 Lowenthal Sept. 1 5125 Community colleges: Seymour-
Campbell Student Success Act of
2012
SB 1249 Wolk Sept. 1 5126 Department of Fish and Game: lands:
expenditures
SB 1478 Leno August 30 5039 Appeals: undertaking
SB 1486 Wright August 31 5055 Food facilities: menu labeling
SB 1525 Padilla Sept. 1 5129 Postsecondary education: Student
Athlete Bill of Rights
 2011 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 26 Padilla Sept. 10 2495 Prisons: wireless communication
devices
SB 136 Yee Sept. 10 2491 Public contracts: prevailing wages
SB 226 Simitian Sept. 10 2498 Environmental quality
SB 356 Blakeslee Sept. 10 2493 State parks: local operating
agreements
SB 436 Kehoe Sept. 10 2492 Land use: mitigation lands: nonprofit
organizations
SB 459 Corbett Sept. 10 2490 Employment: independent contractors
SB 468 Kehoe Sept. 10 2494 Department of Transportation: north
coast corridor project: high-
occupancy toll lanes
SB 470 Evans Sept. 10 2489 Commercial fishing: salmon stamp
SB 705 Leno Sept. 10 2496 Natural gas: service and safety
SB 706 Price Sept. 10 2493 Business and professions
SB 835 Wolk Sept. 8 2431 Public contracts: University of
California: pilot program: best value
procedures
SB 847 Correa Sept. 10 2495 Medical Marijuana Program: zoning
restrictions: residential use
SB 922 Calderon Sept. 10 2496 Public contracts: public entities:
project labor agreements
 2010 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 110 Liu August 30 5044 People with disabilities: victims of
crime
SB 289 Ducheny August 30 5042 Hospitals: seismic safety
SB 550 Florez August 30 5044 Natural resources: oil and gas: drilling
SB 657 Steinberg Sept. 1 5127 Human trafficking
SB 812 Ashburn August 30 5046 Developmental services: housing
SB 890 Alquist Sept. 1 5124 Health care coverage
SB 957 Price August 26 4941 Student financial aid: Cal Grant C
awards
SB 972 Wolk Sept. 1 5123 Indemnity: design professionals
SB 1034 Ducheny August 24 4851 Archaeological resources: restitution
SB 1163 Leno Sept. 1 5126 Health care coverage: denials:
premium rates
SB 1173 Wolk August 25 4886 Recycled water
SB 1237 Padilla August 30 5045 Radiation control: health facilities and
clinics: records
SB 1316 Romero Sept. 1 5126 Income taxes: property exchanges:
investment credits
SB 1317 Leno Sept. 1 5124 Truancy
SB 1350 Kehoe August 30 5043 Public Lands: records and uses
SB 1440 Padilla August 25 4904 California Community Colleges:
student transfer
SB 1476 Padilla Sept. 1 5125 Public utilities: customer privacy:
advanced metering infrastructure
AB 569 Emmerson August 30 5045 Meal periods: exemptions
AB 1341 Lowenthal Sept. 1 5128 Property taxation: possessory
interests: Long Beach Courthouse

2009 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB14/AB64 Simitian Sept. 12 2467 Utilities: renewable energy resources
SB 132 Denham Sept. 12 2463 Polysomnographic technologists:
sleep and wake disorders
SB 242 Yee Sept. 12 2465 Civil rights: language restrictions
SB 546 Lowenthal Sept. 12 2466 Used oil
SB 744 Strickland Sept. 12 2464 Clinical laboratories
AB 631 Tran Sept. 10 2397 Public assistance: home visits
 2008 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 61 Runner August 11 4890 Castaic Lake Water Agency
SB 325 Scott August 20 5214 Postsecondary education:
Educational and Economic Goals for
California Higher Education
SB 489 Steinberg August 29 5458 Continuing care contracts:
retirement communities: closure
SB 992 Wiggins August 21 5291 Substance abuse: adult recovery
maintenance facilities
SB 1137 Perata August 28 5431 Residential mortgage loans:
foreclosure procedures
SB 1307 RidleyThomas August 25 5363 Pharmacy: pedigree
SB 1400 Simitian August 20 5226 Sweepstakes
SB 1425 Steinberg August 30 5500 Pupil data
SB 1406 Correa August 29 5455 Optometry
SB 1473 Calderon August 30 5497 Building standards
SB 1499 Scott August 26 5383 Metallic balloons
SB 1608 Corbett August 28 5424 Disabled persons: equal access
rights: civil actions

2007 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 233 Cox Sept. 4 2281 Public contracts: design-build
contracting
SB 803 Lowenthal Sept. 7 2430 Transportation enhancement funds:
community conservation corps
SB 966 Simitian Sept. 12 2671 Pharmaceutical drug waste disposal
AB 112 Wolk Sept. 12 2672 Highways: Safety Enhancement-
Double Fine Zones
 2006 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 201 Simitian August 30 5449 Marine finfish aquaculture: leases
SB 1210 Torlakson August 31 5499 Eminent domain
SB 1309 Scott August 31 5433 Nursing education: grants, loan
assumptions, and faculty recruiting
and retention
SB 1312 Alquist August 31 5607 Health care facilities
SB 1427 Chesbro August 29 5398 Medi-Cal: federally qualified health
centers
AB 2863 Karnette August 30 5420 Public employees: retirement

2005 Legislative Session

Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 37 Speier Sept. 8 2786 Prohibited substances
SB 218 Scott Sept. 6 2612 Termination of parental rights:
prospective adoptive parents
SB 287 Cox August 31 2451 Design-build contracting
SB 435 Hollingsworth August 25 2293 Housing: density bonuses
SB 511 Hollingsworth Sept. 8 2786 County water authority
SB 776 Runner Sept. 8 2740 Health care districts: mortgage
insurance, loans, credit
SB 798 Simitian Sept. 8 2787 Prescription drugs: collection and
distribution program
 2004 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 58 Johnson August 25 5358 Police reports: confidentiality
SB 142 Alpert August 26 5408 Genetic testing
SB 418 Sher May 3 3556 Fish and wildlife: streambed
alteration agreements
SB 593 Ackerman August 24 5302 Property taxation: state assessment:
commercial air carrier personal
property
SB 620 Scott January 26 2833 Annuities: life insurance: required
disclosures and prohibited sales
practices
SB 635 Dunn August 28 5540 Emergency medical services
SB 833 Machado March 1 3020 Eastern Water Alliance Joint Powers
Agency
SB 1102 Chesbro August 28 5537 General government
SB 1119 Chesbro August 5 4794 Ballot measures
SB 1173 Ortiz August 26 5398 Tobacco products: self-service
display
SB 1201 Torlakson Sept. 10 5554 Electrical restructuring: BART
SB 1215 Morrow August 28 5542 Department of Fish and Game and
Department of Parks and Recreation:
Public Resources Account and
Environmental License Plate Fund
appropriations
SB 1280 Ortiz August 28 5538 Flood damage reduction: American
River watershed
SB 1307 Figueroa August 26 5404 Wholesalers and manufacturers of
dangerous drugs and devices
SB 1451 Figueroa August 23 5235 Privacy guarantees
SB 1459 Alpert August 26 5448 Fishing: trawl nets
SB 1478 Sher August 28 5543 Renewable energy
SB 1520 Burton August 28 5541 Force fed birds
SB 1544 Figueroa August 28 5541 Private postsecondary education:
Private Postsecondary and Vocational
Education Reform Act of 1989
SB 1596 Ducheny August 28 5537 Taxation: delinquent taxes: public
auction
SB 1618 Battin August 19 5126 Employee compensation
SB 1744 Dunn August 26 5406 Bail services
SB 1785 Scott Sept. 10 5554 Public postsecondary education:
transfer requirements
SB 1809 Dunn July 29 4754 Labor Code Private Attorneys
General Act of 2004
SB 1820 Machado August 28 5539 Land conservation contracts
AB 1721 Koretz August 16 4946 Prices: overcharges
 2003 Legislative Session
Bill Author Date Page Topic
Number Number
SB 20 Sher Sept. 13 2610 Solid waste: hazardous electronic
waste
SB 24 Figueroa Sept. 12 2606 Health care: accelerated enrollment
SB 81 Alpert Sept. 11 2549 Teacher training: integrated programs
SB 90 Torlakson August 27 2184 Tenancy: security deposits
SB 103 Alpert Sept. 13 2612 Sales and use taxes
SB 186 Murray Sept. 11 2546 Privacy: unsolicited commercial e-
mail advertising
SB 216 Sher Sept. 13 2608 Endangered species: recovery
strategy pilot program
SB 314 Murray Sept. 13 2608 Transportation funding: County of
Los Angeles
SB 411 Ducheny Sept. 13 2610 Indian gaming: tribal state compacts
SB 420 Vasconcellos Sept. 12 2606 Medical marijuana
SB 317 Kuehl Sept. 11 2549 Resources
SB 489 Scott Sept. 10 2482 Firearms: chamber load indicators
and magazine disconnected
mechanisms
SB 590 Speier Sept. 13 2607 Personal information: consumers
SB 606 Vasconcellos Sept. 11 2552 Pupil health: vision appraisal
SB 611 Ducheny Sept. 11 2547 Instructional strategies: subject
matter projects
SB 614 Cedillo Sept. 11 2551 Tax shelters
SB 700 Florez Sept. 11 2550 Air quality: emissions: stationary
sources: agricultural operations
SB 709 Florez Sept. 11 2551 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District: district
board
SB 916 Perata Sept. 13 2609 Toll bridge revenues: Treasure Island
Development Authority
SB 930 Ducheny Sept. 11 2547 Indian gaming: tribal-state compacts
SB 937 Ducheny Sept. 11 2546 Clinics: licensure and operation
SB 950 Alarcon February 24 217 Dependent children: education
SB 1049 Chesbro Sept. 11 2552 Resources
SB 1468 Speier August 19 2047 Corrections: correctional facilities
AB 6x Oropeza February 3 45 Reductions in the Budget Act of 2002
relating to state and local government
AB 11x Oropeza February 3 45 Reductions in the Budget Act of 2002
relating to state government