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This Week Inside the Capitol-March 15, 2010

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This Week Inside the Capitol

March 15, 2010

This Week Inside the Capitol is a weekly e-mail update of bills monitored by California Family Council (CFC). This Week is intended as a brief synopsis to alert you about which bills are being heard and when.  For additional information on legislative bills CFC is monitoring please visit our website at www.californiafamily.org.
Over the next two weeks, hundreds of bills are scheduled to be heard in Senate and Assembly committees; however, many of these bills will be pulled before their hearing dates. Legislators routinely schedule and then cancel the hearing of their bills in order to get the policy committee’s analysis of their measure. This practice allows legislators and bill sponsors time to mitigate any potential issues the committee may raise. Nonetheless, once approved in committee the bills become increasingly difficult to stop, and a number of bills will be voted on by legislators. 
Unfortunately, the public is generally unaware of the new laws being proposed by their elected representatives, and therefore are unaware of the potential impact those bills may have on their families and communities. For instance, Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 906, which continues his effort to incrementally change the definition of marriage. SB 906 would create a new class of “civil” marriages in California, undermining the traditional definition of marriage. This measure will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
During the same judiciary committee meeting, senators will also debate SB 1361, authored by Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro), which would prohibit social networking sites from publicizing private home addresses and telephone numbers of minors under 18 years of age. SB 1361 attempts to limit access to children's personal information in order to increase their protection from sexual predators.
California Family Council tirelessly tracks bills while working to keep concerned citizens aware of legislation that impacts California’s families. We encourage you to join us and regularly visit our website to learn which bills are pending in committee and what actions you can take to communicate your thoughts to your legislators regarding pending legislation.
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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Week of March 8, 2010

On the Assembly Floor
ACA 5 – Initiatives: State General Obligation Bonds (Calderon, C., D-Montebello)
Vote Not Taken
ACA 10 – Taxation: Education Finance District: Majority Vote Taxation (Torlakson, D-Antioch)
Vote Not Taken
ACA 13 – Indirect Initiative Process (Hernandez, D-West Covina)
Vote Not Taken
AJR 25 – Filipino World War II Veterans: Family Reunification (Furutani, D-Lakewood)
Vote Not Taken

On the Senate Floor
AB 7 – Political Reform Act of 1974: Use of Children’s Images in Political Advertisements (Krekorian, D- Burbank)
Vote Not Taken
SCA 5 – State Budget: Two-Thirds Vote Exemption for General Fund Appropriations (Hancock, D-Berkeley)
Vote Not Taken
SCA 10 – Statewide Initiative Measure: Legislative Amendment (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
Vote Not Taken
SCA 14 – Initiative Measures: Funding Source (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
Vote Not Taken
SCA 16 – Initiatives: Indirect Initiative: Legislative Review (DeSaulnier, D-Concord)
Vote Not Taken

FLOOR VOTES
Week of March 15, 2010

On the Assembly Floor
ACA 5 – Initiatives: State General Obligation Bonds (Calderon, C., D-Montebello)
ACA 10 – Taxation: Education Finance District: Majority Vote Taxation (Torlakson, D-Antioch)
ACA 13 – Indirect Initiative Process (Hernandez, D-West Covina)
AJR 25 – Filipino World War II Veterans: Family Reunification (Furutani, D-Lakewood)

On the Senate Floor
AB 7 – Political Reform Act of 1974: Use of Children’s Images in Political Advertisement (Krekorian, D- Burbank)
SCA 5 – State Budget: Two-Thirds Vote Exemption for General Fund Appropriations (Hancock, D-Berkeley)
SCA 10 – Statewide Initiative Measure: Legislative Amendment (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
SCA 14 – Initiative Measures: Funding Source (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
SCA 16 – Initiatives: Indirect Initiative: Legislative Review (DeSaulnier, D-Concord)

COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Week of March 15, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Assembly Public Safety Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 1706 – Criminal Procedures: Narcotics and Drug Abuse Cases (Ammiano, D-San Francisco)
Assembly Judiciary Committee – 10:30 a.m.
AB 1596 – Protective Orders: Enforcement Priority: Sexual Assault (Hayashi, D-Castro Valley)
AB 1680 – Civil Rights Act: Waiver of Rights (Saldana, D-San Diego)
Week of March 22, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Assembly Judiciary Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 2006 – Governmental Linguistics: (Hill, D-San Mateo)
AB 2020 – Family Law (Fletcher, D-San Diego)
Assembly Public Safety Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 1811 – Drug Paraphernalia (Ammiano, D-San Francisco)
AB 2054 – Sex Offenses: Rape: Worktime Credit (Miller, D-Corona)
Senate Public Safety Committee – 9:30 a.m.
SB 840 – Reporting crimes (Yee, D-San Francisco)
Senate Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.
SB 906 – Creates a new Marriage class (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
SB 1361 – Social Networking Sites: Privacy: minors (Corbett, D-San Leandro)
Assembly Health Committee – 1:30 p.m.
AB 1701 – Hypodermic Needles and Syringes (Chesbro, D-Santa Rosa)
AB 2028 – Confidentiality of Medical Information: Required Disclosures (Hernandez, D-West Covina)
ACR 74 – Umbilical Cord Blood Banking (Portantino, D-La Canada)
Assembly Human Services Committee – 1:30 p.m.
AB 1655 – Dependent Children: Psychotropic Drugs (Evans, D-Santa Rosa)
AB 1852 – Dependent Children: Location Extended Family Members (Portantino, D-La Canada)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Senate Education Committee – 8:30 a.m.
SB 1116 – Heritage School Instruction (Huff, R-Diamond Bar)
SB 1353 – Education: Foster Youth (Wright, D-Inglewood)
Assembly Education Committee – 1:30 p.m.
AB 1841 – Special Education: parental consent (Buchanan, D-Alamo)
AB 1907 – Charter Schools: Instruction (Cook, R-Yucca Valley)
AB 2034 – Public School Volunteers (Knight, R-Palmdale)

*Note:  Not all bills reflect a CFC position.  Others are included for informational purposes.

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