This Week Inside The Capitol
May 23, 2011
The Clock is Ticking for the Budget and Bills
by Rebecca Burgoyne,
CFC Research Analyst
Taking into account the $6.6 billion surprise in tax income, Governor Jerry Brown announced his revised 2011-2012 budget last week, in which he anticipated total expenditures at $96.8 billion. With a revised budget deficit of $9.6 billion, the governor still assumes Californians will agree to chip in more in taxes, although now he wants the Legislature to pass the taxes, and California voters to “ratify” them later.
The release of the “May Revise” marks the real beginning of budget debate – with the deadline for legislators to pass a budget just around the corner. This year’s deadline is of more personal interest for legislators as the passage of Proposition 25 last June means that if a budget is not passed before the June 15 deadline, legislators’ salaries will go unpaid from that time until a budget is approved. In addition, legislators may now pass the budget with a simple majority; however, to raise taxes, majority Democrats still need the votes of four Republicans – two in each chamber of the Legislature.
One possible legal loophole may impact the unique budget situation this year. The Legislature actually passed a budget plan in March, although legislators failed to come to terms on the issue of tax extensions and the elimination of redevelopment agencies. The governor signed 13 bills that cut the state’s deficit by $11.2 billion, and it could conceivably be argued that the Legislature has already passed the budget. (Read more on this “loophole” on Fox and Hounds Daily and Capitol Weekly.)
Meanwhile, fiscal committees have a Friday deadline for hearing and reporting bills to the floors of their respective houses. That means appropriations committees will be working through the many bills “on hold” in suspense files this week. Any bills that are not released from appropriations committees will be pronounced dead – joining any bills that did not make it out of policy or subject-matter committees. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a much fuller picture of California legislation. (To see which bills tracked by CFC have already failed, visit our Legislative Action Center, and page down to failed bills.)
Bill Hearings This Week
AB 1174 (Furitani, D-Long Beach) Disturbance of School
The Clock is Ticking for the Budget and Bills
by Rebecca Burgoyne,
CFC Research Analyst
Taking into account the $6.6 billion surprise in tax income, Governor Jerry Brown announced his revised 2011-2012 budget last week, in which he anticipated total expenditures at $96.8 billion. With a revised budget deficit of $9.6 billion, the governor still assumes Californians will agree to chip in more in taxes, although now he wants the Legislature to pass the taxes, and California voters to “ratify” them later.
The release of the “May Revise” marks the real beginning of budget debate – with the deadline for legislators to pass a budget just around the corner. This year’s deadline is of more personal interest for legislators as the passage of Proposition 25 last June means that if a budget is not passed before the June 15 deadline, legislators’ salaries will go unpaid from that time until a budget is approved. In addition, legislators may now pass the budget with a simple majority; however, to raise taxes, majority Democrats still need the votes of four Republicans – two in each chamber of the Legislature.
One possible legal loophole may impact the unique budget situation this year. The Legislature actually passed a budget plan in March, although legislators failed to come to terms on the issue of tax extensions and the elimination of redevelopment agencies. The governor signed 13 bills that cut the state’s deficit by $11.2 billion, and it could conceivably be argued that the Legislature has already passed the budget. (Read more on this “loophole” on Fox and Hounds Daily and Capitol Weekly.)
Meanwhile, fiscal committees have a Friday deadline for hearing and reporting bills to the floors of their respective houses. That means appropriations committees will be working through the many bills “on hold” in suspense files this week. Any bills that are not released from appropriations committees will be pronounced dead – joining any bills that did not make it out of policy or subject-matter committees. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a much fuller picture of California legislation. (To see which bills tracked by CFC have already failed, visit our Legislative Action Center, and page down to failed bills.)
Bill Hearings This Week
AB 1174 (Furitani, D-Long Beach) Disturbance of School
Passed Assembly Education Committee 6-3
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 12-5
Assembly floor; may be voted upon anytime
AB 1364 (Campos, D-San Jose) Employment: Discrimination
AB 1364 (Campos, D-San Jose) Employment: Discrimination
Passed Assembly Labor and Employment Committee 5-0
Passed Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee 8-0
Passed Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee 8-0
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 12-5
Assembly floor; may be voted upon at any time
SB 135 (Hernandez, D-West Covina) Hospice Facilities
SB 135 (Hernandez, D-West Covina) Hospice Facilities
Passed Senate Health Committee 9-0
Senate Appropriations Committee
May 23, 2011
SB 242 (Corbett, D-San Leandro) Social Networking Internet Web Sites: Minors’ Privacy
SB 242 (Corbett, D-San Leandro) Social Networking Internet Web Sites: Minors’ Privacy
Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 3-2
Senate floor; may be voted upon at any time
SB 416 (Kehoe, D-San Diego) Health: Surveys: Gender
SB 416 (Kehoe, D-San Diego) Health: Surveys: Gender
Passed Senate Governmental Organization Committee 7-5
Senate Appropriations Committee; hearing cancelled at author’s request
Senate Appropriations Committee; hearing cancelled at author’s request
May 23, 2011
SB 919 (Lieu, D-Redondo Beach) Sexting
SB 919 (Lieu, D-Redondo Beach) Sexting
Passed Senate Education Committee 10-0
Senate Appropriations Committee
May 23, 2011
Week of May 30, 2011
Week of May 30, 2011
Floor Sessions Only; No Committees Will Meet
Results Week of May 16, 2011
AB 12 (Swanson, D-Oakland) Abolition of Child Commerce, Exploitation
Passed Assembly Public Safety Committee 7-0
Passed Assembly floor 78-0
In Senate
AB 225 (Nielsen, R-Redding) Child Custody: Ex Parte Orders
AB 225 (Nielsen, R-Redding) Child Custody: Ex Parte Orders
Passed Assembly Judiciary Committee 10-0
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 17-0
Passed Assembly floor 78-0
In Assembly
AB 887 (Atkins, D-San Diego) Gender
AB 887 (Atkins, D-San Diego) Gender
Passed Assembly Judiciary Committee 7-3
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 12-5
Passed Assembly 54-24
In Senate
AB 1174 (Furitani, D-Long Beach) Disturbance of School Activities
AB 1174 (Furitani, D-Long Beach) Disturbance of School Activities
Passed Assembly Education Committee 6-3
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 12-5
Assembly floor; may be voted upon anytime
AB 1217 (Fuentes, D-Arleta) Assisted Reproductive Technology: Parentage
Assembly Health Committee; to Assembly Judiciary Committee per ASM Rule 96
AB 1217 (Fuentes, D-Arleta) Assisted Reproductive Technology: Parentage
Assembly Health Committee; to Assembly Judiciary Committee per ASM Rule 96
Passed Assembly Judiciary Committee 9-0
Passed Assembly floor 76-0
In Senate
AB 1364 (Campos, D-San Jose) Employment: Discrimination
AB 1364 (Campos, D-San Jose) Employment: Discrimination
Passed Assembly Labor and Employment Committee 5-0
Passed Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee 8-0
Passed Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee 8-0
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee 12-5
Assembly floor; may be voted upon at any time
SB 57 (Runner, R-Lancaster) Sex Offenders: Social Networking Prohibition
SB 57 (Runner, R-Lancaster) Sex Offenders: Social Networking Prohibition
Passed Senate Public Safety Committee 6-1
Senate Appropriations Committee; suspense file
SB 302 (Yee, D-San Francisco) Instructional Materials: Reviews
SB 302 (Yee, D-San Francisco) Instructional Materials: Reviews
Passed Senate Education Committee 6-3
Senate Appropriations Committee; suspense file
SB 453 (Correa, D-Santa Ana) Pupils: Bullying
SB 453 (Correa, D-Santa Ana) Pupils: Bullying
Passed Senate Education Committee 7-0
Senate Appropriations Committee; suspense file
SB 651 (Leno, D-San Francisco) Domestic Partnerships
SB 651 (Leno, D-San Francisco) Domestic Partnerships
Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 3-2
Senate Appropriations Committee; suspense file
SB 747 (Kehoe, D-San Diego) LGBT Sensitivity Training for Health Care Providers
Passed Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee 6-2
SB 747 (Kehoe, D-San Diego) LGBT Sensitivity Training for Health Care Providers
Passed Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee 6-2
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee 6-3
Passed Senate 25-12
In Assembly
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