April 24, 2024
Governor's veto pen becomes more active
SACRAMENTO – (INT) – A bill that will protect children in day care from contracting serious, potentially fatal diseases by requiring family day care home and day care center workers and volunteers to be vaccinated against measles, pertussis, and influenza has been signed by Governor Brown.

It takes effect January 1st.

Another bill just signed protects the investment of small business franchisees by strengthening their legal rights.

Also approved by the governor Sunday:

· AB 30 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) – School or athletic team names: California Racial Mascots Act.
· AB 199 by Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) – Alternative energy: recycled feedstock.
· AB 216 by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) – Product sales to minors: vapor products.
· AB 229 by Assemblymember Ling-Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) – State employees: travel reimbursement.
· AB 306 by Assemblymember David Hadley (R-Manhattan Beach) – Public schools: attendance alternatives: children of military personnel.
· AB 379 by Assemblymember Richard S. Gordon (D-Menlo Park) – Foster youth: homeless children or youth: complaint of noncompliance: exemption from local graduation requirements.
· AB 403 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Public social services: foster care placement: funding.
· AB 449 by Assemblymember Jacqui V. Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) – Income taxation: savings plans: Qualified ABLE Program.
· AB 506 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (R-San Diego) – Limited liability companies.
· AB 525 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Franchise relations: renewal and termination.
· AB 604 by Assemblymember Kristin M. Olsen (R-Modesto) – Electrically motorized boards.
· AB 679 by Assemblymember Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) – Controlled substances.
· AB 768 by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) – Smokeless tobacco: baseball stadiums.
· AB 786 by Assemblymember Marc B. Levine (D-San Rafael) – Common interest developments: property use and maintenance.
· AB 854 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – Educational services: pupils in foster care.
· AB 963 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – Teachers' Retirement Law.
· AB 970 by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) – Labor Commissioner: enforcement of employee claims.
· AB 1073 by Assemblymember Philip Y. Ting (D-San Francisco) – Pharmacy: prescription drug labels.
· AB 1134 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Firearms: concealed firearm licenses.
· AB 1185 by Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) – Los Angeles Unified School District: best value procurement: pilot program.
· AB 1230 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) – California Americans With Disabilities Small Business Capital Access Loan Program.
· AB 1269 by Assemblymember Matthew M. Dababneh (D-Encino) – Alternative energy.
· AB 1277 by Assemblymember William P. Brough (R-Dana Point) – Tax administration: Taxpayers' Rights Advocate: levy or notice to withhold: return of funds.
· AB 1350 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas Jr. (D-Bakersfield) – Kern County Hospital Authority.
· AB 1422 by Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) – Transportation network companies.
· AB 1509 by Assemblymember Roger Hernαndez (D-West Covina) – Employer liability.
· SB 63 by Senator Isadore Hall III (D-Compton) – Seaport infrastructure financing districts.
· SB 221 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) – State public employees: sick leave: veterans with service-related disabilities.
· SB 272 by Senator Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) – The California Public Records Act: local agencies: inventory.
· SB 324 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) – Income taxation: savings plans: Qualified ABLE Program.
· SB 326 by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose) – Courts: penalties: emergency services funding.
· SB 343 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Corrections: inmates.
· SB 494 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) – Emergency services: seismic safety and earthquake-related programs.
· SB 501 by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Wage garnishment restrictions.
· SB 546 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Health care coverage: rate review.
· SB 579 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) – Employees: time off.
· SB 588 by Senator Kevin de Leσn (D-Los Angeles) – Employment: nonpayment of wages: Labor Commissioner: judgment enforcement.
· SB 641 by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Debt buying: default judgment.
· SB 731 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Foster children: housing: gender identity.
· SB 770 by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) – Department of Food and Agriculture: medicated feed.
· SB 792 by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) – Day care facilities: immunizations: exemptions.

Governor Brown also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

· AB 159 by Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon (D-Whittier) – Investigational drugs, biological products, and devices
· AB 193 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (R-San Diego) – Mental health: conservatorship hearings.
· AB 332 by Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon (D-Whittier) – Long-term care insurance.
· AB 340 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – Postsecondary education: campus climate: report.
· AB 371 by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) – CalWORKs Family Unity Act of 2015.
· AB 376 by Assemblymember Patty Lopez (D-San Fernando) – CalWORKs eligibility: immunizations.
· AB 465 by Assemblymember Roger Hernαndez (D-West Covina) – Contracts against public policy.
· AB 521 by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) – HIV testing..
· AB 578 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) – Occupational safety and health.
· AB 967 by Assemblymember Das G. Williams (D-Santa Barbara) – Postsecondary education: sexual assault cases.
· AB 1017 by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose) – Employers..
· AB 1279 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Music therapy.
· AB 1293 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – State public employment: labor negotiations.
· AB 1347 by Assemblymember David S. Chiu (D-San Francisco) – Public contracts: claims.
· AB 1354 by Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) – Discrimination: equal pay: state contracting.
· SB 406 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) – Employment: leave.
· SB 475 by Senator William W. Monning (D-Carmel) – Continuing care contracts: cancellation: payments
· SB 539 by Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) – Public property: names: Confederate States of America
· SB 548 by Senator Kevin de Leσn (D-Los Angeles) – Child care: family child care providers: orientation training
· SB 682 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – Courts.
Story Date: October 18, 2015
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