SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Governor Newsom has vetoed his first bills but signed 39 others.

Those becoming law range from the repatriation of Native Americans, sexual assault and sexual violence prevention training, property taxation, teacher and public employees retirement and the grand theft of farm equipment.

Governor Newsom rejected a bill by Assemblymember Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) that would have expanded licenses of retired peace officers to carry concealed weapons. Newsom said he wants to strengthen safety protections not expand exemptions.

• AB 57 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) – Elections: names of candidates.
• AB 239 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) – Community colleges: registered nursing programs.
• AB 255 by Assemblymember Monique Limόn (D-Santa Barbara) – Coastal resources: oil spills: grants.
• AB 293 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) – Greenhouse gases: offset protocols.
• AB 361 by Assemblymember Randy Voepel (R-Santee) – Military Department: support programs.
• AB 381 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace) – Postsecondary education: sexual assault and sexual violence prevention training: intimate partner and dating violence.
• AB 453 by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Arcadia) – Emergency medical services: training.
• AB 487 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) – Department of Water Resources: dams and reservoirs: fees and penalty plus interest.
• AB 494 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) – CalFresh: eligibility: shelter expense deductions.
• AB 566 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) – Elections: official canvass period.
• AB 608 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) – Property taxation: exemption: low-value properties.
• AB 619 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) – Retail food: reusable containers: multiuse utensils.
• AB 631 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Sacramento Regional Transit District: voting threshold.
• AB 634 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) – Traffic control devices: roundabouts: memorial and dedication signs.
• AB 644 by the Committee on Public Employment and Retirement – State teachers’ retirement: compensation.
• AB 669 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Attorney General: assurance of voluntary compliance.
• AB 672 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – Public employees’ retirement: disability retirement: reinstatement.
• AB 693 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) – Conditional voter registration: voting.
• AB 706 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) – Community colleges: academic employees.
• AB 743 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) – Pupil health: self-administration of prescribed asthma medication.
• AB 903 by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-Marin County) – Political Reform Act of 1974.
• AB 988 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) – Teacher credentialing: out-of-state prepared teachers: education specialist credential.
• AB 998 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) – State scenic highways: State Route 128.
• AB 1032 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Ticket sellers: equitable ticket buying process: use or sale of services.
• AB 1044 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) – Elections: Secretary of State.
• AB 1089 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.
• AB 1160 by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) – Forestry: timber operations: sustained yield plans.
• AB 1183 by Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland) – Vessel operator: definition.
• AB 1292 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) – Firearms.
• AB 1421 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) – Supervised release: revocation.
• AB 1662 by Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland) – Native Americans: repatriation.
• AB 1802 by the Committee on Health – Health care service plans.
• AB 1803 by the Committee on Health – Pharmacy: health care coverage: claims for prescription drugs sold for retail price.
• AB 1817 by the Committee on Judiciary – Family law omnibus.
• AB 1821 by the Committee on Judiciary – Contracts.
• AB 1830 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) – State claims.
• SB 103 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review – State employees: memorandum of understanding.
• SB 224 by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) – Grand theft: agricultural equipment.

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

• AB 603 by Assemblymember Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) – Firearms: retired peace officers.
• AB 618 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Transactions and use taxes: City of Scotts Valley: City of Emeryville.

Story Date: July 16, 2019