AB 1703 (Santiago) – SUPPORT
As Introduced January 25, 2015
AB 1703 would expedite the transport process for inmates who
require critical medical procedures by extending the definition
of immediate medical care to include critical specialty medical
procedures or treatment such as dialysis reducing the burden on
the courts and law enforcement for repetitive court orders. AB
1703 passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee with a
7-0 vote. AB 1703 will be heard in the Assembly Health Committee
on March 29th.
Protection of victims: address confidentiality
AB 2263 (Baker) – SUPPORT
As Amended March 18, 2016
AB 2263 would close a loophole in the Safe At Home Program to
protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking
by prohibiting Assessor’s Offices from posting the residential
addresses or telephone numbers of those enrolled in the
California Safe at Home Program without prior written permission
from the domestic violence victim. AB 2263 will be heard in the
Assembly Judiciary Committee on March 29th.
Jail Industry Program
AB 2012 (Bigelow) – SUPPORT
As Amended March 14, 2016
AB 2012 would allow the Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles,
Tuolumne, Ventura, Sacramento, San Diego, Tulare and San Joaquin
counties to authorize the sheriff to create a jail industry
program. Contra Costa and Sonoma counties currently have Jail
Industry Programs. A Jail Industry Program is a program that uses
inmate labor to create a product or provide a service that has
value for a public or private client and that compensates inmates
with pay, privileges, or other benefits. AB 2012 will be
heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on March 29th.
Unmanned aircraft systems
SB 807 (Gaines) – SUPPORT
As Amended March 17, 2016
SB 807 would further limit the exposure to civil liability of an
emergency responder for damages to an unmanned aircraft or
unmanned aircraft system, if the damage was caused while the
emergency responder was performing specific emergency services
and the unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system was
interfering with the provision of those emergency services.
False advertising: substantiation of claims: county
counsel
SB 1130 (Wieckowski ) – SUPPORT
As Introduced February 17, 2016
SB 1130 would amend California’s False Advertising Law by adding
county counsels to the list of public attorneys in Business &
Professions Code section 17508 that can request substantiation of
an advertising claim before filing a lawsuit. SB 1130 will be
heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 29th.
