As the Legislature returns from summer recess, the CSAC
Administration of Justice staff continue to engage in the below
bills as they move through the last month of the legislative
session.
AB 1477 (Gloria) would entitle a city with a population
greater than 750,000 to keep the entirety of any civil penalty
recovered from an action brought by the city attorney of that
city in response to unfair business or advertising
practices. The current division of funding between
the cities and counties provides both the city and the county the
resources that they need to enforce consumer protection
laws. CSAC is
opposed to this legislation as it would take these resources
away from the county. AB 1477 is waiting to be heard on the
Senate Floor.
AB 206 (Chiu) would protect property owners and public
entities that voluntarily participate in a lead paint abatement
program, this bill provides limited immunity from lawsuits and
other claims associated with the property owner or public
entities’ participation in the lead abatement program. CSAC is in
support of this measure. AB 206 is waiting to be heard on the
Senate Floor
SB 42 (Skinner) would require each county sheriff develop
release standards in accordance with the provisions of this bill
which will provide the safe release of a person from
custody. The legislation passed out of Senate
Appropriations with amendments that delete the requirement that a
sheriff’s department transport the offender to anywhere in the
county. CSAC has not taken a position on this bill but will
continue to monitor it as it will be heard in Assembly
Appropriations Committee on August 14.
SB 555 (Mitchell) would require that the sale prices of the
items in a county jail canteen are offered for sale at the cost
paid to the vendor supplying the items. This legislation,
additionally, prohibits commissions in telephone and
communication service contracts for juvenile facilities and
county jails and requires such telephone and communication
service contracts to be negotiated and awarded to the lowest cost
provider. CSAC has not taken a position on this bill but will
continue to monitor it as it will be heard in Assembly
Appropriations Committee on August 14.
