CDCAN Report #262-2009: Last Day of the 2009 Regular Session - Legislature Will Take Final Action On Dozens of Bills - Bills Not Acted Will Become 2-Year Bills with No Action Until Jan 2010
FINAL HOURS OF 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
- AB 411 Amended - No Longer Nursing Home Bill
- AB 1260 Referred to Senate Rules Committee
- Several Health Facilities Bills Move Forward
Bills Not Passed Out of Both Houses Today Cannot Have Further Action Again Until January 2010
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 09/011/09 05:00 AM (Pacific Time)] - The California Legislature will reconvene this morning for what will be its final full day of the 2009 regular legislative session. Both houses are scheduled to adjourn sometime late today and will not reconvene the regular session of the Legislature until January (though the Legislature is expected to return sometime in the fall for what will likely be one or two or more special sessions to deal with various budget and other issues).
The Assembly is scheduled to convene at 09:30 AM and the State Senate will come into session at 10:00 AM.
Below is a summary of several bills that had action yesterday (September 10) that have some impact on people with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, low income families, providers, persons who are deaf and others.
AB 411 was amended yesterday which removed the entire contents of the bill dealing with nursing facilities and the Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Fee (and also replacing the authors) and replaced it provisions dealing with health facility seismic safety issues.
AB 1260, a bill dealing with developmental services, passed out of Senate Human Services Committee yesterday, and was referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. However the bill was subsequently withdrawn from that committee and re-referred back to Senate Rules Committee.
CDCAN will be providing up to the minute reporting of the Legislature's final day - plus a full report over the weekend of the actions on all bills.
The Governor will have until October 11th to sign or veto bills sent to him by the Legislature.
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
AB 1260 - DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES: REGIONAL CENTERS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Jared Huffman (Democrat - San Rafael, 6th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
The bill, as amended most recently on September 4th would do the following:
- Respite: under current state law (as enacted last July as part of the revised 2009-2010 State Budget), a regional center is prohibited from funding more than 21 days of out-of-home respite services in a state budget year (July 1 through June 30) and more than 90 hours of in-home respite services in a quarter. AB 1260 would change that provision and instead prohibit the regional centers from funding more than 98% of the annualized volume of in-home and out-of-home respite services used by a person with developmental disabilities (consumer) who received those services in the 2008-2009 state budget year (the previous state budget year).
- Senior Program Requirement: under current state law (as enacted last July as part of the revised 2009-2010 State Budget) requires vendors of prescribed services to offer an alternative senior program component. AB 1260 would change that provision and instead permit this component to be offered and would require the programs to be offered within the provider's existing capacity and would allow vendors to formulate agreements to meet the program needs. The bill would also require the regional centers to take appropriate steps to make sure that sufficient program capacity exists to meet the individual needs of persons with developmental disabilities (consumers) wishing to enroll in alternative senior programs that are consistent with the individual's Individual Program Plan (IPP).
- Other provisions of the bill that were previously a part of the bill in the August 27th and September 2nd versions of the bill were taken out of the bill with the September 4th amendments.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Senate Human Services Committee and re-referred to Senate Appropriations Committee by vote of 4 to 0. Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Withdrawn from Senate Appropriations Committee. Re-referred to Senate Rules Committee.
NEXT STEPS: Bill is held currently in Senate Rules Committee and will need additional rule waivers to be referred and heard in Senate Appropriations Committee, and if heard and approved there, would need rule waivers to be referred to the Senate floor for a final vote (2/3rds vote needed or 27 votes of the 40 member State Senate). If that happens, the bill would need to repeat the entire process, including rule waivers, in the Assembly, all before the 2009 regular Legislative session ends sometime late on Friday, September 11th.
MENTAL HEALTH
AB 82 - DEPENDENT CHILDREN: PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Noreen Evans (Democrat - Santa Rosa, 7th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
HEALTH FACILITIES (INCLUDING LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES)
AB 407 - CONTINUING CARE CONTRACTS: RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Jim Beall, Jr. (Democrat - San Jose, 24th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would impose requirements on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the event of their permanent closure.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: After enrollment, bill will then go to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 411 - HEALTH FACILITIES: SEISMIC SAFETY (FORMERLY NURSING FACILITIES & QUALITY ASSURANCE FEE)
AUTHOR: Assemblymembers Martin Garrick (Republican - Carlsbad, 74th Assembly District) and Diane Harkey (Republican - Laguna Niguel, 73rd Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: From Senate Appropriations Committee with author's amendments. Bill amended on State Senate floor. Re-referred to Senate Appropriations Committee.
CDCAN SUMMARY
This bill was amended on 09/10/09 with all provisions dealing with nursing facilities and Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Fee taken out and replaced by provisions dealing with health facilities and seismic safety issues.
NEXT STEPS: Bill would need rule waivers to be heard in Senate Appropriations Committee, and if passed there, additional waivers to be referred to the State Senate floor for final vote - and repeating that process, with the need for additional waivers, in the Assembly before the 2009 Legislative session adjourns for the rest of the year on Friday, September 11th.
CDCAN NOTE: The previous contents of the bill dealing with skilled nursing facilities and the Medi-Cal Quality Assurance Fee that was amended into the bill on 09/02/09, were completely deleted with new amendments on 09/10/09 replacing the entire bill with a new subject dealing with seismic safety issues relating to health facilities. Authors of the bill were also changed.
AB 762 - RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES: BEDRIDDEN PERSONS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (Democrat - Long Beach, 54th District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Clarifies the appropriate fire safety standards for individuals in residential care facilities.
- Specifies that residents who are unable to independently transfer to and from bed, but who do not need assistance turning and repositioning in bed shall be considered nonambulatory for determining the appropriate fire safety requirements.
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 773 - HEALTH FACILITIES: CITATIONS - NOTIFICATION
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Ted Lieu (Democrat - Torrance, 53rd Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would require long-term care facilities to post specified citations for 120 days.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate 23 to 14. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
AB 1544 - HEALTH FACILITIES: LICENSURE - OUTPATIENT CLINIC SERVICE
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Dave Jones (Democrat - Sacramento, 9th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 303 - NURSING FACILITIES RESIDENTS: INFORMED CONSENT
AUTHOR: State Sen. Elaine Alquist (Democrat - Santa Clara, 13th State Senate District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Enacts the "Nursing Facility Resident Informed Consent Protection Act of 2009", which would establish the right of a resident of a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility (nursing facility) to receive information material to the decision to accept or refuse any treatment or procedure, including the administration of psychotherapeutic drugs, and codifies existing regulations requiring attending physicians to obtain informed consent after providing specified material information.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate 21 to 13 (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 337 - PATIENT INFORMATION - HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, HEALTH FACILITIES, CLINICS, HOSPICE
AUTHOR: State Sen. Elaine Alquist (Democrat - Santa Clara, 13th Senate District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Would require a clinic, health facility, home health agency, or hospice to report any unauthorized access to, or use or disclosure of, a patient's medical information to the Department of Public Health and to the affected patient or patient's representative, no later than five business days, instead of five days, after the unlawful or unauthorized access, use, or disclosure has been detected by the entity.
- Would make other clarifying changes to requirements governing reporting of unauthorized access to, or use or disclosure of, patients' medical information, and provides limited exemptions for law enforcement investigations.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: In Assembly. Read second time. To Third Reading (for final vote)
NEXT STEPS: If the bill passes Assembly, it will return to the State Senate for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in the Assembly.
MEDI-CAL AND HEALTH
AB 2 - INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Hector De La Torre (Democrat - South Gate, 50th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would impose specific requirements and standards on health care service plans licensed by the Department of Managed Health Care and health insurers subject to regulation by the California Department of Insurance, (collectively carriers) related to the application forms, medical underwriting, and notice and disclosure of rights and responsibilities for individual, non-group health plan contracts, and health insurance policies, including the establishment of an independent external review system related to carrier decisions to cancel or rescind an individual's health care coverage.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly 49 to 26 (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 119 - HEALTH CARE COVERAGE: PRICING
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Dave Jones (Democrat - Sacramento, 9th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 217 - MEDI-CAL: ALCOHOL AND DRUG SCREENING AND INTERVENTION
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Jim Beall, Jr. (Democrat - San Jose, 24th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 754 - MEDI-CAL: MENTAL HEALTH PLANS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Wes Chesbro (Democrat - Eureka, 1st Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Would require the Department of Mental Health to allocate and distribute the full contracted amount of General Fund payment for the managed mental health care program, exclusive of the Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis, and Treatment Program specialty mental health services provided under the Medi-Cal specialty mental health services waiver, at the beginning of the contract period.
- The allocated funds shall be considered to be funds of the plan that may be held by the Department of Mental Health, which shall develop a methodology to ensure that these funds are held as the property of the plan and shall not be reallocated by the department or any other entity of state government for other purposes.
- This bill would become operative on July 1, 2011.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: In State Senate. Moved from "Special Consent Calendar" to "Inactive File"
NEXT STEPS: No further action on this bill unless it is moved out from the "Inactive File".
AB 839 - MEDI-CAL SERVICE PROVIDERS: REMEDIES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bill Emmerson (Republican - Redlands, 63rd Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Would make changes related to provider appeals in the Medi-Cal program.
- Would require that the judicial remedy for Medi-Cal providers seeking to appeal the denial of a grievance or complaint related to Medi-Cal reimbursement is to file a petition for a writ of mandate in State superior court.
- Would require that the prohibition on enrollment as a Medi-Cal provider to begin on the date of the providers' denial or termination of enrollment, rather than the date when the provider appeals.
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 896 - HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS: PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT RATES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani (Democrat - Tracy, 17th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would repeal a requirement due to take effect January 1, 2010 that hospital inpatient payment rates for the California Childrens Services Program (CCS) and the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP) be identical to payment rates for the same service performed by the same provider type under the Medi-Cal program.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: In State Senate. To Third Reading. Re-referred to Senate Health Committee. Amended. Re-referred to Senate Health Committee.
NEXT STEPS: Would need to be referred out of Senate Health Committee to the Senate Floor for final vote and returned to Assembly for agreement or concurrence in amendments made in State Senate before the Legislature adjourns Friday (September 11th) the 2009 Regular Legislative Session for the rest of the year.
AB 911 - EMERGENCY ROOM CROWDING
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Ted Lieu (Democrat - Torrance, 53rd Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 995 - TISSUE BANK LICENSING
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Marty Block (Democrat- San Diego, 78th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 1142 - MEDI-CAL: PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Curren Price (Democrat - Los Angeles, 51st District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
CDCAN COMMENT: Price is now a member of the State Senate.
AB 1383 - MEDI-CAL: HOSPITAL PAYMENTS - QUALITY ASSURANCE FEES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Dave Jones (Democrat - Sacramento, 9th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Would imposes a "Quality Assurance Fee" on hospitals, except for designated public hospitals, for a period that would end on December 31, 2010. Requires the Department of Health Care Services to submit state plan amendments to the federal government and seek any necessary approvals to implement a system of supplemental payments for hospitals.
- Requires revenue from the fee to be used only to make specified increased Medi-Cal payments to hospitals, the administrative costs of the Department of Health Care Services and to pay for health care coverage for children
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Re-referred to Senate Health Committee. Passed Senate Health Committee and refer to Senate Appropriations Committee.
NEXT STEPS: Bill will need rule waiver to be heard in Senate Appropriations Committee, and if approved there, would need waiver to be taken up on the Senate Floor and then return to the Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in the State Senate.
AB 1540 - HEALTH
AUTHOR: Assembly Health Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would make several of technical and non-controversial changes to the laws affecting various health and human services agencies.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 117 - ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE: MEDI-CAL - ELIGBILITY CRITERIA
AUTHOR: State Sen. Ellen Corbett (Democrat - San Leandro, 10th Senate District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would extend the deadline by which the Department of Health Care Services is required to establish a new Medi-Cal rate reimbursement methodology for adult day health care services (ADHC), from August 1, 2010 to August 1, 2012.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate 27 to 8 (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 161 - HEALTH CARE COVERAGE: CANCER TREATMENT
AUTHOR: State Sen. Roderick Wright (Democrat - Los Angeles, 25th Senate District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SENIORS/AGING
AB 324 - AGING: ELDER ECONOMIC SECURITY STANDARD INDEX
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Jim Beall, Jr. (Democrat - San Jose, 24th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would require the California Department of Aging to update the Elder Economic Security Standard Index (Elder Index) and area agencies on aging (AAA) to use the Elder Index in their service planning
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
CHILDREN - ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE
AB 295 - CHILDREN: ADOPTION SERVICES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (Democrat - San Francisco, 13th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
AB 665 - STATE ADOPTION SERVICES: INVESTMENT
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Alberto Torrico (Democrat - Fremont, 20th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 938 - RELATIVE CAREGIVER AND FOSTER PARENTS
AUTHOR: Assembly Judiciary Committee
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
SB 118 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES: INCARCERATED PARENTS
AUTHOR: State Sen. Carol Liu (Democrat - Pasadena, 21st Senate District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 597 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES: FOSTER CARE - ADOPTION
AUTHOR: State Sen. Carol Liu (Democrat - Pasadena, 21st Senate District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
ACCESS RELATED BILLS
AB 623 - ARCHITECTS: CONTINUING EDUCATION
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bill Emmerson (Republican - Redlands, 63rd Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
- Would provide that if the California Architects Board determines, based upon empirical evidence, that the public health, safety and welfare would be served by requiring all licensed architects to complete continuing education, then the California Architects Board may require a licensee to certify completion of continuing education requirements as a condition of license renewal.
- Would require the licensee to certify on a form prescribed by the California Architects Board that he or she has completed continuing education in or relevant to, the practice of architecture in subjects relating to health, safety, and welfare during the preceding two years, as determined by the California Architects Board.
- The bill states that coursework in disability access requirements shall be applied to any continuing education hours prescribed by the California Architects Board.
- Makes other changes and requirements regarding continuing education.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate 40 to 0. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT: Architects play an important and often crucial role in access to public and private buildings and accommodations.
HOUSING
AB 566 - MOBILEHOME PARKS: CONVERSION
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Pedro Nava (Democrat - Santa Barbara, 35th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
SB 111 - MOBILEHOME RESIDENCY LAW
AUTHOR: State Sen. Lou Correa (Democrat - Santa Ana, 34th Senate District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
SB 251 - HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: HOUSING OMNIBUS BILL
AUTHOR: Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the Assembly). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
DEAF - HEARING IMPAIRED
AB 386 - PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Ira Ruskin (Democrat - Redwood City, 21st Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would establish a process where a public postsecondary education institution requests, and receives or creates a captioned format of electronic instructional materials for students with hearing impairments.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed State Senate 40 to 0. Returned to Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in State Senate.
NEXT STEPS: Assembly must vote on whether to approve the bill as amended in the State Senate - if it does, the bill then will head to the Governor.
AB 1535 - AUDIOLOGISTS: HEARING AIDS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Dave Jones (Democrat - Sacramento, 9th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would permit audiologists to sell hearing aids and specifies certain business practices related to the sale of hearing aids.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
AB 1553 - DISABLED AND DEAF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (Democrat - Los Angeles, 39th Assembly District)
CDCAN SUMMARY:
Would extend the sunset date to January 1, 2014, of the existing state law which funds (subsidizes) the cost of telephone services and equipment for deaf and disabled customers under the "Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP)" .
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly 68 to 6 (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES
AB 569 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS: VETERANS WITH DISABLITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Bill Emmerson (Republican - Redlands, 63rd Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: From Senate Rules Committee with bill author's amendments. Amended. Re-referred to Senate Rules Committee
NEXT STEPS: Already went through Senate policy committee and referred to Senate floor from Senate Appropriations Committee. Needs to be referred from Senate Rules Committee to the Senate floor for final action - and then back to the Assembly for concurrence (agreement) in amendments made in the Senate.
AB 716 - VETERAN SERVICES: STATE AGENCIES
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Alyson Huber (Democrat - Lodi, 10th Assembly District)
LATEST ACTION 09/09/09: Enrolled (bill now in official form to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Will be sent to the Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.
LEGAL
AB 590 - LEGAL AID
AUTHOR: Assemblymember Mike Feuer (Democrat - Los Angeles, 42nd District)
CDCAN SUMMARY
Would establish a fully self-supported pilot project by the Judicial Council for the appointment of legal representation for unrepresented low-income parties in civil matters involving critical issues, such as domestic violence, child custody and elder abuse so that judicial decisions are made on the basis of the necessary information and the parties have an adequate understanding of the orders to which they are subject.
LATEST ACTION 09/10/09: Passed Assembly (concurred or agreed in amendments made in the State Senate). To enrollment (process to prepare the bill to be sent to the Governor)
NEXT STEPS: Goes to Governor who has until October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills.