CLA Bill Summary
2003-2004 Legislative Session May 8, 2003
| AB 53 | Simitian | Property tax revenue shifts: limitation. | A-04/22/2003 | |
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| 04/30/2003-In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR.
suspense file. 04/30/2003-A APPR. SUSPENSE FILE |
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| CLA Position | Support | |||
| This bill would, for each successive qualified fiscal year, as defined, beginning on or after July 1, 2006, modify ERAF reduction and transfer provisions by restricting the total amount of revenue allocated to a county's ERAF to the applicable revenue shift limit, as defined. This bill would require that those revenues that may not be allocated to the county's ERAF as a result of this limitation to instead be allocated among local agencies in the county in accordance with each local agency's proportionate share of those revenues that would be deposited in the county's ERAF in the absence of this bill. By imposing new duties upon local tax officials in the annual allocation of ad valorem property tax revenues, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| AB 222 | Corbett | California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2004. | A-05/01/2003 | |
| 05/07/2003-Passed out of Com. on L. GOV 05/07/2003-A Appropriations. |
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| CLA Position | Support/work w/author | |||
| Existing law establishes the California Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988 and the California Reading and Literacy Improvement Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000. Existing law authorizes the issuance of bonds, pursuant to the State General Bond Law, in the amount of $75,000,000 in the 1988 act and in the amount of $350,000,000 in the 2000 act, for the purpose of financing library construction and renovation. This bill would enact the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2004, for submission to the voters at the 2004 direct primary election. If approved by the voters, this bill would authorize the issuance, pursuant to the State General Bond Law, of bonds in the amount not to exceed a total of $4,470,000,000 for the purpose of financing library construction and renovation and certain library services to youth pursuant to a program administered by the State Librarian. This bill contains other related provisions. | ||||
| AB 1095 | Corbett | County law libraries. | A-04/24/2003 | |
| 04/28/2003-Read second time. To Consent Calendar. Re-referred
to Com. on APPR. Suspense File. 04/28/2003-A APPR. |
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| CLA Position | Watch Close | |||
| Existing law specifies the various duties of the Judicial Council and the Administrative Office of the Courts, and provides for the establishment of county law libraries. This bill would require the Judicial Council to establish a task force on county law libraries, consisting of 3 representatives from the judicial branch of government selected by the Administrative Director of the Courts, 3 representatives of the counties selected by the California State Association of Counties, and 3 county law library administrators selected by the Council of California County Law Librarians. The bill would require the task force to identify the needs related to county law library operations and facilities, make recommendations for funding county law library operations, facility improvements, and expansion, and submit its report and recommendations to the Judicial Council and the Legislature on or before January 1, 2005. | ||||
| AB 1266 | Oropeza | California English Acquisition and Literacy Program. | A-05/06/2003 | |
| 05/07/2003-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. 05/07/2003-A APPR. |
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| CLA Position | Watch Close | |||
| Budget Trailer bill to implement the provisions of the Governor's January Budget regarding theCalifornia English Acquisition and Literacy Program. Also contained K-12 education items, as introduced, which were stricken from the bill. | ||||
| AB 1419 | Committee On Budget | School finance | A-05/07/2003 | |
| 05/07/2003-Read second time and amended. 05/06/2003-A APPR |
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| CLA Position | Oppose, unless amended | |||
| Budget Trailer bill to implement the provisions of the Governor's January Budget relative to education, Ttansaction Based Reimbursement, and the Library of California. All library issues, except Library of California, were stricken from the bill due to opposition. | ||||
| AB 1548 | Pavley | Taxpayer contributions: Public Library Book Fund. | A-03/26/2003 | |
| 04/08/2003-From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 7). 04/08/2003-A APPR. |
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| CLA Position | Support | |||
| Under existing law regulating the administration of personal income taxes and corporation taxes, individual taxpayers are allowed to contribute amounts in excess of their tax liability for the support of specified funds or accounts. This bill would additionally allow taxpayers to designate on their tax returns that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the Public Library Book Fund, which would be created by this bill. This bill would, however, prohibit a voluntary contribution designation for this fund from being added on the tax return until another voluntary contribution designation is removed. This bill contains other related provisions. | ||||
| ABX1 4 | Wesson | Vehicle license fees. | E-02/03/2003 | |
| 02/03/2003-In Assembly. To enrollment. 02/03/2003-A ENROLLMENT |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| The Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Law establishes, in lieu of any ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual license fee for any vehicle subject to registration in this state in the amount of 2% of the market value of that vehicle, as specified. The VLF Law offsets this amount by 67.5% for vehicle license fees with a final due date on or after July 1, 2001, and requires the Controller, upon receipt of monthly notification from the Department of Motor Vehicles of the amount of offsets applied, to transfer General Fund moneys to reimburse local governments for losses resulting from the vehicle license fee offset. This bill would provide that the Director of Finance is required to make the same determination of whether there are insufficient moneys in the General Fund for the Controller to fully reimburse local governments for losses resulting from the vehicle license fee offsets. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| ACA 6 | Campbell | Expenditure limit. | 01/08/2003 | |
| 01/09/2003-From printer. May be heard in committee February 8. 01/08/2003-A PRINT |
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| CLA Position | Watch Close | |||
| Existing provisions of the California Constitution prohibit the annual appropriations subject to limitation, as defined, of any entity of state or local government from exceeding its adjusted annual appropriations limit. These provisions also require 50% of the excess revenues received by the state in a fiscal year and the fiscal year immediately following it to be transferred and allocated, from a fund established for that purpose, to the State School Fund, and the remaining 50% of those excess revenues to be returned by a revision of tax rates or fee schedules within the next 2 subsequent fiscal years. This measure would repeal those provisions, and instead would limit total state General Fund and special fund expenditures to an annual increase of no more than the increase in the cost of living, as specified, multiplied by the percentage increase in state population. The measure would require excess revenues to be allocated in prescribed amounts to a reserve account, to the State School Fund, and to personal income taxpayers. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| ACA 9 | Levine | Local governmental taxation: special taxes and general taxes: voter approval. | A-04/21/2003 | |
| 05/01/2003-From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com.
on E.,R. & C.A. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 30). 05/01/2003-A E.,R. & C. A. 05/20/03 1:30 p.m. - Room 444 ASM ELECTIONS, REDISTRICTING AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| The California Constitution conditions the imposition of a special tax by a city, county, or special district upon the approval of 2/3 of the voters of the city, county, or special district voting on that tax . This measure would authorize a city, county, or special district to impose a qualified special tax , as defined, to fund capital infrastructure construction projects, with the approval of a majority of its voters voting on the tax. | ||||
| ACA 11 | Levine | Local government: general obligation bonds: infrastructure projects. | A-04/21/2003 | |
| 05/01/2003-From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com.
on E.,R. & C.A. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 30). 05/01/2003-A E.,R. & C. A. 05/20/03 1:30 p.m. - Room 444 ASM ELECTIONS, REDISTRICTING AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
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| CLA Position | Support, if amended to include libraries | |||
| The California Constitution provides that the maximum amount of any ad valorem tax on real property may not exceed 1% of the full cash value of the property with certain exceptions, including bonded indebtedness incurred by a school district for school facilities that is approved by 55% of the voters in the district voting on the proposition. This measure would include, as an additional exception to the 1% maximum tax rate on real property, bonded indebtedness incurred by a local government for the construction of one or more infrastructure projects, as specified, with the approval of 55% of the votes cast by the voters voting on the proposition. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| ACA 14 | Steinberg | Local government: special taxes: local development. | A-05/05/2003 | |
| 05/06/2003-Re-referred to Com. on E.,R. & C.A. 05/06/2003-A E.,R. & C. A. 05/20/03 1:30 p.m. - Room 444 ASM ELECTIONS, REDISTRICTING AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| The California Constitution conditions the imposition of a special tax by a city, county, special district, or local governmental entity, other than certain school entities, upon the approval of 2/3 of the voters of the city, county, or special district voting on that tax in an election. This measure would authorize a local government, with the approval of 55% of its voters voting on the proposition in an election, to impose a special tax that it is otherwise authorized by law to impose, if the tax is imposed exclusively to fund projects for local infrastructure, as provided. | ||||
| ACR 77 | Simitian | National Library Week. | C-05/01/2003 | |
| 05/01/2003-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 25,
Statues of 2003 05/01/2003-A CHAPTERED. |
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| CLA Position | CLA-sponsored | |||
| This measure would observe the celebration of National Library Week commencing April 6, and would applaud the positive and vital impact of public libraries, librarians, and library workers, and thank them for enriching the lives of residents and helping to make our state an exceptional place to live, learn, and work. | ||||
| ACR 88 | Hancock | Library Media Month.. | C-04/08/2003 | |
| 05/01/2003-In Senate. To Com. on RLS 05/01/2003-S RLS. |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| This measure would proclaim April 2003 as Library Media Month. | ||||
| SB 40 | Alpert | California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2004. | A-03/24/2003 | |
| 03/24/2003-Senate Education Committee "Suspense File" | ||||
| CLA Position | Support | |||
| Existing law establishes the California Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988 and the California Reading and Literacy Improvement Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000. Existing law authorizes the issuance of bonds, pursuant to the State General Bond Law, in the amount of $75,000,000 in the 1988 act and in the amount of $350,000,000 in the 2000 act, for the purpose of financing library construction and renovation. This bill would enact the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2004, for submission to the voters at the 2004 direct primary election. If approved by the voters, this bill would authorize the issuance, pursuant to the State General Bond Law, of bonds in the amount not to exceed a total of $2,000,000,000 for the purpose of financing library construction and renovation pursuant to a program administered by the State Librarian. This bill contains other related provisions. | ||||
| SB 900 | Florez | Harmful matter. | I-02/21/2003 | |
| 04/08/2003-Set for hearing April 29. 03/13/2003-S PUB. S. 04/29/03 Hearing: SEN PUBLIC SAFETY |
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| CLA Position | Watch Close | |||
| Existing law provides that it is a crime punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, a fine of up to $2,000, or both that imprisonment and fine to sell, distribute, or send harmful matter to a minor with knowledge that a person is a minor or after failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a minor. Existing law provides that it is a defense in any prosecution for violation of this provisions if the material was distributed by use of telephones if payment was required by credit card before transmission of the matter. This bill would eliminate this defense. This bill would provide that reasonable measures to ascertain the age of a person shall not include reliance on possession of a credit card, debit card, bank card, or information therefrom, or upon an attestation by the person that they are at least 18 years of age. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| SCA 1 | Burton | Access to government information. | A-05/06/2003 | |
| 05/06/2003-From committee with author's amendments. Read
second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. 01/08/2003-S G.O. 05/13/03 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SEN GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| The California Constitution provides that the people have the right to instruct their representatives, petition government for redress of grievances, and assemble freely to consult for the common good. Various provisions of existing law, including, among others, the California Public Records Act, the Legislative Open Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and the Ralph M. Brown Act, provide, with some exceptions, for public access to government records and meetings of government bodies. This measure would provide that the people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business. It would provide that the meetings of public bodies and writings of public officials and agencies shall be open to public scrutiny . This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||||
| SCR 23 | Ducheny | Library Media Month | I-04/21/2003 | |
| 04/28/2003-In Assembly. Held at Desk. 04/28/2003-A DESK |
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| CLA Position | ||||
| This measure would proclaim April 2003 as Library Media Month. | ||||