Letters to the Daily Journal – Senate Bills

2024 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 366	Caballero	August 31	5809	The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets
SB 674	Gonzalez	August 8	5016	Air pollution: covered facilities: community air monitoring systems: fence-line monitoring systems
SB 675	Limon	August 31	5807	Prescribed grazing: local assistance grant program: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force
SB 768	Caballero	August 31	6809	California Environmental Quality Act: Department of Housing and Community Development: vehicle miles traveled: study
SB 937	Wiener	August 31	5808	Development projects: fees and charges
SB 942	Becker	August 31	5807	California AI Transparency Act
SB 1244	Newman	August 31	5810	Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships
SB 1423	Dahle	August 31	5806	Medi-Cal: Rural Hospital Technical Advisory Group.

2023 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 302	Stern	Sept. 14	2824	Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act
SB 306	Caballero	Sept. 14	2785	Climate change: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Extreme Heat Action Plan
SB 362	Becker	Sept. 14	2849	Data broker registration: accessible deletion mechanism
SB 403	Wahab	Sept. 5	2364	Discrimination on the basis of ancestry
SB 509	Portantino	Sept. 14	2784	School employee and pupil training: youth mental and behavioral health: mental health education
SB 519	Atkins	Sept. 14	2786	Corrections
SB 525	Durazo	Sept. 14	2851	Minimum wages: health care workers
SB 558	Rubio	Sept. 14	2852	Civil actions: childhood sexual abuse
SB 567	Durazo	Sept. 14	2852	Termination of tenancy: no-fault just causes: gross rental rate increases
SB 642	Cortese	August 17	2134	Hazardous materials: enforcement: county counsel.
SB 699	Caballero	Aug. 24	2177	Contracts in restraint of trade
SB 747	Caballero	Sep. 14	3579 – ADJ	Land use: surplus land
SB 842	Bradford	Sept. 14	2853	Energy: petroleum refinery turnaround and maintenance
AB 114	Budget Committee	July 5	1889 – SDJ	Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill
AB 126	Reyes	Sept. 14	2850 – SDJ	Vehicular air pollution: Clean Transportation Program: vehicle registration and identification plate service fees: smog abatement fee: extension

2022 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 7	Atkins	June 9	4125	Environmental quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021
SB 54	Allen	June 30	4572	Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware
SB 54	Allen	August 31	5402	Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware
SB 179	Pan	August 31	5403	Budget Act of 2022
SB 222	Dodd	August 30	5339	Water Rate Assistance Program
SB 277	Archuleta	August 18	4892	Fireworks: dangerous fireworks: seizure: management
SB 679	Kamlager	August 31	5417	Los Angeles County: affordable housing
SB 846	Dodd	Sept. 1	5428	Diablo Canyon powerplant: extension of operations
SB 886	Wiener	August 31	5404	California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public universities: university housing development projects
SB 887	Becker	August 31	5405	Electricity: transmission facility planning
SB 905	Caballero	August 31	5406	Carbon sequestration: Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program
SB 942	Newman	August 24	5107	Low Carbon Transit Operations Program: free or reduced fare transit program
SB 1013	Atkins	August 31	5417	Beverage container recycling
SB 1302	Portantino	August 31	5408	Pupil health: school-based health centers: grant program: Mental Health Services Act: Mental Health Services Fund
AB 205	Budget	August 31	5424 – SDJ	Energy

2021 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 41	Umberg	Sept. 9	2570	Privacy: genetic testing companies
SB 60	Glazer	Sept. 1	2305	Residential short-term rental ordinances: health or safety infractions: maximum fines
SB 81	Skinner	Sept. 10	2638	Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements
SB 226	Pan	Sept. 7	2427	Medi-Cal: County of Sacramento
SB 311	Hueso	Sept. 10	2641	Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law
SB 343	Allen	Sept. 10	2640	Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging
SB 378	Gonzalez	Sept. 2	2323	Local government: broadband infrastructure development project permit processing: microtrenching permit processing ordinance
SB 409	Caballero	Sept. 10	2640	Pharmacy practice: testing
SB 423	Stern	Sept. 10	2637	Energy: firm zero-carbon resources
SB 524	Skinner	Sept. 10	2639	Health care coverage: patient steering
SB 538	Rubio	Sept. 10	2629	Domestic violence and gun violence restraining orders
SB 552	Hertzberg	Sept. 9	2559	Drought planning: small water suppliers: nontransient noncommunity water systems

2020 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 98	Mitchell	June 26	3893	Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill
SB 98	Mitchell	July 2	3929	Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill
SB 275	Pan	August 31	4601	Health Care and Essential Workers: personal protective equipment
SB 288	Wiener	August 31	4597	California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects
SB 741	Galgiani	August 31	4599	Change of gender and sex identifier
SB 793	Hill	August 28	4395	Flavored tobacco products
SB 803	Beall	August 31	4581	Mental health services: peer support specialist certification
SB 908	Wieckowski	August 31	4598	Debt collectors: licensing and regulation: Debt Collection Licensing Act
SB 1156	Archuleta	August 31	4600	Lithium-ion batteries: illegal disposal: fire prevention
SB 1159	Hill	August 31	4602	Workers’ compensation: COVID-19: critical workers.
SB 1351	Beall	August 31	4599	Transportation improvement fee: revenue bonds

2019 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 1	Atkins	Sept. 14	2956	California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019
SB 24	Leyva	Sept. 14	2939	Public health: public university student health centers: abortion by medication techniques
SB 200	Monning	Sept. 12	2898	Drinking water
SB 313	Hueso	Sept. 14	2942	Animals: prohibition on use in circuses
SB 328	Portantino	Sept. 14	2954	Pupil attendance: school start time
SB 330	Skinner	Sept. 14	2949	Housing Crisis Act of 2019
AB 25	Chau	Sept. 14	2941 – SDJ	California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
AB 1054	Holden	July 11	2046 – SDJ	Public utilities: wildfires and employee protection

2018 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 100	De Leon	August 31	6088	California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: emissions of greenhouse gases
SB 244	Lara	August 31	6183	Privacy: personal information
SB 452	Glazer	August 31	6142	The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act
SB 765	Wiener	August 31	6185	Planning and zoning: housing
SB 782	Skinner	August 31	6191	Energy data transparency
SB 970	Atkins	August 31	6087	Employment: human trafficking awareness
SB 1013	Lara	August 30	6048	Fluorinated refrigerants
SB 1083	Mitchell	August 30	6062	Resource family approval
SB 1260	Jackson	August 31	6156	Fire prevention and protection: prescribed burns
SB 1300	Jackson	August 31	6107	Unlawful employment practices: discrimination and harassment
SB 1335	Allen	August 31	6186	Solid waste: food service packaging: state agencies, facilities, and property
SB 1402	Lara	August 31	6107	Labor contracting: customer liability
SB 1412	Bradford	August 31	6109	Applicants for employment: criminal history
SB 1416	McGuire	August 29	5931	Local government: nuisance abatement
SB 1440	Hueso	August 31	6163	Energy: biomethane: biomethane procurement
SB 1487	Stern	August 31	6190	Iconic African Species Protection Act

2017 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 5	De Leon	Sept. 16	3021	California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018
SB 29	Lara	Sept. 13	2862	Law enforcement: immigration
SB 54	De Leon	Sept. 16	3018	Law enforcement: sharing data
SB 189	Bradford	Sept. 13	2863	Workers’ compensation: definition of employee
SB 231	Hertzberg	Sept. 12	2739	Local government: fees and charges
SB 249	Allen	Sept. 14	2914	Off-highway motor vehicle recreation
SB 258	Lara	Sept. 15	2987	Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017
SB 313	Hertzberg	Sept. 15	2971	Advertising: automatic renewal and continuous service offers
SB 649	Hueso	Sept. 16	3022	Wireless telecommunications facilities

2016 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 564	Cannella	August 30	5512	North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act
SB 661	Hill	August 31	5595	Protection of subsurface installations
SB 778	Allen	August 29	5472	Automotive repair: oil changes: notification to customers
SB 887	Pavley	August 29	5480	Natural gas storage wells
SB 1160	Mendoza	August 31	5589	Workers’ compensation
SB 1266	McGuire	August 8	4818	Joint Exercise of Powers Act: agreements: filings
AB 2170	Frazier	August 31	5602 – SDJ	Trade Corridors Improvement Fund: federal funds

2015 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 13	Pavley	Sept. 11	2738	Groundwater
SB 63	Hall	Sept. 8	2555	Seaport infrastructure financing districts
SB 107	Leno	Sept. 11	2778	Local government
SB 119	Hill	Sept. 10	2696	Protection of subsurface installations
SB 326	Beall	Sept. 11	2732	Courts: penalties: emergency services funding
SB 475	Monning	Sept. 10	2678	Continuing care contracts: cancellation: payments
SB 525	Nielsen	August 24	2157	Respiratory care practice
SB 533	Pan	Sept. 10	2708	Cities and counties: sales and use tax agreements
SB 682	Leno	Sept. 3	2473	Courts

2014 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 193	Monning	August 28	4955	Hazard evaluation system and information service
SB 270	Padilla	August 30	5019	Solid waste: single-use carryout bags
SB 577	Pavley	August 30	5009	Autism and other developmental disabilities: employment
SB 628	Beall	August 30	5012	Enhanced infrastructure financing districts
SB 718	Roth/Knight	August 13	4476	Capital investment incentive programs: corporation tax credit: new advanced strategic aircraft program
SB 861	Beall	August 7	4380	Public resources: trailer bill
SB 866	Wolk	August 13	4480	Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014
SB 895	Corbett	August 27	4922	Residential care facilities for the elderly
SB 962	Leno	August 11	4425	Smartphones
SB 1247	Lieu	August 30	5010	Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009
SB 1255	Cannella	August 30	5011	Disorderly conduct: unlawful distribution of image
SB 1281	Pavley	August 28	4955	Oil and gas production: water use: reporting

2013 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 4	Pavley	Sept. 12	2448	Oil and gas: well stimulation
SB 448	Leno	Sept. 12	2442	Energy: petroleum supply and pricing
SB 472	Hill	Sept. 12	2450	Gaming: licenses
SB 516	Steinberg	Sept. 12	2451	Foreign labor contractors: registration
SB 620	Wright	Sept. 12	2447	Water replenishment districts
SB 666	Steinberg	Sept. 12	2449	Employment: retaliation
SB 804	Lara	Sept. 12	2447	Solid waste: energy

2012 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 12	Corbett	Sept. 1	5125	Vehicles: aerodynamic devices
SB 71	Leno	August 30	5039	State agencies: boards, commissions, and reports
SB 163	Evans	August 30	5040	Attorneys: board of trustees: annual membership fee
SB 214	Wolk	Sept. 1	5128	Infrastructure financing districts: voter approval: repeal
SB 289	Hernandez	August 30	5040	Clinical laboratory techniques: training and instruction
SB 411	Price	Sept. 1	5127	Home Care Services Act of 2012
SB 477	Wright	August 29	5038	School district reorganization: bonded indebtedness
SB 721	Lowenthal	August 29	4986	California postsecondary education: state goals
SB 750	Hernandez	August 22	4178	Vehicles: key information access
SB 863	De Leon	Sept. 1	5128	Workers’ compensation
SB 1029	Leno	August 9	4447	Budget Act of 2012
SB 1065	Kehoe	Sept. 1	5124	State claims
SB 1172	Lieu	August 30	5041	Sexual orientation change efforts
SB 1364	Huff	August 20	4596	Water corporations
SB 1456	Lowenthal	Sept. 1	5125	Community colleges: Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012
SB 1249	Wolk	Sept. 1	5126	Department of Fish and Game: lands: expenditures
SB 1478	Leno	August 30	5039	Appeals: undertaking
SB 1486	Wright	August 31	5055	Food facilities: menu labeling
SB 1525	Padilla	Sept. 1	5129	Postsecondary education: Student Athlete Bill of Rights

2011 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 26	Padilla	Sept. 10	2495	Prisons: wireless communication devices
SB 136	Yee	Sept. 10	2491	Public contracts: prevailing wages
SB 226	Simitian	Sept. 10	2498	Environmental quality
SB 356	Blakeslee	Sept. 10	2493	State parks: local operating agreements
SB 436	Kehoe	Sept. 10	2492	Land use: mitigation lands: nonprofit organizations
SB 459	Corbett	Sept. 10	2490	Employment: independent contractors
SB 468	Kehoe	Sept. 10	2494	Department of Transportation: north coast corridor project: high-occupancy toll lanes
SB 470	Evans	Sept. 10	2489	Commercial fishing: salmon stamp
SB 705	Leno	Sept. 10	2496	Natural gas: service and safety
SB 706	Price	Sept. 10	2493	Business and professions
SB 835	Wolk	Sept. 8	2431	Public contracts: University of California: pilot program: best value procedures
SB 847	Correa	Sept. 10	2495	Medical Marijuana Program: zoning restrictions: residential use
SB 922	Calderon	Sept. 10	2496	Public contracts: public entities: project labor agreements

2010 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 110	Liu	August 30	5044	People with disabilities: victims of crime
SB 289	Ducheny	August 30	5042	Hospitals: seismic safety
SB 550	Florez	August 30	5044	Natural resources: oil and gas: drilling
SB 657	Steinberg	Sept. 1	5127	Human trafficking
SB 812	Ashburn	August 30	5046	Developmental services: housing
SB 890	Alquist	Sept. 1	5124	Health care coverage
SB 957	Price	August 26	4941	Student financial aid: Cal Grant C awards
SB 972	Wolk	Sept. 1	5123	Indemnity: design professionals
SB 1034	Ducheny	August 24	4851	Archaeological resources: restitution
SB 1163	Leno	Sept. 1	5126	Health care coverage: denials: premium rates
SB 1173	Wolk	August 25	4886	Recycled water
SB 1237	Padilla	August 30	5045	Radiation control: health facilities and clinics: records
SB 1316	Romero	Sept. 1	5126	Income taxes: property exchanges: investment credits
SB 1317	Leno	Sept. 1	5124	Truancy
SB 1350	Kehoe	August 30	5043	Public Lands: records and uses
SB 1440	Padilla	August 25	4904	California Community Colleges: student transfer
SB 1476	Padilla	Sept. 1	5125	Public utilities: customer privacy: advanced metering infrastructure
AB 569	Emmerson	August 30	5045	Meal periods: exemptions
AB 1341	Lowenthal	Sept. 1	5128 – SDJ	Property taxation: possessory interests: Long Beach Courthouse

2009 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB14/AB64	Simitian	Sept. 12	2467	Utilities: renewable energy resources
SB 132	Denham	Sept. 12	2463	Polysomnographic technologists: sleep and wake disorders
SB 242	Yee	Sept. 12	2465	Civil rights: language restrictions
SB 546	Lowenthal	Sept. 12	2466	Used oil
SB 744	Strickland	Sept. 12	2464	Clinical laboratories
AB 631	Tran	Sept. 10	2397 – SDJ	Public assistance: home visits

2008 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 61	Runner	August 11	4890	Castaic Lake Water Agency
SB 325	Scott	August 20	5214	Postsecondary education: Educational and Economic Goals for California Higher Education
SB 489	Steinberg	August 29	5458	Continuing care contracts: retirement communities: closure
SB 992	Wiggins	August 21	5291	Substance abuse: adult recovery maintenance facilities
SB 1137	Perata	August 28	5431	Residential mortgage loans: foreclosure procedures
SB 1307	RidleyThomas	August 25	5363	Pharmacy: pedigree
SB 1400	Simitian	August 20	5226	Sweepstakes
SB 1425	Steinberg	August 30	5500	Pupil data
SB 1406	Correa	August 29	5455	Optometry
SB 1473	Calderon	August 30	5497	Building standards
SB 1499	Scott	August 26	5383	Metallic balloons
SB 1608	Corbett	August 28	5424	Disabled persons: equal access rights: civil actions

2007 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 233	Cox	Sept. 4	2281	Public contracts: design-build contracting
SB 803	Lowenthal	Sept. 7	2430	Transportation enhancement funds: community conservation corps
SB 966	Simitian	Sept. 12	2671	Pharmaceutical drug waste disposal
AB 112	Wolk	Sept. 12	2672 – SDJ	Highways: Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones

2006 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 201	Simitian	August 30	5449	Marine finfish aquaculture: leases
SB 1210	Torlakson	August 31	5499	Eminent domain
SB 1309	Scott	August 31	5433	Nursing education: grants, loan assumptions, and faculty recruiting and retention
SB 1312	Alquist	August 31	5607	Health care facilities
SB 1427	Chesbro	August 29	5398	Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers
AB 2863	Karnette	August 30	5420 – SDJ	Public employees: retirement

2005 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 37	Speier	Sept. 8	2786	Prohibited substances
SB 218	Scott	Sept. 6	2612	Termination of parental rights: prospective adoptive parents
SB 287	Cox	August 31	2451	Designbuild contracting
SB 435	Hollingsworth	August 25	2293	Housing: density bonuses
SB 511	Hollingsworth	Sept. 8	2786	County water authority
SB 776	Runner	Sept. 8	2740	Health care districts: mortgage insurance, loans, credit
SB 798	Simitian	Sept. 8	2787	Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program

2004 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 58	Johnson	August 25	5358	Police reports: confidentiality
SB 142	Alpert	August 26	5408	Genetic testing
SB 418	Sher	May 3	3556	Fish and wildlife: streambed alteration agreements
SB 593	Ackerman	August 24	5302	Property taxation: state assessment: commercial air carrier personal property
SB 620	Scott	January 26	2833	Annuities: life insurance: required disclosures and prohibited sales practices
SB 635	Dunn	August 28	5540	Emergency medical services
SB 833	Machado	March 1	3020	Eastern Water Alliance Joint Powers Agency
SB 1102	Chesbro	August 28	5537	General government
SB 1119	Chesbro	August 5	4794	Ballot measures
SB 1173	Ortiz	August 26	5398	Tobacco products: self-service display
SB 1201	Torlakson	Sept. 10	5554	Electrical restructuring: BART
SB 1215	Morrow	August 28	5542	Department of Fish and Game and Department of Parks and Recreation: Public Resources Account and Environmental License Plate Fund appropriations
SB 1280	Ortiz	August 28	5538	Flood damage reduction: American River watershed
SB 1307	Figueroa	August 26	5404	Wholesalers and manufacturers of dangerous drugs and devices
SB 1451	Figueroa	August 23	5235	Privacy guarantees
SB 1459	Alpert	August 26	5448	Fishing: trawl nets
SB 1478	Sher	August 28	5543	Renewable energy
SB 1520	Burton	August 28	5541	Force fed birds
SB 1544	Figueroa	August 28	5541	Private postsecondary education: Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989
SB 1596	Ducheny	August 28	5537	Taxation: delinquent taxes: public auction
SB 1618	Battin	August 19	5126	Employee compensation
SB 1744	Dunn	August 26	5406	Bail services
SB 1785	Scott	Sept. 10	5554	Public postsecondary education: transfer requirements
SB 1809	Dunn	July 29	4754	Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004
SB 1820	Machado	August 28	5539	Land conservation contracts
AB 1721	Koretz	August 16	4946 – SDJ	Prices: overcharges

2003 Legislative Session

Bill Number	Author	Date	Page Number	Topic
SB 20	Sher	Sept. 13	2610	Solid waste: hazardous electronic waste
SB 24	Figueroa	Sept. 12	2606	Health care: accelerated enrollment
SB 81	Alpert	Sept. 11	2549	Teacher training: integrated programs
SB 90	Torlakson	August 27	2184	Tenancy: security deposits
SB 103	Alpert	Sept. 13	2612	Sales and use taxes
SB 186	Murray	Sept. 11	2546	Privacy: unsolicited commercial e-mail advertising
SB 216	Sher	Sept. 13	2608	Endangered species: recovery strategy pilot program
SB 314	Murray	Sept. 13	2608	Transportation funding: County of Los Angeles
SB 411	Ducheny	Sept. 13	2610	Indian gaming: tribal state compacts
SB 420	Vasconcellos	Sept. 12	2606	Medical marijuana
SB 317	Kuehl	Sept. 11	2549	Resources
SB 489	Scott	Sept. 10	2482	Firearms: chamber load indicators and magazine disconnected mechanisms
SB 590	Speier	Sept. 13	2607	Personal information: consumers
SB 606	Vasconcellos	Sept. 11	2552	Pupil health: vision appraisal
SB 611	Ducheny	Sept. 11	2547	Instructional strategies: subject matter projects
SB 614	Cedillo	Sept. 11	2551	Tax shelters
SB 700	Florez	Sept. 11	2550	Air quality: emissions: stationary sources: agricultural operations
SB 709	Florez	Sept. 11	2551	San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District: district board
SB 916	Perata	Sept. 13	2609	Toll bridge revenues: Treasure Island Development Authority
SB 930	Ducheny	Sept. 11	2547	Indian gaming: tribal-state compacts
SB 937	Ducheny	Sept. 11	2546	Clinics: licensure and operation
SB 950	Alarcon	February 24	217	Dependent children: education
SB 1049	Chesbro	Sept. 11	2552	Resources
SB 1468	Speier	August 19	2047	Corrections: correctional facilities
AB 6x	Oropeza	February 3	45 – SDJ	Reductions in the Budget Act of 2002 relating to state and local government
AB 11x	Oropeza	February 3	45 – SDJ	Reductions in the Budget Act of 2002 relating to state government