Legislative Wrap-up

Both houses’ Appropriations Committees met last Thursday and released the bills that will continue for this 1st year of the 2 year session. The next 2 weeks will be floor sessions only.

ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

SB 118 (Liu) Child Welfare Services: Incarcerated Parents (amended 8/17/09)
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 17-0

SB 158 (Wiggins) Health Care Coverage: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 12-5

SB 248 (Oropeza) Educational Equity: Title IX
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 12-5

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

AB 56 (Portantino) Health Care Coverage: Mammographies
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 8-5

AB 98 (De La Torre) Maternity Services
CA NOW Position: SUPPORT
Passed 8-5

AB 510 (Evans) CalWORKS: Aid Amount Calculation
CA NOW Position APPROVE
Held in Committee

AB 513 (De Leon) Health Care Coverage: Breast Feeding
CA NOW Position: SUPPORT
Passed 8-5

AB 590 (Feuer) Legal Aid
CA NOW Position: WATCH
Held in Committee

AB 685 (Davis) School Facilities: Athletics: Compliance with Title IX (amended to be permissive)
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 8-5

AB 719 (Lowenthal, B) Transitional Food Stamps for Foster Youth
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Held in Committee

AB 1017 (Portantino) Sexual Assault Crimes
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Passed 13-0

AB 1058 (Beall) CalWORKS Eligibility: Asst Limits: Vehicles
CA NOW Position: APPROVE
Held in Committee

AB 1142 (Price) MediCal: Proof of Eligibility
CA NOW Position: WATCH
Passed 8-5

AB 1198 (Swanson) Food Stamps: Eligibility: Drug Felonies
CA NOW Position APPROVE
Held in Committee