This measure would, among other things, encourage participants in specified discussions regarding North and South Korea to have a sincere intention of achieving peace in the region and declare the Legislature's commitment to peace in the region.
This measure would encourage state and local officials to develop broadband-readiness checklists and "best practices" guidelines, as well as certification processes and model codes, to support effective and efficient broadband deployment. The measure would additionally encourage the Public Utilities Commission to assign a high priority to consideration and adoption of new rules and procedures that streamline access to utility poles and conduits in order to support effective and efficient broadband deployment, including adoption of any "one touch," "Accelerated Safe Access to Poles (ASAP) ," or "right touch" make-ready rules if adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.
This measure would recognize the contributions of purebred dogs to the State of California, and would designate May 1, 2018, as California Purebred Dog Day.
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This measure would declare that the Legislature recognizes unions and their efforts to represent workers across all industries, to educate and encourage full participation of member employees in society, and to strengthen the labor movement as a fundamental element of a healthy democracy, and that the Legislature supports the organizing of workers who continue to fight for union rights and recognizes the labor movement as an indispensable voice for working families.
Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, and commissions that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations deemed to engage in activities that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare for the purpose of ensuring that those professions and vocations are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under the AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend, by a majority vote, certain provisions of the act to implement specified substantive provisions, provided that the amendments are consistent with and further the purposes and intent of the act. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. The MAUCRSA prohibits a licensee from performing certain acts, including selling any cannabis or cannabis products at less than its cost for the purpose of injuring competitors, destroying competition, or misleading or deceiving purchasers or prospective purchasers. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Existing provisions of the California Constitution require meetings of each house and committee of the Legislature to be open to the public, except that closed meetings may be held to consider specified matters and a caucus of the Members of the Senate, the Members of the Assembly, or the Members of both houses, which is composed of the members of the same political party, may meet in closed session. This bill would limit the caucus exemption described above by prohibiting a closed session of a quorum of the Members of the Assembly or Senate, or both, if specific legislation is considered at that session and a vote or vote count of those members takes place at that session.
Existing law requires revenues derived from a portion of the state sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to Proposition 172, approved by the voters on November 2, 1993, to be allocated among the county and the cities in the county that provide public safety services, as provided, to be expended exclusively for the funding of those services. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would limit the amount of revenues derived from the imposition of the tax pursuant to Proposition 172 that are maintained in reserves by counties to 5% of the total allocation of those revenues received in the previous budget year and would make related findings and declarations.
Existing law requires revenues derived from a portion of the state sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to Proposition 172, approved by the voters on November 2, 1993, to be allocated among the county and the cities in the county that provide public safety services, as provided, to be expended exclusively for the funding of those services. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would limit the amount of revenues derived from the imposition of the tax pursuant to Proposition 172 that are maintained in reserves by counties to 5% of the total allocation of those revenues received in the previous budget year and would make related findings and declarations.
This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would eliminate the age requirement for retirement that applies to certain Armed Forces members, as specified.
