This Senate Resolution officially designates June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in California. The measure serves to honor the history of the civil rights movement, which began with the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and recognizes the significant contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals to the state and nation. It also highlights recent legal victories, such as marriage equality, and acknowledges the growing representation of LGBTQ+ people in public office. The resolution is a commemorative action that does not create new laws or alter existing policies.
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law authorizes the governing body of a county or city to prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or documents required or authorized under the State Housing Law, and fees to defray the cost of enforcement required by the law to be carried out by local enforcement agencies. This bill, the California Private Permitting Review and Inspection Act, would require a building department of the county or city to prepare a schedule of the above-described fees and post the schedule on the county or city's internet website if the city or county prescribes the fees. Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is also referred to as the State Building Standards Code. Existing law requires the building department of every city or county to enforce the provisions of the State Housing Law, the California Building Standards Code, and the other specified rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law. Existing law requires the local agency, upon the applicant's request, to contract with or employ temporarily a private entity or person to check the plans and specifications submitted as part of an application for a residential building permit, when there is excessive delay in checking the plans and specifications. Existing law defines "excessive delay" as a local agency taking more than 30 days after submittal of a complete application to complete the structural building safety plan check of the applicant's set of plans and specifications, as specified. This bill would, if the local agency has not completed checking plans and specifications within 30 business days of receiving the completed application for a building permit, require a local agency, upon the applicant's request, to perform plan-checking services and assess the plans and specifications to ensure that the plans and specifications comply with the State Housing Law and the State Building Standards Code, as provided. The bill would require a local agency to directly perform or contract with or employ a private professional provider to perform those plan-checking services and take prescribed actions, including issuing or denying the building permit within a specified timeframe, as prescribed. If a private professional provider performs these plan-checking services, the bill would require the private professional provider to prepare an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that they performed the plan-checking services and that the plans and specifications comply with specified law, and to submit to the local agency a specified report of the plan-checking services within 5 business days of the completion of those services. The bill would require the local agency, within 30 business days of receiving the report, to consider the report and issue or deny a building permit if the plans and specifications comply or fail to comply with the State Housing Law or the California Building Standards Code, as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency to charge the applicant reasonably necessary fees to defray the costs directly attributable to performing plan-checking services pursuant to these provisions. The bill would authorize an applicant to appeal a denial of a building permit to a local appeals board. The bill would provide that the bill's provisions do not apply to specified facilities, including health facilities and public buildings. By expanding the crime of perjury and imposing new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.
House Resolution 101 is a procedural measure that officially designates June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in California. The resolution does not create new laws or change any policies; instead, it serves to acknowledge the historical significance of the June 1969 Stonewall Uprising and the ongoing contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. By recognizing this month, the legislature aims to promote awareness of the civil rights movement and encourage continued efforts toward equality and non-discrimination.
This Senate Resolution designates the week of May 6, 2024, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in California to highlight a movement disorder caused by long-term use of certain medications. The bill aims to educate residents about the condition, which affects the face, torso, and limbs, and emphasizes the importance of regular medical screening for patients taking dopamine receptor blocking agents. By raising public awareness, the resolution encourages individuals experiencing abnormal movements to consult their healthcare providers for proper diagnosis and treatment options.
This Senate Resolution officially designates May 2024 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month to honor the state's 76 fairgrounds. The measure acknowledges the economic, cultural, and social value these facilities provide to counties and communities across California. It also recognizes the critical role fairgrounds play during emergencies by serving as medical sites and evacuation centers. The resolution expresses gratitude to the volunteers, staff, and supporters who maintain these venues.
Existing law authorizes a court to issue a gun violence restraining order to prohibit a person from purchasing or possessing a firearm or ammunition for a period of one to 5 years, subject to renewal for additional one- to 5-year periods, if the subject of the petition poses a significant danger of self-harm or harm to another in the near future by having a firearm and the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another. Existing law also allows a gun violence restraining order to be issued on an ex parte basis for up to 21 days. Existing law allows a petition for these gun violence restraining orders to be made by a law enforcement officer, or an immediate family member, employer, coworker, or teacher, as specified, of the subject of the petition. This bill would additionally authorize a district attorney to request that the court issue a temporary emergency gun violence restraining order. The bill would make other conforming changes. Existing law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm or other deadly weapon if the person is admitted to a mental health facility and the mental health professional who is treating the person determines that the person is a danger to themself or others and requires the professional to report to a local law enforcement agency the identity of the person, as specified. Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency to temporarily confiscate any firearm or other deadly weapon that the person possesses while the person is admitted, as specified. Existing law requires the confiscating law enforcement agency to initiate a petition in the superior court within 30 days of the person being released from the facility for a hearing to determine whether the return of the firearm or other deadly weapon would be likely to result in endangering the person or others, as specified. This bill would additionally allow a mental health practitioner to report the identity of a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or other deadly weapon to a district attorney and would additionally authorize a district attorney to file the petition to determine if the person should continue to be prohibited from possessing a firearm or other deadly weapon. The bill would make other conforming changes.
Senate Resolution 92 officially designates May 2024 as Lupus and Fibromyalgia Awareness Month in California. This legislative measure aims to increase public understanding of these conditions by highlighting their symptoms, diagnostic challenges, and prevalence among specific demographics. The resolution does not alter laws or funding but serves to encourage education and research into these chronic health issues.
This bill is a House Resolution that formally recognizes National Maritime Day on May 22, 2024, and expresses the California Assembly's support for the state's maritime industry. The resolution highlights the economic importance of California's ports and the domestic shipping sector, noting that it supports over 51,000 jobs and contributes billions to the state economy. It also acknowledges the critical role of maritime workers in transporting goods and developing renewable energy, while citing recent maritime incidents to underscore the value of professional crews and well-maintained vessels. Ultimately, the bill serves as a commemorative statement rather than creating new laws or changing existing policies.
The Collateral Recovery Act, a violation of which is punishable as a misdemeanor, provides for the licensure and regulation of repossession agencies by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services under the supervision and control of the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires licensees to serve a debtor with a specified notice of seizure after the recovery of collateral by the licensee by regular mail addressed to the last known address of the debtor or by personal service at the option of the repossession agency. This bill would authorize the notice to instead be given by regular mail addressed to the current address of the debtor, if known, or by personal service, at the option of the repossession agency.
Existing law authorizes a local authority to adopt a program to regulate sidewalk vendors if the local authority's sidewalk vending program complies with specified standards. Existing law authorizes a local authority, among other restrictions, to prohibit sidewalk vendors in areas located within the immediate vicinity of a permitted certified farmers' market or a permitted swap meet. This bill would additionally authorize a local authority to prohibit sidewalk vendors from operating within 250 feet of the entrances and exits of an annual fair, as defined, during the operating hours of the annual fair, and within 250 feet of entrances and exits of parking lots located on fairgrounds and used for parking during the operating hours of an annual fair.
Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, establishes the Physician Assistant Board for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law authorizes physician assistants to perform prescribed medical services that are rendered pursuant to a practice agreement and under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. A violation of that supervision provision is a crime. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the certification and regulation of doctors of podiatric medicine by the Podiatric Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine to establish a professional partnership that includes both physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine if specified conditions are satisfied. Existing law authorizes a physician assistant performing medical services under the supervision of a physician and surgeon to assist a doctor of podiatric medicine who is a partner, shareholder, or employee in the same medical group as the supervising physician and surgeon. Existing law requires a physician assistant who assists a doctor of podiatric medicine in this manner to do so only according to patient-specific orders from a supervising physician and surgeon and limits the physician assistant to performing those duties included within the scope of practice of a doctor of podiatric medicine. Existing law requires a supervising physician and surgeon to be available to the physician assistant for consultation when assistance is rendered. This bill would revise those physician assistant supervision provisions to authorize a physician assistant performing medical services under the supervision of a physician and surgeon to assist a doctor of podiatric medicine who is on the staff of the same organized health care system or who is a partner, shareholder, or employee in the same partnership, group, or professional corporation as the supervising physician and surgeon, pursuant to a practice agreement. The bill would delete both the restriction requiring that a physician assistant who assists a doctor of podiatric medicine do so only according to patient-specific orders from a supervising physician and surgeon and the requirement that a supervising physician and surgeon be available to the physician assistant for consultation when assistance is rendered to a doctor of podiatric medicine.
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including property and fire insurance. Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and prescribes the department's powers and duties. Existing department regulations set forth requirements and limitations for wildfire risk models used to measure or assess the wildfire risk associated with a residential or commercial structure for classifying structures according to their wildfire risk or estimating losses corresponding to wildfire risk classifications. On or before January 1, 2026, and on or before each January 1 thereafter, this bill would require the department to report to the Assembly Committee on Insurance and the Senate Committee on Insurance regarding wildfire risk models it regulates.
