Existing law, the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994, authorizes a partner or other person named as a partner in a filed statement of partnership authority or in a list maintained by an agent to file a statement of denial stating the name of the partnership as filed with the Secretary of State, any identification number issued by the Secretary of State, and the fact that it is being denied, that may include denial of a person's authority or status as a partner. Existing law provides that a statement of denial is a limitation on partnership authority. Existing law also permits a partner to become dissociated from a partnership and permits the filing of a statement of dissociation, as specified. This bill would specify that a statement of denial is not the same as a statement of dissociation.
Existing law establishes various programs to prevent and ameliorate homelessness, including the Homeless Youth Act of 2018 and the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to establish an ongoing funding source to address the state's homelessness crisis.
Existing law prohibits a person from carrying a concealed firearm or carrying a loaded firearm in public. Existing law exempts certain persons from this prohibition, including peace officers and persons licensed to carry a concealed firearm. This bill would authorize the City of Sacramento to establish a pilot program that would, until January 1, 2029, declare a specified area of the city to be a gun free zone. The bill would, in addition to any other applicable offense, make possession of a firearm within this area punishable as a misdemeanor. The bill would provide specified exemptions. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would, upon completion of the pilot program, require the city to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, as specified. 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 a specified reason.
Existing law provides that parents and guardians of children enrolled in public schools have the right, and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners in the education of their children within the public schools, to be informed by the school, and to participate in the education of their children, as specified to include, among other things, examining the curriculum materials of the class or classes in which their child is enrolled. This bill would require each school district, county office of education, and charter school to post the process for examining curriculum materials on their internet website. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would also delete an obsolete reference. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
The Personal Income Tax Law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income tax credit against personal income tax and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability to an eligible individual that is equal to that portion of the earned income tax credit allowed by federal law, as determined by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. The law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individual's earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases, and provides alternative calculation factors under specified circumstances. Existing law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and until and including the taxable year in which the minimum wage is set at $15 per hour, requires the phaseout percentage for eligible individuals to be recalculated by the Franchise Tax Board so that the calculated amount of credit for a taxpayer with an earned income of $30,000 is equal to zero. Existing law allows a payment to an eligible individual from the Tax Relief and Refund Account, a continuously appropriated fund, for any amount of the credit in excess of tax liability, as provided. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, if the amount of credit computed for an eligible individual is less than $355, as specified, would allow the credit for the eligible individual to be $355, except as otherwise specified.
Existing law requires any person who purchases or receives a firearm, as specified, to possess a firearm safety certificate. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to develop a written test required for the issuance of a firearm safety certificate. Existing law makes the violation of specified requirements with regard to firearms a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified. This bill would, commencing on January 1, 2025, require a person who owns a firearm to obtain and continuously maintain in full force and effect a homeowner's, renter's, or gun liability insurance policy specifically covering losses or damages resulting from any negligent or accidental use of that firearm, including, but not limited to, death, injury, or property damage. This bill would require a person to keep written evidence of coverage in the place where a firearm is stored. The bill would also require the Insurance Commissioner to set the minimum coverage for a policy required by the bill and to develop a standardized form of evidence of liability coverage.
(1) Existing law provides that in a civil action, if a copy of the summons and complaint cannot with reasonable diligence be personally delivered to the person to be served, as specified, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the person's dwelling house, usual place of abode, usual place of business, or usual mailing address, in the presence of a competent member of the household or a person apparently in charge of their office, place of business, at least 18 years of age, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the summons and complaint to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the summons and complaint were left. This bill would provide that if the only address reasonably known for the person to be served with the summons is a state prison or county jail, service of process may be effected on the first delivery attempt by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint with the warden, sheriff, or jailer of that state prison or county jail. If the person to be served has been transferred or released, the bill would require a warden, sheriff, or jailer who receives a copy of a summons on the person's behalf to notify the server of that fact within 24 hours of the attempted service. The bill would provide that under such circumstances the service was not effective. (2) Existing law requires the service of a subpoena to be made by delivering a copy to the witness personally, so as to allow the witness a reasonable time for preparation and travel to the place of attendance. This bill would provide that if the only address reasonably known for the person to be served with the subpoena is a state prison or county jail, service of the subpoena may be made by leaving a copy of the subpoena with the warden, sheriff, or jailer of that state prison or county jail. If the person to be served has been transferred or released, the bill would require a warden, sheriff, or jailer who receives a copy of a subpoena on the person's behalf to notify the server of that fact within 24 hours of the attempted service. The bill would provide that under such circumstances the service was not effective.
Existing law provides that a court, upon making certain findings, may require the parent or parents of a minor child, or any other party involved in a custody or visitation dispute, and the minor child to participate in outpatient counseling, as specified. This bill would prohibit a court from ordering a child to be transported to a facility or program, to be placed in a residential facility or program, or to participate in services or therapy, whether on a residential or outpatient basis, to address the child's alienation from a parent without first obtaining the consent of the other parent, the consent of the child, and the consent of the child's appointed counsel. If the child is 12 years of age or older, then consent of the other parent and the child would be required.
Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. Existing law declares it to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. The act prohibits a person from operating a public water system unless the person first submits an application to the state board and receives a permit to operate the system, as specified. The act requires a public water system to submit a technical report to the state board as a part of the permit application or when otherwise required by the state board, as specified, and to submit the report in the form and format and at intervals specified by the state board. Existing law provides that a specified violation of the act is a crime. This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2025, and thereafter at intervals determined by the state board, public water systems to provide specified information and data related to customer water bills and efforts to replace aging infrastructure to the state board. By requiring information and data to be provided to the state board, this bill would expand the scope of a crime and create 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 a specified reason.
Under existing law, a grand jury is a body of the required number of persons chosen from the citizens of the county to serve before a court of competent jurisdiction, and sworn to inquire of public offenses that are committed or triable within the county. Existing law permits a grand jury to inquire into all public offenses committed or triable within the county and present them to the court by indictment. Existing law requires the fees for grand jurors to be $15 per each day's attendance as a grand juror. This bill would require that fee to be equal to 70% of the county median daily income for each day's attendance. By increasing the fee for grand jurors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the superior court of each county to select grand jurors, as specified, and create a list of the persons selected to serve as grand jurors. Existing law requires the jury commissioner to file this list in the jury commissioner's office and have the list published one time in a newspaper of general circulation. Existing law requires grand juries to be impaneled from this list. Existing law authorizes the presiding judge to name up to 10 jurors not previously named, who served on the previous grand jury and who consent to serve for a 2nd year on the grand jury. This bill would require the list of grand jurors to contain the person's gender, age, race or ethnicity, and residential ZIP Code or supervisorial district of the respective counties. The bill would require a separate list to be published in a newspaper containing each person's name and the name of the judge who selected the jurors. The bill would require a list of specified prospective and impaneled jurors containing each person's gender, age, race or ethnicity, and residential ZIP Code or supervisorial district to be published on an internet website, and would require that version of the list to not contain the person's name. The bill would authorize the presiding judge to add up to 10 jurors from among the list of qualified jurors not selected in an effort to balance demographic diversity to reflect the general population of the county. The bill would require each court, on or before March 15, 2024, and on or before March 15 of each year thereafter, to provide the Judicial Council with the list and aggregate data of specified prospective and impaneled jurors containing the person's gender, age, race or ethnicity, and residential ZIP Code or supervisorial district of the respective counties, as well as the name of the judge who selected each person. The bill would require the Judicial Council to, on or before June 15, 2024, and on or before June 15 of each year thereafter, report that information to the Legislature. The bill would additionally authorize summons for prospective jurors to include information on how to become a juror on a grand jury. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Under existing law, a person who lodges in a public or private place without permission is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Existing law also provides that a person who willfully and maliciously obstructs the free movement of any person on any street, sidewalk, or other public place is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit a person from camping, as defined, in a street, sidewalk, or other public property within 500 feet of a school. The bill would authorize a city attorney, county counsel, or district attorney to bring an action for a violation of this prohibition. The bill would make a person who violates this prohibition liable for a civil fine of not more than $10 in an action brought by the city attorney of the city or the county counsel or the district attorney of the county where the violation occurred.
Existing law authorizes voters to propose state and local laws by initiative and to approve or reject state or local laws by referendum. Existing law authorizes the recall of state and local officers in accordance with specified procedures. Under existing law, proponents may qualify an initiative, referendum, or recall for the ballot by filing a petition signed by a specified number of voters registered in the jurisdiction that would be subject to the initiative, referendum, or recall. Existing law requires elections officials to verify the signatures submitted on a petition by comparing them to any file or list of registered voters maintained by their office, or the facsimiles of voters' signatures, as specified. This bill would establish a process for a voter whose signature on a state, county, city, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is rejected by an elections official to submit a statement to verify the voter's signature. If the elections official determines that the signature on the petition possesses multiple, significant, and obvious differing characteristics when compared to all signatures in the voter's registration record, the bill would require the elections official to mail a notice to the voter, on or before the next business day or as soon as practicable, of the opportunity to verify the voter's signature. The bill would require the notice and signature verification statement to contain specified text, and would require the voter to return the statement by the end of a specified 30-day period. The bill would require the elections official to include the petition signature verification statement, instructions, and additional specified information on the elections official's internet website. The bill would require elections officials to report to the Secretary of State by a specified date the number of notices mailed to voters, the number of signature verification statements returned by voters, the number of signatures successfully cured, and the number of signatures that were not cured. The bill would require the Secretary of State to compile this data on an annual basis and post a report with the information on its internet website. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
