Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

This measure would designate the portion of Interstate 5 between Roth Road, at postmile R19.584, and French Camp Road, at postmile R22.508, in the City of Stockton as the Master Sergeant Richard Pittman Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources to cover that cost, to erect those signs.

Existing law imposes taxes upon income and real property, and taxes upon certain transactions and excise taxes. The Fee Collection Procedures Law provides procedures for the collection of certain fees and surcharges and is administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Under existing law, a violation of the Fee Collection Procedures Law is a crime. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2025, require a person with at least $100,000,000 in annual gross revenues, as defined, to pay a tax on annual gross revenues that are derived from digital advertising services in the state at a specified rate. The bill would prohibit a taxpayer from directly passing on the cost of the tax to a customer. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature that the net proceeds from the tax would be used to fund youth mental health services. The bill would require the department to administer and collect the tax pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law. By expanding the application of the crimes associated with the Fee Collection Procedures Law, 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 a specified reason. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

This measure would proclaim March 23, 2024, as California Women in STEM Day.

This measure would proclaim the week of March 17, 2024, to March 23, 2024, inclusive as California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and March 21, 2024, as California Down Syndrome Day, and would encourage all Californians to support and participate in related activities.

This measure would designate March 25, 2024, as Greek Independence Day.

This measure would, among other things, recognize the month of March 2024 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

This measure would declare that the Legislature honors the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and proclaims March 15, 2024, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, a day of remembrance and education to ensure that all Californians always honor and remember a vibrant guardian of equality for all.