This measure would proclaim May 6, 2024, as California Holocaust Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
This measure would encourage each individual in the United States to become better informed and aware of kidney disease and APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) . The measure would encourage people from or with ancestry from Western and Central Africa to consider genetic testing for apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene mutations. The measure would designate the last Tuesday of every April as APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day.
Maddy summaryThis bill formally recognizes April 2024 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in California. It encourages communities, schools, and organizations to focus on youth-serving prevention activities during this time and throughout the year. The measure does not create new laws or funding but serves to raise public awareness about the issue.
Maddy summaryThis 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.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a House Resolution that formally recognizes May 27, 2024, as Memorial Day in California. It serves as a commemorative measure to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The resolution does not alter laws or create new programs but instead expresses the state's gratitude for the sacrifices made by military personnel.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 17, 2024, as Bike to School Day in California to encourage students to ride bicycles or electric bikes to their schools. The resolution highlights the environmental, health, and recreational benefits of cycling while acknowledging the state's existing bike-friendly infrastructure and recent cycling events. It serves as a commemorative measure rather than a law that changes regulations or funding, and it directs the Assembly's Chief Clerk to distribute copies of the text for public awareness.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes April 27 as Harvey Milk Day to honor the first openly gay man elected to public office in a major U.S. city. The resolution recognizes Milk's legacy as a civil rights leader who fought against discrimination and advocated for LGBTQ+ visibility and unity among minority communities. It recounts key events in his life, including his assassination in 1978 and the subsequent legal proceedings against his killer. The measure serves as a commemorative acknowledgment of Milk's impact on California and national history rather than creating new laws or policies.
Existing law authorizes courts generally to suspend a criminal sentence and make and enforce terms of probation for a period not to exceed 2 years, except as specified. Existing law authorizes courts in misdemeanor cases to suspend a sentence and make and enforce terms of probation for a period not to exceed one year, except as specified. Under existing law, a prisoner can reduce their term of imprisonment by earning credit for, among other things, continuous incarceration, good behavior, and participation in approved rehabilitative programming. This bill would make a person who is prohibited from owning a firearm due to prior convictions who commits a felony while armed with a firearm or while using a firearm subject to various conditions, including, among others, requiring the sentencing court to afford great weight to those facts when determining what term to impose, requiring treatment, rehabilitation, or education programs to be completed before the person can receive good conduct credits, and, if probation is granted, requiring it to be for a duration of 5 years. By imposing additional duties on local prosecutors and law enforcement, 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.
Existing law requires the Fair Political Practices Commission to bring an administrative action alleging violations of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within five years after the date on which the violation occurred. For violations that occurred on or after January 1, 2025, this bill would instead require the Fair Political Practices Commission to bring such an administrative action within the lesser of five years after the date on which the violation occurred or two years after specified events triggering an investigation. Existing law contains various statutes of limitations for civil prosecutions of violations of the Political Reform Act of 1974. Notwithstanding any other law, for violations that occurred on or after January 1, 2025, this bill would require the Fair Political Practices Commission to bring civil actions within two years of specified events triggering an investigation. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. The California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, are 2 of the segments. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by appropriate resolution, to make them applicable. This bill, which would be applicable to the University of California only if the Regents of the University of California adopt an appropriate resolution, commencing with the 2026–27 academic year, would require each California State University and University of California campus to provide on its internet website information on service learning programs and opportunities for undergraduate students. The bill, commencing with students graduating in the 2033–34 academic year, would require the California State University and the University of California, for at least 3 campuses each, as specified, to adopt a pilot program making the completion of a service learning program a graduation requirement. This bill would require, by February 1, 2036, the Legislative Analyst's Office to review and submit a report to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the respective education finance budget subcommittees of the Assembly and the Senate on the pilot program, as specified. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to make the report publicly available and require the California State University and the University of California to consider the report.
