Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva

Maddy summaryThis legislative resolution officially designates the month of May as Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month in California. The measure aims to increase public understanding of the condition, often known as flesh-eating bacteria, which is a rare but serious infection of the tissue under the skin. By recognizing this month, the state intends to encourage awareness and education about the disease's symptoms and causes without changing any laws or funding.

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.

This measure would designate the month of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month in California and urge the Governor to declare a state of emergency due to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.

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.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine, and establishes examination, training, and other requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill, through November 30, 2024, would authorize a physician licensed to practice medicine in Arizona who meets certain requirements to practice medicine in California for the purpose of providing abortions and abortion-related care to patients who are Arizona residents traveling from Arizona, upon application for registration with the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as applicable. The bill would prohibit the physician from providing care or consultation for other purposes or to other patients, except under specified circumstances. The bill would require an Arizona physician, before practicing in California, to submit specified information to the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as applicable, including, among other information, written verification from the Arizona Medical Board or the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery, or documentation printed from an online licensing system, that the physician's Arizona license to practice medicine is in good standing and confers on the physician the authority to practice abortions and abortion-related care. The bill would require the applicant to provide an affidavit attesting that, among other things, the applicant meets all of the requirements for registration, as specified, and would make it a misdemeanor for a person to provide false information. The bill would limit the information the California boards are required to disclose about a registrant. The bill would deem a physician registered pursuant to the bill's provisions a licensee of the applicable board, would authorize the applicable board to take enforcement against a person registered pursuant to the bill's provisions, and would prohibit the applicable boards from collecting any fees for registration. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would repeal the bill's provisions on January 1, 2025. 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 declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

(1) Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies, including authorizing a landlord to elect to accept reusable tenant screening reports, as specified, and prohibiting a landlord who accepts a reusable tenant screening report from charging a fee to access the report or an application screening fee. Existing law defines a reusable tenant screening report to mean a consumer report that meets specified criteria, including that it was prepared within the previous 30 days by a consumer reporting agency at the request and expense of an applicant. This bill would, instead, require a landlord to accept a reusable tenant screening report if an applicant has and elects to provide a reusable tenant screening report. The bill would authorize a landlord to charge an application screening fee to cover the costs of obtaining information about the applicant if the applicant does not have or elect to provide a reusable tenant screening report. The bill would revise the above-described criteria in the definition of a reusable tenant screening report to include a consumer report that was prepared within the previous 30 days by a consumer reporting agency at the request and expense of, or on behalf of, an applicant. The bill would specify that a reusable tenant screening report includes a copy of a consumer credit report provided pursuant to specified provisions if the consumer credit report meets certain criteria, as described below. (2) Existing law authorizes a landlord to hold security for any tenant who is a party to the lease or agreement, subject to specified requirements. Existing law defines security as any payment, fee, deposit, or charge that is imposed, as specified, to reimburse the landlord for costs associated with processing a new tenant or that is imposed as an advance payment of rent, used for any purpose. Existing law authorizes a landlord to claim any of the security in the amount reasonably necessary for the above-described purposes. Existing law requires the landlord to, among other things, return any remaining portion of the security to the tenant. This bill would require a landlord to, within 30 days of receiving a tenant's security, deposit the sum into an account of a bank or other financial institution regulated by the state or federal government, subject to specified requirements, including that, if the security is deposited into an interest-bearing account, any balance originating from the security that remains in the account after reimbursement to the landlord as described above, including interest accrued on that balance less any estimated taxes, is payable to the tenant, as specified. (3) Existing law authorizes a landlord or their agent to charge an applicant an application screening fee, as defined, to cover the costs of obtaining information about the applicant, including personal reference checks and consumer credit reports, as specified, when they receive a request to rent a residential property from an applicant. Existing law requires the landlord to return any amount of the screening fee that is not used for the above-described purposes if the landlord or their agent does not perform a personal reference check or does not obtain a consumer report. Existing law also requires a landlord or their agent to provide a copy of a consumer credit report obtained to the applicant who is the subject of that report if the applicant paid an application screening fee and the applicant requests a copy of the consumer credit report. This bill would require the landlord to return any amount of the screening fee within 21 days of when the fee was collected if, among other things, the landlord does not select the applicant for tenancy or if the fee collected exceeds the above-described amount. The bill would, instead, require a landlord or their agent to, within 2 business days of obtaining a consumer credit report and any other relevant information on the applicant, as described, provide a copy of the consumer credit report, as specified, and the relevant information to the applicant who is the subject of the report and information, as specified. (4) The bill would require a landlord to include in all tenancy application forms clear provisions that notify prospective applicants of various requirements imposed by the bill's provisions, including the reusable tenant screening report policy described above.

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 generally authorizes fines, including restitution fines, and restitution orders to be deemed a money judgment that is fully enforceable as if the order were a civil judgment, and makes any portion of the restitution order that remains unsatisfied after a defendant is no longer on probation, parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision, or after a term in custody enforceable, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local collection program to continue to enforce restitution orders once a defendant is no longer on probation, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision or after a term in custody. This bill would make any portion of a restitution order that remains unsatisfied after a defendant has completed diversion enforceable. The bill would also authorize a local collection program to continue to enforce restitution orders after a defendant has completed diversion.