Existing law prohibits an investment firm, as defined, from having specified interests in a new issue of bonds from a local agency. This bill would prohibit a local agency from entering into a financial advisory, legal advisory, underwriting, or similar relationship with an individual or firm, with respect to a bond issue that requires voter approval on or after January 1, 2014, if that individual or firm provided or will provide bond campaign services to the bond campaign. The bill would specifically exempt from that prohibition a relationship between a local agency and an individual or firm entered into before the public agency takes action to place a new issue of bonds on the ballot for voter approval on or after January 1, 2014. The bill would also prohibit a local agency from entering into an underwriting relationship with an individual or firm, with respect to a new issue of bonds that requires voter approval on or after January 1, 2014, if the local agency has a financial advisory relationship with that individual or firm with respect to the same issue of bonds. The bill would define certain terms for those purposes.
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This measure would urge Congress to support legislation reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
This measure would recognize the essential role that museums have in the State of California as educational institutions and would proclaim May 2014 as California Museum Month.
This measure would recognize the essential role that health care districts have in the State of California and proclaims the month of May 2014 as Health Care District Month in California.
This measure would proclaim May 19, 2014, as Viral Hepatitis Awareness Day in California.
This measure would honor and recognize the service and sacrifice made by members of the Armed Forces and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Day on May 17, 2014.
This measure would proclaim the week of May 18, 2014, through May 24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services Week.
This measure would recognize May 2014 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
This measure would proclaim May 15, 2014, as Senior Fraud Awareness Day.
Existing law generally ensures the right of a woman to choose or obtain an abortion, but provides that the performance of an abortion is unauthorized under certain circumstances, including when the abortion is performed on a viable fetus and continuation of the pregnancy posed no risk to the life or health of the pregnant woman, as specified. This bill would enact the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. The bill would prohibit a person from intentionally performing or attempting to perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion because of the gender of the unborn child. The bill would provide for injunctive relief, civil damages, and civil fines for a violation of this provision. The bill would also prohibit the public disclosure of the woman's identity, unless she consents to that disclosure.