Asm. Todd Gloria

Existing civil law requires every person to abstain from injuring another and makes a person who commits a sexual battery, as defined, upon another liable to that person for specified damages. This bill would impose civil liability and specific penalties upon a person over the age of majority who, in exchange for property or money, commits an act that would violate certain criminal provisions pertaining to sexual acts upon a child, solicitation of a child, or aiding or abetting in one of these acts. The bill would authorize a victim of the unlawful act, his or her parent or guardian, or guardian ad litem to bring an action for civil penalties, damages, injunctive relief, equitable remedies, and for the cost of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees, as specified. The bill would require, if the victim is under 18 years of age, and the action results in a monetary award, for that award to be held in trust for the victim, and used exclusively for the victim's benefit in accordance with certain procedures. The bill also would require the court, if the parties seek to settle the action, to either affirm, modify, or reject the settlement, subject to first providing notice of the proposed settlement to the Attorney General within a certain timeframe. The bill would require the victim, victim's parent, guardian, or guardian ad litem, if the action is dismissed or subject to final judgment, to submit to the Attorney General a report that includes the results of the action or its final disposition. The bill would also specify procedures by which the court may issue temporary restraining or protective orders in an action brought pursuant to these provisions. Existing law requires counties to transmit specific data concerning protective and domestic violence orders electronically through the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System to the Department of Justice. Under existing law, upon issuance of a protective order, issuance of a temporary restraining order or injunction relating to harassment, unlawful violence, or the threat of violence under specified provisions, the Department of Justice is required to be immediately notified of the contents of the order, including certain information, including the name, race, date of birth, and other personal descriptive information of the respondent and the names of the protected persons. This bill also would require notification of the issuance of a restraining order pertaining to sexual abuse of a child, as specified. By imposing new duties on local government agencies and expanding the scope of a crime, 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health and requires those state licensing authorities to begin issuing licenses by January 1, 2018. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions with a 23 vote of both houses to further its purposes and intent. MAUCRSA requires an applicant for a MAUCRSA license with 20 or more employees to provide the licensing authority with a statement that the applicant will enter into, or demonstrate that it has already entered into, and abide by the terms of a labor peace agreement. MAUCRSA requires an applicant for a MAUCRSA license to provide the licensing authority with a statement, signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, that the information provided is complete, true, and accurate. This bill would require that the statement relating to the labor peace agreement be signed, notarized, and submitted electronically. The bill would authorize an applicant to submit a physical copy of the labor peace agreement in the event that the licensing authority does not have the ability to receive electronic copies of labor peace agreements. This bill would declare that its provisions implement specified substantive provisions of AUMA. The bill would also declare that its provisions further specified purposes and intent of that act.

Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The AUMA prohibits any advertising or marketing placed in broadcast, cable, radio, print, and digital communications from being displayed unless at least 71.6% of the audience is reasonably expected to be 21 years of age or older. This bill would prohibit an operator, as defined, of an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application from marketing or advertising any marijuana, marijuana product, or marijuana business to a person who is under 21 years of age if the operator has actual knowledge that a person under 21 years of age is using its Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application, and if the marketing or advertising is specifically directed to that person based upon information specific to that person, including, but not limited to, the person's profile, activity, address, or location. The bill would prohibit an operator of an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application from knowingly using, disclosing, compiling, or allowing a third party to use, disclose, or compile, the personal information of a person under 21 years of age with the actual knowledge that the use, disclosure, or compilation is for the purpose of marketing or advertising marijuana, marijuana products, or marijuana businesses to that person under 21 years of age. Existing law prohibits an operator of an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to minors from marketing or advertising certain products or services, including any instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco or any controlled substance. This bill would additionally prohibit an operator of an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to minors, from marketing or advertising any marijuana, marijuana product, marijuana business, or marijuana-related instrument or paraphernalia on its Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend the act to further the purposes and intent of the act with a 23 vote of the membership of both houses of the Legislature, except as provided. This bill would declare that its provisions further specified purposes and intent of AUMA.

Existing law requires public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing to be available in at least 3 regions throughout the state. Existing law provides that public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing includes, but is not limited to, complete communication services through interpreter services by a professional interpreter for the deaf, as specified, and counseling. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, with the advice of persons knowledgeable about the provision of public social services to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, to establish the criteria for funding public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the department to provide deaf access program services to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who reside in a linguistically isolated household, as defined.

The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to adopt ordinances to regulate land use. Existing law also establishes procedures by which city or county ordinances may be enacted or amended by initiative, including requiring that an ordinance proposed by the voters of the city or county be approved by a majority of the votes cast on the ordinance. This bill, in the case of an ordinance or an amendment of an ordinance that would reduce density or stop development or construction of any parcels located less than one mile from a major transit stop, as defined, within a city, county, or city and county that is proposed by the voters of the city, county, or city and county in accordance with specified law, would require that the proposed ordinance or amendment of an ordinance receive 55% of the votes cast on the ordinance in order to become effective. The bill would exclude from this requirement the proposal and submission to the voters of an ordinance or amendment of an ordinance by the legislative body of the city, county, or city and county and the adoption or amendment of a city, county, or city and county charter, and would exclude ordinances that apply to or implement amendments to a city or county general plan pertaining to certain lands specified in that general plan. The bill would also exclude ordinances that apply primarily to lands located outside an established city urban restriction boundary or ordinances that revise or continue previously established city urban restriction boundaries. This bill would limit application of this requirement to a county or city and county that had a population of 750,000 or more, or a city located within such a county, as of January 1, 2017. The bill would require the county counsel for the county or city and county in which the proposed ordinance or amendment of an ordinance would apply, or the city attorney of the city in which the proposed ordinance or amendment of an ordinance would apply, to determine whether the proposed ordinance or amendment of an ordinance would reduce density or stop development or construction of any parcels located less than one mile from a major transit stop within the city, county, or city and county. The bill would declare that it addresses a matter of statewide concern and would therefore apply to charter cities and charter counties. By requiring local officials to determine whether a proposed ordinance or amendment of an ordinance would reduce density or stop development or construction of any parcels located less than one mile from a major transit stop within a city, county, or city and county, 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 provides for the formation of veterans memorial districts and provides for their powers and functions in constructing, acquiring, and operating halls, buildings, meeting places, and other facilities for the use of veterans and veterans' organizations and by persons and organizations other than veterans when their use does not interfere with the use of the facilities by veterans. Existing law authorizes, under specified conditions and to fund these purposes, the issuance of district bonds and the imposition of a memorial district tax. This bill would additionally authorize a veterans memorial district to provide funding to providers of supportive services that improve the quality of life for veterans and their families, including, but not limited to, counseling, case management, and employment training and placement, as provided.

The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides that if a committee receives contributions totaling $2,000 or more in a calendar year and is subject to a specified reporting requirement, that committee is required to file online or electronically with the Secretary of State each time it makes contributions of independent expenditures of at least $5,000 to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a single state ballot measure. Existing law requires that the filing occur within 10 business days of the contribution or independent expenditure and that it contain detailed information relating to the committee, ballot initiative, and contribution or independent expenditure. This bill would additionally require a committee to file a report each time it makes contributions or independent expenditures aggregating $5,000 or more to support or oppose the qualification of a single local initiative or referendum ballot measure. The bill would require that the report be filed in a specified manner within 10 business days of reaching the aggregated dollar threshold. The bill would prescribe the information contained within the report. Existing law makes a violation of the act subject to administrative, civil, and criminal penalties. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by imposing these penalties on persons who violate certain provisions of this bill. 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. 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.