Sen. Steve Choi

This measure would designate the highway overcrossing in the County of San Bernardino at the Interstate 210 interchange at Haven Avenue, postmile marker 6.913, as the Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola Memorial Highway Overcrossing. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate a specified interchange of State Highway Route 168 in the City of Clovis as the Dr. Fareed Wade Nader Memorial Interchange. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.

This measure would declare August 2022 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.

This measure would declare the month of September 2022 as California Emergency Preparedness Month.

Existing law requires every limited liability company and every foreign limited liability company registered to transact intrastate business in this state to deliver to the Secretary of State a statement of information containing specified information. In lieu of filing the statement of information, if there has been no change in the information contained in the last filed statement of information, it may advise the Secretary of State that no changes in the required information have occurred during the applicable filing period. If the required information has changed, as specified, a current statement is required to be filed that will supersede any previously filed statement, as specified. This bill would require the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2024, to create and implement a procedure to transmit a notice to a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company stating that an updated statement of information has been filed for the limited liability company or for the foreign limited liability company, as specified. The bill would also make other conforming changes and remove obsolete language regarding the operative date of these provisions.

(1) Existing law licenses and regulates motor vehicle dealers and retail sellers. Existing law prohibits a motor vehicle dealer or retail seller from selling any motor vehicle that is not in compliance with the requirements enumerated in the Vehicle Code. The bill would authorize a dealer or retailer to impose a reasonable charge on the purchaser of a motor vehicle for complying with this requirement, as specified. This bill would prohibit a dealer or retail seller from selling a vehicle equipped with a catalytic converter unless the catalytic converter has been permanently marked with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle to which it is attached with a label, as specified. The bill would authorize a dealer or retail seller to impose a reasonable charge on the purchaser of a motor vehicle for complying with this requirement, as specified. A violation of this provision would be punishable by specified fines. (2) This bill would also prohibit any person, except as exempted, from removing, altering, or obfuscating the VIN engraved, etched, or otherwise marked on a catalytic converter. A violation of these provisions would be punishable as a misdemeanor. (3) Existing law licenses and regulates automotive repair dealers, as defined. This bill would require any automotive repair dealer that installs or replaces a catalytic converter on a motor vehicle to ensure that the catalytic converter is permanently marked with the VIN of the vehicle on which it is being installed with a label or an engraving, etching, or marking, as specified, and would authorize the automotive repair dealer to charge the consumer a reasonable fee, as specified. A violation of this provision would be punishable by specified fines. (4) Existing law licenses and regulates smog check stations. This bill would require a smog check station, as part of any smog check performed on a motor vehicle, to inspect the exterior of the catalytic converter and notify the customer whether or not the catalytic converter is permanently marked, as specified, with the VIN. The bill would require a smog check station to perform only a visual inspection to satisfy this requirement. Failure by a smog check station to comply with this provision would be punishable as a misdemeanor. (5) By creating new crimes, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for the administration and oversight of various health care programs, including those related to cancer screening and research. This bill, the California Childhood Cancer Research Fund Act, would request the Regents of the University of California to establish and administer the Childhood Cancer Research Grant Program to provide funding to various entities to support research and treatment for children impacted by cancer and the long-term effects of cancer treatment. The bill would create the Childhood Cancer Research Council composed of 7 members, including specialists in pediatric oncology, appointed by the Governor, Senate Committee on Rules, or Speaker of the Assembly, and would require the council to develop the strategic objectives and priorities of the program and make grant recommendations to the University of California in accordance with the program's goals. The bill would require the council to submit an annual report to the Legislature describing the grants made, grants in progress, program accomplishments, and future program directions. The bill would create the Andrew Hirschman Childhood Cancer Research Fund for the implementation and administration of the grant program, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2028.

This measure would recognize that the Antelope Valley will henceforth be affectionately and acceptably referred to by the State of California as the Aerospace Valley.