Sen. Tim Grayson

This measure would proclaim the month of May 2018 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

This measure would designate May 29, 2018, as 529 College Savings Day, to raise awareness about the importance of saving for college with the help of 529 college savings plans.

This measure would recognize May 2018 as Blue Star Mothers of America Month in California, as specified.

This measure would urge lawmakers in Poland to reverse or revise a recent Polish law on speech related to the Holocaust, would call on Congress to join that effort, and would call for a renewed commitment to Holocaust education in California.

This measure would recognize May 2018 as National Mental Health Awareness Month in California to enhance public awareness of mental illness.

Existing law imposes an annual tax in an amount equal to the minimum franchise tax on every limited liability company doing business in this state. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2025, would reduce that annual tax to $400 for a limited liability company that is a small business, which is defined as a business entity with gross receipts of $250,000 or less, during the 2 taxable years after the date on which the articles of organization have been accepted or a certificate of registration has been issued. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to collect, publish, and make available to the public information about laws regarding housing and community development and authorizes the department to provide a statistics and research service for the collection and dissemination of information affecting housing and community development. Existing law also requires the department, by June 30, 2019, to complete a study to evaluate the reasonableness of local fees charged to new developments, as provided. This bill, by December 31, 2019, would additionally require the department to collect information from cities, counties, and special districts on the fees imposed for new developments and to publish and make available a database of the fees charged by those public agencies to new developments by jurisdiction. The bill would also require the department to periodically update this database. The bill would require each special district to annually report to the department the fees that the special district charges to new developments. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries. Existing law requires the planning agency of each city and county, after the legislative body has adopted all or part of a general plan, to annually report specified information to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, including the status of the plan and progress in its implementation. This bill would require the planning agency to also include in its annual report the fees charged to new developments. By imposing new reporting duties on local agencies, 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, 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.

This measure would declare the support of the Legislature for the expansion of sensory-friendly movie screenings and similar programs for people with autism, and would encourage families to attend a sensory-friendly movie screening during April 2018, which is National Autism Awareness Month.