Establishes Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform. Directs task force to study and make recommendations on reforming campaign finance in this state. ] Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees. Requires political committee to identify as caucus, measure, multicandidate, political party, recall or small donor political committee. Prohibits person from controlling more than one of each committee. Authorizes Secretary of State and Attorney General to require return of contribution excess of limits and impose civil penalty up to 150 percent of total amount of contribution. Repeals Ballot Measure 47 (2006), currently held in abeyance, which establishes limits on political campaign contributions and independent expenditures on candidate races and establishes certain campaign finance disclosure requirements. Becomes operative December 3, 2020.
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Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to review state building code for purpose of identifying provisions that unnecessarily prohibit, restrict or create disincentives for conversion of single-family dwellings into structures with two to four dwelling units designed primarily for permanent occupancy. Requires department to undertake rulemaking to amend or repeal provisions identified by review. Creates tax credit regarding amounts expended for conversion of single-family dwelling into structure with two to four dwelling units designed primarily for permanent occupancy. Applies for amounts expended during tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026.
Requires youth to consult with legal counsel, in person, by telephone or by video conference, prior to custodial interview with peace officer and before waiver of constitutional rights. Sets forth exceptions.
Requires certain insurers to reimburse cost of specified services provided by local mental health authorities. Requires coordinated care organization to contract with counties to reimburse cost of specified services provided to members of coordinated care organization by local mental health authorities.
Prohibits landlords that allow pets from charging tenants additional rent or fees based on possession of pets.
Eliminates routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order enforcement upon filing of petition for judicial review of order.
Establishes Vacation Occupancy Task Force. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to housing on or before September 15, 2020. Sunsets task force December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2021. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program developed pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2022. Imposes penalty for violation by retailer of program provisions not to exceed $100 per day for each day of violation. Imposes penalty for violation by manufacturer or stewardship organization of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets. Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to implement program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.