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Weekly Legislation Report for Friday, January 24

By Roman Waskiewicz posted 01-24-2020 04:05 PM

Weekly Tracked Legislation Report for

Friday, January 24, 2020

Budget

AB 1959	Mayes I Property taxation: assessment appeals: deferral of tax payment.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would, notwithstanding any other law, require, upon the filing of an application with a county board of equalization or assessment appeals board for a reduction in an assessment as provided, that the date on which the taxes on the secured roll for the subject real property are due and payable be tolled during the pendency of the assessment appeal. The bill would provide that any taxes owed by the taxpayer are due and payable on specified dates after the resolution of the assessment appeal, as provided, and, if unpaid, deemed delinquent and subject to penalty. The bill would authorize the Governor to suspend operation of these provisions by executive order when, in the Governor's judgment, economic conditions affecting the market in real property on a statewide basis warrant such a suspension. The bill would also make various conforming changes.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ATannehill	District Type General	Subject Area Revenue	Issues Property Taxes	Working Group Budget

Environment

SB 880	Borgeas R Forest resources: timber operations: definition.
	Introduced: 1/22/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
	Location: 1/22/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Current law defines "timber operations" for purposes of the act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definition for "timber operations."
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type	Subject Area Environment	Issues SPOT	Working Group Environment

Formation

SB 886	Archuleta D Lower San Gabriel River Recreation and Park District: establishment: board of directors.
	Introduced: 1/23/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Current law authorizes the establishment of the Lower San Gabriel River Recreation and Park District by petition or resolution submitted to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission before January 1, 2020. Current law authorizes specified city councils, including the city council of the City of Montebello, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to appoint members to serve on the initial board of directors of the district. Under existing law, a violation of any rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by the board of directors of a recreation and park district is a crime. This bill would extend the deadline to submit the petition or resolution establishing the district from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2023.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ATannehill	District Type Single District	Subject Area Formation and Reorganization	Issues LAFCO	Working Group Formation

Governance

AB 1961	Patterson R Whistleblower protection.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: The California Whistleblower Protection Act defines a "protected disclosure" to mean, among other things, a good faith communication that discloses information that may evidence an improper governmental activity. The act specifically includes in "protected disclosure" a good faith communication to the California State Auditor's Office alleging an improper governmental activity and any evidence delivered to the California State Auditor's Office in support of the allegation. Under the act, "protected disclosure" also includes, but is not limited to, a complaint made to the Commission on Judicial Performance. This bill would expand the definition of the term "protected disclosure" to include a complaint made to a Member of the Legislature, the Legislature, or any subdivision thereof.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Governance	Issues Transparency and Accountability	Working Group Governance

SB 871	Nielsen R Deer Creek Irrigation District: director and voter eligibility.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Would authorize owners of real property within the Deer Creek Irrigation District, whether residents within the district or not, or their legal representatives, as defined, to be voters. This bill would authorize any voter to be a director of the district.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Single District	Subject Area Governance	Issues Elections	Working Group Governance

Human Resources

AB 1946	Santiago D Mental health services: involuntary detention.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/18/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reform the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, including expanding the definition of "gravely disabled" to add a condition in which a person is unable to provide for their own medical treatment as a result of a mental health disorder, and emphasizing the necessity to create policies that prioritize living safely in communities.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1947	Kalra D Employment violation complaints: requirements: time.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/18/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Current law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, and commits to it the general authority to enforce the requirements of the Labor Code. Current law generally authorizes people who believe that they have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of any law enforced by the Labor Commissioner to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within 6 months after the occurrence of the violation. Existing law generally requires the Labor Commissioner to commence actions to enforce labor standards within 3 years of their accrual, as specified. This bill would extend the period of time within which people may file complaints subject to the 6-month deadline, described above, to within one year after the occurrence of the violations.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1963	Chu D Child abuse or neglect: mandated reporters.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would add human resource employees of a business that employs minors, and a person whose duties require direct contact with and supervision of minors in the performance of the minors' duties in the workplace, to the list of individuals who are mandated reporters. By imposing the reporting requirements on a new class of persons, for whom failure to report specified conduct is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1965	Aguiar-Curry D Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would expand comprehensive clinical family planning services under the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program to include the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for persons of reproductive age.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1973	Kamlager D Health care service plans.
	Introduced: 1/22/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
	Location: 1/22/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Current law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Current law generally requires group health care service plan contracts to provide coverage for federal Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription contraceptive methods designated by the plan, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues SPOT	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1976	Eggman D Mental health services: assisted outpatient treatment.
	Introduced: 1/22/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
	Location: 1/22/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: The Assisted Outpatient Treatment Demonstration Project Act of 2002, known as Laura's Law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes each county to elect to offer specified mental health programs either through a resolution adopted by the county board of supervisors or through the county budget process if the county board of supervisors makes a finding that specified mental health programs will not be reduced as a result of participating. Existing law authorizes participating counties to pay for the services provided from moneys distributed to the counties from various continuously appropriated funds, including the Mental Health Services Fund, when included in a county plan, as specified. This bill would instead require a county or group of counties to offer those mental health programs unless a county opts out by a resolution passed by the governing body stating the reasons for opting out and any facts or circumstances relied on in making that decision.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources

AB 1986	Gipson D Health care coverage: colorectal cancer: screening and testing.
	Introduced: 1/23/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - Read first time. To print.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would require a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy, except as specified, that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening examinations and laboratory tests, as specified. The bill would require the coverage to include additional colorectal cancer screening examinations as listed by the United States Preventive Services Task Force as a recommended screening strategy and at least at the frequency established pursuant to regulations issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicare program if the individual is at high risk for colorectal cancer.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources

SB 867	Bates R Worker status: independent contractors: newspaper distributers or newspaper carriers.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/21/2020 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 20.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Current law establishes that, for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, a person providing labor or services for remuneration is considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that the person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, the person performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business, and the person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business. This test is commonly known as the "ABC" test, as described above. Current law charges the Labor Commissioner with the enforcement of labor laws, including worker classification. Existing law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the application of Dynamex and the provisions described above. These exemptions include a temporary exemption for newspaper distributors or newspaper carriers, as defined, until January 1, 2021. This bill would delete the above inoperative date of January 1, 2021, applicable to newspaper distributors or newspaper carriers, thereby making the above exemption apply indefinitely.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

SB 868	Bates R Worker status: independent contractors: freelance journalists.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/21/2020 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 20.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Current law establishes that, for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, a person providing labor or services for remuneration is considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that the person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, the person performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business, and the person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business. This test is commonly known as the "ABC" test, as described above. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner with the enforcement of labor laws, including worker classification. Current law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the application of Dynamex and the provisions as specified, including various professional services provided by a freelance writer, editor, or newspaper cartoonist who does not provide content submissions to the putative employer more than 35 times per year. This bill would revise that exemption to instead exempt all freelance journalists, without regard to the number of content submissions per year, from the application of Dynamex and the above provisions.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

SB 875	Grove R Worker status: independent contractors: court interpreters.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Current statutory law establishes that, for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, a person providing labor or services for remuneration is considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that the person is not an employee under the ABC test. Current law charges the Labor Commissioner with the enforcement of labor laws, including worker classification. Current law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the application of the ABC test described above. Current law, instead, provides that these exempt relationships are governed by the multifactor test previously adopted in the case of S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations (1989) 48 Cal.3d 341. This bill would also exempt from the ABC test specified individuals working as interpreters and translators.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

SB 881	Jones R Worker status: independent contractors: alarm services industry.
	Introduced: 1/23/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Current law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex), creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee for purposes of claims for wages and benefits arising under wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Current law requires a 3-part test, commonly known as the "ABC" test, to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors for purposes of specified wage orders. Current law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the application of Dynamex and these provisions. Existing law instead provides that these exempt relationships are governed by the test adopted in S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations (1989) 48 Cal.3d 341. This bill would expand the above-described exemptions to also include a musician or music industry professional, except as specified.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources

SB 885	Pan D Sexually transmitted diseases.
	Introduced: 1/23/2020
	Status: 1/23/2020 - Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . RLS.
	Summary: Would specify that family planning services for which a Medi-Cal managed care plan may not restrict a beneficiary's choice of a qualified provider include sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment. The bill would, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, authorize an office visit to a Family PACT waiver provider or Medi-Cal provider for STD-related services for uninsured, income-eligible patients, or patients with health care coverage who have confidentiality concerns and who are not at risk for pregnancy, to be reimbursed at the same rate as comprehensive clinical family planing services.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources

Public Works

AB 1945	Salas D Emergency services: first responders.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/18/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would, for purposes of the California Emergency Services Act, define "first responder" as an employee of the state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services, including a peace officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, public safety dispatcher, public safety telecommunicator, emergency response communication employee, rescue service personnel, or emergency manager.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ATannehill	District Type Police Protection	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Public Safety	Working Group Public Works

AB 1957	Gallagher R Paradise Irrigation District: water pipeline: design-build process.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/18/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Current law authorizes, until January 1, 2025, local agencies, as defined, to use the design-build project delivery process, as specified, for specified public works.This bill would authorize the Paradise Irrigation District to utilize the design-build project delivery process to assign contracts for the construction of a water conveyance pipeline from the Town of Paradise to the City of Chico.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type Single District	Subject Area Public Works and Facilities	Issues Bidding Process	Working Group Public Works

AB 1958	Cooper D State Plan of Flood Control: facilities.
	Introduced: 1/17/2020
	Status: 1/18/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
	Location: 1/17/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would prohibit a person from concealing, defacing, destroying, modifying, cutting, altering, or physically or visually obstructing any levee along a river or bypass at any of those specified places, any levee forming part of any flood control plan, or any other facility of the State Plan of Flood Control, including, but not limited to, any and all associated rights of way, without permission of the board. By expanding the behavior that would be punishable as a misdemeanor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type Flood/Levee/Reclamation	Subject Area Public Works and Facilities	Issues	Working Group Public Works

AB 1968	Ramos D Tribal Land Acknowledgment Act of 2021.
	Introduced: 1/21/2020
	Status: 1/22/2020 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
	Location: 1/21/2020 - A . PRINT
	Summary: Would authorize the owner or operator of any public school or state or local park, library, or museum in this state to adopt a process by which Native American tribes are properly recognized as traditional stewards of the land on which the school, park, library, or museum is located, as specified.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type General	Subject Area Public Works and Facilities	Issues Land Use	Working Group Public Works

Weekly CSDA Amended Legislation Report for

Friday, January 24, 2020

Budget

AB 291	Chu D Local Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Fund.
	Introduced: 1/28/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would establish a Local Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Fund to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, support staffing, planning, and other emergency mitigation priorities to help local governments meet emergency management, preparedness, readiness, and resilience goals. The bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to establish the Local Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Fund Committee under the Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Revenue	Issues	Working Group Budget
	Public Notes 3/11/2019 I-1/28/2019 to: Watch

SB 45	Allen D Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020.
	Introduced: 12/3/2018
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would enact the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $5,510,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for a wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation, and flood protection program.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type General	Subject Area Revenue	Issues	Working Group Budget
	Public Notes 3/6/2019 A-3/5/2019 to: Watch

Environment

AB 1672	Bloom D Solid waste: nonwoven disposable products.
	Introduced: 2/22/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. This bill would require, commencing January 1, 2021, except as provided, certain nonwoven disposal products to be labeled clearly and conspicuously to communicate that they should not be flushed, as specified. The bill would prohibit a covered entity, as defined, from making a representation about the flushable attributes, benefits, performance, or efficacy of those nonwoven disposal products, as provided.
	Position Support 3	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type Sanitation/Wastewater	Subject Area Water, Wastewater, and Conservation	Issues Wastewater	Working Group Environment
	Public Notes 4/26/2019 A-4/25/2019 to: Support 3 3/11/2019 I-2/22/2019 to: Watch

Governance

AB 345	Muratsuchi D Natural resources: environmental justice: oil and gas: regulation of operations.
	Introduced: 2/4/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to create an environmental justice program within the agency to identify and address any gaps in existing programs, policies, or activities that may impede the achievement of environmental justice. The bill, contingent upon funding for this purpose, would require the secretary to establish a grant-based reimbursement program to enable environmental justice and community groups to meaningfully participate in rulemaking and other regulatory processes at departments and entities within the agency.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Fire	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Public Safety	Working Group Governance
	Public Notes 3/11/2019 I-2/4/2019 to: Watch

AB 713	Mullin D California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
	Introduced: 2/19/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
	Location: 1/9/2020 - S . JUD.
	Summary: The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with regard to personal information relating to that consumer collected by a business. The act also grants a consumer the right to request a business to delete any personal information about the consumer collected by the business and requires a business to do so upon receipt of a verified request, except as specified. The act excepts certain categories of personal information and entities from its provisions, including medical information, as specified. This bill would except from the CCPA information that was deidentified in accordance with specified federal law, was derived from protected health information, individually identifiable health information, or identifiable private information, consistent with specified federal policy, as provided.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Consumer Protection	Working Group Governance

SB 378	Wiener D Electrical corporations: deenergization events: procedures: allocation of costs: reports.
	Introduced: 2/20/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (January 23). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . THIRD READING
	Summary: Would require each electrical corporation to annually submit a report to the Wildfire Safety Division and, after June 30, 2021, to the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, that includes the age, useful life, and condition of the electrical corporation's equipment, inspection dates, and maintenance records for its equipment, investments to maintain and improve the operation of its transmission and distribution facilities, and an assessment of the current and future fire and safety risk posed by the equipment.
	Position No position	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type Utilities and Energy	Subject Area Health and Safety	Issues Energy/Utility	Working Group Governance

Human Resources

AB 648	Nazarian D Wellness programs.
	Introduced: 2/15/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would prohibit health care service plans and insurers from sharing any personal information or data collected through a wellness program, except as specified, and would prohibit health care service plans or insurers from taking any adverse action, as defined, against an enrollee or member, or insured (individual), if the action of the health care service plans or insurers is in response to an individual's election to not participate in a wellness program.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources
	Public Notes 3/11/2019 I-2/15/2019 to: Watch

AB 790	Levine D Eligible employers: personal services contracts.
	Introduced: 2/20/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would require the Department of Industrial Relations to, by January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, identify employers with a market capitalization of at least $1,000,000,000. The bill would require an eligible employer that enters into a personal services contract, as defined, on or after January 1, 2021, to provide the employees who will perform that contract with specified information regarding the employees' right to form or assist labor organizations as provided for by federal law. This bill would define terms for purposes of these provisions.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues	Working Group Human Resources
	Public Notes 4/1/2019 A-4/11/2019 to: Watch

AB 890	Wood D Nurse practitioners: scope of practice: practice without standardized procedures.
	Introduced: 2/20/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would, until January 1, 2026, establish the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs, which would consist of 9 members. The bill would require the board, by regulation, to define minimum standards for a nurse practitioner to transition to practice without the routine presence of a physician and surgeon. The bill would authorize a nurse practitioner who meets certain education, experience, and certification requirements to perform, in certain settings or organizations, specified functions without standardized procedures, including ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic procedures, certifying disability, and prescribing, administering, dispensing, and furnishing controlled
	Attachments: Assembly Bill 890 (Wood) Asm Appropriations Committee - Support Assembly Bill 890 (Wood) Author - Support
	Position Support 3	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type Hospital/Healthcare	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues HR/Employment	Working Group Human Resources
	Public Notes 5/6/2019 A-4/22/2019 to: Support 3

AB 1815	Daly D Workers' compensation.
	Introduced: 3/5/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - S . L., P.E. & R.
	Summary: Current law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of the employee's employment. Current law requires the administrative director to adopt and revise a fee schedule for medical-legal expenses at the same time the director adopts and revises the medical fee schedule. This bill would require the administrative director to adopt and revise the medical-legal fee schedule at least every 2 years and to do so separate and apart from adopting and revising the medical fee schedule.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance	Working Group Human Resources
	Public Notes 4/1/2019 I-3/5/2019 to: Watch

SB 65	Pan D Health care coverage: financial assistance.
	Introduced: 1/8/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . APPR.
	Summary: Current law creates the California Health Benefit Exchange (the Exchange), also known as Covered California, for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans as required under the PPACA. Until January 1, 2023, current law requires the Exchange, among other duties, to administer an individual market assistance program to provide assistance, including premium assistance subsidies, to program participants with household incomes at or below 600% of the federal poverty level. This bill would reduce premiums to zero for program participants with household incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, and would specify the premium assistance subsidy amount for program participants with household incomes of 139% to 600%, inclusive, of the federal poverty level.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned DGibbons	District Type General	Subject Area Human Resources and Personnel	Issues Healthcare	Working Group Human Resources
	Public Notes 3/11/2019 I-1/8/2019 to: Watch

Public Works

AB 1426	Boerner Horvath D Public resources: San Onofre State Beach: Richard H. and Donna O'Neill Conservancy: road construction.
	Introduced: 2/22/2019
	Status: 1/23/2020 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (January 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
	Location: 1/23/2020 - A . SECOND READING
	Summary: Would prohibit certain joint powers agencies from constructing, funding, or operating a major thoroughfare within a specified area of Southern California, and would restrict the authority of the Department of Transportation to approve, permit, take possession of, or otherwise authorize the construction of a major thoroughfare in that same area, as specified. The bill would prohibit a state agency, city, county, joint powers authority, regional transportation agency, or other local government entity, or any other person or entity, from constructing, funding, approving, or otherwise authorizing the building of a street, road, or highway in or on, or that encroaches on, San Onofre State Beach or lands that are part of the Richard H. and Donna O'Neill Conservancy, with specified exceptions.
	Position Watch	Staff Reco	Assigned ASilhi	District Type General	Subject Area Public Works and Facilities	Issues Land Use	Working Group Public Works
	Public Notes 4/1/2019 A-3/25/2019 to: Watch