Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update

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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:

• AB 33 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Electrical corporations: energy storage systems: long duration bulk energy storage resources.
• AB 1110 by Assemblymember Philip Y. Ting (D-San Francisco) – Greenhouse gases emissions intensity reporting: retail electricity suppliers.
• AB 1241 by Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon (D-Whittier) – Crimes: audiovisual work: recording.
• AB 1637 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) – Energy: greenhouse gas reduction.
• AB 1773 by Assemblymember Jay P. Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake) – Local government renewable energy self-generation program.
• AB 1785 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Vehicles: use of wireless electronic devices.
• AB 1823 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – California Cancer Clinical Trials Program.
• AB 1901 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Taxation: cigarettes: unaffixed stamps.
• AB 1923 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) – Bioenergy feed-in tariff.
• AB 1937 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) – Electricity: procurement.
• AB 1979 by Assemblymember Frank Bigelow (R-O’Neals) – Renewable feed-in tariff: hydroelectric facilities.
• AB 2153 by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) – The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 2190 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas Jr. (D-Bakersfield) – Acupuncture Board: executive officer: education.
• AB 2439 by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) – HIV testing.
• AB 2561 by Assemblymember Jacqui V. Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) – Water supply planning: projects: photovoltaic or wind energy generation facility.
• AB 2640 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) – Public health: HIV.
• AB 2820 by Assemblymember David S. Chiu (D-San Francisco) – Crimes: price gouging: states of emergency.
• AB 2861 by Assemblymember Philip Y. Ting (D-San Francisco) – Electricity: distribution grid interconnection dispute resolution process.
• AB 2868 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) – Energy storage.
• SB 887 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) – Natural gas storage wells.
• SB 968 by Senator William W. Monning (D-Carmel) – Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant.
• SB 1207 by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) – Energy: conservation: financial assistance.
• SB 1325 by Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) – Hazardous waste: facilities: postclosure plans.
• SB 1393 by Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) – Energy efficiency and pollution reduction.
• SB 1414 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) – Energy.
• SB 1464 by Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) – California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

Governor Brown also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 1594 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Public postsecondary education: prohibition of using tobacco and smoking on campuses. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2115 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) – Health care coverage: disclosures. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2179 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) – Hepatitis C testing. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2732 by Assemblymember Ling-Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) – Public postsecondary education: mandatory orientation for students. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2741 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas Jr. (D-Bakersfield) – Long-range transportation planning: California Transportation Plan. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 2748 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) – Environmental disaster: release of claims: statute of limitations: attorneys’ fees. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1090 by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) – Sexually transmitted diseases: outreach and screening services. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 1304 by Senator Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) – Property taxation: disaster relief: Porter Ranch methane gas leak. A veto message can be found here.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov

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