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Final
Report on 2005 Laird Legislation
(For more information
about any bill, click the bill number or go to http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a27/leg0506.htm)
AB 982
– Community College Health Service Protection
Status: Signed by the
Governor
AB 983
– First Time Homebuyers Program
Status: Signed by the
Governor (click
here for press release)
AB 984
– Food Integrity and Farmer Protection Act
Status: Passed the
Assembly Judiciary Committee and will be heard in Assembly Agriculture
Committee in January 2006
AB 1200
– Delta Disaster Planning
Status: Passed by both
houses of the Legislature and awaiting action by the Governor (click
here for press release)
AB 1201
– Sierra Conservancy Statutory Clean Up
Status: Signed by the Governor
AB 1202 – Base Relocation and Closure Assistance
Status: Signed by the
Governor
AB 1204
– Hatton Canyon
Parklands
Status: Passed both
houses of the Legislature and awaiting Senate concurrence
AB 1384
– Safety Enhancement Double Fine Zones
Status: Vetoed by the
Governor (click
here for press release)
AB 1385
– The Food for Schoolchildren Act
Status: Signed by the
Governor (click
for press release)
AB 1386
– Dental Sedation Safety
Status: Signed by the
Governor
AB 1400
– Civil Rights Act of 2005
Status: Signed by the
Governor (click
here for press release)
AB 1421
– Replacement Drinking Water
Status: Awaiting hearing
in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee
AB 1466
– Tamarisk: Control or Eradication
Status: Vetoed by the
Governor
AB 1467
– State Mandates
Status: Pending on the
Senate Floor
AB 1524
– Coastal Commission and Offers to Dedicate
Status: Vetoed by the
Governor (click
here for press release)
AB 1597
– More Effective Needle Exchange Programs
Status: Vetoed by the
Governor
AB 1601
– Child Care Safety
Status: Passed the
Assembly and pending in the Senate Human Services Committee
AB 1602
– Assisting New City Formation
Status: Passed Assembly
and awaiting hearing in the Senate Local Government Committee
AB 1665
– Flood Control
Status: Passed Assembly
and awaiting hearing in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
AB 1690
– The University of California and
Host Communities
Status: Vetoed by the
Governor
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Awards
John Laird “Legislator of the Year”
At its 2005 “Meeting of the Minds” conference, the
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) awarded John
“Legislator of the Year” for his “continued efforts and dedication to
community college faculty.” In
presenting the award, the FACCC recognized John’s work to gather 104
legislators’ signatures on a letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting
his attention on community college funding issues. FACCC Executive Director
Jonathan Lightman noted, “In every facet of his
legislative work, Laird is a tireless advocate for our institutions.”
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John in the District
10/21 Aptos Chamber of Commerce Dinner
10/26 Scotts Valley Exchange Club
Meeting
10/26 Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County Meeting
10/28 Monterey Bay Central Labor
Council Annual Awards Dinner
11/3 North Monterey County Unified School
Board Meeting
John on the Delta Levee System
As author of the most significant legislation signed by
the Governor to address the disaster planning for the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta levee system (AB 1200), John has emerged one of the state’s
strongest leaders on this issue.
Click here to
listen to John’s recent comments on the levees on KQED-radio and KCBS-radio.
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