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<br />Legislative Bill Action
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<br />Local governments would be restricted in the
<br />type of local regulatory authority they would have, WANT TO SEND A LEITER IN
<br />except that cities and counties could adopt and SUPPORT OF A LEAGUE POSITION?
<br />enforce a local ordinance dealing with government
<br />zoning, business licensing and reasonable health HERE'S WHO TO CALL:
<br />and safety requirements for massage businesses
<br />that meet the requirements established by the bill SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY-(6)-Migden
<br />and as long as the local requirements are no (Chair), Poochigian (Vice-Chair), Cedillo,
<br />different from the fees or requirements applied to Margett, Perata, and Romero. Chief Counsel:
<br />any person operating any other lawful professional Alison Anderson. Counsels: Mary Kennedy,
<br />or personal services business within the jurisdic- Jerome McGuire and Steven Meinrath. Assis-
<br />tion. tants: Barbara Reynolds and Mona Cano.
<br /> Phone: (916) 651-4118. Room: 2031.
<br />The amendments attempt to walk the fine line
<br />between reasonable restrictions on local govern- SENATE HUMAN SERVICES-(5)-
<br />ments regarding regulation of legitimate busi- Alquist (Chair), Maldonado (Vice-Chair),
<br />nesses (i.e., legitimate massage therapists) and Aanestad, Chesbro and Romero. Consultants:
<br />the need to enforce against businesses that are Jack Hailey and Sue North. Assistant: Joy
<br />fronts for illegal activities (i.e., prostitution). Traylor. Phone: (916) 651-4112. Room: 2195.
<br />Cities should review the June 5 version of SB SENATE APPROPRIATIONS-(13)-
<br />412 and send their comments to the League. The Murray (Chair), Aanestad (Vice-Chair),
<br />League's Public Safety Policy Committee will Alarcon, Alquist, Ashburn, Battin, Dutton,
<br />review the measure at its June 23 meeting. Staff: Escutia, Florez, Ortiz, Poochigian, Romero
<br />Yvonne Hunter; Status: Pending in AsmAppr; and Torlakson. Staff Director: Bob Franzoia.
<br />Position: Pending. Consultants: Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, John
<br /> Decker, Nora Lynn, Mark McKenzie, John
<br />ENVIRONMENTAL Miller and Maureen Ortiz. Assistant: Sally Ann
<br /> Romo and Krimilda Hodson. Phone: (916)
<br />SB 1778 (Alarcon). Solid Waste. Alterna- 651-4101. Room: 2206.
<br />tive Daily Cover. Several cities have inquired
<br />about the status of SB 1778. Opposed by the ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS- (18)-
<br />League, sa 1778 would have restricted the ability Chu (Chair), Runner (Vice-Chair), Bass, Berg,
<br />of cities and counties to receive AB 939 credit Calderon, De La Torre, Emmerson, Haynes,
<br />when green waste is used as alternative daily Karnette, Klehs, Leno, Nakanishi, Nation,
<br />cover (ADC) on landfills. The bill has stalled on Oropeza, Ridley-Thomas, Saldana, Walters,
<br />the Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense and Yee. Chief Consultant: Geoff Long. Princi-
<br />File and is dead for the year. pal Consultants: Julie Salley-Gray, Steve
<br /> Archibald, Scott Bain, Chuck Nicol, Kimberly
<br />It appears that if the bill had moved out of the Rodriguez, Stephen Shea. Secretary: Laura
<br />Appropriations Committee, it would not have Lynn Gondek. Phone: (916) 319-2081.
<br />restricted use of ADC, but instead would have Room: 2114.
<br />required a study. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status:
<br />SenAppr Suspense File; Position: Oppose.
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