HIGH PRIORITY BILLS

CA AB 3

AUTHOR:

Perez V [D]

TITLE:

Workforce Development: Renewable Energy

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/01/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Requires the Workforce Investment Board to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career placement and advancement opportunities within the renewable energy manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, and operation sectors and provide guidance to local workforce investment boards on assessment, training, and placement programs that reflect the local and regional economies. Provides funding pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

STATUS:

07/08/2009

From SENATE Committee on LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:  Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

CA AB 23

AUTHOR:

Jones [D]

TITLE:

Cal‑COBRA: Premium Assistance

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

no

URGENCY CLAUSE:

yes

LAST AMEND:

05/04/2009

ENACTED:

05/12/2009

LOCATION:

Chaptered

CHAPTER:

3

SUMMARY:

Requires health care service plans and health insurances to provide notice of the availability of premium assistance under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to qualified beneficiaries who may be eligible for that assistance. Requires the notice to contain specified information. Relates to eligibility and application factors. Authorizes the adoption of related emergency regulations if federal assistance becomes available for person eligible for Cal‑COBRA.

STATUS:

05/12/2009

*****To GOVERNOR.

05/12/2009

Signed by GOVERNOR.

05/12/2009

Chaptered by Secretary of State.  Chapter No. 3

Position:

Support

CA AB 35

AUTHOR:

Furutani [D]

TITLE:

Education: Workforce Preparation

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/13/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Higher Education Committee

SUMMARY:

Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to develop a strategic plan in the education system for workforce preparation. Requires the State Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct stakeholder meetings to develop recommendations for a strategic plan for workforce development and career technical education in the public education system.

STATUS:

04/13/2009

To ASSEMBLY Committees on HIGHER EDUCATION and JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY.

04/13/2009

From ASSEMBLY Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION with author's amendments.

04/13/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

CA AB 46

AUTHOR:

Blakeslee [R]

TITLE:

Energy

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

07/15/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Decreases the board membership of the State Assistance Fund for Enterprise Business and Industrial Development Corporation. Extends provisions that provide for the administration of the Energy Conservation Assistance Account that provides grants and loans to local governments and public institutions for energy use savings. Extends the operation of a program that requires the providing of loans to local jurisdictions for energy projects to purchase, maintain, and evaluate energy efficient equipment.

STATUS:

07/15/2009

In SENATE.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

CA AB 108

AUTHOR:

Hayashi [D]

TITLE:

Individual Health Care Coverage

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

07/23/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Prohibits a health care service plan or health insurer from rescinding an individual health care service plan contract or individual health insurance policy for any reason or from canceling, limiting, or raising the premium of the plan contract or policy due to any omission, misrepresentation, or inaccuracy in the application form, after 24 months following the issuance of the plan contract of policy. Provides an exception.

STATUS:

07/23/2009

In SENATE.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

CA AB 125

AUTHOR:

De Leon [D]

TITLE:

Retirement: Employee Savings Program

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/18/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Creates the Employee Savings Program to be administered by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System with the intent of promoting greater retirement savings for private employees in the State in a convenient, low‑cost, and portable manner. Specifies that eligible employees of participating employers are not members of PERS. Requires the board to report to the Legislature regarding the feasibility of creating a defined benefit plan option to be available to employers.

STATUS:

07/13/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.

Position:

Support

CA AB 141

AUTHOR:

Tran [R]

TITLE:

Employment: Working Hours

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Assembly Labor and Employment Committee

SUMMARY:

Permits an individual nonexempt employee to request an employee‑selected flexible work schedule providing for workdays up to 10 hours per day within a 40‑hour workweek, and allows an employer to implement this schedule without any obligation to pay overtime compensation. Requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement of the Department of Industrial Relations to enforce this provision and adopt regulations.

STATUS:

02/26/2009

To ASSEMBLY Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT.

Position:

Support

CA AB 165

AUTHOR:

Carter [D]

TITLE:

Microenterprises: Economic Development

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

05/05/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Revises the definition of microenterprise. Expresses Legislative findings regarding the self‑employment workforce and the importance of access to training for entrepreneurial and self‑employment provided under the federal Workforce Investment Act. Requires the Workforce Investment Board to develop guidelines for high‑wage industry sectors, make recommendations on how to target resources to those sectors, and recommend policy and provide technical assistance on entrepreneurial training opportunities.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Heard, remains in Committee.

CA AB 229

AUTHOR:

Calderon C [D]

TITLE:

Sales Tax: Property Shipped Outside the State

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/14/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

SUMMARY:

Limits the exemption from sales tax, when the contract of sale requires that the tangible personal property to be shipped, and it is shipped, to another state, to any amount in excess of the rate of the state sales tax imposed by the state of destination.

STATUS:

04/14/2009

From ASSEMBLY Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION with author's amendments.

04/14/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION.

CA AB 262

AUTHOR:

Bass [D]

TITLE:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan: Energy

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

07/16/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Requires that any moneys received by the state pursuant to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that are directed for energy‑related activities, programs, or projects, be administered by the state's energy and water agencies, and to adhere to the principle of accountability while also adhering to existing state policies to promote energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy and green job training. Requires the Energy Commission to administer funds received under the Act.

STATUS:

07/16/2009

In SENATE.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

CA AB 326

AUTHOR:

Garrick [R]

TITLE:

Income Tax: Health Savings Accounts

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

SUMMARY:

Allows personal income tax deductions in connection with health savings accounts in conformity with federal law. Provides related conformity to that federal law with respect to treatment of the account as a tax‑exempt trust, the allowance of rollovers from Archer Medical Savings Accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, or health reimbursement accounts to a health savings account and penalties in connection therewith.

STATUS:

05/18/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION:  Heard, remains in Committee.

CA AB 376

AUTHOR:

Nava [D]

TITLE:

Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

05/06/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to voluntary greenhouse gas emission offsets. Requires a seller to disclose specific information in any marketing materials for the voluntary offset. Requires a seller to ensure that each offset has a unique serial number and is registered with and tracked by a registry. Requires documentation and tracking requirements. Restricts registering a voluntary offset with more than one registry concurrently or claiming such offset for retirement more than once. Provides exemptions.

STATUS:

05/20/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.

CA AB 483

AUTHOR:

Buchanan [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Internet Web Sites

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/25/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Provides that a licensed rating organization shall establish and maintain an Internet Web site for assisting any person to determine whether an employer is insured for workers' compensation. Specifies who may submit an inquiry, what information shall be available, and provides that a rating organization would not be required to disclose specified or confidential information. Allows a Web site link to the Department of Industrial Relations Web site. Includes self‑insurance. Requires a Web site review.

STATUS:

07/14/2009

From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY:  Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

Position:

Support

CA AB 516

AUTHOR:

Niello [R]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Temporary Disability

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

no

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Assembly Insurance Committee

SUMMARY:

Requires, for injuries occurring after January 2010, for temporary disability, that the benefit amounts payable to an injured worker be not less than an amount equal to the employee's weekly earnings from all employers, nor more than $1,260, or 1.5 times the state average wage, whichever is greater.

STATUS:

05/06/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on INSURANCE:  Failed passage.

05/06/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on INSURANCE:  Reconsideration granted.

CA AB 562

AUTHOR:

Cook [R]

TITLE:

Health Care Coverage: Report of Claim Information

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/15/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Health Committee

SUMMARY:

Requires a health insurance issuer that receives a written request for a report of claim information from a plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator with respect to a group health plan issued by the issuer, to provide that report to the requesting party within a specified timeframe. Requires the report to be provided in a specified manner and to include specified information. Prohibits the health insurance issuer from disclosing any information protected under federal or state law.

STATUS:

04/21/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH:  Failed passage.

04/21/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH:  Reconsideration granted.

Position:

Support

CA AB 615

AUTHOR:

Niello [R]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/16/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Insurance Committee

SUMMARY:

Amends existing law which requires an employer to provide a claim form and a notice of potential eligibility for workers' compensation to a injured employee whose injury results in medical treatment beyond first aid and which defines first aid as any one‑time treatment, and any followup visit, for the purpose of observation of minor industrial injuries. Deletes that definition of first aid and authorizes the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to define various terms.

STATUS:

04/16/2009

From ASSEMBLY Committee on INSURANCE with author's amendments.

04/16/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on INSURANCE.

Position:

Sponsored, Support

CA AB 664

AUTHOR:

Skinner [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Hospital Employees: Presumption

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/30/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to compensable injuries through the workers' compensation system. Provides, with respect to hospital employees, that the term injury includes a blood borne infectious disease, neck or back impairment, or methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus that develops or manifests itself during the period of the person's employment with the hospital. Creates a rebuttable presumption that these injuries arise out of and in the course of the person's employment if it develops or manifests during employment.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Heard, remains in Committee.

CA AB 758

AUTHOR:

Skinner [D]

TITLE:

Energy: Energy Audit

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

07/14/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Requires the Energy Commission to establish a regulatory proceeding to develop a program to achieve greater energy savings in the state's existing residential and nonresidential buildings. Requires a new proceeding by the Public Utilities Commission to investigate the ability of electrical and gas corporations to provide customers energy efficiency financing options. Provides for no‑cost energy audits. Requires a local publicly owned utility to be responsible for implementing an energy efficiency program.

STATUS:

07/14/2009

In SENATE.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

Position:

Support

CA AB 801

AUTHOR:

Duvall [R]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Individual Information

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Assembly Insurance Committee

SUMMARY:

Amends existing law that provides that a person or public or private entity who is not a party to claim for workers compensation benefits may not obtain individually identifiable information; authorizes the Department of Insurance to use individually identifiable information for purposes of investigating and prosecuting insurance fraud.

STATUS:

04/22/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on INSURANCE:  Not heard.

Position:

Sponsored, Support

CA AB 1000

AUTHOR:

Ma [D]

TITLE:

Employment: Paid Sick Days

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to employment and sick days. Provides an employee who works in the state for a specified period during a calendar is entitled to paid sick days which shall be accrued according to a specified formula. Requires employers to provide sick leave for health conditions of the employee or the employee's family member, or leave related to domestic violence or sexual assault. Prohibits related employer discrimination or retaliation. Exempts employees covered under collective bargaining agreements.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Heard, remains in Committee.

Position:

Oppose

CA AB 1009

AUTHOR:

Perez V [D]

TITLE:

Small Business: Direct Loan Program

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/29/2009

COMMITTEE:

Senate Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/17/2009 10:00 am

SUMMARY:

Requires the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to develop and implement a Direct Loan Program to provide loans to small businesses meeting certain requirements. Establishes the Direct Loan Account in the Small Business Expansion Fund to capitalize the program.

STATUS:

07/06/2009

From SENATE Committee on BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECON. DEVELOPMENT:  Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

CA AB 1139

AUTHOR:

Perez J [D]

TITLE:

Income Taxes: Credits: Enterprise Zones

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/13/2009

LOCATION:

Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and The Economy Committee

SUMMARY:

Amends the Personal Income Tax and Corporation Tax laws that authorize credits based on qualified wages. Revises the definition of qualified wages for purposes of those credits to include a specified formula. Requires taxpayers to apply for, and obtain, the certification of a qualified employee within a specified period of the date of hire of that employee. Requires taxpayers to annually report specified information regarding qualified employees to certifying agencies which compile a related report.

STATUS:

04/29/2009

In ASSEMBLY Committee on JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY:  Heard, remains in Committee.

Position:

Oppose

CA SB 1

AUTHOR:

Steinberg [D]

TITLE:

Health Care Coverage: Children

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

02/12/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Health Committee

SUMMARY:

Expands Medi‑Cal and Health Families programs eligibility. Relates to immigration status. Requires the State Department of Health Care Services and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board to maximize federal matching funds for the programs and to monitor the programs to ensure children are timely enrolled for presumptive eligibility benefits. Establishes the Medi‑Cal Presumptive Eligibility Program. Changes the eligibility under the Children Services Program. Relates to the use of the WIC gateway system.

STATUS:

02/12/2009

From SENATE Committee on HEALTH with author's amendments.

02/12/2009

In SENATE.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on HEALTH.

Position:

Support

CA SB 3

AUTHOR:

Cedillo [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Permanent Disability Benefits

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to current law establishing the workers' compensation system. Provides, for injuries occurring on or after a specified date, a supplemental job displacement benefit in the form of a voucher for up to a certain amount to cover various reeducation and skill enhancement expenses. Provides an timeframe for the vouchers. Exempts employers who make an offer of reemployment or continued employment from providing vouchers.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

CA SB 145

AUTHOR:

DeSaulnier [D]

TITLE:

Workers Compensation

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

no

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/27/2009

FILE:

A‑23

LOCATION:

Assembly Inactive File

SUMMARY:

Provides that no workers' compensation claim shall be denied because the employee's injury or death was related to the employee's race, religious creed, color, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or genetic characteristics. Prohibits any of the above‑mentioned factors from being considered a cause or other factor of disability considered in any determination made by a physician in preparing a report regarding permanent disability due to a claimed industrial injury.

STATUS:

07/13/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  To Inactive File.

CA SB 156

AUTHOR:

Wright [D]

TITLE:

Insurance: Fraud Prevention and Detection

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

no

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/30/2009

FILE:

107

LOCATION:

Assembly Third Reading File

SUMMARY:

Amends existing law that provides for the prevention, detection, and investigation of insurance fraud to include workers' compensation and requires insurers to disclose workers' compensation insurance fraud incidents. Authorizes the Department of Insurance to convene meetings with insurance companies to discuss specific information concerning suspected, anticipated, or completed acts of insurance fraud. Protects a person sharing information pursuant to the authorization from civil liability.

STATUS:

07/13/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  Read second time.  To third reading.

CA SB 196

AUTHOR:

Corbett [D]

TITLE:

Emergency Medical Services

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

07/09/2009

COMMITTEE:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/19/2009 9:00 am

SUMMARY:

Requires a hospital's notice of a planned reduction or elimination of the level of emergency medical services must be provided a specified number of days prior to the action. Requires a notice to all hospital employees. Requires the hospital provide a public notice of, and hold a specified number of public meetings on, the intended change in a manner that is likely to reach a significant number of residents of served community. Requires the same meetings for any health facility downgrade or change.

STATUS:

07/09/2009

In ASSEMBLY.  Read second time and amended. Re‑referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

Position:

Support

CA SB 313

AUTHOR:

DeSaulnier [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Penalty Assessments

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

06/29/2009

COMMITTEE:

Assembly Appropriations Committee

HEARING:

08/19/2009 9:00 am

SUMMARY:

Relates to workers' compensation employer penalty assessments. Increases that assessment and places the increase to the credit of the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund. Requires that if the employer is currently insured, or becomes insured, or is uninsured during the period for which a penalty is being determined, the amount an employer would have paid in workers' compensation premiums shall be calculated by using a specified formula. Deletes provisions regarding certain employee classification.

STATUS:

07/08/2009

From ASSEMBLY Committee on INSURANCE:  Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

Position:

Sponsored, Support

CA SB 356

AUTHOR:

Wright [D]

TITLE:

Regulations: Small Businesses

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

05/11/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to small businesses. Requires a state agency to assess the potential of a proposal to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation to adversely affect business enterprises and individuals. Requires an agency to submit an economic impact statement. Requires a determination whether regulation will have an adverse economic impact directly affecting small business. Includes the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate as a member of the economic strategy panel and the Strategic Growth Council.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

Position:

Support

CA SB 467

AUTHOR:

Dutton [R]

TITLE:

Public Contracts: Prison Industry Authority

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Relates to existing law requiring that state agencies purchase Prison Industry Authority products. Provides that such requirements shall not restrict state agencies from entering into contracts with small businesses, microbusinesses, or disabled veterans enterprises.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

Position:

Support

CA SB 675

AUTHOR:

Steinberg [D]

TITLE:

Energy Job Training: Clean Technology

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/02/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Enacts the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Technical Education, and Dropout Prevention Act of 2010. creates a related fund for grants to qualifying entities for the construction of facilities to enhance the educational opportunities for program participants to provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary for careers directly related to clean technology, renewable energy, or energy efficiency. Creates a related council to issue guidelines related to the act.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

CA SB 721

AUTHOR:

Steinberg [D]

TITLE:

Energy: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/23/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Creates the Climate Action Team responsible for coordinating the state's overall climate policy and preparing, adopting, and presenting to the Legislature, a strategic research, development, demonstration, and development plan that establishes priorities and identifies key expenditure categories for research, development, demonstration, and development funds to be expended by the state agencies represented on the team.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

CA SB 773

AUTHOR:

Florez [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Disability Benefits

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

no

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

05/19/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

States the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would adjust the amount of permanent partial disability benefits paid to workers in order to ensure that the benefits are fair, adequate,and more favorably aligned when compared with permanent partial disability benefits paid to workers in other states. Provides for increased permanent partial disability benefits for injuries occurring on or after a specified date. Revises the formula for computing those benefit payments.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

Commentary:

Letter outlining concerns sent week of May 18. No formal opposition at this time.

Position:

Oppose

CA SB 810

AUTHOR:

Leno [D]

TITLE:

Single‑Payer Health Care Coverage

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/23/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Establishes the State Healthcare System to be administered by the newly created State Healthcare Agency under the control of a Healthcare Commissioner appointed by the Governor. Makes all residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the system, which would, on a single‑payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for them. Extends the application of insurance fraud laws to providers of services and products under the system.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

CA SB 764

AUTHOR:

Negrete McLeod [D]

TITLE:

Workers' Compensation: Health Care Organization

FISCAL COMMITTEE:

yes

URGENCY CLAUSE:

no

LAST AMEND:

04/22/2009

LOCATION:

Senate Appropriations Committee

SUMMARY:

Amends existing law that requires an employer to provide medical services to an injured worker and permits employers to enter into contracts for the provision of these medical services with a health care organization that has been certified by the administrative director for this purpose. Deletes the Workers' Compensation Managed Care Fund's purpose of funding the cost of administration of certification.

STATUS:

05/28/2009

In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS:  Not heard.

Priority:

High