Legislative summary

Thursday, May 15, 1997 | 7:39 a.m.

Wednesday's action

SENATE

Measures Approved

* CAMPAIGNS -- SB215. Makes various changes relating to elections, campaign contributions and making false statements about candidates. To Assembly.

* VETERANS -- SB234. Revises provisions on use of gifts of money or personal property donated to veterans cemeteries. To Assembly.

New Measures

* LIBEL -- SB389, Titus. Prohibits a person from making a false statement of fact concerning a candidate or a question on a ballot. To Government Affairs.

* ABUSE -- SB390, Transportation. Requiring peace officers' standards and training committee to establish training programs on elder abuse. To Transportation.

* CHILDREN -- SB391, Commerce and Labor. Appropriates $100,000 to Division of Child and Family Services to help adoptive parents of children with special needs. To Finance.

* SEX -- SB392, Judiciary. Prohibits advertising of sexually related businesses in some locations and prohibits prostitution referral services. To Judiciary.

* INSURANCE FRAUD -- SB393, Regan. Provides immunity from civil liability in some cases to people who provide information on insurance fraud. To Commerce and Labor.

* FRAUD CONTROL -- SB394, Regan. Requires establishment of fraud control unit for insurance within attorney general's office. To Finance.

* MENTALLY ILL -- SB395, Regan. Revises provisions governing commitment of mentally ill people, calls for study on quality of state care provided to mentally ill. To Human Resources and Facilities.

ASSEMBLY

Measure Approved

* BONDS -- AB201. Authorizes state treasurer to make loans to water authorities as part of municipal bond bank. Senate amendment concurred in. To governor.

New Measures

* RETIREMENT -- AB481, DeBraga. Allows police and firefighters to retire at any age if they have served at least 25 years. To Government Affairs.

* FUEL TAX -- AB482, Taxation. Requires collection of fuel taxes by those who sell fuel. To Taxation.

* EVICTION -- AB484, Judiciary. Revises procedures for appealing summary evictions. To Judiciary.

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