| AB 312 | (Wieckowski D) Local government: employees: firefighters. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 8/28/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/13/2013 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/13/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/12/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 4/8/2013 | ||
| Summary: Current law authorizes the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to administer, prepare, and circulate to local governments a list of permanent career civilian federal, state, and local government firefighters eligible for appointment to a local government firefighter position. This bill would provide that a firefighter's name may remain on the list described above for 36 months. The bill would also delete the provision relating to determination of placement on the list. The bill would also make a conforming change. | ||
| AB 410 | (Jones-Sawyer D) Public employee health benefits: enrollment. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 10/4/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 09/09/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 6/4/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/15/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 6/4/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would permit an annuitant who reinstates from retirement under PERS for employment by the state or a contracting agency and who subsequently retires again on or after January 1, 2014, to enroll in a health benefit plan under PEMHCA for which he or she is eligible, as specified, as an annuitant of the employer from which he or she first retired, upon meeting certain conditions. In this regard, the bill would require that the person's subsequent retirement occur within 120 days after separation of employment as specified. | ||
| AB 537 | (Bonta D) Meyers-Milias-Brown Act: impasse procedures. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 10/13/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 09/11/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 9/6/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/20/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 9/6/2013 | ||
| Summary: The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organization. This bill would require that, if a tentative agreement is reached by the parties, the governing body vote to accept or reject that agreement within 30 days of the date it is first considered, as specified. The bill would not bar the filing of a charge for failure to meet and confer in good faith if the governing body rejects the tentative agreement. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| AB 822 | (Hall D) Local government retirement plans. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 10/12/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/18/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 7/10/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 7/10/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would require, whenever a local ordinance or measure qualifies for the ballot that proposes to alter, replace, or eliminate the retirement benefit plan of employees of a local government entity, whether by initiative or legislative action, the governing body of the local government entity to secure the services of an independent actuary to provide a statement, or a summary of the statement, not to exceed 500 words in length, of the actuarial impact of the proposed measure upon future annual costs of the retirement benefit plan, and to have this statement printed in the voter information portion of the sample ballot. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| AB 857 | (Fong D) Initiatives: petition circulators. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 10/12/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/18/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 9/6/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 9/6/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would require a person who solicits signatures for a proposed initiative measure and does not receive money or other valuable consideration for the specific purpose of soliciting signatures of electors to make additional declarations, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| AB 1035 | (John A. Pérez D) Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 5/13/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 04/30/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 4/22/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/22/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 4/22/2014 | ||
| Summary: Current law specifies the time period within which various proceedings may be commenced under provisions of law relating to workers' compensation. This bill would, only until January 1, 2019, extend the time period to commence proceedings to collect death benefits, if the proceedings are brought by, or on behalf of, a person who was a dependent on the date of death, from 240 weeks from the date of injury to no later than 420 weeks from the date of injury, not to exceed one year after the date of death. This provision would apply only to a specified injury causing death. | ||
| AB 1188 | (Bradford D) Fire protection: general obligation bonds. | |
| Current Text: Introduced: 2/22/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 05/15/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 2/22/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/22/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would also authorize bonded indebtedness under these provisions upon approval of 55% of the voters to fund activities involving buildings, facilities, and equipment for the direct and exclusive use of fire, emergency response, police, or sheriff personnel. This bill contains other related provisions. | ||
| AB 1346 | (Pan D) Postemployment health benefits: Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District: employer contributions. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 10/12/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 09/05/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 8/19/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/22/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/19/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would provide an additional exception by requiring the employer contribution for postretirement health benefit coverage for an annuitant of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District who retires on or after the effective date of a memorandum or resolution related to employer contributions, to be based on a revised formula in which the employer contribution begins at 5 years of service, instead of 10 and would reach 100% of a specified amount if the annuitant attained 20 years of credited service, with certain exceptions. The bill would require that the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District provide to the board a specified notification and any additional information requested by the board that the board deems necessary to implement the section. | ||
| AB 1373 | (John A. Pérez D) Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 10/13/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/18/2013 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 8/26/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/22/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/26/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would provide that certain proceedings related to the collection of death benefits of firefighters and peace officers may be commenced within, but no later than, 480 weeks from the date of injury and in no event more than one year after the date of death if all of the specified criteria are met, including, but not limited to, that the employee’s death is the result of a specified injury. | ||
| AB 1561 | (Rodriguez D) Taxpayer contributions: California firefighters' and peace officer memorial funds. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 7/16/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 06/25/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 6/25/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 1/29/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 4/2/2014 | ||
| Summary: The Personal Income Tax Law authorizes an individual to contribute amounts in excess of his or her tax liability for the support of specified funds, including, among others, the California Firefighters' Memorial Fund and the California Peace Officer Memorial Foundation Fund. Current law provides for the repeal of the contribution provisions for these funds on January 1, 2016. This bill would instead repeal those provisions on January 1, 2021. | ||
| AB 2126 | (Bonta D) Meyers-Milias-Brown Act: mediation. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 9/30/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/08/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 5/23/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/20/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 5/23/2014 | ||
| Summary: Under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, if representatives of the public employee agency and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the parties may agree together upon the appointment of a mutually agreeable mediator. This bill would permit either party to request mediation and would require the parties to agree upon a mediator, if either party has provided the other with a written notice of declaration of impasse. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator, the bill would authorize either party to request the board to appoint a mediator. | ||
| AB 2146 | (Skinner D) Occupational safety: firefighters: personal protective equipment. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/25/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 8/21/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/20/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/21/2014 | ||
| Summary: Would require the Department of Industrial Relations by January 1, 2016, to convene an advisory committee, composed as specified, to evaluate whether changes are needed to align certain safety orders relating to personal protective clothing and equipment for firefighters with standards promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). | ||
| AB 2360 | (John A. Pérez D) Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers. | |
| Current Text: Introduced: 2/21/2014 html pdf | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2014 | ||
| Summary: Current law specifies the time period within which various proceedings may be commenced under provisions of law relating to workers' compensation. With certain exceptions, a proceeding to collect death benefits is required to be commenced within one year from several circumstances, including, but not limited to, from the date of death where it occurs within one year from the date of injury. However, no proceedings may be commenced more than one year after the date of death, nor more than 240 weeks from the date of injury. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. | ||
| AB 2378 | (Perea D) Workers' compensation: temporary disability payments. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 9/29/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/08/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 5/23/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 5/23/2014 | ||
| Summary: Current law requires that aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after certain dates be limited, as provided. This bill would provide that the above-specified leaves of absence without loss of salary are payable in addition to the maximum aggregate disability payments for a single injury that is applicable to all workers. The bill would make these provisions applicable to all claims, regardless of the date of injury. | ||
| AB 2438 | (Lowenthal D) Vehicles: firefighter endorsements. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 7/8/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 06/12/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 6/12/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 3/28/2014 | ||
| Summary: To qualify for a firefighter endorsement, existing law requires a driver to provide to the Department of Motor Vehicles proof of current employment as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter and evidence of fire equipment operation training that includes directly supervised behind-the-wheel driver training. This bill would revise the licensing requirement described above for a person who conducts driver training to include a person who possesses a class C license with a firefighter endorsement. This bill contains other existing laws. | ||
| AB 2577 | (Cooley D) Medi-Cal: ground emergency medical transportation services. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 9/29/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 10/08/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 8/22/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/22/2014 | ||
| Summary: Current law authorizes certain ground emergency medical transportation providers to receive supplemental Medi-Cal reimbursement in addition to the rate of payment the provider would otherwise receive for those services. This bill would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services to provide supplemental reimbursement under these provisions for the cost of paramedic services at a rate of payment equal to cost. | ||
| ACA 3 | (Campos D) Local government financing: public safety services: voter approval. | |
| Current Text: Introduced: 1/22/2013 html pdf | ||
| Introduced: 1/22/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would create an additional exception to the 1% limit for a rate imposed by a city, county, or special district to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund certain fire, emergency response, police, or sheriff buildings or facilities, and equipment, that is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or special district, as applicable. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| ACR 72 | (Quirk-Silva D) California Firefighters Memorial Day. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 09/09/2013 Senate Floor Analyses (text 9/9/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 8/5/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/30/2013 | ||
| Summary: The Legislature hereby proclaims October 5, 2013, as Firefighters Memorial Day, and urges Californians to remember firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty and to express appreciation to firefighters who continue to protect our families. | ||
| ACR 102 | (Fox D) California Firefighters Memorial Day. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/9/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/18/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/18/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/20/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/14/2014 | ||
| Summary: This measure would proclaim October 11, 2014, as California Firefighters Memorial Day. | ||
| SB 311 | (Padilla D) Local elections: charters and charter proposals. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 8/28/2013 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/13/2013 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/13/2013) | ||
| Introduced: 2/15/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 7/2/2013 | ||
| Summary: Would eliminate the option of submitting a city or city and county charter or a proposal to amend or repeal a charter to the voters at a statewide primary or regularly scheduled municipal election, except for city or city and county charter proposals to amend or repeal a charter that are proposed by voter petitions, as specified, which the bill would require to be submitted to the voters at the next regularly scheduled general municipal election or at any established statewide general or statewide primary election occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election. The bill also would make conforming changes. | ||
| SB 388 | (Lieu D) Public safety officers and firefighters: investigations and interrogations. | |
| Current Text: Vetoed: 9/29/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/18/2014 Assembly Floor Analysis (text 1/17/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/20/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 1/17/2014 | ||
| Summary: Would provide, under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act and the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act, that if an interrogation focuses on matters that may result in punitive action against a public safety officer or firefighter who is not formally under investigation, but is interviewed regarding the investigation of another public safety officer or firefighter, the public safety officer or firefighter being interviewed is entitled to representation, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| SB 556 | (Padilla D) Providers of health and safety labor or services: identification. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/28/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/28/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/22/2013 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/21/2014 | ||
| Summary: Would prohibit a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity and contracts to perform, on or after January 1, 2015, public health and safety labor or services for a public agency from displaying on a vehicle or uniform a logo, as defined, that reasonably could be interpreted as implying that the labor or services are being provided by employees of the public agency, unless the vehicle or uniform conspicuously displays specific disclosures. | ||
| SB 1019 | (Leno D) Upholstered furniture: flame retardant chemicals. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/27/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/27/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/14/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/22/2014 | ||
| Summary: Would require a manufacturer of covered products, as defined, to indicate whether or not the product contains added flame retardant chemicals, as defined, by including a specified statement on that label. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. | ||
| SB 1438 | (Pavley D) Controlled substances: opioid antagonists. | |
| Current Text: Chaptered: 9/19/2014 html pdf | ||
| Current Analysis: 08/27/2014 Senate Floor Analyses (text 8/27/2014) | ||
| Introduced: 2/21/2014 | ||
| Last Amend: 8/22/2014 | ||
| Summary: Would require the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) to develop and adopt training and standards, and promulgate regulations, for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel, as defined, regarding the use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride and other opioid antagonists. The bill would authorize the EMSA to adopt existing training and standards for prehospital emergency medical care personnel regarding the statewide use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to satisfy the requirements of the bill's provisions. | ||