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AB 243 (Wood): Medical Marijuana Cultivation. Assembly Bill 243 would address various factors concerning the cultivation of medical marijuana, including environmental health and enforcement issues. Status: AB 243 gained passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: No Position
AB 266 (Bonta): Medical Marijuana. Assembly Bill 266 would establish a statewide regulatory, licensing, and enforcement framework for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, transportation, and manufacturing of medical marijuana and products containing medical marijuana. Status: AB 266 gained passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: Pending
AB 363 (Steinorth): Closing of the Polls. Assembly Bill 363 would provide county elections officials the ability to transport ballots from polling places to the designated counting facility prior to polls closing. Status: AB 363 gained passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: Support
AB 390 (Cooper): Criminal Law: DNA Evidence. Assembly Bill 390 would restore the ability of government officials to collect DNA samples from adult offenders convicted of offenses that were recently converted from felonies to misdemeanors. Status: AB 390 gained passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: Support
AB 1347 (Chiu): Public Contracts Claims. Assembly Bill 1347 would mandate a new claims resolution process for all public contracts. Status: AB 1347 gained passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: No Position
SB 321 (Beall): Motor Vehicle Fuel Taxes: Rates: Adjustments. Senate Bill 321 would revise the process used by the Board of Equalization for adjusting the price-based excise tax rate on motor vehicle fuels, which is anticipated to result in more transportation funding revenues in the short-term and more stable revenues in the long-term. Status: SB 321 gained passage in the Senate. RCRC Position: Support
SB 326 (Beall): Courts: Penalties: Emergency Services Funding. Senate Bill 326 would eliminate the sunset provision for the Emergency Medical Transportation Act, which provides critical funding for rural and remote air ambulance services. Status: SB 326 gained passage in the Senate. RCRC Position: Support
SB 643 (McGuire): Medical Marijuana. Senate Bill 643 would establish a state regulatory and licensing framework for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, transportation, and manufacturing of medical marijuana and products containing medical marijuana. Status: SB 643 gained passage in the Senate. RCRC Position: Pending