VICE CHAIR LING LING CHANG Assembly MEMBERS JOAQUIN ARAMBULA California Legislature WILLIAM P. BROUGH STATE CAPITOL KEN COOLEY P.O. BOX 942849 JIMMY GOMEZ SACRAMENTO, CA 94249-0124 Committee on Rules CHRIS HOLDEN (916) 319-2800 BRIAN W. JONES FAX (916) 319-2810 BILL QUIRK FREDDIE RODRIGUEZ RICHARD S. GORDON MARIE WALDRON CHAIR PATTY LOPEZ (D-ALT.) JAY OBERNOLTE (R-ALT.)
Thursday, June 09, 2016 8:50 AM State Capitol, Room 3162
CONSENT AGENDA Bill Referrals 1. Consent Bill Referrals Page 2
Resolutions 2. ACR 186 (Bigelow) Relative to California Fairground Appreciation Month. Page 6
Page 1 of 8 REFERRAL OF BILLS TO COMMITTEE 06/09/2016 Pursuant to the Assembly Rules, the following bills were referred to committee: Assembly Bill No. Committee: AJR 42 TRANS. AJR 43 NAT. RES. SB 812 TRANS. SB 813 PUB. S. SB 822 AGRI. SB 823 PUB. S. SB 824 TRANS. SB 868 P. & C.P. SB 868 TRANS. SB 871 ED. SB 877 HEALTH SB 879 H. & C.D. SB 885 JUD. SB 886 U. & C. SB 887 NAT. RES. SB 888 G.O. SB 888 NAT. RES. SB 898 REV. & TAX. SB 900 NAT. RES. SB 942 JUD. SB 942 HUM. S. SB 947 HUM. S. SB 959 HIGHER ED. SB 959 A. & A.R. SB 966 PUB. S. SB 968 U. & C. SB 980 V.A. SB 982 HUM. S. SB 984 B. & F. SB 987 REV. & TAX. SB 995 E.S. & T.M. SB 1000 L. GOV. SB 1004 PUB. S. SB 1014 ED. SB 1028 U. & C. SB 1029 L. GOV. SB 1034 HEALTH SB 1039 B. & P.
Page 2 of 8 SB 1049 U. & C. SB 1060 JUD. SB 1060 HUM. S. SB 1073 E.S. & T.M. SB 1074 U. & C. SB 1094 E. & R. SB 1147 E.S. & T.M. SB 1150 B. & F. SB 1150 JUD. SB 1155 B. & P. SB 1155 V.A. SB 1159 HEALTH SB 1159 P. & C.P. SB 1166 L. & E. SB 1167 L. & E. SB 1170 L. GOV. SB 1177 B. & P. SB 1219 J., E.D. & E. SB 1226 HUM. S. SB 1232 HUM. S. SB 1287 W.,P. & W. SB 1291 HEALTH SB 1300 HEALTH SB 1317 W.,P. & W. SB 1317 L. GOV. SB 1318 L. GOV. SB 1318 E.S. & T.M. SB 1329 REV. & TAX. SB 1336 JUD. SB 1336 HUM. S. SB 1338 REV. & TAX. SB 1339 HUM. S. SB 1343 ED. SB 1363 NAT. RES. SB 1375 ED. SB 1375 A.,E.,S.,T. & I. M. SB 1380 H. & C.D. SB 1384 AGING & L.T.C. SB 1384 INS. SB 1385 G.O. SB 1389 PUB. S. SB 1396 W.,P. & W.
Page 3 of 8 SB 1404 PUB. S. SB 1404 HEALTH SB 1406 JUD. SB 1413 H. & C.D. SB 1413 ED. SB 1426 G.O. SB 1427 HUM. S. SB 1428 P. & C.P. SB 1456 E.S. & T.M. SB 1458 V.A. SB 1458 REV. & TAX. SB 1465 A.,E.,S.,T. & I. M. SB 1466 HEALTH SB 1466 HUM. S.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 186
Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow
May 12, 2016
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 186ÐRelative to California Fairground Appreciation Month.
legislative counsel’s digest ACR 186, as introduced, Bigelow. California Fairground Appreciation Month. This measure would designate June 2016 as California Fairground Appreciation Month and commend the directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, nonpro®ts, and Californians who support and attend fairground events. Fiscal committee: no.
line 1 WHEREAS, California's 76 fairgrounds represent an important line 2 public asset, providing public recreation, education, and community line 3 unity to more than 20 million Californians every year; and line 4 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds provide vital emergency line 5 services as ®re camps, disaster relief centers, and training and line 6 staging areas; and line 7 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds accommodate both those line 8 actively involved in emergency relief efforts and those displaced line 9 by disasters and serve as a temporary home; and line 10 WHEREAS, More than one dozen fairgrounds served in line 11 emergency response capacities in 2015 alone; and
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line 1 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds serve as year-round centers line 2 for economic activities, generating millions of dollars in tax and line 3 employment income for the state and local governments; and line 4 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds provide a unique and line 5 unparalleled platform for nonpro®t events and charitable efforts line 6 that in turn provide a wide variety of important social services, line 7 including food drives, blood drives, pet adoptions, scholarships, line 8 and educational activities; and line 9 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds promote the Golden State's line 10 proud agricultural history and foster the education of future line 11 generations about the connection between food and farming; and line 12 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds are gathering places for line 13 the state's diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other line 14 organizations; and line 15 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds promote the conservation line 16 of natural resources, including water, and the importance of water line 17 to California farms and cities; and line 18 WHEREAS, California's fairgrounds are supported by thousands line 19 of volunteers from the boardroom to the parking lot and livestock line 20 barns; and line 21 WHEREAS, The 76 fairgrounds within California deserve great line 22 respect and admiration for their services to California; now, line 23 therefore, be it line 24 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate line 25 thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the line 26 month of June 2016 as California Fairground Appreciation Month line 27 in appreciation for the services given to California by the 76 line 28 fairgrounds in the state; and be it further line 29 Resolved, That the Legislature commends the thousands of line 30 directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, and nonpro®ts, as well line 31 as the millions of Californians, who support and attend fairground line 32 events year round; and be it further line 33 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies line 34 of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Date of Hearing: June 9, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES Richard S. Gordon, Chair ACR 186 (Bigelow) – As Introduced May 12, 2016
SUBJECT: California Fairground Appreciation Month
SUMMARY: Designates June 2016 as California Fairground Appreciation Month and commends the directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well as the Californians who support and attend fairground events. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) California's 76 fairgrounds represent an important public asset, providing public recreation, education, and community unity to over 20 million Californians every year.
2) California's fairgrounds provide vital emergency services as fire camps, disaster relief centers, training, and staging areas as well as serving as year-round centers for economic activities generating millions of dollars in tax and employment income for the state and local governments.
3) California's fairgrounds promote the Golden State's proud agricultural history and foster the education of future generations about the connection between food and farming and promote the conservation of natural resources, including water, and the importance of water to California farms and cities.
4) California's fairgrounds are gathering places for the state's diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other organizations.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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