Legislation

List of Bills That Affect LGBT Californians

2008 California Legislation

The Stonewall Democratic Club has taken a support position on the following bills for the 2008 state legislative session:

AB 1757 (Hayashi) – Includes expressly in the definition of “immediate family” a victim’s registered domestic partner, for purposes of parole hearing.

AB 2567 (Leno) – Declare May 22 as Harvey Milk State Holiday (non-fiscal).

AB 2654 (Laird) – Amends specified sections of the California Codes to be consistent with FEHA, Unruh Civil Rights Act, and other recently-enacted anti-discrimination laws.

AB 2874 (Furutani) - Deletes the $150,000 limitation on actual damages that may be assessed by the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission against a respondent who violates the California Civil Rights Act of 2005, as an unlawful practice.

ACR 108 (Eng) - Designates June 2008 as Hate Crimes Awareness Month.

SB 1066 (Migden) – Extend the Domestic Partnership (DP) Registry to opposite-sex couples over the age of 18. Currently only same-sex couples & senior opposite-sex couples may register as domestic partners.

SB 1098 (Migden) – Requires the state medical marijuana program be applied consistently with the opinion of the Court of Appeal of California, 3rd Appellate District, in the matter of People v. Urziceanu (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 747, including, but not limited to, its holding that the Medical Marijuana Program's specific itemization of the marijuana sales law indicates that the act contemplates the formation and operation of medicinal marijuana cooperatives that would receive reimbursement for marijuana and the services provided in conjunction with the provision of that marijuana.

SB 1578 (Florez) - Requires the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to establish an Office of Gender Equity (OGE), and to appoint a Title IX compliance officer who reports directly to the OGE within each respective university system. (WATCH)

SB 1600 (Kuehl) – Includes under the definition of “school district” charter schools for purposes of the California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act.

SB 1729 (Migden) - States legislative intent to enact legislation that would require training for employees of senior care facilities to prepare them for the sensitivities of serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors.

SJR 20 (Migden) – Memorializes Congress and the U.S. President to respect California medical marijuana laws and enforce federal drug laws in a manner consistent with our state medical marijuana laws.