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Please support AAP-CA‘s position on the below legislative bills by:

  1. Contact your legislative representative, and promote AAP-CA‘s position.
  2. If you have questions, contact your AAP-CA Legislative Contact.

The list begins with Assembly Bills with Senate Bills following in numerical order.

  • Click on "Position" to organize the bills by opposition and support.
  • Click on "Status" to organize the bills by their standing in the legislative process (Alive, Chaptered into Law!, Vetoed, Dead).

Bill     AAP-CA
Name   Position Status
AB 12   Support Alive
Requires CA to opt into federal financial participation in kinship guardianship assistance payments and extends transitional foster care services for eligible youth between 18 and 21 years of age.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 12
Session 2009-2010
Author Beall (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires CA to opt into federal financial participation in kinship guardianship assistance payments and extends transitional foster care services for eligible youth between 18 and 21 years of age.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 82   Oppose Vetoed
Pilot project that would expand the authority of a juvenile court judicial officer to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications to include a dependent child or ward of the state.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 82
Session 2009-2010
Author Evans (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Pilot project that would expand the authority of a juvenile court judicial officer to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications to include a dependent child or ward of the state.
AAP-CA
Position Oppose
AB 91   Support Chaptered into Law!
Requires special ignition devices that measure alcohol levels before starting car to be installed on all vehicles of a driver with previous DUI offenses, as defined, as a condition of restoration of their license.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 91
Session 2009-2010
Author Feuer (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Requires special ignition devices that measure alcohol levels before starting car to be installed on all vehicles of a driver with previous DUI offenses, as defined, as a condition of restoration of their license.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 188   Support Chaptered into Law!
Appropriates funding to administer AB 1383, which created a quality assurance fee on California hospitals to increase Medi-Cal payments to hospitals while federal stimulus funding is available.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 188
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Appropriates funding to administer AB 1383, which created a quality assurance fee on California hospitals to increase Medi-Cal payments to hospitals while federal stimulus funding is available.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 223   Support Alive
Regulates "body art" and tattooing for health and safety purposes via increased training for practitioners, client document regulations, and sanitation requirments.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 223
Session 2009-2010
Author Ma (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Regulates "body art" and tattooing for health and safety purposes via increased training for practitioners, client document regulations, and sanitation requirments.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 351   Oppose Dead
Permits non-PE classes (junior ROTC) to meet PE requirements for high school students.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 351
Session 2009-2010
Author Salas (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Permits non-PE classes (junior ROTC) to meet PE requirements for high school students.
AAP-CA
Position Oppose
AB 354   Support Alive
Deletes certain age and grade restrictions for vaccines, thereby permitting CA to place a pertussis booster vaccine among the necessary vaccinations for students prior to the start of the 7th grade.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 354
Session 2009-2010
Author Arambula (I)
Title
Status Alive
Description Deletes certain age and grade restrictions for vaccines, thereby permitting CA to place a pertussis booster vaccine among the necessary vaccinations for students prior to the start of the 7th grade.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 513   Support Vetoed
Requires health plans and those health insurers that provide maternity benefits to provide coverage for lactation consultation with a lactation consultant and the provision of, or the rental of, a breast pump, as specified.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 513
Session 2009-2010
Author DeLeon (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Requires health plans and those health insurers that provide maternity benefits to provide coverage for lactation consultation with a lactation consultant and the provision of, or the rental of, a breast pump, as specified.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 514   Support Dead
Requires an employer to provide a 20-minute paid rest period during each four-hour work period to accommodate employees desiring to express breast milk.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 514
Session 2009-2010
Author DeLeon (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Requires an employer to provide a 20-minute paid rest period during each four-hour work period to accommodate employees desiring to express breast milk.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 627   Support Vetoed
Establishes a 12-month or more pilot project in which licensed child care centers would receive higher state reimbursement to implement higher nutrition and physical activity standards.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 627
Session 2009-2010
Author Brownley (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Establishes a 12-month or more pilot project in which licensed child care centers would receive higher state reimbursement to implement higher nutrition and physical activity standards.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 689   Support Dead
Current law defines "tobacco products" as containing 50% or more tobacco. This bill revises the definition of tobacco products to include any product that contains tobacco, irrespective of the amount.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 689
Session 2009-2010
Author Calderon (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Current law defines "tobacco products" as containing 50% or more tobacco. This bill revises the definition of tobacco products to include any product that contains tobacco, irrespective of the amount.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 719   Support Chaptered into Law!
This bill would require CA to propose a 12-month transitional food stamp project for which foster youth would qualify automatically as they age out of foster care.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text
Bill
Name AB 719
Session 2009-2010
Author Lowenthal (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description This bill would require CA to propose a 12-month transitional food stamp project for which foster youth would qualify automatically as they age out of foster care.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 743   Support Alive
Requires foster care agencies to place dependent children in residences with their siblings, unless the agency can demonstrate that this is an inappropriate action. Increases visitation rights of biological parents.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 743
Session 2009-2010
Author Portantino (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires foster care agencies to place dependent children in residences with their siblings, unless the agency can demonstrate that this is an inappropriate action. Increases visitation rights of biological parents.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 963   Support Alive
Calls for a work group to make recommendations on how to align and simplify Food Stamps, Medi-Cal & CalWORKs reporting and renewal/recertification forms and processes.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 963
Session 2009-2010
Author Ammiano (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Calls for a work group to make recommendations on how to align and simplify Food Stamps, Medi-Cal & CalWORKs reporting and renewal/recertification forms and processes.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 990   Support Alive
Requires ski resorts to implement the most recent safety standards and post information regarding safety plans.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 990
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires ski resorts to implement the most recent safety standards and post information regarding safety plans.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1020   Support Chaptered into Law!
Requires existing and future public swimming pools to install anti-entrapment devices on their drainage systems.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1020
Session 2009-2010
Author Emmerson (R) /Ma (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Requires existing and future public swimming pools to install anti-entrapment devices on their drainage systems.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1048   Support Alive
Expands the scope of existing provisions for safe surrender of newborn children who are 72 hours of age to apply congruently to children who are less than 30 days old.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1048
Session 2009-2010
Author Torrico (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Expands the scope of existing provisions for safe surrender of newborn children who are 72 hours of age to apply congruently to children who are less than 30 days old.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1049   Support Vetoed
Allows for individual tax payers to give excess taxes to the Safely Surrendered Baby Fund for implementation of AB1048 (above).
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1049
Session 2009-2010
Author Torrico (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Allows for individual tax payers to give excess taxes to the Safely Surrendered Baby Fund for implementation of AB1048 (above).
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1201   Support Dead
Requires health insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (Reintroduced this session as AB 2093).
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1201
Session 2009-2010
Author Perez (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Requires health insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (Reintroduced this session as AB 2093).
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1383   Support Chaptered into Law!
Requires the Dept. of Health Care Services to make supplemental payments (i.e. mental health services) to certain types of hospitals for services not covered by Medi-Cal. Requires quality assurance fees proportional to federal funding.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1383
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Requires the Dept. of Health Care Services to make supplemental payments (i.e. mental health services) to certain types of hospitals for services not covered by Medi-Cal. Requires quality assurance fees proportional to federal funding.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1422   Support Chaptered into Law!
Provides bridge funding to Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal through temporary tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans. Supported by the health plan association as net revenue from HF Program and Medi-Cal exceeds tax due to federal matching funds.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1422
Session 2009-2010
Author Bass (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Provides bridge funding to Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal through temporary tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans. Supported by the health plan association as net revenue from HF Program and Medi-Cal exceeds tax due to federal matching funds.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1512   Support Vetoed
Prohibits sale of baby formula and food that remains on store shelf past the "used by" date.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1512
Session 2009-2010
Author Lieu (D) and Jones (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Prohibits sale of baby formula and food that remains on store shelf past the "used by" date.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1652   Support Alive
Requires employees of ski resorts under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when on the job and lists punishments for non-compliance.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1652
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires employees of ski resorts under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when on the job and lists punishments for non-compliance.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1802   Support Alive
Allows parents of diabetic children to lawfully designate one or more school employees to administer insulin to their child.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1802
Session 2009-2010
Author Hall (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Allows parents of diabetic children to lawfully designate one or more school employees to administer insulin to their child.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 1937   Support Alive
Allows schools to have non-school nurses administer flu and other vaccines in emergency circumstances within their scope of practice with parental consent.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 1937
Session 2009-2010
Author Fletcher (R)
Title
Status Alive
Description Allows schools to have non-school nurses administer flu and other vaccines in emergency circumstances within their scope of practice with parental consent.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2084   Support Alive
Ensures that child care facilities serve only nutritious beverages to children (as defined: e.g., water, low-fat milk, low-sugar, low-sodium)
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2084
Session 2009-2010
Author Brownley (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Ensures that child care facilities serve only nutritious beverages to children (as defined: e.g., water, low-fat milk, low-sugar, low-sodium)
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2093   Support Alive
Requires insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (reintroduced bill following inactivity of AB 1201).
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2093
Session 2009-2010
Author Perez (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (reintroduced bill following inactivity of AB 1201).
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2298   Support Alive
Regulates PE standards and quality in schools via manuals to teachers and monitoring by the Dept. of Education.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2298
Session 2009-2010
Author Torlakson (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Regulates PE standards and quality in schools via manuals to teachers and monitoring by the Dept. of Education.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2454   Support Alive
Require every California school district with at least 750 pupils to employ a school nurse.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2454
Session 2009-2010
Author Torkalson (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Require every California school district with at least 750 pupils to employ a school nurse.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2468   Support Alive
Requires workplaces to provide space, other than bathroom stalls, for employees to express breastmilk. Institutes "Breast-Feeding Mother-Friendly Workplaces".
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2468
Session 2009-2010
Author De Leon (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Requires workplaces to provide space, other than bathroom stalls, for employees to express breastmilk. Institutes "Breast-Feeding Mother-Friendly Workplaces".
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2477   Support Alive
Allows for continuous eligibility for Medi-Cal patients for 12 months after the eligibiltiy determination date.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2477
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Allows for continuous eligibility for Medi-Cal patients for 12 months after the eligibiltiy determination date.
AAP-CA
Position Support
AB 2705   Support Alive
Increases joint-use of resources to allow for after-school exercise programs. Mandates at least 30 minutes of physical activity for grades 1-9.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name AB 2705
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Increases joint-use of resources to allow for after-school exercise programs. Mandates at least 30 minutes of physical activity for grades 1-9.
AAP-CA
Position Support
ACR 100   Support Alive
Recognizes "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month", encouraging greater understanding of the effects of teen dating violence, and increased activism to prevent such violence.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name ACR 100
Session 2009-2010
Author Jones (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Recognizes "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month", encouraging greater understanding of the effects of teen dating violence, and increased activism to prevent such violence.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1   Support Dead
Modifies the income requirements applicable to Medi-Cal and Healthy Families by making coverage available regardless of citizenship or immigration status. No source of funding in bill.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1
Session 2009-2010
Author Steinberg (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Modifies the income requirements applicable to Medi-Cal and Healthy Families by making coverage available regardless of citizenship or immigration status. No source of funding in bill.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 114   Support Dead
Allows independent foster care adolescents to be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits and automatically enrolled without requiring a new application and without an interruption in coverage.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 114
Session 2009-2010
Author Liu (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Allows independent foster care adolescents to be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits and automatically enrolled without requiring a new application and without an interruption in coverage.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 134   Support Dead
Provides visitation rights for incarcerated parents and their children unless it is deemed inappropriate or dangerous to the children.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 134
Session 2009-2010
Author Liu (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Provides visitation rights for incarcerated parents and their children unless it is deemed inappropriate or dangerous to the children.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 158   Support Vetoed
Expands insurance coverage, as defined, to include the HPV vaccination.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 158
Session 2009-2010
Author Wiggins (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Expands insurance coverage, as defined, to include the HPV vaccination.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 220   Support Alive
Expands insurance coverage and decreases co-payments on tobacco cessation products.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 220
Session 2009-2010
Author Yee (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Expands insurance coverage and decreases co-payments on tobacco cessation products.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 257   Support Vetoed
Require every state agency and department, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to inform the employee about breast-feeding accommodations and the ability to express breast milk during the work day.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 257
Session 2009-2010
Author Pavley (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Require every state agency and department, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to inform the employee about breast-feeding accommodations and the ability to express breast milk during the work day.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 400   Support Vetoed
Expands the definition of "tobacco" products to any vaporized form of nicotine. Regulates the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 400
Session 2009-2010
Author Corbett (D)
Title
Status Vetoed
Description Expands the definition of "tobacco" products to any vaporized form of nicotine. Regulates the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 597   Support Chaptered into Law!
Require a foster family agency to employ one full-time social work supervisor for every eight social workers. Ensures that juvenile court appearance scheduling be completed with the consideration of barriers of communication between parent and child. Revises pay rates for Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program. Mandates that transitional information for 18 year-olds be provided. Allows for subsidies to families who adopt special needs children and increased investigation of adoptive families.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 597
Session 2009-2010
Author Liu (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Require a foster family agency to employ one full-time social work supervisor for every eight social workers. Ensures that juvenile court appearance scheduling be completed with the consideration of barriers of communication between parent and child. Revises pay rates for Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program. Mandates that transitional information for 18 year-olds be provided. Allows for subsidies to families who adopt special needs children and increased investigation of adoptive families.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 712   Support Dead
Creates a "211" telephone number system for nonprofit and public agencies
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 712
Session 2009-2010
Author Padilla (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Creates a "211" telephone number system for nonprofit and public agencies
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 771   Support Alive
Eliminates limitations on Medi-Cal eligibility for 19 year-olds, thus extending eligibility for 12 continuous months.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 771
Session 2009-2010
Author Alquist (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Eliminates limitations on Medi-Cal eligibility for 19 year-olds, thus extending eligibility for 12 continuous months.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 880   Support Alive
Mandates minors to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding and on resort lift equipment.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 880
Session 2009-2010
Author Yee (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Mandates minors to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding and on resort lift equipment.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 882   Support Alive
Revokes sales license of those who sell electronic cigarettes to underage buyers.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 882
Session 2009-2010
Author Corbett (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Revokes sales license of those who sell electronic cigarettes to underage buyers.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1051   Support Alive
Authorizes school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures via the administration of pre-measured diastat.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1051
Session 2009-2010
Author Huff (R)
Title
Status Alive
Description Authorizes school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures via the administration of pre-measured diastat.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1054   Oppose Alive
Allows non-profit organizations to utilize donated used car seats. This is inconsistent with AAP policy, since damage to the structural integrity of a car seat may not be easily visible, yet may put the child's safety at risk.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1054
Session 2009-2010
Author Walters (R)
Title
Status Alive
Description Allows non-profit organizations to utilize donated used car seats. This is inconsistent with AAP policy, since damage to the structural integrity of a car seat may not be easily visible, yet may put the child's safety at risk.
AAP-CA
Position Oppose
SB 1210   Support Dead
Imposes a tax on soda and sweetened drink distributors to be deposited in the Children's Health Promotion Fund to combat obesity.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1210
Session 2009-2010
Author Florez (D)
Title
Status Dead
Description Imposes a tax on soda and sweetened drink distributors to be deposited in the Children's Health Promotion Fund to combat obesity.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1255   Support Alive
Bans the sale of electrolyte-replacement beverages in middle, junior, and high schools.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1255
Session 2009-2010
Author Padilla (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Bans the sale of electrolyte-replacement beverages in middle, junior, and high schools.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1300   Support Alive
Authorizes a school district to provide age-appropriate teen dating violence prevention education and includes teen dating violence information in health curriculum.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1300
Session 2009-2010
Author Corea (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Authorizes a school district to provide age-appropriate teen dating violence prevention education and includes teen dating violence information in health curriculum.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SB 1413   Support Alive
Ensures that free drinking water is available at school food service areas and proper reimbursement from the state for any costs incurred.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SB 1413
Session 2009-2010
Author Leno (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Ensures that free drinking water is available at school food service areas and proper reimbursement from the state for any costs incurred.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SCR 18   Support Chaptered into Law!
Recognizes March as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Month in California.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SCR 18
Session 2009-2010
Author Alquist (D)
Title
Status Chaptered into Law!
Description Recognizes March as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Month in California.
AAP-CA
Position Support
SCR 77   Support Alive
Recognizes the last week in September as Childhood Obesity Prevention and Fitness Week in California.
Info Bill details
Bill
Name SCR 77
Session 2009-2010
Author Correa (D)
Title
Status Alive
Description Recognizes the last week in September as Childhood Obesity Prevention and Fitness Week in California.
AAP-CA
Position Support

 
 
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