2009 positions on legislation
- Abuse and Neglect
- Benefits
- Children’s Health and Mental Health Benefits/Mental Health
- Developmental Disabilities, Lanterman Act
- Disability Rights
- Education
- Employment
- Housing
- Mental Health
- Voting
Abuse and Neglect
AB 416 (Block) Developmental Services: Consumer Abuse Registry (htm) or (pdf) - Support 5-11-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 768 (Torres) Elder Abuse: Definition (htm) or (pdf) - Support 5-19-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 773 (Lieu) Health Facilities: Citation Notification (htm) or (pdf) - Support 7-15-09 - Enacted
AB 1538 (Ma) Pupil Discipline: Restraint and Seclusion (htm) or (pdf) - Support 4-30-09, Two Year Bill, sponsored by Disability Rights California - See attached Fact Sheet
SB 110 (Lui) Crime Victims with Disabilities (htm) or (pdf) - Support 3-23-09 - Failed Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee
Benefits
AB 29 (Price) Health Care Coverage (htm) or (pdf) - AB 29 Support 3-26-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 152 (Carter) Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act: Definition of Disability (htm) or (pdf) - Support 3-17-09 - Failed Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee
AB 366 (Ruskin) Medi-Cal Hospital Contracts: Orthopedics (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-3-09 - Two-year bill
AB 398 (Monning) Acquired Brain Trauma: Responsible Agency (htm) or (pdf) - Support 10-6-09 - Enacted
AB 710 (Yamada) Veterans' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Fund (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-21-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 1269 (Brownley) Medi-Cal Eligibility (htm) or (pdf) - Support 9-28-09 - Enacted
AB 1445 (Chesbro) Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (htm) or (pdf) - Support 7-16-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 1568 (Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee) Veterans: Medical Benefits (htm) or (pdf) - Letter of Concern 7-15-09 - Enacted
SB 141 (Maldonado) In Home Supportive Services: Timesheets (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose 6-25-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
SB 142 (Maldonado) In Home Supportive Services: Provider Duties (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 6-25-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
SB 630 (Steinberg) Health Care: Reconstructive Surgery (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-9-09 - Enacted
Children’s Health and Mental Health Benefits/Mental Health
AB 82 (Evans) Dependent Children: Psychotropic Medications (htm) or (pdf) - Support 9-9-09 - Vetoed
Developmental Disabilities, Lanterman Act
AB 140 (Beall) Developmental Disabilities: Regional Center Disputes (htm) or (pdf) – Support 6-1-09 - Enacted
AB 302 (Beall) Developmental Services: Regional Centers (htm) or (pdf) – Support 3-16-09 - Failed Senate Human Services Committee
AB 438 (Beall) Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Diversion (htm) or (pdf) - Support 7-15-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 755 (Negrete McLeod) State Contracts: Participation of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 4-8-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
Disability Rights
AB 131 (Evans) Juvenile Proceedings: Cost (htm) or (pdf) - 9-9-09 - Enacted
AB 144 (Ma) Distinguishing Placards and Special License Plates (htm) or (pdf) – Support 7-7-09 - Enacted
Education
AB 386 (Ruskin) Post secondary Education: Students with Disabilities (htm) or (pdf) - Support 6-18-09 - Enacted
AB 421 (Beall) Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children: Placement (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 5-18-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 661 (Torlakson) Special Education: Behavioral Intervention Plans (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 1124 (Yamada) Special Education: Due Process Hearings (htm) or (pdf) - Support 5-11-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 1538 (Ma) Pupil Discipline: Restraint (htm) or (pdf) - Two Year Bill, sponsored by Disability Rights California - See attached Fact Sheet
Employment
AB 287 (Beall) Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Employment (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-21-09 - Enacted, a Disability Rights California sponsored bill
SB 755 (Negrete McLeod) State Contracts: Participation of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 4-8-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations
Housing
AB 407 (Beall) Continuing Care Contracts: Retirement Communities (htm) or (pdf) - Support 6-24-09 - Enacted
AB 762 (Lowenthal B.) Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly: Admission (htm) or (pdf) - Support if amended 4-20-09 - Enacted
AB 1261 (Strickland) Parolees: Child Custody and Visitation (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Judiciary Committee
SB 214 (Benoit) Sober Living Homes (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Senate Health Committee
SB 290 (Leno) Tenancy: Notice of Termination (htm) or (pdf) - Support 10-06-09 - Enacted
SB 303 (Alquist) Nursing Facilities Residents: Informed Consent (htm) or (pdf) - Support 9-18-09 - Vetoed
SB 689 (Hollingsworth) Residential Facilities: Housing Restrictions (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Senate Public Safety Committee
SB 781 (Leno) Residential Care Facilities Eviction Procedures (htm) or (pdf) - Support 10-1-09, a Disability Rights California sponsored bill - Enacted
Mental Health
AB 235 (Hayashi) Psychiatric Emergency Services (htm) or (pdf) – Support 6-22-09 - Enacted
AB 244 (Beall) Health Care Coverage: Mental Health Services (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-28-09 - Vetoed
AB 421 (Beall) Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children: Placement (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 5-18-09 - Failed Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 710 (Yamada) Veterans' Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Fund (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-21-09 - Failed Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 1013 (Block) Mental Health of Veteran Inmates (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Appropriations
AB 1261 (Strickland) Parolees: Child Custody and Visitation (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Judiciary Committee
AB 1487 (Hill) Inmate Medical Expenses (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose Unless Amended 6-15-09 - Failed Senate Public Safety Committee
SB 399 (Yee) Prisoner Sentencing (htm) or (pdf) - Support 6-22-09 - Failed Assembly Public Safety Committee
SB 669 (Hollingsworth) Involuntary Commitment: treatment and conditional release (htm) or (pdf) -Oppose 6-8-09 - Enacted
Voting
AB 686 (Ruskin) Voting: Polling Place Procedures (htm) or (pdf) - Support 4-8-09 - Vetoed
AB 780 (Perez) Elections: Failsafe Ballots (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Appropriations
AB 1228 (Yamada) Elections: All Mail Ballot (htm) or (pdf) - Support 6-22-09 - Vetoed
AB 1356 (Berryhill B) Elections: Proof of Identification (htm) or (pdf) - Failed Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee
AB 1415 (Adams) Voting: Eligibility Restrictions for Persons on Probation (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose 4-8-09 - Failed Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee
SB 465 (Huff) Voter Identification: Proof of Identity (htm) or (pdf) - Oppose 4-3-09 - Failed Senate Elections, Reapportionment, and Constitutional Amendments Committee
SB 541 (Pavley) Elections: Ballots and Voting Systems (htm) or (pdf) - Support 8-14-09 - Vetoed
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