Status: 09/06/2007-Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading.
Existing law, the Biennial Inspection of Terminals Program, generally requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to inspect, at least every 25 months, every terminal of a motor carrier who operates certain vehicles. A terminal that has attained 2 consecutive satisfactory compliance ratings pursuant to those inspections is eligible for administrative review in lieu of the next required inspection, unless specified circumstances apply. The bill would prohibit a motor carrier of hazardous materials from being granted administrative review in lieu of those inspections at any terminal from which specified hazardous materials carrying vehicles are operated. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Watch
Status: 08/30/2007-Re-referred to Com. on APPR. From committee: Be adopted. To third reading. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 30).
The California Constitution authorizes private property to be taken or damaged for public use only when just compensation has been paid to, or into court for, the owner of the property. This measure would require the public use for which the private property is taken to be stated in writing, prior to the commencement of eminent domain proceedings. This bill contains other existing laws.
Position: Support
Status: 09/06/2007-Read third time. Amended. To third reading.
Existing Workers' Compensation Law requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation, including medical treatment, for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. This bill would, instead, provide that, for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2008, if the injury causes permanent partial disability and the injured employee does not return to work for the employer within 60 days after the disability becomes permanent and stationary, the employee shall be entitled to receive a supplemental job displacement benefit, and would revise the amounts of benefits an injured employee would be eligible to receive, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Watch
Status: 09/06/2007-Read third time. Amended. To third reading. Re-referred to Coms. on REV. & TAX., U. & C., and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Existing provisions of the Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act establishes the number "911" as the primary emergency telephone number of use in the state. The existing Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act ("911" surcharge act) generally imposes a surcharge on amounts paid by every person in the state for intrastate telephone service and is imposed at a percentage rate, not less than 0.5% nor more than 0.75% that is annually estimated to provide revenues sufficient to fund "911" emergency telephone system costs for the current fiscal year. Surcharge amounts are paid to the State Board of Equalization on a monthly basis by the telephone service supplier and are deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Emergency Telephone Number Account in the General Fund, to be expended for limited purposes, including to pay the Department of General Services for its costs in administration of the "911" emergency telephone number system. Existing law defines a "service supplier," for purposes of the "911" surcharge act, as meaning a person supplying intrastate telephone communication services, as defined, pursuant to California intrastate tariffs to any service user, as defined, in the state and includes any person supplying intrastate telephone communications services for whom the Public Utilities Commission has eliminated the requirement for filing an intrastate tariff. Existing law also defines a "service user," as meaning any person using intrastate telephone communication services in this state who is required to pay a surcharge under the act. This bill would expand the definition of a "service supplier," for purposes of the "911" surcharge act, to include any person supplying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to any service user in this state and providing access to the "911" emergency system by utilizing the digits 9-1-1. This bill would also expand the definition of a "service user," to include any person using VoIP service in this state who is required to pay a surcharge under the act. This bill would specify that the "911" surcharge act applies to VoIP service, as defined, commencing on July 1, 2008, but would provide that the surcharge does not apply to customers whose primary place of using the service is outside the state. This bill would also specify that charges not subject to the surcharge may be calculated by a service supplier based upon books and records kept in the regular course of business, and for purposes of calculating the interstate revenue portion not subject to the surcharge, a service supplier may also choose a reasonable and verifiable method, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions.
Position: Watch