2007 Legislation

Last Updated: October 15, 2007
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		CCPHA Sponsored Legislation

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	Status / Next Steps
		SB 120	Padilla (D-20)	CCPHA, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, CA Optometric Association	Fact Sheet Letter of Support Media Coverage List of Support Assembly Vote Requires each food facility in the state that is part of a chain to provide nutritional information.	Vetoed by Governor Read veto message
		SB 48*	Alquist (D-13)	CCPHA, PolicyLink, American Heart Association	Provides residents of undeserved communities with retail food markets that would offer high quality fruit, vegetables, and other healthy foods and encourages retail innovation in these areas. Fact Sheet Letter of Support	*This bill was formerly SB 107. Held in Assembly Appropriations
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		Built Environment

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 23	Ma (D-12)	City of San Francisco	This bill would require the Department of Transportation to maintain an official control signal that emits a count down pedestrian display at a marked pedestrian crosswalk if that crosswalk crosses a state highway and is within 2,000 feet of a school building or the grounds of that building or a senior center.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Transportation
		AB 57	Soto (D-61 )	Safe Routes to School-National Partnership	Eliminates the sunset date for the "Safe Routes to School" construction program in CalTrans and makes statutory changes in the Streets and Highways code to conform to federal law.	Support	Chapter 673, Statutes of 2007.
		AB 60	Nava (D-35)	Author	Increases road safety for cyclists by recasting bicycle provisions pertaining to vehicles overtaking a bicycle on the road that is proceeding in the same direction.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Transportation
		AB 82	Evans (D-7)	County of Napa	This bill declares legislative intent to enact legislation that would encourage the preservation of agricultural land and would encourage local governments to enhance the recognition of the importance of agricultural production to the state and local economy.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Housing & Community Development
		AB 437	Jones (D-9)	Health Officers Association of CA	This bill has been amended and no longer pertains to key issue areas.	Watch for a new bill number for this issue.
		AB 960	Hancock (D-14)	Author	Would authorize a county or city to provide for a reasonable amortization period and termination of, or imposition of conditions on legal non-conforming uses pursuant to a validly enacted zoning ordinance. Provides that these provisions apply to premises that had been used in the exercise of rights and privileges conferred by the retail license at a time prior to the effective date of the zoning ordinance that are located in areas of undue concentration.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Governmental Organization
		AB 1358	Leno (D-13)	CA Bicycle Coalition	Requires localities to modify local transportation planning processes to better serve people who use transit, walk or bicycle.	Support	Held in Senate Appropriations
		AB 1426	Wolk (D-8)	Author	This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop a detailed plan of implementation for its Central Valley Vision, requiring the identification and prioritization of specific sites and projects fro acquisition and development in the Central Valley with respect to the protection of natural, cultural, historical resources and access to recreational opportunities.	No position taken	Chapter 546, Statutes of 2007.
		AB 1472	Leno (D-13)		This bill would charge the California Department of Public Health to provide technical assistance and grants to local public health agencies and community organizations to evaluate land-use planning decisions to ensure that they create communities that promote health.	Support	Held in Senate Appropriations
		AB 1608	Solario (D-69)	Author	Would prohibit any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other organization from advertising any fast food product on any outdoor billboard located within 1,500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle or high school or public playground.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Governmental Organization
		SB 35	Torlakson (D-7)	CASH	This bill would expand the types of allowable projects available to be built pursuant to joint-use agreements to include numerous functions, including physical education and outdoor recreational development.	No position taken	Vetoed by Governor.
		SB 207	Padilla (D-20)	Sierra Club	Establishes the Outdoor Education and Recreation Program for increasing the ability of underserved and at-risk populations to participate in outdoor activities and educational experiences by awarding grants to formal school programs and informal public education programs. Creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Fund.	Support	Held in Senate Appropriations
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		Healthy Food Access/Nutrition

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		SB 48*	Alquist (D-13)	CCPHA, PolicyLink, American Heart Association	Provides residents of undeserved communities with retail food markets that would offer high quality fruit, vegetables, and other healthy foods and encourages retail innovation in these areas. Fact Sheet Letter of Support	Sponsor	*This bill was formerly SB 107. Held in Assembly Appropriations
		AB 93	Garcia (R-80)	Author	This bill would prohibit any food containing artificial trans fat from being stored, distributed, or served by, or used in the preparation of any food within a food facility. Exempts food sold or served in a manufacturer’s original, sealed package.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Health
		AB 97	Mendoza (D-56)	Author	Prohibits storing, distributing, serving, or using any food, oil, shortening, or margarine containing specified trans fat in the preparation of specified foods within a food facility.	Support	Held in Senate
		AB 433	Beall (D-24)	CFPA	This bill would propose the development of a new name for the Food Stamp Program and would require the Department of Social Services to establish a categorical eligibility program fro recipients of Medi-Cal benefits when recipients receive or are eligible to receive benefits funded under the federal TANF block grant.	No position taken	Held in Senate Appropriations
		AB 967	Nava (D-35)	Author	State legislative intent to establish the Farm Fresh California Program to reduce obesity, improve nutrition and public health, and strengthen local and regional agricultural economies by increasing access to and promoting consumption of locally and regionally grown fruit and vegetables.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Appropriations

		SB 120	Padilla (D-20) Migden (D-3)	CCPHA, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, CA Optometric Association	Requires each food facility in the state that is part of a chain to provide nutritional information. Fact Sheet Letter of Support	Sponsor	Vetoed by Governor
		SB 180	Migden (D-3)	Author	This bill has been amended and no longer pertains to key issue areas.
		SB 441	Torlakson (D-7)	Author	Requires that each vendor that operates or maintains vending machines on designated state property to satisfy a specified phased-in requirement that at least 25% of the food and beverages offered in the vending machine meet accepted nutritional guidelines and to provide users, upon request, information about the nutritional value of foods and beverages offered in the machines.	Support	Held in Senate Governmental Organization
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		Physical Activity/Education

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 471	Carter (D-62)	Author	Requires the state Allocation Board to assign preference to applicant school districts that propose active recreation projects when providing grant funds for joint-use projects.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Education
		AB 511	Swanson (D-16)	Author	Declares intent of the Legislature to authorize a 3-year pilot demonstration project in schools with high drop out and truancy rates that focuses on restoring and developing after school athletic programs.	No position taken	Held in Assembly
		AB 774	Houston (R-15)	Author	States intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a registry program for qualified individuals who wish to volunteer to teach physical education programs during or after school hours at public schools.	No position taken	Chapter 162, Statutes of 2007
		AB 1439	Levine (D-40)		Authorizes a credit against Personal Income Tax and Corporation Tax for amount paid or incurred by a qualified taxpayer for fitness expenditures for the taxpayer's employees.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Revenue & Taxation
		SB 168	Denham (R-12)	National Federation of the Blind in CA	This bill would form an advisory task force to develop physical education guidelines to promote physical fitness by pupils who are functionally blind or visually impaired.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		SB 601	Torlakson (D-7)	Author	Requires the Department of Education to ensure that the Categorical Program Monitoring process indicates the extent to which each school in a participating school district performs, including in the provision of the state required minimum minutes of physical education instruction.	Support	Chapter 720, Statutes of 2007
		SB 602	Torlakson (D-7)	Author	Requires the Department of Education to ensure that the Categorical Program Monitoring process indicates the extent to which each school in a participating school district performs, including in the provision of the state required minimum minutes of physical education instruction.	Support	Held in Senate Appropriations
		SB 750	Florez (D-16)	Author	Would require a pupil to complete 4 year long courses in physical education in order to graduate from high school, unless exempted under specified provisions.	No position taken	Held in Senate Education
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		School Foods/Nutrition

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 86	Lieu (D-53)		This bill would build upon current nutrition standards for food items sold to pupils on school campuses k-12, additionally prohibiting these food items from containing partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oils, unless these oils are naturally occurring.	Support	Held in Assembly Health
		AB 90	Lieu (D-53) Huffman (D-6)	Author	This bill would prohibit a school or school district from making available to pupils, during school hours, and food containing artificial trans fat, as defined, and would prohibit the use of artificial trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to pupils.	Support	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		AB 92	Garcia (R-80)	Author	This bill would require each school site that meets the qualification for federal severe need reimbursement to offer breakfast beginning with the 2008-09 school year unless granted a waiver by the California Department of Education. It would additionally require that schools offering the federal school breakfast program for the first time receive priority for funding through the startup and expansion grant program.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		AB 1503	Fuller (R-32)	Governor's Office	This bill has been amended and no longer pertains to key issue areas..
		SB 20	Torlakson (D-7)	Author	This bill has been amended and no longer pertains to key issue areas.
		SB 490	Alquist (D-13)	Author	Would prohibit a school or school district from making available to pupils during school hours or a school sanctioned event a food containing artificial trans fat. Prohibits the use of artificial trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to pupils enrolled in K-8.	No position taken	Chapter 648, Statutes of 2007
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		Other

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Latest Version	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 74	Dymally (D-52)	Author	This bill would request that the Regents of the University of California establish and administer an Institute for the Study of the Phenomenon of Obesity and diabetes experimental research (PODER) at the University of California, Irvine, and establish and administer one or more clinics that are affiliated with PODER to focus on individuals or groups who suffer from obesity and diabetes. Expresses legislative intent to appropriate funding in the 2007 budget act to implement the bill.	No position taken.	Held in Assembly Appropriations.
		AB 158	Ma (D-12)		Establishes a program to provide education, outreach, counseling, and social services to ethnic populations that are at high risk of hepatitis and diabetes.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		AB 330	Hayashi (D-18)	CA School Health Centers Association	Requires the Department of Health services to qualify school health centers as primary care providers so that they may directly bill Medi-Cal managed care plans for eligible services.	No position taken	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		AB 834	Hayashi (D-18)	CA Dental Association	An act pertaining to community dental disease prevention programs for school children in preschool through 6th grade.	No position taken	Vetoed by Governor
		AB 871	Davis (D-48)		Declares legislative intent to enact legislation that would address the epidemic of hypertension and diabetes among low-income persona and persons of color in the state.	No position taken	Held in Assembly
		AB 898	Saldana (D-76)	NCLR, LCHC, CA School Health Centers Association	Would require the state department of Public Health to establish and administer a pilot program to award 3-year grants to at least 3, but not more than 5, school health centers that utilize the Promotores de Salud model to administer a diet education and obesity prevention program.	Support	Held in Assembly Appropriations
		SB 22	Migden (D-3)	WIC-CA	Provides the Department of Public Health to require general acute hospitals and special hospitals providing maternity care and that have exclusive patient breast-feeding in the lowest 25% of state ratings to offer a minimum of 8 hours of training to appropriate staff on policies and recommendations for the promotion of breast-feeding among low-income women. Requires the department to promote breast-feeding at WIC sites and to update Medi-Cal recipient access to breast pumps.	Support	Chapter 460, Statutes of 2007.
		SB 24	Torlakson (D-7)	Author	This bill would impose an additional tax on the distribution of cigarettes. It would require revenues collected from the additional taxes to be deposited into the General Fund to be used for health related purposes, as determined by the Legislature.	No position taken	Held in Senate Revenue & Taxation
		SB 564	Ridley-Thomas (D-26)	CA School Health Centers Association, LCHC, CA Primary Care Association	Provides that a school health center also includes a school health facility that conducts routine physical, mental health and oral health assessments and provides for any services not rendered onsite through a referral process. Requires that the center participate in school and district wide health promotion activities.	No position taken	Held in Assembly
		ACR 36	Strickland (R-37)		Recognizes the month of March, 2007, as National Nutrition Month.	No position taken	Res. Chapter 20, Statutes of 2007
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