I. RESOLUTIONS
ACR 102 Airborne Memorial Highway.
(Audra Strickland, Westlake Village. Coauthors:
Assembly: Chuck DeVore, Irvine; Tony Mendoza, Norwalk; Sharon Runner,
Lancaster; Jim Silva, Huntington Beach; and Van Tran, Costa Mesa.
Coauthors: Senate: Dick Ackerman, Tustin; Jim Battin, Palm Desert; Dennis
Hollingsworth, Temecula; and Bob Margett, Glendora.)
[UPDATED MAY 2]
DESCRIPTION: Would designate State Highway Route 101 from the East Los
Angeles interchange to the Oregon border as the Airborne Memorial Highway.
The Resolution has been amended to require that the Boards of Supervisors of
each of the 14 counties through which this route passes must pass a resolution
supporting the designation of the memorial in their county.
STATUS: Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation with a hearing scheduled on March 24. The hearing was cancelled at the request of the author. Adopted by Committee on Transportation April 14 (vote 12-0), and by Committee on Appropriations April 23. Adopted by the Assembly May 1 (vote 76-0).
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: Officially supported by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California.
ACR 151 Welcome Home Vietnam Veteran Days. (Paul Cook, Temecula; and Chuck DeVore, Irvine. Principal coauthors, Assembly: Ted Lieu, Torrance; Mary Salas, Chula Vista. Principal coauthor, Senate: Mark Wyland, Escondido. Coauthors, Assembly: Tom Berryhill, Modesto; Bob Huff, Diamond Bar; Kevin Jeffries, Riverside; Dave Jones, Sacramento; Gene Mullin, South San Francisco; Anthony Portantino, Pasadena; Sharon Runner, Lancaster; Jim Silva, Huntington Beach; Van Tran, Costa Mesa, Mimi Walters, Laguna Niguel. Coauthors, Senate: Sam Aanestad, Grass Valley; Dave Cogdill, Fresno; Lou Correa, Santa Ana; Dave Cox, Fair Oaks; Jeff Denham, Merced; Denise Moreno Ducheny, San Diego; tom Harman, Costa Mesa; Sheila Keuehl, Santa Monica; Tom McClintock, Thousand Oaks; Jenny Orpeza, Long Beach; George Runner, Lancaster; and Patricia Wiggins, Santa Rosa.) [UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2] [ENROLLED]STATUS:
Introduced July 14, 2008. Passed by Assembly Committee on Rules August
7 (vote 8-0). Passed by the Assembly August 13.
Passed by the Senate August 22 (vote 37-0).
Assembly concurred in Senate amendments August 30. Enrolled.
Note: No further action is required. The Secretary of State should
Chapter the Resolution very soon.
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: Officially supported by American Legion; Armed Forces Retirees Association of California; California Military Museum; California State Commanders Veterans Council; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California.
SJR 9 Funding: veterans health care.
(Jenny Oropeza, Redondo Beach) [CHAPTERED]
DESCRIPTION: Would urge the Congress and the President of the United States to
pass assured funding for veterans health care, and that the Governor and the
Legislature of the State of California support this assured funding for veterans
health care.
STATUS: Introduced May 22.
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Rules June 18, and adopted by the Senate
(vote 38-0).
In the Assembly, adopted by the Committee on Veterans Affairs July 10 (vote
9-0). Adopted by the Assembly August 30 (vote 75-0).
CHAPTERED.
SJR 16 Veterans: hospitals: prescriptions.
(Mark Wyland, San Juan Capistrano/Carlsbad)
[UPDATED JUNE 29] [CHAPTERED]
Urges Congress and the President to allow Veterans'
Administration (VA) facilities to fill emergency prescriptions written by non VA
doctors.
NOTE: The Resolution states, in error, that military retirees and
dependents may have prescriptions filled at military medical facilities even if
they are written by doctors who are not contract employees at the facility.
STATUS: Adopted by Senate Committee on
Veterans Affairs April 8 (vote 4-0). Adopted by the Senate April 17 (vote 38-0).
In Assembly, adopted by Committee on Veterans Affairs June 18 (vote 8-0).
Adopted by the Assembly June 23 (vote 78-0).
CHAPTERED June 27.
SR 26 United
States Army Reserve 100th Anniversary. (Bob
Dutton, Rancho Cucamonga; Sam Aanestad, Grass Valley; Dick Ackerman, Tustin;
Lou Correa, Santa Ana; Dave Cox, Sacramento; Jeff Denham, Modesto; Tom
Harman, Costa Mesa; Abel Maldonado, Santa Maria; Bob Margett, Glendora;
Gloria Negrete McLeod, Chino; Sharon Runner, Lancaster; Mark Wyland, San
Juan Capistrano/Carlsbad.) [ADOPTED]
DESCRIPTION: Resolution to honor and congratulate the National Guard
on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary.
STATUS: Adopted by the Senate April 17 (vote 38-0).
Last modified: 09/03/08