Story By Beau Yarbrough and Sandra Emerson | Redlands Daily Facts
Sunday night, Gov. Jerry Brown signed his last bills of 2015. More than 800 bills landed on his desk, including those authored by the Inland Empire’s delegation in Sacramento.
Among the delegates were several freshmen, including Jay Obernolte, Marc Steinorth and Sharon Runner.
The new laws take effect Jan. 1. Three days later, legislators reconvene for the 2016 year.
Marc Steinorth
Freshman Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, R-Rancho Cucamonga, introduced 12 bills and one resolution this year and had four signed into law.
The bills signed into law included AB 363, which allows ballots to be picked up from polling places before the polls close in an attempt to speed up the reporting of election results.
“California taxpayers expect their government to be as effective and efficient as possible,” Steinorth said Monday. “I am very pleased that Gov. Brown signed AB 363 into law, which will ultimately save our local governments money and minimize the likelihood of mistakes being made by tired and fatigued Election Day workers.”
Steinorth also passed AB 1253, which allows retired volunteer optometric license-holders who are up to date on current practices and procedures to provide voluntary, free optometric services at health fairs, vision screenings and public service eye programs.
Steinorth also got his one resolution passed: ABCR 68 proclaimed October 2015 as Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month.
Steinorth’s predecessor, Mike Morrell, introduced 38 bills and three resolutions in his final year in office, three of which were signed into law.
Mike Morrell
Sen. Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, introduced 17 bills, five resolutions and one constitutional amendment this legislative session.
Of those, six bills and one resolution were signed into law.
The bills are SB 363, which is related to attorneys fees for books accounts; SB 407, which allows health care providers to employ or contract licensed midwives to provide comprehensive perinatal services and SB 408, which would allow midwife assistants to assist on certain activities under the supervision of a licensed midwife or certified nurse-midwife; SB 418, which would require Cal State Universities to readmit students who leave to serve in the military for up to five years; SB 785, which amends laws related to estates and trusts; and SB 647, which amends laws related to real estate investments.
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“Small businesses face many regulatory and tax hurdles in California,” Morrell said in a news release on Sept. 4 on the signing of SB 647. “Any time we can simplify this process, while not reducing consumer protection, it is a win for our state.”
Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 designated a 5-mile portion of the 10 Freeway as the “Cal Fire Firefighter Christopher Lee Douglas Memorial Highway.”
Inland Empire legislative report card
Final report card of 2015:
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Assembly:
33rd: Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia:
23 bills, 2 resolutions introduced, 9 signed into law40th: Marc Steinorth, R-Rancho Cucamonga:
12 bills, 1 resoluton introduced, 3 signed into law41st: Chris Holden, D-Pasadena:
19 bills, 1 resoluton introduced, 10 signed into law42nd: Chad Mayes, R-Palm Desert:
11 bills introduced, 1 signed into law47th: Cheryl Brown, D-San Bernardino:
24 bills, 1 constitutional amendment, 2 resolutons introduced, 8 signed into law52nd: Freddie Rodriguez, D-Chino:
14 bills, 3 resolutons introduced, 8 signed into law55th: Ling-Ling Chang, R-Chino Hills:
15 bills, 2 resolutons introduced, 7 signed into law -
State Senate:
18th: Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield:
14 bills, 11 resolutions introduced, 10 signed into law21st: Sharon Runner, R-Victorville:
5 bills, 7 resolutions introduced, 0 signed into law23rd: Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga:
17 bills, 5 resolutions, 1 constitutional amendment introduced, 7 signed into law25th: Carol Liu, D-Glendale:
28 bills, 1 resolution introduced, 9 signed into law29th: Bob Huff, R-Brea:
20 bills, 4 constitutional amendments, 7 resolutons introduced, 11 signed into law32nd: Connie Leyva, D-Chino:
14 bills introduced, 2 resolutions introduced, 5 signed into law
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Beau covers education and politics for The Sun, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and the Redlands Daily Facts. Reach the author at Beau.Yarbrough@langnews.com or follow Beau on Twitter: @lby3
Sandra covers the city of Redlands. Reach the author at sandra.emerson@langnews.com or follow Sandra on Twitter: @TheFactsSandra
Photo Credit: California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses a bill he is about to sign with Graciela Castillo-Krings, his deputy legislative secretary, at his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Oct. 9, 2015. Brown has until Sunday to deal with the hundreds of bills passed by lawmakers in the final days of this year’s legislative session. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
