AB 815	Wiggins	Horses: agricultural animals.	A-05/12/2003
	05/29/2003-Referred to Com. on AGR. & WAT. RES.
	Existing law regulates livestock operations involving horses, as specified. This bill would classify horses as agricultural animals only for purposes of the eligibility of horse owners for federal grants, as specified.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link Waiting to be heard in the Senate Ag and Water Committee, may not move.
AB 923	Firebaugh	State taxes: health care.	A-09/11/2003
	09/12/2003-Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.
	The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a tax on the gross receipts from the sale in this state of, or the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, tangible personal property. That law provides various exemptions from that tax, including exemptions for farm equipment and machinery, timber harvesting equipment, racehorse breeding stock, diesel fuel used in farming, and liquefied petroleum gas for use in producing and harvesting agricultural products. This bill would repeal those exemptions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link On Inactive file but we are watching for any amendments. This bill would have eliminated the tax exemptions of 2001.
AB 1809	Malfa, La	Commercial motor vehicle: weight fee exclusion.	A-03/26/2004
	05/19/2004-In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
	Existing law imposes gross vehicle weight fees, in accordance with a schedule based on gross vehicle weight ranges, upon the registration of commercial motor vehicles operated either singly or in combination with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more and to certain tow trucks. Certain towing commercial motor vehicles that are owned and operated exclusively by a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct of agricultural operations are excluded when calculating the weight fees. This bill would also exclude from that calculation the weight of a flatbed motortruck with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than 11,500 pounds and an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds that is owned and operated exclusively by a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct of agricultural operations.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link Held in Assembly Appropriatons Committee due to loss of revenue to State.
AB 2745	Strickland	Animal diseases: quarantines: Contagious Equine Metritis.	I-02/20/2004
	04/15/2004-In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (Refers to 4/14/2004 hearing)
	Contagious Equine Metritis. This bill would allow the Department of Agriculture, upon adopting regulations, to grant, deny, and rescind licenses for private facilities to provide precautionary quarantines intended to prevent the spread of Contagious Equine Metritis and other diseases of imported animals. The bill would require the department to impose fees that cover, but do not exceed, the complete costs of regulating, overseeing, and administering this provision. This bill contains other existing laws.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link Not heard before the deadline, is Dead.
AB 2832	Lieber	Minimum wage.	I-02/20/2004
	05/27/2004-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
	Under existing law, the Industrial Welfare Commission is authorized to determine minimum wages in accordance with a prescribed procedure that includes the selection of wage boards to consider and make recommendations regarding wage issues. The current minimum wage for all industries is $6.75 per hour. This bill would set the minimum wage at $7.25 as of January 1, 2005, and $7.75 as of January 1, 2006, and would require the commission to adopt consistent minimum wage orders without convening wage boards.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link Waiting to be heard in the Senate. CTBA strongly opposes and will be communicating with membership as soon as it is set for hearng.
SB 1852	Vincent	Horses: hire and boarding regulations.	I-02/20/2004
	04/07/2004-Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
	Existing law authorizes a peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of an animal control or animal regulation department of a public agency to issue a citation to a person or entity keeping horses or other equine animals for hire if the person or entity fails to meet standards of humane treatment regarding the keeping of horses or other equine animals. This bill would expand the group of people to whom an officer may issue a citation to include a person or entity keeping horses or other equine animals for boarding who fails to meet those standards. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
	Click here for Bill text, analysis, votes, etc. Leginfo Link Failed to move before deadline, is Dead