June/July 2000
Fire Prevention Officer’s Legislative Report

The Fire Prevention Officer’s Sections of the California Fire Chief’s Association are monitoring the following legislation currently in the California Legislature:

A.B. = Assembly Bill
S.B. = Senate Bill

Bill #             Author                         Title                         Position/Priority

A.B. 1998         Dutra                             Dangerous Fireworks                     Support 2
Heard in Senate Health & Human Services Committee Passed 6/14/00
Referred to Senate Appropriations

A.B. 2115             Lembert      School facilities: automated fire detection     Support 2
Heard in Senate Education Committee Passed 6/21/00
Referred to Senate Appropriations

A.B. 2120             Bates                         Arson: religious structures                 Support 3
Heard on Assembly Floor, 1st reading- Held

A.B. 2259             Wiggins                     Building Standards: rehabilitation     Oppose 2
Heard in Senate Housing & Community Development Passed 6/19/00
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

A.B. 2499             Steinberg                 State buildings: fire protection (suppression) Support 3
Assembly Appropriations Committee - Held

A.B. 2605             Cardenas                 Mobilehome parks: standards & enforcement Watch
Assembly Appropriations Committee - Held for 2nd reading

S.B. 1627             Dunn                         Mobilehome parks: fire protection             Support 2
Assembly Housing & Community Development Committee
To be Heard 6/28/00

S.B. 2040             Chesbro                     Building standards: marinas                             Watch
On Assembly Floor 1st reading - Held

S.B. 2044                 Alpert                     Cigarette lighters                                             No position
In Senate Appropriations Committee - Held 5/25/00

S.B. 2070             Schiff                             Fire Safety: cigarettes                                     No position
Senate Appropriations Committee 6/22/00

S.B. 1896             Ortiz                             Community care facilities: small family homes No position
Assembly Human Services Committee 6/27/00

Priority: Support or Oppose

Priority 1 The highest priority for the Cal Chief’s. Full lobbyist support including: grass root; letters, testifying at hearings.

Priority 2 The Association will register support or oppose with the author and appropriate committees; grass root support: lobbying of the bill at a lesser degree than a priority 1 bill.

 Priority 3 The Association will send letters of support or oppose to the bill’s author.

Watch No position by the Association. Lobbyist and Legislative Committee to monitor the bill.

No Position The bill has not been discussed by the Legislative Committee.