Assembly Floor Action:55 m.p.h. Speed Limit: Passed...

Assembly Floor Action:

55 m.p.h. Speed Limit: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 67-5 vote a resolution (AJR 13) by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) asking Congress to allow the states to increase the maximum speed limit for automobiles from 55 to 65 m.p.h. on rural freeways. A measure that would permit the higher speed limit has been approved by the U.S. Senate, but not yet by the House. Committee Action:

Property Transfers: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee approved a bill (AB 47) by Assemblyman Tom Hannigan (D-Fairfield) to set up a system for transferring property between parents and children without reassessment. It was permitted under Proposition 58, approved by voters in last November’s general election. A 14-0 vote sent the bill to the Ways and Means Committee. Bill Introductions:

Water: AB 525 by Assemblyman Larry Stirling (R-San Diego) would require the Department of Water Resources to immediately proceed with expanding the California Water Project, including construction of a peripheral canal to carry surplus Northern California water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Southern California. Similar legislation has been rejected at past sessions.

School Lunches: AB 537 by Assemblyman Sunny Mojonnier (R-Encinitas) would require schools to give students adequate time to eat lunches and to provide a healthful place for this activity. This was a recommendation of the Child Nutrition Advisory Council of the Department of Education.

Professional Wrestling: AB 529 by Assemblyman Richard Floyd (D-Hawthorne) would end the regulation of professional wrestling by the state Athletic Commission. The author claims that wrestling is a form of entertainment, not sport. Senate Bill Introductions:

Courthouses: SB 349 by Sen. Marian Bergeson (R-Newport Beach) would require those guilty of non-parking violations to pay additional penalties of $1 to $2 for every $10 worth of fines. The extra money would be used to build new courthouses in seven counties, including Orange, Riverside and San Diego.

Firewood: SB 340 by Sen. Joseph Montoya (D-Whittier) would authorize counties to require registration of firewood sellers for an annual fee not to exceed $10.