2005 Legislation

		CCPHA Priority Legislation

		SB 12 (Escutia)	SB 965 (Escutia)
		School Food Nutrition Standards Bill	School Beverages Standards Bill
		Fact Sheet	Fact Sheet
		List of SB 12 Supporters	List of SB 965 Supporters
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		Bill Tracking

		School Food Bills	Physical Activity Bills
		Nutrition Education Bills	Programs/Task Forces
		Medical Management	Funding Bills
		Other Bills	Liability Limit Bills
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		school food bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		SB 12	Escutia (D-30)	California Center for Public Health Advocacy CSBA ACS AHA	Requires SB 19 standards on total fat, saturated fat, added sugar for foods sold and served in grades K-12	Support - Important to stop selling junk food on campuses	Passed the Assembly Floor 49-27. Assembly amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		SB 965	Escutia (D-30)	Governor	Phases in the elimination of soda and other highly sweetened drinks from high schools	Support - Stop selling sodas on high school campuses	Passed the Assembly Floor 47-28. Assembly amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 443	Yee (D-12)	CSFSA	Gives school districts the ability to restrict the frequency of non-food service sales and sets parameters for non-food service sales.	Support	Passed the Senate Floor 22-12. Senate amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 444	Yee (D-12)	CSFSA	Charges CDE with developing standards for foods sold and served on campuses.	Support	Passed the Senate Floor 30-5. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 569	Garcia (R-80)	Author-sponsored	Requires food/beverage vendors to provide nutritional labeling. Also prohibits the sale of al a carte items - only full meals can be served.	No Position - Watch for further details	AB 569 has been made a 2-year bill.
		AB 1056	Chu (D-49)	CDE	Recommends school districts provide professional education for school food workers.	No Position - Watch for further details	This bill did not pass out of its House of Origin by the required date.
		AB 1381	Nunez (D-46)	Western Growers	Makes technical changes to the education code related to school gardens and states the Legislator’s support for school gardening programs.	No Position - Watch for further details	Hearing was cancelled at the Author's request.
		AB 1385	Laird (D-27)	CFPA	Sets up a program for the direct certification of low-income children into federal school meal programs.	Support - Facilitates increased participation in the school meal programs.	Passed the Senate Floor 27-5. Senate amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 1392	Umberg (D-69)	CDE	Exempts school districts from offering the Summer Food Service Program if another entity in the community offers it.	Support	Passed the Senate Floor 26-13. Senate amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		SB 281	Maldonado (R-15)	Governor	Establishes a Pilot Program to promote the provision of fruits and vegetables in CA schools.	Support - Important to promote the availability of fruits and vegetables to CA students.	Passed the Assembly Floor. Assembly amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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		Physical Activity Bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 1324	Vargas (D-79)	City of San Diego	Expands existing pilot program for school pedestrian-bicyclist safety to San Diego County	No Position - Watch for further details	Hearing cancelled at the Author's request.
		SB 523	Torlakson (D-7)	California Bicycle Coalition	Uses highway funds for bicycle related purposes	Support - Watch for further details	Passed Assembly Floor 56-23. Assembly amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		SB 559	Torlakson (D-7)	Governor	Requires districts to assure that students are active in PE	Support - Watch for further details	Passed Assembly Education 6/29. Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations.
		SB 562	Torlakson (D-7)	California Interscholastic Federation	Extends the timeline for CDE's authority over PE and interscholastic athletics	No Position - Watch for further details	Passed Assembly Education. Will be heard in Asm. Appropriations. Hearing postponed by committee.
		SB 638	Torlakson (D-7)	Author-sponsored	Changes funding allocation for the After School Education and Safety Program and requires distribution of voluntary guidelines for Physical Activity	No Position - Provides voluntary model guidelines for physical activity programs	Passed Assembly Education 6/8. Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations.
		SB 688	Speier (D-8)	Author-sponsored	Skin Cancer Prevention Act - Makes school areas "sun-safe."	Support - Protects children from sun damage while being active outside	Passed Assembly Floor 78-0. Assembly amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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		Nutrition Education Bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 334	Chan (D-16)	Author-sponsored	Requires CDE & CDFA to allocate funds for school gardens	Support - Watch for further details	Passed Assembly Education 4/27. Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations.
		AB 689	Nava (D-35)	AHA	Requires incorporation of nutrition and PA concepts into core curriculum subjects; requires the state to adopt curriculum standards for health education.	Support - Provides students with the skills and tools they need to be healthy and fit for life.	Passed Senate Floor 28-9. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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		Programs/Task Forces

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 864	Levine (D-40)	TBA	Establishes the California Council on Physical Fitness and Sports	No Position - Watch for further details	Hearing cancelled at the Author's request.
		AB 960	Montanez (D-39)	AHA	Establishes a childhood obesity project	No Position - Watch for further details	This bill did not pass out of its House of Origin by the required date.
		SB 567	Torlakson (D-7)	CDE	Wellness Policies	Support	Passed Assembly the Assembly Floor 75-3. Assembly amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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		Medical Management

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		SB 454	Ortiz (D-6)	National Council of La Raza	Requires Medi-cal to adopt policies & programs for information on nutrition, PA, federal food programs	Support - Need to incorporate nutrition education as a service funded by public health insurance programs.	Passed Senate Health 4/6. Held under submission in Senate Appropriations.
		SB 479	Lowenthal (D-27) & Vincent (D-25)	City of Long Beach & Miller Children's Hospital	Establishes the Long Beach Childhood Obesity Mitigation Pilot Project; tests school-based; hospital-based; parks& rec-based; community-based models.	No Position - Watch for further details	Passed Assembly Health. Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations.
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		Funding Bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		SB 153	Chesboro (D-2)	Author-sponsored	Authorize $3 billion bond measure to support local parks & rec, as well as environmental clean up and cultural heritage preservation	Support - Important to raise funds for PA infrastructure	Passed Assembly Natural Resources 7/5. Will be heard in Assembly Appropriations.
		SB 564	Torlakson (D-7)	Author-sponsored	Establishes a tobacco tax to in part fund obesity, diabetes, nutrition, PA programs for childhood obesity prevention	Support - Important to raise funds for these health programs	Passed Senate Health 4/13. Heard in Senate Revenues & Taxes 8/17. Further hearing to be set.
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		Other Bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 105	Cohn (D-24)	TBA	Establishes a voluntary seal program for packaged foods meeting the SB 19 criteria	No Position - Watch for further details.	Hearing cancelled at the Author's request.
		AB 178	Koretz (D-42)	Author-sponsored	Prohibits the sale, manufacture, or distribution of cigarettes in California that do not meet fire safe standards.	Support - reduces the number of Californians who smoke and reduces the amount of cigarette related fires.	Passed the Senate Floor 21-11. Senate amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 696	Chu (D-49)	CFPA	Food for Families Act	Support - Will provide more families with federal resources to buy healthy food	Passed the Senate Floor. Senate amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 826	Nava (D-35)	TBA	Offers farm to school workshops/training to school food service personnel to encourage the use of seasonal produce from local farmers.	Support - Allows schools to serve more fresh fruits and vegetables.	Passed the Senate Floor 27-8. Senate amendments concurred in. Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
		AB 831	Assembly Education Committee	CDE	Moves the SB 19 evaluation date from 1/05 to 5/05	No Position - Watch for further details.	This bill has been gutted and no longer has its original intent and is no longer being tracked.
		SB 522	Torlakson (D-7)	Author-sponsored	Mandates at least 50% healthy foods and beverages on state property	Support - Watch for further details.	Passed Senate Health 4/27 and Governmental Organization 5/10. This bill has been moved to SB 254
		SB 254	Torlakson (D-7)	Author-sponsored	Mandates at least 50% healthy foods and beverages on state property	Support - Watch for further details.	Will be heard in Assembly Business and Professions. Hearing cancelled at request of author.
		SB 611	Speier (D -8)	Health Officers Association of California	Improves food recall and public notification procedures in the event of a USDA recall.	Support - Empowers local health depts. to notify the public about food-borne illness.	Passed the Assembly Floor 48-27. Assembly amendments concurred in.
		SB 689	Speier (D-8)	Donate Life California	Makes it easier to identify if people are willing to serve as donors.	Support - Helps more Californian's receive organ donations.	Passed the Assembly Floor 72-1. Assembly amendments concurred in. Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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		Limited Liability Bills

		Bill	Author	Sponsor	Description	CCPHA Position	Status / Next Steps
		AB 173	Houston (R-15)	Author-sponsored	Protects manufacturers, distributors, sellers of foods and alcohol form liability for weight-gain, obesity, related health problems.	Oppose - Other industry protections already exist. The bill protects the food industry, it does nothing to provide a solution to the obesity epidemic.	Failed to pass in Assembly Judiciary Committee 4/5, reconsideration granted. Failed Assembly Judiciary Committee 5/3.
		SB 937	Aanestead (R-4)	Author-sponsored	Protects manufacturers, distributors, sellers of foods and alcohol form liability for weight-gain, obesity, related health problems.	Oppose - Other industry protections already exist. The bill protects the food industry, it does nothing to provide a solution to the obesity epidemic.	Failed Senate Judiciary Committee 5/3, granted reconsideration.
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