BILL ANALYSIS
Bill No: SB
153
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Senator Don Perata, Chair
2001-2002 Regular Session
Staff Analysis
SB 153 Author: Knight
As Introduced: January 30, 2001
Hearing Date: April 3, 2001
Consultant: Steve Hardy
SUBJECT
Expired Pilot Projects
DESCRIPTION
SB 153 would repeal 90 pilot projects in current law
identified as either expired or obsolete by the California
Law Revision Commission in a recent report, "Expired Pilot
Projects", from October of 2000.
PRIOR & RELATED LEGISLATION
SB 1487 (Knight) Chapter 167, Statutes of 2000. Repealed a
section of the State Fish and Game Code dealing with the
unlawful bringing of trout into an area where the season is
closed as specified.
SB 392 (Oller) 2001 Session. Would repeal a number of
statutory reporting requirements the Secretary of State
must make to the Legislature. (Pending hearing before this
Committee)
SB 1191 (Speier) 2001 Session. Identifies over 400
provisions of current law requiring state or local agencies
to prepare reports that are no longer needed or relevant,
and either eliminates the reporting requirement, or
modifies it. (Pending hearing before this Committee)
EXISTING LAW
SB 153 (Knight) continued
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Under existing law, various state and local pilot,
demonstration, and other projects and programs of limited
duration were created to make studies, collect data and
make reports to the Legislature pertaining to civil
procedure, air pollution, transportation, housing, health
and welfare, criminal law, juvenile justice, hazardous
waste and state property among others.
BACKGROUND
In October of 2000, the California Law Revision Commission
released a report detailing 90 expired or obsolete pilot
projects that have now expired. The author is carrying SB
153 to repeal these expired pilot projects.
SUPPORT: Peace Officers Research Association of California
OPPOSE: None registered as of 3/29/01
FISCAL COMMITTEE: None
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