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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 61
          Author:   Villines (R)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  10-0, 7/7/09
          AYES:  Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman,  
            Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Pavley, Simitian, Wolk
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Oropeza

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:   Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-0, 5/28/09 (Consent) - See last page  
            for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Deputy David G. Graves Memorial Freeway

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution names a segment of State Route  
          41 in Fresno and Madera counties as the Deputy David G.  
          Graves Memorial Freeway.

           ANALYSIS  :    David G. Graves was a native of Fresno and a  
          graduate of Hoover High School and Fresno City College who  
          joined the Fresno County Sheriff's Office in 1979, after  
          having served as a volunteer in the Sheriff's Search and  
          Rescue Unit for two years.  He was assigned to the patrol  
          division and became a dedicated officer who served his  
          community and loved his profession.
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          On November 5, 1982, Deputy Graves was on routine patrol on  
          Shaw Avenue in the Fresno area west of State Route (SR) 99  
          in a marked patrol vehicle when his vehicle was struck by a  
          pickup truck driven by an intoxicated, 28-year-old Clovis  
          man who had run a stop sign.  Tragically, the collision  
          resulted in severe head injuries to Deputy Graves that led  
          to his death prior to his arrival at the Valley Medical  
          Center.  He is survived by his wife Karen, his two  
          daughters, Kelly and Christine, and numerous friends.

          This resolution designates the segment of SR 41 from  
          Herndon Avenue in the City of Fresno to Avenue 10 in Madera  
          County as the "Deputy David G. Graves Memorial Freeway".   
          The resolution further requests the Department of  
          Transportation to erect appropriate signs upon receiving  
          donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  7/21/09)

          Fresno County Sheriff's Office


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,  
            Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore,  
            Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber,  
            Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue,  
            Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Niello,  
            Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,  
            Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth,  
            Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres,  
            Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Duvall, Evans, Mendoza, Nestande


          JJA:do  7/21/09   Senate Floor Analyses 








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                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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