BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 98| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: ACR 98 Author: Wagner (R) Amended: 4/12/12 in Assembly Vote: 21 SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE : 4-0, 6/12/12 AYES: Evans, Harman, Corbett, Leno NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 4/30/12 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT : California Law Revision Commission: studies SOURCE : California Law Revision Commission DIGEST : This resolution, sponsored by the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC), authorizes the CLRC to study whether specified laws should be revised, authorizes the CLRC to study the new topic of the Fish and Game Code and related statutory laws, and authorizes removal of one topic from the calendar of the CLRC. This resolution provides that before commencing work on any project within the list of topics authorized for study by the Legislature, the CLRC shall submit a detailed description of the scope of work to the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees and any policy committee with jurisdiction over the study's subject matter. This resolution also expressly allows the CLRC to CONTINUED ACR 98 Page 2 provide copies of its recommendations to members of a policy committee and invite CLRC staff to hearings for the purpose of explaining recommendations and answering questions from committee members. ANALYSIS : Existing law authorizes the CLRC to study topics approved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. (Government Code (GOV) Section 8293) Existing law prohibits an employee or member of the CLRC, with respect to any proposed legislation concerning matters assigned to the CLRC for study, advocate for the passage or defeat of the legislation by the Legislature or the approval or veto of the legislation by the Governor or appear before any committee of the Legislature unless requested to do so by the committee or its chairperson. (GOV Section 8288) This resolution reauthorizes the CLRC's study of specified topics. This resolution authorizes the CLRC to study whether the Fish and Game Code and related statutory law should be revised to improve its organization, clarify its meaning, resolve inconsistencies, eliminate unnecessary or obsolete provisions, standardize terminology, clarify program authority and funding sources, and make other minor improvements, without making any significant substantive change to the effect of the law. This resolution removes the CLRC's authority to study whether the acts governing special assessments for public improvement should be simplified and unified. This resolution requires that before commencing work on any project within the calendar of topics authorized or directed for study by the Legislature, the CLRC shall submit a detailed description of the scope of work to the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees, and any other policy committee that has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the study, and if during the course of the project there is a major change to the scope of work, submit a description of the change. ACR 98 Page 3 This resolution provides that CLRC staff is invited to appear and testify at any committee hearing of a bill to implement a CLRC recommendation, for the purpose of explaining the recommendation and answering questions posed by the committee members, provided that the staff may not advocate for the passage or defeat of the legislation. This resolution further requests the CLRC to provide a copy of a recommendation to each member of a policy committee that is hearing a bill that would implement the recommendation. Comments According to the author's office, this resolution is the annual concurrent resolution authorizing the CLRC's study of selected topics. This resolution continues the CLRC's existing study authority of 21 specific topics, deletes the authorization of one topic, and adds authorization to conduct a comprehensive technical review of the Fish and Game law. The author notes that this resolution also "states some procedural rules relating to coordination between CLRC and the Legislature." FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes SUPPORT : (Verified 6/26/12) California Law Revision Commission (source) ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 4/30/12 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Block, Bonilla, Bradford, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez ACR 98 Page 4 NO VOTE RECORDED: Blumenfield, Brownley, Cedillo, Davis, Furutani, Logue, Smyth RJG:kd 7/3/12 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END ****