BILL NUMBER: SR 23	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Steinberg

                        JANUARY 8, 2014

   Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2013-14
Regular Session.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the
Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2013-14 Regular Session are
amended as follows:
   That Rule 12 is amended to read:
      Standing Committees

   12. The standing committees of the Senate and subjects to be
referred to each are set out below. The provisions set forth below as
to the assignment of bills are intended as a guide to the Committee
on Rules, but are not binding upon the committee.
   (1) Agriculture,  7   5  members. Bills
relating to agriculture.
   (2) Appropriations,  9   7  members.
Bills that are subject to Joint Rule 10.5 and are not referred to the
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Bills that would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (3) Banking and Financial Institutions,  7  
9  members. Bills relating to financial institutions,
corporations, and retail credit interest rates.
   (4) Budget and Fiscal Review, 16 members. The Budget Bill and
bills implementing the Budget. Bills that directly affect the State
Budget, including deficiencies and reappropriations.
   (5) Business, Professions and Economic Development,  9
  10  members. Bills relating to business and
professional practices, licensing, and regulations other than bills
relating to horse racing, alcoholic beverages, oil, mining,
geothermal, and forestry industries. Bills relating to economic
development, commerce, and international trade.
   (6) Education,  11   9  members. Bills
relating to education, higher education, and certificated educational
personnel.
   (7) Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 5 members. Bills
relating to elections. Bills relating to constitutional amendments,
when favorably reported out of the standing committee having
jurisdiction of the subject matter.
   (8) Energy, Utilities and Communications, 11 members. Bills
relating to public utilities and carriers, energy companies,
alternative energy development and conservation, and communications
development and technology.
   (9) Environmental Quality,  7   9 
members. Bills relating to environmental quality, air quality, water
quality, integrated waste management, recycling, toxics, and
hazardous waste.
   (10) Governance and Finance,  9   7 
members. Bills relating to local government procedure, realignment,
and budget reform. Bills relating to state and local revenue and
taxation.
   (11) Governmental Organization,  13   11
 members. Bills relating to horse racing, public gaming, and
alcoholic beverages, bills related to the management of public safety
emergencies and disaster response, and bills regarding the use of
state-controlled lands and buildings, state publishing, seals, bonds,
and interstate compacts.
   (12) Health, 9 members. Bills relating to public health, alcohol
and drug abuse, mental health, health insurance and managed care, and
related institutions.
   (13) Human Services,  7   6  members.
Bills relating to welfare, social programs and services, and related
institutions.
   (14) Insurance,  8   10  members. Bills
relating to insurance, indemnity, surety, and warranty agreements.
   (15) Judiciary,  5   7  members. Bills
amending the following:
   (a) Civil Code, except measures related to retail credit interest
rates.
   (b) Code of Civil Procedure.
   (c) Evidence Code, except matters relating to criminal procedure.
   (d) Family Code.
   (e) Probate Code.
   (f) Bills relating to municipal and state court judgeships, court
attach�s, and personnel. Bills relating to liens, claims, and
unclaimed property, collections, and franchises.
   (16) Labor and Industrial Relations,  7   5
 members. Bills relating to labor, industrial safety,
unemployment, workers' compensation and insurance, and
noncertificated public school employees.
   (17) Natural Resources and Water, 9 members. Bills relating to
conservation and the management of public resources, fish and
wildlife, regulation of oil, mining, geothermal development, acid
deposition, wetlands and lakes, global atmospheric effects, ocean and
bay pollution, coastal resources, forestry practices, recreation,
parks, and historical resources. Bills relating to water supply
management.
   (18) Public Employment and Retirement, 5 members. Bills relating
to state and local nonschool public employees and public employee
retirement.
   (19) Public Safety, 7 members. Bills amending the following:
   (a) Evidence Code, relating to criminal procedure.
   (b) Penal Code.
   (c) Statutes of a penal nature not related closely to a subject
included in another subdivision of this rule.
   (d) Bills relating to the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation.
   (20) Rules, 5 members. Proposed amendments to the rules and other
matters relating to the business of the Legislature.
   (21) Transportation and Housing,  9   11
 members. Bills relating to the operation, safety, equipment,
transfer of ownership, licensing, and registration of vehicles,
aircraft, and vessels. Bills relating to the Department of
Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Bills relating
to waterways, harbors, highways, public transportation systems, and
airports. Bills relating to housing and community redevelopment.
   (22) Veterans Affairs, 7 members. Bills relating to veterans,
military affairs, and armories. Bills amending the Military and
Veterans Code.
   The standing committees of any regular session shall be the
standing committees of concurrent special or extraordinary sessions
unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.