BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 64| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SCR 64 Author: Pan (D) Amended: 8/17/15 Vote: 21 SENATE FLOOR: 39-0, 7/9/15 AYES: Allen, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk NO VOTE RECORDED: Anderson ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/20/15 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT: Americans with Disabilities Act SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Assembly Amendments add a coauthor and make a technical change. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: SCR 64 Page 2 1)The year 2015 is the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2)The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and is the most comprehensive civil rights bill in history for people with disabilities. 3)The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees equal opportunity and access for Americans with disabilities in employment, state and local government activities, public transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications. 4)The Americans with Disabilities Act supports independence for persons with disabilities and promotes access throughout the entire country. This resolution recognizes the 25th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and those who have made contributions to ensure equal access and opportunity to all citizens of this state. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified8/21/15) Association of Regional Center Agencies OPPOSITION: (Verified8/21/15) None received SCR 64 Page 3 ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/20/15 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins NO VOTE RECORDED: Chu Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520 8/21/15 14:00:43 **** END ****