BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1012
(Nguyen) - As Amended April 18, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill requires State and local governments that purchase any
flag of the United States (US), or flag of the State of
California, to purchase ones made in the US.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
No additional new state costs, as all flags currently purchased
by the Department of General Services (DGS) are made in the US.
Potential reimbursable costs, but only to the extent a local
agency is not currently purchasing US-made flags, and such flags
are more expensive than those currently purchased by the agency
and result in increased costs to the agency exceeding $1,000 in
any given fiscal year. This is unlikely.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. The author states, "It makes sense to have both our
American and California flags manufactured by Americans here at
home in the United States. California should not weaken our
symbol of national pride by allowing governments to purchase
American or California flags with taxpayer dollars from
non-American sources."
According to the analysis of this bill by the Assembly Committee
on Accountability and Administrative Review, the bill, if
implemented, could face legal challenges. Governor Brown has
previously vetoed legislation that seeks to give preference to
California products because of such concerns. For example, the
Governor vetoed AB 429 (Dahle) of 2015, a bill providing bid
preference for California products in state contracts for lumber
and solid wood products. The Governor argued, "while I
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encourage the purchase of California products, especially when
price and quality are equal, this bill would invite costly legal
challenges for little benefit."
Preferences enacted by California and other states to purchase
products made in the US or in respective states have met legal
challenges that questioned the authority of states to enact such
laws.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081