P1 1Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the
2Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2013-14 Regular Session are
3amended as follows:
4That Rule 12 is amended to read:
812. The standing committees of the Senate and subjects to be
9referred to each are set out below. The provisions set forth below
10as to the assignment of bills are intended as a guide to the
11Committee on Rules, but are not binding upon the committee.
12(1) Agriculture,begin delete 7end deletebegin insert 5end insert members. Bills
relating to agriculture.
13(2) Appropriations,begin delete 9end deletebegin insert
7end insert members. Bills that are subject to Joint
14Rule 10.5 and are not referred to the Committee on Budget and
15Fiscal Review. Bills that would impose a state-mandated local
16program.
17(3) Banking and Financial Institutions,begin delete 7end deletebegin insert 9end insert members. Bills
18relating to financial institutions, corporations, and retail credit
19interest rates.
20(4) Budget and Fiscal Review, 16 members. The Budget Bill
21and bills implementing the Budget. Bills that directly affect the
22State Budget, including deficiencies and reappropriations.
23(5) Business, Professions and Economic Development,begin delete 9end deletebegin insert
10end insert
24 members. Bills relating to business and professional practices,
25licensing, and regulations other than bills relating to horse racing,
P2 1alcoholic beverages, oil, mining, geothermal, and forestry
2industries. Bills relating to economic development, commerce,
3and international trade.
4(6) Education,begin delete 11end deletebegin insert 9end insert members. Bills relating to education, higher
5education, and certificated educational personnel.
6(7) Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 5 members. Bills
7relating to elections. Bills relating to constitutional amendments,
8when favorably reported out of the standing committee having
9jurisdiction of the subject matter.
10(8) Energy, Utilities and Communications, 11 members. Bills
11relating to public utilities and carriers, energy companies,
12alternative energy development and conservation, and
13communications development and technology.
14(9) Environmental Quality,begin delete 7end deletebegin insert 9end insert members. Bills relating to
15environmental quality, air quality, water quality, integrated waste
16management, recycling, toxics, and hazardous waste.
17(10) Governance and Finance,begin delete 9end deletebegin insert 7end insert members. Bills
relating to
18local government procedure, realignment, and budget reform. Bills
19relating to state and local revenue and taxation.
20(11) Governmental Organization,begin delete 13end deletebegin insert
11end insert members. Bills relating
21to horse racing, public gaming, and alcoholic beverages, bills
22related to the management of public safety emergencies and disaster
23response, and bills regarding the use of state-controlled lands and
24buildings, state publishing, seals, bonds, and interstate compacts.
25(12) Health, 9 members. Bills relating to public health, alcohol
26and drug abuse, mental health, health insurance and managed care,
27and related institutions.
28(13) Human Services,begin delete 7end deletebegin insert 6end insert members. Bills relating to welfare,
29social programs and services, and related institutions.
30(14) Insurance,begin delete 8end deletebegin insert
10end insert members. Bills relating to insurance,
31indemnity, surety, and warranty agreements.
32(15) Judiciary,begin delete 5end deletebegin insert 7end insert members. Bills amending the following:
33(a) Civil Code, except measures related to retail credit interest
34rates.
35(b) Code of Civil Procedure.
36(c) Evidence Code, except matters relating to criminal procedure.
37(d) Family Code.
38(e) Probate Code.
P3 1(f) Bills relating to municipal and state court judgeships, court
2attachés, and personnel. Bills relating to liens, claims, and
3unclaimed property, collections, and franchises.
4(16) Labor and Industrial Relations,begin delete 7end deletebegin insert
5end insert members. Bills relating
5to labor, industrial safety, unemployment, workers’ compensation
6and insurance, and noncertificated public school employees.
7(17) Natural Resources and Water, 9 members. Bills relating to
8conservation and the management of public resources, fish and
9wildlife, regulation of oil, mining, geothermal development, acid
10deposition, wetlands and lakes, global atmospheric effects, ocean
11and bay pollution, coastal resources, forestry practices, recreation,
12parks, and historical resources. Bills relating to water supply
13management.
14(18) Public Employment and Retirement, 5 members. Bills
15relating to state and local nonschool public employees and public
16employee retirement.
17(19) Public Safety, 7 members. Bills amending the following:
18(a) Evidence Code, relating to criminal procedure.
19(b) Penal Code.
20(c) Statutes of a penal nature not related closely to a subject
21included in another subdivision of this rule.
22(d) Bills relating to the Department of Corrections and
23Rehabilitation.
24(20) Rules, 5 members. Proposed amendments to the rules and
25other matters relating to the business of the Legislature.
26(21) Transportation and Housing,begin delete 9end deletebegin insert 11end insert members. Bills relating
27to the
operation, safety, equipment, transfer of ownership,
28licensing, and registration of vehicles, aircraft, and vessels. Bills
29relating to the Department of Transportation and the Department
30of Motor Vehicles. Bills relating to waterways, harbors, highways,
31public transportation systems, and airports. Bills relating to housing
32and community redevelopment.
33(22) Veterans Affairs, 7 members. Bills relating to veterans,
34military affairs, and armories. Bills amending the Military and
35Veterans Code.
36The standing committees of any regular session shall be the
37standing committees of concurrent special or extraordinary sessions
38unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.
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