Series Description

LP468:1-122

Series 1 Bill Files 2001-2012

Physical Description: 122 file folders, 2 DVD videodiscs

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Bill files created by Tom Harman may include bill analyses, conflict letters, amendments, resolutions, support and opposition letters, background information, author's statements, testimony, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee statements.

Particularly notable legislation of Harman related to the California prison system. For instance, SB636 (2007-2008) proposed establishing a system of review of cases in which a death sentence is imposed in order to improve the accuracy, completeness, and justice of review proceedings, allow for the full and fair examination of all legally cognizable post-conviction issues, and eliminate unreasonable and unjust delays in the resolution of post-conviction issues by reducing the number of proceedings in capital cases. Similarly, SB1018 (2009-2010) questioned the implementation of the death penalty and its constitutionality.

In addition, Harman authored several bills related to alcoholic program licensing. For example, SB268 (2009-2010) proposed requiring persons or entities applying for licensure of an alcoholic or drug abuse recovery treatment facility from the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) to certify that the facility complies with local zoning ordinances. Harman's SB268 bill file also includes two DVD videodiscs of an Assembly Health Committee hearing, held on July 7, 2009, addressing the legislation (see LP468:101).

Furthermore, Harman was interested in legislation pertaining to the California horse racing industry. AB413 (2001-2002) required one half of one percent of the total amount wagered at each satellite wagering facility on out of state and international quarter horse races be distributed to the official quarter horse registering agency to supplement the purses for the “California Bred Quarter Horse Championship Races,” to be approved by the California Horse Racing Board. Another significant bill pertaining to California horse racing was AB667 (2003-2004), which was designed to preserve the integrity of the sport, stating that any racetrack employee or member of the California Horse Racing Board attempting to affect the outcome of a horse race would be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $10,000 or ten times any amount that was paid to commit this offense, and up to a six month incarceration in a county jail.

Also noteworthy, Harman authored AB377 (2001-2002), which proposed to conform California tax law to federal law to allow taxpayers to account for profits between a domestic and a Puerto Rico-affiliated company by splitting the profits and assigning fifty percent of the profits to each entity. Moreover, he also introduced SB105 (2009-2010), a bill that implemented a California Law Revision Commission recommendation to improve existing probate code provisions that presume the invalidity of gifts to specified classes of persons.

2001-2002: AB15-AB2870; ACR124; AB115X; AB43XX (28ff) LP468:1-28

2003-2004: AB13-AB2932; ACA10-ACA29; ACR181-ACR182 (28ff) LP468:29-56

2005-2006: AB14-AB2864; ACA13-ACA26; ACR131 (16ff) LP468:57-72

2007-2008: SB3-SB1541; SCA8; SCR48-SCR116; SB11X (25ff) LP468:73-97

2009-2010: SB105-SB1364; SCA27; SCR46-SCR108; SR50; SB8X_60 (16ff) LP468:98-113

2011-2012: SB5-SB1534; SCR13; SJR4-SJR25 (9ff) LP468:114-122

Series Description

Bill Files