Physical Description: 438 file folders, 27 audiocassette tapes,24 videocassette tapes,2 photograph negatives, and 5 photograph slides
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.
Access Information
Several items are restricted from Bill File SB557 (1997-1998) due to restrictions under the California Information Practices
Act of 1977 Civil Code section 1798.1. Also, Bill File SB3 (1997-1998) contains some restricted medical information under
Government Code section 7927.700 (formerly section 6254(c)).
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
Bill Files were created by Tim Leslie while he served as an Assembly Member from 1987-1991 and again from 2001-2006, and as
State Senator from 1991-2000. The files may include bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author’s statements, testimony,
press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee statements that pertain to numerous issues of concern to
Leslie..
As an Assembly Member and State Senator, Tim Leslie’s legislative interests were varied. Some topics and bills of note include:
California state song (AB1535, 1987-1988); AIDS (SB889, 1995-1996; and SB1110, 1997-1998); health, mental health, and healthcare
related issues (SB1517, SB1999, 1991-1992; SB1104, 1993-1994; SB1453, SB1846, SB2049, SB2158, 1995-1996; SB1382, 1997-1998;
and AB2163, 2003-2004); same sex marriage (SCA18, 1993-1994); prison reform, crime, and prisoner issues (AB1447, AB3230, 1989-1990;
AB1587, SB1366, 1991-1992; SB1622, 1995-1996; SB2161, 1995-1996; SB326, 1997-1998; and AB384, 2003-2004); local government
(SB950, SB1103, SB1863, SB1893, 1993-1994); and punitive damages (SB31, 1995-1996).
Among his other legislative interests, Leslie advocated allowing hunting permits to shoot mountain lions (SB2013, 1993-1994;
and SB28, 1995-1996); unemployment, labor, and welfare reform (SB1115, SB1360, 1993-1994; and SB1278, 1997-1998); Brady-Jared
Teen Driver Safety Act of 1997 (SB1329, 1997-1998); and reformed the At-Risk Youth Offenders Act (AB1870, 1989-1990).
Additionally reflective of Leslie’s interest, a few coauthored bills were kept together with his Bill Files. This order has
been retained and these coauthored bills can be found in the legislative session with Leslie’s Bill Files. Two of these coauthored
bills are SB1254 (1991-1992 by Senator Johnston) and AB1363 (1995-1996 by Assembly Member Knowles). SB1254 is a coauthored
bill relating to freeway emergencies and AB1363 relates to Leslie’s mountain lion interest. Leslie considered these coauthored
bills important and thus kept them with his Bill Files. Finally, on a few occasions Leslie also grouped other authored bills
similar to his own bills in the same file folder as his bill. Thus, Leslie’s bill on forest practice (SB300, 1991-1992) also
contains three other related bills within the file folder (AB641, AB714, and SB854, 1991-1992).
1987-1988 AB569-AB4587, ACA48, ACR35-ACR155 (37ff) LP450:1-37AJR34-AJR155
1987-1988 SB243-SB1300 (1ff) LP450:38
1989-1990 AB271-AB4361, ACA29, ACR25-ACR136,AJR55-AJR101 (54ff) LP450:39-92
1991-1992 AB716-AB2214; ACA29 (13ff) LP450:93-105
1991-1992 SB300-SB2062; SCA42-SCA43; SCR75-SCR76; SJR41-SJR45 (33ff) LP450:106-138
1993-1994 SB290-SB2110; SCA18-SCA43; SCR58 (61ff) LP450:139-199
1993-1994 AB269-AB1224 (2ff) LP450:200-201
1995-1996 SB28-SB2162; SCA1-SCA27; SJR21-SJR68; SR44; SB6X (67ff) LP450:202-268
1995-1996 AB1363 (1ff) LP450:269
1999-2000 SB8-SB2137 (34ff) LP450:337-370
2001-2002 AB21-AB2152; ACR107-ACR179; AJR4; AB76X (23ff) LP450:371-393
2003-2004 AB19-AB2787; AB3X (34ff) LP450:394-427
2005-2006 AB84-AB2179 (11ff) LP450:428-438