Speed limit bill moves toward Assembly floor
SACRAMENTO UPI A bill to raise rural freeway speed limits from 56 to 66 miles per hour cleared the Ways and Means Committee on an 11 6 vote, the minimum needed Assemblyman Robert E Badham sponsored the measure. Opponents included the California Automobile Association which called it premature and Assemblyman John Vasconellos who cited a reported drop in accidents under the 55 mph limit.
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Moscone Bill Seeks Infraction Status for Marijuana
In Sacramento the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected SB2157 by Sen. George Moscone 3-5, failing to reach the seven votes needed. The measure would have made possession and use of small amounts of marijuana an infraction with up to a $100 fine, avoiding possible jail time and easing crowded court dockets.
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Bill would aid Foster widow
A bill approved by an Assembly committee would provide survivor retirement benefits for the widow of Oakland School Superintendent Marcus Foster, slain by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army. The measure by Assemblyman John Miller was sent to the Assembly floor on a minimum 114 vote.
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California bill actions and arrests highlighted in Sacramento summary
Governor offered a five dollar reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction in the May 11 1974 death of LAPD officer Michael Edwards Gills. The report lists AB 1291 AB 1732 AB 2644 AB 2830 AD 2763 SB 1367 and SB 1862 with actions on hospitals arrests tenant property disposal Medi Cal and BART district boundaries plus school board changes. No major action reported in Assembly or Senate.
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Assembly backs $12 million salary rise for CHP patrolmen
Sacramento officials report unanimous Assembly approval of AB3AM to boost California Highway Patrol salaries by 12 million dollars yearly. The measure, led by Willie Brown, passed 190 to 0 and goes to the floor. Support came from patrolmen. the Reagan administration opposed.
Reagan reform bills collapse in California Assembly
In Sacramento, Governor Reagan’s multi part political reform plan faltered as the Assembly Elections and Redistrictment Committee killed key measures. Only two bills remained alive one to bar campaigns by unions and others and another prohibiting public employee politicking during work hours.
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Oakland runway closure bill advances in Assembly
SACRAMENTO UP I says the Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved bill 9921 to close the north field runway at Oakland International Airport for turbojets and move jets to the south field. Assemblyman Bill Lockyer asserts noise reduction aims, while the Oakland Port Authority fears new development near the runway. The measure heads to the Assembly floor on a 12-2 vote.
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