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The last month has been a busy one in Sacramento. I had my first bill, AB 813, pass out of both the State Assembly and Senate and is
now on its way to the Governor to hopefully be signed into law!! AB 813 will require Registrar of Voters in each county and the
Secretary of State to post the certified statement of election results online in a downloadable spreadsheet format for public inspection
to ensure elections are carried out with integrity and transparency.
I also have three other bills working their way through the Senate:
AB 526 will expand financial protections currently given to all military reservists and Guardsmen recalled to active duty in all
assignments. Currently, the law applies only to those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill also adds utility payments to the list of
obligations. This bill passed through the Assembly and will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee August 12 ".
AB 939 will encourage all public schools to have and maintain an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and be able to solicit and
receive non -state funds to acquire and maintain an AED. The bill will also protect the employees and school districts from civil
damages resulting in the use of an AED. This bill has passed through the Assembly and will be heard in the Senate Appropriations
Committee on August 12 °i .
AB 681 will prevent alimony payments to former spouses who have physically or sexually abused their children. AB 681 was
unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 2nd and will soon be heard on the Senate floor. AB 681 would
require a court to consider domestic violence against a child when issuing an award of spousal support. I'm so pleased to have
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D- Berkeley) as a joint - author and to gain bi- partisan support for this important legislation. Last
year, the Legislature worked across party lines to end payments to exes who abused their spouse. This legislation closes a loophole to
end spousal support to those who abuse kids. AB 681 was inspired by the case of Corona resident Carol Abar, and her daughter.
Carol's ex- husband raped her daughter over a 16 -year period. She filed for divorce and sought criminal charges against her ex when
her daughter told her about the abuse, years later. View the CBS news coverage on AB 681 here:
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abuse - cases/
I was excited to have my daughter, Sofia, come to work with me! She had the opportunity to be introduced on the Floor of the
Assembly and see the people's work firsthand.
Please visit my website for continuing updates from my District and Sacramento offices
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