New California Laws for 2013 (Part 2)

Part 2 in a series on the new California laws for 2013.

The California Legislature passed over 800 new laws for California residents and business and this series breaks downs those laws into digestible portions to help keep residents better informed. Readers can stop by and quickly scan a segment of new laws to learn what may impact them. Links to the legislature's full text of each new law will be also be included.

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California's New Laws for 2013 - Segment 2

• AB 233 - Personal income taxes, voluntary contributions, California YMCA Youth and Government Fund.
• AB 252 - Alcoholic beverage control, licensees.
• AB 276 - Central Coast Hospital Authority.
• AB 278 - California Homeowner Bill of Rights.  Halts the "abusive tactics" of loan servicers and protects struggling homeowners who are trying, in good faith, to renegotiate their mortgages.
• AB 296 - Department of Transportation, paving materials.
• AB 317 - Mobile homes.
• AB 318 - Franchise Tax Board, administration, penalties, legal holiday.
• AB 324 - Juvenile offenders, recall of commitment.
• AB 340 - Pension Reform Law.  Requires current state employees and all new public employees to pay for at least 50 percent of their pensions and establishes this as the norm for all public workers in California.  
• AB 342 - Office of Planning and Research.  Designates the Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to serve as the state liaison with the United States Department of Defense.
• AB 367 - Board of Behavioral Sciences, reporting.
• AB 374 - Funeral directors and embalmers.
• AB 377 - Pharmacy.
• AB 389 - Bleeding disorders.
• AB 391 - Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers, electronic reporting.
• AB 401 - School safety.  Carl Washington School Safety and Violence Prevention Act.
• AB 432 - Transit, Sacramento County.
• AB 439 - Health care information.
• AB 441 - Transportation planning.
• AB 472 - Controlled substances, overdose, punishment.

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All of California's Laws may be accessed via the State Legislature website.