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2012 Legislative Agenda
“Competition Is The Highest Form Of Consumer Protection”
Lead Legislative Issues:
1) 3d Glasses and consumer rights
2) Tax incentive for purchasing California oriented investment stocks and bonds
3) Golden State Savings Bond Act – small, personalized bonds that are sold in consumer friendly denominations
4) California Volunteer Act of 2012
5) Carbonation: any carbonated drink with more than one serving must provide a way to ‘minimize carbonation loss”
6) California Supports Sister City Program Act
7) Tax Equity and Fairness: Restructuring the way electronic products are depreciated
8) Funding After School Sports and Arts: Legalizing Fantasy or Rotisserie Sports Games
9) Funding public Safety Devices and Improvements Through Enhanced Naming Rights
10) Automatic Insurance Adjustments on Underwater Homes
11) Restoring Home Equity For Consumers
12) Use of picture/information by companies & online sites
13) Legislative Operations – freedom of information
14) HOA with a budget of $250K p/y must hire a registered CID MGR .
15) Substitute Teachers: California should establish a program to help check out “overseas job opportunities,” especially those advertising for teachers
16) Home Values: value must equal market value or insurance value, consumers choice
17) Definition, Registration and Licensing of “Software Engineers”
18) Vacation status for consumer services
19) Lemon Computers
20) Faster pay offs – new credit mark category
21) Films for hearing impaired
22) Organic Cannabis Definition