The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the tax imposed by that law, including a credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the qualified expenditures, as defined, attributable to the production of a qualified motion picture in California, or, where the qualified motion picture has relocated to California or is an independent film, as provided. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB485 @portantino @senatorhenry #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #SB485 
Existing law defines a home inspection as a noninvasive, physical examination, performed for a fee in connection with a transfer of real property, of the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems or the structural and essential components of a residential dwelling, as specified. Existing law specifies that a home inspector is an individual who provides home inspections. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB484 @bobarchuletaforsenate #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #SB484 
Under existing law, prosecution of an offense filed as a misdemeanor may be postponed, either temporarily or permanently, at any point in the judicial process from the point at which the accused is charged until adjudication, for the person charged to participate in a diversion program. Existing law requires the district attorney of each county to annually review diversion programs established pursuant to these provisions and prohibits a program from continuing without the approval of the district attorney and prohibits a person from participating in a diversion program without the authorization of the district attorney. Existing law guarantees a person a hearing before their pretrial diversion program can be terminated for cause. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB483 @benallenca #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #SB483 
Existing law establishes the Salton Sea Restoration Fund and requires the fund to be administered by the Director of Fish and Wildlife. Existing law requires the money deposited in the fund to be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for various purposes relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea. Existing law prohibits the moneys in the fund from being expended for mitigation except mitigation undertaken by the State of California. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB482 #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #SB482 
The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures, as provided, which apply throughout the state. Existing law requires the housing or building department of every city or county, or the health department if there is no building department, to enforce within its jurisdiction the provisions of the State Housing Law, building standards, and the other rules and regulations adopted by the department pertaining to the maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, or occupancy of apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings. A violation of the State Housing Law, or of the building standards or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that law, is a misdemeanor. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB491 @lorenasgonzalez #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #AB491 
Existing law prohibits a person or entity from using a system that examines or records the voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements without the express written consent of the person who is being recorded, as specified. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB490 @robbonta @asmmikegipson @votealexlee @lorenasgonzalez @AsmKevinMcCarty #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #AB490 
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine and defines the term "licensee" for these purposes. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB489 #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #AB489 
The Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act governs charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, trustees, commercial fundraisers, fundraising counsel, commercial coventurers, and other legal entities holding or soliciting property for charitable purposes over which the state or the Attorney General has enforcement and supervisory powers. The act requires certain entities to register with and to file specified items with the Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts. Additionally, the act requires registration forms and written reports to be filed with the Attorney General under oath, in accordance with rules and regulations. Under the act, any person who violates any of the act's provisions with intent to deceive or defraud any charity or individual is liable for a specified civil penalty. The act also authorizes the Attorney General to impose other specified civil penalties for related acts and omissions. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB488 #caLegislature #Legislation #Legal #Bill #Law #Democrat #Republican #Democracy #Vote #Voting #California #Senate #Assembly #StateLaw #Ballot #Activist #Activism #CivicHacking #stayinformed #getinformation #Sacramento #Government #Govt #BillBot #AB488