Assembly : Committee Action:

Trauma: The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill (AB 1750) by Assembly Majority Floor Leader Mike Roos (D-Los Angeles) to restore $9.9 million in emergency funding for Los Angeles County trauma centers that was vetoed out of the 1987-88 state budget by Gov. George Deukmejian. A 12-5 vote sent the bill to the Assembly floor.

Senate

Floor Action:

Subliminal: Passed and sent to the governor on a 23-9 vote a bill (AB 1279) by Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica) to prohibit employers from using subliminal messages on computers or as part of background music without employees’ consent. A violation would call for a $1,000 fine.

Mammograms: Passed and returned to the Assembly for concurrence in amendments on a 37-0 vote a bill (AB 1305) by Assemblyman Dominic L. Cortese (D-San Jose) to require most health care plans to pay for mammograms, which are used to detect breast cancer.

Wine: Passed and returned to the Assembly for concurrence in amendments on a 21-3 vote a bill (AB 2308) by Assemblyman Norm Waters (D-Plymouth) to allow the issuance of on-sale wine licenses to bed and breakfast inns.

Committee Action:

Air Pollution: The Appropriations Committee approved a bill (AB 792) by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (D-San Francisco) to require automobile manufacturers to equip new cars with carbon canisters to trap unburned fuel vapors starting in 1991 to help reduce air pollution. A 7-2 vote sent the bill to the Senate floor.

Hate Crimes: The Appropriations Committee approved a bill (AB 63) by Assemblyman Tom Bane (D-Tarzana) to increase the potential criminal penalty for hate crimes committed because of a victim’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or sexual orientation. An 8-0 vote sent the bill to the Senate floor.

High-Speed Train: The Appropriations Committee also approved a bill (AB 1839) by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) to set up a commission to study the feasibility of construction and operation of a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas. A 6-0 vote sent the bill to the Senate floor.