GovernorWill meet again Tuesday afternoon with business,...

Governor

Will meet again Tuesday afternoon with business, labor and legislative leaders to discuss California’s transportation problems, including a possible gasoline tax increase to improve highways.

Appointed Duane H. Lowe of Folsom, chief of the division of investigation for the Department of Consumer Affairs, as chief of the State Police. A former Sacramento County sheriff, Lowe, 58, replaces Joe G. Sandoval, who resigned. He is a Republican. The job pays $67,608 annually and does not require Senate confirmation.

Assembly Floor Action: Telephone Calls: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 65-1 vote a bill (AB 240) by Assemblyman Richard E. Floyd (D-Carson) to make it a misdemeanor offense to repeatedly make telephone calls to a residence with the intent of annoying another person.

Gang Violence: Passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a 70-0 vote a resolution (SCR 28) by Senate President Pro Tem David A. Roberti (D-Los Angeles) to proclaim April 14-16 as days of prayer for victims of gang violence.

Venereal Disease Month: Passed and sent to the Senate on a 61-0 vote a resolution (ACR 56) by Assemblyman Curtis R. Tucker Jr. (D-Inglewood) to proclaim April as Venereal Disease Awareness Month.

Committee Action: Employee Records: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee approved a bill (AB 96) by Assemblyman Richard E. Floyd (D-Carson) to allow employees to review their personnel records if they file a written request for them. A 7-3 vote sent the bill to the Ways and Means Committee.

Senate Floor Action: Campaign Contributions: Passed and sent to the Assembly on a 27-2 vote a bill (SB 284) by Sen. Milton Marks (D-San Francisco) to require earlier campaign contribution reporting by committees seeking to qualify ballot initiatives. The Fair Political Campaign Practices Commission has reported that $24.8 million was spent on the qualification of five automobile insurance-related initiatives that appeared on last fall’s general election ballot.