And, in other news.... Schwarzenegger signs five other GLBT backed bills:
Governor Schwarzenegger has signed 47 bills and vetoed 52:
Bills Signed:
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• SB 565 by Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) - Property tax reappraisal exclusion: domestic partners.
• SB 973 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Public employees' retirement: domestic partners.
• AB 228 by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood) - Transplantation services: human immunodeficiency virus.
• AB 1142 by Assemblymember Marvyn Dymally (D-Compton) - HIV/AIDS: African-Americans: statewide initiative.
• AB 1400 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Civil Rights Act.
California Government,, still singing in the Key of D.. Thanks
In FaiRness,
The Governor has received 961 bills in the 2005 legislative session.
He has taken action on 523 bills, signed 421 and vetoed 102.
He vetoed an Internet Safety bill , btw.. Look both ways before posting,, I always do, who needs a law telling ya too.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed his first major gay rights legislation on Monday, requiring insurance companies to provide coverage to registered domestic partners.
AB 2208, sponsored by Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, will compel insurance companies to treat domestic partners the same as married spouses for health, life, auto, renters and homeowners insurance policies. Before, insurers were only required to offer domestic partners coverage equivalent to a dependent.
Ain't that just, well, sweet...
Domestic Partners who transfer property between one another do not face a reevaluation of property tax level. Since we have domestic partnerships in this state, this is a fair change. You probably hate it because it doesn't use tax policy to punish behavior you look down upon be it an elderly domestic partner couple or homosexuals. Don't like "domestic partner" policy? Gather initiative signatures and get the votes.
• SB 973 by Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) - Public employees' retirement: domestic partners.
Brings teacher retirement rules into compliance with domestic partner law. Yawn.
• AB 228 by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood) - Transplantation services: human immunodeficiency virus.
This one bothers me since I don't know that HIV+ patients should be in the same transplantation league with non-HIV+ patients. I realize that isn't "fair" but an HIV patient's system is compromised thus putting a scarce and critical organ in their body over choosing a healthier patient's body is piss poor use of resources. I'll cop to being slandered as callous on this one.
• AB 1142 by Assemblymember Marvyn Dymally (D-Compton) - HIV/AIDS: African-Americans: statewide initiative.
Statistics show blacks aren't getting the message about AIDS. IMHO, it's a sub-culture issue having to do with machismo, aversion to condom use or masturbation and "down low" homosexual activities caused by strong anti-homosexual feeling. It isn't (just?) homosexual blacks but blacks overall not getting the message. I've no problem with efforts to target a group with education to avoid a costly and terminal health crisis. If it works it saves lives and saves health care dollars in the long term. If we can get blacks back into two-parent traditional families and away from the hip-hop "baby mamma" phenomena we could do them a lot of good and seriously reduce HIV's spread in that ethnic group.
• AB 1400 by Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Civil Rights Act.
Yet another general anti-discrimination bill. Zzz.