Criminal justice

• Assembly Bill 2251 -- Bans Internet posting of personal information about an abortion clinic's employees, volunteers or patients with the intent to threaten or harm them. Violators would be subject to civil penalties.
• Assembly Bill 2263 -- Requires sex offenders to disclose that fact when seeking jobs that involve touching children, such as a shopping mall Santa or a carnival ride operator.
• Senate Bill 532 -- Makes firing a BB gun in a grossly negligent manner a misdemeanor.
• Assembly Bill 2923 -- Requires judges to suspend the driver's licenses of convicted graffiti vandals for up to two years.

• Senate Bill 202 -- Prohibits purchase or sale of a person's telephone calling records without consent.
• Assembly Bill 2977 -- Requires new and remodeled pools or spas to contain a safety feature, such as a mesh fence or alarm system.
• Assembly Bill 2987 -- Creates a statewide franchising process for telephone companies to offer cable TV programming or retail packages that combine phone, video and Internet service.
• Assembly Bill 1169 -- Requires long-term tenants to receive a 60-day notice before subjecting them to a "no-fault eviction."

• Assembly Bill 2911 -- Requires drug makers to provide discounts for uninsured Californians or risk sanctions in three years.
• Senate Bill 1379 -- Creates a biomonitoring program to measure toxic chemicals in the bodies of human volunteers.
• Senate Bill 1534 -- Permits a city, county or hospital district to provide aid, including health care, to illegal immigrants.
• Senate Bill 162 -- Creates a separate state Department of Public Health, beginning in July, to address bioterrorism, infectious disease and other threats.

• Senate Bill 1655 -- Gives principals of low-performing schools more power to reject teacher transfers from other campuses.
• Senate Bill 1209 -- Simplifies the process for qualifying and hiring out-of-state teachers.
• Assembly Bill 172 -- Funds a $50 million expansion of preschool programs in low-performing communities.
• Senate Bill 1454 -- Sets criminal penalties for hazing and allows victims to file civil suits against perpetrators.

• Assembly Bill 2067 -- Bans smoking in "common areas," such as bathrooms or stairwells, that are in workplaces or covered public parking structures.
• Senate Bill 1 -- Requires developers of large housing developments to offer solar-electric systems on new homes after Jan. 1, 2011.
• Senate Bill 1368 -- Prohibits utilities and corporations from signing long-term power contracts with suppliers who fail to meet greenhouse gas emission standards.

• Senate Bill 1699 -- Bans businesses from displaying more than the last five digits of a customer's credit card or debit card number on receipts kept by the firms.
• Assembly Bill 1418 -- Requires disclosure of the 250 largest scofflaws owing more than $100,000 in sales, use, personal income tax or corporate taxes.
• Assembly Bill 2440 -- Makes employers and individuals financially liable if they knowingly help someone evade child support payments.

• Senate Bill 1578 -- Prohibits tethering a dog to a stationary object for more than three hours.
• Senate Bill 1806 -- Bans leaving pets unattended in vehicles when extreme weather, lack of food or other adverse conditions could cause suffering or harm.
• Assembly Bill 2485 -- Provides a box on California tax returns for people to check if they want to contribute toward protecting sea otters.
• Senate Bill 1485 -- Legalizes the importation of alligator and crocodile products until 2010.

• Assembly Bill 2752 -- Imposes a $100 fine for those under 21 who drive with a trace amount of alcohol in their system.
• Assembly Bill 1850 -- Bans riding in the trunk of a vehicle and sets $100 fines for both the driver and passenger.
• Assembly Bill 2600 -- Increases the number of hybrid-carpool permits -- from 75,000 to 85,000 -- that can be issued by the state.
• Assembly Bill 2190 -- Allows motorists to be charged with a felony if their reckless driving or street racing causes great bodily injury.

• Assembly Bill 839 -- Allows nonprofit groups to raise funds by sponsoring a poker night or some other adult gambling event, provided that winners receive prizes, not cash.
• Senate Bill 1827 -- Allows joint tax returns by registered domestic partners, which are gay couples or opposite-sex partners age 62 or older.
• Assembly Bill 546 -- Bans government employees from using state-owned or state-leased computers to view obscene material.