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Featured California Legislation
Support
SB 515: Amendment to California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law
Sponsor: Senator Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) on Feb 21, 2013 and amended on April 5, 2013
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_515&sess=CUR&house=B&author=jackson
This legislation targets "payday loans" that trap mostly low-income borrowers in a repeated cycle of debt. It would require lenders to give borrowers at least 30 days to repay loans and prevent people from taking out more than six payday loans in a year.
Watching
AB 329 : Preserving Fans’ Ticket Rights
Sponsor: Assembly Member Richard Pan (D) District 9 on Feb 13, 2013
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB329
Targets restrictive paperless ticketing policies that prevent live performance fans from giving tickets to family or friends or reselling unused tickets.
Support
SB 603 : Protects Renters’ Security Deposits
Sponsor: Senator Mark Leno (D)- District 11 on Feb 12, 2013
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB603
SB 603, as introduced, Leno. Landlord and tenant: security deposit, would require that deposit funds be held in separate accounts, require interest payments to tenants on any funds held, and impose penalties if deposit funds are improperly withheld at the end of a tenancy.
Featured California Actions & Petitions
Petition
Support Insurance Reform!
Date: Wed, April 18, 2012
Please take a moment sign a petition that would put insurance reform on the California ballot. Just four insurance companies control 71% of California's market, and they set premiums in secret, behind closed doors. California needs more transparency in insurance pricing, and should empower the state Insurance Commissioner to block excessive premium hikes by health insurers.