Dozens of bills were amended in the Legislature before today's deadline for making such changes.
Lawmakers must pass, kill or shelve all pending bills, more than 500, by Aug. 31 unless the governor calls a special session to consider legislation targeting a particular emergency, such as the budget crisis.
Amendments proposed this week included:
• To Senate Bill 1131: Create a statewide program requiring marijuana sellers and transporters to be licensed by the Board of Equalization. California currently allows the sale of medicinal marijuana, and a November ballot measure would legalize cannabis sale for recreational use.
• To Senate Bill 5: Allow for the sealing of autopsy reports, at the request of the victim's family, in child murders such as those of Amber Dubois, 14, and Chelsea King, 17, in San Diego County. The bill would apply to cases involving killings for which a suspect has been convicted and sentenced. The bill would not apply to child victims who are being housed as wards of the state or county.
• To Assembly Constitutional Amendment 21: Prohibit the secretary of state from submitting an initiative constitutional amendment to voters for four years in order to give the California Constitutional Revision Commission an opportunity to consider systemic changes.
• To Senate Bill 1425: Alter provisions targeting "double dipping" in which public servants retire and then immediately return to work as retired annuitants or contract employees. The bill would not allow such rehires until six months after a person's retirement. The amendment would delay implementation for one year, until January 2012.
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