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State Senate OKs ski safety legislation
May 14, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require California ski resorts to prepare an annual safety plan and post those reports on their websites.

Lawmakers passed SB564 on a 24-8 partisan vote. The bill by Democratic Sen. Bill Monning of Carmel is a follow-up to a previous ski safety measure.

Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill by Sen. Ted Gaines, a Republican from Rocklin. The governor called that measure "unnecessary" and said the state did not need to get involved.

Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Monning behind vets cemetery at Fort Ord
May 07, 2013

State Sen. Bill Monning, D-Monterey, is spearheading an effort that authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the city of Seaside, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority and other local agencies to design, develop and construct a California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord. And he needs your help.

The 204-acre vets cemetery would only be the second one in California. The other is in Shasta County.

Enviro Scorecard Gives Monning Perfect Voting Record; Alejo, Blakeslee Slip
April 29, 2013

State Sen. Bill Monning, D-Carmel, is still batting 100 on the California League of Conservation Voters' annual Environmental Scorecard.

CLCV ranked Monning in his former role as 27th District Assemblyman for the 2012 legislative session. Monning voted "right"—that is, voting for what CLVC deems "pro-environmental" actions and against "anti-environmental" actions—16 of 16 times, a 100-percent record. Monning scored a perfect 100 in 2011, too.

Calif. Ski Safety Bill Clears First Legislative Hurdle
April 29, 2013

A new bill aimed at improving safety standards at ski resorts moved one step closer towards becoming law on Wednesday. This comes following an NBC Bay Area investigation that exposed numerous safety hazards at resorts across the state.

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By Elyce Kirchner, Jeremy Carroll and Kevin Nious, NBC Bay Area

Sugary Drink Tax Clears Pivotal Committee
April 29, 2013

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance passed out Senate Bill (SB) 622 by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), a bill that would tax sweetened beverages in order to fund childhood obesity prevention.

Legislation Requiring Reporting of Ski Resort Deaths Passes Committee
April 29, 2013

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Legislation that will provide consumers with information about safety-related plans and the number of deaths at ski resorts passed the Senate Health Committee today.

Senate Bill (SB) 564, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), requires ski resorts to prepare an annual safety plan and to create a monthly summary report stating the number of deaths occurring over that time period at the resort.  The safety plan and the summary report must be available to the public upon request.