Richard Polanco

Archive

This is the deep archive of Richard Polanco”s legislative record. Every entry is rated for source confidence: A means primary source verified (bill text, chapter number, statutory cite all confirmed). B means official state source verified. C means multiple reliable secondary sources. D means historical claim still pending confirmation. Items at C or D are flagged in the article.

Bills signed into law

The complete list of bills authored or coauthored by Polanco that were signed into law is in the master legislative database. Headline entries include:

  • AB 3193 (1990) — The Polanco Redevelopment Act. Brownfield cleanup. Health & Safety Code §§ 33459–33459.9. READ
  • AB 3643 (1994) — Universal telecom service. Public Utilities Code §§ 871.7, 883. Foundation of the California Teleconnect Fund.
  • AB 4585 (1988) — Child Death Review Teams. Chapter 1580, Statutes of 1988. Foundational CDRT law.
  • AB 4536 (1988) — AIDS hospice licensing. Health & Safety Code Chapter 3.01.
  • AB 1350 (1993) — Mexican American Veterans Memorial. Chapter 1221. Military & Veterans Code §§ 1330–1341.
  • AB 757 (1994) — Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services. Chapter 633.
  • AB 1244 (1991) — Pharmacy technicians. Business & Professions Code § 4008.5.
  • AB 1772 (1992) — Wright-Polanco-Lempert Hazardous Waste Treatment Permit Reform Act.
  • AB 1892 (1994) — County special-education mental health duties. Chapter 1128.
  • AB 2061 (1991) — Regulatory small-business impact. Chapter 794.
  • AB 3052 (1992) — Alternative fuels master plan. Chapter 762. Foundation of the CalFuels Plan.
  • SB 305 (1995) — Employee housing. Chapter 376.
  • SB 516 (1998) — Transit bus operator assault. Chapter 549. Penal Code §§ 241.3, 243.3, 245.2.
  • SB 641 (1997) — Pretrial release. Chapter 557.
  • SB 644 (1997) — Lance”s Law Child Safety Reform Act. Chapter 842. Child Abuse Central Index.
  • SB 645 (1997) — Lance Helms Child Safety Act of 1997.
  • SB 976 (2002) — California Voting Rights Act of 2001. Chapter 129. Elections Code §§ 14025–14032. READ
  • SB 984 (2000) — Cesar Chavez Day. Chapter 213. READ
  • SB 1045 (2002) — Supplier Diversity / Polanco Diversity Award. Chapter 1165.
  • SB 1071 (1997) — Labor Code §§ 203, 205. Chapter 92.
  • SB 1112 (2000) — Cesar Chavez Day court holiday (companion to SB 984).
  • SB 1217 (1996) — Insurers: Community Development Investment. Chapter 708.
  • SB 1255 (1997) — Health care: payment of claims (uninsured discounts). Chapter 791.
  • SB 1296 (1999) — Property/auto insurance nonrenewal. Chapter 313. Insurance Code § 675.
  • SB 1350 (1999) — Tribal-state gaming compacts.
  • SB 1405 (1998) — Security bars fire safety. Chapter 730. Health & Safety Code §§ 13114.1–13114.3.
  • SB 1563 (2002) — Advanced communications deployment. Chapter 674. Public Utilities Code § 709. READ
  • SB 1566 (2001–02) — CCC Economic Workforce Development Program (reauthorization of SB 1809).
  • SB 15 (1999) — Unsafe Handgun Act. Chapter 248. Penal Code §§ 12125 et seq.
  • SB 1745 (2002) — CPS / law enforcement cross-reporting. Chapter 187.
  • SB 1809 (1996) — CC Economic Development Program. Chapter 1057.
  • SB 1898 (1998) — Hazardous Substance Remediation (Polanco Act expansion). Chapter 438.
  • SB 2095 (1998) — Mobilehome Residency Act. Chapter 542.
  • SB 418 (1999) — Rate reduction bonds. Chapter 683. Public Utilities Code § 846.2.
  • SB 429 (1995–96) — Public contracts bid limits. Effective January 1, 1996.
  • SB 525 (1999) — Statewide child abuse fatality tracking. Chapter 1012.
  • SB 669 (1999) — 911 + CPUC telecom advisory boards. Chapter 677.
  • SB 872 (1999/2000) — Polanco Citizenship Center Program. VETOED by Governor Davis.
  • AB 1391 (Hertzberg and Polanco) (1999) — Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Lab Bond. Chapter 727. Failed as Proposition 15 in March 2000.
  • AB 1461 (1989) — Money transmission regulation. Chapter 1196.
  • SJR 20 (1997) — Native American gaming memorial. Resolution Chapter 59.

Vetoed and proposed bills

  • SB 872 (1999) — Polanco Citizenship Center Program. VETOED.
  • SB 1067 (1997) — Indian gaming. VETOED.
  • SB 44 (1999) — Public sector outreach programs post-Prop 209. VETOED.
  • SB 1035 (1997) — HIV Medicaid expansion. VETOED.
  • SB 127 (2001–02) — Public employment contracting. VETOED.
  • SB 230 (2001–02) — Universal lifeline telephone service. VETOED.
  • SB 370 (2001–02) — Education-related. VETOED.
  • SB 404 (2001–02) — Prisons inmate education. VETOED.
  • SB 961 (2001–02) — Domestic violence reporting. VETOED.
  • SB 962 (2001–02) — Child Death Review Team Training. VETOED.
  • SB 2149 (1999–2000) — VETOED.
  • SB 804 (2002) — Driver licenses for immigrants. VETOED by Governor Davis post-9/11. Direct ancestor of AB 60 (Cedillo, 2013), which was signed.
  • SB 1944 (1996) — AIDS treatment access (protease inhibitors). DIED IN COMMITTEE.
  • SB 284 (2001–02) — School energy efficiency. DIED IN COMMITTEE.

Resolutions and legislative declarations

  • SJR 20 (1997) — Native American gaming memorial. Resolution Chapter 59, Statutes of 1997.

Primary sources

  • Richard Polanco Papers (LP441) — 45 cubic feet, 16 record series, 1986–2002. Held at the California State Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento. Online finding aid at oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8wh2rjs.
  • California State Archives oral history — May 18 and 26, 2021. State Government Oral History Program. Transcripts at the Archives.
  • Dan Morain oral history for Capitol Weekly — October 24, 2022. Available at capitolweekly.net.
  • UC Berkeley oral history — Bancroft Library. digicoll.lib.berkeley.edu/record/275900
  • CA Senate Floor Analyses annual digests — 1995 through 2002. All Polanco bills and committee work documented.
  • CA Legislative Information (LegInfo) — leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Bill texts, vote histories, chaptered bill PDFs.