Jerome Horton in CA legislative records

On Civil Rights: Expand civil right act to cover orientation & gender

Bay Area Reporter analysis: The Civil Rights Act of 2005 adds sexual orientation, gender, and marital status to the Unruh Act, explicitly strengthening nondiscrimination protections to clarify that businesses that provide services, goods or accommodations to the public cannot discriminate against LGBT people.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 22-16-2 on Aug/22/05; Passed Assembly 48-29-2 on Aug/29/05; State Rep. Jerome Horton voted YES; Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sep/29/05

On Education: Maintain foster care past 18 if finishing high school

California Youth Connection analysis: This new law reinforces the need for everyone working with foster youth to educate youth about their education rights and available resources so that youth receive the help they need to graduate and are able to advocate for themselves.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 29-11-0 on Aug/23/05; Passed Assembly 53-25-1 on Aug/29/05; State Rep. Jerome Horton voted YES; Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Oct/7/05

On Energy & Oil: Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020

California Proposition 23, the Suspension of AB 32 (2010)
• Proposition 23, which would have suspended AB 32, the "Global Warming Act of 2006," was on the Nov. 2, 2010 ballot in California as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated.
• AB 32 was passed by the California State Legislature and signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• AB 32 required that greenhouse gas emission levels in the state be cut to 1990 levels by 2020.
• In their campaigns for and against Proposition 23, supporters and opponents each adopted nicknames for the measure clarifying their respective views of it. Supporters called Proposition 23 the California Jobs Initiative, and opponents called it the Dirty Energy Proposition. Supporters of the measure filed a lawsuit that resulted in a change to the measure's title and summary.
• Legislative outcome:
• AB 32 passed Senate 23-14-3 on 8/30/06; passed House 47-32-0 on 8/31/06; Rep. Horton voted YES; approved by Gov. Schwarzenegger, 9/27/06

On Technology: Ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving

Los Angeles Times analysis: California became the fourth state in the U.S. to ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving. Though the only official opponent of the bill was the Sprint-Nextel cellular phone company, several lawmakers argued that the act of conversing--not of holding a phone--is the real distraction to drivers. Some Republican lawmakers criticized the bill as "nanny government."

Legislative Outcome: Passed Assembly 78-0-1 on Aug/24/06; State Rep. Jerome Horton voted YES; Passed Senate 21-16-3 on Aug/31/06; Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sep/15/06