SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Schwarzenegger approved Senate Bill 200, authored by Senator Lou Correa (Orange County). SB 200 will allow California non-profit organizations to announce and advertise raffles on the internet and strengthen the existing prohibition in the law regarding the actual sale of raffle tickets over the Internet.

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Is the Battle Over?

December 15, 2009

water quality products

Assembly Bill (AB) 1366 passed California’s legislature in October. WQP Managing Editor Rebecca Wilhelm spoke with David Loveday, director of government affairs and communications for the Water Quality Association (WQA), and Pete Conaty, California legislative advocate for the WQA and Pacific Water Quality Association, to see what this means for the future of the water treatment industry in California and across the nation.

Read the whole article online here: http://www.wqpmag.com/lm.cfm/wq120907

PDF version: WQP article

Assemblyman Joel Anderson is the Pacific Water Quality Association’s Legislator of the Year.

Pictured L to R:
  • Pete Censky, Executive Director, Water Quality Association
  • Vince M. Kent, President, Water Quality Association
  • The Honorable Joel Anderson, Assemblyman, California State Legislature
  • Pete Conaty,? Legislative Advocate, Pacific Water Quality Association

Governor Schwarzenegger signs SB 1572-Wyland, which placed The Veterans Bond Act of 2008 on the ballot. The bond act was subsequently passed by the voters. The Veterans Bond Act of 2008 authorized the issuance of $900 million to assist veterans in the purchase of farm, home, and mobilehome purchases.