AB 1212 (Nunez; D-Los Angeles) Permanent Disability/Workers Comp Costs Increase — Increases workers' compensation costs and requires the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to revise the Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, with the effect of increasing permanent disability ratings before January 1, 2009.

AB 8 (Nunez; D-Los Angeles) Health Care Mandate — Imposes an unspecified payroll tax on small employers that cannot afford health care coverage.

SB 24 (Torlakson; D-Antioch) Consumer Tax Increase — Locks in costly new government spending programs related to tobacco cessation, research, and education but funds them with an unreliable revenue source" a new "sin" tax on purchases of cigarettes and cigars.

SB 1014 (Kuehl; D-Santa Monica) Socialized Health Care Tax —May force companies to close their doors or cut jobs and provides a strong incentive for individuals and companies to leave California by imposing a new income tax and payroll tax to fund a multi-billion dollar socialized medicine program.

AB 1312 (Emmerson; R-Redlands) Health Care Reimbursement — Helps preserve access to health care by increasing Medi-Cal reimbursement rates to 80% of Medicare for physicians and hospitals to reflect the changing medical care costs.

Van Nuys Name Change to Lake Balboa — A proposal to change the boundaries of Lake Balboa to include all portions of Van Nuys west of the 405 Freeway.