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Sea World San Diego President John Reilly testifies about a bill by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, that would set new guidelines for treatment of killer whales in captivity before the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

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Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, and Dr. Naomi Rose talk about a bill that would set new guidelines for treatment of killer whales in captivity before the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

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Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, seated second from right, meets with supporters of his measure that bans holding killer whales for performance and entertainment purposes, Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Supporters of the bill, AB2140 criticize the negative aspects of captive orcas at Sea World. The bill goes before the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee Tuesday.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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FILE -- In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, actress Jennifer Garner, right, describes how paparazzi aggressively follow her and her three children daily, while she and actress Halle Berry, left, testified before the Assembly Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would limit the ability of paparazzi to photograph children of celebrities and public figures, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. A related measure by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, would amend the civil prohibition on stalking to prohibit surveillance techniques, including staying outside a persons' home, school or work place with no legitimate purpose. Bloom's measure is one of the hundreds of bills that face an end-of-the-month deadline to pass their house of origin.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)