LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
June 6, 2024
4:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Committee Members:
Bruce Freeman
Andrae Gonzales
Manpreet Kaur
1. Roll Call
2. Public Statements
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. Adopt Agenda Summary Report
a. Adoption of April 25, 2024, Regular Agenda Summary Report Staff recommends adoption of the minutes.
4. New Business
a. RPPG June 2024 Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update Staff recommends receive and file.
5. Committee Comments
6. Adjournment
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 6, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: Adopt Summary Report TO: Legislative and Litigation Committee
FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
DATE: May 21, 2024
SUBJECT: Adoption of the April 25, 2024, Regular Committee Meeting Summary Report
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the minutes.
BACKGROUND:
FISCAL IMPACT:
COUNCIL GOAL:
Choose an item.
ATTACHMENTS:
April 25, 2024, Regular Committee meeting minutes
2 Staff: Committee Members:
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember, Bruce Freeman – Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales
Councilmember, Manpreet Kaur
Regular Meeting of the
Legislative and Litigation Committee
of the City Council – City of Bakersfield
Thursday, April 25, 2024
4:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
Agenda Summary Report
Meeting called to order at 4:02 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmember Bruce Freeman
Councilmember Andrae Gonzales
Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager
Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
Elizabeth Villanueva, City Attorney’s Office
Terry Huebert, Summit Strategies
Mark Dedrick, Summit Strategies
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk’s Office
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. Adoption of the November 8, 2023, Special and December 7, 2023, Regular Agenda Summary Reports.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to adopt the November 8, 2023, Special and December 7, 2023, Regular Agenda Summary Reports. Motion unanimously approved.
3 Legislative and Litigation Committee
Regular Meeting April 25, 2024, Agenda
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Review and approval of 2024 Federal Legislative Program.
Assistant to the City Manager Valdez provided staff update.
Mark Dedrick and Terry Huebert, Summit Strategies, made comments and presented a report.
Councilmember Kaur requested an update regarding a support letter for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to receive and approve the Federal Legislative Program for City Council action. Motion unanimously approved.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
___________________________________
Bruce Freeman, CHAIR
LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
___________________________________
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
4 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 6, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: New Business TO: Legislative and Litigation Committee
FROM: Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: June 3, 2024
SUBJECT: RPPG June 2024 Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
The Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) provides state legislative and funding advocacy for the City of Bakersfield. Each quarter, RPPG provides an update to the Legislative and Litigation Committee on advocacy in Sacramento and grant writing activity.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
State Bill Position Matrix
Grant Activity Report
5 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com
Grant Activity Report: 5/24/2024
Awarded (FY 21-22): $ 11,214,606
Awarded (FY 22-23): $16,047,619
Awarded (FY 23-24): $36,484,054
Pending: $237,040,157.26
Proposals submitted with assistance from RPPG.
Pending Grant Applications
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $333,749.26 3/8/2024 Paul
Requesting funding for
Thermal Imaging
Cameras (TICs).
Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant EPA $188,009,473 4/1/2024 Anthony,
Juan
Funding for
implementation of
climate action plan
activities. Emphasis
on GHG reduction.
July award
announcements.
Community Change
Grants U.S. EPA $20,000,000 4/22/2024 Jason
Funding for projects
that support
environmental and
climate justice for
disadvantaged
communities.
Applying for
Southeast Strong.
Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership NPS $11,908,510 4/30/2024 Rick &
Walter
Program established
through the Land and
Water Conservation
Fund. Working on
application for MLK
6 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Park Revitalization.
City staff put together
an application.
Law Enforcement
Mental Health and
Wellness
U.S. DOJ $84,328 4/30/2024 Brian
Applying for funding to
do “peer support for
peer support” and
equipment for new
physical wellness
facility.
Pending Budget/Earmark Requests
Grant Name Lawmaker Amount Submitted Staff
Lead Notes
Congressionally
Directed Spending Sen. Butler $5,000,000 3/12/2024 Juan, Anthony
Submitted request for
the MLK Park
Reimagining Project.
Community Project
Funding FY 25
Rep.
Valadao $5,000,000 3/22/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applied for Monitor
Street. Forwarded to
Appropriations as of
5/24/2024.
Community Project
Funding FY 25
Sen.
Padilla $5,000,000 3/29/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applying for MLK Park
Community Center.
Grant Applications – In-Progress
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Proposition 47 Grant
Program BSCC Up to $8,000,000 6/10/2024 Anthony
Potential funding for
Community Vitality
homelessness call
center caseworker
team.
Community Violence
Intervention and
Prevention Initiative
U.S. DOJ Up to $2,000,000 6/10/2024 --
Funding to prevent
and reduce violent
crime by supporting
comprehensive,
evidence-based
community violence
intervention (CVI) and
prevention strategies.
Bulletproof Vest
Partnership U.S. DOJ Up to 50% of
costs per vest. 6/10/2024 Ariam
Funding for bullet
proof vests for law
enforcement.
7 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Arts in California
Parks – Local Parks CA Parks
Minimum is
$15,000. No
maximum
amount.
6/14/2024 Walter
Applying for an
Implementation grant
for a mural and
accessible walking
path at Saunders
Park.
Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block
Grant
EPA
$379,310 10/31/2024 Paul
Formula funding
allocation. Funding
will go cover Fleet
Electrification Plan.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities – Vetting
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Preservation and
Reinvestment
Initiative for
Community
Enhancement
(PRICE)
U.S. HUD
Awards range
from $5,000,000
to $75,000,000.
6/5/2024 Jenni
Funding for the
preservation and
revitalization of
manufactured
housing.
Local Housing Trust
Fund CalHCD TBD TBD 2024 Jenni
Funds dedicated to
the creation,
rehabilitation, or
preservation of
affordable housing,
transitional housing
and emergency
shelters.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities – Tracking
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Railroad Crossing
Elimination Program U.S. DOT TBD
NOFO
Release
June 2024
Gregg,
Paul
Potential need for
planning funding.
Grade separation
project on Renfroe
Road. Truxtun Ave.
“not there yet.”
Reconnecting
Communities U.S. DoT No maximum
amount.
NOFO
Release
July 2024
TBD
Potential application
for SR-204 conversion
w/ High-Speed Rail.
Working to get buy-in
from Caltrans.
8 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Active Transportation
Program CalTrans TBD 6/17/2024 Gregg
Preparing for FY 24
cycle. At least one
project in design
currently. Monitor
Street.
Active Transportation
Infrastructure
Investment Program
U.S. DoT
Ranges from
$100,000 to
$15,000,000
6/17/2024 Gregg
Planning, design, and
construction grants
for active
transportation
projects.
Small-Scale Water
Efficiency Projects U.S. BoR
Maximum of
$100,000 per
applicant.
7/9/2024 TBD Potential funding for
water conservation.
Safe Streets and
Roads for All –
Planning &
Demonstration
U.S. DOT
Minimum
$100,000.
Maximum
$10,000,000.
8/29/2024 Paul
Funding for projects
that prevent roadway
deaths and serious
injuries.
Bridge Investment
Program – Planning
Grants
U.S. DoT No maximum or
minimum.
10/1/2024
10/1/2025 Paul
Funding for planning
for bridge projects.
Total project costs
must be over $3.125
million. May be
looking at applying for
various bridges.
Water and Energy
Efficiency Grants U.S. BoR Up to $5,000,000 10/30/2024 TBD Funding for projects
that result in
quantifiable water
savings, implement
renewable energy
components, and
support broader
sustainability
benefits.
Bridge Investment
Program –
Implementation
Grants
U.S. DoT No minimum or
maximum.
11/1/2024
11/1/2025 TBD
Funding to replace,
rehabilitate, preserve,
or protect one or
more bridges on the
NBI under 23 U.S.C.
144(b).
Flood Mitigation
Assistance FEMA TBD TBD 2024 TBD
Second funding
opportunity for flood
risk mitigation
projects.
9 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Statewide Park
Development and
Community
Revitalization Program
CA Dept.
of Parks
and Rec
Maximum of
$8,000,000. TBD 2024 Rick &
Walter
Cancelled last year.
Anticipated
application cycle in
2024.
Community Resilience
Centers SGC Maximum of
$10,000,000. TBD Rick &
Walter
Potential opportunity
for MLK Park Master
Plan. Looking to apply
in Round 2 (availability
TBD).
Transit-Oriented
Development Planning
Pilot Program
U.S. DOT $250,000 -
$2,000,000 TBD TBD
Planning funds for
projects that will
apply for FTA Capital
Investment Grants
Program funding.
Targeting for 2024.
Other Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
COPS Hiring Grant U.S. DOJ Cap of $125,000
per position 6/12/2024 --
Funding to hire and/or
rehire additional
career law
enforcement officers.
Clean Heavy-Duty
Vehicles Grants EPA
Ranges from
$500,000 to
$60,000,000
7/25/2024 --
Funding to purchase
zero emission Class 6
and 7 heavy-duty
vehicles. The program
has two sub-
programs: the School
Bus Sub-Program and
the Vocational
Vehicles Sub-
Program.
Highway Safety
Improvement Program Caltrans Up to $10,000,000 9/9/2024 Paul Funding for work on
any public road or
publicly owned
bicycle or pedestrian
pathway trail that
improves the safety
for its users. Projects
funded under HSIP
must be consistent
with California’s
10 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Strategic Highway
Safety Plan (SHSP).
Long-term Funding Opportunities
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Public Works and
Economic Adjustment
Assistance
EDA TBD Ongoing Jason &
Jenni
Potential opportunity
to support economic
development goals
and CEDS strategies.
RAISE U.S. DoT Maximum of
$25,000,000
1/13/2025
1/13/2026 TBD
Potential application
for SR-204 conversion
w/ High-Speed Rail.
Targeting 2025. HSR
also helping to design
F Street (leading into
the station).
Grant Awards
Grant Name Agency Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
Fiscal Year 21-22
Youth Workforce
Development
Program
CA
Volunteers $5,354,257 12/31/2021 March 2022
Funding will support
City Hall Fellowship
program. RPPG
assisted with
proposal
development.
Clean California
Grant Program Caltrans $1,491,250 2/1/2022 March 2022
Funding will support
the Garces Memorial
Circle Enhancement
Project. Proposal
reviewed by RPPG
prior to submission.
Active Transportation
Program Caltrans
$2,950,000
(Original ask:
$8,454,000)
6/15/2022 January
2023
Proposal for H Street.
Prepared by Bruce.
Partially funded by
Kern COG.
11 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Urban Greening
Program CNRA $1,419,099 3/28/2022 March 2023
Submitted
application for
Citadel project with
enhanced tree
planting and
reactivation of the
abandoned soccer
field adjacent to MLK
Jr. Elementary.
Fiscal Year 22-23
Emergency Medical
Services Program OTS $267,182 1/31/2023 July 2023
Submitted
application for
battery-powered
extrication
equipment.
Rebuilding America
with Sustainability
and Equity (RAISE)
U.S. DoT $10,000,000 2/28/2023 June 2023
Applying for funding
for Chester Avenue
Complete Streets
project.
Water and Energy
Efficiency Grants U.S. BoR $497,117 7/28/2022 April 2023 Submitted to fund
Automated Metering
Infrastructure (AMI)
installations.
Homeless Housing,
Assistance, and
Prevention (HHAP) –
Round 4
CalICH $4,283,320 11/29/2022 January
2023
Funding availability
supported by
lobbying efforts
undertaken by Big
City Mayors and
RPPG on behalf of
the City of
Bakersfield.
Fiscal Year 23-24
Encampment
Resolution Grant* Cal ICH $7,048,875 6/30/2023 August 2023 CoC submitted
application w/ City
support.
Organized Retail
Theft Prevention
Grant
BSCC $6,203,009 7/6/2023 Sept. 2023
Submitted
application to
support ORT Unit
operations
12 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant
U.S. DOJ $156,045 8/31/2023 Sept. 2023
Formula funding
allocation. PD would
like to use funding for
body armor and load
bearing vests.
Transformative
Climate
Communities –
Round 5
SGC $22,125,000 8/1/2023 Dec. 2023
Submitted proposal
for Southeast Strong
initiative.
Earmark Approved
Grant Name Lawmaker Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
State Budget Earmark Asm. Bains $2,000,000 7/20/2023
State
Budget
Adoption
Funding for MLK Park.
Approved.
Community Project
Funding
Rep.
Valadao $5,000,000 3/15/2023
Federal
Budget
Adoption
Funding for complete
streets
improvements to
MLK Blvd. between
California and
Brundage. Has been
forwarded to
Appropriations and
approved.
13 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Submitted/Not Funded
Grant Name Agency Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $1,207,955 12/17/2021 December
2022
Submitted
application for an
Urban Search and
Rescue Rig.
Active Transportation
Program Caltrans $9,940,944 6/15/2022 January
2023
Proposal submitted
for Arvin-Edison
Canal.
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $1,436,523 2/7/2023 Summer/
Fall 2023
Submitted vehicle
acquisition
application for a new
Heavy Rescue
Vehicle.
Reviewed/Not Pursued
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline/
Submission
Point of
Contact Notes
Organics Grant
Program CalRecycle TBD 4/20/2023 Renee
Unable to complete
project scoping within
the time constraints
of the grant
solicitation.
Clean California
Local Grant Program Caltrans TBD 4/28/2023 Gregg
Explored opportunity
to apply for
Monterey/Niles
Corridor project. City
will instead
implement pilot
project and prepare
for future funding
opportunities.
CRISES Pilot Program CDSS TBD 7/17/2023 TBD
Funding opportunity
did not align with
concept for co-
responder model for
DV cases.
Infrastructure for
Rebuilding America
(INFRA)
U.S. DoT TBD Spring 2023 Gregg
Explored Hageman
Flyover application.
Revisit for FY 24.
14 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Hazard Mitigation
Assistance Grants FEMA TBD
Notices of
Interest due
5/10/2023
TBD
Water Department
indicated interest at
CMO 1/19 meeting.
Related to recent
flooding and water
infrastructure.
Community
Resilience Centers SGC
Range of $5M -
$10M for
implementation.
9/18/2023 Rick &
Walter
Potential opportunity
for MLK Park Master
Plan. Will target for
future funding cycle,
but project is not
currently ready to
move forward.
Highways to
Boulevard Program Caltrans $149 million
total available 9/20/2023 Gregg
Potential project for
SR 204 conversion to
support HSR station.
Caltrans anticipates
awarding three
communities.
Reconnecting
Communities
Program*
U.S. DOT -- 9/28/2023 Winter
2023/2024
Funding to reconnect
communities divided
by transportation
infrastructure. Public
Works working on an
application for Union
Street. Caltrans was
doing work along the
corridor that was
similar, so the City did
not apply.
Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant* EPA $1,000,000
7/31/2023 August
2023
Formula funding
allocated for
Bakersfield for
climate adaptation
planning.
Emergency Solutions
Grant –
Homelessness
Prevention
CalHCD
Minimum:
$75,000
Maximum:
$200,000
Ongoing TBD
Funding to provide
housing relocation
and stabilization
services and short-
and/or medium-term
rental assistance.
Must have HCD
approved Homeless
Prevention policies
and procedures.
15 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grants
Caltrans
Minimum
$50,000.
Maximum
$1,500,000.
1/18/2024 TBD
Funding for
Sustainable
Communities,
Climate Adaption
Planning, and
Strategic Partnerships
grants.
Advanced
Transportation
Technologies and
Innovation
FHWA Up to
$12,000,000 2/2/2024 TBD
Deploy, install, and
operate advanced
transportation
technologies to
improve transit
system performance.
This is a program from
the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law.
Deadline passed.
California Fuels
Management and
Community Fire
Assistance Program
Bureau of
Land
Mngmnt.
Minimum is
$50,000.
Maximum is
$5,000,000.
2/2/2024 TBD
Funding for fuel
management, fire
education/training,
development and
implementation of
Community Wildfire
Protection Plans.
Deadline passed.
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
OPR
Minimum
$100,000.
Maximum
$5,000,000.
5/7/2024 Walter
Funding for planning
and implementation
projects to reduce the
impacts of extreme
heat and build
community resilience.
City decided not to
apply for the grant.
Adaptation Planning
Grant Program OPR
Minimum
$100,000.
Maximum
$650,000.
LOI due
5/6/2024.
Full app due
5/20/2024.
TBD
Funding to identify
climate resilience
priorities and support
the development of
climate resilient
infrastructure projects
across the state. City
decided to pass
because of other
climate grants being
submitted.
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City of Bakersfield: Positioned Bills
As of May 31, 2024
Bill Number Summary Position/Date
Taken
Legislative Platform Status
AB 1779 (Irwin) Theft: jurisdiction This bill restores cross- jurisdictional prosecutions.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
AB 1802 (Jones-Sawyer) Crimes:
organized theft
This bill makes permanent the
crime of organized retail theft and
the operation of the CHP property
crimes task force.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
AB 1960 (Soria) Sentencing
enhancements: property loss
This bill provides enhanced
penalties for individuals who take
or destroy property while
committing a felony.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
AB 1972 (Alanis) Regional property
crimes task force
This bill expands the CHP property
crimes task forces to combat
increased levels of cargo theft.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
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AB 1978 (Fong) Vehicles: speed
contests
This bill allows peace officers to
seize a vehicle that aids and abets
street races without taking the
owner of the vehicle into custody.
Support
March 29, 2024
Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
The bill is in the
Senate Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
AB 2186 (Fong) Vehicles:
impoundment
This bill makes clear that vehicles
involved in exhibitions of speed or
other sideshow contests in parking
lots are subject to the same
impoundment laws as those that
take place on roadways.
Support
March 29, 2024
Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
The bill is in the
Senate Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
AB 2557 (Ortega) Local agencies:
contracts for special services and
temporary help: performance reports
This bill requires each person who
enters into a specified contract for
special services with the board of
supervisors to submit semiannual
performance reports every 180
days, to the board of supervisors
and the exclusive representative of
the employee organization. The
bill would require the board or its
representative to monitor
semiannual performance reports
to evaluate the quality of services.
The bill would require contract
terms exceeding 2 years to
undergo a performance audit by
an independent auditor approved
by the board to determine
whether the performance
standards are being met.
Oppose
April 15, 2024
Support maximum flexibility
for local governments in
contracting and contract
negotiations.
The bill is in the
Senate Local
Government
Committee.
AB 2561 (McKinnor) Local public
employees: vacant positions
This bill requires each public
agency with bargaining unit
vacancy rates exceeding 10% for
more than 90 days within the past
Oppose
May 3, 2024
Oppose measures that reduce
local control over employee
relations issues or mandate
new or enhanced local
The bill is in the
Senate Rules
Committee
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180 days to meet and confer with
a representative of the recognized
employee organization to produce,
publish, and implement a plan
consisting of specified
components to fill all vacant
positions within the subsequent
180 days.
government employee
benefits.
pending referral to
a policy committee.
AB 2943 (Zbur & Speaker Rivas)
Crimes: shoplifting
This bill creates a new felony to
combat retail theft, gets at root
causes of why people steal, makes
it easier for law enforcement to
arrest those who steal, and
facilitates the aggregation of
different thefts.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
AB 3209 (Berman & Speaker Rivas)
Crimes: theft: retail theft restraining
orders
This bill authorizes courts to
impose a Retail Crime Restraining
Order.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Senate Public
Safety Committee.
SB 363 (Eggman) Facilities for
inpatient and residential mental
health and substance use disorder:
database
This bill requires the State
Department of Health Care
Services in consultation with the
State Department of Public Health
and the State Department of
Social Services, to develop a real-
time, internet-based database to
collect, aggregate, and display
information about beds to identify
the availability of inpatient and
residential mental health or
substance use disorder treatment.
Support
March 27, 2023
Support measures that
provide resources to address
the mental health needs of
persons experiencing
homelessness.
The bill was held in
the Assembly
Appropriations
Committee on
September 1, 2023,
but could
potentially be
revived during the
last weeks of
session in 2024.
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SB 905 (Wiener) Crimes: theft from a
vehicle
This bill removes the locked door
loophole for automotive property
thefts.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
This bill is in the
Assembly Public
Safety Committee.
SB 908 (Cortese) Fentanyl: child
deaths
This bill requires the California
Department of Public Health
(CDPH) to spread awareness of the
increase in opioid overdoses and
develop guidelines to protect and
prevent fentanyl-related deaths of
children zero to five.
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Health
Committee.
SB 909 (Umberg) Steven M. Thompson
Physician Corps Loan Repayment
Program
This bill addresses physician
shortages in underserved areas by
eliminating the cap on the Steven
M. Thompson loan repayment
program for physicians who agree
to provide direct patient care in an
underserved area for 36 months.
Pending Support Support legislation and
funding efforts that aim to
reduce the City’s public health
disparities.
This bill is in the
Assembly Health
Committee.
SB 910 (Umberg) Treatment court
program standards
This bill establishes statewide
standards used by collaborative
courts to improve programming,
drug testing, and medication-
assisted treatment for individuals
moving through the criminal
justice system.
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 950 (Skinner) Reentry from
incarceration: programs and benefits
This bill expands the number of re-
entry hubs to provide more warm
hand-offs and treatment options
to individuals returning home
from the criminal justice system.
*Would include corresponding
budget action to align state
reimbursement models with
Pending Support Support funding and
legislation that provides
resources for local agencies to
provide referral services for
persons experiencing
homelessness.
This bill is in the
Assembly Public
Safety Committee.
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federal rules to maximize funding
potential.
SB 982 (Wahab) Crimes: organized
theft
This bill cements the work
California has done on organized
crime by making the law on
organized retail theft permanent.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1144 (Skinner) Marketplaces:
online marketplaces
This bill disrupts the sale of stolen
goods on online marketplaces by
requiring that third-party sellers
be certified, and bans sellers
suspected of criminal activity from
operating through online
marketplace platforms.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1242 (Min) Crimes: fires This bill requires courts to impose higher penalties on criminals who
create fires in order to engage in
retail theft. The higher penalties
do not impact Proposition 47.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1319 (Wahab) Skilled nursing
facilities: approval to provide
therapeutic behavioral health
programs
This bill expedites approval of
projects that expand the
continuum of substance use
disorder rehab facilities.
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1320 (Wahab) Mental health and
substance use disorder treatment
This bill requires health plans to
develop a mechanism to
reimburse providers who provide
primary care and behavioral
health integrated services.
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Health
Committee.
SB 1385 (Roth) Medi-Cal: Supervising
providers
This bill supports navigators in
hospital emergency departments
and in the criminal justice system
to ensure patients and justice-
involved individuals are connected
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
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to evidence-based treatment for
opioid use disorder and to ongoing
treatment services. *Would
include corresponding budget
action to ensure navigators receive
support training.
SB 1414 (Grove) Solicitation of a minor This bill increases the punishment for the crime of solicitation of a
minor under the age of 16 from a
misdemeanor to a felony.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1416 (Newman) Sentencing
enhancements: sale, exchange, or
return of stolen property
This bill increases penalties on
professional organized retail theft
in particularly significant large-
scale resale schemes.
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens penalties for
chronic low level offenses
including drug, property
crime, and violent offenses.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1442 (Ochoa Bogh & Skinner)
Point-of-care tests for fentanyl
This bill empowers CalRX to supply
California with vital United States
Food and Drug Administration
(USFDA) approved testing and
health assessment equipment,
which will help increase access to
affordable fentanyl testing strips
for diagnostics purposes.
Pending Support Support legislation and budget
proposals that expand
behavioral health treatment.
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
SB 1494 (Glazer) Local agencies: Sales
and Use Tax: retailers.
This bill prohibits a local agency
from entering into, renewing, or
extending any form of agreement
that would result, directly or
indirectly, in the payment, transfer,
diversion, or rebate of Bradley-
Burns local tax revenues to any
retailer.
Oppose
May 3, 2024
Oppose legislation that
eliminates or restricts the
taxing authority of cities.
The bill was held
on the Senate Floor
on May 24, 2024.
SB 1502 (Ashby) Controlled
substances: xylazine
This bill Prevents illicit use and
trafficking of Xylazine (aka
Pending Support Support legislation that
strengthens the ability of the
This bill is in the
Assembly Rules
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“tranq”), an animal tranquilizer
with no approved human use that
is increasingly being found in the
illicit drug supply and has been
linked to rising overdose deaths
across the country.
City to create safe
environments and well-being
for all.
Committee
pending referral to
a policy committee.
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