Legislative Update
Emanuels Jones & Associates
City of Burbank – August 8, 2023
2023
Budget
Main Budget Bill Signed by the Governor
Major Issues
• No redirection or cuts to core services
• $1.1 billion in additional housing and
homelessness funds
• Funding for public transportation
• Infrastructure Permitting Reform Package
• Funding for water and wastewater arrears
Funding for Burbank
• $1.5 million for the McCambridge Swimming Pool
Renovation
Legislative
Cycle
First year of the two-year cycle,
session ends on September 14th
2,636 bills introduced in 2023
Currently in the Summer Recess
that ends August 14
2023
Legislation
AB 33 (Bains) Fentanyl Task Force
• Establishes the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose
Prevention Task Force to address fentanyl use in California • Support
AB 701 (Villapudua) Controlled Substances:
Fentanyl
• Increases penalties on persons convicted of specific drug offenses with respect to a substance containing fentanyl • Support
AB 1594 (Garcia) Medium -and Heavy-Duty
Zero-Emission Vehicles: public agency.
• Provides flexibility for utilities in meeting the Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleet Rule when there
are very limited or not available zero-emission clean fleet vehicles available
• Support
2023
Legislation
Bills of Note
SB 423 (Wiener) Land use: streamlined housing.
• Extends SB 35 (Wiener, 2017) sunset date by 10 years to January 1, 2036
• Includes a delayed implementation date of July 1, 2025 on qualified sites within an equestrian district designated by a general plan or specific or master plan
SB 567 (Durazo) Termination of tenancy: no-fault
just causes: gross rental rate increases.
• Makes changes to the “just cause” for eviction provisions of the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019
Looking
Forward
End of Legislative Session-
September 14th
Major Issues in August
• Housing
• Bond Measures
2024 Ballot