Burbank City Council
November 7, 2023

Legislative Update
Emanuels Jones & Associates
November 7, 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
2023
• First year finished September 14th
• 2,636 bills introduced
• 1046 went to the Governor
• 890 signed, 156 vetoed
• 14% veto rate
Legislature Returns January
3rd
2023
Legislation
AB 33 (Bains) Fentanyl Task Force
• Establishes the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force to address fentanyl use in California
• Support
• Signed by the Governor
AB 701 (Villapudua) Controlled Substances: Fentanyl
• Increases penalties on persons convicted of specific drug offenses with respect to a substance containing fentanyl • Support
• Signed by the Governor
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
• Support
• Signed by the Governor
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
• Signed by the Governor
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
• Effective date of April 2024
• Signed by the Governor
Looking
Forward
Legislature returns January 3rd
• 2-year bill deadline in January
• Governor's Budget January 10th
Major Issues in 2024
• Ballot: March and November
• Bond Measures: Resources, Housing
and Education
• Bills on Labor, Housing and Climate