City Council
Legislative Subcommittee Agenda
70 N. First Street, Campbell CA
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 10:00 am
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OTE: To protect our constituents, City officials, and City staff, the City requests all members of the public follow the guidance of the California Department of Health Services', and the County of Santa Clara Health Officer Order, to help control the spread of COVID -19. Additional information regarding COVID -19 is available on the City's website at www.campbellca.gov.
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his Special Meeting of the Legislative Subcommittee will be conducted in person as well as telecommunication and is compliant with provisions of the Brown Act.
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hose members of the public wishing to participate virtually can access the meeting at:
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 10:00 am
Ralph Doetsch Conference Room – 70 N. First Street
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
NEW BUSINESS
• Legislative Updates
O
LD BUSINESS
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ursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need assistance to participate in the Legislative
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
CITY LEGISLATIVE SUB-COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
AB 1469
Valley Water –
Assisting
Unsheltered
People
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/10/23
Kalra Expands the District Act to allow Valley Water’s purpose to include assisting unsheltered people living within their jurisdiction , in consultation with a city or the County of Santa Clara , to provide solutions or improved outcomes for unsheltered individuals. Allows Valley Water to offer land for transitional housing and other facilities.
In addition, allows Valley Water more flexibility to access revenue from an existing 1% ad valorem property tax to fund outreach, counseling, transitional housing, or other services that unsheltered people deserve and are often required under federal case law.
Requires the district to provide a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on or before July 1, 2029, and a subsequent report on or before July 1, 2034, containing specified information, including, among other things, the district’s actions taken to assist unsheltered people. By imposing new duties on the district, this bill imposes a state -mandated local program. The bill provides that the use of land by the district for these specified actions constitutes “agency’s use” for purposes of the prescribed requirements related to the disposal of surplus land by a local agency and makes this provision operative only if SB 747 of the 2023 –24 Regular Session is enacted.
No Position Support
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
CITY LEGISLATIVE SUB-COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
SB 10
Pupil health:
Opioid Overdose
Prevention and
Treatment
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/13/23
Cortese Requires the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the California Health and Human Services Agency, to establish the State Working Group on Fentanyl Education in Schools, for the purpose of promoting public education, awareness, and prevention of fentanyl overdoses, with the outreach aimed at staff and pupils in schools. Also requires the State Working Group on Fentanyl Education in Schools, in collaboration with specified relevant entities, to develop a School Resource Guide on Opioids, serving as a toolkit that may be accessed by school staff. The guide is to be completed on or before July 1, 2024. States the Legislature’s encouragement of county offices of education to establish similar county working groups.
Watch Watch
SB 43
Behavioral Health
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/10/23
Eggman Updates California's 1967 conservatorship law by expanding definition of “gravely disabled” to include a condition in which a person, as a result of a severe substance use disorder, or a cooccurring mental health disorder and a severe substance use disorder, is, in addition to the basic personal needs described above, unable to provide for their personal safety or necessary medical care, as defined. Authorizes counties to defer implementation of these provisions to January 1, 2025.
Support
Letter Sent
6/14/23
Watch
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
CITY LEGISLATIVE SUB-COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
SB 69
CEQA Document
Requests
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/13/23
Cortese Requires a local agency to file a notice of determination with the Office of Planning and Research in addition to the county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. Authorizes a local agency to file a notice of exemption with the State Clearinghouse in the Office of Planning and Research in addition to the county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. Requires the notice, including any subsequent or amended notice, to be posted both in the office and on the internet website of the county clerk and by the Office of Planning and Research on the State Clearinghouse internet website within 24 hours of receipt.
Neutral Watch
SB 329
Cities: City Council
Members:
Compensation
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
6/29/23
Dodd This law increases the maximum amount of salary, based upon the population of the city, that may be approved by an ordinance passed by the city council. The law also authorizes the salary of council members to be increased beyond the specified maximums to an amount not exceeding the greater of either 5% for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment is enacted, or an amount equal to inflation since January 1, 2024, based upon the California Consumer Price Index, which shall not exceed 10% for each calendar year. This law requires the city council to consider the adoption of an ordinance to increase council member compensation in open session during at least 2 regular meetings of the city council.
Support
Letter sent
5/30/23
Watch
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
CITY LEGISLATIVE SUB-COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
SB 423
Streamlined
Housing
Approvals:
Multifamily
Housing
Developments
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/11/23
Wiener Modifies and expands SB 35 (from 2017) provision that allows certain multifamily housing developments to take advantage of a streamlined, ministerial approval process. Specifically, this measure would:
• Extend sunset to January 1, 2036
• Apply SB 35 provisions to the Coastal Zone
• Allow the state to approve housing developments on
property they own or lease
Prohibits a city from enforcing its inclusionary housing ordinance if the income limits are higher than those in SB 35.
The bill also modifies the above-described objective planning standards by deleting the standard that prohibits a multifamily housing development from being subject to the streamlined, ministerial approval process if the development is located in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone, as specified.
Oppose
Letter Sent
7/5/23
Watch
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AB 50
Public Utilities:
Timely Service:
Timely Electrical
Interconnection
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/7/23
Wood Requires a public utility to furnish and maintain timely service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities. Requires the commission, on or before January 1, 2025, to determine the criteria for timely service for electric customers that meets specified requirements. Until the commission determines that criteria, requires each large electrical corporation that energized less than 20% of customers with completed applications by January 31, 2023, to submit a report to the commission, as specified, on or before December 1, 2024, demonstrating that the large electrical corporation has ene rgized 80% of customers with completed applications. If a large electrical corporation fails to deliver service to a customer by the date communicated on a written commitment to serve, requires the impacted customer to be entitled to a utility bill credit.
Support
Letter Sent
5/4/23
AB 1132
Solar Energy
Systems: Permit
Fees
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/7/23
Friedman Existing law prescribes and limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy system. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2025. This law extends the repeal date to January 1, 2034, and impose s a state -mandated local program.
Seeking
Feedback
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AB 1526
Public Resources
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/13/23
Asm. Nat
Resources
This law requires a producer responsibility plan to include arrangements with processors or recyclers to ensure that covered materials that are not collected through a curbside collection program or other local collection program are collected and recycled at a viable resp onsible end market. Requires the producer responsibility plan to include a mechanism and schedule for transferring specified fee proceeds to local jurisdictions. Makes technical amendments and other revisions to certain components of the act. The act defines “covered material” to include, among others, wraps or wrappers and bags sold to food service establishments.
Support Letter
Sent 4/24/23
AB 1572
Potable Water:
Non-functional
Turf
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/13/23
Friedman Prohibits the use of potable water for irrigation of nonfunction turf on specified properties. Notably,
• All commercial, industrial, municipal, and institutional properties other than a cemetery by Jan 1, 2027
• All multifamily residential properties by 1/1/28
• All affordable multifamily housing or municipal by 1/1/29
Neutral If
Amended
Letter Sent
6/2/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SB 149
California
Environmental
Quality Act:
Administrative
and Judicial
Procedures
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
7/10/23
Caballero The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA provides that, in certain specified actions or proceedings, the plaintiff or petitioner may elect to prepare the record of proceedings, subject to certification of its accuracy by the public agency. CEQA requires that a copy of the certified record of proceedings be lodged with the court.
This law authorizes the public agency to deny the request of the plaintiff or petitioner to prepare the record of proceedings , in which case th is law then requires the public agency or the real party in interest to bear the costs of preparation and certification of the record of proceedings and prohibits the recovery of those costs from the plaintiff or petitioner.
This law also requires the court to schedule a case management conference within 30 days of the filing of an action to review the scope, timing, and cost of the record of proceedings.
No Position
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SB 272
Sea Level Rise
Planning
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/7/23
Laird Requires local governments in coastal areas to implement sea level rise planning and adaptation by 2034. Also requires the California Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to establish guidelines for the preparation of that planning and adaptation by December 2024.
Neutral
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
AB 316
Transportation:
Autonomous
Vehicles
Vetoed by
Governor.
9/22/2023
Aguiar-Curry Would have prohibited the operation of an autonomous vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more on public roads for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator physically present in the autonomous vehicle a t the time of operation. Would have required the Department of Motor Vehicles, by January 1, 2029, or 5 years after commencement of testing, whichever occurs later, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature evalua ting the performance of autonomous vehicle technology and its impact on public safety and employment in the transportation sector for autonomous vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…Assembly Bill 316 is unnecessary for the regulation and oversight of heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology in California, as existing law provides sufficient authority to create the appropriate regulatory framework.
Considering the longstanding commitment of my Administration to addressing the present and future challenges for work and workers in California, and the existing regulatory framework that presently and sufficiently governs this particular technology, this bill is not needed at this time.
For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.”
Support
Letter Sent
3/6/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
AB 334
Public
Contracts:
Conflicts of
Interests
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
9/30/23
B. Rubio Establishes that an independent contractor, who meets specified requirements, is not an officer for purposes of being subject to the prohibition on being financially interested in a contract.
Support
Letter Sent
3/13/23
AB 400
Public
Contracts:
Design Build
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
9/22/23
B. Rubio Deletes from the definition of “local agency” any joint powers authority formed to provide transit services and instead expands that definition to include any joint powers authority responsible for the construction of transit projects, thereby authorizing additional joint powers authorities to use the above-described design-build procurement process.
Extends the repeal date to January 1, 2031, from the current January 1, 2025, sunset.
Support
Letter Sent
3/13/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
AB 744
Transportation
Planning
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/8/23
Carrillo Authorizes the California Transportation Commission to establish best practices for use of data in transportation planning and to identify data elements that should be made available to state and local agencies for transportation planning. Requires state and local agencies to submit reports no later than August 1, 2026.
Support
Letter Sent
3/13/23
AB 1637
Local
Government:
Internet
Websites and
Email Addresses
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/8/23
Irwin Requires a local agency that maintains an internet website for use by the public to, no later than January 1, 2029, ensure that the internet website utilizes a “.gov” top-level domain or a “.ca.gov” second-level domain, and requires a local agency that maintains an internet website that is noncompliant with that requirement to redirect that internet website to a domain name that does utilize a “.gov” or “.ca.gov” domain. Also requires a local agency that maintains public email addresses to, no later than January 1, 202 9, ensure that each email address provided to its employees utilizes a “.gov” domain name or a “.ca.gov” domain name.
By adding to the duties of local officials, imposes a state-mandated local program.
Oppose Unless
Amended
Letter Sent
5/10/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
SB 706
Public
Contracts:
Progressive
Design Build
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/8/23
Caballero Authorizes all cities to use the progressive design-build process for other projects in addition to water -related projects and extends these provisions until January 1, 2030. Changes the required reporting date to no later than December 31, 2028.
Support
Letter Sent
4/19/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
COMMUNITY SERVICES
AB 33
Fentanyl
Addiction &
Overdoes
Prevention Task
Force
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/13/23
Bains Establishes the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force to undertake various duties relating to fentanyl abuse, including, among others, collecting and organizing data on the nature and extent of fentanyl abuse in California and evaluating approaches to increase public awareness of fentanyl abuse.
Support
Letter Sent
4/21/23
AB 1215
Pets Assistance
with Support
Grant Program:
Homeless
Shelters:
Domestic
Violence
Shelters: Pets
Vetoed by
Governor.
10/7/2023
Carrillo Would have required the department to develop and administer the Pets Assistance With Support Grant Program (PAWS), to award grants to qualified homeless shelters and qualified domestic violence shelters, as defined.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…With our state facing continuing economic risk and revenue uncertainty, it is important to remain disciplined when considering bills with significant fiscal implications, such as this measure.
For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Support
Letter Sent
3/22/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
COMMUNITY SERVICES
SB 19
Anti-Fentanyl
Abuse Task
Force
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/13/23
Seyarto Establishes the Anti-Fentanyl Abuse Task Force to undertake various duties relating to fentanyl abuse including, among others, collecting and organizing data on the nature and extent of fentanyl abuse in California and evaluating approaches to increase public awareness of fentanyl abuse.
Support
Letter Sent
4/14/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, & LABOR RELATIONS
AB 37
Political Reform
Act of 1974:
Campaign Funds:
Security
Expenses
Vetoed by
Governor.
10/8/2023
Bonta Would have authorized a candidate or elected officer to use campaign funds to pay or reimburse the state for the reasonable costs of installing and monitoring a home or office electronic security system, and for the reasonable costs of providing personal security to a candidat e, elected officer, or the immediate family and staff of a candidate or elected officer, if those costs are reasonably related to the candidate or elected officer’s status as a candidate or elected officer. The bill would have required the return of the security system to the committee that paid for the security system or reimbursement by the candidate, elected officer, immediate family, or staff, to the campaign fund account of the committee that paid for the security system and report ing of the reimbursement to the Fair Political Practices Commission, as specified.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…While I support the author's intention, the bill as drafted does not clearly define "security expenses." Without more guidance on what would or would not be allowed as a legitimate use of campaign funds, this bill could have unintended consequences and cou ld lead to use of political donations for expenditures far beyond what any reasonable donor would expect. We must ensure political donations are utilized in a manner consistent with their intended purpose.
For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Support
Letter Sent
3/23/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, & LABOR RELATIONS
AB 504
State and Local
Public
Employees:
Labor Relations:
Disputes
Vetoed by
Governor.
10/8/2023
Reyes Would have allowed local public employees to refuse to enter property that is the site of a primary labor dispute, perform work for a public employer involved in a primary labor dispute, or go through or work behind a primary picket line. Would have prohibited a public employer from directing a public employee to take those actions.
Governor’s Veto Message
“...Unfortunately, this bill is overly broad in scope and impact. The bill has the potential to seriously disrupt or even halt the delivery of critical public services, particularly in places where public services are co - located. This could have significant, n egative impacts on a variety of government functions including academic operations for students, provision of services in rural communities where co -location of government agencies is common, and accessibility of a variety of safety net programs for millions of Californians.
For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Oppose
Letter Sent
7/3/23
AB 557
Open Meetings:
Local Agencies:
Teleconferences
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/8/23
Hart Extends AB 361 renewal period to 45 days. Allows cities to meet remotely during proclaimed states of emergency under modified Brown Act requirements. Also provides greater flexibility.
Sponsor
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, & LABOR RELATIONS
AB 764
Local
Redistricting
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/7/23
Bryan &
Cervantes
Requires counties, county boards of education, cities, school districts, community college districts, and special districts, if the governing body of these local governments is elected by districts, to comply with uniform requirements related to redistricting. Requires local governments to adopt district boundaries following the decision to establish district - based elections and following each federal decennial census. Requires all public hearings held by an advisory or hybrid redistricting commission to comply with the same requirements applicable to hearings held by the districting body. Imposes requirements relating to workshops and public hearings upon local jurisdictions, districting bodies, and advisory and hybrid redistricting commissions.
Oppose Unless
Amended
Letter Sent
6/22/23
AB 1248
Local
Redistricting:
Independent
Redistricting
Commissions
Vetoed by
Governor.
10/8/2023
Bryan This bill would have required a county, general law city, charter city, or county that contains over 300,000 residents, and a school district or community college district that contains over 500,000 residents, to establish an independent redistricting commission to adopt district boundaries after each federal decennial census.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…With our state facing continuing economic risk and revenue uncertainty, it is important to remain disciplined when considering bills with significant fiscal implications, such as this measure.
For that reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Watch
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, & LABOR RELATIONS
AB 1484
Temporary
Public Employees
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/10/23
Zbur Requires temporary employees to be automatically included in the same bargaining unit as the permanent employees upon the request of the recognized employee organization. Requires complaints alleging a violation of its provisions to be processed as unfair practice charges under the act.
Oppose
Letter Sent
6/20/23
SB 751
Franchise
Agreements:
Labor Impasse
Vetoed by
Governor
10/8/2023
Padilla Would have prohibited any franchise contracts, licenses, or permits for solid waste handling services, as defined, entered into or amended by a local agency on or after January 1, 2024, from excusing the service provider from performance in the event of a labor dispute, as defined.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…While I appreciate the author's intent to prevent disruptions in local waste hauling services, I do not believe a change to state law is necessary.
Local jurisdictions voluntarily enter into franchise agreements and currently have the ability to negotiate amendments to such contracts without legislation.
For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Support
Letter Sent
4/27/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AB 309
The Social
Housing Act
Vetoed by
Governor.
10/7/2023
Lee This bill would have enacted the Social Housing Act and would have created, in the Department of General Services, the Social Housing Program, the mission of which would be to ensure that social housing developments are produced on leased state property to help address the housing crisis, as specified. The bill would have authorized the program to identify and develop up to 3 social housing projects, as specified, with the intent to use the results to inform public policy related to developing an independent public entity to develop statewide social housing. The bill would have required the program to solicit bids to develop social housing units and prioritize bids that demonstrate long-term revenue neutrality or a cost rent model, as those terms are defined. The bill would have required the program to employ 2 different leasing models, the rental model, and the ownership model, as specified, in creating social housing. The bill would have prohibited a city or county from denying a social housing development authorized under the program.
Governor’s Veto Message
“…With our state facing continuing economic risk and revenue uncertainty, it is important to remain disciplined when considering bills with significant fiscal implications, such as this measure.
For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.”
Oppose Unless
Amended
Letter Sent
6/13/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AB 519
Affordable
Housing: Finance
Workgroup
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/11/23
Schiavo Requires specified entities to jointly convene an Affordable Housing Finance Workgroup to develop a consolidated application for housing developers to use to obtain grants, loans, tax credits, tax exempt bonds, credit enhancement, and other types of financing for building affordable housing, and develop a coordinated review process for the application.
Requires the workgroup to include representatives of the specified entities, nonprofit and for-profit affordable housing developers, and local and tribal governments. Requires the workgroup to identify specified information, including a timeline for developing a single consolidated application able to be coordinated for review between the reviewing entities. On or before, July 1, 2026, requires the workgroup to report recommendations on implementing a coordinated review process to the entities, the Legislature, and certain committees of the Legislature. Requires the workgroup to develop the consolidated application and coordinated review process on the date identified in the timeline.
Support
Letter Sent
4/19/23
AB 1490
Affordable
Housing
Development
Projects:
Adaptive Reuse
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/11/23
Lee Requires a city or county to approve a development proposal for a multifamily housing development project that is an adaptive reuse project and that meets specified affordability and site requirements, including that 100% of the units be made available for lower income households, 50% of which shall be made available to very low-income households.
• Approve all entitlement and permits within 60 days for 150 or fewer housing units and within 90 days for more than 150 housing units
• No maximum density requirements
• No minimum floor area ratio
• No additional parking requirements
Oppose unless
Amended
Letter Sent
6/14/23
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ACA 1
Local
Government
Financing:
Affordable
Housing and
Public
Infrastructure:
Voter Approval
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
9/20/23
Aguiar-
Curry
Authorizes a local government to impose, extend, or increase a sales and use tax or transactions and use tax for the purposes of funding the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by a majority vote of the membership of the governing board of the local government and by 55% of its voters voting on the proposition.
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Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SB 4
Planning and
Zoning: Higher
Education
Institutions and
Religious
Institutions
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/11/23
Wiener Requires that a housing development project be a use by right on any land owned by an independent institution of a higher education or religious institution on or before January 1, 2024.
The housing units on the development site are not located within 1,200 feet of a site that is either of the following:
(A) A site that is currently a heavy industrial use.
(B) A site where the most recent permitted use was a heavy industrial use.
Support If
Amended
Letter Sent
6/14/23
Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
PUBLIC SAFETY
AB 40
Emergency
Medical Services
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
10/13/23
Rodriguez Requires that on or before June 1, 2024, the EMS authority develop and implement an electronic signature for use between the ER department medical personnel at a receiving facility and the transporting ER medical personnel that captures the points in time when the hospital receives notification of ambulance arrival and when transfer of care is executed for documentation of ambulance patient offload time and requires every local EMS agency to develop a standard that exceeds the local EMS agency standard, as specified, for the preceding month.
Support
Letter Sent
3/22/23
2023 Legislation - Bills to Watch
23 Revised 11/07/23
Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
PUBLIC SAFETY
AB 1166
Liability for
Opioid
Antagonist
Administration
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of
State
7/21/23
Bains This law provides that a person who, in good faith and not for compensation, renders emergency treatment at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose by administering an opioid antagonist is not liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission, except as specified. This law also provides that a person who furnishes an opioid antagonist for use at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose is not liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission, except as specified.
Support
Letter Sent
3/22/23
Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
REVENUE & TAXATION
AB 84
Property Tax:
Welfare
Exemption:
Affordable
Housing
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/11/23
Ward Expands eligibility for exemptions from property taxes for affordable rental housing (“welfare exemptions”). Expands this partial exemption to property acquired, rehabilitated, developed, or operated, or any combination of these factors, with financing from qualified 501(c)(3) bonds. The bill requires that a claim for a welfare exemption pursuant to this requirement be accompanied by an affidavit containing specified information regarding the units for which the exemption is claimed and would provide that the affidavit is not subject to public disclosure.
Concerns
2023 Legislation - Bills to Watch
24 Revised 11/07/23
Bill Sponsor(s) Summary
League
Position
City
Position
REVENUE & TAXATION
AB 939
Santa Clara
Valley Water
District
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
9/8/23
Pellerin The Santa Clara Valley Water District Act creates the Santa Clara Valley Water District and authorizes the district to levy ad valorem taxes or assessments in the district to pay the general administrative costs and expenses of the district, to carry out the act’s objects or purposes, and to pay the costs and expenses of constructing or extending works within the district. The act additionally authorizes the district to levy taxes or assessments upon all property or all real property within a portion of the district for specified purposes. The act authorizes the district to issue bonds for specified purposes and requires that the bonds be paid by revenue derived from those tax levies and assessments, except the ad valorem taxes or assessments. This law additionally authorize s the district to use the revenues from the ad valorem taxes or assessments to pay for the bonds.
No Position
AB 1203
Sales and Use
Taxes: Breast
Pumps and
Related Supplies
Approved by
Governor and
chaptered by
Secretary of State
10/13/23
Bains,
Cervantes
Exempts California sales and use tax from gross receipts for the sale of breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, breast pump kits, and breast pads. This exemption applies on or after April 1, 2024, and ends April 1, 2029.
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