Agenda — Legislative Policy Committee, March 17, 2025

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LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING – CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.

AGENDA

ROLL CALL
Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa and Council Member Karen C. Comstock.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Legislative Policy Committee about subjects that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. Due to Brown Act requirements, action will not be taken on any issues not on the Agenda.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Government Relations Update. Receive a report on federal, state, and regional outreach and communications. Receive and file. [ATTACHMENT 1]
Staff Report by: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager; and Corporal Matt Navarro, Chino Police Department.

2. Update on Federal Issues. Receive a report on Federal legislative and budget issues. Receive and file.

Report by: Jamie Jones, David Turch & Associates.

3. Proposed Federal and State Funding Requests. Receive a report on recommended City of Chino funding requests from Federal and State representatives. Discuss and provide direction to staff.

Staff Report by: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager.

4. Update on State Issues. Receive a report on State legislative issues. Receive and file.

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Report by: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager.

ADJOURN
The next Regular Meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee will be held as needed in these Council Chambers with at least 72 hours’ notice per the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

I, Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk of the City of Chino, hereby declare that on March 13, 2025, this agenda was posted on the south window of Chino City Hall and this agenda together with all of the agenda reports and related documents were posted on the City’s website at www.cityofchino.org by myself or under my direction.

Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
1 CITY OF CHINO – MAJOR LEGISLATIVE ITEMS REPORT
(Attachment 1)
As of March 13, 2025

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Federal Update
• FY 2025 Federal Budget – The federal budget continues to operate at Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 levels through March 14, 2025, under a continuing resolution (CR). Government funding is set to expire on March 14, when the current CR for FY 2025 expires. To avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers will need to pass, and the President will need to sign, 12 appropriations bills for FY 2025 or enact a CR to fund the government, which is the route currently being pursued.

On March 11, the House passed a CR (H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) to fund the government through September 30 on a vote of 217-213, sending it to the Senate. The House vote was among party lines, with only one Republican voting against the CR and one Democrat voting for it. In the Senate, Democratic support will be necessary to pass the CR. While Republicans control 53 of the 100 seats, 60 votes are needed to limit debate. As of March 13, the CR remains in the Senate as the budget deadline looms.
• President Trump’s Administration
o Executive Orders – As of March 11, President Trump has signed approximately 90 Executive Orders. The list can be found here.
o Cabinet – As of March 12, the Senate had confirmed 22 of the President’s 23 cabinet appointees, with the appointment of Elise Stefanik as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations pending. The list of nominees can be found here.

State Update
• 2025-26 Legislative Session – A total of 2,559 bills were introduced in the state legislature by the February 21, 2025 deadline. While some remain spot bills, most are being scheduled for consideration by the respective policy committees.
• League of California Cities – The League of California adopted its “2025 Advocacy Priorities” and “2025 Sponsored Bills.” Those documents are included as part of this report.

The City of Chino is tracking the League’s bills.

TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION REPORT (Attachment 2)
Attachment 3 provides a report on all City of Chino-tracked state legislation to date. Some of the LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.1
2 bills introduced are “spot” bills that do not contain substantive changes to the law. Those bills are excluded from this report and will be included in later reports as appropriate.

POSITION LETTERS (Attachment 3)
On March 11, Mayor Eunice Ulloa, on behalf of the City, signed a letter to Assembly Member John Harabedian, the Chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, requesting an audit of the California Institution for Men.

CHINO CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING The Legislative Policy Committee's meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.

STATE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
 Apr. 10 – Spring Recess begins upon adjournment
 Apr. 21 – Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
 May 2 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house.
 May 9 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house.
 May 16 – Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 9.  May 23 – Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house. Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 9.  May 26 – Memorial Day observed.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.2
League of California Cities 2025 Advocacy Priorities

1. Protect local revenues and expand economic development tools. Safeguard and modernize revenue streams for local priorities. Pursue new economic development opportunities that bolster local economies and cultivate a strong local workforce, including expanded workforce recruitment and retention tools.

2. Strengthen climate change resiliency and disaster preparedness. Support city efforts to prepare, prevent, and adapt to natural disasters and the impacts of climate change, including wildfires, drought, sea level rise, and other extreme weather events. Increase transparency and access to insurance policies, especially following a natural disaster.

3. Strengthen and modernize critical infrastructure. Dedicate new resources and protect existing funding to maintain and improve essential infrastructure, including bridges, roads, broadband, and the state’s water supply and energy grid.

4. Secure investments to prevent and reduce homelessness and increase the supply of affordable housing. Secure dedicated funding to bolster cities’ long-term planning efforts to support unhoused residents and accelerate the construction of affordable housing. Strengthen state and regional partnerships to expand access to wraparound services and improve the housing element planning process. Ensure cities have the flexibility and decision-making authority to meet their community and state housing goals and reduce homelessness.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.3
League of California Cities 2025 Sponsored Bills
Each year, Cal Cities partners with lawmakers to sponsor legislation that will further Cal Cities’ organizational and advocacy priorities. Below is a list of sponsored bills for the 2025 legislative session. If you have general questions, please contact Jason Rhine, Director of Legislative Affairs at [email protected].

Community Services - Caroline Grinder, [email protected]:

AB 424 (Davies) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

This measure would require the Department of Health Care Services to notify cities when their complaint is received, when the investigation concludes, and the outcome.

AB 492 (Valencia) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.

This measure would require the Department of Health Care Services to notify cities any time they approve a new license for an alcohol or drug treatment facility in their jurisdiction.

SB 329 (Blakespear) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.

This measure would implement timelines for when the Department of Health Care Services must respond to complaints. The department would need to assign complaints to staff within 10 days of receiving them and complete an investigation within 60 days.

SB 456 (Ashby) Supporting public art and protecting muralists.

This measure would exempt muralists from having to obtain a contractors license through the California State Licensing Board before being commissioned for public and private art projects.

SB 569 (Blakespear): Homeless Encampment Collaboration Act.

This measure would increase communication between the Department of Transportation and local governments to address encampments on state property.

Environmental Quality – Melissa Sparks-Kranz, [email protected]:

AB 846 (Connolly): Streamlined permitting: wildfire preparedness.

The bill would expedite environmental permits for local wildfire preparedness projects in fire-risk areas near urban communities.

SB 454 (McNerney): PFAS mitigation fund.

The bill would propose the development of a PFAS Mitigation Fund to help clean up manmade PFAS contamination in water supplies and wastewater.

AB 996 (Pellerin): Local Coastal Program review.

This bill will be amended to define a clearer review process for the certification for local coastal programs through the Coastal Commission to help local governments update LCPs, including with the latest sea level rise science, planning, and implementation efforts.

AB 262 (Caloza): Disaster assistance funding.

This bill will be amended to authorize the California Office of Emergency Services to prioritize California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) funding for communities that are not eligible for federal FEMA funding, as well as create an individual assistance program under CDAA.

Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations – Johnnie Pina, [email protected]:

SB 239 (Arreguín) Open Meetings: Teleconferencing: Subsidiary Body.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.4
This bill would allow public members of non-decision-making advisory bodies to meet remotely without posting their location or making that location available to the public.

Housing, Community and Economic Development – Brady Guertin, [email protected]:

AB 650 (Papan): Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation This bill will be amended to significantly improve the housing element review process by encouraging local jurisdictions to begin planning earlier and providing greater clarity and certainty to a difficult and complex process. AB 650 would allow local jurisdictions to begin the housing element update process six months earlier than what is required under existing law; incentivize local jurisdictions to submit their draft housing element to HCD 180 days sooner than required by law; and require HCD to provide written communication that identifies specific deficiencies in the draft, and text or analysis that HCD believes needs to be included to comply with the law.

Revenue and Taxation – Ben Triffo, [email protected]:

SB 346 (Durazo): Local Agencies: Transient Occupancy Taxes: Short-Term Rental Facilitator.

This measure would, if a local agency chooses to opt-in, require short-term rental platforms, upon request, to provide the Assessor Parcel Number (APN) of a listing to a local agency, require the publishing of the local license number and Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Certification on the short-term rental listing, and would authorize audit authority to local agencies on TOT when collected and remitted by a short-term rental platform.

Transportation, Communication and Public Works – Damon Conklin, [email protected]:

AB 476 (Gonzalez): Public Infrastructure: Copper Theft.

Cities across the state have all dealt with copper wire theft and have needed to expend substantial amounts of resources on enforcement and repairs. This measure would add new reporting and licensing requirements for scrap metal sellers and would expand restricted/illegal metal possession without proper documentation.

SB 74 (Seyarto): Infrastructure Gap Funding.

This measure would establish the "Gap Fund,” managed by the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), which will offer grants for the remaining 20 percent of project costs to cities and local agencies. To be eligible, the project must be 80 percent financed with 10 percent coming from local funds; “Gap Fund” grants can be used once per project and the infrastructure projects should be shovel ready.

SB 496 (Hurtado): Advanced Clean Fleets: Appeals Board.

This measure would create an appeals advisory committee made up of state agencies, industry experts, fleets, and local governments to review denied petitions for exemption and extension to the California Air Resource Board (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.5
1 TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION REPORT (Attachment 2)
As of March 18, 2025
The Tracked State Legislation Report (Attachment 2) reflects the City's position on active bills being tracked during the current state legislative session.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.6
1 Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Governance
AB 259 (Rubio, Blanca, D) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.

Current Text: 01/16/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act mandates that meetings of local legislative bodies be open and accessible to the public, with some exceptions. It allows these bodies to use teleconferencing if they meet specific conditions, such as posting agendas and ensuring teleconference locations are public. Until January 1, 2026, the law permits alternative teleconferencing where a quorum of members physically attends from a public location within the agency's jurisdiction, with certain requirements for remote participation by members. This limit includes participating remotely for a maximum of two meetings annually if the legislative body meets once a month or less.

This bill would remove the 2026 deadline, making these alternative teleconferencing procedures permanent. The bill also addresses emergency remote participation, currently limited until 2026, by extending it indefinitely.

Existing law requires the posting of meeting agendas 72 hours in advance, but emergency situations can warrant remote participation without prior agenda inclusion. Additionally, the bill aligns with constitutional mandates that uphold public access to government meetings and records, ensuring legislative findings demonstrate the need for any access limitations. (Based on 01/16/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Governance
ACR 44 (Pacheco, D) California Cities Week.

Current Text: 02/27/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on RLS.

Summary: The measure designates the week of April 20 to April 26, 2025, as California Cities Week, encouraging Californians to participate in community activities and engage with their local government. (Based on 02/27/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Governance
SB 239 (Arreguín, D) Open meetings: teleconferencing: subsidiary body.

Current Text: 01/30/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/14/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act mandates that meetings of local legislative bodies be open to the public, allowing for attendance and participation, with some exceptions. For teleconferencing, it requires the posting of agendas at all teleconference locations, identification of these locations in meeting notices, and accessibility for the public. A quorum must participate from within the local agency's jurisdiction. Until January 1, 2026, certain neighborhood city councils can adopt alternate teleconferencing rules if authorized by a resolution and a 2/3 vote.

This bill proposes allowing subsidiary bodies to use alternative teleconferencing provisions, requiring public notice, agenda posting, and camera visibility during meetings accessible online. It mandates listing remote participants in meeting minutes and requires initial and annual authorization by majority vote. A 2/3 approval is needed for subsidiary bodies to use these provisions, which do not apply to bodies overseeing police, elections, or budgets. Elected officials on such bodies must meet specific agenda and quorum standards, and any recommendations must be presented to the parent legislative body. The bill includes legislative findings to justify privacy limitations and emphasizes compliance with constitutional requirements for public meeting access. (Based on 01/30/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Governance
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.7
2 SB 634 (Pérez, D) Local government.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on RLS.

Summary: Existing law outlines how various local governments, such as counties and cities, are formed and governed. The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 is the primary authority governing the process for initiating and completing changes in city and district organization or reorganization. This bill expresses the Legislature's intent to create new legislation related to local government. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Subject: Governance
Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life
SR 15 (Ochoa Bogh, R) Relative to the “2-1-1” information and referral service.

Current Text: 02/28/2025 - Enrolled HTML PDF
Status: 02/27/2025 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: The Senate has designated February 2025 as 2-1-1 Month and February 11, 2025, as 2-1-1 Day to promote the 2-1-1 service, which offers free and confidential resources to Californians. The Senate commits to supporting the service and its infrastructure to ensure everyone has access to assistance with issues like poverty, housing, family and children, aging and disability, health equity, and disasters. The Senate also encourages residents to learn about their local 2-1-1 service provider by visiting 211.org. (Based on 02/28/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Human Services, Recreation, Quality of Life
Municipal Funding and Procurement
AB 262 (Caloza, D) California Individual Assistance Act.

Current Text: 01/16/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on E.M.

Summary: The California Disaster Assistance Act allows the Director of Emergency Services to provide financial help to local agencies for costs related to disaster response during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Funding for this is continuously provided from the Disaster Assistance Fund and the Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account without regard to fiscal year. This bill would enact the California Individual Assistance Act to create a grant program offering financial aid to local agencies, community organizations, and individuals for certain disaster-related expenses. The Director is tasked with allocating funds from the Disaster Assistance Fund under specific conditions for this purpose, making an appropriation due to the expanded use of funds. The bill also mandates the Director to develop regulations to manage the program's administration and is set to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. (Based on 01/16/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Public Safety AB 532 (Ransom, D) Water rate assistance program.

Current Text: 02/11/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

Summary: The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 mandates the federal Department of Health and Human Services to implement the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, designed to help low-income households manage the cost of water and wastewater services. In accordance with this act, the Department of Community Services and Development oversees this program in the state. However, this program is scheduled to operate only until March 31, 2024. This bill would abolish these federally dependent requirements and proposes that the state Legislature fund a new California Low Income Household Water Assistance Program. This new program aims to aid residential ratepayers of smaller or disadvantaged community water systems. (Based on 02/11/2025 text)
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources SB 90 (Seyarto, R) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: grants: improvements to public evacuation routes: mobile rigid water storage: electrical generators.

Current Text: 02/26/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.8
3 Status: 03/11/2025 - From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 13. Noes

0.) (March 11).

Summary: The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, authorized by Proposition 4, permits the state to issue $10 billion in bonds. This funding would enhance safe drinking water, manage drought and floods, improve wildfire and forest resilience, and address climate change through various projects. A portion, $135 million, is designated specifically for wildfire mitigation through grants for local and state agencies, tribes, and nonprofits. Eligible projects include community infrastructure hardening, smoke mitigation, improved evacuation centers, and enhanced water systems for fire suppression.

Additional funding supports improving evacuation routes, water storage and distribution for firefighting, and backup electrical generators through coordination with the Public Utilities Commission. (Based on 02/26/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement
SB 549 (Allen, D) Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: Existing law allows cities and counties to create enhanced infrastructure financing districts to fund significant public projects. These districts have infrastructure financing plans that take effect after specific public hearings. The plans can involve the division of property taxes within the district, and bonds can be issued to support financing based on available or estimated tax revenue. The Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act (NIFTI-2) lets local governments allocate certain tax revenues to these districts. A new bill aims to revise NIFTI-2 from January 1, 2026, allowing for the allocation of property tax revenues but removing the authorization for local sales and use tax revenues allocations. It also eliminates the requirement for the district's boundaries to match those of the city or county that created it. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Planning, Land Use, Housing SB 595 (Choi, R) Local government: financial reports: failure to timely submit.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: Existing law mandates the Controller to compile, publish, and make available annual reports on financial transactions and compensation for each county, city, and school district in the state. If a local agency officer does not file their financial report within 20 days after being notified of the failure, they must pay a penalty to the state, with the amount depending on the agency's total revenue. The proposed bill changes the penalty condition, enforcing it if the report is not filed within 10 months after the agency's fiscal year ends. Additionally, the bill requires the Controller to assess whether some financial transaction reports can be replaced with machine-readable audited statements and to report this determination to the Legislature by December 31, 2026. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement
Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 11 (Lee, D) The Social Housing Act.

Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

Summary: The Social Housing Act seeks to establish the California Housing Authority as an independent state entity aimed at bridging the gap between housing needs and production, while also preserving affordable housing. This authority would oversee "social housing," which includes both its own properties and those owned by other entities, ensuring all housing is controlled by the Authority. Governed by an appointed and elected board, the Authority would submit annual business plans to the state and conduct regular audits. The bill emphasizes revenue neutrality, aiming to cover development and operational costs through strategies that prevent rent burdens, and prioritizes development on vacant land and near transit. Social housing will cater to a diverse range of income levels, offering two leasing models—rental and ownership. The rental model involves a one-year lease, while the ownership model offers a 99-year lease with limited equity. Eligibility for social housing involves a lottery system, with preferences for displaced individuals. The Authority will honor local preferences for project parcels if certain conditions are met. Additionally, the bill proposes a Social Housing Revolving Loan Fund providing zerointerest loans for mixed-income housing projects, and plans for future legislation to fund Authority activities through general obligation and revenue bonds. (Based on 12/02/2024 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.9
4 AB 39 (Zbur, D) General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.

Current Text: 02/25/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 02/26/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law mandates cities and counties prepare a comprehensive general plan for physical development, including land use and circulation elements. The proposed Local Electrification Planning Act would require, by January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2030, that jurisdictions with more than 75,000 residents either adopt a new plan or integrate an electrification-focused plan into their existing general plans. This plan must outline goals, policies, and actions to expand electric vehicle infrastructure and prioritize investments in zero-emission technologies, especially benefiting disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses. The bill permits cities and counties to reference a previously adopted plan if it meets these criteria.

This act increases local officials' duties, creating a state-mandated local program. It applies to all cities, regardless of charter status, as it addresses a state concern. Although the Constitution mandates state reimbursement for certain local costs, this bill specifies that no reimbursement is necessary for its implementation. (Based on 02/25/2025 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 76 (Alvarez, D) Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.

Current Text: 12/16/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/03/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.

Summary: Existing law sets requirements for how local agencies should dispose of surplus land, which is land deemed unnecessary for the agency's needs through formal action. "Exempt surplus land" is specifically defined to include areas meeting certain criteria, like dedicating at least 25% of housing units to lower-income households and having a development density of at least 10 units per acre. This bill proposes changes where 25% of the units—excluding those for students, faculty, or staff—must be for lower-income households. Additionally, the required density calculation must now include housing for students, faculty, and staff within the area. (Based on 12/16/2024 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 253 (Ward, D) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.) Summary: The State Housing Law sets construction and occupancy standards for residential buildings in California, allowing local governments to charge fees for various permits. The proposed California Residential Private Permitting Review Act requires local building departments to create and publish a fee schedule for residential building permits online. It also mandates that if a building department takes more than 30 days to complete a plan check for a residential building permit, they must provide an estimated timeframe for completion.

If this estimate or the actual completion exceeds 30 days, the applicant may hire a private professional to conduct the plan check. The private professional must submit an affidavit and a report, which the building department has 14 days to review for compliance. If plans are non-compliant, the applicant can correct and resubmit them or again use a private professional. The bill applies to new residential constructions, additions, or remodels, and it introduces a state-mandated local program by expanding the crime of perjury and imposing additional duties on local agencies. (Based on 01/15/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 424 (Davies, R) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

Current Text: 02/05/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/18/2025 - Referred to Com. on Health.

Summary: Existing law mandates that alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities for adults must be licensed and regulated by the State Department of Health Care Services. It is illegal to operate such facilities without a valid license. This bill requires the department to inform the person who files a complaint against a licensed facility, or against a facility allegedly operating without a license, within 30 days of receiving the complaint. The department must also notify the complainant when the complaint is closed and indicate whether the facility was found to be violating the licensing and regulatory provisions. (Based on 02/05/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.10
5 AB 492 (Valencia, D) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.

Current Text: 02/10/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/24/2025 - Referred to Com. on Health.

Summary: The State Department of Health Care Services currently manages alcohol and drug abuse treatment, recovery services, and problem gambling. Under existing law, it can issue licenses to operate recovery or treatment facilities if certain requirements are met. his bill mandates that when the department issues such a license, it must simultaneously inform the city or county where the facility is located. This notification must include the licensee's name, mailing address, and the facility's location. (Based on 02/10/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 735 (Carrillo, D) Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes.

Current Text: 02/18/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: Starting January 1, 2026, existing law establishes design and construction standards for new or expanded logistics warehouse developments, covering areas such as building design, parking, truck loading bays, and signage. It defines terms like "21st century warehouse" and "tier 1 21st century warehouse," which must meet specific building and energy efficiency standards, including the capability for conduits and electrical hookups for climate control at loading bays. This bill clarifies that these warehouses must adhere to current standards at the time of their application. It specifies changes concerning the use of electrical hookups and introduces other conforming changes. Additionally, the bill revises the requirements for truck routing plans, now requiring them to detail logistics use and operator characteristics, and mandates relevant signage for truck routes and parking. Regarding air quality, existing law requires the South Coast Air Quality Management District to monitor air pollution near logistics developments and report findings to the Legislature. The bill includes nonsubstantive updates to this legislation. (Based on 02/18/2025 text) Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 996 (Pellerin, D) Public Resources: California Coastal Act of 1976: California Coastal Planning Fund.

Current Text: 03/10/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/11/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

Summary: The California Coastal Act of 1976 mandates the protection of California's coast by requiring a coastal development permit for any development within the coastal zone, unless specified otherwise. Permits are granted if developments align with the certified local coastal program, which is approved by the California Coastal Commission. This bill proposes creating the California Coastal Planning Fund to support local governments in planning for coastal resource protection and public access. This fund, subject to legislative appropriation, would finance state and local costs related to developing local coastal programs and addressing sea level rise. The bill also includes statements regarding the allocation of public funds. (Based on 03/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 1407 (Wallis, R) Planning and Zoning Law: housing elements.

Current Text: 02/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/24/2025 - Read first time.

Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law mandates that cities and counties include a housing element in their general plans. This element must identify and analyze current and future housing needs, and outline goals, policies, objectives, financial resources, and schedules for housing preservation, improvement, and development.

The Department of Housing and Community Development is responsible for assessing housing needs in each region. This bill proposes nonsubstantive changes to these requirements. (Based on 02/21/2025 text) Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 9 (Arreguín, D) Accessory Dwelling Units: owner-occupant requirements.

Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 01/29/2025 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.11
6 Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law allows for the creation of accessory dwelling units either through local ordinances or automatically, following certain regulations. Local agencies cannot require that owners occupy the property or add any extra conditions not specified by the law when assessing these additional units on singlefamily lots. Additionally, they cannot impose parking requirements for these units. This bill further prevents local agencies from mandating owner occupancy for accessory dwelling units, whether or not a local ordinance exists. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 73 (Cervantes, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.

Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/07/2025 - Set for hearing March 19.

Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or a negative declaration for projects with potential significant environmental effects. Certain projects, such as residential and mixed-use developments in transit priority areas, are exempt if they align with an existing specific plan with a certified EIR. This bill would expand exemptions to projects in areas of very low vehicle travel and mandates they follow specific planning guidelines, including development on previously used or qualified vacant sites. It also changes rules for exemptions related to agricultural employee housing, affordable housing, and infill residential projects, potentially allowing these within state conservancy boundaries and adjusting project size and location criteria. Additionally, exemptions for sustainable transit priority projects located in low vehicle travel areas are revised, requiring previous development or specific vacant site criteria. Lead agencies must file notices of exemption for qualifying projects, imposing additional local program requirements.

The bill states no reimbursement is required by the state under its mandates. (Based on 01/15/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 92 (Blakespear, D) Housing development: density bonuses: mixed-use developments.

Current Text: 03/10/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

Summary: The Density Bonus Law requires cities or counties to give developers a density bonus and other incentives if they build a certain percentage of units for low or very low-income households. This applies to projects defined as "housing developments" with at least five residential units, which can include mixed-use projects. This bill redefines "mixed-use developments" to include projects with both residential and nonresidential uses that meet specific criteria. It expands the responsibilities of local governments in administering the Density Bonus Law for mixed-use projects. If the bill results in state-mandated costs, local agencies and school districts may be reimbursed according to procedures established in the California Constitution. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 326 (Becker, D) Wildfire safety: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.

Current Text: 02/11/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Set for hearing March 25.

Summary: Existing law mandates the Office of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, with a Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation responsible for the department's fire preparedness missions. This bill requires this deputy director to develop a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Planning Framework by January 1, 2027, and every three years thereafter, to evaluate wildfire risk actions using geospatial analysis for coordinated and long-term planning. This framework must be submitted to the Legislature and relevant offices for review. Additionally, by April 1, 2027, the deputy director is to create a Wildfire Risk Baseline and Forecast for the state, providing detailed geographic risk assessments. An annual Wildfire Mitigation Scenarios Report, starting August 1, 2027, will outline potential spending scenarios for mitigation efforts. The deputy director is also allowed to hire external experts for these assessments and reports. (Based on 02/11/2025 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Public Safety
SB 329 (Blakespear, D) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.

Current Text: 02/11/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/19/2025 - Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.12
7 Summary: Under current law, alcohol or drug recovery and treatment facilities in the state must be licensed and regulated by the State Department of Health Care Services. It is illegal to operate such a facility without a license, and if there are allegations of unlicensed operations, the department must investigate by visiting the site. The department can also conduct both announced and unannounced site visits to ensure compliance at licensed facilities. This bill would mandate that any complaint about a facility be assigned to an analyst for investigation within 10 days and requires the department to complete the investigation within 60 days of receiving the complaint. (Based on 02/11/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 346 (Durazo, D) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

Current Text: 02/12/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/04/2025 - Set for hearing March 19.

Summary: Existing law allows local authorities to regulate short-term occupancy in accommodations such as hotels and motels for periods of less than 30 days. This bill would permit local agencies, such as cities or counties, to require short-term rental facilitators to report details like the assessor parcel number of each rental property. This must be done in a format specified by the local agency, and additional identifying information may be required. The bill also enables local agencies to impose fines for non-compliance or initiate audits of shortterm rental facilitators. Additionally, if an ordinance is in place, facilitators must include the local license number and transient occupancy tax certification in rental listings. The bill also clarifies that local agencies can implement ordinances regulating short-term rentals or taxes that differ from the bill's provisions. (Based on 02/12/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 415 (Reyes, D) Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes.

Current Text: 02/14/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/26/2025 - Referred to Com. on RLS.

Summary: Assembly Bill 98, effective January 1, 2026, sets statewide standards for the design and construction of new or expanded logistics developments, such as warehouses, and prevents local governments from approving projects that do not meet these standards. By January 1, 2028, cities and counties must update their traffic plans to include truck routes. Additionally, from 2026 to 2032, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is required to use mobile air monitoring systems in Riverside and San Bernardino counties to measure air pollution near logistics developments and report findings to the Legislature. The bill outlines the Legislature’s intention to further legislate on the bill’s implementation. (Based on 02/14/2025 text) Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 456 (Ashby, D) Contractors: exemptions: muralists.

Current Text: 02/19/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/26/2025 - Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

Summary: The Contractors State License Law establishes a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs responsible for licensing and regulating contractors. Under this law, it is a misdemeanor to work as a contractor without a license, unless you fall under certain exemptions, like being a nonprofit corporation offering specific assistance. This bill would add a new exemption for muralists, allowing them to create murals without needing a contractor's license, as long as they have an agreement with someone legally authorized to commission the work. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 549 (Allen, D) Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: Existing law allows cities and counties to create enhanced infrastructure financing districts to fund significant public projects. These districts have infrastructure financing plans that take effect after specific public hearings. The plans can involve the division of property taxes within the district, and bonds can be issued to support financing based on available or estimated tax revenue. The Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.13
8 Transit Improvements Act (NIFTI-2) lets local governments allocate certain tax revenues to these districts. A new bill aims to revise NIFTI-2 from January 1, 2026, allowing for the allocation of property tax revenues but removing the authorization for local sales and use tax revenues allocations. It also eliminates the requirement for the district's boundaries to match those of the city or county that created it. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Planning, Land Use, Housing SB 607 (Wiener, D) California Environmental Quality Act: categorical exemptions: infill projects.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/11/2025 - Set for hearing April 2.

Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mandates that a lead agency prepare an environmental impact report or adopt a negative declaration for projects that may affect the environment. A mitigated negative declaration is needed if project revisions can avoid significant impacts, with no substantial evidence of remaining effects. CEQA requires the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to develop guidelines, which the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency certifies, including categorically exempt projects. A new bill proposes restricting environmental reports to conditions that disqualify projects from categorical exemption while ensuring only relevant aspects of ineligible infill projects undergo CEQA review. This bill exempts certain projects, like distribution centers or oil and gas infrastructures, requires mapping of urban infill sites by 2026, and refines exemptions for such projects. It also specifies that certain internal communications be excluded from the record of proceedings unless critical. If legal actions against improper exemptions succeed, further reviews will focus solely on the disqualifying facts. The bill states that no state reimbursement is required under the California Constitution. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 625 (Wahab, D) Housing: disaster areas.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on RLS.

Summary: The State Housing Law sets standards for the construction and use of buildings for living purposes across the state. It requires local building departments to enforce the State Building Standards Code and other related regulations. A proposed bill intends to speed up the rebuilding of homes in areas affected by major disasters. The bill suggests making statutory changes, such as a simplified approval process for redevelopment proposals on damaged or destroyed properties in disaster-declared areas. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 627 (McGuire, D) Planning and zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.

Summary: The Permit Streamlining Act, part of the Planning and Zoning Law, mandates that public agencies give development project applicants a list of required information. It sets deadlines for deciding if a post entitlement phase permit application is complete, compliant, and whether it should be approved or denied. If an application is incomplete, denied, or noncompliant, existing law requires a process for the applicant to appeal the decision to the agency's governing body or the director. The new bill changes this by removing the option to appeal to the director, requiring appeals to be directed only to the agency's governing body. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Public Safety
AB 15 (Gipson, D) Open unsolved murder: review and reinvestigation.

Current Text: 02/24/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/04/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 4). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Summary: Existing law defines murder as the unlawful killing of a human or fetus with malice aforethought. This bill mandates law enforcement to review unsolved murder cases upon request from certain applicants to determine if new investigative leads could be developed. It specifically focuses on murders committed after January 1, 1990, where no suspect has been identified and all leads have been exhausted. If a review indicates potential new leads, a reinvestigation is required. The bill prohibits those who previously investigated the case from conducting the reinvestigation and limits reinvestigations to one per victim at a time. By creating new responsibilities for local law enforcement, the bill establishes a state-mandated local program. The California LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.14
9 Constitution requires state reimbursement to local agencies for these state-imposed costs, with statutory procedures in place for such reimbursement if costs are identified. (Based on 02/24/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 38 (Lackey, R) Crimes: serious and violent felonies.

Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

Summary: Existing law categorizes certain crimes as "violent felonies," which affects sentencing enhancements for prior convictions. Currently, violent felonies include rape using force or threats but exclude cases like rape of a person unable to consent due to a disability or under false pretenses. This bill would expand the definition of violent felonies to include crimes involving the rape or sexual assault of a minor with a developmental disability.

This expansion would lead to the implementation of a state-mandated local program. Despite the California Constitution requiring the state to reimburse local agencies for state-mandated costs, the bill specifies that no reimbursement is required for its implementation. (Based on 12/02/2024 text) Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety
AB 47 (Nguyen, D) Elderly Parole Program.

Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 12/03/2024 - From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

Summary: The Elderly Parole Program reviews parole suitability for inmates aged 50 or older who have served at least 20 continuous years in prison. The Board of Parole Hearings must consider whether an elderly inmate's risk of future violence has decreased when deciding on parole. However, individuals convicted of serious felonies or sentenced to life without parole are excluded from this program. This bill expands the exclusions to include those required to register as sexual offenders, habitual sexual offenders, and individuals convicted of sexual offenses such as rape or sodomy. (Based on 12/02/2024 text) Subject: Public Safety
AB 63 (Michelle Rodriguez, D) Crimes: false imprisonment and human trafficking.

Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 12/03/2024 - From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

Summary: Existing law prohibits actions that violate someone's personal liberty with the intention of obtaining forced labor, services, or engaging in extortion or certain sex offenses. This bill proposes technical, nonsubstantive amendments to these legal provisions, meaning it will not alter the core intentions or applications of the existing law, but rather refine its language or presentation for clarity or consistency. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety
AB 68 (Essayli, R) School safety: armed school resource officers.

Current Text: 12/05/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/27/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Summary: Existing law allows school districts to create either a security department or a school police department, each led by a designated chief. This bill proposes that school districts and charter schools must employ or contract at least one armed school resource officer at each school during regular hours or when students are present. This requirement will be implemented gradually across different grade levels. The bill introduces a state-mandated local program, which would require the state to cover expenses incurred by school districts to comply with this new requirement. If the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes state-mandated costs, reimbursement will follow existing statutory procedures as outlined in the California Constitution. (Based on 12/05/2024 text)
Subject: Public Safety
AB 71 (Lackey, R) Ignition interlock devices.

Current Text: 03/05/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/06/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.15
10 Summary: Starting January 1, 2019, new regulations about ignition interlock devices (IIDs) were introduced, requiring individuals convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) to install an IID on their vehicle for a courtspecified duration, with discretionary installation for first-time offenders. If these offenders meet all requirements, including IID installation, they can apply for a restricted driver’s license without a license suspension. IID manufacturers must comply with specific payment-related regulations. These rules were originally set to remain effective until January 1, 2026, after which the pre-2019 regulations would be reinstated. However, the bill proposes extending the current IID regulations until January 1, 2033, with pre-2019 rules reinstated thereafter, extending the impact of associated crimes, thus creating a state-mandated local program. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is tasked with reporting IID program data to the Transportation Agency, which must, in turn, report to the Legislature by January 1, 2025. The bill requires the DMV to continue providing data until July 1, 2031, with a subsequent report due by that date. The related provisions would be repealed on July 1, 2035.

Under the California Constitution, the state must reimburse local agencies for certain mandated costs, but this bill specifies no reimbursement will be required for the stated reason. (Based on 03/05/2025 text) Subject: Public Safety
AB 262 (Caloza, D) California Individual Assistance Act.

Current Text: 01/16/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on E.M.

Current Text: 01/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 01/22/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.

Summary: Existing law defines burglary as entering a location with the intent to commit theft or a felony. Burglary is divided into two degrees: first-degree burglary involves inhabited buildings and is punishable by 2, 4, or 6 years in prison; second-degree burglary includes all other cases, punishable by up to a year in a county jail or as a felony. Theft is categorized as petty if the property value is $950 or less, and grand theft if it exceeds $950, with respective penalties. Looting is defined as second-degree burglary or grand theft during a declared emergency, carrying a penalty of jail time or a felony charge. Impersonation of specific officials is a misdemeanor. This bill changes penalties for looting to felonies, classifies petty theft during emergencies as looting with stricter penalties, and introduces enhanced penalties for impersonation during looting. It mandates local program costs without reimbursement from the state, in alignment with the California Constitution. (Based on 01/21/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
AB 476 (González, Mark, D) Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous metals.

Current Text: 02/10/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/24/2025 - Referred to Com. on B. & P.

Summary: Existing law mandates that junk dealers and recyclers maintain detailed written records of all business transactions, including the date, place, and declaration of ownership of the junk. They must preserve these records for at least two years and obtaining valid identification from sellers of nonferrous materials is compulsory.

Violations of these recordkeeping requirements are considered misdemeanors. This bill introduces additional requirements for these records: documenting the time and amount paid for transactions, the employee handling them, and a signed ownership statement that includes personal details of the seller. It mandates obtaining proof of ownership for nonferrous metals, prohibits purchases from individuals under 18, and requires maintaining records for at least one year. Authorized law enforcement can inspect records to ensure compliance. Additionally, engaging in scrap metal sales, specifically copper, requires a valid license from the Contractors State License Board, subject to annual renewal and a fee. Licenses can be restricted or denied if legal violations are found.

Certain professionals, like licensed electricians, are exempt. There's no requirement for state reimbursement as per this act. (Based on 02/10/2025 text)
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.16
11 Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure AB 1284 (Committee on Emergency Management, ) Emergency services: catastrophic plans: recovery frameworks.

Current Text: 02/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on E.M.

Summary: The California Emergency Services Act mandates the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to manage emergency responses for natural or man-made disasters. This bill requires OES to create state recovery frameworks for catastrophic plans, while political subdivisions must develop regional recovery frameworks, with OES providing technical assistance. These frameworks must incorporate recent lessons learned from major disasters and align with FEMA guidance, covering aspects like economic recovery, health, social services, and infrastructure. The frameworks should be ready by January 15, 2027, and aim to use federal grants to minimize costs for state, local, and tribal governments. If state-mandated costs are identified, reimbursement will follow established procedures. The bill is deemed urgent and will be enacted immediately. (Based on 02/21/2025 text) Subject: Public Safety
SB 19 (Rubio, D) Threats: schools and places of worship.

Current Text: 03/10/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

Summary: Existing law classifies it as a crime to willfully threaten someone with the intent that the threat is taken seriously and is specific enough to cause fear of immediate harm. The crime can result in imprisonment, depending on whether it is considered a misdemeanor or felony. Law enforcement can issue a search warrant based on probable cause if there is evidence of the crime. This bill expands this law, making it a crime to threaten violence at schools or places of worship, again punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony, depending on circumstances. If the offender is under 18, it is classified as a misdemeanor. The bill also clarifies that search warrants can be issued for evidence related to these threats. It outlines that no state reimbursement is required for local costs under this act. (Based on 03/10/2025 text) Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Public Safety
SB 48 (Gonzalez, D) Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration.

Current Text: 12/16/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Set for hearing March 19. March 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

Summary: This bill would strengthen existing laws to protect the privacy and safety of students and their families in educational settings with regard to immigration enforcement. It explicitly prohibits school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools from allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers or other federal officials involved in immigration investigations access to school campuses without a judicial warrant.

The bill mandates that any denial of such access be witnessed and documented. Additionally, the bill forbids local educational agencies from sharing any educational records or personal information about students and related parties with immigration authorities, unless a judicial warrant is presented or a student's parent or legal guardian provides written consent. This also extends to California law enforcement agencies, which are prohibited from cooperating with immigration authorities in enforcing immigration actions within a mile of school sites, unless certain conditions apply. By imposing these measures, the bill creates additional responsibilities for local educational and law enforcement agencies, which may result in state-mandated costs. (Based on 12/16/2024 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Public Safety
SB 277 (Weber Pierson, D) Criminal procedure: search of persons.

Current Text: 02/04/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/14/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

Summary: The U.S. and California Constitutions protect individuals from warrantless searches and seizures, but certain exceptions exist, such as allowing officers to search a person for weapons if they may be armed and dangerous. This bill would codify the authority for officers to search individuals during lawful stops with specific LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.17
12 conditions. An officer can search an individual if they have a warrant, probable cause of a crime, or if the crime was committed immediately before the search. In other cases, officers must obtain consent for the search. They must inform the individual that consent is voluntary, explain the search's scope, and obtain recorded consent.

Officers must adhere to the search's explained scope and stop if consent is withdrawn. The bill also allows for searches from unsolicited consent if proper procedures are followed. This bill imposes requirements on local law enforcement and mandates a state-run reimbursement program for any additional costs incurred, as required by the California Constitution. Reimbursement procedures are outlined by existing statutory provisions. (Based on 02/04/2025 text)
Position: Pending
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Public Safety
SB 326 (Becker, D) Wildfire safety: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.

Current Text: 02/11/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Set for hearing March 25.

Summary: Existing law mandates the Office of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, with a Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation responsible for the department's fire preparedness missions. This bill requires this deputy director to develop a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Planning Framework by January 1, 2027, and every three years thereafter, to evaluate wildfire risk actions using geospatial analysis for coordinated and long-term planning. This framework must be submitted to the Legislature and relevant offices for review. Additionally, by April 1, 2027, the deputy director is to create a Wildfire Risk Baseline and Forecast for the state, providing detailed geographic risk assessments. An annual Wildfire Mitigation Scenarios Report, starting August 1, 2027, will outline potential spending scenarios for mitigation efforts. The deputy director is also allowed to hire external experts for these assessments and reports. (Based on 02/11/2025 text)
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Public Safety
SB 569 (Blakespear, D) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on TRANS.

Summary: The Department of Transportation has authority over the state's highway system and can require the removal of encroachments, such as homeless encampments, on its property. Existing law allows the department to create highway cleanup programs. This new bill mandates that the department work with local governments to address homeless encampments on its property, establishing a liaison office for coordination. It requires creating a joint action plan in each district with local governments and allocating funds, as appropriated by the Legislature, to support these efforts. Additionally, the bill mandates the formation of an advisory committee in each district to guide implementation and requires the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature with information and recommendations on the issue. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 720 (Ashby, D) Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

Current Text: 02/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/24/2025 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. Read first time.

Summary: Existing law allows the use of automated traffic enforcement systems at intersections where drivers must stop, provided the government agency meets certain conditions. These include placing identifying signs and adhering to specific yellow light timing criteria. Additionally, up to January 1, 2032, certain cities in California can run speed safety system pilot programs under specified conditions. The law prescribes certain requirements for issuing notices of violation, which, if recorded by these systems, incurs a particular civil penalty. This bill would extend authorization to establish automated traffic enforcement system programs in more locations to detect traffic signal violations, subjecting violators to a $100 civil penalty. The bill outlines processes for issuing violation notices, conducting initial reviews, and handling administrative hearings and appeals for these violations. It also establishes a $25 filing fee for appeals against such notices. Legislative findings are included to justify limiting public access to related governmental proceedings and records. (Based on 02/21/2025 text) Subject: Public Safety
State Budget Act
LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.18
13 AB 227 (Gabriel, D) Budget Act of 2025.

Current Text: 01/10/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on Budget.

Summary: This bill would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. (Based on 01/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: State Budget Act
ABX1 5 (Gabriel, D) Budget Act of 2024.

Current Text: 01/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/03/2025 - Died on inactive file.

Summary: This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by amending and adding appropriations and making other changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. (Based on 01/20/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: State Budget Act
SB 65 (Wiener, D) Budget Act of 2025.

Current Text: 01/10/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 01/13/2025 - Read first time.

Summary: This bill would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. (Based on 01/10/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: State Budget Act
SBX1 3 (Wiener, D) Budget Act of 2024.

Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Enrollment HTML PDF
Status: 01/23/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025 Summary: The Budget Act of 2024 establishes the financial plan for state government for the 2024–25 fiscal year. This new bill proposes amending the original act by introducing additional appropriations and making various changes. It is designated as a Budget Bill, meaning it will become effective immediately upon passage. (Based on 01/23/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: State Budget Act
Transportation & Infrastructure
AB 476 (González, Mark, D) Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous metals.

Current Text: 02/10/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 02/24/2025 - Referred to Com. on B. & P.

Certain professionals, like licensed electricians, are exempt. There's no requirement for state reimbursement as per this act. (Based on 02/10/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 71 (Wiener, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.

LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.19
14 Current Text: 01/14/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/07/2025 - Set for hearing March 19.

Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mandates that a lead agency prepare an environmental impact report for projects potentially affecting the environment or adopt a negative declaration if not. CEQA requires a mitigated negative declaration if project modifications can mitigate significant effects. Until January 1, 2030, CEQA exempts certain transportation plans, including for pedestrian and bicycle facilities, from its requirements. The proposed bill aims to extend these exemptions indefinitely and add new exemptions for transit-related projects such as transit route changes and improvements for zero-emission vehicles. The bill would require lead agencies to determine eligibility for these exemptions, imposing a state-mandated local program. It also mandates that cost estimates for exempt projects adjust biennially in line with the California Consumer Price Index. Lastly, no state reimbursement is required under this act due to specified reasons in the bill. (Based on 01/14/2025 text)
Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
SB 73 (Cervantes, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.

Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/07/2025 - Set for hearing March 19.

The bill states no reimbursement is required by the state under its mandates. (Based on 01/15/2025 text) Priority: (5) Track/Watch
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 74 (Seyarto, R) Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.

Current Text: 03/05/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

Summary: Existing law creates the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation within the Governor's office to assist with long-term planning and research, and to act as the comprehensive state planning agency. It permits local agencies to finance infrastructure projects through various methods, such as allowing cities or counties to establish enhanced infrastructure financing districts for significant community projects. This bill mandates this office to set up the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program, upon legislative funding, to grant local agencies support for developing and constructing infrastructure projects. It allows the office to fund up to 20% of a project's cost, provided local agencies contribute at least 10% through local taxes. The office is also tasked with creating guidelines for grant application evaluation and funding. These provisions are set to take effect on January 1, 2030. (Based on 03/05/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
SB 496 (Hurtado, D) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.

Current Text: 02/19/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/11/2025 - Set for hearing April 2.

Summary: Existing law mandates that the State Air Resources Board (ARB) establish and enforce standards for motor vehicle emissions to manage air pollution. Under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the ARB is also tasked with regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The ARB has introduced the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, which requires the transition of government and high-priority truck fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Entities under this regulation can apply for exemptions in certain cases. The new bill proposes the creation of the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review denied exemption requests. This committee will include representatives from various governmental and non-governmental LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.20
15 organizations and will meet monthly. Meeting recordings and relevant information about appeals will be available on the ARB’s website. The committee must recommend a decision on appeals within 60 days, and the ARB must address these recommendations publicly within 60 days as well. Additionally, the bill expands the emergency vehicle exemption and modifies requirements under the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation. It also alters the conditions for daily usage exemptions and restricts the ARB from requiring documentation of zero-emission vehicle purchase agreements for certain compliance extensions. (Based on 02/19/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure, Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources SB 569 (Blakespear, D) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments.

Current Text: 02/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on TRANS.

Summary: The Department of Transportation has authority over the state's highway system and can require the removal of encroachments, such as homeless encampments, on its property. Existing law allows the department to create highway cleanup programs. This new bill mandates that the department work with local governments to address homeless encampments on its property, establishing a liaison office for coordination. It requires creating a joint action plan in each district with local governments and allocating funds, as appropriated by the Legislature, to support these efforts. Additionally, the bill mandates the formation of an advisory committee in each district to guide implementation and requires the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature with information and recommendations on the issue. (Based on 02/20/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
AB 532 (Ransom, D) Water rate assistance program.

Current Text: 02/11/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

Summary: The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 mandates the federal Department of Health and Human Services to implement the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, designed to help low-income households manage the cost of water and wastewater services. In accordance with this act, the Department of Community Services and Development oversees this program in the state. However, this program is scheduled to operate only until March 31, 2024. This bill would abolish these federally dependent requirements and proposes that the state Legislature fund a new California Low Income Household Water Assistance Program. This new program aims to aid residential ratepayers of smaller or disadvantaged community water systems. (Based on 02/11/2025 text)
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources SB 45 (Padilla, D) Recycling: beverage containers: tethered plastic caps.

Current Text: 03/05/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 03/05/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

Summary: The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, managed by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, aims to promote the recycling of beverage containers, which are defined as bottles, cans, jars, or cartons made of metal, glass, or plastic, excluding cups or open containers. Violating the act is considered a crime. Originally, the department could provide payments to recyclers for thermoform plastic containers, but this bill removes that authorization. Starting January 1, 2027, manufacturers must ensure plastic beverage containers with caps have tethered caps to prevent separation from the container. Containers with over a 70% recycling rate in 2022-2023, containers over 2 liters, and those with beer, wine, spirits, or 100% fruit juice are exempt from this requirement until January 1, 2028. Exemptions also apply to refillable containers and manufacturers selling fewer than 16 million containers annually. Introducing this requirement as part of the act, a violation would become a crime, thus creating a state-mandated local program. The bill specifies that no state reimbursement is necessary for this reason. (Based on 03/05/2025 text) Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 454 (McNerney, D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.

Current Text: 02/19/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
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16 Status: 03/11/2025 - Set for hearing April 2.

Summary: The State Water Resources Control Board is currently responsible for managing several drinking water programs. This bill proposes the creation of the PFAS Mitigation Fund within the General Fund. This fund would be used by the board, with legislative approval, to support initiatives related to reducing PFAS contamination. The board is also authorized to accept federal and private funding, which would be deposited into a specific PFAS Reduction Account and used to finance the initiatives continuously. Funds from this account could be provided as grants, loans, or contracts to aid water suppliers and wastewater operators. This would help cover costs associated with ensuring drinking water meets state and federal PFAS standards. To qualify for these funds, water suppliers or operators must demonstrate a clear plan for using them to enhance public safety related to drinking water or treated wastewater. The board can also establish guidelines to assist in implementing these measures. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
SB 496 (Hurtado, D) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.

Current Text: 02/19/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 03/11/2025 - Set for hearing April 2.

Summary: Existing law mandates that the State Air Resources Board (ARB) establish and enforce standards for motor vehicle emissions to manage air pollution. Under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the ARB is also tasked with regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The ARB has introduced the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, which requires the transition of government and high-priority truck fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Entities under this regulation can apply for exemptions in certain cases. The new bill proposes the creation of the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review denied exemption requests. This committee will include representatives from various governmental and non-governmental organizations and will meet monthly. Meeting recordings and relevant information about appeals will be available on the ARB’s website. The committee must recommend a decision on appeals within 60 days, and the ARB must address these recommendations publicly within 60 days as well. Additionally, the bill expands the emergency vehicle exemption and modifies requirements under the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation. It also alters the conditions for daily usage exemptions and restricts the ARB from requiring documentation of zero-emission vehicle purchase agreements for certain compliance extensions. (Based on 02/19/2025 text) Position: Support
Priority: (4) Standard
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure, Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources Total Measures: 53
Total Tracking Forms: 53
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1 POSITION LETTERS (Attachment 3)
As of March 18, 2025
Attachment 3 includes City of Chino position letters on legislation and regulations submitted since the prior report. The attached letter(s) were submitted on behalf of the City during this reporting period.

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EUNICE M. ULLOA KAREN C. COMSTOCK
Mayor CHRISTOPHER FLORES

MARC LUCIO
Council Members
CURTIS BURTON DR. LINDA REICH
Mayor Pro Tem City Manager
CITY of CHINO
13220 Central Avenue, Chino, California 91710
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 667, Chino, California 91708-0667 (909) 334-3250 • (909) 334-3720 Fax
Web Site: www.cityofchino.org
March 11, 2025
The Honorable John Harabedian, Chair
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
1021 O Street, Room 4350
Sacramento, CA 94249-0053
Subject: Request for Audit of the California Institution for Men by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Dear Assembly Member Harabedian,
I write on behalf of the City of Chino to formally request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) conduct a comprehensive audit of the California Institution for Men (CIM). This audit is essential to address persistent concerns regarding operational inefficiencies, staff safety, and the deteriorating state of the facility.

In November 2008, Inspector General David Shaw audited CIM, providing findings and recommendations. A consulting group, Vanderweil Facilities Advisors (VFA), concluded that CIM would require condemnation by 2014 unless proper funding was allocated to maintain and improve its infrastructure. At the time, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) allocated approximately $4 million annually for maintenance and repairs. VFA estimated that $28 million annually would be required to maintain CIM’s infrastructure at a minimal level to prevent further degradation. The $28 million would not improve conditions but merely sustain the facility's already poor state.

Using the Facility Condition Index (FCI), VFA rated CIM’s infrastructure. In 2009, CIM’s FCI stood at

0.409, indicating poor condition. Without necessary funding, VFA projected the FCI to exceed 0.6 by 2014, at which point replacement—not repair—would be required. Despite these warnings, adequate funding has not been provided, and CIM's infrastructure continues to deteriorate more than 15 years later.

Recent discussions of budget cuts have exacerbated security concerns. Proposals to eliminate several positions within California State Prisons included the removal of CDCR guards from main gates, raising serious safety risks. This change would allow unrestricted access to the prison grounds, including one LPC 2025-03-17, Item 1 Attach, p.24
The Honorable John Harabedian
March 11, 2025, p.2
of CIM’s most vulnerable areas—the facility armory. Removing gate security from a facility that houses some of the state’s most dangerous criminals is alarming and compromises public safety.

CIM has a long history of security challenges. In 1983, Kevin Cooper escaped through a fence and subsequently committed multiple murders. More recently, in 2018, Michael Garrett escaped due to a defective fence that had remained unrepaired for over a decade. The escape exposed flaws in CIM’s response protocols. Garrett was eventually apprehended nearly 100 miles away in Encinitas.

The prison's aging infrastructure and limited security features have also posed ongoing risks to public safety. CIM has experienced numerous riots, the most severe occurring in August 2009, involving over 1,300 inmates. The riot resulted in extensive damage to housing units, fires, and over 200 inmate injuries, though no inmates escaped, and staff remained unharmed. This incident further demonstrated CIM’s difficulties maintaining order and safety in an under-resourced facility.

CIM was built in 1941 to relieve overcrowding in other state prisons and serve as the nation’s first minimum-security facility, focusing on rehabilitation. However, it now houses 46 condemned inmates transferred due to safety concerns at San Quentin State Prison. CIM was never intended to house condemned inmates and lacks the appropriate infrastructure for this purpose.

In 2017, Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez introduced Assembly Bill 2028, which aimed to require regular security audits and develop plans to address identified deficiencies. Governor Brown vetoed the bill, citing the ongoing security audits conducted by the Office of Audits and Court Compliance.

However, these audits have not sufficiently addressed the significant security issues at CIM. In a letter to Acting Secretary Diaz, Assembly Member Rodriguez documented his firsthand observations of the prison’s deteriorating infrastructure, security deficiencies, unnavigable roads, and failing plumbing, all of which pose health and safety risks to inmates and staff.

Given these ongoing safety, operational, and infrastructure challenges, we respectfully ask that you urge JLAC to conduct a thorough audit of the California Institution for Men. A comprehensive review will provide transparency, identify critical areas for improvement, and ensure that CIM can operate safely and effectively to protect the community and those within the facility.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if further information is required.

Sincerely,
Eunice Ulloa
Mayor
cc: Chino City Council Members
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