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 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.
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.
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.
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.