For the City of Chino, these obligations would involve hiring additional staff to manage the required technology at the extra meetings, updating and posting the additional agenda items, and contracting for additional translation services. Because of Proposition 42 (2014), none of these requirements would be reimbursable, forcing our city to absorb all costs.
Additionally, the bill applies unevenly across California, treating cities of similar size differently based solely on county population, while the State itself is exempt from these rules.
Although the recent amendment moved the implementation deadline to July 1, 2026, this deadline still does not provide sufficient time for cities to fully budget, procure, and train for compliance.
Additional time is necessary to ensure responsible and effective implementation.
For these reasons, the City of Chino respectfully requests your Veto of SB 707 (Durazo).
Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
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
September 19, 2025
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor, State of California
1021 O Street, Suite 9000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: SB 827 (Gonzalez) – Local Agency Officials: Training.
VETO REQUEST
Dear Governor Newsom,
The City of Chino respectfully requests that you veto SB 827 (Gonzalez), which would expand existing ethics training requirements to include management-level employees of local agencies and require certain local agency officials to receive at least two hours of fiscal and financial training at least once every two years.
Our City believes in conducting the business of government with transparency, openness, respect, and civility. The spirit of honest public service is what builds communities. However, the City of Chino believes that state officials and agencies should adhere to the same level of transparency and ethical behavior as is expected of local officials and agencies.
We oppose this legislation applying solely to California cities and local officials, unless such law or regulation also applies equally to the state of California and state officials. While we acknowledge that local governments and state governments may have unique needs and understand that training for local officials and state officials may involve different standards, the requirements of this bill, which expands ethics and fiscal training, should impose similar requirements on the State. For these reasons, we ask that you veto SB 827.
Sincerely,
Linda Reich
City Manager
cc: [email protected]
WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE REPORT - MON. SEPT. 15, 2025
Gonsalves & Son
The 2025 legislative session ended on September 13, 2025, marking the end of the first year of a two-year session. Originally, the Legislature was scheduled to adjourn on September 12, 2025, however, due to late amendments to numerous Cap-and-Trade bills coupled with the 72-hour print rule, legislators waived the rules to make final adjournment on Saturday, September 13, 2025, to hear those bills.
The deadline for end of session is different between the first year and second year. The first year, as mentioned, is a rule of the houses and the second year has a constitutional deadline of midnight on August 31st, 2026.
This year, the Legislature introduced 2,833 bills, 1,777 in the Assembly and 1056 in the Senate.
Of those introduced, 418 have already been signed by the Governor, 1 has been vetoed by the Governor, 805 are before the Governor for his consideration, 1014 are 2-year bills, and 595 are dead. The Governor now has until October 13, 2025, to act on the 805 bills before him.
In addition to the final push on Legislation, the Legislature also adopted 17 budget trailer bills in the final days of session to adjust the budget they adopted over the summer. (attachment). ,
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Budget Acts of 2025
Trailer Bills
Sorted by: Measure
Monday, 09/15/2025
AB 144 Committee on Budget HTML PDF
Health.
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Summary: The text outlines several legislative changes affecting health care practices and regulations in California. 1. Health care practitioners from other states, territories, or countries can be exempt from certain license requirements while providing services at the 2028 Olympics if invited by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee. 2. The State Department of Public Health has new authority to adjust the baseline immunization and health service recommendations set by federal task forces as of January 1, 2025. 3.
Certain health professionals can administer immunizations according to state recommendations instead of federal ones. 4. Annual fee adjustments for clinical laboratories and tissue banks will be based on estimated program costs rather than previous funding appropriations. 5. If state-mandated gender-affirming care exceeds essential health benefits, California's Exchange will provide payments to plan issuers to cover these costs from 2026. 6. Certain clinics providing services at the 2028 Olympics are exempt from state licensure requirements during a specified period. 7. Out-of-state EMS personnel can provide services at the 2028 Olympics under specific authorization, without the usual state licensure requirements. 8. Reporting requirements for alcohol and drug program outcomes by the DHCS will be repealed. 9. Biannual reporting requirements for the Every Woman Counts Program will be removed. 10. The bill alters student immunization policy by replacing references to federal immunization guidelines with stateled guidelines, effective July 1, 2026. 11. Specified health facilities will follow state recommendations for resident immunizations instead of following federal guidelines.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Assembly
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/09/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/09/2025
AB 149 Committee on Budget HTML PDF
Public resources trailer bill.
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Summary: 1. The existing law in California prohibits certain actions involving dreissenid mussels, such as possession and transportation, with enforcement handled by the Director of Fish and Wildlife. People or agencies managing reservoirs must implement prevention programs against these mussels. This new bill broadens these regulations to apply to all invasive mussel species, mandates updates to control plans to address these species by 2026, and redefines fees related to vessel registration to pertain to invasive mussels,
while increasing fees and adjusting them for inflation. 2. The Farmer Equity Act of 2017 currently promotes the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers in agricultural policy.
The new bill establishes a pilot program for regional farm equipment sharing specifically for these farmers, offering financial and technical assistance and contingent on legislative funding, with an expiration on January 1, 2030. 3. CAL-FIRE is required to increase permanent firefighting personnel for better fire management without being limited to hand crew staff, contingent on funding appropriation. 4. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires environmental impact assessments for projects, with certain exceptions. This bill expands CEQA exemptions to include the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, allowing for the construction of temporary facilities without detailed environmental assessments, yet requiring public notification for venue changes. 5.
Following the approval of Proposition 4 in 2024, the state can issue bonds to fund various environmental resilience projects. The bill permits emergency regulations for these initiatives and reallocates specific funds to support climate resilience and invasive species management.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Assembly
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/09/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/09/2025
AB 154 Committee on Budget HTML PDF
Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations:
California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
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Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mandates that a lead agency must assess the environmental impacts of projects and prepare necessary reports, such as an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or a mitigated negative declaration, based on the project's potential effects. Separately, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act requires businesses with revenues over $1 billion to annually report their emissions, with regulations exempted from CEQA. Similarly, businesses with revenues over $500 million must submit climate-related financial risk reports, with penalties for noncompliance, and these regulations are also exempted from CEQA. This bill allocates $1,000 from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the State Air Resources Board to implement climate accountability measures and declares immediate effect for budget-related appropriations.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Assembly
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 A Floor Analysis (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 105 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Budget Acts of 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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Summary: The Budget Acts for the fiscal years 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26 allocated funds for state government operations. This current bill aims to modify these acts by changing certain appropriations, adding new ones, and removing others. It also includes additional amendments to the budget acts. The bill is designed to take immediate effect as a Budget Bill.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 146 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Human services.
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Summary: The bill addresses a range of social service programs in California, with amendments and requirements aimed at improving administration and effectiveness: 1. **Homelessness Assistance Programs:** Counties opting into homelessness assistance programs must have public-facing written policies and complaint resolution procedures. The State Department of Social Services will develop guidance for counties on notifying recipients of housing services and financial assistance, allowing recipients to request state hearings if services are reduced or discontinued, and establishing criteria for service continuation during complaints. The department will collaborate with counties and advocates to develop these processes. 2. **CalWORKs Program Improvements:** The bill modifies requirements for welfare-to-work activities under CalWORKs, including removing the need for verbal or written elections in welfare-to-work plans and establishing a streamlined appraisal tool to replace the Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool by July 2026. It eliminates the deadline for policy guidance on semiannual report forms. 3. **Adoption Assistance Program:** The definition of "responsible public agency" is expanded to include all county adoption agencies, simplifying the process for Adoption Assistance Program determinations regardless of licensing status. 4. **CalFresh Program Adjustments:** To address payment error rates in CalFresh, the bill allows implementation through emergency regulations and requires stakeholder consultation starting in 2025, with legislative updates through 2027. It postpones establishing a CalFresh workgroup and its report deadlines by two years, focusing on improving enrollment for individuals transitioning from incarceration. 5. **Funding Appropriation:** The bill allocates $3.2 million from the General Fund to the State Department of Social Services for automation efforts related to CalFresh error rate mitigation and federal compliance. 6. **Immediate Effectiveness:** The bill is set to take effect immediately as it involves appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 147 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.
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Summary: 1. The bill mandates that the State Board of Education approves guidelines for literacy programs in early grades by September 30, 2026, and allows the Department of Education to charge up to $10,000 in review fees for program submissions. The department will allocate funds to the Marin County Office of Education to contract with organizations to aid in implementing these provisions. Additionally, $200 million is appropriated for literacy training for staff in early grades, distributed based on staffing data from 2025. 2. Proposition 98 sets a formula for determining minimum state funding for schools and community colleges. If funding exceeds this minimum, excess funds are attributed back to the previous year. The bill modifies allocations to school districts, requiring proportional shares from revised amounts to be recognized over several fiscal years for budget purposes but not credited as fulfilling the minimum funding obligations. 3.
By July 1, 2026, a system for collecting salary and benefits data for school employees must be developed. Starting in 2026, schools must report this data annually. The bill requires public accessibility of this data in a downloadable format. 4. The Student Teacher Stipend Program, funded with $300 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year, supports student teachers. Originally, $5 million was allocated to Kern County for particular activities; this bill increases the amount to $6 million for the same purposes. 5. The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program allows employees to distribute their salary over summer months. The bill extends the period for which appropriations can be used, allowing funds to be encumbered over two fiscal years, starting with 2023-24. 6. From July 1, 2025, local education agencies can offer programs to recover attendance and make up missed instructional time. This bill aligns the instructional minute requirements for opportunity schools with those applicable to other schools. 7. The Golden State Teacher Grant Program provides reduced one-time grants to students pursuing teaching credentials who commit to working in priority schools. This bill extends the application period into the 2025-26 fiscal year. 8. The local control funding formula includes supplemental grants based on the percentage of certain pupil demographics. The bill alters the calculation for English learners in transitional kindergarten, requiring a proxy count based on kindergarten English learners not eligible for free or reduced meals or foster youth status. 9. The Budget Act of 2020 allocated funds for creating a standardized IEP template through a workgroup organized by a county office of education selected by the State Board of Education's executive director.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 148 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Higher education budget trailer bill.
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Summary: The text outlines several legislative changes affecting the California Community Colleges:
1. **Basic Needs Centers**: Each community college must have a Basic Needs Coordinator and Center to aid students with basic needs like housing, food, and mental health services. For the 2026–27 and 2027–28 fiscal years, these centers must also provide food pantry services to classified employees, with specific data reported to the Chancellor's office. 2. **Middle Class Scholarship Program (MCSP)**: The MCSP provides scholarships based on the difference between attendance costs and other financial aids. A new bill ensures minor adjustments don't require recalculation of awards and requires participating institutions to sign agreements to administer the program. 3. **Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant Program**: This aims to reduce educational costs by using open educational resources instead of traditional textbooks. Funds can also be used for developing these resources, and from June 2025, unallocated funds can support a statewide resource infrastructure. 4. **Apportionments Adjustments**: Payments to community college districts for 2024–25 have been deferred to the next fiscal year, with funding references specified for future budgeting. 5. **Public School System Stabilization Account**: This account provides a reserve for school funding. The bill allocates approximately $49.7 million to support community college districts when state obligations fall short. 6. **MESA Programs**: Programs aimed at supporting disadvantaged students in STEM fields are limited to a 35% allocation for administrative costs. Funds should primarily enhance statewide MESA coordination and improvement. 7. **Emergency Grants**: $20 million is earmarked for emergency financial assistance to community college students. The Chancellor can reallocate these funds to ensure all eligible applicants receive aid, with progress reported to legislative committees. 8. **Funding Appropriations**: The 2025–26 fiscal year allows for fund transfers to support community college districts, as per specific items in the Budget Act of 2025. 9. **Legislative Coordination**: The bill’s proposals hinge on concurrent enactments of related legislative measures to be fully operational. 10. **State Reimbursements**: If state mandates incur costs, reimbursement procedures are established according to statutory provisions. 11. **Immediate Effect**: The bill takes effect immediately to facilitate budget-related appropriations.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 151 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Early childhood education and childcare.
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Summary: The bill modifies existing childcare and early education laws in California. It extends the timeframe for reimbursement calculations, based on authorized hours, for statesubsidized childcare providers and preschools from June 2026 to July 2028. It also continues a supplemental payment system for these providers indefinitely beyond June 2026. The bill introduces a one-time payment for family daycare providers reflecting rate
increases, contingent upon the ratification of an agreement between the State of California and Child Care Providers United - California by September 30, 2025.
Additionally, it mandates stabilization payments per child for licensed and license-exempt providers by January 2026, assuming the agreement is ratified. The bill appropriates about $157.85 million for these stabilization payments. Furthermore, it continues funding allocations to various childcare-related funds, including a retirement trust, through July 2028, contingent on budget approval. Finally, the bill is to be enacted immediately as part of the state budget process.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 153 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Transportation budget trailer bill.
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Summary: The text outlines a comprehensive legislative bill affecting several state regulatory and transportation functions. Key elements are: 1. The State Air Resources Board (CARB) is tasked with reducing air pollutants and can now impose fees on entities regulated under the Transport Refrigeration Unit Regulation to cover regulatory costs, with revenues going to the Certification and Compliance Fund. 2. Funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, obtained through market-based compliance measures, are allocated to various programs, including extending the current funding allocation formula for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program through the 2025–26 fiscal year. 3. The rate-setting requirements for public transportation systems providing charter bus services are revised from fully allocated costs to marginal costs. 4. Special authorization is granted to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other providers to operate charter bus services during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, exempting them from certain funding-related requirements. 5. Similar authorization for charter bus services during the 2026 FIFA World Cup is extended to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Mateo County Transit District, and other providers in the San Francisco Bay Area under specified conditions and exemptions. 6. The Department of Motor Vehicles can expand a pilot program to include up to 15% of licensed drivers for digital driver's licenses. 7. The Department of Transportation can issue special permits for vehicle operations on a specific section of State Route 185 in Oakland until December 31, 2031, requiring the City of Oakland to report data. 8. Exemptions from the Administrative Procedure Act are applied to the guidelines for using funds from the Air Pollution Control Fund, as part of the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project. 9. The bill addresses state reimbursement to local agencies for costs mandated by the State. 10. A $1,000 appropriation from the Air Pollution Control Fund is designated for the Transport Refrigeration Unit Program for the 2025–26 fiscal year. 11. The bill is set to take effect immediately as part of the Budget Bill appropriations.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 155 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: California Civic Media Program.
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Summary: Existing law designates the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as the central agency for economic strategy and marketing for California's business development and economic growth. GO-Biz can advise the Governor and Legislature on policies and provide relevant data and support. A new bill proposes the creation of the California Civic Media Program, administered by GO-Biz, to support a dynamic press corps and enhance public good. The bill would set up the California Civic Media Fund, receiving an initial $10,000,000 from the General Fund, for GO-Biz to manage. An advisory board of nine members will recommend private fund allocations. The bill restricts the annual public fund spending to not surpass private fund contributions and is intended for immediate enactment linked to the Budget Bill.
Location: 09/13/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 156 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Labor.
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Summary: 1. The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) establishes the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) to manage pensions and benefits for state employees.
Funding comes from investment income and contributions from employers and employees, deposited into the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund. The law outlines contributions, adjustments, and appropriations to address unfunded liabilities. A new bill appropriates $372 million from the General Fund to this purpose, specifying allocations to different state employee categories. 2. PERL allows public agencies to join PERS through contracts. A bill permits certain successor agencies, like those in Humboldt County, to maintain previous pension plans for employees post-annexation. 3. Amendments allow local governments to hire former federal civilian firefighters, providing employment continuity after military reorganization and ensuring eligibility for similar roles. 4. The InHome Supportive Services (IHSS) program facilitates services for qualified individuals to stay in their homes. The bill revises dispute resolution processes between employee organizations and providers, adjusts timelines for collective bargaining, and changes overtime compensation regulations. 5. The legislation identifies the need for a special statute for Humboldt County. 6. The California Constitution mandates open access to public agency meetings and records. The bill includes findings that conditionally support this constitutional requirement. 7. The bill is designed to take immediate effect as part of the Budget Bill appropriations process.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 157 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Public safety.
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Summary: This legislative text outlines several amendments to existing laws regarding California's corrections and rehabilitation system, public defenses, public records, and public spending: 1. **Community Treatment Program for Incarcerated Mothers**: Existing law allows mothers with children under six to be released to community facilities. The new bill proposes eliminating the requirement for contracts with these facilities to be approved by the Director of General Services, allows contracts up to 10 years, requires advertisement of these contracts, and gives priority to certain programs. 2. **State Public Defender Contracts**: The bill exempts the State Public Defender's contracts from particular procurement and contracting requirements, including small business and veteran provisions, enabling them to implement their duties without additional reviews. 3. **Prison Industry Authority**: The bill proposes renaming the Prison Industry Authority and Board to the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority/Board, contingent on the enactment of another bill (SB 857). 4. **Public Records and Correctional Facilities**: The bill allows the Director of In-Custody Death Review to access records at local detention facilities to fulfill their duties of promoting safety and legality in these locations, thus adding responsibilities to local governments. 5. **Community Corrections Performance Incentives**: This bill revises the calculation methods for performance incentive payments to counties by focusing on the actual incarceration rates rather than forecasts. It appropriates over $103.6 million for these purposes and adjusts payments based on county performance metrics. 6. **Reimbursement to Local Agencies**: The bill ensures that if it requires local agencies to incur costs, they will be reimbursed according to established state procedures. 7. **Immediate Enactment**: The bill is declared to take effect immediately as it involves appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 158 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Land use.
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Summary: The Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025 reorganized state agencies to centralize affordable housing finance by creating a Housing Development and Finance Executive Committee within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, which will later transfer to the newly established California Housing and Homelessness Agency by July 1, 2026. It aligns housing funding sources and suggests improvements for loan administration. The Planning and Zoning Law mandates cities and counties to maintain general development plans and submit annual reports using updated standards, which this bill modifies. The Permit Streamlining Act requires expedited processing of certain development projects, and this bill clarifies what constitutes a "housing development project". The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) demands environmental impact assessments for projects with potential significant effects, specifically including certain lands for conservation; this bill expands definitions and exemptions. It also specifies conditions for CEQA exemptions regarding housing project timelines and stipulates notification to Native American tribes. This bill revises existing law, reducing builder's remedy project area limits to 4 acres, and mandates filing environmental exemptions with the Governor’s Office when applicable. Certain projects will still require CEQA evaluation based on criteria like city size and floodway locations.
The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program provides grants to tackle homelessness, and this bill accelerates preparations for its 7th round. A sum of $2,106,000 is allocated to support the implementation of SB 131 for this project.
Location: 09/13/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/13/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 159 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.
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Summary: The existing law assigns the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) within the Government Operations Agency, comprising the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Chairperson of the State Board of Equalization. The FTB's duties include managing state personal income, corporation franchise, and income taxes. The Personal Income Tax Law aligns with federal laws, defining "gross income" broadly but listing specific exclusions.
Notably, for tax years from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2030, there is an income exclusion for qualified taxpayers receiving settlement amounts related to state wildfires.
The proposed bill seeks to amend this exclusion, limiting it to amounts connected with a "qualified wildfire disaster" and provides a $10,000 appropriation from the General Fund to the FTB for managing these settlements. This bill, which requires a two-thirds legislative approval due to constitutional tax implications, would result in some taxpayers paying higher taxes and is meant to take immediate effect as part of the budget appropriations process.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 160 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Background checks.
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Summary: The proposed bill mandates several professional boards in California to require applicants to undergo fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background checks as part of their application process. This includes boards regulating medical professionals, such as physicians, surgeons, and midwives, as well as psychologists, behavioral science professionals, repossession agencies, private investigators, and household movers. Each relevant board or bureau must submit fingerprint images to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which will charge a fee and provide both state- and federal-level responses regarding the applicant's criminal history. This replaces the existing requirements for applicants to submit fingerprint cards or Live Scan forms for identity and criminal conviction verification. Additionally, the Department of Education is authorized to require similar checks for employees and associates in state special schools and diagnostic centers.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/13/2025 - Enrolled
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 161 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
State employment: state bargaining units.
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Summary: The text discusses a legislative bill impacting several aspects of state employee agreements and benefits in California. It covers various changes to existing laws regarding state employee compensations and benefits, including the approval and funding of agreements needing legislative approval, continuous appropriation provisions, and alterations in retirement and health care contributions. 1. **Approval and Funding of Agreements**: The bill allows agreements between state employers and employee organizations to take effect only if specifically funded by the Legislature. It enables reopening of negotiations if not funded and permits agreement provisions to become effective through legislation other than the Budget Act. 2. **Continuous Appropriation for Employee Compensation**: Provisions exist for continuous appropriation from various funds for employee compensation if the Budget Act is delayed, with specific mention of multiple state bargaining units. 3. **Workweek and Leave Program**: The law maintains a standard 40-hour workweek but allows flexibility. Employees in certain units must participate in a leave program with a pay reduction in exchange for leave credits. 4. **Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS)**: Adjustments to contribution rates for state employees are postponed, maintaining specified contributions for certain periods.
The bill changes effective dates for contribution rate adjustments. 5. **Health Care Contributions**: Suspends prefunding contributions for retiree healthcare for specific
periods and introduces a new schedule for contributions starting in 2027, aiming for employers and employees to equally share costs by 2030. 6. **Budget Act Appropriations**: Revises appropriations for employee compensation, resulting in a specified increase in total appropriations. 7. **Immediate Effect**: The bill is declared to take effect immediately as it provides appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
SB 162 Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review HTML PDF
Elections.
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Summary: A statewide special election is scheduled for November 4, 2025, which allows consolidation of local elections set by districts, cities, or other political subdivisions, if they were planned by August 8, 2025, to occur on the same date. Current rules prevent county election officials from certifying results of both the statewide and local elections before 28 days after the election. Additionally, the Secretary of State must report the final costs of the statewide election to pertinent financial authorities by April 1, 2026. A bill proposes allocating $100,000 from the General Fund to the Secretary of State for preparing this cost report, and it is designed to take immediate effect as part of the budget-related appropriations.
Location: 09/12/2025 - Senate
ENROLLMENT
Current Analysis: 09/12/25 S Floor Analyses (text
09/08/25)
Current Text: 09/12/2025 - Enrollment
Last Amend: 09/08/2025
Total Measures: 17
Total Tracking Forms: 17
M E M O R A N D U M
CITY OF CHINO
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
TO: LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
FROM: VIVIAN CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION
Receive a report on federal, state, and regional outreach and communications. Receive and file.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES:
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Positive City Image
• Exemplary Leadership
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships City of Chino – Legislative Committee
September 23, 2025
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
Deputy City Manager Vivian Castro will provide an oral report.