City of Chino
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE (Attachment 1)
As of June 19, 2026 (June 23, 2026 Legislative Committee Meeting)
FEDERAL UPDATE
Congressional Calendar
The House and Senate will both be on recess for a portion of June. The House will be in recess from June 12 until June 22. The Senate from June 29 to July 2. Both bodies are not in session July 3 until the 12th. The House has 32 days in session before Election Day.
Status of City of Chino Funding Requests for Federal FY 2027 DENIED - Heritage Park Upgrades and Infrastructure Improvements Project - $4 million in Congressionally Directed Spending requested from Senator Alex Padilla and Senator Adam Schiff.
Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff released their FY27 Congressionally Designated Spending requests. Neither Padilla nor Schiff requested funding for the City’s park project. City staff met earlier this year with Senator Padilla’s district staff. To strengthen the City’s project priorities for the next round of Congressional Districted Spending, district staff for both Senator Padilla and Senator Schiff will be invited to the City and tour Chino project priorities in the next couple of months.
New Congressional Districts
In light of the new congressional district lines that take effect in January 2027, the City’s federal advocate will reach out to Congressman Gil Cisneros, whose district encompasses the majority of the City of Chino.
Federal Housing Legislation
The timing of an amended housing bill, the ROAD to Housing Act, that senior House Republicans were hoping to quickly move to a floor vote, remains uncertain as leadership continues to work through text and find a path toward White House support. The Senate has passed various versions of the bill, but House GOP leadership is focused on adding provisions that the Senate measure does not include. The Senate passed major housing legislation in March (HR 6644), designed to expand housing supply and lower costs. The Senate took up a bill the House had passed in February, combined much of it with a similar Senate bill (S 2651), and added the provision that would mostly ban institutional investors' ownership of homes.
The investor piece has drawn strong criticism from a number of housing trade groups and caused concerns among House Republicans. Financial Services ranking member Maxine Waters, along with Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, is working to add back House provisions that were stripped from the Senate bill. House leaders are also looking at a Senate bill provision that would temporarily ban a central bank digital currency. House conservatives want a permanent ban.
Federal FY 2027 Budget
The House is moving its appropriation bills. The House Appropriations Committee has reported ten of the twelve spending bills to the House. Only the Labor-HHS-Education and Homeland Security bills have not been marked up. The House has passed the Military Construction-VA and the Agriculture bills.
Senate appropriators had planned to start their FY 2027 markups on June 4; however, that plan was pulled. The Senate still has no top-line spending number and, consequently, no subcommittee allocations. Also, flare-ups with the anti-weaponization fund, the White House ballroom, and funding ICE and CBP during the floor consideration of the budget reconciliation bill complicated consideration.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – Surface Transportation In May, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved reauthorizing the surface transportation programs. It awaits approval from the Ways and Means Committee and then the House. The Senate committees with jurisdiction over surface transportation programs have begun negotiating. However, an extension will likely be required to continue funding programs, as the programs and laws expire on September 30, 2026.
The federal surface transportation bill governs funding and policies related to roads, bridges, public transit, rail, and other transportation infrastructure. It plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of the nation's transportation systems, impacting economic growth and national security. The most recent reauthorization, the IIJA, was enacted to provide significant funding, up to $108 billion, for public transportation projects through 2026. The current authorization is set to expire September 30, 2026.
TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION REPORTS
The reports on tracked state legislation, sorted by subject and measure, are included in Attachment 2. The lists are substantially shorter than prior ones, as they include only those bills that have met the legislative deadlines to date. Additionally, the lists intentionally focus on the remaining significant bills being racked by the City. Bills are also added and removed from tracking based on lists provided by associations, such as the League of California Cities, staff input, and current bill language.
The positions noted on bills are based on the City Council's adopted Legislative Policy. Additional positions may be taken, or existing positions may be modified based on direction from the Legislative Committee or City Council. Bills sponsored by the League of California Cities are noted in the reports.
The City’s legislative advocate, Jason Gonsalves, will provide an update on the following significant measures:
PRIORITY BILLS
AB 1383 (McKinnor) - Public employees’ retirement benefits. (Amended - 5/13/2026) OPPOSE AB 1708 (Solache) – Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program: round 8: smaller jurisdictions. (Amended - 4/6/2026) SUPPORT (Dead) AB 1821 (Pacheco) - California Public Records Act: methods of submission, fees, and agency response time. (Amended - 6/10/2026) SUPPORT SB 922 (Laird) - Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways. (Amended - 6/17/2026) SUPPORT
LAND USE AND HOUSING
SB 866 (Blakespear) - Planning and zoning: housing element: unhoused population. (Amended - 4/28/2026) OPPOSE AB 2296 (Papan) - Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. (Amended - 5/18/2026) SUPPORT AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva) - Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act. (Amended - 6/17/2026) OPPOSE AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) - Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. (Amended - 6/15/2026) OPPOSE SB 1117 (Cervantes) - Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. (Introduced - 2/17/2026) OPPOSE AB 1567 (Ta) - General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly. (Amended - 6/18/2026) SUPPORT SB 417 (Cabaldon) - The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Amended - 1/22/2026) SUPPORT
POSITION LETTERS & MAJOR ISSUES
The City submitted the following letters since the May 12, 2026, Legislative Policy Committee meeting (Attachment 3):
State
AB 1383 (McKinnor) Public Employees’ Retirement Benefits – Oppose SB 866 (McKinnor) HHAP Program – Oppose
SB 1414 (Reyes) SB County Citizens Redistricting Commission – Oppose Joint Legislative Audit Committee, 2026-127 Law Enforcement: Human Trafficking Audit – Support AB 1821 (Pacheco) – Public Records - Support
Federal
Secretary Duffy – Support for City of Montclair Central Ave. Bridge Funding STATE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR – Recent and Upcoming Legislative Deadlines June 15
Budget Bill must be passed by midnight.
June 25
Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 3 General Election ballot.
July 2
Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills. Summer Recess begins upon adjournment of session, provided Budget Bill has passed.
July 3
Independence Day observed.
Aug. 3
Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess.
Aug. 14
Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor.
Aug. 17 – 31
Floor Session only. No committee, other than conference and Rules committees, may meet for any purpose.
Aug. 21
Last day to amend on the Floor.
Aug. 31
Last day for each house to pass bills. Final recess begins upon adjournment.
Sept. 30
Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 1 and in the Governor’s possession on or after Sept. 1.
Nov. 3
General Election.
Nov. 30
Session adjourns at midnight.
Dec. 7
Convening of the 2027-28 Regular Session.
Jan. 1, 2027
Statutes take effect.
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