CITY OF CUPERTINO
LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS 101
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. Legislative Process Overview2. Public Engagement in the Legislative Process3. City Engagement in the Legislative Process4. Examples of the Legislative Process at Work5. Public Comment
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LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS OVERVIEW
LEGISLATIVE
TERMS AND ACRONYMS
Governor +
Exec. Admin
The Senate – the
upper house of the
CA Legislative
Branch, 40 members
The Assembly – the
lower house of the
CA Legislative
Branch, 80members
Assembly Bill (AB)
Senate Bill (SB)
Legislative Two-Year
Cycle
Department of
Finance (DOF)
Legislative Analyst’s
Office (LAO) Trailer Bill Language
THE LEGISLATIVE CYCLE
• The Legislative Branch of the California State Government is composed of the State Assembly, the State Senate, and several other departments.
• This branch of government holds the principal lawmaking powers of the state. • On average, the Legislature will propose, analyze, and debate over 6,000 bills in a two-year session.
Assembly Members and Senators are limited to introducing approximately 50 and 40 bills (each, respectively) per two-year session.
TYPICAL
LEGISLATIVE CYCLE IN CALIFORNIA
Idea
Author
First Reading on
the floor of the
house
Committee
Hearings
Second and Third
Readings
Vote
If passed, repeated
in another house
Resolution of
differences
Governor
Becomes law
HOW A BILL
BECOMES LAW IN CALIFORNIA.
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The 2022 legislative cycle has started out strong after an unprecedented ending to the 2021 legislative cycle. February 18th was the bill introduction deadline for introducing new legislation. The Assembly introduced 1,453 new bills and the Senate introduced 714, for a total of 2,167 newly introduced bills for the 2022 legislative session.
HOW TO ENGAGE?
WHAT’S YOUR POSITION?
Support
Support if Amended
Oppose
Oppose unless Amended
Neutral/Watch
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
• Find out which policy committee your bill
has been assigned to.
• What date is your bill being heard on?• Communicate your position to the appropriate committees and staff.
• Get a copy of the committee analysis online
and read it before the hearing.
LEGISLATIVE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL• The legislative portal was designed to
facilitate the submission of position letters from the public to committees as bills move through legislative process. • Online Registration is required to use
the portal.
• www.calegislation.lc.ca.gov• Instructions on how to use the platform can be found at cupertino.org/lrc
YOUR LOCAL
LEGISLATORS 2022
Senator Dave Cortese
15th Senate District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.senate.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL
LEGISLATORS 2022
Assemblymember Evan Low
28th Assembly District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL
LEGISLATORS 2022
Assemblymember Marc Berman
23rd Assembly District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS
POST 2022 ELECTION
Senator Dave Cortese
15th Senate District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.senate.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS
POST 2022 ELECTION
Assemblymember Evan Low
26th Assembly District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS
POST 2024 ELECTION
Senator Josh Becker
13th Senate District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.senate.ca.gov/
YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS
POST 2024 ELECTION
Assemblymember Evan Low
26th Assembly District
Contact information can be found at:
https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
OTHER
ONLINERESOURCES
• Overview of the Legislative Process:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bil2lawx.html
• California Legislative Information:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/home.xhtml
• Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO): https://lao.ca.gov• California Department of Finance: http://www.dof.ca.gov• Glossary of Terms:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/glossaryTemplate.xhtml • Assembly Daily History: https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/content/dailyhistory• Senate History: https://www.senate.ca.gov/content/senate-histories• Department of Finance Trailer Bill Language:
https://esd.dof.ca.gov/dofpublic/trailerBill.html
• Cupertino’s Legislative Review Committee: cupertino.org/lrc
HOW THE CITY ENGAGES IN
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS• Similar in taking positions and reaching out to legislators
• Legislative Review Committee takes
positions consistent with the Legislative Platform
• cupertino.org/LRC
EXAMPLES OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AT WORK
SB 52 (Dodd) – City Supported Bill introduced: 12/7/20 Senate Committee Hearings
Passed out of Senate: 4/29/21
Senator Cortese voted in support of SB 52
Assembly Committee Hearings
Amended and sent back to Senate: 8/30/21
Assemblymember Low/Berman voted in support of SB 52
Senate approved amendments: 9/1/21
Senator Cortese voted in support of SB 52
Sent to Governor’s Office: 9/9/21
Governor Signed into Law: 10/6/21
SB 9 (Atkins) – City Opposed Bill introduced: 12/7/20 Senate Committee Hearings
Passed out of Senate: 5/26/21
Senator Cortese voted in support of SB 9
Assembly Committee Hearings
Amended and sent back to Senate: 8/26/21
Assemblymember Low/Berman voted in support of SB 9
Senate approved amendments: 8/30/21
Senator Cortese voted in support of SB 9
Sent to Governor’s Office: 9/3/21
Governor Signed into Law: 9/16/21
LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME EXAMPLES
Bill Topic Author City Position Cal Cities Position Floor Votes Local Legislator Votes Status SB 52 State of Emergency: Local Emergency: Sudden and Severe Energy Shortage: Planned Power Outage Dodd Support 7/23/21 Support Senate: 36-0Assembly: 75-0Senate: 39-0
Cortese: Aye/AyeLow: AyeBerman: Aye Signed into law by the Governor SB 9 Housing Development: Approvals Atkins Oppose 2/26/21 Oppose Senate: 28-6Assembly: 45-19Senate: 28-7
Cortese: Aye/AyeLow: AyeBerman: Aye Signed into law by the Governor.
AB 14 Communications: Broadband Services: California Advanced Services Fund Aguiar- Curry Watch Support Assembly: 62-7 Senate: 28-8 Assembly: 60-7 Cortese: Aye Low: Aye/Aye Berman: Aye/Aye Signed into law by the Governor AB 71 Bring California Home Act Luz Rivas Watch Watch
Assembly: N/ASenate: N/A Bill died on inactive file
AB 215 Housing Element: regional housing need: relative progress determination Chiu Oppose 7/23/21 Oppose Assembly: 58-11Senate: 22-9Assembly: 60-5
Cortese: AyeLow: Aye/AyeBerman: Aye/Aye Signed into law by the Governor AB 377 Water Quality: Impaired Waters Robert Rivas Watch Oppose Assembly: N/A Senate: N/A Bill died: Did not pass out of house of origin AB
1091
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: Board of Directors Berman Oppose 3/12/21 Watch Assembly: N/ASenate: N/A Bill died on inactive file
AB
1174
Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications, approvals, and subsequent permits Grayson Oppose 9/13/21 Watch Assembly: 71-0Senate: 37-0Assembly: 74-0
Cortese: AyeLow: Aye/AyeBerman: Aye/Aye
Signed into law by the Governor
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS