CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Consideration of Support of State Bills Recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Sustainability Commission.
1. Motion providing support of bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Sustainability Commission.
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for June 9, 2026 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report asks City Council to consider state bills for support as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Sustainability Commission, respectively. 2 6
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9 RECOMMENDATION
That City Council provide direction on proposed state legislation as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Sustainability Commission.
ANALYSIS
The State Legislature returned on January 6, 2026, and had until February 20, 2026, to introduce new legislation. For newly introduced bills, the Legislature has until June 6, 2025, to pass bills out of the house of origin. Then, the Legislature has until September 12, 2026, to pass bills and send them to the Governor for his signature.
The City of Glendale’s Commissions serve the City Council in an advisory capacity. The City is proactive in its legislative affairs efforts, and two commissions, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the Sustainability Commission, have recently reviewed proposed State legislation and provided recommendations for the City Council’s consideration, respectively.
Commission on the Status of Women
One of the functions of the CSW is policy recommendation. The Commission is committed to being informed about current and impending issues, policies, and legislation relevant to the well-being of women and girls to make recommendations of support or opposition on such issues, policies, and legislation to City Council. As part of this function, the Commission monitors legislation on the state and federal levels that impact and affect women and girls and advises and advocates on these issues.
In 2015, the Commission adopted its legislative platform. Based on this platform, staff is to monitor pertinent legislation and provide information at each monthly meeting to CSW regarding proposed legislation that relates to the platform. The CSW may make recommendations to City Council on specific legislative items for their consideration to take appropriate action, when required, to safeguard and/or advance the interests of women and girls in Glendale.
The legislative platform of the CSW focuses on the following priorities:
1. Women in the Workplace
2. Women’s Health
3. Women in the Budget
4. Women in the Military and Military Families
5. Women in Postsecondary Education
6. Women’s Safety
At their regular meeting on May 11, 2026, the CSW reviewed and discussed the California Legislative Women’s Caucus (LWC) 2026 legislative package (Legislative Women’s Caucus Announces 2026 Priority Bill Package | California Women's Legislative Caucus) and has provided recommendations on position letters of support for the City Council’s consideration. The LWC has historically published an annual priority bill package focused on advancing family-centered economic and social equity 3 6
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The CSW recommends supporting the following proposed bills:
1. AB 65 (Aguiar-Curry) School and Community College Employees: Paid Disability and Parental Leave*
Current Status: Senate Education Committee
Summary: This bill mandates up to 14 weeks of fully paid leave for certificated, classified, and academic employees at public school districts and community college districts for pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or recovery, with no minimum hours worked or length-of-service requirement. Health coverage must be maintained throughout the leave.
*The City has an existing “support” position on this two-year bill, so this is a re- affirmation of that support.
2. AB 1602 (Blanca Rubio) Foster Youth: Disaster Aid Assistance Current Status: Senate Rules Committee
Summary: This bill creates the Child Welfare Disaster Response Program and a corresponding account, administered by the State Department of Social Services, to fund housing, clothing, transportation, and other tangible needs of foster children, youth, and their caregivers within 180 days of a declared local or state emergency.
3. AB 1628 (Michelle Rodriguez) Child Protection: Safe Surrender Current Status: Senate Rules Committee
Summary: This bill, The Keeping Infants from Danger (KID) Act, extends California’s safe surrender law by expanding the eligible age for protected infant surrender from 72 hours to 30 days of age, protecting parents from child abandonment prosecution during that window. The bill also requires the expanded age limit to be incorporated into comprehensive sexual health education in grades 7–12.
4. AB 1981 (Aguiar-Curry) Subsidized Childcare: Reimbursement Rates: Reporting Current Status: Senate Human Services Committee
Summary: This bill, The True Cost of Child Care Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with an anticipated timeline for transitioning to a new cost-based alternative methodology for setting subsidized childcare reimbursement rates, and extends quarterly reporting requirements until the new rates are fully implemented.
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9 5. AB 2066 (Celeste Rodriguez) Triggering Event: Pregnancy Current Status: Senate Rules Committee
Summary: This bill adds pregnancy as a qualifying triggering event that allows an individual to enroll in or change their individual health benefit plan outside of the standard open enrollment period, giving a pregnant person 60 days from confirmation of pregnancy to select or switch plans.
6. AB 2134 (Addis) City Council Members: Absences Without Permission Current Status: Senate Local Government Committee
Summary: This bill prohibits a city from refusing permission for a council member to take parental leave and excludes parental leave absences from counting toward the consecutive absence limit that would otherwise trigger a vacancy in the seat. The bill applies to all cities, including charter cities, as a matter of statewide concern.
7.SB 1030 (Smallwood-Cuevas) CalWORKs: Unrelated Adult Male Current Status: Assembly Human Services Committee
Summary: This bill repeals the existing CalWORKs provision requiring an unrelated adult male residing with a family applying for or receiving aid to make a mandatory financial contribution to the household, the minimum of which is equivalent to the cost of independent living. Removal of this archaic AFDC-era rule eliminates a barrier that can result in families losing benefits based on household composition.
8.SB 1192 (Rubio) Domestic Violence: Reclaim Act
Current Status: Assembly Rules Committee
Summary: This bill creates a new legal process for domestic violence survivors to seek a prefiling order in any pending civil, family, or small claims litigation, automatically staying the litigation and any discovery while the motion is pending, and prohibiting the abuser from filing further litigation or discovery against the survivor without court permission if the order is granted.
The CSW had also recommended support of AB 1570 (Wilson) regarding healthcare coverage and diagnostic imaging, but the bill has failed in committee and will not be advancing through the legislative process.
Sustainability Commission
At their regular meeting on May 7, 2026, the Sustainability Commission met and discussed providing direction on the legislative agenda of bills introduced in the state legislature that are in line with the Commission’s areas of interest and purview. Built Environment (energy & water efficiency)
Transportation (focused on emissions)
Extended Producer Responsibility
Zone Zero Regulations
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The Sustainability Commission recommends supporting the following proposed bills:
1. AB 35 (Alvarez) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption:
program guidelines and selection criteria
Current Status: Senate Natural Resources Committee
Summary: This bill exempts state agencies from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when adopting program guidelines and selection criteria to distribute funds from the $10 billion Proposition 4 climate bond approved by voters in November 2024 for safe drinking water, water resilience, wildfire prevention, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, parks, and clean air programs. Agencies would still be required to publish draft guidelines online for at least 30 days of public comment, respond to comments, and offer tribal consultation.
2.AB 1777 (Garcia) Air Pollution: Indirect Sources
Current Status: Assembly Floor
Summary: This bill authorizes the California Air Resources Board (CARB), if necessary to meet federal ambient air quality standards, to adopt regulations to reduce or mitigate emissions from indirect sources of pollution (facilities and land uses such as warehouses, ports, and rail yards that attract significant mobile-source emissions).
3.SB 501 (Allen) Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: Covered Batteries Current Status: Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials Committee Summary: This bill expands California's producer-led battery stewardship program adding medium-format batteries, up to 25 pounds, including those used in e-bikes, e-scooters, and power tools, into the existing extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for batteries (the Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022).
STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
N/A.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Support of state legislation is not a project under CEQA.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements. 6 6
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9 ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1: Provide alternative direction on the list of bills as recommended by the city’s two commissions.
2: Consider any alternatives not proposed.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:
Roubik Golanian, P.E., City Manager
Prepared by:
Domenica K. Megerdichian, Assistant to the City Manager Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
None.