2025 LEGISLATION
UPDATE & 2026
LEGISLATION
PLATFORM
GROVERBEACH.ORG
Kristin Eriksson, Assistant City
Manager
2025 Legislation – General Government
GROVERBEACH.ORG
Human Resources
• AB 339 – Requires the City to provide notice before solicitation or contract renewal for services within the scope of work in a job classification represented by an employee organization
• Possible delay in projects/services
• SB 827 – adds training requirements by 2028 for elected officials and department heads for ethics and financial training
• Need to secure financial training; staff resources for training, record keeping, etc. 2025 Legislation – General Government
GROVERBEACH.ORG
Brown Act
• SB 707 – requires public meetings allow attendance via two-way telephonic services or AV platforms, must attempt to cure any interference for one hour before resuming business
• City is in compliance, but any failures in the two-way telephonic services may require delays in meetings
Other
• SB 482 – cities must submit an updated list of local elected officials to SOS for publication within 120 days of any general election • SB 333 – Allows proposed SLOCOG transportation sales tax measure to be exempt from combined sales tax rate limitation for cities in SLO County 2025 Legislation – Public Safety
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• AB 992 – Requires officers hired on or after January 1, 2031 to obtain a degree in modern policing within 36 months of basic POST training
• When effective, will likely make recruitment more difficult, potentially increasing vacancies and OT/education costs
• Additional staff resources for tracking/facilitating education 2025 Legislation – Transportation &
Public Works
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• SB 105 – Appropriates Prop 4 Climate Bond funds, including $1.18 billion for water resilience
• Staff will monitor opportunities for grant funding following upcoming water supply study
2025 Legislation – Community
Development
GROVERBEACH.ORG
Compliance Requirements
• AB 996 – Clarifies requirements and provides for early coordination with the Coastal Commission for sea level rise plans
• AB 610 – Beginning 7th RHNA cycle, requires disclose prior or planned constraints in housing elements
• AB 670 – Beginning 2027, requires additional information in Annual Progress Reports to HCD
• SB 346 – Requires STR facilitators (ie: AirBNB) to provide addresses of STRs listed on platform and gives cities audit authority 2025 Legislation – Community
Development
GROVERBEACH.ORG
State Housing Law
• SB 79 – Beginning July 2026, requires cities in “urban transit counties” to approve qualifying housing projects within ½ mile of transit stops with limited or no environmental review, at height of 5-9 stories with density of 80-120 dwellings
• AB 507 – Beginning July 2026, requires approval of adaptive reuse projects ministerially and exempts qualifying projects from being violations subject to enforcement
2025 Legislation – COmmunity
Development
GROVERBEACH.ORG
State Housing Law
• AB 712 – Allows fines against local agencies of $10,000 for violations of housing reform laws.
• AB 130 – Creates CEQA exemptions for qualifying housing projects and makes builder’s remedy protections and limitations on discretionary hearings permanent. Requires ministerial housing projects to be approved or denied within 60 days of a complete application.
Legislative Platform Purpose
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• Clearly set forth the City’s positions on issues that impact City operations
• High-level expression of Council priorities (provides flexibility) • Allow for staff to quickly respond
Legislative Platform Process
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• Staff will work with the Mayor as Council representative on all legislative support or opposition
• Annually review with Council
• Focus on top priorities and broad principles
• Limited staff resources; not full tracking of all bills 2026 Platform
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• General Government – Generally supports local control to address local needs and opposes State preemption of local authority and unfunded or underfunded mandates;
• Local Government Finance – Generally supports legislation protecting or enhancing City revenues and opposes unfunded mandates, restrictions on revenues and restrictions on contracting for cities;
• Public Safety – Generally supports funding and support for emergency response and crime reduction programs; 2026 Platform
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• Transportation and Public Works – Generally supports funding and expedited processes capital and infrastructure projects, supports funding for key water supply projects, and funding for implementation of organic waste disposal requirements;
• Resources and Environment – Generally supports funding and programs related to energy and water supply projects along with organic waste disposal;
• Community Development – Generally supports funding and programs to address homelessness, supports legislation to reform cannabis regulations and supports protection of transient occupancy tax revenue. 2026 Platform – Possible Changes
GROVERBEACH.ORG
Local Government Finance
• Add Support for legislation that extends operations at the Diablo Canyon Power Plan and reinstates the unitary tax previously applied to the DCPP or provides for alternative financial mitigation for the region Transportation and Public Works
• Add opposition to legislation that increases the maximum allowable truck weights and/or allows longer, twin-trailer trucks Recommendation
GROVERBEACH.ORG
• Approve the 2026 City of Grover Beach Legislative Platform with direction to staff on whether to include any additional changes
Questions?
GROVERBEACH.ORG