AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING NOTICE
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
PUBLIC MEETING 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS
Steve Madison, Chair, District 6
Gene Masuda, District 4
Jess Rivas, District 5
Jason Lyon, District 7
STAFF
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager
Arnold Lee, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
MISSION STATEMENT
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REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Public Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
PUBLIC MEETING - 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT – Public comment will be limited to a total of 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 2, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
July 30, 2024 – Special Meeting*
August 6, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
September 3, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
1. SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 239 (HARABEDIAN) STATE-LED DISASTER HOUSING TASK FORCE*
2. CONTRACT AWARD TO CAPITALEDGE ADVOCACY INC. FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR $135,000 PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS*
INFORMATION ONLY
3. BRIEFING BY CHRIS GIGLIO ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
4. BRIEFING BY KYRA EMANUELS ROSS ON STATE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
5. UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE*
6. PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS*
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission – January 28, 2025 b. Arts & Culture Commission – January 8, 2025
c. Commission on the Status of Women – January 8, 2025
d. Community Police Oversight Commission – December 12, 2024 e. Human Relations Commission – January 7, 2025
f. Human Services Commission – January 8, 2025
g. Northwest Commission – January 14, 2025
* INDICATES ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED
ADJOURN
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 2, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
July 30, 2024 – Special Meeting*
August 6, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
September 3, 2024 – Cancelled Meeting*
07/02/2024
CITY OF PASADENA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER – ROOM S249
JULY 2, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee, scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., was cancelled as ordered on June 27, 2024, and posted by staff.
ATTEST:
____________________
Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
_________________________________
Councilmember Steve Madison, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
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CITY OF PASADENA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER – ROOM S249
JULY 30, 2024
OPENING Chair Madison called the special meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee to order at 4:42 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Staff:
Vice Mayor Steve Madison, Chair
Councilmember Gene Masuda
Councilmember Jess Rivas
Councilmember Jason Lyon (Absent)
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager
Jason Mikaelian, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENT No one appeared for public comment on matters not on the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recording Secretary Sabha reported an amendment to the May 13, 2024 minutes, stating that the proposed revision is a modification to the second page , fifth paragraph, first sentence, to read " …current practice of attaching councilmember names to City -wide giveaway events, participation of councilmembers in Closed Session discussions about litigation in which the opposing party is a donor to their campaign , and recent recommendation brought by the Commission on the Status of Women about campaign mailers.”
It was moved by Councilmember Rivas, seconded by Vice Mayor Madison, to approve the minutes of May 7, 2024, as submitted, and May 16, 2024, amended as detailed above . ( Motion unanimously carried) (Absent: Councilmember Lyon)
INFORMATION ONLY
BRIEFING BY CHRIS GIGLIO ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS
Chris Giglio, Federal Legislative advocate for the City, provided an update on the following legislative matters listed below and answered questions on the following topics:
• Congress working to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 budget; • House of Representatives budget includes Community
Project Funding requests for Pasadena s ubmitted by
Congresswoman Chu:
o $1,000,000 dollars for Jackie Robinson Community
Center upgrades; and
o $1,000,000 dollars for Police Department technology and equipment.
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• Congress is in recess through Labor Day;
• Senator Alex Padilla (CA) is proposing legislation to make the Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
permanent, which provides assistance to water utilities with delinquent customer payments;
o Mayor Gordo, a member of the United States Conference of Mayors, introduced a resolution that was approved, to support passage of the LIHWAP legislation.
Brenda Harvey -Williams, Assistant City Manager, provided information on future ceremonies that will thank Congresswoman Chu for her work in securing funding for local community projects.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF COMMISSION TERM LENGTHS
On the order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the above referenced item will be continued to a future Committee meeting.
BRIEFING BY KYRA EMANUELS ROSS ON STATE
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
Kyra Emanuels Ross, State Legislative advocate for the City, provided an update on state and local legislative matters listed below and responded to questions:
• State Legislature is on summer recess and will return on Monday, August 5, 2024;
• Governor Newsom signed 2024 budget on June 29, 2024;
• California S upreme Court removed the California Business Roundtable measure from the November ballot;
• Passage of AB 440, which calls for a special election, and allows two items on the ballot:
o Proposition 4, a $10 billion general obligation climate bond; and
o Proposition 2, a $10 billion general obligation school facility bond.
• State propositions on ballot: Propositions 32, 33, 34, 36; • Housing builder’s remedy bills: AB 1886, AB 1893;
• Three b ills on Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and the RHNA process;
• Labor bill to address vacancies in city departments;
• Bill that adds significant requirements on local governments and contractors for work not usually performed by public employees over $100,000; and
• Governor Newsom signed an executive order on July 25 , 2024, directing state agencies to develop plans to clear homeless encampments on state property.
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Recording Secretary Sabha reported that one letter of
correspondence related to this item was received by the City Clerk’s Office, distributed to the Committee, posted online, and made part of the record for this item.
Christopher Sutton, representing United Caltrans Tenants, requested that the City take a stance on the revised proposed regulations related to the Caltrans properties along the 710 corridor.
Chair Madison requested that the City’s State Legislative advocates keep the Committee informed on legislation that would impact the 710 corridor.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REVIEW OF RECENT HOUSING LEGISLATION IN CALIFORNIA
Jason Mikaelian , Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development, provided introductory comments, and Barbara Kautz, Goldfarb Lipman Attorneys, presented a PowerPoint presentation on the matter, including providing information on recent housing legislation in California, with both responding to questions.
Christopher Sutton, representing United Caltrans Tenants, advocated for the City to protect the rights of Caltrans property tenants to develop Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), and urged the City to stay informed on the issue.
Chair Madison thanked City staff for staying informed on the dozens of complex housing bills that are introduced to Congress ; and suggested developing a schematic to view projects from its inception and how proposed legislation may affect such projects.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S
EXECUTIVE ORDER ADDRESSING HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS
Brenda Harvey -Williams, Assistant City Manager, introduced the item for Committee consideration and discussion, and responded to questions.
Chair Madison requested that the City Manager’s Office provide information on the United States Supreme Court Grants Pass v.
Johnson decision, and the mandate from Governor Gavin Newsom to remove homeless encampments from state property . In addition, he advocated for state and federal programs and resources to compassionately address homelessness in the City.
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Brenda Harvey -Williams, Assistant City Manager, responded that Mayor Gordo suggested agendizing t he matter at a special study session for the City Council on Monday, August 26, 2024.
The following individuals provided various comments on this matter:
Andrew Good, Pasadena resident
Jon Mabuni, Pasadena resident
Sonja Berndt, Pasadena resident
Joshua Grater, Pasadena resident
Brianna Lugo, Alhambra resident
Shawn Morrissey, Pasadena resident
Adriana Bautista, Pasadena resident
Liberty McCoy, Pasadena resident
Lexine Lin Mackenzie, Pasadena resident
Bert Newton , representing Making Housing and Community Happen
David Serri, Pasadena resident
Jean Park, Los Angeles resident
Allison Henry, Pasadena resident
Recording Secretary Sabha reported that the City Clerk’s Office received three letters of correspondence providing comments on the matter, which were distributed to the Committee, posted online, and made part of the record.
Councilmember Rivas shared topics of interest when the item is agendized at a future City Council meeting for discussion, which include: tiny homes, a permanent year -round shelter, motel conversions, and a clear definition of an encampment . She also suggested that staff invite subject-matter experts from the homeless services community to be a part of the discussion.
Chair Madison echoed the need for input from subject-matter experts and spoke on the opportunity and obligation given the Governor’s mandate, to develop a policy on the issue. He requested that the City Attorney’s Office research camping -related ordinances adopted by the City in light of the Grant’s Pass decision.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE CATASTROPHIC MODELING REGULATION
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager, stated that staff is available to provide a presentation on the matter at a future meeting.
Chair Madison and Councilmember Masuda both shared concerns from members of the community on the unavailability and/or 05 07/30/2024
skyrocketing increase of home insurance premiums ; and inquired what the City can do to address their concerns.
Chair Madison requested for the City’s State Legislative advocates provide an update on the matter at the next scheduled Legislative Policy Committee meeting.
Kyra Emanuels Ross, State Legislative advocate for the City , provided information on two insurance -related regulations moving through the legislature:
• Senate Bill 504 (Dodd), defensible space requirements for homeowners to remove vegetation around a home for wildfire prevention; and
• Senate Bill 610 (Wiener), high fire severity zone remapping that takes into account building standards and other factors.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CHARTER REFORM;
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ETHICS REFORM; AND COUNCIL
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
Chair Madison introduced the item in an effort to update the policies and procedures of the City Council and proposed that the Legislative Policy Committee assist in developing possible criteria for implementation.
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager, clarified that the item was included on the agenda at the request of the Committee, but that City Clerk Jomsky, requested that discussion on the matter be tabled until the Charter Study Task Force completes its work so that the City Clerk can dedicate the appropriate amount of attention to this subject.
Councilmember Rivas recommended prioritizing topics for future discussion and direction to staff.
Chair Madison requested staff to examine the actions of the City Council related to City Charter reform and look for opportunities for regulation, by ordinance or resolution, that will further advance the intent of the City Council.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission – June 25, 2024, July 23, 2024
b. Arts & Culture Commission – June 12, 2024, July 10, 2024 06 07/30/2024
c. Board of Zoning Appeals – June 26, 2024
d. Code Enforcement Commission – July 9, 2024
e. Commission on the Status of Women – June 5, 2024, July 17, 2024
f. Community Police Oversight Commission – June 6, 2024, July 11, 2024
g. Design Commission – June 11, 2024, June 25, 2024, July 23, 2024
h. Environmental Advisory Commission – June 11, 2024, July 9, 2024
i. Fire & Police Commission – June 19, 2024, July 17, 2024 j. Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee – June
13, 2024
k. Historic Preservation Commission – June 11, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 16, 2024
l. Human Relations Commission – June 11, 2024
m. Human Services Commission – June 12, 2024, July 10, 2024 n. Library Commission – June 19, 2024, June 26, 2024, July 17, 2024
o. Northwest Commission – June 18, 2024, July 9, 2024
p. Pasadena Rental Housing Board – June 26, 2024, July 10, 2024, July 24, 2024
q. Planning Commission – June 12, 2024, July 10, 2024, July 24, 2024
r. Recreation and Parks Commission – June 4, 2024
s. Reconnecting Communities 710 Advisory Group – July 1, 2024, July 17, 2024
t. Senior Commission – June 11, 2024, July 9, 2024
u. South Lake Parking Place Commission – July 25, 2024
v. Transportation Advisory Commission – May 30, 2024, June 27, 2024, July 25, 2024
w. Urban Forestry Advisor Committee – June 12, 2024, July 10, 2024
Brenda Harvey -Williams, Assistant City Manager, stated that a number of City Commissions hold their Annual Meeting in June, and that the agenda for those meetings would include their attendance record, election of officers, review of current work plan, and development of a new work plan.
Chair Madison recommended adding Commission term lengths, structure, and practices as a future agenda item for discussion.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
Chair Madison requested that the City’s State Legislative advocates provide an informational presentation on home insurance affordability and availability; and for staff to determine available dates in September to schedule a special meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee.
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ADJOURNMENT On the order of the Chair, the special meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee was adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
ATTEST:
____________________
Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
_________________________________
Councilmember Steve Madison, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
08/06/2024
CITY OF PASADENA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER – ROOM S249
AUGUST 6, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee, scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., was cancelled as ordered on August 1, 2024, and posted by staff.
ATTEST:
____________________
Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
_________________________________
Councilmember Steve Madison, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
09/03/2024
CITY OF PASADENA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER – ROOM S249
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee, scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., was cancelled as ordered on August 29, 2024, and posted by staff.
ATTEST:
____________________
Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
_________________________________
Councilmember Steve Madison, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
NEW BUSINESS
1. COMMISSION SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 239
(HARABEDIAN) STATE-LED DISASTER HOUSING TASK
FORCE*
NEW BUSINESS
2. CONTRACT AWARD TO CAPITALEDGE ADVOCACY INC. FOR
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR $135,000
PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS*
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Agenda Report
February 10, 2025
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Legislative Policy Committee (February 4, 2025)
City Manager's Office
CONTRACT AWARD TO CAPITALEDGE ADVOCACY INC. FOR
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR $135,000 PER
YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Find that the action proposed herein is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b );
2. Approve a five-year contract renewal with CapitalEdge Advocacy Inc. for federal legislative advocacy services effective for $135,000 per year for five years for a not to exceed amount of $675,000. Competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services; and
3. Exempt the proposed contract from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant to PMC Section 4.08.049 (A)(4) legislative and lobbying services, and Section 4.08.049 (B), contracts for which the City's best interest are served.
BACKGROUND:
The City has contracted with CapitalEdge Advocacy Inc. to provide federal legislative advocacy services since 1981. CapitalEdge Advocacy Inc. was initially selected through a competitive selection process. The firm has provided the City a wide range of services through their extensive knowledge of the City of Pasadena and the federal government and key players.
MEETING OF _____ _ AGENDA t1EM NO. ____ _
INFORMATION ITEMS
5. UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE*
Wildfire & Insurance Bills 2025 Thursday, 01/30/2025
Sorted by: Measure
AB 1 (Connolly, D) Residential property insurance: wildfire risk.
Current Text: 12/02/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 12/02/2024
Status: 12/03/2024 - From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
Location: 12/02/2024 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current Department of Insurance regulations prohibit an insurer from using a rating plan that does not take into account and reflect specified wildfire risk mitigation, including property-level building hardening measures. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2030, and every 5 years thereafter, to consider whether or not to update its regulations to include additional building hardening measures for property-level mitigation efforts and communitywide wildfire mitigation programs. As part of this consideration, the bill would require the department to consult with specified agencies to identify additional building hardening measures to consider, as well as to develop and implement a public participation process during the evaluation. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 66 (Tangipa, R) Wildfire prevention: vegetation management.
Current Text: 12/03/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 12/03/2024
Status: 01/06/2025 - Read first time.
Location: 12/03/2024 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law establishes various programs for the prevention and reduction of wildfires. This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to address wildfires by allowing for more vegetation management within easements. (Based on 12/03/2024 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: N
AB 69 (Calderon, D) FAIR Plan policy renewals.
Current Text: 12/10/2024 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 12/10/2024
Status: 01/06/2025 - Read first time.
Location: 12/10/2024 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate to administer a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels.
Current law requires the association to implement programs to help reduce the number of existing FAIR Plan policies. This bill would require a broker of record to determine if a FAIR Plan policy can be moved to a voluntary market insurance company before the policy is renewed. (Based on 12/10/2024 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 226 (Calderon, D) California FAIR Plan Association.
Current Text: 01/09/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/09/2025
Status: 01/10/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.
Location: 01/09/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate in administering a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels. Current law requires the association’s plan of operation and any amendment to the plan to be approved by the Insurance Commissioner. Current law establishes the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and authorizes it to issue bonds to provide funds for the payment of costs of a project for a participating party or upon request by a state entity. This bill would authorize the association, if granted prior approval from the commissioner, to request the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to issue bonds, and would authorize the bank to issue those bonds to finance the costs of claims, to increase liquidity and claims-paying capacity of the association, and to refund bonds previously issued for that purpose.
The bill would specify that the association is a participating party and that financing all or any portion of the costs of claims or to increase liquidity and the claims-paying capacity of the association is a project for bond purposes. The bill would authorize the bank to loan the proceeds of issued bonds to the association, and would authorize the association to enter into a loan agreement with the bank and to enter into a line of credit agreement with an institutional lender or broker-dealer. (Based on 01/09/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 232 (Calderon, D) Natural disasters: catastrophe savings accounts: personal income tax.
Current Text: 01/13/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/13/2025
Status: 01/14/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
Location: 01/13/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law provides for the formation and regulation of state-organized banks and state-certified credit unions by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. This bill, until January 1, 2030, would authorize a homeowner to establish one catastrophe savings account that, among other things, has the specified purpose of covering the amount of insurance deductibles and other uninsured portions of risks of loss from wildfire, flood, or earthquake. The bill would require distributions from a catastrophe savings account to be used to cover qualified catastrophe expenses, defined as expenses paid or incurred due to damage to or loss of a homeowner’s primary residence caused by a wildfire, flood, or earthquake that has been declared by the Governor to be an emergency. The bill would impose penalties on homeowners who use a distribution to cover an expense other than a qualified catastrophe expense, unless specified exceptions apply. (Based on 01/13/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 234 (Calderon, D) California FAIR Plan Association governing committee.
Current Text: 01/13/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/13/2025
Status: 01/14/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
Location: 01/13/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate to administer a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels.
Current law establishes a governing committee for the association and prescribes its membership. This bill would require the Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules to serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the governing committee, and would authorize each to name a designee to serve in their place. (Based on 01/13/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: N
AB 238 (Harabedian, D) Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
Current Text: 01/13/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/13/2025
Status: 01/14/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
Location: 01/13/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law requires a mortgage servicer to comply with applicable federal guidance regarding borrower options following a forbearance relating to the COVID-19 emergency. This bill would authorize a borrower who is experiencing financial hardship due to the wildfire disaster described in the proclamation of a state of emergency issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 7, 2025, to request forbearance on their mortgage loan. The bill would require the borrower to affirm that they are experiencing a financial hardship during the wildfire disaster. Because the bill would expand the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state- mandated local program. (Based on 01/13/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 239 (Harabedian, D) State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
Current Text: 01/13/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/13/2025
Status: 01/14/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
Location: 01/13/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES), which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or human-induced disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on people and property. This bill would require Department of Housing and Community Development and OES to jointly convene a state-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force, as specified, for the purpose of coordinating and streamling efforts between HCD, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, OES, and local governments to rebuild housing in communities impacted by the wildfires that began on January 7, 2025, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require the task force to appoint a state disaster housing coordinator to accelerate the delivery of resources to communities impacted by the wildfires. The bill would require the task force to report to the Legislature on the status of rebuilding housing in communities impacted by the wildfires, on April 1, 2026, and every quarter thereafter, as specified. (Based on 01/13/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 241 (Tangipa, R) Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Current Text: 01/14/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/14/2025
Status: 01/15/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.
Location: 01/14/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law allows an individual taxpayer to contribute amounts in excess of their personal income tax liability for the support of specified funds and accounts, including, among others, to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. This bill would also allow an individual to designate on their tax return that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the continuously appropriated Wildfire and Vegetation Management Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. (Based on 01/14/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 245 (Gipson, D) Property taxation: disaster victims.
Current Text: 01/14/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/14/2025
Status: 01/15/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.
Location: 01/14/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide meaningful and automatic property tax relief for disaster victims, including fire disasters, in areas of the state proclaimed to be in a state of emergency by the Governor. (Based on 01/14/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: N
AB 246 (Bryan, D) State of emergency: residential rent increases: County of Los Angeles: price gouging:
enforcement by district attorney.
Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/15/2025
Status: 01/16/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
Location: 01/15/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, among other things, authorizes an owner of residential real property to establish initial and subsequent rental rates for a dwelling or unit that meets specified conditions, subject to certain exceptions. Current law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits an owner of residential real property from, over the course of any 12-month period, increasing the gross rental rate, as specified, for a dwelling or a unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months before the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions. The California Emergency Services Act, authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, as specified. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would prohibit an owner of residential real property from increasing the rental rate for a dwelling or a unit located in the County of Los Angeles in excess of the rental rate for the dwelling or unit charged on January 7, 2025.
The bill would authorize the district attorney to enforce these provisions and subject a violation of these provisions to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. (Based on 01/15/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: N
AB 247 (Bryan, D) Inmate firefighters: wages.
Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/15/2025
Status: 01/16/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
Location: 01/15/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law makes an inmate of a county jail who has completed training for assignment to a state or county facility as an inmate firefighter, or who is assigned to a state or county facility as an inmate firefighter, and who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration, instead eligible to earn 2 days of credit for every one day served in that assignment or after completing that training. This bill would require the above-described inmate firefighters, in addition to receiving credits, to be paid an hourly wage equal to the lowest nonincarcerated firefighter in the state for the time that they are actively fighting a fire. (Based on 01/15/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 252 (Bains, D) Wildfire protection: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: staffing.
Current Text: 01/15/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/15/2025
Status: 01/16/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
Location: 01/15/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law establishes in the Natural Resource Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and requires the department to be responsible for, among other things, fire protection and prevention, as provided. This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to increasing year-round staffing levels at the department. (Based on 01/15/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: N
AB 261 (Quirk-Silva, D) Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal.
Current Text: 01/16/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/16/2025
Status: 01/17/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
Location: 01/16/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law requires the State Fire Marshal to classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones, and, by regulation, designate fire hazard severity zones and assign to each zone a rating reflecting the degree of severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in the zone. Current law requires the State Fire Marshal to periodically review designated and rated zones and, as necessary, revise zones or their ratings or repeal the designation of zones. Current law also requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state that are not state responsibility areas as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas, and to periodically review and make recommendations relative to very high fire hazard severity zones. This bill would, as applied to both state responsibility areas and lands that are not state responsibility areas, authorize the State Fire Marshal, in periods between the State Fire Marshal’s review of areas of the state for recommendations regarding an area’s fire hazard severity zone, to confer with entities, including, but not limited to, public agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, project applicants, and members of the public, on actions that may impact the degree of fire hazard in an area or the area’s recommended fire hazard severity zone designation. (Based on 01/16/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 262 (Caloza, D) California Individual Assistance Act.
Current Text: 01/16/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/16/2025
Status: 01/17/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
Location: 01/16/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The California Disaster Assistance Act requires the Director of Emergency Services to provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria. The act continuously appropriates moneys in the Disaster Assistance Fund and its subsidiary account, the Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account, without regard to fiscal year, for purposes of the act. This bill would enact the California Individual Assistance Act to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to local agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals for specified costs related to a disaster, as prescribed. The bill would require the director to allocate from the fund, subject to specified conditions, funds to meet the cost of expenses for those purposes.
By authorizing increased expenditure of moneys from a continuously appropriated fund for a new purpose, the bill would make an appropriation. (Based on 01/16/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 270 (Petrie-Norris, D) Office of Emergency Services: autonomous firefighting activities.
Current Text: 01/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/21/2025
Status: 01/22/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
Location: 01/21/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Would require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a pilot program to equip the state with the nation’s first testbed autonomous firefighting helicopter and the associated configuration, familiarization, and training activities to transition the aircraft into operational use. (Based on 01/21/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 275 (Petrie-Norris, D) Office of Emergency Services: wildfire response: SoCal Edison-funded helitanker program.
Current Text: 01/21/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/21/2025
Status: 01/22/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
Location: 01/21/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law requires the Office of Emergency Services to enter into a joint powers agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop and administer a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program, as specified. Current law requires electrical corporations to construct, maintain, and operate their electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire posed by those electrical lines and equipment. Current law requires an electrical corporation to develop, adopt, and update an emergency and disaster preparedness plan and a wildfire mitigation plan, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to make the SoCal Edison-funded Quick Reaction Force firefighting helitanker program permanent and maintained by the Office of Emergency Services. (Based on 01/21/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: N
AB 294 (Gallagher, R) Recovery from disaster or emergency: funding priority.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The Office of Emergency Services (OES) is under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. During a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, current law requires the director to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies in connection with that emergency.
This bill would authorize the OES to prioritize funding and technical assistance under specified programs, including, but not limited to, for infrastructure and housing recovery projects, in communities that suffered a loss in population and businesses due to a major federal disaster, state of emergency, or local emergency and have unmet recovery needs as a result of a major federal disaster, state of emergency, or local emergency. (Based on 01/23/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 297 (Hadwick, R) Arson: penalties.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law requires that a person who is convicted of felony arson, in addition to the term of imprisonment for the felony, be punished by a 3-, 4-, or 5-year enhancement if one or more of any specified circumstances is found to be true, including that the defendant caused multiple structures to burn in a single violation. This bill would additionally authorize the 3-, 4-, or 5-year enhancement for a person who proximately causes 500 or more acres of forest land to burn. (Based on 01/23/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 299 (Gabriel, D) Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: Los Angeles County: wildfires.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law regulates the terms and conditions of tenancies and defines the term “persons who hire” for the purpose of regulating residential tenancies. Current law excludes from these provisions occupancy at a hotel or motel if certain conditions are met, including that the occupancy is for a period of 30 days or less, as specified. Current law establishes a procedure, known as an unlawful detainer action, that a landlord must follow in order to evict a tenant. Under this bill, the continued occupancy of a guest of a motel, hotel, or short-term lodging, as defined, would not constitute a new tenancy and the guest would not be considered a person who hires for purposes of an unlawful detainer action, if the guest is living in the motel, hotel, or short-term lodging as a result of losing their residence in a wildfire in the County of Los Angeles. (Based on 01/23/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: N
AB 300 (Lackey, R) Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (department) may authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or memorandums of understanding for specified purposes. Current law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Current law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal, as provided. This bill would authorize a city, county, city and county, special district, or other local agency to submit to the department a wildfire preparedness plan to conduct wildfire preparedness activities on land designated as a fire hazard severity zone, as defined, that minimizes impacts to wildlife and habitat for candidate, threatened, and endangered species. The bill would require the wildfire preparedness plan to include, among other things, a brief description of the planned wildfire preparedness activities, the approximate dates for the activities, and a description of the candidate, endangered, and threatened species within the plan area. The bill would require the department, if sufficient information is included in the wildfire preparedness plan for the department to determine if an incidental take permit is required, to notify the local agency within 90 days of receipt of the wildfire preparedness plan if an incidental take permit or other permit is needed, or if there are other considerations, exemptions, or streamlined pathways that the wildfire preparedness activities qualify for, including, but not limited to, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s California Vegetation Treatment Program. (Based on 01/23/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 307 (Petrie-Norris, D) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: fire camera mapping system.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 authorized the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire and forest resilience, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands, park creation and outdoor access, and clean air programs. Of these funds, the act makes available $1,500,000,000, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for wildfire prevention, including, among other things, by making $25,000,000 available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for technologies that improve detection and assessment of new fire ignitions. This bill would require, of the $25,000,000 made available to the department, $10,000,000 be allocated for purposes of the ALERTCalifornia fire camera mapping system. (Based on 01/23/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 336 (Wallis, R) Criminal penalties: wildfires.
Current Text: 01/28/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/28/2025
Status: 01/28/2025 - Read first time. To print.
Location: 01/28/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Current law prohibits unlawfully causing a fire by recklessly setting fire to, burning, or causing to be burned, any structure, forest land, or property. A violation of this prohibition that causes great bodily injury, that causes an inhabited structure or property to burn, or that causes a fire of a structure or forest land is punishable either as a felony or a misdemeanor. This bill would make the above-described violations punishable only as a felony including a fine not to exceed $10,000. (Based on 01/28/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
AB 338 (Solache, D) Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.
Current Text: 01/28/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/28/2025
Status: 01/28/2025 - Read first time. To print.
Location: 01/28/2025 - Assembly PRINT
Summary: Would appropriate the sum of $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the California Workforce Development Board to allocate to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board and the Economic Development Collaborative to train, upskill, and retrain underemployed and unemployed low- to moderate- income individuals to support the rebuilding and recovery of areas in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura impacted by the 2025 wildfires. The bill would require those local workforce development boards to demonstrate quality standards and practices, as specified, and to focus on employment in jobs in certain professions and industries, including construction, firefighting, and health care, and other areas essential to emergency response, disaster relief recovery and mitigation, and rebuilding. The bill would require individuals participating in programs funded by the bill to have access to expedited licensing and certification. (Based on 01/28/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
ABX1 4 (Gabriel, D) Budget Act of 2024.
Current Text: 01/24/2025 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/20/2025
Status: 01/24/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: Would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by adding appropriations and making other changes. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 01/23/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
ABX1 5 (Gabriel, D) Budget Act of 2024.
Current Text: 01/20/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/20/2025
Status: 01/27/2025 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gabriel.
Location: 01/27/2025 - Assembly INACTIVE FILE
Summary: Would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by amending and adding appropriations and making other changes. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 01/20/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
SB 222 (Wiener, D) Climate disasters: civil actions.
Current Text: 01/27/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/27/2025
Status: 01/28/2025 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
Location: 01/27/2025 - Senate Rules
Summary: Current law gives a person the right of protection from bodily harm and the right to possess and use property. If a person suffers bodily harm or a loss of their property because of the unlawful act or omission of another, current law authorizes them to recover compensation from the person at fault, which is known as damages. This bill would authorize a person to bring a civil action, if specified criteria are met, including damages of $10,000 or more, against a party responsible for a climate disaster or extreme weather or other events attributable to climate change due to the responsible party’s misleading and deceptive practices or the provision of misinformation or disinformation about the connection between its fossil fuel products and climate change and extreme weather or other events attributable to climate change. The bill would make responsible parties jointly, severally, and strictly liable to a plaintiff for the climate disaster or extreme weather or other events attributable to climate change. The bill would set forth venue requirements and prohibited defenses for that action, and would require the court to award a prevailing plaintiff the full extent of noneconomic, compensatory, and punitive damages allowable, as specified. The bill would provide that the connection of a climate disaster, extreme weather or other events attributable to climate change, or harms resulting from long- term changes to the climate system to alleged injuries are an injury in fact for all residents of the state harmed by the event and would give those persons standing to bring a civil action pursuant to the above-described provisions. (Based on 01/27/2025 text)
Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
SB 223 (Alvarado-Gil, R) The Wildfire Smoke and Health Outcomes Data Act.
Current Text: 01/27/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/27/2025
Status: 01/28/2025 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
Location: 01/27/2025 - Senate Rules
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with specified stakeholders, to develop a plan, addressing specified issues, with recommendations and guidelines for counties to use in the case of a significant air quality event caused by wildfires or other sources. This bill, the Wildfire Smoke and Health Outcomes Data Act, would require the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated wildfire smoke and health data platform on or before July 1, 2028, that, among other things, would integrate wildfire smoke and health data from multiple databases. Under the bill, the purposes for the data platform would include providing adequate information to understand the negative health impacts on California’s population caused by wildfire smoke and evaluating the effectiveness of investments in forest health and wildfire mitigation on health outcomes in California. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, to develop, among other things, protocols for data sharing, documentation, quality control, and promotion of open-source platforms and decision support tools related to wildfire smoke and health data. (Based on 01/27/2025 text) Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
SB 234 (Niello, R) Wildfires: workgroup: toxic heavy metals.
Current Text: 01/28/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/28/2025
Status: 01/28/2025 - Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Location: 01/28/2025 - Senate Rules
Summary: Would require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in consultation with specified entities, to form a workgroup related to exposure of toxic heavy metals after a wildfire. The bill would require the workgroup to do certain things, including establishing best practices and recommendations for wildfire-impacted communities and first responders to avoid exposure to heavy metals after a wildfire. The bill would authorize the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to contract with public universities, research institutions, and other technical experts to support the work of the workgroup. The bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to report their findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027. (Based on 01/28/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: Y
SBX1 3 (Wiener, D) Budget Act of 2024.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Enrollment HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/20/2025
Status: 01/23/2025 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025 Location: 01/23/2025 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Would amend the Budget Act of 2024 by amending and adding appropriations and making other changes. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 01/23/2025 text) Is Urgency: Y
Is Fiscal: Y
SCRX1 2(McGuire, D) 2025–26 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature: final adjournment.
Current Text: 01/23/2025 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/23/2025
Status: 01/23/2025 - Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
Location: 01/23/2025 - Senate Rules
Summary: Would provide that the 2025–26 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature shall stand adjourned sine die at midnight on the date that this measure has been adopted by both houses of the Legislature. (Based on 01/23/2025 text)
Is Urgency: N
Is Fiscal: N
Total Measures: 31
Total Tracking Forms: 31
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