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wwW.TOWNSENDPA.COM 2022 Q1 & Q2 Legislative Update
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA July 5, 2022 1 2022 Hot Topics
State Budget
Housing
and Land
Use
Continued
COVID-19
Response
General
Election
Ballot
Measures
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2 POST MEETING MATERIAL
1 State Budget
Legislature approved a state budget for FY 2022-23 that contains $234.4 billion in General Fund spending and total Reserves of $37.2 billion.
Provides over $17 billion in financial relief to Californians, small businesses, and non-profit organizations, including $9.5 billion to provide direct tax refunds to Californians to offset inflationary increases.
Invests over $47 billion in California infrastructure, including transportation, housing, school facilities, student housing, broadband, zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, libraries, and other water infrastructure.
Contains a direct appropriation of $800,000 for Santa Clara for the Magical Bridge All-Inclusive Playground
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Land Use and Zoning
Housing and Zoning Legislation - The Legislature continues to consider bills that would remove local discretion over the approval housing developments meeting certain criteria. Bills such as AB 2011 (Wicks) and SB 6 (Caballero) would authorize housing as a use by right in commercial, industrial, and other mixed-use zoned areas if certain project requirements, and workforce requirements are met.
Local Transportation Projects - The Legislature has been considering bills that would limit the ability of local agencies to approve • and carry out certain transportation projects that impact certain communities or otherwise do not align with certain state climate goals.
Additionally, the Legislature again is reconsidering legislation that would impact local governments' ability to establish parking requirements for certain housing developments.
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Continued COVID-19 Response
Brown Act Modifications - The Legislature has considered two measures that would build on the temporary Brown Act modifications that were enacted with AB 361. Both AB 1944 (Lee) and AB 2449 (Rubio) would provide local governments with a level of flexibility to participate remotely in public meetings subject to the Brown Act.
These bills would modify the requirements for the posting of private addresses and requirements for members of the public having access to private locations from which electeds participate in the meetings.
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5 Ballot Measures
Taxpayer Protection Initiative Fails to Qualify for 2022 Ballot - The proposed initiative would amend the California Constitution to restrict the ability of the state, local governments, and the electorate to approve or collect taxes, fees, and other revenues.
It would require voter approval of all state taxes, would further restrict local fee authority by limiting it to the "minimum amount necessary" to provide government services, and would require voter approval for local measures such as franchise fees. Initiative proponents were unable to submit enough signatures to qualify for the 2022 ballot, but have indicated their intention to attempt to qualify the measure for 2024.
Legislature Places Ballot Measures on November Ballot - The Legislature has approved two measures for the November ballot, SCA 10 (Atkins) would amend the • state constitution to establish a right to reproductive decision making. Additionally, SB 54 (Allen) will aim to reduce the usage of single-use plastics in California. The bill represents a compromise with proponents that had qualified their own measure for the November 2022 ballot. With this compromise, only SB 54 will appear before voters at the General Election:
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