January
2022
Sonoma Mayor and Council Member Association
Legislative Committee
Bill # Author Subject
League
Position
County
M&C Status
AB 11 Ward
Creation of regional climate change authorities and requires the regional climate change authorities to annually submit to the council a report on their activities
Reviewed in
March 2 year bill
AB 14 Aguiar-Curry Communications. Broadband Services. California Advanced Services Fund Support Reviewed in
February
2021 Signed
AB 15 Chiu
COVID-19 relief: tenancy: Tenant Stabilization Act of 2021. Extends tenant protections by extending the definition of “COVID-19 rental debt” to December 31, 2021
Reviewed in
January 2021
done via
budget
AB 16 Chiu
Tenancies: Tenant, Small Landlord, and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act of 2021.
Reviewed in
January 2021
done via
budget
AB 71 Rivas
Homelessness: restores corporate tax corporations with $5 million or more in profits and generated $2.4B for homeless solutions.
Reviewed in
March 2 year bill
AB 215 Chiu
Housing Element: Regional Housing Need. Relative Progress Determination. This measure would require cities to have a mid-cycle housing element consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) if housing production is below the regional average; require cities to amend their laws so as to attain HCD’s “pro-housing designation” if housing production is substantially below the regional average; and allow the Attorney General to enforce violations of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330, Skinner). Oppose Oppose in
July signed
AB 339 Lee
Brown Act Expansion: This measure would require all meetings to allow attendance via a callin option or an internet-based service and require translations for cities above 250K Oppose Oppose in July Vetoed
January
2022
Sonoma Mayor and Council Member Association
Legislative Committee
AB 682 Bloom
Density Bonus: Requires cities to allow cohousing projects in areas zoned for multifamily residential. (What does CoHousing defined as? Watching closely)
New in
January
Assembly
Floor
AB 816 Chiu
Homeless: goal of reducing homelessness by 90% by 2029 by requiring each city/county to submit to HCD plan for reducing homelessness OUA Reviewed in
March signed
AB 916 Salas
Streamline: Additional of bedrooms to residence: (Will be treating a bredroom like an ADU)
New in
January
Assembly
Floor
AB 989 Gabriel
Housing Accountability Act. Appeals. Housing Accountability Committee. This measure would establish a housing appeals committee and would establish procedures by which an applicant who proposes a housing development project pursuant to the Housing Accountability Act may appeal a local agency’s decision on the project application to the committee. Oppose
Oppose in
July 2 yr bill
AB 1001 Garcia, C
Environment: mitigation measures for air and water quality impacts:
environmental justice. (Requires CEQA to expand)
New in
January
Assembly
Floor
AB 1401 Friedman
Residential and Commercial Development. Parking Requirements. This measure would prohibit a local government from imposing a minimum parking requirement, or enforcing a minimum parking requirement, on residential, commercial, or other development if the development is located on a parcel that is within one-half mile walking distance of public transit or located within a low-vehicle miles traveled area. oppose Oppose in
July 2 yr bill
AB 1445 Levine
Planning and zoning: regional housing need allocation: climate change impacts
New in
January
Assembly
Floor
AB 1551 Santiago Expanding Density Bonus: mixed-use projects Assembly
Floor
SB 4 Gonzales
Broadband:Would provide greater broadband access for countless Californian’s relying on their home access to engage in remote work Support Reviewed in
January 2021 signed
SB 5 Atkins Housing Bond
Reviewed in
January 2021
January
2022
Sonoma Mayor and Council Member Association
Legislative Committee
SB 6 Caballero
Housing/Commercial Zones: This bill streamline housing developments in some commercial zones. The development may be streamlined if, among other provisions, 50% or more of the site has been vacant for at least three years
Reviewed in
January 2021 2 yr bill
SB 9 Atkins
Would require a proposed housing development containing 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing Oppose
Oppose in
July signed
SB 10 Weiner
Permit cities to zone for apartment buildings of 10 units without CEQA process
Reviewed in
January 2021 signed
SB 12 McGuire
Local government: planning and zoning: wildfires. This bill would allow for prospective building in fire prone areas but would require safety elements to be reviewed and updated as necessary to include a comprehensive retrofit strategy to reduce the risk of property loss and damage during wildfires
Reviewed in
January 2021 2 yr bill
SB 15 Portantino
Housing development: incentives: rezoning of idle retail sites. Strip mall rehab bill which would incentivize the rehabilitation of idle sites Support Reviewed in
January 2021 2 yr bill
SB 32 Corteses
“Decarbonization Act of 2021” would require all cities and counties in California to update their General Plans with objectives, targets, and policies to fully decarbonize their building stock
Reviewed in
March 2 yr bill
SB 69 McGuire Great Redwood Trail
Support in
February signed
SB 52 Dodd
This bill would expand the definition of a “sudden and severe energy shortage” to include deenergizing event such as a PSPS- allow local government to declare a state of emergency in a PSPS Support Support in
July signed
SB 55 Stern
Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone: State Responsibility Area:
Development Prohibition.
Reviewed in
January 2021 2 year bill
January
2022
Sonoma Mayor and Council Member Association
Legislative Committee
SB 99 Dodd
Community Energy Resilience Act of 2021: would require the commission to develop and implement a grant program for local governments to develop community energy resilience plans
Reviewed in
January 2021 2 yr bill