City of Visalia
2022 Legislative &
Executive Branch Review
2023 Overview
1 Representing the City
Michelle Rubalcava
Andrew Langley
Geoff Neill
Two Main Areas
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch/Regulatory
Political Law Compliance and Reporting
2 Executive Branch/Regulatory Issues
COVID-19 – ongoing issues
Water
Sustainable Groundwater Management and related projects Outdoor water conservation
Recycling
Homeless shelters/funding
Industrial Park/Energy Needs
Solar Energy
3 2022 Legislative Summary
2,421 bills introduced in 2022
1,166 bills sent to Governor’s desk
48% passage rate
Total Bills Signed into Law: 997 (85.5%)
Total Bills Vetoed: 169 (14.5%)
Visalia
67 Bills Watched
19 bills with positions
4 Bills with Positions
AB 1014 (Cannabis) – Oppose - Died on Senate Inactive File AB 1740 (Cat Con theft) – Support - Signed by Governor
AB 1985 (1383 compliance relief) – Support - Signed by Governor AB 2011 (Housing) – Oppose - Signed by Governor
AB 2062 (Law enforcement grants) – Support - Died in Assembly Appropriations AB 2097 (Parking requirements) – Oppose -Signed by Governor AB 2142 (Water cons rebates) – Support - Signed by Governor AB 2237 (Limits on transportation projects) – Oppose -Died in Senate Transportation Committee AB 2295 (Housing) - Support if Amended - Signed by Governor AB 2407 (Cat con theft) – Support -Died in Assembly Appropriations 5 Bills with Positions
AB 2622 (ZEV transit buses tax exemption) – Support - Signed by Governor SB 6 (Housing) - Oppose Unless Amended - Signed by Governor SB 843 (Renter's tax credit report) – Support - Died on Assembly Floor SB 919 (Cat con theft) – Support - Died in Senate Appropriations SB 932 (Transportation planning) - Oppose Unless Amended - Signed by Governor SB 1042 (Human trafficking) – Support - Died in Senate Public Safety Committee SB 1186 (Medical Cannabis) – Oppose - Signed by Governor SB 1410 (Grants for transportation planning) – Support - Died in Assembly Appropriations SB 1449 (Unincorporated Area Annexation Incentive Program) – Support - Vetoed by Governor 6 Looking Ahead to 2023
City of Visalia split across two districts
Senate
SD 12 –Shannon Grove (R)
SD 16 – Melissa Hurtado (D)
Assembly
AD 32 – Vince Fong (R)
AD 33 – Devin Mathis (R)
7 Looking Ahead to 2023
Issues
Special Session on Gas Prices
Windfall Profits Tax
Recurring issues – Housing, Homelessness
Focus may shift depending on control of Congress
Fiscal Picture
8 Governor’s Veto Message
“With our state facing lower-than-expected revenues over the first few months of this fiscal year, it is important to remain disciplined when it comes to spending.
We must prioritize existing obligations and priorities, including education, health care, public safety and safety-net programs. The Legislature sent measures with potential costs of well over $20 billion in one time spending commitments and more than $10 billion in ongoing commitments not accounted for in the state budget. Bills with significant fiscal impact, such as this measure, should be considered and accounted for as part of the annual budget process.” 9 Governor’s Budget Proposal
Unveiled Wednesday Jan 10
$297 billion spending plan
$22.5 billion budget gap in 2023/2024
10 Governor’s Economic Outlook
Dept of Finance
California continues to experience growth, although slower than in the past few years.
State has recovered all COVID-19 pandemic-induced job losses by October of 2022 and unemployment fell to a record low in September of 2022.
Inflation rates have continued to impact economic growth.
Nationwide, inflation rates grew to a high of 8.5 percent in March 2022.
Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate multiple times between March and December of 2022. “As a result of both strong job growth, and high inflation, the Governor’s budget adjusts its economic outlook from the 2022 Budget Act to reflect slower economic and job growth, returning to normalized trends over time.” 11 How to close the gap?
Governor
Funding Delays—$7.4 billion
Reductions/Pullbacks—$5.7 billion
Fund Shifts—$4.3 billion
Trigger Reductions—$3.9 billion
Limited Revenue Generation and Borrowing—$1.2 billion
LAO – Recommend delayed spending, more programmatic reductions Assembly – Delayed spending, tap into Rainy Day fund
12 2023 Legislation Status
Bill Introduction deadline – Feb 17
As of Feb 2
Assembly bills introduced – 356
Senate bills introduced - 273
Visalia
127 Bills identified for review
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