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AGENDA REPORT
Agenda Item 8
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City Manager
Finance Director
MEETING DATE: MARCH 16, 2021
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MATTHEW S. WEST, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SUMMARY:
Staff and the City's consultant (Townsend Public Affairs) have prepared a summary of
state legislative activity.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive and file the legislative matrix.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Federal Updates Related to Local Government
American Rescue Plan
After passage by the House of Representatives of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan,
the Senate approved an amended version over the weekend of March 6t". The House of
Representatives is expected to approve the Senate -amended version the week of March
8t" with President Biden expected to sign it shortly thereafter. Some major components
of the American Rescue Plan are outlined below:
- State and Local Funding: $360 billion to help state, local, tribal, and territorial
governments mitigate fiscal effects tied to the COVID-19 emergency (estimate of
$21 million for Tustin)
- Health Insurance: Allows individuals who receive unemployment compensation
in 2021 to qualify for reduced cost-sharing under the ACA, and would subsidize
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100% of premiums for individuals eligible for COBRA continuation coverage if they
lose their job.
- HUD Vouchers: $5 billion for emergency Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
- Restaurant Support: $29.6 billion for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund to be
administered by the SBA.
- Homeowner Assistance: $9.96 billion to establish a Homeowner Assistance
Fund at the Treasury Department.
- Disaster Relief: $50 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
Disaster Relief Fund to respond to Covid-19 and other major disasters and
emergencies declared by the President.
- Airport Support: $8 billion for public agencies and private owners of public -use
airports.
- Employee Retention: The measure would extend through Dec. 31 an employee
retention credit established by the CARES Act.
- Child Care: $24 billion for grants to child care providers to use for payroll, rent,
personal protective equipment, mental health support, and other needs.
- Broadband: Creates an "Emergency Connectivity Fund" in the U.S. Treasury and
appropriate $7.17 billion into it to cover the purchase of broadband service and
devices by schools and libraries for use by students, staff, and patrons at other
locations.
- Child Tax Credit: Expands the Child Tax Credit from $2000 per child to $3,600
for each child younger than 6 and $3,000 for other children.
State Legislative Updates
State lawmakers had been primarily focused on introducing legislation prior to the
February 19 bill introduction deadline. Since the beginning of the 2021 legislative session,
2,369 bills have been introduced. Of the 2,369 total bills introduced, 1,560 originated in
the Assembly while 809 originated in the Senate. In order to comply with Legislature's
newly adopted COVID-19 rules, bills that would typically be referred to multiple
committees have been limited to one policy committee referral. The number of committee
hearings have also been limited while each chamber has implemented strict cleaning and
social distancing measures while requiring members to wear masks during sessions.
Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees have also started their work on the Fiscal
Year 2021-22 State Budget, beginning with evaluating the Governor's January Budget
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Proposal. Subcommittees are starting to hold hearings and are requesting additional
information from State Departments, the Legislative Analyst Office (LAO), and various
stakeholders.
Below is a list of upcoming legislative deadlines:
March 25: Legislature begins Spring recess
April 30: Last day for policy committees to advance fiscal bills
May 7: Last day for policy committees to advance non -fiscal bills
May 21: Last day for fiscal committees to advance fiscal bills to the floor
State Economic Stimulus Package
On February 23, the Governor signed several bills known as the State's Economic
Stimulus Package, or Golden State Stimulus. The $7.6 billion package was agreed upon
by the Legislature's leadership and the Governor's Office. Highlights of the package are
detailed below:
• Direct Relief to Individuals and Families: Provides $600 in one-time relief to
households receiving the California EITC for 2020. Provides a $600 one-time
payment to taxpayers with Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITINs) who were
precluded from receiving the $1,200 per person federal payments issued last
spring and the more recent $600 federal payments. Provides $600 payments to
households with ITINs and income below $75,000. Provides direct relief to
additional lower-income Californians through a $600 one-time grant to households
enrolled in the CaIWORKS program and recipients of SSI/SSP and Cash
Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI). Combined, the package represents a
total of $5.7 million payments to low-income Californians.
• Immediate Relief for Small Businesses: Provides $2.1 billion — a four -fold
increase over the $500 million currently being distributed —for grants up to $25,000
for small businesses impacted by the pandemic and allocates $50 million of this
total for non-profit cultural institutions.
• Fee Waivers for Heavily Impacted Licensees: Two years of fee relief for roughly
59,000 restaurants and bars licensed through the state's Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control that can range annually from $455 to $1,235. The action also
reflects fee relief for more than 600,000 barbering and cosmetology individuals and
businesses licensed through the Department of Consumer Affairs.
• More Resources for Critical Child Care: Addition of just over $400 million in new
federal funds to provide stipends of $525 per enrolled child for all state -subsidized
child care and preschool providers.
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• Additional Aid for Individuals and Families: Provides an additional $24 million
for financial assistance and services through Housing for the Harvest. Also
provides $35 million for food banks and diapers.
• Emergency Financial Relief to Support Community College Students:
Provides an additional $100 million in emergency financial aid for qualifying low-
income students carrying six or more units. Also provides $20 million to reengage
students who have either left their community college studies because of the
pandemic or to engage students at risk of leaving.
• CalFresh Student Outreach and Application Assistance: Provides roughly $6
million to support outreach and application assistance to University of California,
California State University and California Community College students made
newly eligible for CalFresh. Also provides $12 million in state funds to support
associated county administrative workload.
Legislative Tracking and Advocacy
Attached is a legislative tracking matrix as of March 10 that tracks bills of interest as well
as bills tracked by the League of California Cities (LOCC), the Association of California
Cities — Orange County (ACC -OC), the Municipal Water District of Orange County
(MWDOC) and other state and local associations. The matrix is sorted by bill category.
A draft legislative platform is being prepared for consideration at the April 6 City Council
meeting. The purpose of the legislative platform is to provide policy direction regarding
legislative advocacy efforts.
Attachments:
- Legislative Matrix as of March 10
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City of Tustin Priority State Legislation Matrix
2021-22 California State Legislative Session
Updated 3.10.21
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Summary
Bill Status
Position
Support and
City
Opposition
Advocacy
Would extend the definition of "COVID-19 rental debt" as unpaid rent or any
other unpaid financial obligation of a tenant that came due between March 1,
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2020, and December 31, 2021. The bill would also extend the repeal date of
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AB 15 (Chiu)
the act to January 1, 2026. The bill would make other conforming changes to
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align with these extended dates. By extending the repeal date of the act, the
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bill would expand the crime of perjury and create a state -mandated local
program.
Current law establishes the State Department of Education in state
government, and vests the department with specified powers and duties
relating to the state's public school system. This bill would authorize local
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AB 14 (Aguiar-
educational agencies to report to the department their pupils' estimated
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needs for computing devices and internet connectivity adequate for at-home
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learning. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the Public
Utilities Commission, to compile that information and to annually post that
compiled information on the department's internet website.
Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact the Tenant, Small Landlord,
and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act of 2021 to address the long12/8/2020-From
term financial impacts of the COVI D-19 pandemic on renters, small landlords,
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AB 16 (Chiu)
and affordable housing providers, ensure ongoing housing stability for tenants
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at risk of eviction, and stabilize rental properties at risk of foreclosure. This bill
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would include legislative findings and declarations in support of the intended
legislation.
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AB 17 (Cooper)
Current law disqualifies certain persons from holding office or being employed
as a peace officer, including any person who has been convicted of a
felony.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to amend this
provision governing the disqualification of certain persons from holding office
or being employed as a peace officer.
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Current law requires each law enforcement agency, on or before January 1,
2021, to maintain a policy that provides a minimum standard on the use of
force. Current law requires that policy, among other things, to require that
officers report potential excessive force to a superior officer when present
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and observing another officer using force that the officer believes to be
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AB 26 (Holden)
unnecessary, and to require that officers intercede when present and
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observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is
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necessary, as specified. This bill would require those law enforcement
policies to require those officers to immediately report potential excessive
force, and to intercede when present and observing an officer using
excessive force, as defined.
Would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would
enact the Broadband for All Act of 2022, to become operative only if
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AB 34 (Muratsuchi)
approved by the voters at the November 8, 2022, statewide general election,
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California Cities:
to authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to fund increased
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access to broadband services to rural, urban, suburban, and tribal unserved
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concept
and underserved communities.
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Would prohibit the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents, as
defined, by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest,
or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards set by the
bill, and would prohibit their use solely due to a violation of an imposed
curfew, verbal threat, or noncompliance with a law enforcement directive. The
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AB 48 (Gonzalez,
bill would prohibit the use of chloroacetophenone tear gas or 2-
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Lorena)
chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas by law enforcement agencies to disperse any
in committee January
assembly, protest, or demonstration. The bill would include in the standards
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for the use of kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents to disperse
gatherings the requirement that, among other things, those weapons only be
used to defend against a threat to life or serious bodily injury to any individual,
including a peace officer.
Current law authorizes any party to protest the imposition of a fee, dedication,
reservation, or other exactions imposed on a development project within 90
or 120 days of the imposition of the fee, as applicable, and specifies
procedures for those protests and actions. The Mitigation Fee Act imposes
the same requirements on a local agency for a new or increased fee for
public facilities. Current law, for specified fees, requires any judicial action or
proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance,
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resolution, or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an
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AB 59 (Gabriel)
existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the
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effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or motion. Current law also
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provides that, if an ordinance, resolution, or motion provides for an automatic
adjustment in a fee or service charge and the adjustment results in an
increase in the fee or service charge, that any action to attack, review, set
aside, void, or annul the increase to be commenced within 120 days of the
increase. This bill would increase, for fees and service charges and for fees
for specified public facilities, the time for mailing the notice of the time and
place of the meeting to at least 45 days before the meeting.
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Would disqualify a person from being employed as a peace officer if that
person has been convicted of, or has been adjudicated by a military tribunal
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AB 60 (Salas)
as having committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed
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in this state. The bill would also disqualify any person who has been certified
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as a peace officer by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
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Training and has had that certification revoked by the commission.
Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would relate
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AB 61 (Gabriel)
to authorizing local jurisdictions to enact and operate programs that facilitate
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outdoor dining that is safe and consistent with public health guidelines during
in committee January
the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would
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AB 68 (Salas)
implement recommendations made in the California State Auditor's Report
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2020-108, issued on November 17, 2020, relating to affordable housing.
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Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a
comprehensive, statewide homelessness solutions program. This bill would
create the Bring California Home Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose
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AB 71 (Rivas, Luz)
of providing at least $2,400,000 annually to fund a comprehensive, statewide
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homeless solutions program upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill
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would require the Bring California Home Fund to contain revenues derived
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from specified changes to the Personal Income Tax Law or the Corporation
Tax Law that are enacted on or after the effective of the date of this bill.
Current law requires peace officers in this state to meet specified minimum
standards, including age and education requirements. This bill would increase
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minimum qualifying age from 18 to 25 years of age. This bill would permit
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an individual under 25 years of age to qualify for employment as a peace
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officer if the individual has a bachelor's or advanced degree from an
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accredited college or university. The bill would provide legislative findings in
support of the measure.
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AB 109 (Cooper)
The Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act
(MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation
of commercial medicinal and adult -use cannabis activities. Existing law
establishes in state government a Cannabis Control Appeals Panel that
consists of 5 members, appointed as specified. This bill would make a
nonsubstantive change to the provision establishing the Cannabis Control
Appeals Panel.
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Would, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a city's or county's
general plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, would require that
a housing development be an authorized use on a site designated in any local
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agency's zoning code or maps for commercial uses if certain conditions
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AB 115 (Bloom)
apply. Among these conditions, the bill would require that the housing
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development be subject to a recorded deed restriction requiring that at least
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20% of the units have an affordable housing cost or affordable rent for lower
income households, as those terms are defined, and located on a site that
satisfies specified criteria.
Would, until January 1, 2026, enact the Community Response Initiative to
Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act for the purpose
of creating, implementing, and evaluating the 3 -year C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot
Program, which the act would establish. The bill would require the office to
establish rules and regulations for the program with the goal of making grants
to community organizations, over 3 years, for the purpose of expanding the
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AB 118 (Kamlager)
participation of community organizations in emergency response for specified
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vulnerable populations. The bill would require that grantees receive a
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minimum award of $250,000 per year. The bill would require a community
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organization receiving funds pursuant to the program to use the grant to
stimulate and support involvement in emergency response activities that do
not require a law enforcement officer, as specified. The bill would require the
Director of Emergency Services (director) to assemble staff and resources to
carry out certain duties in support of the program.
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Current law requires all meetings, as defined, of a house of the Legislature or
a committee thereof to be open and public, and requires all persons to be
permitted to attend the meetings, except as specified. This bill would require
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AB 339 (Lee)
all meetings, including gatherings using teleconference technology, to include
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an opportunity for all persons to attend via a call-in option or an internet-
in committee February
based service option that provides closed captioning services and requires
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both a call-in and an internet-based service option to be provided to the
public.
Current law requires a local agency disposing of surplus land to send, prior to
disposing of that land, a written offer to sell or lease the property for specified
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purposes, including the development of low- and moderate -income housing,
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AB 672 (Garcia)
park and recreational purposes, or open -space purposes, unless the land is
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exempt surplus land, as defined.This bill would state the intent of the
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Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would enable the use of
underutilized golf courses for open space and affordable housing.
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Summary: Would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to establish the Flexible Demand Appliances
Rebate Program to incentivize the deployment of qualified flexible demand
appliances to certain residential ratepayers. The bill would require that the
program provide point-of-sale rebates for qualified flexible demand
appliances and be cost effective. The bill would require the program
administrator to establish a public list of qualified flexible demand appliances,
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AB 699 (Salas)
eligible retailers, and eligible load -management programs, provide outreach
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to low-income households and low-income and disadvantaged communities
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to increase ratepayer awareness of the program, and work directly with
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community-based organizations for marketing, education, and outreach
efforts. The bill would require the commission, on or before an unspecified
date, and through an unspecified date, to annually submit an assessment of
the program to the Legislature. The bill would require the commission, on an
unspecified interval, to evaluate the program and make any necessary
adjustments, as specified.
Summary: Current law, by Executive Order N-29-20, suspends the Ralph M.
Brown Act's requirements for teleconferencing during the COVI D-19
pandemic, provided that notice requirements are met, the ability of the public
to observe and comment is preserved, as specified, and that a local agency
permitting teleconferencing have a procedure for receiving and swiftly
resolving requests for reasonable accommodation for individuals with
disabilities, as specified. This bill would remove the requirements of the act
particular to teleconferencing and allow for teleconferencing subject to
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AB 703 (Rubio)
existing provisions regarding the posting of notice of an agenda and the
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ability of the public to observe the meeting and provide public comment. The
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bill would require that, in each instance in which notice of the time of the
teleconferenced meeting is otherwise given or the agenda for the meeting is
otherwise posted, the local agency also give notice of the means by which
members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment
and that the legislative body have and implement a procedure for receiving
and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable accommodation for individuals
with disabilities, consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as
provided.
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Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that
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AB 1133 (Chen)
would create a hybrid retirement benefit, consisting of a defined benefit
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pension and a defined contribution program, within the Public Employees'
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Retirement System, that state employees would have the option of electing.
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The California Constitution prohibits the ad valorem tax rate on real property
from exceeding 1 % of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain
exceptions. This measure would create an additional exception to the 1 %
limit that would authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to
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ACA 1 (Aguilar-
levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the
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construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public
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infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the
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acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition
proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or city
and county, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified
accountability requirements.
Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation amending the
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SB 2 (Bradford)
Tom Bane Civil Rights Act and to provide a decertification process for peace
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officers.
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Current law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic
Development, known as "GO -Biz," within the Governor's office to serve the
Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of
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California on issues relating to business development, private sector
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SB 4 (Gonzalez)
investment, and economic growth. This bill would require the office to
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California Cities:
coordinate with other relevant state and local agencies and national
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organizations to explore ways to facilitate streamlining of local land use
approvals and construction permit processes for projects related to
broadband infrastructure deployment and connectivity.
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SB 5 (Atkins)
Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would
authorize the issuance of bonds and would require the proceeds from the
sale of those bonds to be used to finance housing -related programs that
serve the homeless and extremely low income and very low income
Californians.
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The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the
development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among
other mandatory elements, a housing element. This bill, the Neighborhood
Homes Act, would deem a housing development project, as defined, an
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SB 6 (Caballero)
allowable use on a neighborhood lot, which is defined as a parcel within an
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office or retail commercial zone that is not adjacent to an industrial use. The
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bill would require the density for a housing development under these
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provisions to meet or exceed the density deemed appropriate to
accommodate housing for lower income households according to the type of
local jurisdiction, including a density of at least 20 units per acre for a
suburban jurisdiction.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as
defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an
environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that the lead agency proposes
to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment
or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that
effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative
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declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment
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SB 7 (Atkins)
if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no
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substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant
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effect on the environment. CEQA authorizes the preparation of a master EIR
and authorizes the use of the master EI R to limit the environmental review of
subsequent projects that are described in the master EI R, as specified. This
bill would require a lead agency to prepare a master EI R for a general plan,
plan amendment, plan element, or specific plan for housing projects where
the state has provided funding for the preparation of the master EIR.
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Would make a nonsubstantive change to the definition of "development
standard" for purposes of the Density Bonus Law.
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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, if the proposed housing development meets
certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the proposed housing
development would not require demolition or alteration of housing that is
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subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels
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SB 9 (Atkins)
affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income, that
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Oppose unless
the proposed housing development does not allow for the demolition of more
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than 25% of the existing exterior structural walls, except as provided, and that
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the development is not located within a historic district, is not included on the
State Historic Resources Inventory, or is not within a site that is legally
designated or listed as a city or county landmark or historic property or
district.
Would, notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances,
authorize a local government to pass an ordinance to zone any parcel for up
to 10 units of residential density per parcel, at a height specified in the
ordinance, if the parcel is located in a transit -rich area, a jobs -rich area, or an
urban infill site, as those terms are defined. In this regard, the bill would
require the Department of Housing and Community Development, in
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SB 10 (Wiener)
consultation with the Office of Planning and Research, to determine jobs -rich
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areas and publish a map of those areas every 5 years, commencing January
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1, 2022, based on specified criteria. The bill would specify that an ordinance
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adopted under these provisions is not a project for purposes of the California
Environmental Quality Act. The bill would prohibit a residential or mixed-use
residential project consisting of 10 or more units that is located on a parcel
rezoned pursuant to these provisions from being approved ministerially or by
right.
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Current law requires that the Office of Planning and Research, among other
things, coordinate with appropriate entities, including state, regional, or local
agencies, to establish a clearinghouse for climate adaptation information for
use by state, regional, and local entities, as provided. This bill would require
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the safety element, upon the next revision of the housing element or the
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SB 12 (McGuire)
hazard mitigation plan, on or after July 1, 2024, whichever occurs first, to be
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reviewed and updated as necessary to include a comprehensive retrofit
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strategy to reduce the risk of property loss and damage during wildfires, as
specified, and would require the planning agency to submit the adopted
strategy to the Office of Planning and Research for inclusion into the above-
described clearinghouse.
Current law establishes, among other housing programs, the Workforce
Housing Reward Program, which requires the Department of Housing and
Community Development to make local assistance grants to cities, counties,
and cities and counties that provide land use approval to housing
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SB 15 (Portantino)
developments that are affordable to very low and low-income households.
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This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or
in committee January
other statute, would require the department to administer a program to
7.
provide incentives in the form of grants allocated as provided to local
governments that rezone idle sites used for a big box retailer or a commercial
shopping center to instead allow the development of workforce housing
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Would, commencing July 1, 2022, make every incident involving use of force
to make a member of the public comply with an officer, force that is
unreasonable, or excessive force subject to disclosure. The bill would,
commencing July 1, 2022, require records relating to sustained findings of
unlawful arrests and unlawful searches to be subject to disclosure. The bill
would, commencing July 1, 2022, also require the disclosure of records
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SB 16 (Skinner)
relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law
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California Cities:
enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial
in committee January
Oppose
officer engaged in conduct involving prejudice or discrimination on the basis
7.
of specified protected classes. The bill would require the retention of all
complaints and related reports or findings currently in the possession of a
department or agency. The bill would require that records relating to an
incident in which an officer resigned before an investigation is completed to
also be subject to release.
Would enact the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought
Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022, which, if approved by
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the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of
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$5,510,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to
in committee January
finance projects for a wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought
7.
preparation, and flood protection program.
Would express the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that
12/8/2020 -From
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SB 49 (Umberg)
would reimburse or waive state or locally mandated operating fees for
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California Cities:
businesses that are unable to operate due to statewide or local actions or
in committee January
Oppose
ordinances instituted as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
7.
Would, in furtherance of specified state housing production and wildfire
mitigation goals, prohibit the creation or approval of a new development, as
12/8/2020 -From
SB 55 (Stern)
defined, in a very high fire hazard severity zone or a state responsibility area.
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By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to the approval of
in committee January
new developments in very high fire hazard severity zones and state
7.
responsibility areas, this bill would impose a state -mandated local program.
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SB 59 (Caballero)
MAUCRSA, until January 1, 2022, authorizes a licensing authority, in its sole
discretion, to issue a provisional license if the applicant has submitted a
completed license application to the licensing authority, including evidence
that compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or local
cannabis ordinances is underway, if applicable, as specified. This bill would
extend the repeal date of these provisional license provisions to July 1, 2028.
By extending provisional licensure, the applications for which are required to
be signed under penalty of perjury, the bill would expand the scope of the
crime of perjury, and would thereby impose a state -mandated local program.
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Summary: The Mobilehome Residency Law governs the terms and conditions
of residency in mobilehome parks. Under existing law, the management of a
mobilehome park may not terminate or refuse to renew a tenancy, except
pursuant to certain procedures, and upon giving written notice to the
homeowner of not less than 60 days. This bill would prohibit the management
from terminating or attempting to terminate the tenancy of a homeowner or
SB 64 (Leyva)
resident who is impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as
Status: 3/1/2021 -Set
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specified, on the grounds of failure of the homeowner or resident to comply
for hearing March 9.
with a reasonable rule or regulation of the park that is part of the rental
agreement or failure to pay rent, utility charges, or reasonable incidental
service charges during a declared state of emergency or local emergency
related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and during a 120 -day time
period after the state of emergency or local emergency is terminated, unless
necessary to protect the public health or safety.
Summary: Would, among other things, prohibit an ordinance, resolution,
regulation, or administrative action adopted by a city, county, or city and
county from permitting a tenant a period of time that extends beyond August
Status: 2/17/2021-
31, 2022, to repay COVID-19 rental debt.Existing law requires a plaintiff, in
From committee with
SB 92 (Skinner)
an action seeking recovery of COVID-19 rental debt, to attach to the
author's amendments.
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complaint documentation showing that the plaintiff has made a good faith
Read second time and
effort to investigate whether governmental rental assistance is available to
amended. Re-referred
the tenant, seek governmental rental assistance for the tenant, or cooperate
to Com. on BUDGET.
with the tenant's efforts to obtain rental assistance from any governmental
entity or other third party, as specified.
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Summary: Would establish the Water Affordability Assistance Fund in the
State Treasury to help provide water affordability assistance, for both drinking
water and wastewater services, to low-income ratepayers and ratepayers
experiencing economic hardship in California. The bill would make moneys in
Status: 3/2/2021 -Set
SB 222 (Dodd)
the fund available upon appropriation by the Legislature to the state board to
for hearing March 15.
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provide, as part of the Water Affordability Assistance Program established by
the bill, direct water bill assistance, water bill credits, water crisis assistance,
affordability assistance, and short-term assistance to public water systems to
administer program components.
Summary: Current law prohibits an urban and community water system,
defined as a public water system that supplies water to more than 200
service connections, from discontinuing residential water service for
nonpayment until a payment by a customer has been delinquent for at least
60 days. Current law requires an urban and community water system to have
SB 223 (Dodd)
a written policy on discontinuation of residential service for nonpayment,
Status: 3/2/2021 -Set
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including, among other things, specified options for addressing the
for hearing March 15.
nonpayment. Current law requires an urban and community water system to
provide notice of that policy to customers, as provided. This bill would apply
those provisions, on and after July 1, 2022, to a very small community water
system, defined as a public water system that supplies water to 200 or fewer
service connections used by year-long residents.
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Summary: Current law prohibits a local agency from imposing fees for
specified purposes, including fees for water or sewer connections, as defined,
that exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which
the fee is charged, unless voter approval is obtained. Current law provides
that a local agency levying a new a water or sewer connection fee or
increasing a fee must do so by ordinance or resolution. Current law requires,
Status: 3/8/2021 -
for specified fees, including water or sewer connection fees, any judicial
March 11 hearing
SB 323 (Caballero)
action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance,
postponed by
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resolution, or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an
committee.
existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the
effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or motion according to specified
procedures for validation proceedings. This bill would apply the same judicial
action procedure and timelines, as stated above, to ordinances, resolutions,
or motions adopting, modifying, or amending water or sewer service fees or
charges, except as provided.
Summary: Would authorize a provider of fiber facilities to determine the
Status: 2/22/2021 -Art.
method of the installation of fiber. The bill would prohibit a local agency, as
IV. Sec. 8(a) of the
defined, from prohibiting, or unreasonably discriminating in favor of or against
Constitution dispensed
SB 378 (Gonzalez)
the use of, aerial installations, open trenching or boring, or microtrenching,
with. (Ayes 32. Noes
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but would authorize a local agency to prohibit aerial deployment of fiber
4.) Joint Rule 55
where no aboveground utilities exist due to Electric Tariff Rule 20 or other
suspended. (Ayes 32.
existing underground requirements.
Noes 4.)
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Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a
general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes,
among other things, a housing element. That law requires the planning
agency of a city or county to provide, by April 1 of each year, an annual report
to, among other entities, the Department of Housing and Community
Development that includes, among other specified information, the number of
Status: 3/2/2021 -Set
SB 477 (Wiener)
applications submitted, the location and total number of developments
for hearing March 18.
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approved, the number of building permits issued, and the number of units
constructed pursuant to a specific streamlined, ministerial approval process.
This bill would, commencing January 1, 2023, require a planning agency to
include in that annual report specified information on costs, standards, and
applications for proposed housing development projects and specified
information on housing development projects within the jurisdiction.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a
general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes,
among other things, a housing element. The law also requires the
Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the city,
county, or city and county, and authorizes the department to notify the
Attorney General, that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of
Status: 2/25/2021 -
state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment
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to that element, or any specified action or failure to act, does not substantially
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comply with the law as it pertains to housing elements or that any local
HOUSING.
government has taken an action in violation of certain housing laws. This bill
would prohibit a local agency, as defined, from imposing specified standards,
including a minimum lot size that exceeds an unspecified number of square
feet on parcels zoned for at least 2, but not more than 4, units or a minimum
lot size that exceeds an unspecified number of square feet on parcels zoned
for at least 5, but not more than 10, units.
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Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that
would prohibit state and local housing programs and incentives, including, but
Status: 3/3/2021 -
SB 728 (Hertzberg)
not limited to, programs under the Surplus Lands Act, local inclusionary
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housing ordinances, and the Density Bonus Law, from excluding, either
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explicitly or in effect, homeownership or for -sale opportunities for low-income
individuals.
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Summary: Would require a retailer whose annual sales of tangible personal
acted upon on or after
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property transacted online exceeded $1,000,000 for the previous calendar
time. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a)
SB 792 (Glazer)
year to track and report to the department the city or ZIP code where the
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purchaser resides for each sale within the state that is transacted online, as
dispensed with. (Ayes
specified.
32. Noes 4.) Joint Rule
55 suspended. (Ayes
32. Noes 4.)
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