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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 $ Agenda Item Reviewed: DS AGENDA REPORT City Manager Finance Director N/A MEETING DATE: MAY 18, 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. RECOMMENDATIONS: Receive and file the updated legislative matrix as of May 7 FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: State Legislative Updates Townsend Public Affairs has created a summary of state legislative activity for the month of April that is attached to the staff report. Legislative Tracking Matrix Attached is a legislative tracking matrix as of May 7 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. Attachments: - Townsend Public Affairs April 2021 Update - Legislative Matrix as of May 7 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 T 'C".) WNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EST TPA 1995 MEMORANDUM To: City of Tustin From: Townsend Public Affairs Date: May 6, 2021 Subject: Monthly Report for April 2021 State Legislative Update On April 26, Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that the threshold of verified signatures has been met for the recall of Governor Newsom. Now that the threshold of signatures has been met, there will be a 30-business-day period in which voters may submit written requests to their County Registrar of Voters to remove their names from the petition. Once the 30-day period expires, a recall election will be held unless there are enough signatories that remove their names from the petition. If there are more than 1,495,709 signatures still verified, the recall will be held likely in October or November. Governor Newsom continues to promote COVID-19 vaccines throughout the State while focusing the Administration on safely re-opening the economy. The Governor also announced June 15 as the projected re-opening date of the State's economy while still requiring masks and encouraging Californians to receive the vaccination. The Legislature was actively advancing bills this month to meet the April 30 policy committee deadline. Policy committees were required to report bills with a fiscal impact to the State and advance them to the Appropriations Committees. Non-fiscal bills must be passed out of policy committees by May 7 to continue advancing this year. Focus will now turn to the Appropriations Committees to report fiscal bills to the floor by May 21. Bills that do not meet these various legislative deadlines become two-year bills and may be considered next session. Once the May legislative deadlines pass and the Governor releases his May Revise to the State Budget, the Legislature will turn to passing a Budget bill before the June 15 deadline. Below is a list of upcoming legislative deadlines: May 7: Last day for policy committees to advance non-fiscal bills May 14: Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 7 May 21: Last day for fiscal committees to advance fiscal bills to the floor Governor's COVID-19 Action Summary State Capitol Office•925 L Street•Suite 1404•Sacramento,CA 95814•Phone(916)447-4086•Fax(916)444-0383 Southern California Office•1401 Dove Street•Suite 330•Newport Beach,CA 92660•Phone(949)399-9050•Fax(949)476-8215 Central California Office•744 P Street•Suite 308•Fresno,CA 93721•(949)399-9050•Fax(949)476-8215 Federal Office•600 Pennsylvania SE•Suite 207•Washington,DC 20003•Phone(202)546-8696•Fax(202)546-4555 Northern California Office•300 Frank Ogawa Plaza•Suite 204•Oakland,CA 94612•Phone(510)835-9050•Fax(510)835-9030 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 Below is a summary of the Governor's major actions taken regarding COVID-19 in April: • April 27 — Mask Guidance: Governor Newsom released a statement announcing the State's guidance will align with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance regarding masks outside. The Governor touted the State's low positivity rates and high vaccine administration rate. • April 16 — Workforce Legislation: Governor Newsom signed legislation to create a statewide policy of rehiring of workers laid-off by the pandemic in order to strengthen the State's economic recovery. SB 93 requires employers in the hospitality and business services industries to offer new positions to qualified former employees laid off due to COVID-19 through 2024. • April 6— Reopening Economy: Governor Newsom announced June 15 as the projected date for the State to re-open all sectors of its economy, so long as the State maintains sufficient vaccine supply and if hospitalization rates remain stable and low. Assembly and Senate Budget Priorities In anticipation of the Governor's forthcoming May Revise, both the Assembly and Senate Leaders announced their budget priorities for the FY 2021-22 budget. The priorities leverage significant funding from the State budget surplus, federal COVID-19 pandemic response funding, cap and trade auction revenues, and other sources to invest in the State's economy. The plans outlined by both Houses touch on a number of economic sectors, as well as local governments, businesses, and individuals. The Senate prioritizes items such as: • Providing debt free college • Expanding universal access to early education • Investing in homelessness, housing affordability, and homeownership • Protecting against wildfires and droughts • Improving healthcare access and affordability The Assembly prioritizes items such as: • Preserving state services while preparing for future economic downturns • Responding to essential services needs • Protecting Californians most impacted by the pandemic • Recover the economy through stimulus funding Both the Assembly and Senate will need to work together with the Governor's office to develop the FY 2021-22 State Budget. The Governor is scheduled to release his May Revise in early-mid May which will include the Administration's priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and how the Governor proposes to administer state resources. Once the May Revise is released, the Legislature will have until June 15 to approve the budget and send it to the Governor for his signature or veto. 2 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 Additionally, many of the proposals found in the Senate and Assembly budget priorities would require implementing legislation. To that end, many of the proposals listed above may move be implemented through the traditional legislative path and not on the accelerated budget timeline. Small Business Legislation On April 29, Governor Newsom signed AB 80 (Burke) which will allow forgiven PPP loans that businesses received from the federal government during the pandemic to not be counted as taxable income. The bill also allows the businesses to deduct the costs of the PPP expenses, thus adding a benefit for businesses that have struggled during the pandemic. The measure equates to $6.2 billion statewide over the next six years and prioritizes small businesses instead of publicly traded companies. The bill conforms state law to federal law while excluding those taxpayers that did not experience at least a 25 percent reduction in gross receipts. AB 80 included an urgency clause which means that the bill takes effect immediately upon being signed into law. Wildfire Package This month, the Legislature passed a $536 million wildfire package to bolster state efforts in wildfire mitigation and prevention. On April 13, the Governor signed the measure into law which allows the Administration to take action on critical projects that support wildfire suppression, improve forest health and build resilience in at-risk communities in diverse landscapes throughout the State. The Governor outlined his wildfire priorities in his January Budget proposal, and this package builds on those efforts agreed upon with the Legislature. Specifically, the package includes funds to restore the health of forests and watersheds, fuel breaks around vulnerable communities, increase statewide fire prevention grants, and improve defensible spaces to mitigate wildfire damages. The action aligns with the Governor's goal of investing $1 billion in wildfire resilience this year and allows Departments such as CaIFIRE, the Department of Water Resources, and the Department of Parks and Recreation to invest in projects that will prevent wildfire damages across the State. Legislative leaders indicated that there may be additional wildfire funding to come later this session to build on these efforts. Priority Legislation Below is a summary of several priority bills that TPA has highlighted for the City. • AB 59 (Gabriel) - Mitigation Fee Act: fees: notice and timelines: AB 59 would repeal Section 66022 of the Government Code, which establishes the 120-day statute of limitations for legal challenges to new or increased connection fees or capacity charges. This bill would change the statute of limitations to begin once the agency charges the fee to the ratepayer. Status: This bill failed to meet the April 30 policy committee deadline. • AB 115 (Bloom) — Planning and zoning: This bill is the reintroduction of AB 3107 (Bloom) from last year which would mandate at least 20% of units have an affordable housing cost or affordable rent for low-income households. Status: This bill failed to meet the April 30 policy committee deadline. 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 • AB 339 (Lee) - Open Meetings: This bill makes several changes to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act), including requiring specified telephone and internet access to local agency meetings and specified language translation services for those meetings. The bill was significantly amended and had the language, translation, and interpretation requirements removed. The bill was also amended to only apply to cities and counties with populations over 250,000 and includes a sunset date of December 31, 2023. Status: The bill was passed by the Local Government Committee and referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. • SB 9 (Atkins) — Housing development: approvals: This bill is the reintroduction of SB 1120 (Atkins) from last year which allow for duplexes and lot splits in single family residential zones, by right, if the proposed development meets certain requirements. In order to qualify for ministerial approval, the two new parcels that replace the existing single parcel, must be of equal size. Combined with ADU law, this law will allow even more units to be built on the same parcel without public review. Status: Passed Senate Government and Finance Committee, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. • SB 10 (Wiener) — Planning and zoning: This is the reintroduction of SB 902 (Weiner) last year, the opt in bill that would allow a local government to pass an ordinance to rezone a parcel, even if a local voter initiative has been passed that would directly prohibit that ordinance. TPA is continuing to advocate on this bill to remove language that would adversely impact the City. Status: Passed Senate Government and Finance Committee, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. • SB 274 (Wieckowski) — Local government: agenda and documents: This bill would require a local agency to email a copy of, or website link to, the agenda or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet if the person requests that the items be delivered by email. If a local agency determines it to be technologically infeasible to send a copy of the documents or a link to a website that contains the documents by mail or by other electronic means, the bill would require the legislative body or its designee to send by mail a copy of the agenda or a website link to the agenda. Status: Passed Assembly, referred to the Senate. • SB 556 (Dodd) — Street light poles, traffic signal poles, utility poles, and support structures: This bill would require local governments to make space available on publicly- managed streetlights poles,traffic poles, and utility poles to telecommunications providers. Status: Passed Senate Government and Finance Committee, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. • SB 619 (Laird) — Organic waste: reduction regulations: Requires, until January 1, 2023, CalRecycle to only impose a penalty on a local jurisdiction, and would require a 4 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 penalty to only accrue, for a violation of the regulations if the local jurisdiction did not make a reasonable effort, as determined by the department, to comply with the regulations. Status: Passed Senate Environmental Quality Committee, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee. Federal Legislative Update The month of April saw a massive increase in the number of vaccinated Americans and an economy on the path to recovery. With a return to normalcy anticipated, the Biden Administration recently unveiled proposals for a $4 trillion injection into the economy. The first of these two proposals, the American Jobs Plan, is a $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan that seeks to address issues like unequal broadband access, climate change, damaged highways and bridges, care for the elderly, and jobs training programs. The second, the American Families Plan, seeks to overhaul the nation's social infrastructure. It would make pre-K universal, community college free, and paid family and medical leave a reality among other provisions. Both spending packages are ambitious and will face tough roads to passage with slim Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. Other federal highlights from April include the relaxing of mask guidelines from the CDC, the pause and then reinstatement of the Johnson &Johnson vaccine, the USDA's extension of school lunch programs through the summer, and the bipartisan passage of a bill to combat hate crimes against individuals of Asian descent. American Jobs Plan During the last week of March, President Joe Biden introduced a $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan referred to as the American Jobs Plan. The Plan seeks to address some of the country's most pressing problems including overhauling the nation's infrastructure and bolstering economic recovery efforts in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second major spending initiative after the passage of the American Rescue Plan in early March. Below are important measures included in the Plan: • Transportation Infrastructure: President Biden has long been a proponent of increased spending on transportation, especially public transportation and passenger rail, and this Plan brings to fruition part of that vision. It includes $621 billion aimed at upgrading, improving, repairing the nation's infrastructure such as: o $115 billion for the construction and repair of highways, bridges, and roads o $85 billion for public transit o $80 billion for passenger and freight rail modernization o $174 billion to support research, development, and deployment of electric vehicles o $42 billion aimed at building and improving airports, water transit, and ports o $45 billion to rectify transportation inequities o $50 billion to fortify infrastructure and make it resilience to climate change and wear and tear o $30 billion for other transportation-related initiatives • Infrastructure at Home: The Plan sets aside $650 billion for non-transportation infrastructure, also known as home-based infrastructure, including: o $111 billion for clean drinking water 5 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 o $100 billion for high-speed broadband support and expansion o $100 billion for electrical infrastructure o $213 billion for affordable and sustainable housing o $137 billion for public schools, early-learning centers, and community colleges o $28 billion for other various projects • R&D, Workforce Development, and Manufacturing: The Plan includes $580 billion for workforce development and manufacturing: o $180 billion for research and development o $300 billion for manufacturing and small businesses o $100 billion to develop a next generation workforce • Caretaking Economy: Finally, the Plan is also set to include $400 billion for home and community-based care for elderly and disabled people. • How will it be paid for: President Biden plans to fund the proposal through an increase in the corporate tax rate to 28% and as well as other measures designed to prevent offshoring profits by corporations to avoid paying taxes. American Families Plan In April, the Biden Administration unveiled another ambitious spending package aimed at expanding access to education and childcare, referred to as the American Families Plan. Altogether, this$1.8 trillion collection of spending increases and tax cuts along with the previously mentioned infrastructure package comes with a price tag of just over $4 trillion. President Biden spoke at length about the Plan during his speech at a joint session of Congress on April 28. Some of the key provisions in the plan include: • The primary goal of the Plan is to expand access to preschool, community colleges, childcare, and other healthcare benefits. "Part two"of President Biden's two-part spending package seeks to overhaul the nation's social infrastructure. • The proposal includes $1 trillion in new spending: o Free Pre-K and Community College: The Plan promises universal pre-k for all three- and four- year-olds and two years of free community college. Included in the Plan are $200 billion to build up the infrastructure to support universal pre-K and another $109 billion over 10 years for community college enrollment. ■ $85 billion is also set aside to increase Pell Grant award amounts o Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions: President Biden's Plan calls for $39 billion over the next decade to fund two years of subsidized tuition at HBCUs for families making less than $125,000. o Affordable Child Care: $225 billion is set aside to make child care more affordable. ■ Under the Pan, families earning 1.5 times their state median income would pay no more than 7% of their income on childcare. ■ The Plan would also give childcare providers funding to maintain small class sizes and classrooms to help children with disabilities. o Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Plan includes $225 billion invested over 10 years to create and maintain a nationally mandated parental, family, and personal illness leave program. ■ It seeks to provide up to $4,000 a month for workers on leave o Unemployment Insurance Reform: In his proposal, President Biden announced his intention to introduce legislation to reform unemployment insurance so that it would 6 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 automatically adjust the length and amount of benefits unemployed workers receive based on the condition of the economy • $1 trillion in spending is coupled with $800 billion in new tax credits: o Child Tax Credit Extension: With a cost of up to $400 billion, the proposal seeks to extend the Child Tax Credit and make it permanently full refundable. This was expanded in ARPA. o The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit expanded from ARPA would be made permanent. o Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion for childless workers would also be made permanent. o ACA Premium Tax Credits: Expanded Affordable Care Act premium tax credits passed under ARPA would be expanded, as well. • While the American Jobs Plan would be paid for through a corporate tax increase, the American Families Plan would roll back the 2017 Trump tax cuts and increase the top individual tax rate from 37% to 39.6% for those in the top 1% of income. o Also included is an increase in the capital gains tax for households making more than $1 million CDC Mask Guidelines and Johnson & Johnson Vaccine The CDC announced that it would be easing its outdoor mask guidance for Americans who have been vaccinated. It has been deemed safe for fully vaccinated individuals to not have to cover their faces outdoors unless they are in a crowded area. This comes as more than half of all US adults have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. President Joe Biden and other experts have pointed to the relaxing of restrictions as a reward and motivator for more people to receive vaccinations. In early April, the CDC and federal health officials recommended a pause in the administering of the Johnson & Johnson single use vaccines after reports of rare and serious blood clotting after receiving the vaccine. 10 days later, the CDC's independent expert panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 10-4 to recommend they lift the pause. The officials said that the benefits of the J&J vaccine far outweigh potential risks from its rare side effects. School Lunches The USDA announced in late April that it was planning to extend pandemic flexibilities for schools and daycare facility lunches. This change would make all K-12 lunches free through the spring of 2022. Various child nutrition program waivers were implemented at the beginning of the pandemic and have since allowed schools increased flexibility in addressing the children's needs. The effort attempts to reach more than 12 million youths experiencing food insecurity, which President Biden has attempted to partially address with his American Families Plan. • The plan proposes to set aside $45 billion over the next decade to combat food insecurity among children. It would also make permanent a summer food program that allows families eligible during the school year to access meals in the summer at the same rates. • The American Families Plan also allots $17 billion to expand healthy school meals, with all proposals included providing free meals to an additional 9.3 million schoolchildren. State and Local Funding in the American Rescue Plan Act 7 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-44B3-BD22-B505582FD997 Throughout the month of April, TPA joined calls with the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to learn about their priorities for state and local governments. While the Administration and the Department of Treasury have indicated they sought to publish final allocations and guidance by the end of April, no such update has been provided. The deadline to distribute the funds, and therefore also to publish guidance on how to spend those funds, is 60 days after its passage, which would make the last possible date for guidance to be published May 11. 8 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 City of Tustin Priority State Legislation Matrix 2021-22 California State Legislative Session Updated 5.5.21 Bill Bill Summary Bill Status Position Support and City Opposition IAdvocacy Current law establishes the State Department of Education in state Status:4/29/2021- government,and vests the department with specified powers and duties From committee: Do relating to the state's public school system.This bill would authorize local pass and re-refer to AB 14(Aguiar- educational agencies to report to the department their pupils'estimated Com. City sent letter 5.Noes Curry) needs for computing devices and internet connectivity adequate for at-home s APPR.(Ayes Watch of suppport learning.The bill would require the department,in consultation with the Public 2.)(April . Re- on Utilities Commission,to compile that information and to annually post that referred to Comm. compiled information on the department's internet website. on APPR. 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, 2020,and December 31,2021.The bill would also extend the repeal date of Status:1/11/2021- AB 15(Chiu) the act to January 1,2026.The bill would make other conforming changes to Referred to Com.on Watch align with these extended dates.By extending the repeal date of the act,the H.&C.D. bill would expand the crime of perjury and create a state-mandated local program. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact the Tenant,Small Landlord, Status:4/30/2021- and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act of 2021 to address the long Failed Deadline term financial impacts of the COVI D-19 pandemic on renters,small landlords, pursuant to Rule AB 16(Chiu) and affordable housing providers,ensure ongoing housing stability for tenants 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch at risk of eviction,and stabilize rental properties at risk of foreclosure.This bill was H.&C.D.on would include legislative findings and declarations in support of the intended 1/11/2021)(May be legislation. acted upon Jan 2022) Page 1 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Status:4/30/2021- Current law disqualifies certain persons from holding office or being employed Failed Deadline League of as a peace officer,including any person who has been convicted of a pursuant to Rule California Cities: AB 17(Cooper) felony.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to amend this 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch Support in provision governing the disqualification of certain persons from holding office was PUB.S.on concept or being employed as a peace officer. 1/11/2021)(May be acted upon Jan 2022) 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 Status:4/14/2021-In and observing another officer using force that the officer believes to be committee:Set,first AB 26(Holden) unnecessary,and to require that officers intercede when present and hearing.Referred to Watch observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is necessary,as specified.This bill would require those law enforcement suspense file. 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 Status:4/26/2021- From committee:Do enact the Broadband for All Act of 2022,to become operative only if League of approved by the voters at the November 8,2022,statewide general election, pass and re-refer to California Cities: AB 34(Muratsuchi) Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch to authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to fund increased 9 Noes 2.)(April 22). Support in access to broadband services to rural,urban,suburban,and tribal unserved concept Re-referred A Com. and underserved communities. R APPR. Page 2 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Status:4/21/2021-In AB 48(Gonzalez, bill would prohibit the use of chloroacetophenone tear gas or 2- committee:Set,first Watch Lorena) chlorobenzalmalononitrile gas by law enforcement agencies to disperse any hearing.Referred to assembly,protest,or demonstration.The bill would include in the standards suspense file. 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 Status:4/30/2021- proceeding to attack,review,set aside,void,or annul an ordinance, Failed Deadline City sent letter resolution,or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an pursuant to Rule of opposition AB 59(Gabriel) existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch unless effective date of the ordinance,resolution,or motion.Current law also was L.GOV.on amended provides that,if an ordinance,resolution,or motion provides for an automatic 1/11/2021)(May be adjustment in a fee or service charge and the adjustment results in an acted upon Jan 2022) 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. Page 3 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would disqualify a person from being employed as a peace officer if that Status:4/30/2021- person has been convicted of,or has been adjudicated by a military tribunal Failed Deadline as having committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed Pursuant to Rule AB 60(Salas) in this state.The bill would also disqualify any person who has been certified 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch as a peace officer by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and was PUB.S.on Training and has had that certification revoked by the commission. 1/11/2021)(May be acted upon Jan 2022) Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would relate Status:5/3/2021-Read AB 61 (Gabriel) to authorizing local jurisdictions to enact and operate programs that facilitate second time and Watch outdoor dining that is safe and consistent with public health guidelines during amended. the COVID-19 pandemic. CuStatus:5/3/2021- Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would Read second time and AB 68(Salas) implement recommendations made in the California State Auditor's Report amended.rrent Status: Watch 2020-108,issued on November 17,2020,relating to affordable housing. 4/8/21 Re-referred to Com.on H.&C.D. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a Status:5/3/2021-From comprehensive,statewide homelessness solutions program.This bill would committee:Amend, create the Bring California Home Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose and do pass as of providing at least$2,400,000 annually to fund a comprehensive,statewide AB 71 (Rivas,Luz) amended and re-refer Watch homeless solutions program upon appropriation by the Legislature.The bill to Com.on would require the Bring California Home Fund to contain revenues derived from specified changes to the Personal Income Tax Law or the Corporation (Ayes 5.Noeess .) 22.) Tax Law that are enacted on or after the effective of the date of this bill. (April 29). Current law requires peace officers in this state to meet specified minimum standards,including age and education requirements.This bill would increase Status:4/29/2021- AB 89(Jones- the minimum qualifying age from 18 to 25 years of age.This bill would permit Read second time. Sawyer) an individual under 25 years of age to qualify for employment as a peace Ordered to third Watch officer if the individual has a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university.The bill would provide legislative findings in reading. support of the measure. Page 4 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA),among other things,consolidates the licensure and regulation 12/8/2020-From of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities.Existing law printer.May be heard AB 109(Cooper) establishes in state government a Cannabis Control Appeals Panel that Watch consists of 5 members,appointed as specified.This bill would make a in committee January 7' nonsubstantive change to the provision establishing the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel. Would,notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a city's or county's general plan,specific plan,zoning ordinance,or regulation,would require that Status:4/30/2021- a housing development be an authorized use on a site designated in any local Failed Deadline agency's zoning code or maps for commercial uses if certain conditions pursuant to Rule AB 115(Bloom) apply.Among these conditions,the bill would require that the housing 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch development be subject to a recorded deed restriction requiring that at least was L.GOV.on 20%of the units have an affordable housing cost or affordable rent for lower 4/15/2021)(May be income households,as those terms are defined,and located on a site that acted upon Jan 2022) 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 Status:4/21/2021-In AB 118(Kamlager) participation of community organizations in emergency response for specified committee:Set,first Watch vulnerable populations.The bill would require that grantees receive a hearing.Referred to minimum award of$250,000 per year.The bill would require a community suspense file. 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. Page 5 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Status:4/29/2021- This measure would require the Housing and Community Development From committee: Do Department(HCD)to notify a city,county,or city and county,and authorizes Pass and re-refer to AB 215(Chiu) HCD to notify the office of the Attorney General,that the city,county,or city Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch and county is in violation of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019(SB 330). 7.Noes 0.)(April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.. Would require a person managing treated wood waste to comply with the Current Status:4/7/21 hazardous waste control laws or the management standards established in From committee: Do AB 332(Committee the bill,including standards for the reuse,storage,treatment,transportation, Pass and re-refer to on Environmental tracking,identification,and disposal of treated wood waste,as provided.The Com.on APPR.with Safety and Toxic bill would limit those standards to treated wood waste that is hazardous only recommendation:To Watch Materials) because of a preservative present in or on the wood,and that is not subject Consent Calendar. to the existing exemption for certain wood waste or to regulation as a (Ayes 9.Noes 0.) hazardous waste under federal law. (April 7).Re-referred to Com.on APPR. Current law requires all meetings,as defined,of a house of the Legislature or Status:5/3/2021-From a committee thereof to be open and public,and requires all persons to be committee:Amend, permitted to attend the meetings,except as specified.This bill would require and do pass as AB 339(Lee) all meetings,including gatherings using teleconference technology,to include amended and re-refer Watch an opportunity for all persons to attend via a call-in option or an internet- to Com.on APPR. based service option that provides closed captioning services and requires (Ayes 7.Noes 0.) both a call-in and an internet-based service option to be provided to the (April 28). public. Page 6 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 This measure would codify the Governor's executive orders relating to the Current Status:4/7/21 AB 361 (R.Rivas) Brown Act in the case of a statewide or local declared emergency. Re-referred to Com. Watch on L.GOV. Would require all California surface waters to attain applicable beneficial uses Current Status: by January 1,2050.The bill would require the state board and regional 4/21/21 From boards,when issuing an NPDES permit,a waste discharge requirement,or a committee:Do pass City sent letter waiver of a waste discharge requirement,to require that the discharge to and re-refer to Com. of opposition AB 377(Rivas) surface water does not cause or contribute to an exceedance of an applicable on APPR.(Ayes 5. Watch unless water quality standard in receiving waters,and to not authorize the use of a Noes 3.)(April 21).Re- amended best management practice permit term to authorize a discharge to surface referred to Com.on water that causes or contributes to an exceedance of an applicable water APPR. quality standard in receiving waters. Would establish the Community Power Resiliency Program(program),to be administered by the Office of Emergency Services,to support local governments in priority areas including schools,elections offices,food storage reserves,COVID-19 testing sites,and traffic signals and street AB 418 lamps.The bill would authorize the office to allocate specified sums,pursuant Current Status:4/8/21 (Valladeres) to an appropriation by the Legislature,to local governments,special districts, Read second time and Watch and tribes for various purposes relating to power resiliency,and would require amended. those entities applying for funding to either describe the portion of their emergency plan that includes power outages or provide an attestation that power outages will be included when the entity revises any portion of their emergency plan. Page 7 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would expressly authorize a city,county,or city and county to adopt an ordinance prohibiting a person under 21 years of age from possessing any tobacco cigarette or other tobacco product.The penalty under the ordinance Current Status: would be the issuance of an administrative citation requiring the person to 4/22/21 Re-referred to AB 422(Friedman) participate in an antismoking educational program.The bill would additionally Com.on APPR. Watch authorize the ordinance to require the confiscation of a tobacco product from pursuant to Assembly a person under 18 years of age,as specified.The bill's prohibitions would not Rule 96. apply with respect to active duty military personnel who are 18 years of age or older. Current Status: This measure would require Cal OES to prepare a gap analysis of the state's 4/21/21 Read second AB 536 mutual aid systems on a biennial basis,beginning on January 1,2022.The time.Ordered to (Rodriguez) measure would also require the gap analysis to be provided to specified Consent Calendar. Re-Watch committees of the Legislature no later than February 1,2022,and by referred to Com.on February 1 thereafter on a biennial basis. APPR.pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. Current law requires a collocation or siting application for a wireless telecommunications facility be deemed approved if a city or county fails to approve or disapprove the application within the time periods specified in Current Status: applicable FCC decisions,all required public notices have been provided 4/29/21 From regarding the application,and the applicant has provided a notice to the city committee:Do pass or county that the time period has lapsed.Under existing law,eligible facilities and re-refer to Com. AB 537(Quirk) requests,defined to include any request for modification of an existing Watch wireless tower or base station that involves collocation of new transmission on APPR.(Ayes 13. equipment,removal of transmission equipment,or replacement of Noes 0.)(April 28). Re- transmission equipment,are exempt from these requirements.This bill would referred to Com.on remove the exemption for eligible facilities requests defined above.The bill APPR. would require that the time periods described above be determined pursuant to specified FCC rules. Page 8 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current Status: 4/21/21 Read second AB 580 This measure would require Cal OES to add"access and functional needs" time.Ordered to (Rodriguez) person to pertinent committees tasked with emergency management. Consent Calendar. Re-Watch referred to Com.on APPR.pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. This measure would require OPR to establish the Extreme Heat and Current Status: Community Resilience Program to coordinate the state's efforts to address 4/14/21 In committee: AB 585(Luz Rivas) extreme heat and to facilitate the implementation of regional and state climate Set,first hearing. Watch change planning into effective projects.The measure would,upon Referred to suspense appropriation from the Legislature,award competitive grants to eligible file. entities for implementation of those projects. Current law requires each law enforcement agency to maintain a policy that provides guidelines on the use of force,and to annually furnish specified information to the Department of Justice regarding the use of force by peace officers employed by that agency.Current law requires the Attorney General to investigate incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian,as specified.deadly use of force incidents other than Current Status: those required to be investigated by the Attorney General,require an agency 4/14/21 In committee: to cause a criminal investigation of these incidents to be conducted,and AB 594(McCarty) Set,first hearing. would prohibit a law enforcement agency from having primary responsibility Referred to suspense for conducting the criminal investigation into those incidents involving an officer employed by that agency.This bill would instead provide alternative file. protocols for investigations of those incidents,including investigation by the district attorney's office,another law enforcement agency,or a multidisciplinary and multiagency task force.The bill would specify that these requirements apply only to a criminal investigation and not to any administrative or disciplinary investigation. Page 9 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current Status: League of AB 607(Arambula) This measure would provide a five-year sales and use tax exemption for 3/22/21 In committee: Watch California Cities: licensed blood bank equipment and supplies. Hearing postponed by Oppose committee. This measure would authorize a city or county,by agreement,to transfer all or a portion of its allocation of regional housing need to another city or county. Current Status: AB 617(Davies) This measure would also allow the transferring city to pay the transferee city 2/25/21 Referred to Watch or county an amount determined by that agreement,as well as a surcharge to Coms.on H.&C.D. offset the impacts and associated costs of the additional housing on the and L.GOV. transferee city. Current law requires a local agency disposing of surplus land to send,prior to Status:4/30/2021- disposing of that land,a written offer to sell or lease the property for specified Failed Deadline purposes,including the development of low-and moderate-income housing, pursuant to Rule AB 672(Garcia) park and recreational purposes,or open-space purposes,unless the land is 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch exempt surplus land,as defined.This bill would state the intent of the was H.&C.D.on Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would enable the use of 3/18/2021)(May be underutilized golf courses for open space and affordable housing. acted upon Jan 2022). Page 10 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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, Status:5/3/2021-Read AB 699(Salas) eligible retailers,and eligible load-management programs,provide outreach second time and Watch to low-income households and low-income and disadvantaged communities amended. to increase ratepayer awareness of the program,and work directly with 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 Status:5/3/2021-Re- AB 703(Rubio) existing provisions regarding the posting of notice of an agenda and the referred to Com.on L. Watch ability of the public to observe the meeting and provide public comment.The GOV. 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. Page 11 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 This measure would,on or before January 1,2023,require each local agency to submit to HCD an actionable county-level plan for meeting specific annual Current Status: benchmarks with the goal of reducing homelessness by 90%by 2029. AB 816(Chiu) 1 Referred to Watch Additionally,this measure would allow the Inspector General to bring an Com.on H.&C.D. action against the state,a local agency,or a city to compel compliance with Com. the homelessness action plan. This measure would make the export out of the country of a mixture of plastic Current Status: AB 881 (Gonzalez) wastes"disposal',unless the mixture includes only certain plastics,in which 4/13/21 Re-referred to Watch case that export would constitute diversion through recycling.The measure Com.on APPR. would bring California in compliance with the Basel Convention. Current Status: 4/30/21 Failed Deadline pursuant to AB 906(Carrillo) This measure would exempt zero emission heavy duty trucks from sales tax, Rule 61(a)(2).(Last Watch vehicle license fees,registration fees,and weight fees. location was REV.& TAX on 2/25/2021)(May be acted upon Jan 2022) This measure would require Cal OES by January 15,2022,and annually thereafter,to submit a written report to the Assembly Committee on Current Status: AB 973 Emergency Management,the Assembly Committee on Budget,the Senate 4/21/21 In committee: (Rodriguez) Committee on Governmental Organization,and the Senate Committee on Set,first hearing. Watch Budget and Fiscal Review that details the priority investments and Referred to suspense expenditures of funds made available pursuant to the California Disaster file. Assistance Act. Page 12 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current Status: 4/13/21 From This measure would require cities and counties to adopt specifications for the committee:Do pass AB 1035(Salas) use of recycled materials from the Department of Transportation's most and re-refer to Com. Watch recently published standard specifications book to maintain eligibility for SB 1 on APPR.(Ayes 15. funding by 2022. Noes 0.)(April 12). Re- referred to Com.on APPR) AB 1121 This measure would exempt specified emergency preparedness items during Current Status:3/4/21 League of (Rodriguez) a three-day period the last week of June for the next two years. Referred to Com.on Watch California Cities: REV.&TAX. Oppose Summary:Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that Status:2/19/2021- AB 1133(Chen) would create a hybrid retirement benefit,consisting of a defined benefit From printer.May be Watch pension and a defined contribution program,within the Public Employees' heard in committee Retirement System,that state employees would have the option of electing. March 21. Would prohibit cities and counties,including charter cities and counties,from imposing or collecting license fees from restaurants from January 1,2020,to December 31,2021,as provided,and would require the city or county to Current Status:3/4/21 League of AB 1181 (Nguyen) refund to a restaurant any license fees collected during that period. By Referred to Coms.on Watch California Cities: imposing new duties on cities and counties with respect to imposing or G.O.and HEALTH. Oppose collecting specified license fees,and by requiring that the fees be refunded, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Page 13 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would prohibit a person from selling a plastic product that is labeled with the term'compostable,' home compostable,'or'soil biodegradable'unless the Current Status: product meets specified standards and satisfies specified criteria.The bill 4/21/21 In committee: AB 1201 (Ting) would authorize the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to Set,first hearing. Watch adopt regulations for plastic product labeling to ensure that plastic products Referred to suspense labeled'compostable'or'home compostable'are clearly distinguishable from file. noncompostable products upon quick inspection by consumers and solid waste processing facilities. Expands the types of land exempt from the Surplus Lands Act(SLA), City sent letter AB 1271 (Ting) imposes new procedural requirements on local agencies disposing of surplus 4/30/21 A-2 YEAR of opposition land(disposing agencies),and makes various technical changes to the SLA. unless amended This measure,beginning on or after January 1,2022,would prohibit the legislative body of a city or county from entering into a residential Current Status:3/4/21 AB 1295 development agreement for property located in a very high fire risk area.The Referred to Coms.on Watch (Muratsuchi) bill would define"very high fire risk area"for these purposes to mean a very L.GOV.and H.&C.D. high fire hazard severity zone designated by a local agency or a fire hazard severity zone classified by the director. Page 14 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 This measure would require every city,or every county in the case of unincorporated areas,to provide every person who is homeless with temporary shelter,mental health treatment,resources for job placement,and job training until the person obtains permanent housing if the person has Referred to 1 4 3/ /2 AB 1372 actively sought temporary shelter in the jurisdiction for at least 3 consecutive ReCurrent Status:us:3/ /2 Watch (Muratsuchi) days and has been unable to gain entry into all temporary shelters they H.f C.D.and ms. sought for specified reasons.This measure would require the city or county to provide a rent subsidy,if it is unable to provide temporary shelter.This measure would also authorize a person who is homeless to enforce the bill's provisions by bringing a civil action. Current Status:5/3/21 From committee: Do This measure would prohibit a local government from imposing a minimum Pass and re-refer to parking requirement,or enforcing a minimum parking requirement,on Com.on APPR.(Ayes AB 1401 residential,commercial,or other development if the development is located 7.Noes 1.)(April 29). Watch (Friedman) on a parcel that is within one-half mile walking distance of public transit or Re-referred to Com. located within a low-vehicle miles traveled area. on APPR.Received by the Desk April 30 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(2). Current Status: This measure would expand the online sales tax collection framework, 4/27/21 In Senate. AB 1402(Levine) installed after the Wayfair decision,to include any fees that should be Read first time.To Watch collected on sales. Com.on RLS.for assignment. Page 15 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current Status:5/3/21 This measure would add"deenergization",defined as a planned public safety Read third time. AB 1403(Levine) power shutoff,within the conditions constituting a state of emergency and a Urgency clause Watch City sent letter local emergency. adopted. Passed. of support Ordered to the Senate. This measure would establish,beginning January 1,2023,until January 1, Current Status: 2025,the standard for indoor residential water use as 48 gallons per capita 4/27/21 From daily.The measure would establish,beginning January 1,2025,the standard committee:Do pass City sent letter as 44 gallons per capita daily and,beginning January 1,2030,40 gallons per AB 1434 and re-refer to Com. of opposition capita daily.The measure would eliminate the requirement that the Watch (Friedman) on APPR.(Ayes 8. unless Department of Water Resources,in coordination with the State Water Noes 6.)(April 26).Re- amended Resources Control Board(SWRCB),conduct necessary studies and referred to Com.on investigations and jointly recommend to the Legislature a standard for indoor APPR. residential water use. This measure would create a nine-member Beverage Container Recycling Current Status: AB 1454(Bloom) Program Advisory Board to advise CalRecycle on the beverage container 4/26/21 Re-referred to Watch recycling program.This measure would also make changes to help address Com.on APPR.. California Redemption Value(CRV)redemption center issues. Page 16 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current law prohibits an employee who is a member of a religious body whose traditional tenets or teachings include objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations from being required to join, maintain membership in,or financially support any employee organization as Status:4/30/2021- a condition of employment,except that the employee may be required,in lieu Failed Deadline of a fair share service fee,to pay sums equal to the fair share service fee pursuant to Rule AB 1484(Kiley) either to a nonreligious,nonlabor organization,or a charitable fund exempt 61(a)(2).(Last location Watch from taxation,as provided.This bill would prohibit a public school employer was P.E.&R.on from deducting the amount of the fair share service fee or the alternative fee 3/11/2021)(May be described above from the wages and salary of a public school employee acted upon Jan 2022) unless the employer has received permission from the employee,and would require an employee's authorization to only be valid for the calendar year in which it is given unless terminated,as provided. Would enact the Safe Drinking Water,Wildfire Prevention,Drought Preparation,Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation,and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022,which,if approved by the voters,would Current Status: AB 1500(Garcia) authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of$6,700,000,000 pursuant to 4/15/21 Re-referred to Watch the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking Com.on NAT. RES. water,wildfire prevention,drought preparation,flood protection,extreme heat mitigation,and workforce development programs. 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 ACA 1 (Aguilar- levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the Status:4/22/2021- Curry) construction,reconstruction,rehabilitation,or replacement of public Referred to Coms.on Watch infrastructure,affordable housing,or permanent supportive housing,or the L.GOV.and APPR. 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. Page 17 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation amending the Status:4/29/2021- SB 2(Bradford) Tom Bane Civil Rights Act and to provide a decertification process for peace Read second time and Watch officers. amended. Re-referred to Com.on APPR. 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 California on issues relating to business development,private sector Status:5/3/2021- League of City sent letter SB 4(Gonzalez) investment,and economic growth.This bill would require the office to VOTE:Placed on Watch California Cities: of support coordinate with other relevant state and local agencies and national suspense file(PASS) Support 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. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would Status:3/18/2021-Re- authorize the issuance of bonds and would require the proceeds from the referred to Corns.on SB 5(Atkins) sale of those bonds to be used to finance housing-related programs that HOUSING and GOV. Watch serve the homeless and extremely low income and very low income &F. Californians. 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 Status:4/29/2021- other mandatory elements,a housing element.This bill,the Neighborhood From committee:Do Homes Act,would deem a housing development project,as defined,an pass and re-refer to SB 6(Caballero) allowable use on a neighborhood lot,which is defined as a parcel within an Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch office or retail commercial zone that is not adjacent to an industrial use.The 8 Noes 0.)(April 29). bill would require the density for a housing development under these Re-referred to Com. provisions to meet or exceed the density deemed appropriate to on APPR. 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. Page 18 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Status:4/29/2021- effect.CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative From committee:Do declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment pass and re-refer to SB 7(Atkins) if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch substantial evidence that the project,as revised,would have a significant 9.Noes 1.)(April 28). effect on the environment.CEQA authorizes the preparation of a master EIR Re-referred to Com. and authorizes the use of the master EI R to limit the environmental review of on APPR. 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. Status:5/3/2021-Read SB 8(Skinner) Would make a nonsubstantive change to the definition of"development second time and Watch standard"for purposes of the Density Bonus Law. amended.Re-referred to Com.on APPR. Page 19 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 League of subject to a recorded covenant,ordinance,or law that restricts rents to levels Status:4/30/2021-Set California Cities: SB 9(Atkins) affordable to persons and families of moderate,low,or very low income,that for hearing May 10. Watch Oppose unless the proposed housing development does not allow for the demolition of more amended than 25%of the existing exterior structural walls,except as provided,and that 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 SB 10(Wiener) consultation with the Office of Planning and Research,to determine jobs-rich Status:4/30/2021-Set Watch areas and publish a map of those areas every 5 years,commencing January for hearing May 10. 1,2022,based on specified criteria.The bill would specify that an ordinance 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. Page 20 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Status:5/3/2021-From use by state,regional,and local entities,as provided.This bill would require the safety element,upon the next revision of the housing element or the committee:Do pass SB 12(McGuire) hazard mitigation plan,on or after July 1,2024,whichever occurs first,to be as amended and re- Watch reviewed and updated as necessary to include a comprehensive retrofit refer to Com.on APPR.(Ayes 7.Noes strategy to reduce the risk of property loss and damage during wildfires,as specified,and would require the planning agency to submit the adopted 2.)(April 29). 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 Current Status:4/6/21 SB 15(Portantino) developments that are affordable to very low and low-income households. Set for hearing April Watch This bill,upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or 29 other statute,would require the department to administer a program to 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 Page 21 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Status:5/3/2021- League of SB 16(Skinner) relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law VOTE:Placed on Watch California Cities: enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial suspense file(PASS) Oppose officer engaged in conduct involving prejudice or discrimination on the basis 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. Current law establishes in state government the Department of Technology and makes it responsible for approval and oversight of information technology projects.Current law requires the Director of General Services to compile and maintain an inventory of state-owned real property that may be available for lease to providers of wireless telecommunications services for location of wireless telecommunications facilities.This bill,the Rural Broadband and Current Status: SB 28(Caballero) Digital Infrastructure Video Competition Reform Act of 2021 (Reform Act), 4/30/21 Set for hearing Watch would similarly require the Department of Technology,in collaboration with May 10. other state agencies,to compile an inventory of state-owned resources,as defined,that may be available for use in the deployment of broadband networks in rural,unserved,and underserved communities,except as specified.The bill would require the department to collaborate on the development of a standardized agreement to enable those state-owned resources to be leased or licensed for that purpose. Page 22 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would enact the Wildfire Prevention,Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation,and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022,which,if approved by Status:5/3/2021- SB 45(Portantino) the voters,would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of VOTE:Placed on Watch $5,510,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to suspense file(PASS) finance projects for a wildfire prevention,safe drinking water,drought preparation,and flood protection program. Current Status: Would express the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that 4/29/21 From would reimburse or waive state or locally mandated operating fees for committee with League of SB 49(Umberg) author's amendments. Watch California Cities: businesses that are unable to operate due to statewide or local actions or ordinances instituted as a result of the Coronavirus(COVID-19)pandemic. Read second time and Oppose amended.Re-referred to Com.on GOV.&F. Current Status: This measure would expand the definition of"sudden and severe energy 4/29/21 Read third SB 52(Dodd) shortage"to include a"deenergization event,"defined as a planned power time. Passed.(Ayes League of 36. Noes 0.)Ordered Watch California Cities: City sent letter outage,as specified,and would make a deenergization event one of those to the Assembly.In Support of support conditions constituting a state of emergency and a local emergency. Assembly.Read first time.Held at Desk. Would,in furtherance of specified state housing production and wildfire Status:4/30/2021- mitigation goals,prohibit the creation or approval of a new development,as Failed Deadline defined,in a very high fire hazard severity zone or a state responsibility area. pursuant to Rule SB 55(Stern) By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to the approval of 61(a (Last location Watch GOV.&F. new developments in very high fire hazard severity zones and state was e responsibility areas,this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. acted upon ay 2 acted upon Jan 2022) Page 23 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Current Status: SB 59(Caballero) cannabis ordinances is underway,if applicable,as specified.This bill would 4/30/21 Set for hearing Watch extend the repeal date of these provisional license provisions to July 1,2028. May 10. 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. Current Status: This measure would raise the maximum fines for violation of an ordinance 3/18/21 Read third relating to a residential short-term rental that is an infraction and poses a time.Passed.(Ayes SB 60(Glazer) threat to health or safety,to$1,500 for a first violation,$3,000 for a second 32.Noes 5.)Ordered violation of the same ordinance within one year,and$5,000 for each to the Assembly.In additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. Assembly.Read first time.Held at Desk. 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 Watch 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. Page 24 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Summary:Would,among other things,prohibit an ordinance,resolution, regulation,or administrative action adopted by a city,county,or city and Status:5/3/2021- county from permitting a tenant a period of time that extends beyond August Assembly 31,2022,to repay COVID-19 rental debt.Existing law requires a plaintiff,in amendments SB 92(Skinner) an action seeking recovery of COVID-19 rental debt,to attach to the concurred in.(Ayes Watch complaint documentation showing that the plaintiff has made a good faith 28 Noes 8.)Ordered effort to investigate whether governmental rental assistance is available to to engrossing and the tenant,seek governmental rental assistance for the tenant,or cooperate enrolling. with the tenant's efforts to obtain rental assistance from any governmental entity or other third party,as specified. Would set forth guiding principles for plan development,including equitable access to reliable energy,as provided,and integration with other existing Current Status:5/3/21 local planning documents.The bill would require a plan to,among other SB 99(Dodd) VOTE:Placed on Watch things,ensure that a reliable electricity supply is maintained at critical facilities suspense file(PASS) and identify areas most likely to experience a loss of electrical service.This bill contains other related provisions. This measure would establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within Cal OES.The measure would make the Office Current Status: League of SB 109(Dodd) responsible for studying,testing,and advising regarding procurement of 3/22/21 March 22 Watch California Cities: emerging technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and hearing:Placed on Support suppress wildfires,and serve as the central organizing hub for the state APPR suspense file. government's identification of emerging wildfire technologies. Page 25 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Current Status:5/3/21 experiencing economic hardship in California.The bill would make moneys in Read second time and SB 222(Dodd) the fund available upon appropriation by the Legislature to the state board to amended.Re-referred Watch provide,as part of the Water Affordability Assistance Program established by to Com. APPR. 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 Current Status: 60 days.Current law requires an urban and community water system to have 4/28/21 In committee: SB 223(Dodd) a written policy on discontinuation of residential service for nonpayment, Set,first hearing. Watch including,among other things,specified options for addressing the Referred to suspense nonpayment.Current law requires an urban and community water system to file. 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. This measure would require in instances of disallowed compensation that a Status:4/20/2021-April SB 278(Leyva) public agency must continue to paying a retiree the amount reduced in their 19 hearing:Placed on Watch retirement allowance. APPR suspense file. Page 26 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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:4/22/2021- for specified fees,including water or sewer connection fees,any judicial Read second time. SB 323(Caballero) action or proceeding to attack,review,set aside,void,or annul an ordinance, Watch resolution,or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an Ordered to third existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the reading. 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. Would require each provider of telecommunications service to maintain on its internet website a public outage map showing that provider's outages,and would require the office,in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, on or before July 1,2022,to adopt by regulation requirements for those Current Status:5/3/21 SB 341 (McGuire) maps,as specified.The bill would require the office to provide the VOTE:Do pass Watch commission with all of the information provided to it as part of a (PASS) telecommunications service provider's community isolation outage notification and to aggregate that data and post that aggregated data on its internet website. Would further declare that it is the public policy of the state that claims Current Status: SB 343(Allen) related to the recyclability of a plastic product be truthful and that 4/20/21 April 19 Watch consumers deserve accurate and useful information related to how to hearing:Placed on properly handle the end of life of a plastic product. APPR suspense file. Page 27 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and administer a program to award grants to qualified homeless Current Status:4/5/21 shelters,as described,for the provision of shelter,food,and basic veterinary League of SB 344(Hertzberg) services for pets owned by people experiencing homelessness.The bill would April 5 hearing:Placed Watch California Cities: authorize the department to use up to 5%of the funds appropriated in the on APPR suspense Support annual Budget Act for those purposes for its costs in administering the file.. program. Summary:Would authorize a provider of fiber facilities to determine the Status:5/3/2021-From method of the installation of fiber.The bill would prohibit a local agency,as defined,from prohibiting,or unreasonably discriminating in favor of or against committee:Do pass SB 378(Gonzalez) the use of,aerial installations,open trenching or boring,or microtrenching, as amended and re- Watch but would authorize a local agency to prohibit aerial deployment of fiber refer to Com.on where no aboveground utilities exist due to Electric Tariff Rule 20 or other APPR.(Ayes 13.Noes existing underground requirements. 0.)(April 26). Page 28 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish a certification program for peace officers.Current law requires the commission to establish basic,intermediate,advanced, supervisory,management,and executive certificates for the purpose of fostering the education and experience necessary to perform general police service duties.Existing law requires certificates to be awarded on the basis of Current Status: SB 387 a combination of training,education,experience,and other prerequisites,as 4/30/21 Set for hearing Watch (Portantino) determined by the commission.This bill would require the commission to May 10. work with stakeholders from law enforcement,the University of California,the California State University,the California Community Colleges,and community organizations to develop a list of courses to include as requirements for obtaining a basic certificate,as specified.The bill would require an applicant for a basic certificate to complete those courses before obtaining the certificate. This measure would require the SWRCB to establish financial capability Current Status: League of SB 3/22/21 March 22 426(Rubio) assessment guidelines for MS4 permittees that are adequate and consistent hearing:Placed on Watch California Cities: when considering the costs to local jurisdictions. APPR suspense file. Support Page 29 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 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 Current Status:4/5/21 Development that includes,among other specified information,the number of April 5 hearing:Placed SB 477(Wiener) applications submitted,the location and total number of developments Watch approved,the number of building permits issued,and the number of units on APPR suspense file. 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 Status:4/29/2021- Attorney General,that the city,county,or city and county is in violation of From committee: Do state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment pass and re-refer to SB 478(Wiener) to that element,or any specified action or failure to act,does not substantially Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch comply with the law as it pertains to housing elements or that any local 7.Noes 1.)(April 29). government has taken an action in violation of certain housing laws.This bill Re-referred to Com. would prohibit a local agency,as defined,from imposing specified standards, on APPR. 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. Page 30 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 This measure would provide an opt-in program for cities to delegate short- SB 555(McGuire) term rental Transient Occupancy Tax(TOT)collection authority to CDTFA.It Status:4/30/2021-Set Watch would also require short-term rental platforms to register with CDTFA and for hearing May 10. collect TOT. Current law requires a local publicly owned electric utility to make appropriate space and capacity on and in their utility poles,as defined,and support structures available for use by cable television corporations,video service providers,and telephone corporations.Under existing law,"utility poles" Status:4/30/2021-Set SB 556(Dodd) include electrical poles,except those electrical poles used solely for the for hearing May 10. Watch transmission of electricity at 50 kilovolts or higher.This bill would revise the definition of a utility pole to include an electrical transmission tower,while continuing to exclude an electrical pole,but not an electrical transmission tower,used solely for the transmission of electricity at 50 kilovolts or higher. This measure would require a city or county to include in their annual report, SB 581 (Atkins) required under housing element law,whether the city or county is a party to a Status:4/21/2021-Set Watch court action related to a violation of state housing law,and the disposition of for hearing May 3. that action. Page 31 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 This measure would add new sections to the Public Utilities Code designed to ensure fair and equal access to the benefits of legacy resources,and ensure Current Status:5/3/21 resources held in the Investor Owned Utility(IOU)portfolios are managed to From committee:Do SB 612 maximize value for all customers.This measure would also provide pass as amended and Watch (Portantino) Community Choice Aggregator(CCA),IOU,and direct access customers re-refer to Com.on equal right to receive legacy resource products that were procured on their APPR.(Ayes 11.Noes behalf in proportion to their load share if they pay the full cost of those 1.)(April 26). products. This measure would require every city and county,over 10,000 population,to Current Status:5/3/21 implement an online,automated permitting platform that verifies code From committee:Do SB 617(Wiener) compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a residential photovoltaic pass as amended and Watch solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a residential re-refer to Com.on photovoltaic solar energy system.This measure would also require that cities APPR.(Ayes 12. Noes offer,at no extra cost,a video or remote inspection service. 2.)(April 26).. Page 32 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Curent law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery,in consultation with the state board,to adopt regulations to achieve those targets for reducing organic waste in landfills,and authorizes those regulations to require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on generators or other relevant entities within their jurisdiction,to authorize local jurisdictions Status:4/29/2021- to impose penalties on generators for noncompliance,and to include From committee: Do penalties to be imposed by the department for noncompliance.Current law pass and re-refer to City sent letter SB 619(Laird) provides that those regulations shall take effect on or after January 1,2022, Com.on APPR.(Ayes Watch of support except that the imposition of penalties by local jurisdictions pursuant to the 7.Noes 0.)(April 29). regulations shall not take effect until 2 years after the effective date of the Re-referred to Com. regulations.This bill would delay the effective date of the regulations from on APPR. January 1,2022,to January 1 of an unspecified year,and would provide that the operative date of each of the requirements in the regulations in effect as of December 31,2021,shall be an unspecified amount of years after the operative date identified in the regulations. Status:4/29/2021- Summary:Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that From committee:Do would prohibit state and local housing programs and incentives,including,but pass and re-refer to not limited to,programs under the Surplus Lands Act,local inclusionary Com.on APPR with SB 728(Hertzberg) housing ordinances,and the Density Bonus Law,from excluding,either recommendation:To Watch explicitly or in effect,homeownership or for-sale opportunities for low-income consent calendar. individuals. (Ayes 9.Noes 0.) (April 29).Re-referred to Com.on APPR. Would prohibit certain governmental entities from constructing,funding,or Status:4/30/2021- operating,or from taking property to construct,fund,or operate,a new major Failed Deadline thoroughfare in the City of San Clemente in an area that is subject to a pursuant to Rule City sent letter SB 761 (Stern) conservation easement or that is protected as open space under a local 61(a)(2).(Last location Oppose of opposition initiative.The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to State was N.R.&W.on Route 5 and lands immediately adjacent to State Route 5 or the extension of 3/4/2021)(May be Los Patrones Parkway as an untolled county arterial highway. acted upon Jan 2022) Page 33 of 34 DocuSign Envelope ID:94A192EF-2FOB-4483-BD22-B505582FD997 Current Status: This measure would allow a city or county to satisfy part of its requirement to 4/30/21 Failed identify zones suitable for residential development by adopting and Deadline pursuant to implementing a multijurisdictional regional agreement.A multijurisdictional Rule 61(a)(2).(Last SB 809(Allen) Watch regional agreement shall identify the jurisdiction that is contributing suitable location was land for residential development and the jurisdiction or jurisdictions that are HOUSING on contributing funding for that development. 3/18/2021)(May be acted upon Jan 2022) Summary:Would require a retailer whose annual sales of tangible personal property transacted online exceeded$1,000,000 for the previous calendar Status:4/20/2021-April SB 792(Glazer) year to track and report to the department the city or ZIP code where the 19 hearing: Placed on Watch purchaser resides for each sale within the state that is transacted online,as APPR suspense file. specified. 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