HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 LEGISLATIVE UPDATEAgenda Item _______
Reviewed:
City Manager _______
Finance Director _______
MEETING DATE: MAY 2, 2023
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 (TPA) have prepared a summary
of state legislative activity.
RECOMMENDATION:
1.Take an OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED position on AB 742 (Jackson) Law
enforcement: police canines
2.Take an OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED position on AB 1637 (Irwin) Local
government: internet websites and email addresses
3.Take a SUPPORT position on AB 1708 (Muratsuchi) Theft
4.Take an OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED position on SB 252 (Gonzalez) Public
retirement systems: fossil fuels: divestment
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
State Legislative Updates
TPA has created a summary of state legislative activity for the month of April that is
attached to the staff report.
Recommended Position on Legislation
Staff and TPA are recommending the following positions on bills. A draft letter is
attached to the staff report.
AGENDA REPORT
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AB 742 (Jackson) Law enforcement: police canines
- Summary: Prohibits the use of an unleashed police canine by law enforcement to
apprehend a person.
- Recommended Position: Oppose Unless Amended
AB 1637 (Irwin) Local government: internet websites and email addresses
- Summary: Requires local agencies to secure and utilize their website through a
new .gov or .ca.gov domain no later than January 1, 2025.
- Recommended Position: Oppose Unless Amended
AB 1708 (Muratsuchi) Theft
- Summary: Increases accountability for repeat theft offenders and offers pathways
for pre-plea diversion programming.
- Recommended Position: Support
SB 252 (Gonzalez) Public retirement systems: fossil fuels: divestment
- Summary: Prohibits CalPERS and STRS from making new investments or
renewing existing investments of public employee retirement funds in a fossil fuel
company.
- Recommended Position: Oppose Unless Amended
Legislative Tracking Matrix
Attached is a legislative tracking matrix as of April 21 that tracks bills of interest as well
as bills tracked by the League of California Cities (LOCC), the Municipal Water District of
Orange County (MWDOC) and other state and local associations.
Attachments:
- TPA April 2023 update
- Draft AB 742 letter
- Draft AB 1637 letter
- Draft AB 1708 letter
- Draft SB 252 letter
- Legislative Matrix as of April 21
- 2023 Legislative Platform
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M E M O R A N D U M
To: City of Tustin
From: Townsend Public Affairs
Date: April 21, 2023
Subject: Monthly Report
State Legislative Update
The last several weeks have highlighted the State Legislature’s quick pace of considering and
amending legislation to ensure bills progressed through their first house. In addition to the growing
momentum of legislative activity within the Legislature, the Legislatuer featured numerous
developments related to addressing priority issues such as homelessness, mental health reform,
and high gas prices.
State Legislature
This month featured numerous policy committees and robust agendas for bill considerations. This
pace will continue through April and May, before bills must cross over to their second house. The
Legislature will shift its focus once again to the budget process in May, which marks the time the
Governor debuts his “May Revision” of the January budget proposal, followed by the constitutional
deadline of July 1 wherein the Governor must sign a budget bill into law.
Notable legislative events from March include the failure of numerous bills in the Assembly and
Senate Public Safety Committees related to enhanced sentencing for opioid possession and
distribution. Members voted along party lines on legislation like SB 44 (Umberg), which would
have required courts to provide a written admonishment to those convicted of fentanyl drug
offenses, warning them of criminal liabilities if they sell a fentanyl product that kills another person.
This bill, along with other measures with enhanced criminal penalties for fentanyl possession,
failed in these committees. The debate over the matter hinged on whether adding to the State’s
penal code would tangibly reduce opioid deaths, or rather strain existing prison resources and
impact lower income communities.
In addition to policy committee events, there were a number of bill amendments. Since the bill
introduction of February 17, the Legislature produced 1,751 Assembly Bills and 881 Senate Bills,
for a total of 2,632 bills. Of those bills introduced, there were 495 spot bills and 551 intent bills
between the two houses, for a total of 1,046 placeholder measures. That means 40 percent of
the introduced bills were placeholder measures in need of substantive language amendments.
Notable recent bill amendments include the following, organized by issue area:
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BILL SUBJECT SUMMARY
SB 35
(Umberg)
Behavioral
Health
Authorizes counties required to implement the Community Assistance,
Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act by 2023 to be granted an
extension in specified circumstances to no later than December 15,
2025.
AB 764 (Bryan) Elections Establishes uniform district-base redistricting requirements for all local
governments.
AB 1168
(Bennett)
Emergency
Services
Allows cities and fire districts maintain autonomy over the administration
of prehospital emergency medical services (EMS), even when an
agreement to delegate a portion of those services to a county-affiliated
local EMS agencies (LEMSA) exists.
AB 1176 (Zbur) Energy and
Utilities
Requires local governments to adopt a climate action electrification
element as part of the general plan or amend the general plan upon the
adoption of a revision to include enforceable commitments to GHG
reductions on or after 2025 and no later than 2028.
AB 1637 (Irwin)
Governance and
Transparency Requires local governments to transition to a .gov internet domain
AB 1114
(Haney)
Housing and
Land Use
Modifies the definition of “post entitlement phase permit” to also include
all building permits and other permits issued under the California Building
Standards Code or any applicable local building code for the
construction, demolition, or alteration of buildings, whether discretionary
or nondiscretionary. Prohibits a local agency from subjecting the post
entitlement phase permit to any appeals or additional hearing
requirements once the local agency determines that the post entitlement
permit is compliant with applicable permit standards.
AB 1332
(Carrillo)
Housing and
Land Use
Requires each local agency, by April 1, 2025, to develop and offer at
least 6 permit ready ADU floor plans and post them on their website for
use at no-cost. Expedites approval processes for applicants that use the
plans.
AB 440 (Wicks) Housing and
Land Use
Defines "Maximum allowable density" for the purpose of density bonus
concession to mean the greatest number of units allowed under the
zoning ordinance, specific plan, or land use element of the general plan.
Removes from the definition the provision stating that the greater density
prevails if the density allowed under the zoning ordinance is inconsistent
with the density allowed under the land use element of the general plan.
AB 68 (Ward)
Housing and
Land Use
Requires ministerial approval of infill
multifamily units up to 50 feet in defined "Climate Smart Parcels"
proximate to transit and commercial clusters.
AB 983
(Cervantes)
Housing and
Land Use
Expands the definition of “exempt surplus land” to include land that is
designated in an adopted downtown revitalization plan not to exceed 1.1
square miles and includes residential, commercial, office, civic and
hospitality uses.
SB 450
(Atkins)
Housing and
Land Use
Identified as the SB 9 (Atkins, Statutes of 2022) "Clean up bill." Among
other things, prevents local agencies from creating zoning, subdivision,
and design rules that do not apply equally to all development within a
particular area.
SB 747
(Caballero)
Housing and
Land Use
Reaffirms the role of existing Economic Opportunity Law that is used by
local agencies to acquire and dispose of property to improve economic
opportunities for local residents, among other clarifying changes.
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SB 752
(Padilla)
Labor and
Employment
Requires a provider of solid waste handling services to provide timely
notice to its customers of a potential labor dispute that will disrupt the
collection of solid waste and provide a timely refund to customers
following a failure to collect solid waste.
AB 1379
(Papan) Open Meetings
Imposes reforms on AB 2449 (Rubio, Statutes of 2022) which allows for
a member of a governing body to teleconference under specified, and
infrequent, circumstances. Streamlines agenda posting requirements and
removes caps on the number of instances an elected official may opt to
use teleconferencing, among other things.
AB 817
(Pacheco)
Open Meetings
Allows subsidiary bodies of a local agency to use alternative
teleconferencing provisions under the Brown Act, without the need of a
State of Emergency.
SB 537
(Becker) Open Meetings
Authorizes certain legislative bodies (boards, commissions, or advisory
bodies of a multijurisdictional cross county agency) to use alternate
teleconferencing provisions similar to the emergency provisions
indefinitely and without regard to a state of emergency
AB 797
(Weber) Public Safety
Requires the local governing body of each city and county to, by January
15, 2025, create an independent community-based commission on law
enforcement officer practices to conduct independent investigations
against police officers or sheriffs alleging physical injury or unlawful
death.
AB 1476
(Alvarez)
Revenue,
Taxation, and
Economic
Development
Authorizes a city or local governments acting jointly to form a community
and affordable housing reinvestment agency for the purposes of
financing infrastructure and housing projects, purchasing and leasing
property within the redevelopment project area, and other powers similar
to those previously granted to redevelopment agencies.
Governor Newsom Tours State to Discuss Priority Issues: Homelessness, Prison Reform, Public
Safety, and Mental Health Care
In lieu of a State of the State this year, Governor Newsom opted to hold a statewide tour and
meet directly with residents and make major announcements related to reducing homelessness,
improving public safety, reducing health care costs, and initiating mental health care reforms. The
tour took place during the week of March 16.
The first announcement regarding reducing homelessness was made in Sacramento. During this
first announcement, the Governor discussed state funding programs aimed at reducing
homelessness, including the $1 billion poised to be distributed to cities, counties, and continuums
of care as part of the fourth cycle of the Homeless, Housing Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP)
grant program. Additionally, the Governor discussed investments in encampment resolution,
including a $30 million investment to build 1,200 tiny homes across the state this year. The homes,
some as small as 120 square feet, can be assembled in 90 minutes and cost a fraction of what it
takes to build permanent housing. The Governor said the homes can create space to help clear
homeless encampments that have sprung up across the State’s major cities.
Following his announcement on homelessness efforts, the Governor made his second
announcement regarding public safety and prison reforms from San Quentin Prison. He
announced that the prison will be renamed to the “San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.” The prison
will move from a maximum-security prison to a prison focused on education, training, and
rehabilitation. Maximum-security inmates will begin to be moved to other prisons to allow for the
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change. The Governor has asked the Legislature for $20 million for this initiative in the upcoming
budget cycle. The new San Quentin Rehabilitation Center takes practices found in places such
as Norway.
In his third announcement, the Governor discussed the State’s progress toward public safety and
health reforms, including addressing the fentanyl crisis. The Governor announced that the State
would begin to manufacture and distribute its own opioid antagonist medicine through its contract
with CalRx. CalRx was authorized in 2020 as part of the State’s efforts to partner with drugmakers
that could produce cheaper generic alternatives to existing drugs that are no longer protected by
patents, including naloxone and insulin. Governor Newsom has approved $100 million in the State
budget for the project. These budget efforts are likely to complement legislative proposals seeking
to expand access and education relating to opioid antagonist drugs
Finally, on Sunday March 19, the Governor concluded his tour by discussing reforms that would
go on the 2024 ballot to improve how California treats mental health and substance use disorders.
The Governor’s proposal breaks down to three main components:
• A general obligation bond to finance the construction of thousands of new community
mental health facilities throughout the state.
• Reforms to the MHSA, directing $1 billion annually to pay for housing and other
community-based residential solutions, expanding treatment eligibility to include those
with substance use disorders, and creating greater flexibility in the use of remaining
funds.
• Alignment of behavioral health benefits across all health plans in California and new
accountability and oversight measures for county behavioral health plans. (more to
come)
Governor Signes Gas Price Gouging Prevention Bill into Law, Concludes Extraordinary Session
on High Prices
On March 27, Governor Newsom signed legislation to hold oil distributors accountable for recent
price hikes over the past year, thus concluding the first extraordinary legislative session to
address high oil prices in recent months. The efforts began in October 2022, when he announced
his plans to call it to advance a windfall tax on oil and gas companies.
The measure (SBX1-2), sailed through the legislative process under an expedited timeline.
Authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and co-sponsored by Attorney General Rob
Bonta, the measure creates a dedicated, 24/7 independent watchdog to root out price gouging by
oil companies, and authorizes a penalty to hold the industry accountable.
Specifically, the measure creates a new independent watchdog within the California Energy
Commission (CEC) charged with monitoring California’s petroleum market on a daily basis to
ensure market participants do not engage in price gouging activities. If the oversight agency
identifies bad actors, the measure authorizes the CEC to set a price gouging penalty via a public
rulemaking process that deters excessive pricing.
SBX1 2 passed primarily on a party-line vote, with some opponennts expressing concern that a
profit cap creates a disincentive for refineries to operate at maximum capacity, and as a result,
the industry will reduce production to remain below whatever level is set, creating an artificial
constraint on supply that could instead drive prices up further. Proponents of the measure
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expressed support for the policy’s data gathering requirements, which will inform future policies
on the issue. The measure will take effect in 90 days.
Federal Legislative Updates
Last month saw numerous Federal actions related to the proposed authorization of emergency
management funds, housing production assistance, and congressional support for ending the
COVID-19 federal state of emergency. Below is an overview of recent pertinent federal actions.
Congress Agreees to End Federal COVID-19 State of Emergency
During the last week of March, the Senate voted 68-23 on a resolution (H.J. Res. 7) that would
end the COVID-19 national emergency. The measure, which the House approved earlier this
year, will now be presented to President Biden for his signature. Despite the White House’s strong
opposition to the resolution, along with the Administration’s plan to wind down both the national
emergency and the public health emergency on May 11, President Biden has indicated that he
will sign the measure into law. At the same time, the Administration has signaled that it will
continue working with agencies to phase out the emergency declaration with as much notice as
possible to Americans who could potentially be impacted.
HUD Starts Process to Strengthen Standards For Conditions in HUD Assisted and Insured
Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently published the proposed
scoring notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) in
the Federal Register. This updated scoring notice is a critical step in HUD’s work to improve
conditions in HUD assisted and insured housing by increasing standards for and frequency of
inspections. NSPIRE strengthens HUD’s physical condition standards, formerly known as the
Uniform Physical Condition Standard (UPCS) and the Housing Quality Standards (HQS). The
proposed notice is part of HUD’s efforts to update its physical inspection model that is now more
the 20 years old.
The scoring notice proposed for comment includes what’s changing from the Uniform Physical
Condition Standard scoring system, including:
• Removing severity and criticality levels; reducing the number of inspectable areas to the
three areas of unit, inside and outside; and removing item and area-based limits and
scoring weight distribution along with point caps;
• Methodology used to revise scoring;
• Expected sampling strategy;
• Justification for scoring decisions.
The public comment period for the NSPIRE proposed scoring notice is open until April 27.
HUD Makes Available an Additional $3.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds
HUD announced that it is making an additional $3,385,353 in American Rescue Plan (ARP)
funding available to help HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) agencies combat housing
discrimination related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This can be discrimination on the perception
that someone has COVID-19 or people who have suffered evictions because of loss of income
due to no work because of the pandemic.
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The funds constitute the fourth round of ARP funding that focuses on COVID-19 related housing
discrimination. To date, more than $16 million in ARP funding has been awarded to FHIP agencies
working to address the unequal impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on communities of color,
low-income communities, and other vulnerable populations through projects that encourage a
more just, inclusive, and sustainable society. The funding is being awarded through FHIP’s
Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). Organizations that qualify for the funding will be able to
use the money to develop, implement, and coordinate education and outreach programs designed
to inform members of the public of their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act.
The funding that is available can be used to provide fair housing education and outreach services
through several vehicles, including mass media and trainings.
The EOI grants now available are:
• ARP National Media Campaign Component (EOI-NMCC) - $1,000,000 – This component
provides funds to eligible organizations to create a multi-faceted media campaign to
address housing discrimination issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in
underserved communities.
• ARP EOI Regional/Local/General (EOI-GC) - $2,385,353 – This component provides
funding to eligible organizations to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the fair housing
related effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through enhanced fair housing education and
outreach services and related infrastructure.
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The Honorable Corey Jackson
1021 O Street, Suite 6120
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: AB 742 (Jackson) Notice of Opposition Unless Amended
Dear Assembly Member Jackson:
The City of Tustin (City) regrets to inform you of its oppose unless amended position on AB 742,
which prohibits the use of an unleashed police canine by law enforcement to apprehend a person.
The City has adopted an oppose unless amended position to this bill in accordance with its 2023
Legislative Platform, Public Safety, policy statement 51: Oppose legislation that places
burdensome restrictions on law enforcement and limits their ability to protect public safety.
While the reasons stated for your bill including the disproportionate use of police canines on
minorities are lamentable and worthy of addressing, this bill is misguided and the wrong approach.
Law enforcement has one of the hardest jobs in our society and often face dangerous situations
that most individuals will never have to experience. Public policing policy should be granting law
enforcement more tools, resources, and training in order to improve their service to their
communities. It is counter-productive to public safety goals to remove options that law
enforcement officials have to protect the public and themselves without discharging firearms or
other weapons.
Law enforcement experts nationwide, especially those who currently use canine units in a patrol
setting, argue that canines provide a valuable tool, which, if properly used, enhance public and
officer safety in myriad ways. Police officers and canine unit handlers take their jobs and the
impacts of their canine’s actions very seriously. In current law enforcement training standards, an
apprehension or directed bite from a police officer is a last resort tool. Canines provide an
opportunity for police officers in certain circumstances to navigate through the difficulties of
performing their duties safely.
Furthermore, this bill is based on a need for clarification on how canines are trained by law
enforcement. Canines are not trained to attack or harm individuals without provocation. Instead,
they are prepared to apprehend suspects only when necessary and do so in a manner that minimizes
the risk of injury to both the suspect and the officer.
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For these and the other reasons described above, the City of Tustin opposes AB 742 unless
amended
Sincerely,
Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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The Honorable Jacqui Irwin
1021 O Street, Suite 6220
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: AB 1637 (Irwin) Notice of Opposition Unless Amended
Dear Assembly Member Irwin:
The City of Tustin (City) regrets to inform you of its oppose unless amended position on AB 1637,
which requires local agencies to secure and utilize their website through a new .gov or .ca.gov
domain no later than January 1, 2025. It also requires all employee email addresses to reflect the
updated domain within the same time frame. The City has adopted an oppose unless amended
position to this bill in accordance with its 2023 Legislative Platform, Local Governance, policy
statement 2: Support local government action, rather than the imposition of state, federal or
regional mandates upon local governments, as well as federal mandates placed on the state.
While we appreciate the intended goal of this measure and the perceived benefits that some believe
utilizing a new domain may provide, we are deeply concerned about the added costs associated
with migrating to a new domain and corresponding email addresses. Further, we are concerned
with the bill’s lack of any resources to better assist local agencies with this proposed change.
Ultimately, this measure proposes an unfunded mandate.
To secure and register a .gov domain, an authorization letter must be submitted to the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Competing domain names are not
processed on a first come, first served basis, but rather by a review process to determine which
agency most closely related will receive it. As a result, this process can take long periods of time
with some applicants citing weeks, if not months, to have CISA process and approve a domain.
CISA’s registrar manages .gov domain hosts and by requiring thousands of California-based local
governments to migrate to a .gov domain, it will cause interruptions to support lines, thus creating
interruptions and confusion for constituents trying to access critical information on a local
government website.
Local governments provide critical information to communities every day. Requiring the change
in domain names will require staff to expend effort that could take away from critical services.
Unfortunately, AB 1637 proposes an aggressive compliance date of January 2025, which will
cause significant disruptions to public services.
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For these and the other reasons described above, the City of Tustin opposes AB 1637 unless
amended.
Sincerely,
Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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The Honorable Al Muratsuchi
1021 O Street, Suite 5610
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: AB 1708 (Muratsuchi) Notice of Support
Dear Assembly Member Muratsuchi:
The City of Tustin (City) is pleased to inform you of its support of AB 1708 which would increase
accountability for repeat theft offenders and offer pathways for pre-plea diversion programming.
Furthermore, if passed, the bill would send the issue to the voters for approval at the next statewide
general election. The City has adopted a support position to this bill in accordance with its 2023
Legislative Platform, Public Safety policy statement 53: Support funding for local mitigation
related to Proposition 47 and Proposition 57.
This strategy is one of many supported by cities to address crime and its underlying causes. We
remain committed to improving California’s carceral systems, interrupting and ending cycles of
recidivism, and building a community-based system of care that appropriately meets the needs of
all community members.
Proposition 47 of 2014 made promises of safe neighborhoods, but the unintended consequences
that followed have provided anything but. According to a February 2023 study conducted by the
Public Policy Institute of California, a strong majority of Californians worry they or a family
member will be a victim of a crime (21% very, 44% somewhat). This is the sentiment being felt
by residents of cities throughout the state.
The City has been subject to the negative effects of Proposition 47. Crime is an ongoing issue in
our City and something our residents are deeply concerned about. This bill can be a tool for law
enforcement and prosecutors to ensure that our streets are safe and that crime is deterred.
For these reasons, the City of Tustin supports AB 1708.
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Sincerely,
Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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The Honorable Lena Gonzalez
1021 O Street, Suite 7720
Sacramento, CA 95814
SUBJECT: SB 252 (Gonzalez) Notice of Opposition Unless Amended
Dear Senator Gonzalez:
The City of Tustin (City) regrets to inform you of its oppose unless amended position on SB 252,
which would prohibit the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the
State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) from making new investments or renewing existing
investments of public employee retirement funds in a fossil fuel company. SB 252 would also
require the boards to liquidate investments in a fossil fuel company on or before July 1, 2030 and
would require a corresponding report to the Legislature and the Governor beginning in 2025. The
City has adopted an oppose unless amended position to this bill in accordance with its 2023
Legislative Platform, Local Governance, policy statement 7: Oppose and monitor efforts to
increase City contribution cost to CalPERS.
The City believes it is important to provide CalPERS with the flexibility needed to exercise their
fiduciary duties on behalf of public agencies and public employees in California. By limiting their
ability to invest in specific industries to achieve other policy goals, the resulting lower returns for
these retirement systems destabilizes those systems and requires a further infusion of tax dollars
to make up the difference. This then reduces available tax dollars to meet our obligations to our
residents and employees.
Instead of limiting the ability of retirement systems to meet their investment goals, the Legislature
should work directly with the industries of concern to achieve any meaningful changes they would
like to see. This is especially significant as the system has recently dropped from 80% funded to
71% funded.
For these and the other reasons described above, the City of Tustin opposes SB 252 unless
amended.
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Sincerely,
Austin Lumbard
Mayor
cc: Senator Dave Min
Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
Townsend Public Affairs
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Bill Bill Summary Bill Status Position
SB 43 (Eggman)
Behavioral Health.
Would update California's 1967 conservatorship law by
expanding the definition of "gravely disabled" to include
conditions that result in a substantial risk of serious harm to an
individual's physical or mental health.
Status: 4/17/2023-
From committee with
author's amendments.
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on JUD..
Watch
SB 363 (Eggman)
Facilities for
Inpatient and
Residential Mental
Health and
Substance Use
Disorder:
Database.
Would establish a real-time, internet-based dashboard to collect,
aggregate, and display information about available beds in
psychiatric and substance abuse facilities.
Status: 4/14/2023-Set
for hearing April 24.Watch
AB 24 (Haney)
Emergency
Response: Opioid
Antagonist Kits.
Would require bars, gas stations, public libraries, and hotels to acquire
an opioid antagonist kit.
Status: 4/17/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
JUD.
Watch
City of Tustin Priority State Legislation Matrix
Updated 4.21.23
2023 California State Legislative Session
Community Services
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AB 33 (Bains)
Fentanyl Addiction
and Overdose
Prevention Task
Force.
Would establish a task force to analyze data on the extent of fentanyl
use in California and evaluate approaches to increase public
awareness.
Status: 3/22/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on PUB. S.
(Ayes 14. Noes 0.)
(March 21). Re-
referred to Com. on
PUB. S.
Watch
SB 19 (Seyarto)
Anti-Fentanyl
Abuse Task Force.
Would establish a task force to analyze data on the extent of fentanyl
use in California and evaluate approaches to increase public
awareness.
Status: 4/10/2023-
April 10 hearing:
Placed on APPR
suspense file.
Watch
AB 550 (Schiavo)
Homelessness:
Public Hearings.
Would require cities and counties to annually conduct a point-intime
count and hold a public hearing to present the data
gathered and discuss plans to solve issues related to
homelessness in that jurisdiction.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To
Consent Calendar.
(Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
Watch
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AB 799 (L. Rivas)
Homeless
Housing,
Assistance, and
Prevention
Program:
Homelessness
Accountability Act.
This measure would create new accountability requirements for
local governments accessing state funding through the Homeless
Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP).
Status: 4/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on H.
& C.D.
Watch
AB 67
(Muratsuchi)
Homeless Courts
Pilot Program.
Would create a pilot program for unhoused defendants to participate
diversion programs that would provide housing, mental health services,
substance abuse treatment, and more.
Status: 4/19/2023-In
committee: Set, first
hearing. Referred to
suspense file.
Watch
AB 1215 (Carrillo)
Pets Assistance
with Support
Grant Program:
Homeless
Shelters: Domestic
Violence Shelters:
Pets.
Would create a grant program for homeless and domestic violence
shelters to accommodate pets.
Status: 4/19/2023-In
committee: Set, first
hearing. Referred to
suspense file.
Watch
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SB 37 (Caballero)
Older Adults and
Adults with
Disabilities
Housing
Stability Act.
Would create a grant program to administer housing subsidies for older
adults at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Status: 3/27/2023-Set
for hearing April 24.Watch
AB 963 (Schiavo)
The End of the
Foster Care-to-
Homelessness
Pipeline Act.
Would establish an unfunded loan guarantee program to provide
security to qualified lenders financing the development and
acquisition of housing for current and former foster youth ages 18
to 25.
Status: 4/3/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on J.,
E.D., & E.
Watch
AB 1321 (Bonta)
California
Coordinated
Neighborhood and
Community
Services Grant
Program.
Would create a competitive grant program to implement a
comprehensive, integrated continuum of cradle-to-career
solutions at the neighborhood level.
Status: 4/19/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To
Consent Calendar.
(Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
(April 18). Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
Watch
AB 262 (Holden)
Children’s Camps:
Regulation.
Would require the State Department of Social Services to establish
and lead a stakeholder workgroup to gather information and
provide recommendations to the Legislature regarding the
development of subsequent legislation for children’s camps.
Status: 4/19/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
HUM. S.
Watch
AB 367
(Maienschein)
Controlled
Substances:
Enhancements.
Would add sentence enhancement of 3 to 5 years on a person
who inflicts great bodily injury when they sell, furnish, administer, or
give away a controlled substance and the person to whom the
substance was sold, furnished, administered, or given suffers a
significant or substantial physical injury from using the substance.
Status: 3/23/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
PUB. S. In committee:
Hearing postponed by
committee.
Watch
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SB 44 (Umberg)
Controlled
Substances.
Would require a person who is convicted of crimes related to
controlled substances to receive a written advisory of the danger
of manufacturing or distribution of controlled substances and
that, if a person dies because of that action, the manufacturer or
distributor can be charged with voluntary manslaughter or
murder.
Status: 4/14/2023-Set
for hearing April 25.Support
AB 1166 (Bains)
Liability for
Naloxone
Hydrochloride
Administration.
Would provide that a person who is not trained in emergency
medical services or as a health care provider and who, in good
faith and not for compensation, renders treatment at the scene
of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose by
administering naloxone hydrochloride is not liable for civil
damages resulting from an act or omission.
Status: 4/10/2023-
Read third time.
Passed. Ordered to
the Senate. In Senate.
Read first time. To
Com. on RLS. for
assignment.
Watch
AB 1708
(Muratsuchi) Theft.
Would amend Proposition 47 to increase accountability for
repeat offenders as well as access to participate in rehabilitation
services.
Status: 4/19/2023-
Coauthors revised.Watch
AB 642 (Ting) Law
Enforcement
Agencies: Facial
Recognition
Technology.
Would require any law enforcement agency that uses facial
recognition technology (FRT) to have a written policy governing
the use of that technology and would require any FRT system
used to meet certain national standards and would limit the use
of FRT to use as an investigative aid. Would specifically prohibit
the use of any FRT-generated match from being the sole basis for
probable cause in an arrest, search, or warrant and would also
require an agency using FRT to post their written policy and an
annual summary of FRT usage on their internet website.
Status: 4/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on P.
& C.P.
Watch
AB 1034 (Wilson)
Law Enforcement:
Facial Recognition
and Other
Biometric
Surveillance.
Would prohibit a law enforcement agency or law enforcement
officer from installing, activating, or using any biometric
surveillance system in connection with an officer camera or data
collected by an officer camera and would authorize a person to
bring an action for equitable or declaratory relief against a law
enforcement agency or officer who violates that prohibition.
Would sunset on January 1, 2034.
Status: 3/28/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on P. & C.P.
(Ayes 6. Noes 2.)
(March 28). Re-
referred to Com. on P.
& C.P.
Watch
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AB 742 (Jackson)
Law Enforcement:
Police Canines.
Would prohibit the use of an unleashed police canine by law
enforcement to apprehend a person, and any use of a police
canine for crowd control. Would prohibit law enforcement
agencies from authorizing any use or training of a police canine
that is inconsistent with this measure.
Status: 3/22/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
6. Noes 2.) (March
21). Re-referred to
Com. on APPR.
Watch
SB 719 (Becker)
Law Enforcement
Agencies: Radio
Communication.
Would require a law enforcement agency to ensure access, in
real time, to the radio communications of that agency to duly
authorized media representatives or organizations.
Status: 4/14/2023-Set
for hearing April 24.Watch
SB 796 (Alvarado-
Gil) Threats.
Would make it a crime for a person to willfully threaten to commit
a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury at a
particular location or event.
Status: 4/10/2023-
From committee with
author's amendments.
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on PUB S.
Watch
AB 40 (Rodriguez)
Emergency
Medical Services.
Would require the EMS authority to develop an electronic
signature for use between the emergency department medical
personnel at a receiving facility and the transporting emergency
medical personnel that captures the points in time when the
hospital receives notification of ambulance arrival and when
transfer of care is executed for documentation of ambulance
patient offload time and would require the authority to develop a
statewide standard of 20 minutes, 90% of the time, for ambulance
patient offload time.
Status: 4/20/2023-
Read second time and
amended.
Watch
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SB 402 (Wahab)
Emergency
Services Limiting
Police Response.
Would require 911 or other service center calls for service relating
to mental health or homelessness to be dispatched to fire district
or department personnel, EMS personnel, mental health
personnel, or nonsworn unarmed police personnel and not to
police officers.
Status: 2/22/2023-
Referred to Coms. on
HEALTH and G.O.
Watch
AB 2 (Ward)
Recycling: Solar
Photovoltaic
Modules.
Would create end-of-life management of photovoltaic modules (or
solar panels), minimization of hazardous waste, and recovery of
commercially valuable materials.
Status: 3/29/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on NAT. RES.
(Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
(March 28). Re-
referred to Com. on
NAT. RES.
Watch
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AB 573 (E. Garcia)
Organic Waste
Disposal
Reduction Targets.
This measure intends to support rural and/or border cities with
meeting SB 1383 procurement targets.
Status: 4/11/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To
Consent Calendar.
(Ayes 11. Noes 0.)
(April 10). Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
Watch
AB 863 (Aguiar-
Curry) Carpet
Recycling: Carpet
Stewardship
Organizations:
Fines:
Succession:
Procedure.
Would increase the per day penalty for violations of carpet
stewardship laws. Would provide that if a carpet stewardship
organization violates a provision of the carpet stewardship law
three times, they become ineligible to act and the successor rules
will apply.
Status: 3/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
NAT. RES.
Watch
AB 1526 (Asm. Nat
Resources) Solid
Waste.
This measure intends to provide additional clarity on SB 54 (single
use plastic law) to improve the cost recovery mechanism.
Status: 4/20/2023-
From committee chair,
with author's
amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to Com.
on NAT. RES. Read
second time and
amended.
Watch
SB 560 (Laird)
Propane Tank
Producer
Responsibility.
Would establish end-of-life management program for covered gas
cylinders, which includes propane gas cylinders under 20 pounds,
helium cylinders, isobutane cylinders, and butane cylinders.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on JUD. (Ayes
5. Noes 0.) (April 19).
Re-referred to Com.
Watch
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SB 615 (Allen)
Solid Waste:
Lithium Vehicle
Batteries.
Would require electric vehicle manufacturers, dealers and other
parties to be responsible for making sure lithium-ion vehicle
batteries are recycled and repurposed at the end of their useful
life.
Current Status:
4/12/23 From
committee with
author's amendments.
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on TRANS.
Watch
SB 707 (Newman)
Textile Recovery.
Would require textile producers to establish a stewardship program
for the collection and recycling of a covered textile product.
Current Status:
4/13/23 Set for
hearing April 25.
Watch
AB 50 (Wood)
Energy Utility
Communication.
This measure aims to address situation delays with connecting
projects to the grid, including housing projects.
Status: 4/18/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on U.
& E.
Watch
AB 698 (Essayli)
Gas Stoves.
Would prohibit state agencies and local governments directly or
indirectly prohibiting the use of gas stoves in residential and
nonresidential buildings.
Status: 4/11/2023-In
committee: Hearing
postponed by
committee.
Watch
AB 1132
(Freidman) Solar
Permit Fees.
Would extend to 2034 the current limit on permit fees that a city or
county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy
system.
Status: 4/20/2023-
Read second time.
Ordered to Consent
Calendar.
Watch
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SB 272 (Laird) Sea
Level Rise
Planning.
Would require local governments in coastal areas to implement
sea level rise planning and adaptation by 2034. Would also require
the California Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission to establish guidelines
for the preparation of that planning and adaptation by 2024.
Status: 4/13/2023-Set
for hearing April 26.Watch
AB 1567 (E.
Garcia), SB 638
(Eggman), and SB
867 (Allen)
Would collectively propose $20 billion in bonds for safe drinking
water, wildfire prevention, drought preparation, flood protection,
and extreme heat mitigation.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on NAT. RES.
(Ayes 10. Noes 2.)
(April 18). Re-referred
to Com. on NAT. RES.
Watch
SB 69 (Cortese)
CEQA Document
Requests.
Would require local agencies to provide any subsequent revised or
amended copy of CEQA documents upon request by mail or email
and to submit the documents to the state clearinghouse. Would toll
the statutes of limitation periods for each document request.
Status: 4/14/2023-Set
for hearing April 24.Watch
AB 1000 (Reyes)
Warehouses:
Sensitive
Receptors.
Would intend to require minimum setbacks from sensitive receptors
and additional requirements when siting logistics centers,
warehouses, and related infrastructure.
Status: 4/18/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on L. GOV.
(Ayes 8. Noes 3.)
(April 17). Re-referred
to Com. on L. GOV.
Watch
AB 460 (Bauer-
Kahan) State
Water Board
Authority.
Would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board to fine
$10,000 for each day in which a violation occurs and $5,000 for
each acre-foot of water diverted in violation of an interim relief
order.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on JUD. (Ayes
9. Noes 4.) (April 18).
Re-referred to Com.
on JUD.
Watch
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SB 4 (Wiener)
Planning and
Zoning: Housing
Development:
Higher
Education
Institutions and
Religious
Institutions.
Would require that a housing development project be a use by right on
any land owned by an independent institution of higher education or
religious institution on or before January 1, 2024.
Status: 4/13/2023-Set
for hearing April 26.Watch
SB 423 (Wiener)
Streamlined
Housing
Approvals:
Multifamily
Housing
Developments.
Would modify and expand SB 35 provisions that allow certain
multifamily housing developments to take advantage of a streamlined,
ministerial approval process. Specifically, this measure would:
• Remove the 2026 sunset and makes the statutes permanent.
• Apply SB 35 provisions to the Coastal Zone.
• Allow the state to approve housing developments on property they
own or lease.
• Prohibit a city from enforcing its inclusionary housing ordinance if the
income limits are higher than those in SB 35.
Status: 4/13/2023-Set
for hearing April 26.
Oppose Unless
Amended
SB 34 (Umberg)
Surplus land
disposal:
violations: Orange
County.
Prohibits Orange County, or any city located therein, from proceeding with a
planned disposal of surplus land if it receives a notice of violation from the
Department of Housing and Community Development and the violation is not
corrected within 60 days.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
6. Noes 2.) (April 19).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Oppose Unless
Amended
AB 1505
(Rodriguez)
Seismic
retrofitting: soft
story multifamily
housing
Would appropriate $250,000,000 from the General Fund to the California
Residential Mitigation Program, as opposed to in the 2023-2024 Budget Act, for the
purpose of implementing the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily
Housing.
Status: 4/18/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
7. Noes 0.) (April 17).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Support
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AB 1490 (Lee)
Affordable
Housing
Development
Projects: Adaptive
Reuse.
Would require a city or county to provide, to a 100% affordable housing
project, the following:
• Approving all entitlements and permits within 30 days or less.
• Waiving local building and permit fees.
• Low-income utility rates shall be available.
• No minimum floor area ratio.
• No additional parking requirements.
• Local affordable housing funds shall include adaptive reuse as an
eligible project.
Status: 4/19/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on L. GOV.
(Ayes 6. Noes 1.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on L. GOV.
Watch
AB 1532 (Haney)
Office Conversion
Projects.
Would make an office conversion project a use by right in all areas of a
city regardless of zoning. Would exempt these projects from impact
fees that are not directly related to the conversion of an office building
into residential dwelling units. Additionally, a city would be required to
allow the developer to pay applicable impact fees over a 10-year
period.
Status: 3/23/2023-
Referred to Coms. on
H. & C.D. and NAT.
RES.
Watch
AB 1630 (Garcia)
Housing
Development
Approvals:
Student Housing
Projects.
This measure would:
• Prohibit a city or county from prohibiting a dormitory on any real
property located within 1/2 mile of a university campus.
• Require a city or county to classify student housing as a permitted use
on all real property within 1/2 mile of a university campus for zoning
purposes.
• Require a proposed student housing project to be considered
ministerially, without discretionary review or a hearing.
Status: 3/22/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on H.
& C.D.
Watch
AB 480 (Ting)
Surplus Land
AB 480 makes various changes to the Surplus Land Act regarding the disposal
process, HCD’s authority, and penalties for violations.
Status: 4/6/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on H.
& C.D.
Oppose Unless
Amended
SB 747 (Caballero)
Land Use:
Economic
Development,
surplus land
This bill makes changes to the Surplus Land Act (SLA) by addressing substantive
issues with the SLA as it exists today, and reaffirms the role of the Economic
Opportunity Law when local agencies dispose of property.
Status: 4/20/2023-Set
for hearing April 24.Support
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AB 519 (Schiavo)
Affordable
Housing:
Consolidated
Funding
Application
Process.
Would require the Department of Housing and Community
Development, by July 1, 2024, to establish a workgroup to develop a
consolidated application for the purposes of obtaining grants, loans,
tax credits, credit enhancement, and other types of financing for
building affordable housing, and developing a coordinated review
process for the application.
Status: 2/17/2023-
Referred to Com. on
H. & C.D.
Watch
AB 1657 (Wicks)
The Affordable
Housing Bond Act
of 2024.
Would enact The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2024, which, if
adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the yet-todetermined
amount pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond
Law. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds would be used to finance
programs to fund affordable rental housing and homeownership
programs.
Status: 4/18/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on H.
& C.D.
Watch
SB 834
(Portantino)
Housing:
California Family
Home
Construction and
Homeownership
Bond Act of 2023.
Would enact the California Family Home Construction and
Homeownership Bond Act of 2023, which, if adopted, would authorize
the issuance of bonds in the amount of $25 billion pursuant to the State
General Obligation Bond Law to finance the California Family Home
Construction and Homeownership Program.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on GOV. & F.
(Ayes 8. Noes 2.)
(April 18). Re-referred
to Com. on GOV. & F.
Watch
ACA 1 (Aguiar-
Curry) Local
Government
Financing:
Affordable
Housing
and Public
Infrastructure:
Voter Approval.
Would authorize a local government to impose, extend, or increase a
sales and use tax or transactions and use tax for the purposes of
funding the construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public
infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing if
the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of its voters
voting on the proposition.
Status: 12/6/2022-
From printer. May be
heard in committee
January 5.
Watch
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ACA 10 (Haney)
Fundamental
Human Right to
Housing.
Would declare that the state recognizes the fundamental human right
to adequate housing for everyone in California. Would make it the
shared obligation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect,
and fulfill this right by all appropriate means.
Status: 3/7/2023-From
printer. May be heard
in committee April 6.
Watch
AB 6 (Friedman)
Transportation
Planning.
Would prioritize transportation funding that significantly contribute
towards the goals outlined in a region’s sustainable communities'
strategy.
Status: 3/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
TRANS.
Watch
AB 744 (Carrillo)
Transportation
Planning.
Would authorize the California Transportation Commission to
establish best practices for use of data in transportation planning
and to identify data elements that should be made available to
state and local agencies for transportation planning.
Status: 3/21/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To
Consent Calendar.
(Ayes 15. Noes 0.)
(March 20). Re-
referred to Com. on
APPR.
Watch
AB 316 (Aguiar-
Curry)
Transportation:
Autonomous
Vehicles.
Would prohibit the operation of an autonomous vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more on public roads for
testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers
without a human safety operator physically present in the
autonomous vehicle at the time of operation.
Status: 4/20/2023-
From committee:
Amend, and do pass
as amended and re-
refer to Com. on
APPR. (Ayes 10.
Noes 1.) (April 19).
Watch
SB 30 (Umberg)
Transportation:
Zero-Emission
Vehicle Signage.
Would develop and design light-duty zero-emission vehicle
charging and fueling station signage to be placed along state
highways based on charger or fueling type and vehicle
compatibility.
Status: 4/18/2023-Set
for hearing April 25.Watch
Transportation
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AB 1504
(McCarthy)
Planning: Electric
Vehicle Charing
Stations.
Would provide that “electric vehicle charging station” includes
electric vehicle charging stations installed in the public right-ofway
and electric vehicle charging stations installed with a battery
storage system.
Status: 4/20/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on TRANS.
(Ayes 6. Noes 2.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on TRANS.
Watch
AB 415
(Rodriguez)
Emergency
Fairgrounds
Communications.
Would establish a grant program to provide fairgrounds with
grant funding for the purpose of building and upgrading
communication and internet infrastructure on fairgrounds
Status: 3/14/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on C. & C. with
recommendation: To
Consent Calendar.
(Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
(March 13). Re-
referred to Com. on C.
& C.
Watch
AB 1637 (Irwin)
Website Domains.
Would state the intent to require a local jurisdiction to adopt a
“.gov” domain by 2025.
Status: 4/20/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on P. & C.P.
(Ayes 6. Noes 0.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on P. & C.P.
Watch
AB 400 (Rubio)
Public Contracts:
Design Build.
Would remove the January 1, 2025 sunset for local agencies to
use design build on specified projects thereby making the
authority permanent.
Status: 2/9/2023-
Referred to Com. on
L. GOV.
Watch
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SB 706 (Caballero)
Public Contracts:
Progressive
Design Build.
Would authorize all cities, counties, city and counties, or special
districts to use the progressive design-build process for other
projects in addition to water-related projects, and would remove
the project cap.
Status: 4/18/2023-
Read second time.
Ordered to third
reading..
Watch
AB 334 (Rubio)
Public Contracts:
Conflict of
Interests.
Would establish that an independent contractor, who meets
specified requirements, is not an officer for purposes of being
subject to the prohibition on being financially interested in a
contract.
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
7. Noes 0.) (April 19).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Watch
AB 735 (Berman)
Workforce
Development:
Utility Careers.
Would establish the High Road Utility Careers program, to be
administered by the California Workforce Development Board, to
connect existing resources with young individuals interested in
careers in the utility sector and ensure a continued reliable
workforce for California utilities.
Status: 2/23/2023-
Referred to Com. on
L. & E.
Watch
AB 52 (Grayson)
Sales and Use Tax
Law:
Manufacturing
Equipment:
Research and
Development
Equipment.
This measure states the intent of the Legislature to expand the sales
and use tax exemption for manufacturing and research and
development equipment.
Status: 4/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
REV. & TAX.
Watch
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AB 1203 (Bains)
Sales and Use
Taxes:
Exemptions:
Breast Pumps and
Related Supplies.
Would exempt from the California sales and use tax the gross
receipts for the sale of breast pumps, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, breast pump kits, and breast pads. This exemption
would apply on or after January 1, 2024, and ends January 1, 2029.
Status: 4/19/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
REV. & TAX.
Watch
AB 1249 (Ta) Sales
and Use Taxes:
Exemption: Tax
Holiday: School
Supplies.
Would exempt from sales and use taxes the gross receipts from the
sale of qualified school supplies for the two-day period beginning
at 12:01 a.m. on the third Saturday of July annually and ending at
11:59 p.m. on the following day. This exemption would apply on or
after January 1, 2024, and ends January 1, 2029
Status: 4/11/2023-In
committee: Set,
second hearing.
Referred to suspense
file.
Watch
AB 84 (Ward)
Property Tax:
Welfare
Exemption:
Affordable
Housing.
Would expand eligibility for exemptions from property taxes for
affordable rental housing (e.g., “welfare exemptions”). Specifically,
would expand this partial exemption to property acquired,
rehabilitated, developed, or operated, or any combination of
these factors, with financing from qualified 501(c)(3) bonds
Status: 3/29/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on REV. & TAX.
(Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
(March 29). Re-
referred to Com. on
REV. & TAX.
Watch
AB 1492 (Alvarez)
Taxation: Welfare
Exemption.
This measure states the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
that would expand the welfare tax exemption for housing
developments.
Status: 3/23/2023-
Referred to Coms. on
REV. & TAX. and H. &
C.D. From committee
chair, with author's
amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to Com.
on REV. & TAX. Read
second time and
amended.
Watch
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AB 362 (Lee) Real
Property Taxation:
Land Value
Taxation Study.
Would require the California Department of Tax and Fee
Administration to conduct or commission a study on the efficacy of
a statewide land value taxation system as an alternative to the
current appraisal methods utilized for real property taxation. Would
require the study to be provided to the Legislature by
January 1, 2025.
Status: 4/11/2023-In
committee: Hearing
for testimony only.
Watch
SB 532 (Wiener)
Ballot Measures:
Local Taxes.
Would change the requirements for statements included on local
ballots regarding the purpose of the measures that are being
voted on. For measures that increase a tax with more than one
rate or authorizes bonds, this measure would require that local
ballots include the statement “see voter guide for measure
information statement.”
Status: 4/18/2023-
VOTE: Do pass as
amended, but first
amend, and re-refer to
the Committee on
[Appropriations]
(PASS)
Watch
SB 721 (Becker)
Special Taxes:
Vacant Land.
Would amend the California Government Code to specify that
taxes levied on vacant sites by a city, county, or special district are
a special tax, for parcels identified in a city’s housing element
inventory
Status: 4/19/2023-
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
11. Noes 0.) (April 18).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Watch
AB 972
(Maienschein)
Uniform
Procedures for
Local Assistance
and
Climate Resiliency
Grant Programs.
Would coordinate, align, and streamline local government
assistance resources by convening a statewide, cross-agency
Local Assistance and Grant Program Streamlining Workgroup no
later than April 2024.
Status: 3/27/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on L.
GOV.
Watch
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SB 252 (Gonzalez)
Public Retirement
Systems: Fossil
Fuels:
Divestment.
Would require CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels by 2030.
Status: 4/20/2023-
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
Watch
AB 1484 (Zbur)
Temporary Public
Employees.
Would require temporary employees to be automatically
included in the same bargaining unit as the permanent
employees upon the request of the recognized employee
organization.
Status: 4/12/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
5. Noes 2.) (April 12).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Watch
SB 399 (Wahab)
Employer
Communications:
Intimidation.
Would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to
attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any
communications with the employer, the purpose of which is to
communicate the employer’s opinion about religious matters,
political matters.
Status: 3/21/2023-Set
for hearing April 12.Watch
SB 751 (Padilla)
Franchise
Agreements:
Labor Impasse.
Would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an
exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after
January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that
date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be
triggered by a labor impasse.
Status: 4/20/2023-Set
for hearing May 3.Watch
AB 504 (Reyes)
State And Local
Public Employees:
Labor
Relations:
Disputes.
Would allow local public employees to refuse to enter property
that is the site of a primary labor dispute, perform work for an
employer involved in a primary labor dispute, or go through or
work behind a primary picket line. Would prohibit an employer
from directing an employee to take those actions.
Status: 4/18/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. (Ayes
8. Noes 3.) (April 18).
Re-referred to Com.
on APPR.
Watch
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AB 597
(Rodriguez)
Workers’
Compensation:
First Responders:
Post-traumatic
Stress.
Would substantially expand California’s current workers’
compensation presumption for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) to emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics.
Status: 2/27/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on
INS.
Watch
AB 453
(Cervantes)
District-based
Elections.
Would require a public hearing concerning district-based
elections that is consolidated with a meeting of the governing
body include other substantive agenda items, to begin at a fixed
time.
Status: 4/20/2023-
Read second time.
Ordered to Consent
Calendar.
Watch
AB 764 (Bryan)
Elections: City
And County
Redistricting.
This measures states the intent of the Legislature to add new to
add new requirements to the Fair Maps Acts.
Status: 4/19/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on L. GOV.
(Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on L. GOV.
Watch
AB 1248 (Bryan)
Local
Redistricting:
Independent
Redistricting
Commissions.
Would require independent redistricting commissions for cities
over 300,000 in population.
Status: 4/19/2023-
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do
pass and re-refer to
Com. on L. GOV.
(Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
(April 19). Re-referred
to Com. on L. GOV.
Watch
AB 817 (Pacheco)
Local
Government: Open
Meetings.
Would allow non-decision-making legislative bodies currently
governed by the Brown Act, such as advisory bodies and
commissions, to participate in two-way virtual teleconferencing
without posting their physical location.
Status: 3/20/2023-Re-
referred to Com. on L.
GOV.
Watch
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AB 557 (Hart)
Open Meetings:
Local Agencies:
Teleconferences.
Would allow cities to meet remotely during proclaimed states of
emergency under modified Brown Act requirements. Would also
provide greater flexibility for agencies that meet on a fixed date
every month by extending the AB 361 renewal period to 45 days.
Status: 2/17/2023-
Referred to Com. on
L. GOV.
Watch
SB 730
(Lowenthal)
California Public
Records Act:
Public Agency
Employees: Notice
Requirements:
Personnel And
Medical
Information.
Would require a city to promptly provide an employee with
written notice of a request to disclose a record related to
personnel, medical, or similar information of that employee.
Would also require the agency, before disclosing, to provide not
less than 21 days’ written notice to the employee of its intent to
disclose.
Status: 3/13/2023-Set
for hearing April 17.Watch
SB 251 (Newman)
Political Reform
Act of 1974:
Elected Officers:
Conflicts of
Interest.
Would prohibit an elected officer from employment by any other
elected officer with the same constituency, except if the elected
officer first began their employment by the other officer with the
same constituency on or before December 31, 2023.
Status: 4/19/2023-
April 18 set for first
hearing. Failed
passage in committee.
(Ayes 2. Noes 0.)
Reconsideration
granted.
Watch
37 (Bonta) Political
Reform Act of
1974: Campaign
Funds:
Security
Expenses.
Would expand the ability for officials to expend campaign funds
for security expenses.
Status: 1/26/2023-
Referred to Com. on
ELECTIONS.
Watch
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SB 769 (Gonzalez)
Local
Government:
Fiscal and
Financial
Training.
Would require local officials to have two hours of fiscal training
every two years
Status: 4/20/2023-
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on APPR.
Watch
SB 329 (Dodd)
Cities: City
Council Members:
Compensation.
Would allow general law cities to increase the council member
salaries to reflect inflation
Status: 4/20/2023-
From committee: Do
pass as amended.
(Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
(April 19).
Watch
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CITY OF TUSTIN
2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The Mayor and City Manager are authorized to submit advocacy letters on behalf of the City if the
proposed state or federal legislation clearly follows the City’s adopted legislative platform.
PURPOSE
The City of Tustin’s 2023 Legislative Platform confirms the City Council’s position on current
issues with the potential to directly or indirectly impact the City, thereby establishing guidelines to
actively pursue pending legislation through monitoring and communications activities. Below are
the Guiding Principles and Policy Statements that will allow City staff to address 2023 legislative
and regulatory issues in a timely manner, without precluding the consideration of additional
legislative and budget issues that may arise during the legislative session.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
I. PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL
Preserve and protect the City’s powers, duties and prerogatives to enact local legislation
and policy direction concerning local affairs and oppose legislation that preempts local
authority. Local agencies should preserve authority and accountability for land use
planning, revenues raised and services provided.
II. PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY
Support measures that promote fiscal stability, predictability, financial independence, and
preserve the City’s revenue base and maximum local control over local government
budgeting. Oppose measures that shift local funds to the County, State or Federal
Governments and/or make cities more dependent on the County, State or Federal
Governments for financial stability, such as unfunded mandates or mandated costs with
no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits.
III. SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Support opportunities that allow the City to compete for its fair share of regional, state and
federal funding. Support funding for programs including, but not limited to economic
development such as infrastructure investment and housing, transportation projects
including road resurfacing, bicycle and pedestrian safety, multi-modal transportation
systems and transit-oriented development, air quality, water quality and local water
reliability, parks and recreation, historic preservation, natural resources, hazard mitigation,
public safety, public health and COVID-19 business and government recovery.
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POLICY STATEMENTS
Local Governance
1. Oppose state or federal efforts to “borrow” local revenues and encourage the state to find
other methods of balancing its budget.
2. Support local government action, rather than the imposition of state, federal or regional
mandates upon local governments, as well as federal mandates placed on the state.
3. Support maximum flexibility for local government in contracting and contract negotiations.
4. Support open government initiatives as well as the principles of the open meetings
provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act at all levels of government.
5. Support legislation that facilitates the flexibility of local governments to share resources to
increase efficiencies and decrease costs.
6. Support legislation that preserves the ability of local governments to determine the
appropriate type of election and representation for their jurisdiction.
7. Oppose and monitor efforts to increase City contribution cost to CalPERS.
8. Support the reimbursement of local governments for COVID-19 related expenses,
including the need for essential public safety service overtime, personal protective
equipment, and small business relief.
9. Support and monitor efforts to increase the City’s ability to recover payment related fees
from customers
10. Support efforts to provide local legislative bodies with additional flexibilities regarding
remote meetings and Ralph M. Brown Act requirements.
11. Oppose policies that would increase the voter threshold for local revenue measures or would
increase the potential for litigation over local taxes and fees.
12. Oppose efforts to de-localize the redistricting process.
Economic Development
13. Support international, statewide, regional, and local efforts to attract, retain and provide
resources for current and future commercial and industrial businesses.
14. Support policies and programs that encourage working with other cities, counties and
government agencies to jointly leverage resources and assets to create and strengthen
economic clusters within the region.
15. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business
climate and maintain and grow the business tax base.
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16. Support policies and initiatives that will facilitate development of City owned property,
including Tustin Legacy and Pacific Center East. Oppose policies and initiatives that run
counter.
Land Use Planning and Housing
17. Oppose legislation, proposals, or regulations that impose regional, state, or federal growth
development or land use planning standards within the City without the City’s direct input.
18. Oppose legislation, proposals, or regulations that penalize local governments for
noncompliance with their housing element or regional housing needs assessment
requirements.
19. Support efforts to provide flexibility to local governments as well as resources for local
governments to allow them to submit compliant housing elements and complete the
required rezoning.
20. Support housing measures that promote the development and enhancement of safe and
affordable housing and accessible housing within the City for all economic segments of
the population, while still retaining local control.
21. Monitor local, state, and federal actions related to medical and recreational marijuana
regulatory changes.
22. Support local control over the licensure and regulation of alcoholism or drug abuse
recovery or treatment facilities.
23. Oppose legislation that would erode local control over City owned property, including
Tustin Legacy and Pacific Center East.
24. Support proposals that provide funding or tools to preserve historic neighborhoods and
structures.
25. Oppose proposals that increase requirements and place undue burdens on the City with
regard to the Surplus Land Act and Tustin Legacy.
26. Oppose efforts that require the City to ministerially approve housing development projects
without adequate input from local agencies or a robust public engagement process.
Parks and Recreation
27. Oppose efforts that erode funding for vital regional and community services that negatively
impact Californian's access to parks, open space, bike lanes and bike ways, after school
programming, senior services and facilities that promote physical activity and protect
natural resources.
28. Support efforts that strengthen policies to fund parks, open space acquisitions, bike lanes,
and active transportation opportunities.
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29. Promote local agency control over policies that recognize the benefits of parks and
recreation facilities.
30. Support efforts to increase funding, accessibility and programs for seniors.
Public Works
31. Support increased state and federal funding of transportation improvements with regional
or sub-regional benefits for all modes of transportation.
32. Support protection of dedicated transportation-related tax revenues and enhance the
ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilities.
33. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA.
34. Support measures and reforms which streamline the CEQA process for the development
of housing and mixed-use infill projects that support transit.
35. Support legislation that allows local governments to continue to retain full authority to
reject projects or to condition project approvals and impose mitigation measures.
36. Support efforts to facilitate public private partnerships to complete development projects.
37. Oppose efforts to remove City representation on regional boards that oversee water,
drainage and/or sewage.
38. Support efforts that fund broadband infrastructure.
39. Support efforts that assist the City in meeting its waste and recycling mandates and adding
flexibility to comply with state regulations.
Water Quality and Water Supply
40. Support and monitor legislation that increases the availability of, and funding for, water
conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage and other
water supply technologies such as the Groundwater Replenishment System project.
41. Support the enhancement of a reliable and sustainable water supply for California as well
as measures that improve water quality in the region.
42. Monitor the development of a state framework for long term water conservation measures.
43. Support policy development, funding and research for water conservation, addressing
urban runoff and beach closures and required programs associated with OC NPDES
permits.
44. Support efforts to address long term water resiliency and affordability without
implementing a statewide water tax.
45. Oppose efforts that restrict or eliminate local permitting and enforcement of water quality
measures.
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46. Oppose efforts that unilaterally reduces the indoor water use standards without the input
of local and regional stakeholders.
Human Resources and Risk Management
47. Oppose measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate
new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
48. Support pension reform measures designed to control or decrease employer liability or
increase transparency in reporting without imposing undo hardships or administrative
burdens on local government.
49. Oppose redundant or unnecessary proposals that require excessive human resources
burdens without sufficient reimbursement.
Public Safety
50. Support measures that encourage community safety and well-being including those which
support state and federal reimbursement of homeland security related expenses.
51. Oppose legislation that places burdensome restrictions on law enforcement and limits their
ability to protect public safety.
52. Oppose legislative attempts at early release of incarcerated prisoners and measures that
would further de-criminalize non-violent offenses.
53. Support funding for local mitigation related to Proposition 47 and Proposition 57
54. Support initiatives involving county, state, and federal governments to reduce and prevent
homelessness in Orange County.
55. Support measures that provide funding and local resources for wildfire fire prevention,
suppression, and mitigation.
56. Support local control over adult entertainment facilities, alcohol establishments and
properties where illegal drugs are sold.
57. Support local control for the regulation of cultivation, storage, manufacture, transport and
use of medicinal and recreational marijuana and monitor legislative and administration
activity to create a regulatory structure for medical and adult use.
58. Support legislation increasing resources and local authority for abatement of public
vandalism, especially graffiti.
59. Support regional and state proposals to increase funding for locally operated homeless
shelters.
60. Oppose efforts to limit the City’s ability to enforce parking rules and regulations and
recover the costs of doing so.
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61. Support efforts that adds de-energization to the list of conditions that constitutes a state
and local emergency.
62. Oppose efforts that changes the certification framework for public safety personnel and
subjecting the City to additional litigation.
63. Support efforts to address loud noise vehicles by providing public safety officers with
resources to enforce state laws and local ordinances.
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