Bills in Committee and Legislative Hearings of Interest March 13 – 22
Mar 9, 2017
The League is in the beginning phase of creating its legislative bills of interest to cities, which will be published once available.
Some hearings, if not all, will be televised. The Senate and Assembly publish weekly television schedules, but audio is always available online. In addition, many hearings are also webcast via the California Channel.
Bill language and the League’s position letters and sample letters can be found at www.cacities.org/billsearch by plugging the bill number into the search function.
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
March 13
Senate Appropriations Committee, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
Assembly Transportation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
Some hearings, if not all, will be televised. The Senate and Assembly publish weekly television schedules, but audio is always available online. In addition, many hearings are also webcast via the California Channel.
Bill language and the League’s position letters and sample letters can be found at www.cacities.org/billsearch by plugging the bill number into the search function.
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
March 13
Senate Appropriations Committee, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
- AB 28 (Frazier) Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal pilot program. League position: Support.
- AB 181 (Lackey) Taxation: renters’ credit. League position: Support.
- AB 198 (Patterson) First Time Homebuyer Deductions. League position: Support.
- AB 252 (Ridley-Thomas) Local government: taxation: prohibition: video streaming services. League position: Oppose.
- SB 188 (Jackson) Emergency Management Assistance Compact. League position: Support.
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
- SB 2 (Atkins) Building Homes and Jobs Act. League position: Support.
- SB 37 (Roth) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: Support.
Assembly Transportation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
- AB 636 (Irwin) Local streets and roads: expenditure reports. League position: Support, League sponsored.
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
- SB 3 (Beall) Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. League position: Support.
- SB 139 (Wilk) Harmful substances: local regulation. League position: Support.
- SB 63 (Jackson) Unlawful employment practice: parental leave. League position: Oppose.