Bills in Committee and Legislative Hearings of Interest March 27 – April 19

Mar 23, 2017
The League is working on 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 27
 
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • AB 181 (Lackey) Taxation: renters’ credit. League position: Support.
  • AB 960 (Brough) Sales and use taxes: exemptions: textbooks. League position: Support.
  • AB 1081 (Burke) Sales and use taxes: exclusion: low-emission motor vehicle: trade-in. League position: Oppose Unless Amended. 
March 28
 
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 252 (Dodd) Water wells. League Position: Concerns. 
Assembly Health Committee
  • AB 1095 (Harper) Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery treatment facilities. League position: Support. 
March 29
 
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 139 (Wilk) Harmful substances: local regulation. League position: Support. 
Senate Environmental Quality Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 589 (Hernandez) Municipal separate storm sewer systems: financial capability analysis. League position: Support. 
April 3
 
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • AB 561 (Voepel) Sales and use taxes: exclusion: public safety first responder vehicle and equipment: local public employee retirement: employer contributions. League position: Oppose. 
April 4
 
Assembly Public Safety Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • HOT AB 1326 (Cooper) Theft: aggregate valuation. League position: Support. 
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 618 (Bradford) Load-serving entities: integrated resource plans. League position: Oppose.
  • HOT SB 649 (Hueso) Wireless telecommunications facilities. League position: Oppose. 
Senate Public Safety Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT SB 75 (Bates) Violent felonies: League position: Support. 
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 347 (Jackson) State Remote Piloted Aircraft Act. League position: Support.
  • HOT SB 540 (Roth) Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone. League position: Sponsor. 
April 5
 
Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • AB 890 (Medina) Local land use initiatives: environmental review. League position: Concerns. 
Assembly Local Government Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 852 (Grayson) Planning and zoning: general plan: report. League position: Sponsor.
  • AB 1505 (Bloom) Local land use: zoning regulations. League position: Sponsor. 
April 19
 
Senate Education Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 78 (Leyva) After school programs: grant amounts. League position: Support. 
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • HOT SB 711 (Hill) Infrastructure finance: Local-State Sustainable Investment Incentive Program. League position: Support.