Bills in Committee April 3 – 19

Mar 29, 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 key bills of interest to cities:
 
April 3
 
Senate Appropriations Committee, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT SB 1 (Beall) Transportation funding. League position: Support.
  • HOT SB 2 (Atkins) Building Homes and Jobs Act. League position: Support.
  • HOT SB 3 (Beall) Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. League position: Support.
  • SB 37 (Roth) Local government finance: property tax revenues allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: Support. 
Assembly Natural Resources Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 663 (Bloom) Coastal resources: housing. League position: Oppose.
  • AB 1180 (Holden) California tire fee: Stormwater Permit Compliance Fund. League position: Support. 
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.
  • AB 1322 (Bocanegra) Property taxation: intercounty base year value transfers. League position: Oppose. 
Assembly Transportation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT SB 1 (Beall) Transportation funding. League position: Support. 
April 4
 
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, 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 Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 63 (Jackson) Unlawful employment practice: parental leave. League position: Oppose. 
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 167 (Skinner) Housing and Accountability Act. League position: Concerns.
  • 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
  • HOT AB 890 (Medina) Local land use initiatives: environmental review. League position: Oppose. 
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • AB 45 (Thurmond) California School Employee Housing Assistance Grant Program. League position: Support.
  • AB 53 (Steinorth) Personal income taxes: deduction: homeownership savings accounts. League position: Support.
  • AB 346 (Daly) Redevelopment: housing successor: Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund. League position: Support. 
Senate Governance and Finance Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 139 (Wilk) Harmful substances: local regulations. League position: Support.
  • HOT SB 540 (Roth) Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone. League position: Sponsor.  
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: Support. 
April 18
 
Assembly Public Safety Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • HOT AB 1326 (Cooper) Theft: Aggregate valuation. League position: Support. 
Senate Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 378 (Portantino) Alcoholic beverages: licenses: emergency orders. League position: Support.  
April 19
 
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • AB 678 (Bocanegra) Housing Accountability Act. League position: Concerns.
  • AB 879 (Grayson) Planning and zoning housing element. League position: Sponsor.
  • AB 1585 (Bloom) Planning and zoning: affordable housing: single application. League position: Oppose. 
Senate Education Committee, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 78 (Leyva) After school programs: grant amounts. 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. 
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.