Bills in Committee and Legislative Hearings of Interest June 20 – July 5

Jun 15, 2017
Legislative hearing committees are continuing as bills are moving through their second houses. The League continues to track numerous bills affecting cities. 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.

Additional information about the important bills the League is tracking is available in the Update: 2017 Bill Status. Published on May 26, this list will continually be updated throughout the remainder of the Legislative Session. 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 and measures of interest to cities:
 
June 20
 
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 678 (Bocanegra) Housing Accountability Act. League position: Oppose.
  • AB 1625 (Rubio) Inoperable parking space. League position: Oppose. 
June 21
 
Senate Governance and Finance, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 525 (Aguiar-Curry) State Board of Equalization: offer in compromise: extension. League position: Support. 
Assembly Governmental Organization, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 378 (Portantino) Alcoholic beverage: licenses: emergency orders. League position: Support. 
Assembly Labor and Employment, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • SB 63 (Jackson) Unlawful employment practice: parental leave. League position: Oppose. 
Assembly Utilities and Energy, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • SB 618 (Bradford) Load-serving entities: integrated resource plans. League position: Neutral. 
June 26
 
Senate Appropriation, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 879 (Grayson) Planning and zoning: housing element. League position: Support.
  • AB 911 (Wood) Radioactive materials: licensing and registration: exemption. League position: Support.
  • SB 558 (Glazer) Property taxation: new construction exclusion: rain water capture system. League position: Support.
  • SCA 9 (Glazer) Property tax: new construction exclusion: rain water capture system. League position: Support. 
Senate Business, Professional and Economic Development, 12 p.m. and upon adjournment of session, State Capitol, Room 3191
  • AB 56 (Holden) California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank: housing. League position: Support.
  • AB 76 (Chau) Adult-use marijuana: marketing. League position: Support.
  • AB 175 (Chau) Adult-use marijuana: marketing: packaging and labeling. League position: Support. 
June 27
 
Senate Public Safety, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • AB 887 (Cooper) Public safety officers: investigations and interviews. League position: Preliminary Opposition.
  • HOT AB 1408 (Calderon) Crimes: supervised release. League position: Support. 
Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • SB 252 (Dodd) Water wells. League position: Oppose unless amended. 
Assembly Health, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 17 (Hernandez) Health care: prescription drug costs. League position: Support. 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • HOT AB 1479 (Bonta) Public records: custodian of records: civil penalties. League position: Oppose. 
Senate Transportation and Housing, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 45 (Thurmond) California School Employee Housing Assistance Grant Program. League position: Support.
  • AB 74 (Chiu) Housing. League position: Support. 
Assembly Public Safety, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • SB 21 (Hill) Law enforcement agencies: surveillance: policies. League position: Oppose unless amended.
June 28
 
Senate Governance and Finance, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 345 (Ridley-Thomas) Municipal code violations. League position: Support. 
Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 2040
  • AB 44 (Reyes) Workers’ compensation: medical treatment: terrorist attacks: workplace violence. League position: Oppose.
  • AB 1008 (McCarty) Employment discrimination: prior criminal history. League position: Oppose. 
July 5
 
Senate Environmental Quality, 9:30 a.m., Room 3191
  • HOT AB 890 (Medina) Local land use initiatives: environmental review. League position: Oppose.
  • AB 1180 (Holden) Hazardous materials: motor vehicles tires that contain zinc oxide substances. League position: Support.