Bills in Committee and Other Legislative Hearings of Interest, April 23–May 1

Apr 19, 2018
In addition, April 27 is the last day for policy committee to hear and report to fiscal committees on fiscal bills introduced in their house of origin.
 
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.
 
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
 
April 23
 
Assembly Natural Resources, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 2411 (McCarty) Solid waste: use of compost: planning. League position: Support.
  • AB 2923 (Chiu) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District: transit-oriented development. League position: Oppose.
Senate Appropriations, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT SB 833 (McGuire) Emergency alerts: evacuation orders: operators. League position: Support.
Assembly Transportation Committee, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 2363 (Friedman) Vehicles: speed laws. League position: Support.
April 24
 
Assembly Judiciary, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • HOT AB 1912 (Rodriguez) Public employees’ retirement: joint powers agreements: liability. League position: Oppose.
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 998 (Dodd) Discontinuation of residential water services: urban and community water systems. League position: Oppose Unless Amended
April 25
 
Assembly Appropriations, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT AB 1775 (Muratsuchi) State lands: leasing: oil and gas. League position: Support.
  • AB 1959 (Wood) Telecommunications: universal services programs. League position: Support.
  • AB 2491 (Cooley) Local government finance: vehicle license fee adjustment amounts. League position: Support.
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 2880 (Harper) Political Reform Act of 1974: local enforcement. League position: Support.
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 1399 (Wiener) Renewable energy: shared renewable energy tariffs. League position: Support.
April 26
 
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 2040
  • Commission on State Mandates
  • Local Government Financing
April 30
 
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, 12 p.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • Informational Hearing: Update on the Regulation of Massage Therapy in California: Business Oversight and Best Practices
May 1
 
Assembly Judiciary, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • AB 2123 (Cervantes) District-based elections. League position: Support.
May 8
 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 1244 (Wiecokwski) Public records: disclosure. League position: Oppose.