Upcoming Legislative Hearings of Interest to Cities, March 12 – 27

Mar 10, 2019
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:
 
March 12
 
Assembly Judiciary, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • AB 418 (Kaira) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege. League position: Oppose. 
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • Subjects: Local Control Funding Formula, Accountability, Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team 
Senate Natural Resources and Water, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • Informational Hearing: Financing for Climate Resiliency 
Senate Energy Utilities and Communications, 1 p.m., State Capitol, Room 2191
  • Oversight Hearing: The California Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocates Office Annual Update to the Legislature 
Senate Joint Hearing Judiciary and Environmental Quality, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • Informational Hearing: Just the Facts: An Evidence-Based Look at CEQA Streamlining and CEQA’s Role in Development 
March 13
 
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation, 9:30 a.m., State capitol, Room 447
  • Subject: Public utilities Commission-Wildfires Only, Air Resources Board –Wildfires only 
Senate Joint Hearing Governance and Finance and Natural Resources and Water, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, John L. Burton Hearing Room 4203
  • Informational Hearing: Living Resiliently in the New Abnormal: The Future of Development in California’s Most Fire Prone Regions 
March 20
 
Senate Governance and Finance, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 5 (Beall) Local-State Sustainable Investment Incentive Program. League position: support. 
March 26
 
Senate Public Safety, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 23 (Wiener) Unlawful entry of a vehicle. League position: support. 
March 27
 
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 213 (Reyes) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: sponsor.