Upcoming Bills in Committee, April 1 – 24

Mar 28, 2019
The Legislature will be on Spring Break as of April 11 and will return on April 22.
 
Most hearings will be televised. The Senate and Assembly publish weekly television schedules, and audio is always available online. Many hearings are also webcast via the California Channel.
 
Below are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
 
April 2
 
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 515 (Caballero) California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy renewable feed-in tariff. League position: support.
  • SB 670 (McGuire) Telecommunications: outages affecting public safety. League position: support. 
Assembly Business and Professions, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 1288 (Cooley) Cannabis: track and trace. League position: pending support. 
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 681 (Stern) Local referenda and charter amendments: withdrawal. League position: support. 
Senate Housing Special Order, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 50 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing development: incentives. League position: oppose unless amended.  
Senate Housing, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT SB 5 (Beall) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program. League position: support. 
April 3
 
Assembly Insurance, 9 a.m., State Capitol. Room 437
  • AB 932 (Low) Workers’ compensation: off-duty firefighters. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • AB 314 (Bonta) Public employment: labor relations: release time. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1320 (Nazarian) Public employee retirement systems: prohibited investments: Turkey. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1332 (Bonta) Sanctuary State Contracting and Investment Act. League position: oppose. 
Senate Environmental Quality, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 205 (Hertzberg) Business licenses: stormwater discharge compliance. League position: concerns. 
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 127
  • HOT AB 213 (Reyes) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: support. 
Assembly Appropriations, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 818 (Cooley) Local government finance: vehicle license fee adjustment amounts. League position: support.
  • AB 1253 (Rivas) Local agency formation commissions: grant program. League position: support. 
April 8
 
Assembly Revenue and Taxation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol. Room 126
  • AB 266 (Choi) Income taxes: credits: attic vent closures. League position: support. 
Senate Appropriations, 10 a.m., State Capitol. Room, 4203
  • SB 23 (Wiener) Unlawful entry of a vehicle. League position: support.
  • SB 266 (Leyva) Public Employees’ Retirement System: disallowed compensation: benefit adjustments. League position: oppose.
  • SB 287 (Nielsen) Commission on State Mandates: test claims: filing date. League position: support.
  • SB 416 (Hueso) Employment: workers’ compensation. League position: oppose. 
April 9
 
Senate Public Safety, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol. Room 3191
  • SB 257 (Nielsen) Firearms: prohibited persons. League position: support. 
Assembly Health, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 1116 (Grayson) Firefighters: peer support. League position: support.
  • AB 1117 (Grayson) Peace officers: peer support. League position: pending support. 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 142 (Wiener) Employees: lactation accommodation. League position: oppose. 
April 23
 
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 113
  • SB 212 (Allen) Elections: local voting methods. League position: support. 
April 24
 
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • AB 33 (Bonta) State public retirement systems: divestiture from private prison companies. League position: oppose.