Upcoming Bills in Committee, April 22 – 29

Apr 21, 2019
April is a very busy month in the Capitol, jam-packed with legislative policy committees and the Governor’s May Budget Revise in just a few weeks. April 26 is also the last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees on fiscal bills introduced in their house of origin.
 
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 22
 
Senate Appropriations, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 137 (Dodd) Federal transportation funds: state exchange programs. League position: support.
  • SB 205 (Hertzberg) Business licensees: stormwater discharge compliance. League position: concerns.
  • SB 211 (Beall) State highways: leases. League position: support if amended.
  • HOT SB 542 (Stern) Workers’ compensation. League position: oppose. 
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, 12 p.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 658 (Bradford) Cannabis: licensing: cannabis retail business emblem: track and trace. League position: support. 
Assembly Transportation, 3 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT AB 1112 (Friedman) Motorized scooters: local regulation. League position: oppose. 
Senate Housing, 3 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 142 (Wiener) Employees: lactation accommodation. League position: oppose.
  • SB 330 (Skinner) Housing Crisis Act of 2019. League position: oppose.
  • SB 672 (Hill) Planning and zoning: regional housing need allocation: City of Brisbane. League position: support. 
April 23
 
Assembly Judiciary, 8 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • AB 403 (Kalra) Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: complaint. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1116 (Grayson) Firefighters: peer support. League position: pending support.
  • AB 1117 (Grayson) Peace officers: peer support. League position: pending support.
  • AB 1184 (Gloria) Public records: writing transmitted by electronic mail: retention. League position: oppose.
  • HOT AB 1332 (Bonta) Sanctuary State Contracting and Investment Act. League position: oppose. 
Senate Public Safety, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • HOT SB 230 (Caballero) Law enforcement: use of deadly force: training: policies. League position: support. 
Senate Natural Resources and Water, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 515 (Caballero) California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy renewable feed-in-tariff. League position: support. 
Assembly Business and Professions, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT AB 1356 (Ting) Cannabis: local jurisdictions: retail commercial cannabis activity. League position: oppose. 
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 113
  • SB 212 (Allen) Elections: local voting methods. League position: support. 
Senate Governmental Organization, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • SB 352 (Dodd) Alcoholic beverage licensees: on-sale general license for bona fide eating places. League position: pending support.
  • HOT SB 669 (Caballero) Water quality: Safe Drinking Water Fund. League position: support. 
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • HOT AB 1190 (Irwin) Unmanned aircraft: state and local regulation: limitations. League position: support. 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 332 (Hertzberg) Wastewater treatment: recycled water. League position: oppose.
  • SB 518 (Wieckowski) Public records: disclosure: court costs and attorney’s fees. League position: oppose.
  • SB 749 (Durazo) California Public Records Act: trade secrets: reverse public records actions. League position: oppose. 
April 24
 
Assembly Appropriations, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 41 (Gallagher) Disaster relief: Camp Fire. League position: support.
  • AB 68 (Ting) Land use: accessory dwelling units. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • HOT AB 234 (Nazarian) Income taxes: credit: seismic retrofits. League position: support
  • HOT AB 429 (Nazarian) Seismically vulnerable buildings: inventory. League position: support.
  • AB 497 (Santiago) Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program. League position: support.
  • AB 628 (Bonta) Employment: victims of sexual harassment: protections. League position: oppose.
  • AB 881 (Bloom) Accessory dwelling units. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • AB 932 (Low) Workers’ compensation: off-duty firefighters. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1288 (Cooley) Cannabis: track and trade. League position: pending support.
  • AB 1320 (Nazarian) Public employee retirement systems: prohibited investments: Turkey. League position: oppose.
  • HOT ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry) Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval. League position: support. 
Assembly Insurance, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • AB 1400 (Kamlager-Dove) Workers’ compensation: fire service personnel. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • HOT AB 33 (Bonta) State public retirement systems: divestiture from private prison companies. League position: oppose. 
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • SB 46 (Jackson) Emergency services: telecommunications. League position: support.
  • SB 209 (Dodd) Wildfire: California Wildfire Warning Center: weather monitoring. League position: support. 
Senate Environmental Quality, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 113
  • SB 667 (Hueso) Greenhouse gases: recycling infrastructure and facilities. League position: support. 
Senate Governance and Finance Special Order, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 50 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing development: incentives. League position: oppose unless amended.  
Senate Governance and Finance, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • SB 45 (Allen) Wildfire, Drought, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2020. League position: pending.
  • SB 531 (Glazer) Local agencies: retailers. League position: support. 
Assembly Housing and Community Development, 9:15 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • HOT AB 1568 (McCarty) Housing law compliance: prohibition on applying for state grants. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 127
  • AB 931 (Boerner Horvath) State and local boards and commission: representation: appointments. League position: oppose unless amended. 
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 2040
  • SB 135 (Jackson) Paid Family leave. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Governmental Organization, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • AB 291 (Chu) Emergency preparedness. League position: support. 
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • AB 849 (Bonta) Elections: local redistricting. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1763 (Chiu) Planning and zoning: density bonuses: affordable housing. League position: oppose unless amended. 
April 29
 
Senate Appropriations, 10 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT SB 5 (Beall) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program. League position: support.
  • SB 257 (Nielsen) Firearms: prohibited persons. League position: pending support.
  • SB 681 (Stern) Local referenda and charter amendments: withdrawal. League position: support.  
Assembly Revenue and Taxation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • AB 10 (Chiu) Income taxes: credits low-income housing: farmworker housing. League position: support.