Upcoming Bills in Committee, June 24 – July 9

Jun 23, 2019
Many of the League’s HOT bills up will be heard in committees this week, including AB 1286 (Muratsuchi), AB 516 (Chiu) and AB 213 (Reyes). The Legislature will adjourn July 12 for its summer recess, returning on Aug. 12. The League will continue monitoring several 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.
 
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
 
June 24
 
Senate Appropriations, 10:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 252 (Daly) Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal program. League position: support.
  • AB 1266 (Rivas) Traffic control devices: bicycles. League position: support.
  • AB 1637 (Smith) Unclaimed Property Law. League position: support. 
Assembly Natural Resources, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • SB 667 (Hueso) Greenhouse gases: recycling infrastructure and facilities. League position: support. 
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, 12 p.m. and upon adjournment of session, State Capitol, Room 3191
  • AB 1288 (Cooley) Cannabis: track and trace. League position: Pending support. 
June 25
 
Senate Public Safety, 8: 30 a.m., State Capitol. Room 4203
  • AB 1117 (Grayson) Peace officers: peer support. League position: pending support. 
Assembly Public Safety, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • SB 23 (Wiener) Unlawful entry of a vehicle. League position: support.
  • SB 230 (Caballero) Law enforcement: use of deadly force: training: policies. League position: support. 
Senate Governmental Organization, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 41 (Gallagher) Disaster relief: Camp Fire. League position: support. 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • HOT AB 1286 (Muratsuchi) Shared mobility devices: agreements. League position: sponsor. 
Senate Transportation, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT AB 516 (Chiu) Authority to remove vehicles. League position: oppose. 
June 26
 
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • SB 266 (Leyva) Public Employees’ Retirement System: disallowed compensation: benefit adjustment. League position: oppose. 
Senate Governance and Finance, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • HOT AB 213 (Reyes) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: support.
  • AB 485 (Medina) Local government: economic development subsidies. League position: oppose. 
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 2040
  • AB 314 (Bonta) Public employment: labor relations: release time. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1212 (Levine) Public employees’ retirement: pension fund management: in-state infrastructure. League position: support.
  • AB 1320 (Nazarian) Public employee retirement systems: prohibited investments: Turkey. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Government Organziation, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 209 (Dodd) Wildfires: California Wildfire Warning Center: fire-weather monitoring. League positon: support.
  • SB 352 (Dodd) Alcoholic beverage licensees: on-sale general licenses for bona fide eating places. League position: pending support. 
Assembly Labor and Employment, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • SB 142 (Wiener) Employees: lactation accommodation. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Utilities and Energy, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • SB 515 (Caballero) California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy renewable feed-in tariff. League position: support. 
July 1
 
Assembly Transportation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 137 (Dodd) Federal transportation funds: state exchange programs. League position: support. 
July 2
 
Senate Public Safety, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 1600 (Kalra) Discovery: personnel records: peace officers and custodial officers. League position: oppose. 
Assembly Business and Professions, 9:30 a.m., State Cpaitol, Room 4202
  • SB 142 (Wiener) Employees: lactation accommodation. League position: oppose. 
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 220 (Bonta) Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign funds: childcare costs. League position: support. 
Senate Housing, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 10 (Chiu) Income taxes: credits low-income housing: farmworker housing. League position: support. 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 418 (Kalra) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege. League position: oppose. 
July 3
 
Senate Environmental Quality, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • AB 1080 Gonzalez) California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. League position: support.
  • AB 1509 (Mullin) Solid waste: lithium-ion batteries. League position: pending. 
Assembly Housing and Community Development, 9:15 a.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • HOT SB 5 (Beall) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program. League position: support.
  • SB 672 (Hill) Planning and zoning: regional housing need allocation: City of Brisbane. League position: support. 
Senate Health, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 1116 (Grayson) Firefighters: peer support. League position: pending support. 
July 9
 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 1184 (Gloria) Public records: writing transmitted by electronic mail: retention. League position: oppose.