Upcoming Bills in Committee, July 1 – 10

Jun 30, 2019
League HOT bills including, AB 429 (Nazarian), SB 5 (Beall), AB 1763 (Chiu), will be heard in committees this week. 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:
 
July 1
Senate Appropriations, 10:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 164 (Cervantes) Firearms: prohibited persons. League position: pending support.
  • AB 344 (Calderon) New Beginnings California Program. 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.  
Assembly Transportation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 137 (Dodd) Federal transportation funds: state exchange programs. League position: support.  
July 2
Assembly Business and Professions, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 142 (Wiener) Employees: lactation accommodation. League position: oppose.  
Senate Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 113
  • AB 1288 (Cooley) Cannabis: track and trace. League position: pending support.  
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.  
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • SB 200 (Monning) Drinking water. 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 171 (Gonzalez) Employment: sexual harassment. League position: oppose.
  • AB 418 (Kalra) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1320 (Nazarian) Public employee retirement systems: prohibited investments: Turkey. League position: oppose.  
July 3
Senate Environmental Quality, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 3191
  • AB 68 (Ting) Land use: accessory dwelling units. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • AB 1080 Gonzalez) California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. League position: support.
  • AB 1583 (Eggman) The California Recycling Market Development Act. League position: oppose unless amended.  
Assembly Appropriations, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 230 (Caballero) Law enforcement: use of deadly force: training: policies. League position: support.
  • SB 518 (Wieckowski) Civil actions: settlement offers. League position: oppose.
  • SB 681 (Stern) Local referenda charter amendments withdrawal. League position: support.  
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 592 (Wiener) Housing Accountability Act. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • 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.
  • AB 1544 (Gipson) Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act. League position: support.
Assembly Elections and Redistricting, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 444
  • SB 212 (Allen) Elections: local voting methods. League position: support.  
Senate Governance and Finance, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 881 (Bloom) Accessory dwelling units. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • HOT AB 1763 (Chiu) Planning and zoning: density bonuses: affordable housing. League position: oppose unless amended.  
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • SB 438 (Hertzberg) Emergency medical services: dispatch. League position: oppose unless amended.  
July 8
Senate Appropriations, 10:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • AB 12 (Irwin) Firearms: gun violence restraining orders. League position: pending support.
  • AB 41 (Gallagher) Disaster relief: Camp Fire. League position: support.
  • HOT AB 213 (Reyes) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. League position: support.
  • AB 314 (Bonta) Public employment: labor relations: release time. League position: oppose.
  • AB 485 (Medina) Local government: economic development subsidies. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1212 (Levine) Public employees’’ retirement: pension fund management: in-state infrastructure. League position: support.  
Assembly Transportation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 211 (Beall) State highways: leases. League position: support if amended.  
Assembly Natural Resources, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 447
  • SB 54 (Allen) California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. League position: support.  
Assembly Revenue and Taxation, 2:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 126
  • SB 531 (Glazer) Local Agencies: retailers. League position: support.  
July 9
 
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 112
  • AB 9 (Reyes) Employment discrimination: limitation of actions. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • AB 51 (Gonzalez) Employment discrimination: enforcement. League position: oppose.
  • AB 403 (Kalra) Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: complaint. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1184 (Gloria) Public records: writing transmitted by electronic mail: retention. League position: oppose.  
Senate Public Safety, 8:30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
  • HOT AB 516 (Chiu) Authority to remove vehicles. League position: oppose.
  • AB 1600 (Kalra) Discovery: personnel records: peace officers and custodial officers. League position: opposition.  
Assembly Health, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • SB 438 (Hertzberg) Emergency medical services: dispatch. League position: oppose unless amended.  
July 10
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, 9 a.m., State Capitol. Room 3191
  • AB 1699 (Levine) Telecommunications: mobile internet service providers: first response agencies: emergencies. League position: support.  
Assembly Government Organization, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4202
  • HOT SB 670 (McGuire) Telecommunications: community isolation outage: notification. League position: support.  
Assembly Local Government, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 127
  • HOT SB 5 (Beall) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program. League position: support.
  • HOT SB 13 (Wieckowski) Accessory dwelling units. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • SB 205 (Hertzberg) Business licenses: stormwater discharge compliance. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • HOT SB 330 (Skinner) Housing Crisis Act of 2019. League position: oppose.
  • SB 592 (Wiener) Housing Accountability Act. League position: oppose unless amended.
  • SB 672 (Hill) Planning and zoning: regional housing need allocation: City of Brisbane. League position: support. 
Assembly Utilities and Energy, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 437
  • SB 209 (Dodd) Wildfires: California Wildfire Warning Center: fire-weather monitoring. League position: support.