HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-15; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; 04; City of Carlsbad Legislative and Advocacy UpdateMeeting Date: April 15, 2025
To: Legislative Subcommittee
From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Staff Contact: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
jason.haber@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2958
Subject: City of Carlsbad Legislative and Advocacy Update
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive updates on federal and state legislative and budget activity and the city's recent and
ongoing advocacy efforts; discuss and provide feedback to staff, including identifying high-priority
bills, advocacy positions, funding opportunities, and items for future City Council consideration.
Discussion
Staff and the city’s contract lobbyists – Federal: Carpi & Clay Government Relations / State:
California Public Policy Group – will present updates and overviews of federal and state legislative
activity (Exhibits 1 and 2) and the priority legislation (Exhibit 3) and intergovernmental matters
being tracked on behalf of the city.
The Subcommittee is requested to provide feedback to help city staff and the city’s lobbying
consultants focus the city’s advocacy efforts on high-priority bills and to identify bills for future City
Council consideration.
Next Steps
Staff and the city’s contract lobbyists will monitor, evaluate, and engage the Legislative
Subcommittee in a discussion of legislative activity and proposed measures that may impact city
operations and policy priorities throughout the legislative session.
If the Legislative Subcommittee decides to refer any matters to the City Council, staff will work with
the City Manager to place an item on a future City Council agenda for consideration.
Exhibits
1.Carpi & Clay Government Relations – Federal Update, March 2025
2.California Public Policy Group – State Update, March 2025
3.California Public Policy Group – Priority Legislation as of April 10, 2025
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
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Exhibit 1
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March 31, 2025
City of Carlsbad
Federal Update
www.carpiclay.com
Appropriations Update
On March 14th, Congress passed H.R. 1968, a Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the federal
government for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. President Trump signed it into law the
following day, averting a government shutdown. While the CR generally maintains FY 2024 funding
levels through September 30, it excludes all Congressionally Directed Spending (earmarks)
requests that were included in the House and Senate’s proposed FY25 appropriations bills.
With FY25 now funded, Congress has shifted its focus to the FY26 appropriations process. Many
Senators and Representatives are currently accepting both programmatic and project requests
for FY26. Additionally, many congressional offices are planning to resubmit projects that were
originally proposed for FY25. However, guidance from the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees has not yet been released, so some aspects of the process may change once the
committees issue the official rules.
Trump Administration Appointments
President Trump announced the following appointments to his administration in March:
Dept/Agency Position Appointee
Agriculture Chief of Staff, National
Resources Conservation Service Colton Buckley
Agriculture Chief, National Resources
Conservation Service Aubrey Bettencourt
Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Farm
Production and Conservation Brooke Shupe Appleton
Commerce Deputy Secretary Paul Dabbar
Council on Environmental
Quality General Counsel Justin Schwab
Defense Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works Adam Telle
Energy Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management Timothy John Walsh
Energy General Counsel Jonathan Brightbill
Environmental Protection
Agency
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Solid Waste John Busterud
Exhibit 1
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Environmental Protection
Agency Region 9 Administrator Josh F.W. Cook
Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services
Administrator Thomas Engels
Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar
Housing & Urban
Development Deputy Secretary Andrew Hughes
Housing & Urban
Development General Counsel David Woll
Transportation Administrator of FHWA Sean McMaster
Transportation Administrator of the FAA Bryan Bedford
Transportation
Administrator of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Derek Barrs
Transportation Administrator of the Maritime
Administration Brent Sadler
Transportation Assistant Secretary Seval Oz
Transportation Assistant Secretary Michael Rutherford
Transportation Deputy Administrator of the
Federal Transit Authority Tariq Bokhari
White House Deputy Director of the Office of
Management and Budget Eric Ueland
President Trump Issues EO on State and Local Preparedness
On March 19th, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Achieving Efficiency
Through State and Local Preparedness” to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). The order directs state and local governments to lead resiliency efforts against threats
such as natural disasters and cyberattacks. FEMA’s role would be that of a partner to local and
state governments, rather than the director of disaster response. The order emphasizes the role
of local communities in planning and managing disaster resilience independently, with federal
support available upon request.
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
Bipartisan House Bill Introduced to Establish FEMA as an Independent Cabinet-Level
Agency. Florida Representatives Byron Donalds (R) and Jared Moskowitz (D) introduced the FEMA
Independence Act of 2025 (H.R. 2308) to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) as an independent Cabinet-level agency, removing it from its existing position as an
agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legislation was
referred to the Committees on Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure for
consideration.
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Bill Introduced in House to Restore Tax-Exempt Advance Refunding for Municipal Bonds.
Representatives David Kustoff (R-TN), Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Jimmy Panetta
(D-CA) introduced the Investing in Our Communities Act (H.R. 1255) to restore tax-exempt
advance refunding for municipal bonds, which were made unavailable in the 2017 Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration.
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Bills Introduced in House and Senate. Representatives
Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Water Conservation Rebate Tax
Parity Act (H.R. 1871). Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Michael
Bennet (D-CO)introduced a Senate companion bill (S. 857). The legislation would amend federal
tax law to exempt homeowners from income tax on rebates received from water utilities for water
management and improvement projects. The House bill was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means for consideration, and the Senate bill was referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify the Disaster Relief Application Process.
Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan Disaster Assistance
Simplification Act (S. 861) to simplify the federal disaster relief application process across
government agencies. Currently, there are different requirements across the various agencies
that provide disaster relief. Specifically, the bill would:
Require FEMA to establish a universal disaster application across federal agencies.
Allow FEMA to share applicant information with other federal agencies to streamline
recovery efforts.
Ensure all information-sharing practices comply with federal data security standards to
protect survivors’ personal information.
CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
Sens. Padilla & Schiff Lead Letter Requesting Reversal of USDA Funding Cuts for Local Food
Purchases. California Senators Alex Padilla (D) and Adam Schiff (D) led a group of 31 Senators in
a letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting reinstatement
of $1 billion in food purchasing programs nationwide. The purchases from local farmers support
food for food banks, schools, and childcare centers. The letter states that USDA’s cuts to food
purchasing programs pose “extreme harm to producers and communities in every state across
the country.”
Bicameral Letter to HUD Secretary Condemns Proposed Field Office Closures and Staffing
Cuts. A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner condemning the agency’s potential closure
of field offices and requesting reinstatement of fired HUD civil servants. The letter highlights that
federal law requires a field office in each state to process mortgage applications, but the Trump
Administration’s proposed office closures would leave 34 states without a field office. The letter
states that the lawmakers “strongly urge HUD to maintain existing field offices with adequate
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staffing levels and to fully and immediately reinstate civil servants who have been illegally
terminated.” Lawmakers continued by requesting answers to a list of questions regarding HUD’s
plans by April 2nd.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS AND PERSONNEL CHANGES
President Trump Issues EO to Reduce Federal Agencies. President Trump signed an EO titled
“Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” that scales back agencies such as the
Interagency Council on Homelessness, Treasury’s Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The directive limits their
respective funding to their statutory functions and limits those statutory functions to the
minimum permitted by law. This means that any grants must be consistent with those functions
and subject to appropriations. The agencies have until March 21st to recommend what activities
can continue. Based on the reviews, the Office of Management and Budget would have the ability
to reject future funding requests “to the extent they are inconsistent with this order.”
Amtrak CEO Steps Down. On March 19th, Amtrak’s CEO Stephen Gardner announced his
resignation, effective immediately. Amtrak has not yet announced an Interim CEO.
CBP Publishes Guidance on Aluminum and Steel Tariffs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) released guidance on aluminum and steel tariffs. The tariff on steel and steel derivatives is
set at 25%, and all quota agreements have been terminated, applying the tariff to all trading
partners of the United States. The tariff on aluminum and aluminum derivatives is increased from
10% to 25%, and all quota agreements have been terminated, except for a 200% rate on aluminum
imports from Russia.
DOT Issues SS4A NOFO. DOT released the FY25 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program notice of
funding opportunity (NOFO) for $982.3 million in available funding. Funding will be awarded on a
competitive basis for planning, demonstration, and strategy-based projects that prevent death
and serious injury on roadways for all users. Applications are due by June 26th.
DOT Issues a Memo Providing Guidance on Competitive Grants and Compliance with EOs.
DOT issued guidance for competitive grant and cooperative agreement awards made after
January 20th, 2021, that lack fully obligated agreements. This guidance mandates that all
selections align with current Administration priorities, including EOs focused on energy, climate,
diversity, and economic analysis. It requires a comprehensive review of all awards from FY 2022–
2025 that have not been fully obligated, particularly those supporting equity, DEI, climate change,
environmental justice, bicycle infrastructure, and electric vehicle projects. Programs meeting
these criteria will undergo project-by-project reviews, with identified elements flagged for
potential removal or revision. If necessary, award scopes must be modified to align with statutory
requirements and Administration priorities, with final decisions made by the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and the Office of the General Counsel.
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EPA Announces Review of WOTUS Definition. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that
EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will review and revise the definition of "waters of the
United States" (WOTUS). The EPA’s review will consider the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett
v. Environmental Protection Agency, which held that the Clean Water Act’s definition of “waters”
encompasses only those relatively permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water,
such as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes.
FAA Reminds the Public of the Dangers of Laser Strikes on Aircraft. FAA announced that in
2024, pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes, only a 3% decrease from 2023. FAA reminds the public
that shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. Pilots
reported the highest numbers of laser strikes in the states listed below:
California - 1,489
Texas - 1,463
Florida - 810
Tennessee - 649
Illinois - 622
Arizona - 550
New York - 531
Indiana - 512
Georgia - 416
Virginia – 415
FHWA Delays Buy America Rule. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) delayed the final
rule titled “Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products” until March 20th.
NHTSA Delays Enforcement Action of Several Rules. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it will not take enforcement of the following rules
until March 20th:
FMVSS: Bus Rollover Structural Integrity
FMVSS: Child Restraint Systems
Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of the Vehicle Safety Act
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Date: April 3, 2025
To: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Cindie McMahon, City Attorney
City of Carlsbad
From: Sharon Gonsalves
Managing Director
California Public Policy Group
Re: CPPG Legislative Summary – March 2025
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Legislative Session in Full Swing
The 2025 legislative session is in full swing with hundreds of bills being referred to their respective
policy committees. Committee hearings are well underway with stacked agendas and will continue
to increase in frequency until early June as the Legislature hits several deadlines. The deadline for
bills tagged as fiscal to be referred out of Appropriations committees is May 23. From there, all bills
must be passed by their house of origin by June 6 to be sent to the opposite house (i.e., all Senate
Bills must advance to the Assembly and vice versa). Additionally, all “spot” bills had to be amended
by the end of March to include substantive language. This resulted in an influx of new bills throughout
the month and therefore what CPPG is tracking for you, including as priority, continues to evolve. The
Legislature will adjourn for Spring Recess on April 10 and return on April 21.
The Legislature also conducted several informational and oversight hearings of interest in March.
These are when the Legislature invites subject matter experts and stakeholders in a policy area to
each give several minutes of panel testimony to a committee. They are held so that the Legislature
can gather information on a specific policy so that they are better able to consider any connected
legislation, usually in relation to a recent major event or policy action. No votes are taken during
informational or oversight hearings.
Permitting Reform Legislation Package
On March 27, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) issued a press release announcing that
she was leading a bipartisan permitting reform legislation package. The bill package contains more
than 20 bills “aimed at making housing more affordable by slashing red tape, removing uncertainty,
and drastically diminishing the time it takes to get new housing approved and built.” The press
release also stated, “The package targets the five key bottlenecks that delay housing development:
application, CEQA compliance, entitlement, post-entitlement, and enforcement. By addressing
inefficiencies at every step, lawmakers aim to reduce project timelines, cut costs, and get shovels
in the ground faster.”
Homeowners’ Insurance Oversight Hearings
On March 12, the Senate Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing discussing “California’s
Insurance Market and Key Factors and Future Outlook in the Aftermath of Recent Wildfires.”
Panelists consisted of Department of Insurance staff (but not Commissioner Ricardo Lara),
consumer advocates, insurer representatives, and insurance market experts. Speakers and
Exhibit 2
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legislators agreed that the state’s insurance market is outdated and needs updates to ensure market
stability and consumer protection, especially in the wake of increasing climate change-fueled
disasters.
Possible solutions to the insurance crisis included streamlining the rate approval process, utilizing
updated catastrophe models, encouraging risk mitigation efforts like home hardening, and
increasing transparency and accountability in rate-setting.
The agenda for this hearing can be found here.
On March 19, the Assembly Insurance Committee held their own homeowners’ insurance oversight
hearing, due to the absence of the Commissioner at the Senate’s hearing. The hearing’s subject was
“Sustainable Insurance Strategy: Post Southern California Wildfires.” The Committee heard
testimony from Commissioner Lara on his Department’s efforts to stabilize the insurance market in
the wake of the Los Angeles fires. Commissioner Lara also make assurances that the
implementation of the Sustainable Insurance Strategy remains on track. He highlighted efforts to
hold insurance companies accountable, ensure prompt claim payments, and protect consumer
interests through initiatives like the consumer claim tracker and expanded disaster assistance
programs.
Legislators raised pressing concerns about the financial burden on homeowners, the adequacy of
the FAIR Plan as a last-resort option, and the need for greater consumer education. Commissioner
Lara addressed these issues by detailing the Department’s efforts to provide regulatory oversight on
proposed rate increases and wildfire mitigation discounts. The Commissioner noted his
commitment to collaborating with legislators and community members to strengthen market
stability, expand consumer protections, and improve transparency in the insurance industry.
The agenda for this hearing can be found here.
Brown Act Informational Hearing
On March 19, the Senate Local Government Committee held an informational hearing on the Brown
Act exploring ways to improve public access, participation, and transparency in local government
meetings. Discussions highlighted the benefits of remote participation in increasing engagement,
particularly for seniors, people with disabilities, and those with limited access to in-person
meetings, while also addressing concerns about the financial burden on local governments.
Panelists shared successful hybrid meeting models and emphasized the need for regional
collaboration to share resources and best practices. Additional topics included challenges like
technological disruptions and the importance of maintaining in-person access alongside remote
options. Committee members expressed interest in pursuing legislative updates to ensure equitable
participation and enhanced transparency in local governance.
The agenda for this hearing can be found here.
Homelessness Informational Hearings
On March 11, the Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing to discuss efforts to
reduce homelessness through the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program
and related homelessness grant programs. A total of $20 billion was allocated to homelessness
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response, with $15 billion directed towards grant programs and $5 billion allocated to tribes. The
Committee discussed the need for stronger data collection and accountability.
Megan Kirkeby, Deputy Director of Housing Policy from HCD, outlined that the data collected
through HHAP allows for tracking service utilization and client outcomes. However, not all grantees
have the same success rates, prompting the committee to question whether the funds are being
used effectively and whether these efforts are truly reducing homelessness.
Assemblymember Wicks asked whether there is a clear correlation between HHAP investment and
the reduction of homelessness. Local officials from San Diego and Santa Cruz agreed that while
HHAP funding has been helpful, it is difficult to gauge the full return on investment (ROI) without
more data and a consistent metric of success. There were discussions about the role of local
nonprofits in providing services and whether they are held accountable for their spending. Kirkeby
noted that while most grantees report data regularly, there are still gaps, and HCD is working to
ensure better compliance. Several members raised the issue of the lack of uniformity in measuring
success, with some communities focusing on permanent housing exits and others on reducing
encampments.
In conclusion, the committee recognized the complexity of the homelessness crisis and the need for
ongoing collaboration and data-driven solutions to improve the effectiveness of state and local
efforts.
The agenda for this hearing can be found here.
The Assembly Budget Committee held another informational hearing on March 25 that focused on
California’s housing and homelessness challenges, with several key issues discussed regarding
funding, programs, and the impact of proposed budget cuts. Despite progress in housing
construction and efforts to streamline processes, the Chair expressed frustration that the state
budget cuts for housing could interfere with progress.
Zach Olmstead, Deputy Director from HCD testified that over 113,000 housing units were built in
2023 (the most recent year that data was available). However, funding concerns were raised by
several members, including Assemblymember Ward, who questioned the impact of federal dollars,
the ability to sustain projects without sufficient funding, and low success rates in transitioning
individuals into permanent housing. Olmstead reassured that funds were still available through
various grants and financing options but also acknowledged that the lack of state general fund
dollars was a serious concern. Assemblymember Ward questioned low success rates in
transitioning individuals into permanent housing. Olmstead admitted the lack of detailed reporting
on program outcomes was a barrier to understanding program effectiveness.
Members also discussed a proposed reorganization plan to split housing and consumer protection
agencies to increase operational efficiency, with some skepticism over whether this would lead to
better outcomes without increasing costs. Public comments echoed support for streamlining
processes but raised concerns about ensuring that the new agency structure addresses the core
challenges in affordable housing and homelessness. Moreover, it was highlighted that the proposed
reorganization of the state housing agencies has already fallen out of alignment with the state’s
budget timeline, making it unrealistic in this fiscal year without infused support.
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A new trailer bill was discussed to allow for the reinvestment of excess equity into housing
preservation and development, with some support for its potential to create a revolving fund during
tight budget times. Overall, while there was a general consensus on the need for continued
investment in housing, concerns over the proposed budget cuts, lack of detailed tracking of
homelessness outcomes, and the potential impact of agency restructuring were central themes in
the discussions.
The agenda for this hearing can be found here.
CPPG ACTIVITY
CPPG continues to review priority bills—keeping City staff apprised of developments on legislation
during our standing meetings and throughout the month as needed. CPPG continues to work hand
in hand with City staff to gather City-specific information while actively engaging with lawmakers and
agency officials on legislation of interest to the City. CPPG has marked 114 bills as “priority” for the
City and will continue to bring bills of potential interest to staff for review in the coming weeks.
Positioned Legislation
• AB 259 (Rubio, Blanca) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
o Status: Assembly Local Government
o Position: Support
• AB 492 (Valencia) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.
o Status: Assembly Appropriations
o Position: Support
• AB 610 (Alvarez) Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
o Status: Assembly Housing and Community Development
o Position: Oppose
• AB 968 (Boerner) Electric bicycles: disclosure.
o Status: Assembly Transportation
o Position: Support
• SB 79 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing development: transit-oriented development.
o Status: Senate Housing and Local Government
o Position: Oppose
• SB 239 (Arreguín) Open meetings: teleconferencing: subsidiary body.
o Status: Senate Local Government
o Position: Support
• SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development: streamlined approvals.
o Status: Senate Housing
o Position: Oppose
Watch/Neutral:
• AB 532 (Ransom) Water rate assistance program.
o Status: Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
o Position: Watch
• SB 350 (Durazo) Water Rate Assistance Program.
o Status: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
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o Position: Watch
•SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
o Status: Senate Local Government
o Position: Watch
LOOKING FORWARD
•April 11-18: Spring Recess
•June 6: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills out of their house of origin
•June 15: Legislature must pass the primary budget bill
•June 30: Governor must sign the primary budget bill
•July 21-August 15: Summer Recess
•September 12: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills
•October 12: Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills
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Exhibit 3
City of Carlsbad Priority Bill List
Children, Youth and Recreation
AB 933 (Ávila Farías) Organized residential camps: organized day camps.
(Introduced 02/19/2025) Link
Existing law requires the State Public Health Officer to establish rules and regulations establishing
minimum standards for organized camps, and regulations governing the operation of organized
camps that they determine are necessary to protect the health and safety of the campers. Existing
law requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt minimum fire safety regulations for organized camps in
accordance with specified law. Existing law establishes specified standards for the operation,
regulation, and enforcement of organized camps. Existing law adopts certain definitions for the
purposes of these provisions, including a definition for “organized camp” and “camper.” Existing
law prohibits an organized camp from operating unless the minimum standards for organized
camps prescribed in the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code
relating to organized camps, and in other rules and regulations adopted by the Director of Public
Health and the State Fire Marshal, are satisfied. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions a
misdemeanor. This bill would rename “organized camp” to “organized residential camp” and make
conforming changes. The bill would define “organized day camp” to mean a site where the primary
purpose is to provide a group experience with social, spiritual, educational, or recreational
objectives, that has programs and facilities attended by 5 or more children 3 to 17 years of age,
inclusive, and that operates for more than 3 hours per day for at least 5 days during any 12-month
period. The bill would define “living experience” to mean an overnight camp for 5 days or more. The
bill would change the definition of “camper” to mean any person in an organized residential camp
or an organized day camp on a fee or nonfee basis who is a participant in the regular program and
training of an organized residential camp or an organized day camp, and who may take on duties
relating to that program and training.. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Coms. on Health and E.M.
Economic Development
SB 5 (Cabaldon) Infrastructure financing districts: allocation of taxes: agricultural land
exclusion. (Introduced 12/02/2024) Link
Existing law, the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act,
authorizes a city or county to enter into contracts with owners of agricultural land to preserve the
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land for agricultural use, as specified, in return for reduced property tax assessments. The act also
authorizes a landowner of specified agricultural land to petition the city or county to cancel the
Williamson Act contract in order to designate the land as a farmland security zone, whereby the
land is eligible for a specified property tax valuation and taxed at a reduced rate for specified
special taxes. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to establish an
enhanced infrastructure financing district, with a governing body referred to as the public financing
authority, to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide
significance. Existing law requires the public financing authority to prepare and adopt a proposed
infrastructure financing plan, as specified. Existing law authorizes the plan to require a certain
portion of specified taxes levied upon property within the district to be allocated to the district each
year, as specified. This bill would exclude the taxes levied upon a parcel of land enrolled in or
subject to a Williamson Act contract or a farmland security zone contract, as specified, from the
above-described allocation to the district. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Status: 03/24/2025 - Set for hearing April 23.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness
AB 66 (Tangipa) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: egress route projects: fire
safety. (Amended 02/24/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. This bill would, until January 1, 2032, exempt from CEQA egress route projects
undertaken by a public agency to improve emergency access to and evacuation from a subdivision
without a secondary egress route if the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has
recommended the creation of a secondary access to the subdivision and certain conditions are
met. The bill would require the lead agency to hold a noticed public meeting to hear and respond to
public comments before determining that a project is exempt. The bill would require the lead
agency, if it determines that a project is not subject to CEQA and approves or carries out that
project, to file a notice of exemption with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and with
the clerk of the county in which the project will be located. (Based on 02/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 262 (Caloza) California Individual Assistance Act. (Amended 04/03/2025) Link
Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, requires the Director of Emergency Services to
provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the
cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a
state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria. The act continuously
appropriates moneys in the Disaster Assistance Fund and its subsidiary account, the Earthquake
Emergency Investigations Account, without regard to fiscal year, for purposes of the act. This bill
would require the director, in administering that act, to prioritize local agencies that are not eligible
for federal funding, pursuant to specified federal regulation, due to the agency’s inability to meet
minimum damage thresholds. This bill would also enact the California Individual Assistance Act to
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establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to local agencies, community-based
organizations, and individuals for specified costs related to a disaster, as prescribed. The bill would
require the director to allocate from the fund, subject to specified conditions, funds to meet the
cost of expenses for those purposes. By authorizing increased expenditure of moneys from a
continuously appropriated fund for a new purpose, the bill would make an appropriation. This bill
contains other related provisions. (Based on 04/03/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)
(April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 442 (Hadwick) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: prescribed fire, thinning,
and fuel reduction projects. (Introduced 02/06/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. CEQA exempts from its requirements prescribed fire, reforestation, habitat
restoration, thinning, or fuel reduction projects, and certain related activities, undertaken in whole
or in part on federal lands to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire, if those projects and activities
meet certain requirements. This bill would exempt from CEQA prescribed fire, thinning, or fuel
reduction projects undertaken within a community with a single ingress and egress evacuation
route. Because the bill would require the lead agency to determine whether the exemption is
applicable to a project, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/06/2025 text)
Status: 02/18/2025 - Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 846 (Connolly) Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities.
(Amended 03/27/2025) Link
The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered, threatened, or
candidate species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife
(department) may authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or
memorandums of understanding for specified purposes. Existing law requires the State Fire
Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones
based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to
prevail in those areas. Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, moderate,
high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving
recommendations from the State Fire Marshal, as provided. This bill would authorize a city, county,
city and county, special district, or other local agency to submit to the department a wildfire
preparedness plan to conduct wildfire preparedness activities on land designated as a fire hazard
severity zone, as defined, that minimizes impacts to wildlife and habitat for candidate, threatened,
and endangered species. The bill would require the wildfire preparedness plan to include, among
other things, a brief description of the planned wildfire preparedness activities, the approximate
dates for the activities, and a description of the candidate, endangered, and threatened species
within the plan area. The bill would authorize the department to impose a fee on a local agency for
the cost of reviewing a wildfire preparedness plan submitted by that local agency, as specified. The
bill would require the department, if sufficient information is included in the wildfire preparedness
plan for the department to determine if an incidental take permit is required, to notify the local
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agency within 90 days of receipt of the wildfire preparedness plan if an incidental take permit or
other permit is needed, or if there are other considerations, exemptions, or streamlined pathways
that the wildfire preparedness activities qualify for, including, but not limited to, the State Board of
Forestry and Fire Protection’s California Vegetation Treatment Program. The bill would require the
department to provide the local agency, in its notification, with guidance that includes, among
other things, a description of the candidate, endangered, and threatened species within the plan
area and measures to avoid, minimize, and fully mitigate the take of the candidate, threatened, and
endangered species, as provided. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026,
to make a standard wildfire preparedness plan submission form publicly available on its internet
website. The bill also would require the department, commencing January 1, 2027, to annually post
on its internet website a summary of the wildfire preparedness plans submitted and include
specified information in that summary. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on
03/27/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes
0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
SB 732 (Ochoa Bogh) Emergency backup generators: critical facilities: exemptions.
(Introduced 02/21/2025) Link
Existing law imposes various limitations on emissions of air contaminants for the control of air
pollution from vehicular and nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally designates air pollution
control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air
pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the State Air
Resources Board to identify toxic air contaminants that are emitted into the ambient air of the state
and to establish airborne toxic control measures to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants
from nonvehicular sources. This bill would require an air district without a specified rule on
emergency backup generators, as defined, as of January 1, 2026, that adopts such a rule to include
in the rule provisions that allow the operator of a critical facility, as defined, to use a permitted
emergency backup generator in exceedance of the applicable runtime and testing and
maintenance limits if specified conditions are met. The bill would require a critical facility allowed
to exceed applicable limits under a rule adopted pursuant to that provision to attest to and provide
evidence of having taken demonstrable steps toward implementing the use of backup power
technologies that meet or exceed emission standards set by the state board. By adding to the
duties of air districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/21/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - Set for hearing April 30.
Calendar: 04/30/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
Energy and Utilities
SB 252 (Valladares) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: undergrounding
powerlines. (Introduced 02/03/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
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effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. This bill would exempt from the provisions of CEQA a project to underground
powerlines. Because a lead agency would be required to determine if a project qualifies for this
exemption, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/03/2025 text)
Status: 03/25/2025 - April 2 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
Environment and Climate
AB 436 (Ransom) Composting facilities: zoning. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
Existing law provides that the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation serves the Governor and
the Governor’s Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research, and constitute the
comprehensive state planning agency. In that capacity, existing law requires the office to, among
other things, assist local governments in land use planning. Existing law, the California Integrated
Waste Management Act of 1989, establishes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
to administer an integrated waste management program. Existing law establishes a goal that
statewide landfill disposal of organic waste be reduced from the 2014 level by 75% by 2025. This
bill, on or before June 1, 2027, would require the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, in
consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, to develop and post on
the office’s internet website, a technical advisory, as provided, reflecting best practices to facilitate
the siting of composting facilities to meet the organic waste reduction goals. The bill would require
the office to consult with specified entities throughout the development of the technical advisory.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
(April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1207 (Irwin) Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: price ceiling.
(Amended 03/17/2025) Link
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as
the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases
and requires the state board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at
least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. The act, until January 1, 2031, authorizes the state board to
adopt a regulation establishing a system of market-based declining aggregate emissions limits for
sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gases (market-based compliance
mechanism) that meets certain requirements. Existing law requires the state board, in adopting the
regulation to, among other things, establish a price ceiling for emission allowances sold by the
state board. Existing law requires the state board, in establishing the price ceiling, to consider
specified factors, including the full social cost associated with emitting a metric ton of greenhouse
gases. This bill would require the state board to instead consider the full social cost associated
with emitting a metric ton of greenhouse gases, as determined by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency in November 2023. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 03/18/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Calendar: 04/28/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
SB 427 (Blakespear) Habitat Conservation Fund. (Introduced 02/18/2025) Link
Proposition 117, an initiative measure approved by the electors at the June 5, 1990, direct primary
election, enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990. The act creates the Habitat
Conservation Fund and requires the moneys in the fund to be used for specified purposes generally
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relating to the acquisition, enhancement, or restoration of wildlife habitat. The act requires the
Controller, until June 30, 2020, to annually transfer $30,000,000 from the General Fund to the
Habitat Conservation Fund, less any amount transferred to the Habitat Conservation Fund from
specified accounts and funds. The act, until July 1, 2020, continuously appropriates specified
amounts from the Habitat Conservation Fund to the Department of Parks and Recreation, the State
Coastal Conservancy, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, and the California Tahoe
Conservancy, and continuously appropriates the balance of the fund to the Wildlife Conservation
Board. Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2019 requires the Controller to continue to annually transfer
$30,000,000 from the General Fund, less any amount transferred to the Habitat Conservation Fund
from specified accounts and funds, to the Habitat Conservation Fund until June 30, 2030, and
continuously appropriates that amount on an annual basis in the same proportions to the specified
entities until July 1, 2030. This bill would require the Controller to continue to annually transfer
$30,000,000 from the General Fund, less any amount transferred to the Habitat Conservation Fund
from specified accounts and funds, to the Habitat Conservation Fund indefinitely, and would
continuously appropriate that amount on an annual basis in the same proportions to the specified
entities described above, indefinitely. (Based on 02/18/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
SB 454 (McNerney) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.
(Amended 04/08/2025) Link
Existing law designates the State Water Resources Control Board as the agency responsible for
administering specific programs related to drinking water, including, among others, the California
Safe Drinking Water Act and the Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities
Funding Program. This bill would create the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury and would
authorize certain moneys in the fund to be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to seek out and
deposit nonstate, federal, and private funds, require those funds to be deposited into the PFAS
Mitigation Fund, and continuously appropriate the nonstate, federal, and private funds in the fund
to the state board for specified purposes, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would
authorize the state board to establish accounts within the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would
authorize the state board to expend moneys from the fund in the form of a grant, loan, or contract,
or to provide assistance services to water suppliers and sewer system providers, as those terms
are defined, for multiple purposes, including, among other things, to cover or reduce the costs for
water suppliers associated with treating drinking water to meet the applicable state and federal
maximum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminant levels. The bill would
require a water supplier or sewer system provider to include a clear and definite purpose for how
the funds will be used to provide public benefits to their community related to safe drinking water,
recycled water, or treated wastewater in order to be eligible to receive funds. The bill would require
the state board, on or before July 1, 2027, to adopt guidelines to implement these provisions, as
provided. (Based on 04/08/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
Notes 1: CalCities Sponsored
SB 496 (Hurtado) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee:
exemptions. (Amended 04/07/2025) Link
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Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement motor vehicle
emission standards, in-use performance standards, and motor vehicle fuel specifications for the
control of air contaminants and sources of air pollution that the state board has found necessary,
cost effective, and technologically feasible. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
establishes the state board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources
emitting greenhouse gases and requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve
the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions
from those sources. Pursuant to its authority, the state board has adopted the Advanced Clean
Fleets Regulation, which imposes various requirements for transitioning local, state, and federal
government fleets of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, other high-priority fleets of medium- and
heavy-duty trucks, and drayage trucks to zero-emission vehicles. The Advanced Clean Fleets
Regulation authorizes entities subject to the regulation to apply for exemptions from its
requirements under certain circumstances. This bill would require the state board to establish the
Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee by an unspecified date for
purposes of reviewing appeals of denied requests for exemptions from the requirements of the
Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation. The bill would require the committee to include representatives
of specified governmental and nongovernmental entities. The bill would require the committee to
meet monthly and would require recordings of its meetings to be made publicly available on the
state board’s internet website. The bill would require the committee to consider, and make a
recommendation on, an appeal of an exemption request denial no later than 60 days after the
appeal is made. The bill would require specified information relating to the committee’s
consideration of an appeal to be made publicly available on the state board’s internet website. The
bill would require the state board to consider a recommendation of the committee at a public
meeting no later than 60 days after the recommendation is made. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing April 22.
Position: Support
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
Notes 1: 4/9/25 CP Finished letter of support, sent to city with agenda for check in.
Governmental Operations
AB 24 (DeMaio) San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors.
(Amended 04/08/2025) Link
The San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act reorganizes the transportation
responsibilities in the San Diego region by consolidating the San Diego Association of Governments
and the transit operations of 2 specified transit boards. Existing law establishes a 21-member
board of directors to govern the consolidated agency that includes, among others, 2 members of
the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County. This bill, the Give San Diego Rural Communities a
Voice Act, would instead require the board of directors to include, among others, one member of
the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County from an unincorporated area of the county and one
representative from the Association of Planning Groups - San Diego County to be selected by their
respective governing bodies. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on local
agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/08/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 04/23/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 127 CARRILLO, JUAN,
Chair
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AB 339 (Ortega) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.
(Introduced 01/28/2025) Link
Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, contains various provisions that govern collective
bargaining of local represented employees and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment
Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public
agency employers and employees. Existing law requires the governing body of a public agency to
meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires the
governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the
governing body, to give reasonable written notice, except in cases of emergency, as specified, to
each recognized employee organization affected of any ordinance, rule, resolution, or regulation
directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the
governing body or the designated boards and commissions. This bill would require the governing
body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body
of a public agency, to give the recognized employee organization no less than 120 days’ written
notice before issuing a request for proposals, request for quotes, or renewing or extending an
existing contract to perform services that are within the scope of work of the job classifications
represented by the recognized employee organization. The bill would require the notice to include
specified information, including the anticipated duration of the contract. The bill would also require
the public agency, if an emergency or other exigent circumstance prevents the public agency from
providing the written notice described above, to provide as much advance notice as is practicable
under the circumstances. If the recognized employee organization demands to meet and confer
within 30 days of receiving the written notice, the bill would require the public agency and
recognized employee organization to promptly meet and confer in good faith, as specified. By
imposing new duties on local public agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 01/28/2025
text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 370 (Carrillo) California Public Records Act: cyberattacks. (Amended 03/12/2025) Link
The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available
for public inspection, except as specified. Existing law requires each agency, within 10 days of a
request for a copy of records, to determine whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public
records in possession of the agency and to promptly notify the person of the determination and the
reasons therefor. Existing law authorizes that time limit to be extended by no more than 14 days
under unusual circumstances, and defines “unusual circumstances” to include, among other
things, the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine records during a state of
emergency when the state of emergency currently affects the agency’s ability to timely respond to
requests due to staffing shortages or closure of facilities, as provided. This bill would also expand
the definition of unusual circumstances to include the inability of the agency, because of a
cyberattack, to access its electronic servers or systems in order to search for and obtain a record
that the agency believes is responsive to a request and is maintained on the servers or systems in
an electronic format. Under the bill, the extension would apply only until the agency regains its
ability to access its electronic servers or systems and search for and obtain electronic records that
may be responsive to a request. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 03/12/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
AB 561 (Quirk-Silva) Restraining orders. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
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Existing law authorizes a person who has suffered harassment, as defined, to seek a temporary
restraining order and an order prohibiting harassment. Existing law prohibits a filing fee for, and a
fee for the service of process by a sheriff or marshal of, a protective or restraining order if the order
is based upon stalking, unlawful violence, or a credible threat of violence. This bill would authorize
a petitioner, at no cost, to file a petition for a protective or restraining order electronically and
remotely appear at the hearing if the order is based upon stalking, unlawful violence, or a credible
threat of violence. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on
03/10/2025 text)
Status: 03/26/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on
APPR.
AB 569 (Stefani) California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013: exceptions:
supplemental defined benefit plans. (Introduced 02/12/2025) Link
Existing law, the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), on and after
January 1, 2013, requires a public retirement system, as defined, to modify its plan or plans to
comply with PEPRA, as specified. Among other things, PEPRA prohibits a public employer from
offering a defined benefit pension plan exceeding specified retirement formulas, requires new
members of public retirement systems to contribute at least a specified amount of the normal
cost, as defined, for their defined benefit plans, and prohibits an enhancement of a public
employee’s retirement formula or benefit adopted after January 1, 2013, from applying to service
performed prior to the operative date of the enhancement. PEPRA prohibits a public employer from
offering a supplemental defined benefit plan if the public employer did not do so before January 1,
2013, or, if it did, from offering that plan to an additional employee group after that date. This bill
would, notwithstanding that prohibition, authorize a public employer, as defined, to bargain over
contributions for supplemental retirement benefits administered by, or on behalf of, an exclusive
bargaining representative of one or more of the public employer’s bargaining units. (Based on
02/12/2025 text)
Status: 02/24/2025 - Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
Calendar: 04/23/25 A-PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 444
MCKINNOR, TINA, Chair
AB 875 (Muratsuchi) Vehicle removal. (Introduced 02/19/2025) Link
Existing law authorizes a peace officer or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is
engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations to remove a vehicle when,
among other things, the officer arrests a person driving or in control of a vehicle for an alleged
offense, and the officer is, by the Vehicle Code or other law, required or permitted to take, and does
take, the person into custody. This bill would additionally authorize a peace officer to remove an
electric bicycle operated on the highway that is capable of speeds greater than any speed
permitted for an electric bicycle, as specified. The bill would also authorize a peace officer to
remove a bicycle operated by a person who (1) is under 16 years of age and is operating a class 3
electric bicycle or (2) is operating, or riding upon, a class 3 electric bicycle without a helmet, as
specified. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/28/2025 - Referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 04/28/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
AB 1109 (Kalra) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege.
(Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
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Existing law governs the admissibility of evidence in court proceedings and generally provides a
privilege as to communications made in the course of certain relations, including the attorney-
client, physician-patient, and psychotherapist-patient relationship, as specified. Under existing
law, the right of any person to claim those evidentiary privileges is waived with respect to a
communication protected by the privilege if any holder of the privilege, without coercion, has
disclosed a significant part of the communication or has consented to a disclosure. This bill would
establish a privilege between a union agent, as defined, and a represented employee or
represented former employee to refuse to disclose any confidential communication between the
employee or former employee and the union agent made while the union agent was acting in the
union agent’s representative capacity, except as specified. The bill would permit a represented
employee or represented former employee to prevent another person from disclosing a privileged
communication, except as specified. The bill would further provide that this privilege may be
waived in accordance with existing law and does not apply in criminal proceedings. (Based on
02/20/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
AB 1337 (Ward) Information Practices Act of 1977. (Amended 04/08/2025) Link
Existing law, the Information Practices Act of 1977, prescribes a set of requirements, prohibitions,
and remedies applicable to agencies, as defined, with regard to their collection, storage, and
disclosure of personal information, as defined. Existing law exempts from the provisions of the act
counties, cities, any city and county, school districts, municipal corporations, districts, political
subdivisions, and other local public agencies, as specified. This bill would recast those provisions
to, among other things, remove that exemption for local agencies, and would revise and expand the
definition of “personal information.” The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive, and
conforming changes. Because the bill would expand the duties of local officials, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 04/08/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1383 (McKinnor) Public employees’ retirement benefits. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) establishes the Public Employees’ Retirement
System (PERS) to provide a defined benefit to members of the system based on final
compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. Existing law
creates the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for purposes
of PERS, including depositing employer and employee contributions. Under the California
Constitution, assets of a public pension or retirement system are trust funds. The California Public
Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) establishes a variety of requirements and
restrictions on public employers offering defined benefit pension plans. In this regard, PEPRA
restricts the amount of compensation that may be applied for purposes of calculating a defined
pension benefit for a new member, as defined, by restricting it to specified percentages of the
contribution and benefit base under a specified federal law with respect to old age, survivors, and
disability insurance benefits. This bill, on and after January 1, 2026, would require a retirement
system to adjust pensionable compensation limits to be consistent with a defined benefit
limitation established and annually adjusted under federal law with respect to tax exempt qualified
trusts. By increasing the contribution to continuously appropriated funds, this bill would make an
appropriation. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 03/11/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
Calendar: 04/23/25 A-PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 444
MCKINNOR, TINA, Chair
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AB 1388 (Bryan) Law enforcement: settlement agreements. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and requires the
commission to, among other things, establish a certification program for peace officers, as
defined. Existing law requires the commission to establish procedures for accepting complaints
from members of the public regarding peace officers or law enforcement agencies that may be
investigated. Existing law establishes, within the commission, the Peace Officer Standards
Accountability Division and requires the division, among other things, to bring proceedings seeking
the suspension or revocation of certification of a peace officer. Existing law, the California Public
Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law
provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of
peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing
law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and
findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. This bill would additionally
exempt agreements between an employing agency and a peace officer that, among other things,
require the agency to destroy, remove, or conceal a record of a misconduct investigation. The bill
would also require any agency employing a peace officer to report certain events to the
commission, that occurred after January 1, 2020, and resulted in the peace officer’s separation
from employment or appointment after January 1, 2023, and include the reason for the separation
and whether the separation was part of the resolution or a settlement. The bill would declare that
its provisions are severable. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of
ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and
agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public
records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the
constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that
effect. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
AB 1494 (Ta) General plans. (Introduced 02/21/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and of
any land outside its boundaries that bears relation to its planning. That law further requires the
planning agency having jurisdiction over a general plan to render a report as to conformity with the
adopted general plan before, among other things, the acquisition or disposition of real property or
the construction or authorization of a public building or structure impacting the general plan,
except as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. (Based on
02/21/2025 text)
Status: 02/24/2025 - Read first time.
ACA 1 (Valencia) Public finance. (Introduced 12/02/2024) Link
The California Constitution prohibits the total annual appropriations subject to limitation of the
State and of each local government from exceeding the appropriations limit of the entity of
government for the prior year adjusted for the change in the cost of living and the change in
population. The California Constitution defines “appropriations subject to limitation” of the State
for these purposes. This measure would change the 1.5% required transfer to an undetermined
percentage of the estimated amount of General Fund revenues for that fiscal year. The measure
would change the 10% limit on the balance in the Budget Stabilization Account to 20% of the
amount of the General Fund proceeds of taxes for the fiscal year estimate, as specified. The
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measure would specify that funds transferred under these provisions to the Budget Stabilization
Account do not constitute appropriations subject to the above-described annual appropriations
limit. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Status: 01/29/2025 - Introduced measure version corrected.
SB 240 (Jones) San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors: County of San
Diego. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
The San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act establishes a 21-member board of
directors to govern the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). The act requires 2
supervisors from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to serve on the SANDAG board of
directors. The act refers to these directors as primary and secondary representatives. The act
requires one of these directors to be from a district that is substantially an incorporated area and
the other to be from a district that is substantially an unincorporated area. This bill would replace
the secondary representative from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on the SANDAG
board of directors with a resident of an unincorporated area of the County of San Diego that is
selected by, and subject to recall by, a majority of the community planning groups in the County of
San Diego. The bill would provide for an alternative to serve on the SANDAG board of directors if the
secondary representative is not available. The bill would eliminate the requirement that one of the
San Diego County Board of Supervisors on the SANDAG board of directors be from a district that is
substantially an incorporated area and the other to be from a district that is substantially an
unincorporated area. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on
03/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 28 in TRANS. pending receipt.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
04/28/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 3 p.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1200
CORTESE, DAVE, Chair
SB 365 (Alvarado-Gil) Fire insurance: reporting on cancellation and nonrenewal.
(Introduced 02/13/2025) Link
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential property insurance.
Existing law prohibits an insurer from canceling or refusing to renew a policy of residential property
insurance for a property located in a ZIP Code within or adjacent to a fire perimeter for one year
after the declaration of a state of emergency, if the cancellation or nonrenewal is based solely on
the fact that the insured structure is located in an area in which a wildfire has occurred. This bill
would require the Department of Insurance, on or before January 1, 2027, and on or before each
January 1 thereafter, to report specified information to the Legislature on the effect the above-
described one-year prohibition against cancellation or nonrenewal has had on cancellations and
nonrenewals of policies of residential property insurance in ZIP Codes adjacent to, but not
included in, an area where the prohibition applies, as well as for ZIP Codes for which the
prohibition has expired. (Based on 02/13/2025 text)
Status: 04/04/2025 - Set for hearing April 23.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-INSURANCE 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 RUBIO, SUSAN, Chair
SB 456 (Ashby) Contractors: exemptions: muralists. (Amended 04/02/2025) Link
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board
within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the
licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to
engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted.
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Existing law exempts from the Contractors State License Law, among other things, a nonprofit
corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified. This bill would exempt from that law an
artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to
an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work. (Based on 04/02/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
SB 464 (Smallwood-Cuevas) Employer pay data. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law establishes the Civil Rights Department within the Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing Agency to enforce civil rights laws with respect to housing and employment and to protect
and safeguard the right of all persons to obtain and hold employment without discrimination based
on specified characteristics or status. This bill would require an employer to collect and store any
demographic information gathered by an employer or labor contractor for the purpose of
submitting the pay data report separately from employees’ personnel records. (Based on
04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street,
Room 2200 SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS, LOLA, Chair
04/29/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
SB 569 (Blakespear) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments.
(Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
Current law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state
highway system, including associated property, and authorizes the department to require the
removal of any encroachment in, under, or over any state highway. Existing law authorizes the
department to establish maintenance programs related to highway cleanup, as specified. This bill
would require the department to coordinate with local governments to address and prevent
homeless encampments located on department property and to establish a dedicated liaison
office for this purpose. The bill would require the department to develop a joint action plan for each
district of the department in which homeless encampments are located on department property in
collaboration with local governments located in the district. The bill would require the department,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, to allocate funds to support collaborative efforts with local
governments to address homeless encampments on department property. The bill would require
the department to establish an advisory committee in each district for the purpose of providing
advice on the implementation of these provisions. The bill would require the department to submit
an annual report to the Legislature summarizing specified information and recommendations
regarding homeless encampments on department property. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing April 22.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
SB 827 (Gonzalez) Local agency officials: training. (Amended 03/26/2025) Link
Existing law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Existing law requires each
training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as
described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law
requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed. This bill would expand
which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to
include any managerial-level employee with responsibility over the agency’s finances and would
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instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial
training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish
the training records on its internet website, as specified. This bill would additionally require, if a
local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative
body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a
legislative body in the performance of official duties, all local agency officials, as defined, to
receive at least 2 hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training, as described. The bill would require
the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from
these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing
education requirements specific to their positions. This bill would authorize a local agency or an
association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training
course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local
agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training
courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance.
The bill would require providers of training courses to provide participants with proof of
participation for purposes of complying with specified recordkeeping requirements. The bill would
require a local agency to provide information on training available at least once annually. By
imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local
program. (Based on 03/26/2025 text)
Status: 04/04/2025 - Set for hearing April 30.
Calendar: 04/30/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Health and Human Services
AB 424 (Davies) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints. (Amended 03/19/2025) Link
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment
facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing
law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol
or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services
within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. This bill would, when the department
receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a
complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the
public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to
the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing
the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and
whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility
licensure and regulation. (Based on 03/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/20/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on Health.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-HEALTH 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 BONTA, MIA, Chair
AB 492 (Valencia) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing. (Introduced 02/10/2025) Link
Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering
prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling.
Existing law authorizes the department to issue a license to operate an alcohol or other drug
recovery or treatment facility upon receipt of a completed written application, fire clearance, and
licensing fee, as specified. This bill would require the department, whenever it issues a license to
operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written
notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The
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bill would require the notice to include the name and mailing address of the licensee and the
location of the facility. (Based on 02/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR.
(Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Position: Support
Notes 1: 2/24/25: Jason requested in an email that the bill be tagged priority. 3/18/25: DC tagged as
support. 3/21/25: SG sent to the City. 4/1/25: SG testified in support in Assembly Health. 4/4/25:
EN received final letter, submitted to Assembly Health and Assembly Appropriations, and sent to
delegation.
Homelessness
AB 750 (Quirk-Silva) Homeless shelters: safety regulations. (Amended 04/09/2025) Link
The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health,
safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential
structures, as provided, which apply throughout the state. Existing law requires the housing or
building department of every city or county, or the health department if there is no building
department, to enforce within its jurisdiction the provisions of the State Housing Law, building
standards, and the other rules and regulations adopted by the department pertaining to the
maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, or occupancy of apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings.
Existing law authorizes an officer, employee, or agent of an enforcement agency to enter and
inspect any building or premises whenever necessary to secure compliance with, or prevent a
violation of, specified law, including the State Housing Law. A violation of the State Housing Law, or
of the building standards or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that law, is a misdemeanor.
Existing law requires a city or county that receives a complaint from an occupant of a homeless
shelter, as defined, or an agent of an occupant, alleging that a homeless shelter is substandard to
inspect the homeless shelter, as specified. Existing law requires a city or county that determines a
homeless shelter is substandard to issue a notice to correct the violation to the owner or operator
of the homeless shelter, as specified. Existing law makes the owner or operator of a homeless
shelter responsible for correcting any violation cited pursuant to these provisions. This bill would
require a city or county to additionally perform an annual inspection of every homeless shelter
located in its jurisdiction. The bill would authorize the above-described inspection or annual
inspection to be announced or unannounced. The bill would require homeless shelters to
prominently display notice of an occupant’s rights, the process for reporting a complaint alleging a
homeless shelter is substandard, and prescribed information, including specified contact
information. The bill would require the homeless shelter to provide the same notice in writing to
new occupants upon intake. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
SB 16 (Blakespear) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: housing
element: Integrated Plan for Behavioral Health Services and Outcomes.
(Amended 03/25/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the
housing element to include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory
of resources and constraints that are relevant to meeting these needs. For a local government that
does not receive funding to address the population of individuals who are unhoused pursuant to
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certain state programs, this bill would require the assessment to include, among other things,
specified data regarding the population of individuals who are unhoused and a description of key
actions that will be taken to reduce individuals who are unhoused based on the data. By imposing
additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 03/25/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing April 30 in HEALTH pending receipt.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
04/30/25 S-HEALTH 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 MENJIVAR, CAROLINE, Chair
SB 329 (Blakespear) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.
(Amended 03/28/2025) Link
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment
facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law prohibits operating an
alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification
services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. If a facility is alleged to be
providing those services without a license, existing law requires the department to conduct a site
visit to investigate the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct
announced or unannounced site visits to licensed facilities for the purpose of reviewing them for
compliance, as specified. This bill would require the department to assign a complaint under its
jurisdiction regarding an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to an analyst for
investigation within 10 days of receiving the complaint. If the department receives a complaint that
does not fall under its jurisdiction, the bill would require the department to notify the complainant,
in writing, that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the department
to complete an investigation into a complaint regarding a facility within 60 days of assigning the
complaint unless the department requires additional resources, as specified, to complete the
investigation. If the department is not able to complete an investigation within 60 days, the bill
would require the department to notify the complainant, in writing, of the reason for the
delay. (Based on 03/28/2025 text)
Status: 04/04/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
SB 692 (Arreguín) Vehicles: homelessness. (Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Existing law makes it unlawful for a peace officer or an unauthorized person to remove an
unattended vehicle from a highway, except as provided. Under existing law, the removal of a
vehicle is a seizure, subject to the limits set forth in jurisprudence for the Fourth Amendment of the
United States Constitution. Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to adopt an
ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of
abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts of vehicles from private or public
property. Existing law requires that any ordinance for the removal of abandoned vehicles contain
certain provisions, including a provision exempting vehicles under certain circumstances, and a
provision providing no less than a 10-day notice of intention to abate and remove the vehicle or part
thereof as a public nuisance, unless the property owner and the owner of the vehicle sign releases.
Existing law also exempts from the 10-day notice prior to removal provision, a vehicle meeting
specified requirements, including being valued at less than $200 and being determined to be a
public nuisance, if the property owner has signed a release. This bill would additionally authorize a
city, county, or city and county to adopt an ordinance for the abatement and removal of vehicles
formerly used as shelter by a person. The bill would require an ordinance establishing procedures
for the removal of abandoned vehicles to contain a provision making the ordinance applicable to
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public agencies operating certain vehicle buyback programs, as specified. The bill would also
specifically authorize a local government to perform emergency summary abatement of vehicles
creating imminent health and safety hazards. The bill would modify the exemption from prior 10-
day notice of intention to abate and remove a vehicle to no longer require that both the vehicle be
determined to be a public nuisance and that the property owner sign a release. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Set for hearing April 22. From committee with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 ARREGUÍN, JESSE,
Chair
Housing and Land Use
AB 39 (Zbur) General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act. (Amended 02/25/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive
general plan for the city’s or county’s physical development that includes various elements,
including, among others, a land use element that designates the proposed general distribution and
general location and extent of the uses of the land in specified categories, and a circulation
element that identifies the location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares,
transportation routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and
facilities, as specified. This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require a each city,
county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare
and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan,
that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that
include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging,
as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of
disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and
prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. For these
purposes, the bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to incorporate by reference into
the general plan a previously adopted similar plan that meets the above-described requirements,
as specified. By increasing the duties of local public officials, the bill would establish a state-
mandated local program. The bill would deem a plan adopted pursuant to these provisions as a
regional plan for specified purposes. The bill would require that the above-described provisions
only apply to a city, county, or city and county with a population greater than 75,000 residents. The
bill would define terms for these purposes. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 02/25/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
(April 9). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
Calendar: 04/30/25 A-UTILITIES AND ENERGY Upon adjournment of Communications and
Conveyance Committee - State Capitol, Room 437 PETRIE-NORRIS, COTTIE, Chair
AB 52 (Aguiar-Curry) Native American resources. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
Existing law finds and declares it to be the public policy and in the public interest of California to
encourage the voluntary conveyance of conservation easements to qualified nonprofit
organizations. Existing law defines the term “conservation easement” for these purposes, and
authorizes certain entities and organizations to acquire and hold conservation easements,
including a federally recognized California Native American tribe or a nonfederally recognized
California Native American tribe that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American
Heritage Commission, to protect a California Native American prehistoric, archaeological, cultural,
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spiritual, or ceremonial place, if the conservation easement is voluntarily conveyed. This bill would
instead authorize a California Native American tribe that is on the above-described contact list, to
protect a California Native American prehistoric, archaeological, cultural, spiritual, or ceremonial
place, to acquire and hold conservation easements, if the conservation easement is voluntarily
conveyed or otherwise conveyed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. This bill
contains other existing laws. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 03/11/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 87 (Boerner) Housing development: density bonuses: mixed-use developments: short-term
rentals. (Amended 03/17/2025) Link
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a
developer that proposes a housing development within the city or county with a density bonus and
other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other
options, specified percentages of units for lower income households or very low income
households, and meets other requirements. Existing law defines “housing development,” for these
purposes, to mean a development project for 5 or more residential units, including mixed-use
developments. This bill would define “mixed-use development” for purposes of the Density Bonus
Law to mean a development with at least 70% of the square footage of a proposed development
designated for residential uses and no square footage of the development designated for use as a
hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other visitor-serving purposes. The bill would also prohibit
an applicant from being eligible for a density bonus or any other incentives or concessions under
the Density Bonus Law, unless the applicant agrees to, and the city, county, or city and county
ensures, the commitment to record a land use restriction or covenant providing that a unit of
development may not be listed as a short-term rental unit, as defined. By imposing these
requirements on local agencies with respect to density bonuses, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. This bill would also make related conforming changes to various other
laws to update cross-references to the Density Bonus Law. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 03/18/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
AB 249 (Ramos) Housing: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: youth-
specific processes and coordinated entry systems. (Amended 03/27/2025) Link
Existing law requires the Governor to create the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council,
renamed the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, to, among other things, identify
mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end
homelessness in California and to serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy
development resource on ending homelessness in California. Existing law establishes the
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program, administered by the Interagency Council
on Homelessness, with respect to rounds 1 through 5, inclusive, of the program, and Department
of Housing and Community Development (department), with respect to round 6 of the program, for
the purpose of providing jurisdictions, as defined, with one-time grant funds to support regional
coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness
challenges, as specified. Existing law requires the department, upon appropriation, to distribute
certain amounts, as specified, for purposes of round 6 of the program. Existing law requires an
applicant to submit an application containing specified information in order to apply for a program
allocation. Existing law requires an applicant to use at least 10% of specified funds allocated for
services for homeless youth populations. This bill would require a continuum of care, upon
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appropriation and beginning with the 2026–27 fiscal year, to annually certify that they create or
maintain a youth-specific process with their respective coordinated entry system, as specified,
implement a youth-specific assessment tool, create a body or identify an existing body composed
of youth with lived experience of homelessness that the continuum of care and other Homeless
Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program grantees must consult with regularly, and identify an
array of youth-specific housing inventory. The bill would require the continuum of care to
document in their application how the housing assessment is youth-specific and their prioritization
policy if the continuum of care states they already maintain a youth-specific coordinated entry
system. The bill would also make findings and declarations related to youth-specific programs and
the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program. (Based on 03/27/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 253 (Ward) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building
permits. (Amended 03/13/2025) Link
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards
for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law authorizes a county’s or city’s governing body
to prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or documents required or authorized
under the State Housing Law. This bill, the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act,
would require a county’s or city’s building department to prepare a residential building permit fee
schedule and post the schedule on the county’s or city’s internet website, if the county or city
prescribes residential building permit fees. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 03/13/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
AB 301 (Schiavo) Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase
permits: state departments. (Amended 03/04/2025) Link
Existing law relating to housing development approval requires a local agency to compile a list of
information needed to approve or deny a postentitlement phase permit, to post an example of a
complete, approved application and an example of a complete set of postentitlement phase
permits for at least 5 types of housing development projects in the jurisdiction, as specified, and to
make those items available to all applicants for these permits no later than January 1, 2024.
Existing law establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an application for a
postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant and consequences for a local agency
that fails to meet that timeline, as provided. Existing law defines “postentitlement phase permit” to
include a range of permits issued by a local agency. This bill would require a state department to
comply with the above-described provisions relating to postentitlement phase permits applicable
to a local agency. The bill would require a state department to make the information list, as
described above, and the above-described examples of a complete, approved application and a
complete set of postentitlement phase permits available on the department’s internet website by
January 1, 2026. The bill would deem a postentitlement phase permit approved, and all related
reviews complete, if a state department fails to meet the time limits for review of an application for
that permit. The bill would revise the definition of “postentitlement phase permit” for purposes of
these provisions to include permits issued by a state department and any postentitlement review
by a state department associated with a housing development proposal, and would define the term
“state department” for these purposes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute. (Based on 03/04/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
AB 306 (Schultz) Building regulations: state building standards. (Amended 03/12/2025) Link
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Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) in
the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law, the California Building
Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission (commission) within the
Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt
building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code (code).
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards
for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires, among other things, the building
standards adopted and submitted by the department for approval by the commission, as specified,
to be adopted by reference, with certain exceptions. Existing law authorizes any city or county to
make changes in those building standards that are published in the code, including to green
building standards. Existing law requires the governing body of a city or county, before making
modifications or changes to those green building standards, to make an express finding that those
modifications or changes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or
topographical conditions. This bill would, from June 1, 2025, until June 1, 2031, inclusive, prohibit a
city or county from making changes that are applicable to residential units to the above-described
building standards unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those
changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety. By
requiring a city or county to take certain actions relating to building standards, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would, from June 1, 2025, until June 1, 2031,
inclusive, require the commission to reject a modification or change to any building standard, as
described above, affecting a residential unit and filed by the governing body of a city or county
unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes or
modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety. The bill would also
make related findings and declarations. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 03/12/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
AB 462 (Lowenthal) Land use: coastal development permits: accessory dwelling units.
(Amended 02/27/2025) Link
Existing law provides for the creation by local ordinance, or by ministerial approval if a local agency
has not adopted an ordinance, of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single-family or
multifamily dwelling residential use in accordance with specified standards and conditions. The
California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission,
requires any person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, as
defined, to obtain a coastal development permit from a local government or the commission,
except as provided. Existing law specifies that the above-described provisions governing accessory
dwelling units do not supersede or in any way alter or lessen the effect or application of the
California Coastal Act of 1976, except as specified. This bill would exempt the construction of an
accessory dwelling unit located within the County of Los Angeles, and in any county that is subject
to a proclamation of a state of emergency made by the Governor on or after February 1, 2025, as
provided, from the need to obtain a coastal development permit, as specified. This bill would make
legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los
Angeles. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 02/27/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
AB 507 (Haney) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives. (Introduced 02/10/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of
certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing
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element. That law allows a development proponent to submit an application for a development
that is subject to a specified streamlined, ministerial approval process not subject to a conditional
use permit, if the development satisfies certain objective planning standards, including that the
development is a multifamily housing development that contains two or more residential units.
This bill would deem an adaptive reuse project a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of
the site, and subject to a streamlined, ministerial review process if the project meets specified
requirements, subject to specified exceptions. In this regard, an adaptive reuse project, in order to
qualify for the streamlined, ministerial review process, would be required to be proposed for an
existing building that is less than 50 years old or meets certain requirements regarding the
preservation of historic resources, including the signing of an affidavit declaring that the project will
comply with the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation for, among
other things, the preservation of exterior facades of a building that face a street, or receive federal
or state historic rehabilitation tax credits, as specified. The bill would require an adaptive reuse
project to meet specified affordability criteria. In this regard, the bill would require an adaptive
reuse project for rental housing to include either 8% of the unit for very low income households and
5% of the units for extremely low income households or 15% of the units for lower income
households. For an adaptive reuse project for owner-occupied housing, the bill would require the
development to offer either 30% of the units at an affordable housing cost to moderate-income
households or 15% of the units at an affordable housing cost to lower income households. For an
adaptive reuse project including mixed uses, the bill would require at least one-half of the square
footage of the adaptive reuse project to be dedicated to residential uses. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/10/2025 text)
Status: 02/24/2025 - Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
AB 590 (Lee) Social Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Introduced 02/12/2025) Link
Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency
housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership, and downpayment
assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in
specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds
from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay
related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-
related parks. This bill would enact the Social Housing Bond Act of 2026 which, if approved by the
voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $950,000,000 pursuant to the State
General Obligation Bond Law, to fund social housing programs, as specified. The bill would create
the California Housing Authority, which would be governed by the California Housing Authority
Board, to ensure that social housing developments that are produced and acquired align with
specified goals and would authorize the authority to issue the bonds and, upon appropriation of the
Legislature, utilize funds from other sources to build more low, very low, and extremely low income
housing. The bill would create the Social Housing Revolving Loan Fund to be used, upon
appropriation of the Legislature, to provide zero-interest loan for the purpose of constructing
housing to accommodate a mix of household incomes. The bill would provide for the submission of
the bond act to the voters at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election. This bill contains
other related provisions. (Based on 02/12/2025 text)
Status: 03/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
AB 609 (Wicks) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development
projects. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. CEQA exempts from its requirements various projects, including, but not limited to,
housing projects that meet certain requirements. This bill would exempt from the requirements of
CEQA a housing development project, as defined, that meets certain conditions. The bill would
require a local government, as a condition of approval for the development, to require the
development proponent to complete a phase I environmental assessment, as provided. Because a
lead agency would be required to determine whether a housing development project qualifies for
this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 03/25/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
AB 610 (Alvarez) Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
(Amended 04/10/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law, commonly
referred to as the Housing Element Law, prescribes requirements for a city’s or county’s
preparation of, and compliance with, its housing element, and requires the Department of Housing
and Community Development to review and determine whether the housing element substantially
complies with the Housing Element Law, as specified. Existing law provides that a housing element
or amendment is considered substantially compliant with the Housing Element Law when the local
agency has adopted a housing element or amendment, the department or a court of competent
jurisdiction determines the adopted housing element or amendment to be in substantial
compliance with the Housing Element Law, and the department’s compliance findings have not
been superseded by subsequent contrary findings by the department or by a decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction or the court’s decision has not been overturned or superseded by a
subsequent court decision or by statute. Existing law requires the housing element to include an
analysis of potential and actual governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or
development of housing for all income levels, including, among others, locally adopted ordinances
that directly impact the cost and supply of residential development. Existing law also requires the
analysis to demonstrate local efforts to remove governmental constraints that hinder the locality
from meeting its share of the regional housing need. This bill would require the housing element to
include, in addition to the above-described analysis, a governmental constraints disclosure
statement, as specified. The bill would also prohibit any new or amended covered governmental
constraint, as defined, or a more stringent revision of a covered governmental constraint, from
being adopted during within 3 years from the date the housing element or amendment is
considered in substantial compliance with the Housing Element Law unless, among other things, it
was both (1) included in the governmental constraints disclosure statement, and (2) the local
government has completed all of the housing element program commitments to eliminate or
mitigate covered governmental constraints contained in the prior and current planning periods, or
the adoption of the measure is required by state or federal law and the local government has taken
specified actions. By imposing new requirements upon local governments submitting a housing
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element, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
Position: Oppose
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as oppose. 3/23/25: SG sent draft letter to the City. 4/4/25: EN
received final letter, submitted to Assembly Housing and Assembly Local Government, and sent to
delegation.
AB 623 (Dixon) Fuel modification and reduction projects: California Environmental Quality Act:
coastal development permits: exemptions. (Amended 03/17/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. This bill would exempt a fuel modification project to maintain defensible space of
100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of a building or structure and a fuel reduction
project to prevent and contain the spread of wildfires from the requirements of CEQA. Because a
lead agency would be required to determine whether a project qualifies for this exemption, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 03/18/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 650 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
(Amended 03/28/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which
includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law requires a public
agency to administer its programs and activities relating to housing and community development in
a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and take no action that is materially inconsistent with
its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. Existing law defines “affirmatively furthering fair
housing,” as provided. The Planning and Zoning Law requires that a housing element include,
among other things, a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a
standardized reporting format for programs and actions taken pursuant to the requirement to
affirmatively further fair housing. This bill would require the department to develop the above-
described standardized reporting format on or before December 31, 2026. This bill contains other
existing laws. (Based on 03/28/2025 text)
Status: 04/01/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Notes 1: CalCities sponsored.
AB 671 (Wicks) Accelerated restaurant building plan approval. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
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Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards
Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to
approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building
Standards Code. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for
land use development within its boundaries. Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, requires
each public agency to provide a development project applicant with a list that specifies the
information that will be required from any applicant for a development project. This bill would
require a local building department or local permitting department to allow a qualified professional
certifier, as defined, to certify compliance with applicable building, health, and safety codes for a
tenant improvement relating to a restaurant. In that regard, the bill would require the qualified
professional certifier to submit a statement attesting that the tenant improvement plans and
specifications comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The bill would also make qualified
professional certifiers subject to certain penalties for false statements or willful noncompliance
with these provisions, and would make qualified professional certifiers liable for any damages
arising from negligent plan review. The bill would require that a certified plan be deemed approved
for permitting purposes upon submission of the certification, provided that all fees and required
documents have been submitted. This bill would require each local building department or local
permitting department to conduct annual audits of tenant improvements submitted for
certification, as specified. By requiring local entities to administer a new program and to take
certain actions, this bill would impose a state-mandated program. This bill contains other related
provisions. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 03/25/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 04/23/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 127 CARRILLO, JUAN,
Chair
AB 712 (Wicks) Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.
(Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law within the Planning and Zoning Law describes various reforms and incentives enacted
by the Legislature to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Existing law
within the Planning and Zoning Law, in certain civil actions or proceedings against a public entity
that has issued specified approvals for a housing development, authorizes a court to award all
reasonably incurred costs of suit to a prevailing public entity or nonprofit housing corporation that
is a real party in interest and the permit applicant of the low- or moderate-income housing if the
court makes specified findings. This bill, where the applicant for a housing development is a
prevailing party in an action brought by the applicant to enforce a housing reform law against a
public agency, would entitle an applicant for a housing development project to reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs and would require a court to impose fines on a local agency, as specified.
The bill would prohibit a public agency from requiring the applicant to indemnify, defend, or hold
harmless the public agency in any action alleging the public agency violated the applicant’s rights
or deprived the applicant of the benefits or protection provide by a housing reform law. The bill
would define housing reform law as a law that establishes or facilitates protections for the benefit
of applicants for housing development projects or imposes limitations on a public agency for the
benefit of housing development projects. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-JUDICIARY 8 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
AB 736 (Wicks) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
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Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency
housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income
households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes
the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law
and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing
housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes
infill development, and housing-related parks. This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond
Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of
these bonds would be used to finance programs to fund affordable rental housing and home
ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome
Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. This bill contains other related
provisions. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Read second time and amended.
AB 818 (Ávila Farías) Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.
(Introduced 02/19/2025) Link
Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, requires a public agency to determine whether an
application for a development project is complete within specified time periods, as specified. The
act requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or
disapprove that project within specified time periods. Existing law, the California Emergency
Services Act, among other things, authorizes a local emergency to be proclaimed by the governing
body of a city, county, or city and county, as specified, and grants political subdivisions various
powers and authorities in periods of local emergency. This bill would prohibit, during the period of a
local emergency, a local agency from denying an application for a permit necessary to rebuild or
repair a residential property affected by a natural disaster unless the permit would result in the
property being deemed a substandard building. The bill would require the local agency to approve
or disapprove that application within 45 days of receipt of the application, and would require other
expedited approvals. The bill would prohibit specified fees from being charged for these projects.
By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide
concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
Calendar: 04/23/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 127 CARRILLO, JUAN,
Chair
AB 854 (Petrie-Norris) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.
(Amended 04/07/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that the lead agency proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the
environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect.
CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may
have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that
effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant
effect on the environment. This bill would exempt from CEQA projects that consist of the
inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, reconductoring with advanced
conductors, replacement, or removal of a transmission wire or cable used to conduct electricity or
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other piece of equipment that directly attached to the wire or cable and that meet certain
requirements. If a lead agency determines that a project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the
above provision, the bill would require the lead agency to file a notice of exemption with the Office
of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the county clerk in each county in which the project is
located, as provided. By increasing the duties of a lead agency, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 874 (Ávila Farías) Mitigation Fee Act: waiver of fees: affordable rental housing.
(Introduced 02/19/2025) Link
Existing law, the Mitigation Fee Act, imposes certain requirements on a local agency that imposes a
fee as a condition of approval of a development project that is imposed to provide for an
improvement to be constructed to serve the development project, or a fee for public
improvements, as specified. The act also regulates fees for development projects and fees for
specific purposes, including water and sewer connection fees, among others. The act, among
other things, requires local agencies to comply with various conditions when imposing fees,
extractions, or charges as a condition of approval of a proposed development or development
project. The act prohibits a local agency that imposes fees or charges on a residential development
for the construction of public improvements or facilities from requiring the payment of those fees
or charges until the date of the final inspection or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued,
whichever occurs first, except for utility service fees, as provided. This bill would require a local
agency to waive fees or charges that are collected by a local agency to fund the construction of
public improvements or facilities for residential developments subject to a regulatory agreement
with a public entity, as provided, that includes certain income and affordability requirements. The
bill would exclude from this requirement those fees or charges, as applicable, for the construction
or reconstruction of school facilities or that cover the cost of code enforcement, inspection
services, or other fees collected to pay for the cost of enforcement of local ordinances or state
law. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
AB 906 (González, Mark) Planning and zoning: housing elements. (Introduced 02/19/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the
housing element to include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and available for
residential development, including specified sites, an analysis of the relationship of zoning and
public facilities and services to these sites (first analysis), and an analysis of the relationship of the
sites identified in the land inventory to the jurisdiction’s duty to affirmatively further fair housing
(2nd analysis). If the inventory of sites does not identify adequate sites to accommodate the need
for groups of all household income levels, as provided, existing law requires that the local
government rezone sites within specified time periods. This bill would additionally require the 2nd
analysis to demonstrate that the jurisdiction has accommodated a meaningful portion of its share
of the regional housing need for lower income households on sites located in higher income,
racially exclusive areas to the extent that those areas exist within the jurisdiction. The bill would
also require the local government to rezone the sites within specified time periods, as described
above, if the inventory of sites does not affirmatively further fair housing. By imposing additional
duties on local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/19/2025 text)
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) Accessory dwelling units: ministerial approval: single-family dwellings.
(Amended 03/17/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, provided for the creation by local ordinance, or by
ministerial approval if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of accessory dwelling units in
areas zoned for single-family or multifamily dwelling residential use in accordance with specified
standards and conditions. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially approve building
permit applications within a residential or mixed-use zone to create, among others, one detached,
new construction, accessory dwelling unit that does not exceed 4-foot side and rear yard setbacks
for a lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling, as specified. This bill would increase the
number of detached, new construction, accessory dwelling units that a local agency is required to
ministerially approve on lots with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling, as described above,
to 2. By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to the approval of accessory
dwelling units, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 04/07/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
AB 996 (Pellerin) Public Resources: California Coastal Act of 1976: California Coastal Planning
Fund. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, provides for the protection of California’s coast
and requires any person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, as
defined, to obtain a coastal development permit, except as specified. The act requires the
issuance of a coastal development permit if the proposed development is in conformity with the
certified local coastal program. The act provides for the certification of local coastal programs by
the California Coastal Commission. The bill would establish the California Coastal Planning Fund
in the State Treasury to help local governments adequately plan for the protection of coastal
resources and public accessibility to the coastline. The bill would, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, make moneys in the fund available to the commission for various state and local costs
relating to local coastal program development and sea level rise plans and to administer the fund,
as provided. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 03/11/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 1007 (Rubio, Blanca) Land use: development project review. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a
development project to approve or disapprove a development project within specified time
periods. The act requires a public agency, other than the California Coastal Commission, that is a
responsible agency for specified development projects to approve or disapprove the project within
90 days of the date on which the lead agency has approved the project or within 90 days of the date
on which the completed application has been received and accepted as complete by the lead
agency, whichever is longer. This bill would reduce the time period that a responsible agency is
required to approve or disapprove a project, as described above, from 90 days to 45 days. By
increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The
bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide
concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. &
C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
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AB 1055 (Boerner) Accessory dwelling units: proof of residential occupancy requirements.
(Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, provides for the creation of an accessory dwelling unit
by local ordinance or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in
accordance with specified standards. Existing law similarly provides for the creation of junior
accessory dwelling units by local ordinance or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by
ministerial approval, in single-family residential zones in accordance with specified standards and
conditions. Existing law generally prohibits a local agency from imposing additional standards, as
specified, when evaluating a proposed accessory dwelling unit on a lot that includes a proposed or
existing single-family dwelling. However, existing law authorizes a local agency to require that the
property be used for rentals of terms 30 days or longer. This bill would additionally authorize a local
agency to require the property owner to certify, as specified, that the accessory dwelling unit will be
occupied as a residential dwelling unit for at least 6 months out of each calendar year. The bill
would authorize the local agency to annually recertify, as specified, that the accessory dwelling
unit is occupied as a residential dwelling unit for at least 6 months out of each calendar year. The
bill would require the local agency, in enforcing the annual recertification provisions described
above, to include at least 2 notices to the owner of the accessory dwelling unit, and would prohibit
the local agency from, among other things, charging more than a reasonable fine for failure to
comply with the above-described annual certification provisions, as specified. (Based on
04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/24/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon adjournment of Session
- State Capitol, Room 126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
AB 1102 (Boerner) Sea level rise and groundwater rise: contaminated sites: report.
(Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Under existing law, the Department of Toxic Substances Control generally regulates the
management and handling of hazardous substances, materials, and waste. The bill would require,
on or before January 1, 2027, the department and the State Water Resources Control Board to
submit a report to the Legislature that includes specified information, including information
relating to all contaminated sites that are vulnerable to sea level rise and groundwater rise. (Based
on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant
to Assembly Rule 96.
Calendar: 04/29/25 A-ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol,
Room 444 CONNOLLY, DAMON, Chair
AB 1154 (Carrillo) Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units.
(Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation of accessory dwelling
units by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial
approval, in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Existing law prohibits a local
agency from imposing parking standards for an accessory dwelling unit under certain
circumstances, whether or not the local agency has adopted a local ordinance pursuant to the
above provisions. Under existing law, those circumstances include, among others, if the accessory
dwelling unit is located within 1/2 of one mile walking distance of public transit or there is a car
share vehicle located within one block of the accessory dwelling unit. This bill would additionally
prohibit a local agency from imposing any parking standards if the accessory dwelling unit is 500
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square feet or smaller. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on
02/20/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
(April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1206 (Harabedian) Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
(Amended 03/27/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, provides for the adoption and administration of zoning
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations by counties and cities and the implementation of those
general plans as may be in effect in those counties or cities. In that regard, existing law requires
each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory
dwelling unit plans. This bill would require each local agency, as defined and by July 1, 2026, to
develop a program for the preapproval of single-family and multifamily residential housing plans,
whereby the local agency accepts single-family and multifamily plan submissions for preapproval
and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would authorize a local
agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of a single-family or multifamily
residential housing plan, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved
single-family or multifamily residential housing plans and the contact information of the applicant
on the local agency’s internet website. The bill would require a local agency to either approve or
deny an application for a single-family or multifamily residential housing unit, both as defined,
within 30 days if the lot meets certain conditions and the application utilizes either a single-family
or multifamily residential housing unit plan preapproved within the current triennial California
Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an
application for a single-family or multifamily residential housing unit approved by the local agency
within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle. The bill would
also provide that its provisions do not prevent a local agency from voluntarily accepting or
admitting additional plans at higher densities in additional zoning districts into the preapproved
housing plan program, at the local agency’s discretion. By imposing new duties on local agencies,
the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. (Based on 03/27/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
(April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1276 (Carrillo) Housing developments: ordinances, policies, and standards.
(Amended 03/24/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning law, among other things, authorizes a development proponent to submit
an application for a development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as
provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified
objective planning standards. The Housing Accountability Act, which is part of the Planning and
Zoning Law, prohibits a local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that
renders infeasible, a housing development project, as defined for purposes of the act, for very low,
low-, or moderate-income households or an emergency shelter unless the local agency makes
specified written findings based on a preponderance of the evidence in the record. That act states
that it shall not be construed to prohibit a local agency from requiring a housing development
project to comply with objective, quantifiable, written development standards, conditions, and
policies appropriate to, and consistent with, meeting the jurisdiction’s share of the regional
housing need, except as provided. The act further provides that for its purposes, a housing
development project or emergency shelter shall be deemed consistent, compliant, and in
conformity with an applicable plan, program, policy, ordinance, standard, requirement, or other
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similar provision if there is substantial evidence that would allow a reasonable person to conclude
that the housing development project or emergency shelter is consistent, compliant, or in
conformity. The act requires a housing development project to be subject only to the ordinances,
policies, and standards adopted and in effect when a preliminary application, as specified, was
submitted, except as otherwise provided. The act defines “ordinances, policies, and standards” to
include general plan, community plan, specific plan, zoning, design review standards and criteria,
subdivision standards and criteria, and any other rules, regulations, requirements, and policies of a
local agency, as defined, including those relating to development impact fees, capacity or
connection fees or charges, permit or processing fees, and other exactions. This bill would include
in the definition of “ordinances, policies, and standards” materials requirements, postentitlement
permit standards, and any rules, regulations, determinations, and other requirements adopted or
implemented by other public agencies, as defined. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on L.
GOV.
AB 1294 (Haney) Planning and zoning: housing development: standardized application form.
(Amended 03/17/2025) Link
The Permit Streamlining Act, among other things, requires each public agency to provide a
development project applicant with a list that specifies the information that will be required from
any applicant for a development project. The act requires a public agency that has received an
application for a development project to determine in writing whether the application is complete
within 30 calendar days and to immediately transmit the determination to the applicant of the
development project. This bill would require that an application for a housing entitlement, as
defined, be deemed complete upon payment of the permit processing fees and upon providing
specified information, including, among other things, the information required in the above-
described list provided by the public agency. The bill would require the Department of Housing and
Community Development to adopt a standardized application form that applicants for a housing
entitlement may use for the purpose of satisfying these requirements and would require a city,
county, or city and county to accept an application submitted on the standardized application
form. The bill would prohibit the city, county, or city and county from requiring submission of any
other forms, beside the standardized application form, except as specified. This bill would prohibit
a city, county, or city and county from requiring certain information or approvals, including, among
others, any requirement for preapplication submissions, approvals, reviews, meetings,
consultations, public outreach notices, or any other preapplication requirements, as a condition of
determining that an application for a housing entitlement is complete. The bill would prohibit a city,
county, or city and county from imposing a penalty or an additional fee, processing requirement, or
submittal requirement as a consequence of an applicant using the standardized application
form. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.
with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on L.
GOV.
AB 1308 (Hoover) Residential building permits: fees: inspections. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards
for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law authorizes a county’s or city’s governing body
to prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or documents required or authorized
under the State Housing Law. Existing law entitles a permittee to reimbursement of the permit fees
if the county or city fails to conduct an inspection of the permitted work for which the permit fees
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have been charged within 60 days of receiving notice of completion of the permitted work. This bill
would require a county’s or city’s building department to prepare a residential building permit fee
schedule and post the schedule on the county’s or city’s internet website, if the county or city
prescribes residential building permit fees. The bill would instead entitle a permittee to
reimbursement of the permit fees if the county or city fails to conduct an inspection of the
permitted work within 30 days of receiving the notice. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 03/25/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
AB 1359 (Ahrens) Planning and zoning: development conditions: housing-forward
jurisdictions. (Amended 03/28/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land
use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. The
housing element is required to be updated at specified intervals, and when updating the housing
element, the local government is required to take into account regional housing needs for various
income levels, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) to determine whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with
specified provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law, and requires HCD to designate jurisdictions
as prohousing, as prescribed. The Planning and Zoning Law also provides for the creation of an
accessory dwelling unit by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by
ministerial approval, in accordance with specified standards. The law prohibits a local agency from
imposing certain standards, except as specified, when evaluating a proposed accessory dwelling
unit. Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to
provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county
with a density bonus, waivers or reductions of development standards and parking ratios, and
other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other
options, specified percentages of units for lower income households or very low income
households, and meets other requirements. This bill would authorize a housing-forward
jurisdiction, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county that is designated as a prohousing
jurisdiction by HCD and has met or exceeded its share of the regional housing need allocation, as
provided, to impose certain conditions on a development project, including prohibiting a developer
from using a density bonus benefit, as defined, to reduce the number of bicycle parking or storage
spaces, and requiring an impact fee for specified accessory dwelling units. (Based on 03/28/2025
text)
Status: 04/01/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
AB 1456 (Bryan) California Environmental Quality Act: California Vegetation Treatment
Program. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a
project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the
environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect.
CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may
have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that
effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant
effect on the environment. CEQA authorizes the preparation and certification of an EIR for a
program, plan, policy, or ordinance, commonly known as a “program EIR,” and requires a lead
agency to examine later activities in the program in light of the program EIR to determine whether
an additional environmental document is required to be prepared. This bill would require, on or
before January 1, 2027, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to update the California
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Vegetation Treatment Program Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR) to, among other
things, expand the area that is treatable landscape under the FPEIR to portions of the state suitable
for vegetation treatment consistent with the FPEIR, regardless of fire suppression responsibility
designation, and recognize cultural burning conducted pursuant to a specified law as a covered
treatment activity. The bill would authorize a public agency to partner with a federally recognized
California Native American tribe to conduct a project under the FPEIR in the agency’s jurisdiction.
This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/28/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
SB 9 (Arreguín) Accessory Dwelling Units: owner-occupant requirements.
(Introduced 12/02/2024) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law provides for the creation of an accessory dwelling unit by local
ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in
accordance with specified standards. The law prohibits a local agency from imposing an owner-
occupant requirement or any additional standards, except as specified, when evaluating a
proposed accessory dwelling unit on a lot that includes a proposed or existing single-family
dwelling. The law also prohibits a local agency from imposing parking standards for an accessory
dwelling unit, as specified, whether or not the local agency has adopted a local ordinance pursuant
to these provisions. This bill would additionally prohibit a local agency from imposing an owner-
occupant requirement for a proposed or existing accessory dwelling unit whether or not the local
agency has adopted a local ordinance pursuant to these provisions. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Status: 04/04/2025 - Set for hearing April 22.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
SB 73 (Cervantes) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions.
(Introduced 01/15/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a
project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the
environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect.
CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may
have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that
effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant
effect on the environment. CEQA exempts from its requirements certain residential, employment
center, and mixed-use development projects meeting specified criteria, including that the project
is located in a transit priority area and that the project is undertaken and is consistent with a
specific plan for which an environmental impact report has been certified. This bill would
additionally exempt those projects located in a very low vehicle travel area, as defined. The bill
would require that the project is undertaken and is consistent with either a specific plan prepared
pursuant to specific provisions of law or a community plan, as defined, for which an EIR has been
certified within the preceding 15 years in order to be exempt. The bill would additionally require the
project site to have been previously developed or to be a vacant site meeting certain requirements.
Because a lead agency would be required to determine the applicability of this exemption, this bill
would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 01/15/2025 text)
Status: 03/13/2025 - March 19 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
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SB 79 (Wiener) Local government land: public transit use: housing development: transit-
oriented development. (Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency. Existing law
defines “surplus land” for these purposes to mean land owned in fee simple by any local agency for
which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action declaring that the land is surplus and
is not necessary for the agency’s use. Existing law defines “agency’s use” for these purposes to
include land that is being used for agency work or operations, as provided. Existing law exempts
from this definition of “agency’s use” certain commercial or industrial uses, except that in the case
of a local agency that is a district, except a local agency whose primary purpose or mission is to
supply the public with a transportation system, “agency’s use” may include commercial or
industrial uses or activities, as specified. This bill would additionally include land leased to support
public transit operations in the definition of “agency’s use,” as described above. The bill would also
revise the definition of “agency’s use” with respect to commercial or industrial uses to instead
provide that a district or a public transit operator may use land for commercial or industrial uses or
activities, as described above. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Set for hearing April 22. From committee with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Position: Oppose
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as oppose. 3/23/25: CP sent draft letter to the City. 4/4/25: EN
received final letter, submitted to Senate Housing and Senate Local Government, and sent to
delegation.
SB 92 (Blakespear) Housing development: density bonuses: mixed-use developments.
(Amended 03/10/2025) Link
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a
developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a
density bonus and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to
construct specified percentages of units for lower income households or very low income
households, and meets other requirements. Existing law defines “housing development” to mean a
development project for 5 or more residential units, including mixed-use developments, as
specified. This bill would define “mixed-used developments” to mean mixed-used developments
consisting of residential and nonresidential uses that meet specified conditions. By revising and
expanding the duties for a city, county, or a city and a county to administer the Density Bonus Law
with respect to mixed-use developments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 03/24/2025 - Set for hearing April 23.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
SB 262 (Wahab) Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.
(Amended 03/19/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and
specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a
housing element. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development
to determine whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with those provisions.
Existing law requires the department to designate jurisdictions as prohousing pursuant to
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emergency regulations adopted by the department, as prescribed. Existing law requires that
jurisdictions that are prohousing and that are in substantial compliance with specified provisions
be awarded additional points or preference in the scoring of applications for specified state
programs. Existing law defines “prohousing local policies” for these purposes and specifies a
nonexhaustive list of examples of those policies, including local financial incentives for housing
and adoption of zoning allowing for use by right for residential and mixed-use development. This bill
would include in the definition of “prohousing local policies” policies that keep people housed, and
would specify additional examples of prohousing local policies under the above-described
provisions. (Based on 03/19/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
SB 282 (Wiener) Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.
(Amended 03/17/2025) Link
Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
and prescribes the authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the commission pertaining to energy
matters. Existing law requires the commission, on or before January 1, 2019, in consultation with
the Contractors State License Board, local building officials, and other stakeholders, to approve a
plan that promotes compliance with specified regulations relating to building energy efficiency
standards in the installation of central air conditioning and heat pumps, as specified. Existing law
authorizes the commission to adopt regulations to increase compliance with permitting and
inspection requirements for central air conditioning and heat pumps, and associated sales and
installations, consistent with the above-described plan. This bill would require the commission, on
or before January 1, 2027, to establish a statewide certification program for licensed contractors of
residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) systems to obtain a heat pump installation certification, and would require the commission
to create a state training program, as described, on residential heat pump water heaters and heat
pump HVAC systems for purposes of the certification program, as specified. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/17/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.)
(April 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
SB 328 (Grayson) Hazardous waste generator permits: housing development projects.
(Amended 04/07/2025) Link
The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate
the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. A violation of the
hazardous waste control laws is a crime. Existing law requires a generator of hazardous waste to
pay to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a generation and handling fee for
each generator site based on the amount of waste generated, as specified. This bill would impose a
maximum fee in a total amount of $100,000 upon a generator of hazardous waste that is residential
infill housing, as provided, a nonprofit, or a stand-alone park or open-space project. The bill would
impose a maximum fee in a total amount of $250,000 upon a generator of hazardous waste that is a
master development project, without regard to the phase of the project. These provisions would
only apply to generators that are not responsible for creating the hazardous waste. (Based on
04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing April 23.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-REVENUE AND TAXATION 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200
MCNERNEY, JERRY, Chair
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SB 346 (Durazo) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
(Amended 03/20/2025) Link
Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to regulate the occupancy of a
room or rooms, or other living space, in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging
for a period of less than 30 days. This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city,
county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as
defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the assessor parcel
number of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period, as well as any additional
information necessary to identify the property as may be required by the local agency. The bill
would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the
report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as
described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted
an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number
associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a
local agency. The bill would state these provisions do not preempt a local agency from adopting an
ordinance that regulates short-term rentals, short-term rental facilitators, or the payment and
collection of transient occupancy taxes in a manner that differs from those described in the
bill. (Based on 03/20/2025 text)
Status: 03/20/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
SB 358 (Becker) Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.
(Introduced 02/12/2025) Link
Existing law, the Mitigation Fee Act, imposes various requirements with respect to the
establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a
development project. Existing law requires a local agency that imposes a fee on a housing
development for the purpose of mitigating vehicular traffic impacts to set the rate for that fee to
reflect a lower rate of automobile trip generation associated with such housing developments in
comparison with housing developments without prescribed characteristics, unless the local
agency adopts findings after a public hearing establishing that the housing development, even with
those characteristics, would not generate fewer automobile trips than a housing development
without those specified characteristics. For purposes of these provisions, existing law specifies
one of those characteristics is that the housing development provides either the minimum number
of parking spaces required by the local ordinance, or no more than one onsite parking space for
zero- to 2-bedroom units, and 2 onsite parking spaces for 3 or more bedroom units, whichever is
less. For purposes of a local agency setting the rate for a mitigating vehicular traffic impacts fee,
this bill would delete the provision about adopting findings after a public hearing and would,
instead, require the rate for housing developments that satisfy those specified characteristics be at
least 50% less than the rate for housing developments without all of those characteristics. With
regard to the above-described characteristic, the bill would, instead, specify that the housing
development provides no more than one onsite parking space for zero- to 2-bedroom units, and 2
onsite parking spaces for 3 or more bedroom units. By imposing a mandate on local agencies that
approve housing development projects with regard to impact fees, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 02/12/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - April 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Calendar: 04/30/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
SB 417 (Cabaldon) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Introduced 02/18/2025) Link
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Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency
housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income
households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes
the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law
and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing
housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes
infill development, and housing-related parks. This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond
Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of
these bonds would be used to finance programs to fund affordable rental housing and home
ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome
Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. This bill would provide for
submission of the bond act to the voters at the June 2, 2026, statewide primary election, in
accordance with specified law. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute. (Based on 02/18/2025 text)
Status: 02/19/2025 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
SB 448 (Umberg) Trespassing: removal of trespassers on residential property.
(Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Existing law prohibits the tenant of a property to remain on a property after the lawful termination of
a lease agreement, as specified. Existing law prescribes a procedure for obtaining a judgment
against such a tenant and for effecting the eviction of that tenant. Existing law prohibits entering or
occupying real property or structures without the consent of the owner. This bill would define a
squatter as somebody who unlawfully enters and remains in a residential property and, upon
request, refuses to leave or falsely claims a legal right of possession. This bill would prescribe a
procedure for the notice and removal of a squatter by a local law enforcement agency. The bill
would authorize a property owner or their agent to serve a demand to vacate, as specified, upon a
squatter. The bill would authorize the owner or agent, after service of the demand, to submit a
request, signed under penalty of perjury, to the local law enforcement agency with primary
jurisdiction where the property is located, as specified. By expanding the crime of perjury, this bill
would impose a state-mandate local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Calendar: 04/29/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
SB 457 (Becker) Housing element compliance: Housing Accountability Act: housing
disapprovals. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-
term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its
boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing
law, commonly referred to as the housing element law, prescribes requirements for a city’s or
county’s preparation of, and compliance with, its housing element, and requires the Department of
Housing and Community Development to review and determine whether the housing element
substantially complies with the housing element law, as specified. Existing law within the Planning
and Zoning Law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from
disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development
project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households or an emergency shelter unless the
local agency makes written findings, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that one of 6
specified conditions exist. Among these conditions, the act allows a local agency to disapprove a
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housing development project that is inconsistent with the jurisdiction’s zoning ordinances and
general plan land use designation as it existed on the date the application was deemed complete, if
the jurisdiction has adopted a revised housing element that is in substantial compliance with the
housing element law, as specified. The act defines “deemed complete” for purposes of its
provisions, until January 1, 2030, to mean that the applicant has submitted a preliminary
application, as specified, or if the applicant has not submitted a preliminary application, the
submission of a completed application, as specified. This bill, for the purpose of allowing a local
agency to disapprove a housing development project that is inconsistent with the jurisdiction’s
zoning ordinances and general plan land use designation, as described above, would revise the
definition of “deemed complete” to mean that the applicant submitted a complete application, as
specified. The bill would provide that this definition would apply to an application that as of January
1, 2026 has not (1) received approval from a local agency or (2) incurred substantial liability in good
faith reliance upon the local agency approval. Existing law provides that a housing element or
amendment is considered substantially compliant with the housing element law when the local
agency adopts a housing element or amendment, the department or a court of competent
jurisdiction determines the adopted housing element or amendment to be in substantial
compliance with the housing element law and the department’s compliance findings have not
been superseded by subsequent contrary findings by the department or by a decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction or the court’s decision has not been overturned or superseded by a
subsequent court decision or by statute, as applicable. This bill would, instead, provide that a
housing element or amendment is considered substantially compliant with the housing element
law on the date when the governing body of a local agency adopts the housing element or
amendment, provided that after the date the housing element or amendment is adopted and
without further action by the governing body, the department or a court of competent jurisdiction
determines the adopted housing element or amendment to be in substantial compliance with the
housing element law, and the department’s compliance findings are not superseded by
subsequent contrary findings by the department or by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction or the court’s decision is not overturned or superseded by a subsequent court decision
or by statute. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 03/24/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
SB 543 (McNerney) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
(Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation by
ordinance, or by ministerial approval if the local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of an
accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) in accordance with
specified standards and conditions. Existing law defines the term ”junior accessory dwelling unit”
for these purposes to mean a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained
entirely within a single-family structure. This bill would revise the definition of a “junior accessory
dwelling unit” to require the size of a JADU to be no more than 500 square feet of interior livable
space. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/09/2025
text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
SB 607 (Wiener) California Environmental Quality Act: categorical exemptions: infill projects.
(Amended 03/24/2025) Link
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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated
negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions
in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the
project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. Existing law defines
“negative declaration” and “mitigated negative declaration” for these purposes.This bill would
revise the definition of negative declaration to mean a written statement briefly describing the
substantial evidence in the record that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the
environment, as specified. The bill would also revise the definition of mitigated negative
declaration to mean that revisions would avoid or mitigate the effects on the environment, as
determined by the public agency based upon substantial evidence in the record, as specified, and
that there is substantial evidence that the project as revised will not have a significant effect on the
environment, as provided. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/04/2025 - Set for hearing April 30 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
Calendar: 04/23/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
04/30/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 DURAZO, MARÍA ELENA,
Chair
SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development: streamlined approvals. (Amended 04/09/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a proposed housing development containing no
more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially,
without discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing development meets certain
requirements. This bill would require ministerial approval for proposed housing developments
containing no more than 2 residential units on any lot hosting a single-family home or zoned for 4 or
fewer residential units, notwithstanding any covenant, condition, or restriction imposed by a
common interest development association. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 04/09/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - Set for hearing April 22. From committee with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Position: Oppose
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as oppose. 3/23/25: SG sent draft letter to the City. 4/4/25: EN
received final letter, submitted to Senate Housing and Senate Local Government, and sent to
delegation.
SB 681 (Wahab) Housing. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide for the creation of
accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily residential zones by ordinance, and sets
forth standards the ordinance is required to impose with respect to certain matters, including,
among others, maximum unit size, parking, and height standards. Existing law authorizes a local
agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units, as defined, in
single-family residential zones and requires the ordinance to include, among other things,
standards for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, required deed restrictions, and
occupancy requirements. Existing law makes void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction, or
condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the
transfer or sale of any interest in real property that either effectively prohibits or unreasonably
restricts the construction or use of an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit on a
lot zoned for single-family residential use that meets the above-described minimum standards
established for those units. However, existing law permits reasonable restrictions that do not
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unreasonably increase the cost to construct, effectively prohibit the construction of, or extinguish
the ability to otherwise construct, an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit
consistent with those aforementioned minimum standards provisions. This bill would prohibit fees
and other financial requirements from being included in the above-described reasonable
restrictions. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
SB 838 (Durazo) Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
(Amended 03/26/2025) Link
Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from
disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development
project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local agency makes written
findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified. Existing law defines, for its purposes, a
housing development project as a use consisting of, among other things, mixed-use developments
consisting of residential and nonresidential uses meeting one of several conditions, including that
at least 2/3 of the new or converted square footage is designated for residential use. This bill would
revise the definition of “housing development project” to, in the case of mixed-use developments
with at least 2/3 of the new or converted square footage designated for residential use, require that
no portion of the project designated for use as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other
transient lodging, except as specified. This bill would apply this requirement retroactively to an
application or a revised application for a project that the local agency has not deemed complete,
as specified, as of January 1, 2025, including projects that a preliminary application has been
submitted for before January 1, 2025. (Based on 03/26/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-HOUSING 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 WAHAB, AISHA, Chair
05/07/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 DURAZO, MARÍA ELENA,
Chair
Notes 1: 4/11/25 CP tagged for the city.
Open Meetings and Transparency
AB 259 (Rubio, Blanca) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
(Introduced 01/16/2025) Link
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted
to attend and participate. The act authorizes the legislative body of a local agency to use
teleconferencing, as specified, and requires a legislative body of a local agency that elects to use
teleconferencing to comply with specified requirements, including that the local agency post
agendas at all teleconference locations, identify each teleconference location in the notice and
agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and have each teleconference location be accessible to the
public. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes the legislative body of a local agency to use
alternative teleconferencing if, during the teleconference meeting, at least a quorum of the
members of the legislative body participates in person from a singular physical location clearly
identified on the agenda that is open to the public and situated within the boundaries of the
territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction, and the legislative body complies with
prescribed requirements. Existing law requires a member to satisfy specified requirements to
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participate in a meeting remotely pursuant to these alternative teleconferencing provisions,
including that specified circumstances apply. Existing law establishes limits on the number of
meetings a member may participate in solely by teleconference from a remote location pursuant to
these alternative teleconferencing provisions, including prohibiting such participation for more
than 2 meetings per year if the legislative body regularly meets once per month or less. This bill
would remove the January 1, 2026, date from those provisions, thereby extending the alternative
teleconferencing procedures indefinitely. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 01/16/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April
9).
Position: Support
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as support. 3/21/25: CP sent draft letter to the City. 4/4/25: EN
received final letter, submitted to Assembly Local Government, and sent to delegation. 4/9/25: EN
testified in support in Assembly Local Government.
SB 239 (Arreguín) Open meetings: teleconferencing: subsidiary body.
(Amended 04/07/2025) Link
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted
to attend and participate. The act generally requires for teleconferencing that the legislative body of
a local agency that elects to use teleconferencing post agendas at all teleconference locations,
identify each teleconference location in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and
have each teleconference location be accessible to the public. Existing law also requires that,
during the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body participate
from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises
jurisdiction, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes specified
neighborhood city councils to use alternate teleconferencing provisions related to notice, agenda,
and public participation, as prescribed, if, among other requirements, the city council has adopted
an authorizing resolution and 2/3 of the neighborhood city council votes to use alternate
teleconference provisions, as specified This bill would authorize a subsidiary body, as defined, to
use alternative teleconferencing provisions and would impose requirements for notice, agenda,
and public participation, as prescribed. The bill would require the subsidiary body to post the
agenda at each physical meeting location designated by the subsidiary body, as specified. The bill
would require the members of the subsidiary body to visibly appear on camera during the open
portion of a meeting that is publicly accessible via the internet or other online platform, as
specified. The bill would also require the subsidiary body to list a member of the subsidiary body
who participates in a teleconference meeting from a remote location in the minutes of the meeting.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing May 6.
Position: Support
Calendar: 05/06/25 S-JUDICIARY 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as support. 3/21/25: SG sent letter to the City for review. 4/4/25: EN
received final letter, submitted to Senate Local Government and Senate Judiciary, and sent to
delegation.
SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
(Amended 04/07/2025) Link
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted
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to attend and participate. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, require a city council or a county
board of supervisors to comply with additional meeting requirements, including that all open and
public meetings include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a 2-way telephonic
service or a 2-way audiovisual platform, as defined, that a system is in place for requesting and
receiving interpretation services for public meetings, as specified, and that the city council or
county board of supervisors encourage residents to participate in public meetings, as specified.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Set for hearing April 22.
Position: Watch
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as watch.
Public Safety and EMS
AB 237 (Patel) Crimes: threats. (Amended 03/05/2025) Link
Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great
bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat
that, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional,
immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened a gravity of purpose and an
immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby reasonably causes the threatened
person to be in sustained fear for their own safety or the safety of their immediate family, as
defined. Under existing law, this crime is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for no more
than one year for a misdemeanor, or by imprisonment in state prison for a felony. This bill would
make it a crime for a person to willfully threaten, by any means, including, but not limited to, an
image or threat posted or published on an internet web page, to commit a crime at specified
locations, including a daycare and workplace, with specific intent that the statement is be taken as
a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, if the threat, on its face and under the
circumstances in which it is made is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to
convey to the person or persons threatened a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of
execution of the threat, and if the threat causes a person or person to reasonably be in sustained
fear for their own safety or the safety of others at the specified locations. This bill would make this
crime punishable as a wobbler by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by
imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years. By creating a new crime, this bill
would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 03/05/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 438 (Hadwick) Authorized emergency vehicles. (Amended 04/07/2025) Link
Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to issue authorized
emergency vehicle permits for certain vehicles, including any vehicle owned and operated by a
public utility and any vehicle owned and operated by a fire company, as specified, upon a finding
that the vehicle is used in responding to emergency calls for fire or law enforcement, the
immediate preservation of life or property, or the apprehension of law violators. This bill would
authorize the commissioner to issue an emergency vehicle permit to any vehicle owned by a
county, city, or city and county office of emergency services only while that vehicle is being used by
a public employee in responding to any disaster. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
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AB 486 (Lackey) Vehicles: sideshows and street takeovers. (Amended 03/27/2025) Link
Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle speed contest
on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility. Upon conviction, existing law punishes the person by
imprisonment in a county jail for between 24 hours and 90 days, inclusive, by a fine between $355
and $1,000, inclusive, or by both that fine and imprisonment, except as specified. If the vehicle
used in the violation was registered to the person who violated the prohibition, existing law also
authorizes the impounding of the person’s vehicle for between 1 and 30 days. Existing law prohibits
a person from engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in
an offstreet parking facility. Upon conviction, existing law punishes the person by imprisonment in
a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than $500, or by both that fine and
imprisonment. Existing law, commencing July 1, 2025, authorizes the court to order the privilege to
operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to 6 months and restrict the person’s operation of a
motor vehicle for the purposes of the person’s employment if the violation of the prohibition on
engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet
parking facility occurred as part of a sideshow, as defined. This bill would clarify that, for purposes
of those prohibitions, a person who organizes, facilitates, encourages, promotes, or instigates a
sideshow may be charged with aiding or abetting a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle
exhibition of speed even if they are not physically present at the scene of the sideshow, as
specified. By expanding the prohibition on aiding or abetting to include an individual who aids or
abets, but is not physically present at the scene of, a sideshow, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/27/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 1013 (Garcia) Peace officer training: behavioral health. (Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and
keep updated a classroom-based continuing training course that includes instructor-led active
learning, such as scenario-based training, relating to behavioral health and law enforcement
interaction with persons with mental illness, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders.
Existing law requires the commission to make available the course to each law enforcement officer
with a rank of supervisor or below and who is assigned to patrol duties or to supervise officers who
are assigned to patrol duties. This bill would authorize the commission to partner with local
departments of behavioral health, community-based organizations, or nonprofit organizations to
establish and keep updated this classroom-based continuing training course. The bill would
require a law enforcement officer with a rank of supervisor or below and who is assigned to patrol
duties or to supervise officers who are assigned to patrol duties to complete the course. By
imposing additional training costs on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 1022 (Kalra) Authority to remove vehicles. (Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
Existing law authorizes a peace officer, as defined, or a regularly employed and salaried employee,
who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, of a city, county, or
jurisdiction of a state agency in which a vehicle is located, to remove a vehicle located within the
territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act, under designated circumstances,
including, but not limited to, when a vehicle is found upon a highway or public land, or removed
pursuant to the Vehicle Code, and it is known that the vehicle has been issued 5 or more notices of
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parking violations to which the owner or person in control of the vehicle has not responded within
designated time periods, or the registered owner of the vehicle is known to have been issued 5 or
more notices for failure to pay or failure to appear in court for traffic violations for which a
certificate has not been issued by the magistrate or clerk of the court hearing the case, as
specified. Under existing law, a vehicle that has been removed and impounded under those
circumstances that is not released may be subject to a lien sale to compensate for the costs of
towage and for caring for and keeping safe the vehicle. This bill would remove the authority of a
peace officer or public employee, as appropriate, to remove a vehicle under the above-described
circumstances, and make conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 03/28/2025 - Referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
AB 1094 (Bains) Crimes: torture of a minor: parole. (Amended 04/03/2025) Link
Existing law makes a person who, with the intent to cause cruel or extreme pain and suffering for
the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion, or for any sadistic purpose, inflicts great bodily
injury upon the person of another guilty of torture, and makes the crime punishable by
imprisonment in the state prison for a term of life. Existing law specifies that an inmate imprisoned
under a life sentence shall not be paroled until they have served a term of at least 7 years or as
established pursuant to a law that establishes a minimum term. This bill would prohibit a person
imprisoned for committing the crime of torture from being eligible for parole until they have served
at least 20 years, if the defendant is an adult who had care or custody of the victim and the victim
was 14 years of age or younger at the time of the crime. By creating a new sentencing
enhancement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/03/2025 text)
Status: 04/09/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
AB 1115 (Castillo) Peace officers: mental health liaisons. (Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
The California Constitution authorizes local governments to make and enforce all police and
sanitary ordinances and regulations within its limits that are not in conflict with general laws.
Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a county and the governing body of a city to take
measures necessary to preserve and protect the public health in its jurisdiction. This bill would
authorize a local government to designate one or more existing employees specializing in
counseling or mental health services as a law enforcement mental health liaison to facilitate
mental health support for peace officers who serve the local jurisdiction. This bill contains other
related provisions. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 03/10/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
AB 1127 (Gabriel) Firearms: converter pistols. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law prohibits any person from selling, leasing, or transferring any firearm unless the person
is licensed as a firearms dealer, as specified. Existing law prescribes certain requirements and
prohibitions for licensed firearms dealers. A violation of any of these requirements or prohibitions
is grounds for forfeiture of a firearms dealer’s license. For purposes of these provisions, existing
law defines “machinegun” to mean, among other definitions, any weapon that shoots or is
designed to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single
function of the trigger. This bill would prohibit a licensed firearms dealer to sell, offer for sale,
exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any semiautomatic machinegun-convertible pistol, except as
specified. For these purposes, the bill would define “machinegun-convertible pistol” as any
semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily converted by hand or with
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common household tools into a machinegun by the installation or attachment of a pistol converter,
as specified, and “pistol converter” as any device or instrument that, when installed in or attached
to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate and interferes with the
trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a
single function of the trigger. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable by a
fine, a 2nd violation punishable by a fine that may result in a suspension or revocation of the
dealer’s license and removal from certain centralized lists maintained by the Department of
Justice, and a 3rd violation punishable as a misdemeanor that shall result in the revocation of the
dealer’s license and removal from certain centralized lists. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-JUDICIARY 8 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
AB 1178 (Pacheco) Peace officers: confidentiality of records. (Introduced 02/21/2025) Link
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for
inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under
existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not
subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality,
including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a
peace officer. Existing law authorizes an agency to redact the records disclosed for specified
purposes including, among others, to remove personal data or information, as specified, and
where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the
record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer,
or another person. This bill would additionally require a law enforcement agency to redact records
to remove the rank, name, photo, or likeness of specified people, including, among others, all duly
sworn officers working an undercover assignment or who worked in an undercover assignment in
the past 24 months, all sworn personnel attached to a federal or state task force, and members of
a law enforcement agency who received verified death threats to themselves or their families
within the last ten years because of their law enforcement employment. By increasing duties on
local law enforcement agencies to redact information, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on
02/21/2025 text)
Status: 03/24/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
AB 1489 (Bryan) Peace officers. (Introduced 02/21/2025) Link
Existing law defines persons who are peace officers and the entities authorized to appoint them.
Existing law prescribes certain minimum standards for a person to be appointed as a peace officer,
including moral character and physical and mental condition, and certain disqualifying factors for
a person to be employed as a peace officer, including a felony conviction. This bill would require a
law enforcement agency that issues a firearm to a peace officer it employs to have a policy
prohibiting that officer from carrying the firearm issued by the agency with a blood alcohol
concentration greater than 0.00%, whether the officer is on duty or off duty. By imposing new duties
on local law enforcement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/21/2025 text)
Status: 03/13/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 04/22/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
SB 28 (Umberg) Treatment court program standards. (Amended 03/10/2025) Link
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Existing law, the Drug Court Programs Act, authorizes counties to implement a drug court program,
that, if implemented, requires a county alcohol and drug program administrator and the presiding
judge in the county to develop a plan that includes, among other things, drug courts for juvenile
offenders and drug courts for parents of children in certain family law cases. Existing law requires
counties and courts that opt to have treatment court programs to design and operate the programs
in accordance with state and national guidelines. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to, by
no later than January 1, 2026, revise the standards of judicial administration to reflect state and
nationally recognized best practices and guidelines for collaborative programs including those
described in these provisions. Existing law, the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act, an initiative
measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 36 at the November 5, 2024, statewide general
election, authorizes certain defendants convicted of specified felonies or misdemeanors to
participate in a treatment program, upon court approval, in lieu of a jail or prison sentence, or grant
of probation with jail as a condition of probation, if specified criteria are met. The Legislature may
amend this initiative by a statute passed in each house by a rollcall vote entered in the journal, 2/3
of the membership concurring, or by a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the
voters. This bill would instead require that treatment court programs be available to all eligible
California defendants. The bill would include a new standard that, as part of the treatment court
program, a drug addiction expert, as defined, conducts a substance abuse and mental health
evaluation of the defendant, and submits the report to the court and the parties. The bill would
remove the requirement that the Judicial Council revise the standards of judicial administration.
The bill would require that a treatment program that complies with existing judicial standards be
offered to a person that is eligible for treatment pursuant to the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act.
By requiring the court to implement a treatment program that complies with existing judicial
standards, the bill would amend that initiative statute. This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/07/2025 - April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
SB 264 (Valladares) Impersonation of a peace officer or firefighter during a state of emergency
or local emergency. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of
emergency, as defined, under specified circumstances. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to
impersonate a peace officer or an officer or member of a fire department or the Office of the State
Fire Marshal. This bill would make impersonating a peace officer or an officer or member of a fire
department or the Office of the State Fire Marshal during a state of emergency or local emergency
punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified. By increasing the punishment of a
crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 04/22/25 S-PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 8:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street,
Room 2200 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
SB 680 (Rubio) Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
(Introduced 02/21/2025) Link
Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act (act), requires a person convicted of specified
crimes to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while
attending school or working in California, as specified. Existing law establishes 3 tiers of
registration based on specified criteria, for periods of at least 10 years, at least 20 years, and life,
respectively, for a conviction of specified sex offenses. Existing law exempts from mandatory
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registration under the act a person convicted of certain offenses involving minors if the person is
not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only one requiring the person
to register. A willful failure to register, as required by the act, is a misdemeanor or felony,
depending on the underlying offense. This bill would require offenders guilty of engaging in an act of
unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than 3 years younger than the offender or, if
the offender was 21 years of age or older, engaging in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a
minor who is under 16 years of age, to register for 10 years as a tier one offender under the act,
unless the offender was not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only
one requiring the offender to register. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 02/21/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
Revenue and Taxation
SB 549 (Allen) Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act.
(Introduced 02/20/2025) Link
Current law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county, defined to include a city and
county, to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities
or other specified projects of communitywide significance, as provided. Existing law provides for
the preparation of a proposed infrastructure financing plan, as provided, which takes effect upon
adoption by the public financing authority of the district following a specified public hearing and
protest procedure. Existing law authorizes the infrastructure financing plan to provide for the
division of taxes levied on taxable property in the area included within the district, as specified, and
authorizes the public financing authority to issue bonds by adopting a resolution containing
specified provisions, including a determination of the amount of tax revenue available or estimated
to be available for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds. This bill would revise
NIFTI-2 to instead authorize, for resolutions adopted under that act’s provisions on or after January
1, 2026, a city, county, or city and county to adopt a resolution, at any time before or after the
adoption of the infrastructure financing plan for an enhanced infrastructure financing district, to
allocate property tax revenues, and to remove the authorization for adoption of a resolution that
allocates revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns
Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or transactions and use taxes. The bill would also repeal the
condition that the boundaries of the enhanced infrastructure financing district are coterminous
with the city or county that established the district. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 03/24/2025 - Set for hearing May 7.
Calendar: 05/07/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 DURAZO,
MARÍA ELENA, Chair
Transportation and Public Works
AB 382 (Berman) Pedestrian safety: school zones: speed limits. (Amended 04/07/2025) Link
Existing law establishes a prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour when approaching or passing
a school building or grounds contiguous to a highway or when the school grounds are not
separated from the highway, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or
resolution, to reduce the prima facie speed limit based on an engineering and traffic survey, as
specified. This bill would, notwithstanding the above provision and until January 1, 2029, authorize
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a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of
20 miles per hour in a school zone. The bill would, beginning on January 1, 2029, establish a prima
facie speed limit of 20 miles per hour in a school zone, as defined, subject to specified conditions,
including, among others, when a school speed limit sign states “children are present” and children
are present, as defined, and when a school speed limit sign states specific hours, as specified. By
establishing new prima facie speed limits in school zones that would require changes to local
speed limit signs, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
AB 440 (Ramos) Suicide prevention. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide
Prevention. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions,
including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide
prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide. This bill
would require the office to work with the Department of Transportation to identify cost-effective
strategies to reduce suicides and suicide attempts on the state’s bridges and roadways. This bill
would require the office to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature and specified policy
committees on the strategies that it identifies on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would
repeal its provisions on January 1, 2029. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Read second time and amended.
AB 545 (Davies) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
Existing law defines an electric bicycle and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different
restrictions. Under existing law, a “class 1 electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that,
among other things, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide
assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a “class 2
electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the
bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles
per hour. Under existing law, a “class 3 electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer
and a motor that, in pertinent part, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. Existing law
prohibits a person from selling a product or device that can modify the speed capability of an
electric bicycle so that it no longer meets the definition of an electric bicycle. A violation of the
Vehicle Code is an infraction. This bill would also prohibit a person from selling an application that
can modify the speed capability of an electric bicycle. By creating a new prohibition with respect to
the modification of an electric bicycle, the violation of which is an infraction, this bill would impose
a state-mandated local program. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
AB 902 (Schultz) Transportation planning and programming: barriers to wildlife movement.
(Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law requires certain transportation planning agencies to prepare and adopt regional
transportation plans directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation
system. Existing law requires that each regional transportation plan include a sustainable
communities strategy prepared by each metropolitan planning organization in order to, among
other things, achieve certain regional targets established by the State Air Resources Board for the
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reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks in the region for 2020
and 2035, respectively. This bill would require, to the extent feasible, the regional transportation
plan or sustainable communities strategy, upon the adoption or next revision of a regional
transportation plan, to, among other things, identify and analyze connectivity areas, permeability,
and natural landscape areas, and identify strategies and the general location of uses and
transportation networks in a manner that avoids, minimizes, or mitigates impacts and barriers to
wildlife movement to the greatest extent feasible. The bill would also require metropolitan planning
organizations and transportation planning agencies, in implementing those requirements, to,
among other things, recommend for implementation by applicable jurisdictions appropriate
standards, policies, and feasible implementation programs, consult with certain entities, and
consider relevant best available science as appropriate. By imposing additional duties on local
entities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
Calendar: 04/21/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
AB 968 (Boerner) Pharmacists: self-administered FDA-approved nonhormonal contraceptives.
(Amended 04/07/2025) Link
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, establishes, in the Department of Consumer Affairs, the California
State Board of Pharmacy to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy. Existing law authorizes
a pharmacist to, among other things, furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives and
emergency contraception drug therapy pursuant to specified standardized procedures or protocols
and requires a pharmacist to provide the recipient of the drug with a factsheet, as specified.
Existing law authorizes a pharmacist to furnish a 12-month supply of federal Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)-approved, self-administered hormonal contraceptive at a patient’s request
under protocols developed by the board. This bill would expand these authorizations to include
self-administered FDA-approved nonhormonal contraceptives. The bill would make related
conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on
04/07/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Calendar: 04/29/25 A-BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 BERMAN,
MARC, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as support. 4/7/25: DC removed support tag.
AB 978 (Hoover) Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways:
recycled materials. (Amended 04/01/2025) Link
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 requires the Director of Transportation,
upon consultation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, to review and
modify all bid specifications relating to the purchase of paving materials and base, subbase, and
pervious backfill materials using certain recycled materials. Existing law requires the specifications
to be based on standards developed by the Department of Transportation for recycled paving
materials and for recycled base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials. Existing law requires a
local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway, to the extent feasible and cost effective,
to apply standard specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials in streets and
highways, except as provided. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2027, those standard
specifications to allow recycled materials at or above the level allowed in the department’s
standard specifications that went into effect on October 22, 2018, for specified materials. This bill
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would indefinitely require a local government’s standard specifications to allow recycled materials
at a level no less than the level allowed in the department’s specifications for those specified
materials. If a local agency’s standard specifications do not allow for the use of recycled materials
at a level that is equal to or greater than the level allowed in the department’s standard
specifications on the basis that the use of those recycled materials at those levels is not feasible,
the bill would require the local agency to provide the reason for that determination upon request.
By increasing the duties of local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/01/2025 text)
Status: 04/08/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
SB 71 (Wiener) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.
(Amended 03/25/2025) Link
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2030, exempts from its requirements active transportation
plans, pedestrian plans, or bicycle transportation plans for the restriping of streets and highways,
bicycle parking and storage, signal timing to improve street and highway intersection operations,
and the related signage for bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles. This bill would extend the operation
of the above-mentioned exemption indefinitely. The bill would also exempt a transit
comprehensive operational analysis, as defined, a transit route readjustment, or other transit
agency route addition, elimination, or modification, from the requirements of CEQA. Because a
lead agency would be required to determine whether a plan qualifies for this exemption, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 03/25/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 21.
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO,
ANNA, Chair
SB 274 (Cervantes) Automated license plate recognition systems. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law prohibits the state, a city, a county, a city and county, or any agency or political
subdivision of the state, a city, a county, or a city and county, including, but not limited to, a law
enforcement agency, from selling, sharing, or transferring automated license plate recognition
(ALPR) information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law.
Existing law defines ALPR information as information or data collected through the use of an ALPR
system. This bill would, in compliance with specified laws, prohibit a public agency from using an
ALPR system to gather geolocation data at specified locations for immigration enforcement
purposes and retaining ALPR information for more than 30 days, except in specified
circumstances. By imposing new requirements on public agencies, which include local agencies,
this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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Calendar: 04/22/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
04/29/25 S-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
SB 455 (Blakespear) Electric bicycles. (Amended 03/25/2025) Link
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an
electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power, and requires electric bicycles to comply
with specified equipment and manufacturing requirements. Existing law requires manufacturers
and distributors of electric bicycles to apply a label that is permanently affixed to each electric
bicycle that contains, among other things, the classification number of the electric bicycle, as
specified. Existing law prohibits specified vehicles from being advertised, sold, offered for sale, or
labeled as electric bicycles, including a vehicle that is modified to attain a speed greater than 20
miles per hour on motor power alone or to have motor power of more than 750 watts. Existing law
prohibits the sale of a product or device that can modify the speed capability of an electric bicycle
such that it no longer meets the definition of an electric bicycle. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a
crime. This bill would, commencing July 1, 2026, revise the labeling requirements described above
to require manufacturers and distributors to apply an etching, engraving, or label that is
permanently affixed skyward on the frame of the electric bicycle and contains additional
information, including the brand name and manufacturer or distributor of the electric bicycle. The
bill would revise the above-described list of vehicles prohibited from being advertised, sold, offered
for sale, or labeled as electric bicycles, as specified, and include on the list, among other things, a
vehicle that is capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed exceeding 28
miles per hour. The bill would require any incident report filed by a peace officer for an injury or
crash involving an electric bicycle to include all of the information provided in the etching,
engraving, or label described above or to indicate that a marking was not available. The bill would,
commencing January 1, 2026, require any product or device sold in the previous 5 years as an
electric bicycle that no longer meets the definition of electric bicycle as of January 1, 2026, to be
subject to a written customer notification by the retailer or manufacturer that includes among
other things, notification that the product or device no longer meets the definition of an electric
bicycle under state law. Because the bill would impose new requirements for electric bicycles, the
violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based
on 03/25/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 28.
Calendar: 04/28/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 3 p.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street,
Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE, Chair
Water and Wastewater
AB 514 (Petrie-Norris) Water: emergency water supplies. (Amended 04/03/2025) Link
Existing law, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, requires every public and private urban
water supplier that directly or indirectly provides water for municipal purposes to prepare and
adopt an urban water management plan. The act requires an urban water management plan to
include a water shortage contingency plan, as provided. This bill would declare that it is the
established policy of the state to encourage, but not mandate, the development of emergency
water supplies by both local and regional water suppliers, as defined, and to support their use
during times of drought or unplanned service or supply disruption, as provided. (Based on
04/03/2025 text)
Status: 04/07/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
Calendar: 04/29/25 A-WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 PAPAN,
DIANE, Chair
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AB 532 (Ransom) Water rate assistance program. (Amended 04/01/2025) Link
Existing federal law, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, among other things, requires the
federal Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a Low-Income Household Drinking
Water and Wastewater Emergency Assistance Program, which is also known as the Low Income
Household Water Assistance Program, for making grants to states and Indian tribes to assist low-
income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and
wastewater services, as provided. Existing law requires the Department of Community Services
and Development to administer the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program in this
state, and to receive and expend moneys appropriated and allocated to the state for purposes of
that program, pursuant to the above-described federal law. The Low Income Household Water
Assistance Program was only operative until March 31, 2024. This bill would repeal the above-
described requirements related to the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program. The bill
would instead require, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of Community
Services and Development to establish and administer the California Low Income Household
Water Assistance Program to provide water rate assistance to residential ratepayers of community
water systems, and urban retail water suppliers that serve disadvantaged communities, as
specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/01/2025
text)
Status: 04/02/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
Position: Watch
Calendar: 04/29/25 A-ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol,
Room 444 CONNOLLY, DAMON, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as watch.
AB 1313 (Papan) Water quality: permits. (Amended 03/24/2025) Link
Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water
quality control boards regulate water quality and prescribe waste discharge requirements in
accordance with the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit
program established by the federal Clean Water Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control
Act. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans
for all areas within the region, as provided. The bill would require the state board, after making the
necessary findings, to establish a statewide commercial, industrial, and institutional NPDES order,
for properties of 5 acres or more, regulating stormwater and authorized nonstormwater discharges
from facilities with impervious surfaces that are significant contributors of pollutants to federally
protected surface waters, as determined by the state board. The bill would require the state board
to publish a draft order of the statewide order for public comment on or before December 31, 2028,
or 18 months after the reissuance of a specified statewide permit, as specified. The bill would
require the state board to contemporaneously develop a model memorandum of understanding to
issue with the publication of the draft statewide order for public comment that details the
necessary components of an agreement between commercial, industrial, and institutional
permittees and local municipalities for achieving offsite stormwater capture and use within the
adopted final statewide commercial, industrial, and institutional NPDES order. The bill would
require the NPDES order to include multiple options to achieve compliance with water quality
standards, including, but not limited to, compliance options incentivizing onsite or offsite
stormwater capture and use. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 03/25/2025 - Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
Calendar: 04/29/25 A-ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol,
Room 444 CONNOLLY, DAMON, Chair
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SB 350 (Durazo) Water Rate Assistance Program. (Amended 04/10/2025) Link
Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to develop a plan for the funding
and implementation of the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program. Existing law requires the
plan to include, among other things, a description of the method for collecting moneys to support
and implement the program and a description of the method for determining the amount of
moneys that may need to be collected from water ratepayers to fund the program. This bill would
establish the Water Rate Assistance Program. As part of the program, the bill would establish the
Water Rate Assistance Fund in the State Treasury, available upon appropriation by the Legislature,
to provide water affordability assistance, for both residential water and wastewater services, to
low-income residential ratepayers, as specified. The bill would require the state board to take
various actions in administering the fund, including, among other things, tracking and managing
revenue in the fund separately from all other revenue. The bill would require the state board, in
consultation with relevant agencies and after a public hearing, to adopt guidelines for
implementation of the program and to adopt an annual report to be posted on the state board’s
internet website identifying how the fund has performed, as specified. The bill would require the
guidelines to include minimum requirements for eligible systems, including the ability to confirm
eligibility for enrollment through a request for self-certification of eligibility under penalty of perjury.
By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill
would require the state board to take various actions in administering the program, including, but
not limited to, providing guidance, oversight, and funding for low-income rate assistance for
residential ratepayers of eligible systems. The bill would authorize the Attorney General, at the
request of the state board, to bring an action in state court to restrain the use of any method, act, or
practice in violation of these provisions, except as provided. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 04/10/2025 - Set for hearing April 21. From committee with author's amendments. Read
second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Position: Watch
Calendar: 04/21/25 S-ENERGY, UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS 3 p.m. or upon adjournment of
Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 BECKER, JOSH, Chair
Notes 1: 3/18/25: DC tagged as watch.
Total Measures: 117
Total Tracking Forms: 117
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