HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-08; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; 03; Legislative and Advocacy UpdateMeeting Date: July 8, 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: Legislative and Advocacy Update
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive updates on federal and state legislative and budget activity and 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
and budget activity and the priority legislation and intergovernmental matters being tracked on
behalf of the city (Exhibits 1 through 3).
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 Monthly Update, June 2025
2.California Public Policy Group – State Monthly Update, June 2025
3.California Public Policy Group – Priority State Legislation as of July 2, 2025
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
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June 30, 2025
City of Carlsbad
Federal Update
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Senate Continues Consideration of Budget Reconciliation Bill
Following the House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) in May, the Senate
advanced consideration of the budget reconciliation package yesterday by a 51-49 vote.
While the Senate draft retains the House’s broad framework—including tax extensions and
reforms, defense and homeland security spending increases, and reductions in non-defense
discretionary spending—it makes notable changes, including revised Medicaid restructuring
provisions, updated revenue measures, and adjustments to offsets. The bill has also
undergone a procedural review with the Senate Parliamentarian to ensure compliance with the
Byrd Rule, which restricts the types of provisions that can be included in budget reconciliation
bills when considered on the Senate floor.
The bill remains subject to change as negotiations continue, with proposed amendments and
votes expected in the Senate later this week, followed by potential House consideration of a
revised bill. Congressional Republicans are aiming to send the legislation to President Trump’s
desk by July 4.
OMB, Federal Agencies Release Budget Proposal Appendix and
Justifications
On May 30, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a 1,224-page appendix,
providing detailed funding Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 requests across federal agencies. Many
federal agencies have also published their formal budget justifications to Congress. These
documents build on President Trump’s FY26 “skinny budget” issued in early May, which
proposed a 22.6% reduction in non-defense discretionary spending, a 13% increase in defense
spending, and a 65% increase for the Department of Homeland Security. While these proposals
reflect the Trump administration’s priorities and serve as a starting point for the FY26
appropriations process, these proposals are nonbinding as Congress ultimately determines
final funding levels.
Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update
In June, the House Appropriations Committee began consideration of FY26 appropriations
bills. The chart below outlines the status of each of the twelve FY26 appropriations bills in the
Exhibit 1
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House. In the Senate, appropriators have been holding oversight hearings and are continuing
to develop their versions of the spending bills.
FY26
Appropriations Bill
House
Subcommittee
Allocation (in
Billions)
House
Subcommittee
Markup Date
House Full
Committee
Markup Date
House
Passage
Agriculture-Rural
Development-FDA $25.523
Passed on
June 5 by a 9-7
vote
Passed on
June 23 by a
35-27 vote
Commerce-Justice-
Science July 7 July 10
Defense $831.513
Passed on
June 10 by
voice vote
Passed on
June 12 by a
36-27 vote
Energy-Water
Development July 7 July 10
Financial Services-
General
Government
Homeland Security $66.361
Passed on
June 9 by a 6-4
vote
Passed on
June 24 by a
36-27 vote
Interior-Environment
Labor-HHS-
Education July 21 July 24
Legislative Branch
Passed on
June 23 by a 6-
4 vote
Passed on
June 26 by a
34-28 vote
MilCon-VA $152.091
Passed on
June 5 by a 10-
6 vote
Passed on
June 10 by a
36-27 vote
Passed on
June 25 by a
218-206 vote
State-Foreign
Operations
Transportation-HUD July 14 July 17
Trump Administration Appointments
President Trump announced the following appointments to his administration in June:
Department/Agency Position Appointee
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Stella Herrell
Housing and Urban
Development
Inspector General Jeremy Ellis
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Interior Commissioner of
Reclamation
Theodore Cooke
Council on Environmental
Quality
Chair Katherine Scarlett
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
House Passes Funding Rescissions Package Targeting Foreign Aid and Public
Broadcasting. On June 12, the House passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4) by a vote
of 214-212, which would permanently cancel $9.4 billion in previously appropriated federal
funds. This includes funding for international aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
which funds National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The
measure aims to formalize spending reductions from the Department of Government Efficiency
and reflects President Trump’s push to curtail federal spending. All Democrats opposed the
bill, joined by four Republicans. The bill awaits further consideration in the Senate.
WIPPES Act Passes the House. On June 23, the House passed the Wastewater
Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act (H.R. 2269). The
bill, introduced by Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA), would establish federal
labeling standards for so-called “flushable” wipes to include the language “Do Not Flush.”
These wipes can cause a significant impact on wastewater pipes and infrastructure. The bill
now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Senate Confirms Fotouhi as EPA Deputy Administrator. On June 10, the Senate
confirmed David Fotouhi as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in
a 53-41 party-line vote. A former EPA senior legal official and environmental attorney, Fotouhi
will support Administrator Lee Zeldin in overseeing the agency’s operations and regulatory
agenda. The confirmation comes as Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) has placed a blanket hold on
EPA nominations, which adds procedural hurdles to confirm the nominees, due to Republican
efforts to overturn EPA waivers allowing California to enact stricter emissions standards.
Senate Committee Approves FAA Nomination. On June 25, the Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation Committee approved the nomination of Bryan Bedford to be
Administrator of FAA by a 15-13 party-line vote. The nomination now moves to the full Senate
for consideration.
House Approves Transportation- and Infrastructure-Related Bills. On June 9, the House
approved the following transportation- and infrastructure-related bills:
• The Baby Changing on Board Act (H.R. 248): This bill would require Amtrak passenger
rail trains to have a baby changing table in at least one restroom in each car, including
in an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990-compliant restroom.
• The Secure Our Ports Act (H.R. 252): The bill would prohibit certain foreign entities,
including state-owned enterprises of China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, from entering
into contracts for the ownership, leasing, or operation of U.S. port facilities that are
subject to security plans.
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• H.R. 1948: This bill would allow the United States Section of the International Boundary
and Water Commission (IBWC) to accept funds from federal and non-federal partners
to support water infrastructure projects.
• The American Cargo for American Ships Act (H.R. 2035): The bill would require 100
percent of cargo procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation
to be transported on U.S.-owned, privately operated commercial vessels.
• The Maritime Supply Chain Security Act (H.R. 2390): This bill would clarify that Port
Infrastructure Development Program funds can be used to replace port crane hardware
and software of Chinese origin.
House Committee Advances Clean Water Act Permitting Reform Legislation. On June
25, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Promoting Efficient
Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act (H.R. 3898), a bill aimed at reforming
permitting processes under the Clean Water Act. The legislation, introduced by Water
Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chair Mike Collins (R-GA) and Committee Chair
Sam Graves (R-MO), consolidates 15 previously introduced bills and seeks to streamline
reviews, reduce regulatory delays, and provide greater clarity for permit applicants and
agencies. The bill advanced along party lines, with Democrats opposing the bill and raising
concerns that the bill would weaken Clean Water Act safeguards.
House Committee Approves Transportation-Related Bills. On June 11, the House
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved the following transportation-related bills,
which now await further consideration from the full House:
• The Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 (H.R. 2591): This bill would direct FAA to
revise existing regulations to encourage pilots, air traffic controllers, and other aviation
professionals to disclose and seek help for mental health conditions.
• The Transitioning Retiring And New Service Members to Port Ocean Rail and Truck
(TRANSPORT) Jobs Act (H.R. 3055): This bill would direct DOT to develop an action
plan on members of the Armed Forces eligible for pre-separation counseling and
veterans becoming supply chain employees.
• The Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation (FROST) Act (H.R. 3423):
This bill would ensure that storage facilities for aircraft deicing fluids and equipment can
be acquired with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds.
• The Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act (H.R. 3477):
This bill would direct DOT to require certified air carriers to develop an operational
resiliency plan to prevent or limit the impact of future flight disruptions on passengers.
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Preserve Medicaid Access for Disaster Survivors
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have reintroduced the
Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (H.R. 3990/S. 2071), which would allow Medicaid recipients
displaced by federally declared disasters or public health emergencies to maintain access to
critical services across state lines. The bill would grant temporary Medicaid eligibility in a new
state, provide full federal reimbursement for those services, and support states with technical
assistance and emergency home and community-based services response grants.
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Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Limit Presidential Authority Under Insurrection Act.
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with
19 other Democratic colleagues, introduced the Insurrection Act of 2025 (S. 2070), a bill to
place new limits on the President’s authority to deploy the military domestically under the 1807
Insurrection Act. The legislation follows President Trump’s recent deployment of National
Guard and Marine units to Los Angeles and seeks to clarify that military involvement in
domestic law enforcement should be a last resort. The bill would require the President to
consult Congress before invoking the Act and obtain approval for its use beyond seven days.
It also would prohibit using the law to suspend habeas corpus, impose martial law, or deputize
militias, and provide for judicial review if the authority is allegedly misused.
Tillis Introduces Bill to Replenish FEMA Disaster Relief Fund. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)
introduced legislation (S. 1963) to provide $25 billion to the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (DRF),
aligning with the Trump administration’s request to ensure sufficient federal resources are
available ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. The bill aims to bolster FEMA’s ability to respond
quickly and effectively to future natural disasters nationwide, avoiding delays in support for
impacted communities.
CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
California Democrats Urge Reversal of Proposed Cuts to Army Corps Flood Projects.
On June 17, a group of 12 California House Democrats, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, sent a letter
to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to reject President Trump’s
proposed 53% cut to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ FY26 construction budget. The
lawmakers argued the $1.56 billion request is insufficient and criticized the administration’s
omission of funding for previously supported California flood protection projects in both this
proposal and the Army Corps’ FY25 Work Plan. The signatories called for a return to historically
bipartisan funding levels and warned that leaving these projects unfinished would put lives and
infrastructure at risk.
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
EDA Releases Disaster Supplemental NOFO. The Economic Development Administration
(EDA) has released the FY 2025 Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO), offering $1.45 billion for recovery efforts in areas that received major disaster
declarations for natural disasters that occurred in calendar years 2023 and 2024. Funding is
available for planning, implementation, and industry transformation projects. Applications for
readiness and implementation grants will be accepted on a rolling basis. Proposals for industry
transformation grants are due March 3, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.
FHWA Publishes Updated Bridge Investment Program NOFO. The Federal Highway
Administration has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the availability of $9.62
billion through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), Large Bridge Project Grants. The NOFO
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originally published in September, has been updated to reflect the Trump Administration’s
priorities. Applications are due by August 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
FEDERAL FUNDING AWARDS
FHWA Announces $1.5 Billion in Emergency Relief Funds. The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) announced the release of $1.5 billion in Emergency Relief (ER) funds
to five states: North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. The funds will
be used to support repair needs following natural disasters, catastrophic events, and extreme
weather such as flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, and mudslides. Repairs resulting from these
events will receive federal reimbursement funding under the FHWA’s ER program.
Reclamation Awards $33.5 Million for Western Drought Resiliency Projects. The Bureau
of Reclamation announced $33.5 million in funding for 14 drought resiliency projects in
California, Nebraska, Utah, and Washington. Funded through the WaterSMART Drought
Response Program, the selected projects aim to improve water reliability and enhance local
drought preparedness by supporting infrastructure upgrades, new treatment technologies,
advanced water management tools, and the development of alternative water sources.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS AND PERSONNEL CHANGES
President Trump Signs Executive Order on UAS and eVTOL. On June 6, President Trump
signed an executive order aimed at accelerating American leadership in unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance.” The order directs federal
agencies to expand commercial and public safety drone operations, particularly those that go
beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), and to support the rapid integration of advanced air
mobility technologies like electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. It calls on FAA
to modernize and streamline regulatory processes, including using artificial intelligence to
speed up drone waiver reviews and updating the national roadmap for drone integration into
U.S. airspace. The order also emphasizes strengthening the domestic drone industry by
prioritizing U.S.-manufactured drones, protecting critical technologies from foreign influence,
and enhancing access to international markets through federal export tools. National security
and defense readiness are also addressed by improving military access to high-performance
U.S. drones and simplifying coordination around airspace and communications spectrum.
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Airspace Security and Counter-Drone
Measures. On June 6, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring American
Airspace Sovereignty,” directing a series of actions to strengthen protections against unlawful
or dangerous use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The order establishes a federal task
force to evaluate and recommend operational, technical, and regulatory changes, and directs
the FAA to expedite rulemaking on drone flight restrictions over critical infrastructure. It also
instructs the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to expand enforcement, support
state and local access to drone detection technology, and revise interagency guidance on
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counter-UAS operations. Additional measures include improving public access to airspace
restriction data and creating a national training center to support UAS response efforts at major
public events.
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Supersonic Flight. On June 6, President
Trump signed an executive order titled “Leading the World in Supersonic Flight,” which directs
federal agencies to update regulations to enable commercial supersonic flight over land. The
order instructs the FAA to repeal longstanding federal restrictions on overland supersonic
operations and develop updated noise standards within two years. It also calls for coordinated
federal research and international engagement to support the safe and sustainable integration
of supersonic aircraft into the national and global airspace systems.
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Wildfire Policy Changes. On June 12,
President Trump signed an executive order titled “Empowering Commonsense Wildfire
Prevention and Response,” directing federal agencies to restructure wildfire management and
ease regulatory restrictions related to fire mitigation. The order calls for the Departments of
Agriculture and the Interior to consolidate their wildland fire programs and develop new
performance metrics. It also directs agencies to consider revising rules on prescribed burns
and fire-retardant use, promote fuel reduction, and prioritize the sale of excess military aircraft
for firefighting. The order cites recent wildfires and existing regulatory challenges as reasons
for the policy shift.
Theodore Cooke Nominated to Lead Bureau of Reclamation. On June 16, President Trump
nominated Theodore Cooke to serve as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. Cooke,
who currently sits on the board of Arizona’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, previously
served more than two decades with the Central Arizona Project, including as general manager.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a confirmation
hearing in the coming weeks.
Katherine Scarlett Nominated to Lead CEQ. On June 16, President Trump nominated
Katherine Scarlett to serve as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). If
confirmed, she would lead White House environmental policy coordination, including
implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Her nomination awaits further
consideration by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Scarlett has
been serving as the CEQ chief of staff since the start of the current administration. Previously,
she worked at CEQ and served as chief of staff to the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering
Council during President Trump’s first administration. Additionally, she served as senior
professional staff on the Senate EPW Committee.
DHS Announces New Homeland Security Advisory Council Appointees. On June 24,
President Trump and Homeland Secretary Noem announced new appointments to the
Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), a body that provides independent advice on
homeland security operations. The reconstituted council includes public and private sector
leaders with backgrounds in law enforcement, government, business, and media. South
Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will serve as chair and Florida State Senator Joseph
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Gruters will serve as vice chair. The Council’s first meeting is scheduled for July 2 at DHS
headquarters in Washington, D.C.
DOI Extends Comment Period on Regulatory Reform RFI. The Department of the Interior
(DOI) has extended the public comment period for its Request for Information (RFI) on
regulatory reform to July 21, 2025. The RFI invites input on existing DOI regulations that could
be revised or repealed to reduce burdens while meeting statutory obligations. The extension
follows significant interest in the effort, which is part of a broader regulatory review aligned with
recent executive orders on energy development and streamlined governance. DOI is
particularly seeking feedback from regulated entities on rules that may be outdated, overly
complex, or misaligned with current policy goals.
DOT Immigration Directive Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge. On June 19, Chief
Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a
preliminary injunction halting DOT from requiring state cooperation with federal immigration
enforcement as a condition for receiving transportation grant funding. The ruling stems from a
challenge brought by 20 states to Transportation Secretary Duffy’s April directive imposing an
Immigration Enforcement Condition (IEC) on applicants for DOT funds. Judge McConnell found
that the IEC likely exceeds the agency’s statutory authority, violates the Constitution’s
Spending Clause, and is inconsistent with the Administrative Procedure Act. The court
concluded that the condition was unrelated to the purpose of transportation funding and
threatened irreparable harm to states by forcing them to choose between billions in funding
and their own law enforcement policies. The injunction bars DOT from enforcing or
implementing the IEC while the case proceeds.
DOT Moves to Terminate Funding for California High-Speed Rail. Following an
investigation into the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (CHSRA) high-speed rail project,
DOT released a report that CHSRA is in default of the terms of its federal grant awards. The
310-page report contains nine key findings, including missed deadlines, budget shortfalls, and
overrepresentation of projected ridership. The two grants total roughly $4 billion in federal
funding. As the accompanying letter notes, CHSRA has up to 37 days to respond, after which
the grants could be terminated.
DOT Publishes Guidance on Referrals for Potential Enforcement. DOT has published
guidance that describes DOT’s plans to address regulatory offenses with criminal liability
pursuant to the recent executive order on “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.”
The guidance outlines DOT’s intent to publish a report listing all criminal regulatory offenses
under its jurisdiction, including associated penalties and required mental states (mens rea), as
directed by the Executive Order. It also sets forth a policy for how DOT will evaluate potential
referrals to the Department of Justice, considering factors such as the severity of harm,
potential gain, the defendant’s expertise, and their awareness of the law.
DOT Approves 529 Grants Across Its Agencies. On June 10, DOT announced that it has
approved infrastructure grants awarded under the previous administration, totaling more than
$2.9 billion. A detailed breakdown of the grants released is below:
• Federal Aviation Administration
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o Airport Improvement Program Supplemental: 23 projects ($124 million)
o Airport Terminal Program: 10 projects ($33 million)
• Federal Highway Administration
o Bridge Investment Program: 1 project ($1.5 million)
o Congestion Relief Program: 1 project ($16 million)
o National Scenic Byways Program: 1 project ($113,000)
o Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects: 2 projects ($39 million)
o Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving
Transportation Program (PROTECT): 32 projects ($369 million)
• Federal Railroad Administration
o Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI): 8 projects
($69 million)
o Federal-State Partnership: 3 projects ($83 million)
o Railroad Crossing Elimination: 22 projects ($28 million)
o Safety Infrastructure Improvement Program: 1 project ($2 million)
• Federal Transit Administration
o All Stations Accessibility Program: 10 projects ($365 million)
o Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive: 41 projects ($175 million)
o Ferry Service for Rural Communities: 4 projects ($195 million)
o Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM): 14 projects ($5 million)
o Low or No Emission (Bus) Grants: 26 projects ($187 million)
o Passenger Ferry: 13 projects ($69 million)
o Rail Vehicle Replacement: 3 projects ($372 million)
o Tribal Transit Competitive Program: 43 projects ($16 million)
• Maritime Administration
o Port Infrastructure Development Program: 2 projects ($56 million)
o United States Marine Highway Program: 2 projects ($6 million)
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation
o Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program:
2 projects ($45 million)
o Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program: 8 projects ($499
million)
o National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega): 1 project ($110 million)
o Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program: 1 project ($6 million)
o Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A): 255 projects ($69 million)
EPA, Army Corps Conclude Listening Sessions on WOTUS, Prepare New Rulemaking.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced
they have completed a series of stakeholder listening sessions as part of their effort to revise
the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The sessions were held to gather
input from sectors affected by Clean Water Act permitting, following the Supreme Court’s
Sackett v. EPA decision. The agencies plan to propose a new rule later this year aimed at
improving regulatory clarity, aligning with the Court’s ruling, and reducing permitting burdens,
with a final rule expected by the end of 2025.
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FAA Publishes Draft PEA for Implementation of the MOSAIC Rule. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) released a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a
proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) concerning the implementation of the
Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule. The PEA aims to update
regulations related to the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of
light-sport category aircraft. The proposed changes would allow for a broader range of aircraft
designs and capabilities, including rotorcraft, powered-lift aircraft, increased seating capacities,
higher speeds, new propulsion systems, retractable landing gear, and simplified flight controls.
Additionally, sport pilot privileges would be expanded to encompass these new aircraft types.
FAA Collaborates on AAM with International Partners. FAA, along with aviation regulators
from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, has signed a Declaration of
Intent and launched a shared roadmap to harmonize Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) certification
and safety standards. This collaboration aims to streamline the global certification process for
eVTOL and other AAM aircraft, enabling faster, safer deployment across countries.
FEMA Updates State and Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guides. FEMA has released
an updated State Mitigation Planning Policy Guide to align with recent executive orders and
agency priorities. The revised guide, similar to a previously updated Local Mitigation Planning
Policy Guide, removes references to climate and equity that were emphasized under the prior
administration.
FHWA Terminates Several Rulemakings and Rules. The Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) has terminated the following rulemakings and rules:
• Incorporating Safety Into Federal-aid Programs and Projects
• Updates to Pavement Regulations
• Update of 23 CFR Part 630, Subparts A and G
• Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning
• National Performance Management Measures: Assessing Bridge Condition
• National Performance Management Measures: Rescinding Requirements for the
First Period
• Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating
• Highway Safety Improvement Program; Withdrawal
• Management and Monitoring Systems
• Rescinding Preliminary Engineering Project 10-Year Repayment Provision
• State Highway Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Programs
FHWA Rescinds Several Rules. FHWA has proposed rescinding the following regulations.
Comments on any below are due by June 30, 2025.
• Management Systems Pertaining to the Forest Service and the Forest Highway
Program
• Forest Highway Program
• Requirements Regarding Federal-Aid Contracts for Appalachian Contracts
• Bridges on Federal Dams
• Rescinding Requirements Regarding Geodetic Markers
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• Contract Provisions for Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (Other than
Appalachian Contracts)
• Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian
Reservation Roads Program
• Management Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge
Roads Program
• Procedures for Advance Construction of Federal-Aid Projects
• Management Systems Pertaining to the National Park Service and the Park Roads
and Parkways Program
GAO Finds IMLS Violated Spending Law Following Executive Order. The Government
Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding congressionally appropriated
funds after President Trump issued an executive order in March directing the agency to reduce
operations. GAO found that IMLS drastically scaled back spending and terminated most grants
and staff, but did not follow the required legal procedures for deferring or rescinding
appropriated funds. The ruling marks the second time in recent months the Trump
administration has been found in violation of federal spending law, with additional investigations
ongoing.
GAO Publishes Report on CMAQ Program. GAO has published a report titled “Federal
Highways: DOT Should Improve Communications on Its Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Emissions
Reductions.” The report found that since FY 2015, states have primarily used Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funds for traffic flow,
bicycle/pedestrian, and transit projects, but the number of projects and reported emissions
reductions have declined over time. States have increasingly transferred CMAQ funds to other
highway programs and rising project costs have kept CMAQ project funding relatively flat. While
many projects report reductions in ozone precursors like nitrous oxides (NOₓ) and volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), about 80% are only moderately or weakly cost-effective. Although
FHWA developed cost-effectiveness tools in 2020, limited outreach has reduced their use by
states and metropolitan planning organizations. GAO recommends that FHWA improve
communication and outreach about these tools to ensure wider awareness and application.
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Date: July 2, 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 – June 2025
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
June Marked Key Deadlines for Legislation and for the State Budget
June closed out a busy few months for the Legislature, including the June 15 deadline to pass a
Budget Act and the June 6 deadline by which all bills must advance out of their house of origin to
continue moving through the policy process. The Legislature is now well over halfway through the
first year of the 2025-2026 legislative session and bills that are still moving are in their second house,
which means that Assembly bills are being heard in the Senate and Senate bills are being heard in
the Assembly. All policy committees must meet and confer on bills in the second house prior to the
Legislature adjourning for Summer Recess on July 18. When the Legislature reconvenes on August
18, legislative proceedings will move quickly in a final effort to send bills to the Governor’s desk by
the September 12 deadline. Fiscal measures must pass their second house appropriations
committee by August 29, with the final two weeks reserved for Floor deliberations.
To date for this year’s legislative session, more than 1,200 bills continue to make their march through
the legislative process, while zero have been vetoed, 26 have been chaptered, and approximately
730 have been held.
Leadership Change in the California State Senate
On June 9, Senator Mike McGuire (D-Geyserville) announced that the Senate Democratic Caucus
had convened and determined that Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) would replace
Senator McGuire as President pro Tem of the Senate in early 2026. Senator McGuire has served as
pro Tem since early 2024 and is currently running for Insurance Commissioner. He has been a
Senator since 2014 and terms out in 2026. Senator Limón served in the Assembly from 2016 to 2020,
has been a Senator since 2020, and terms out of the Legislature in 2028. She previously served six
years on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education.
The 12-Day Signing Rule
During the Legislature’s Summer Recess, from July 21 to August 15, Governor Gavin Newsom will
continue to act on measures sent to his desk. The Governor has 12 days to sign or veto any bill
presented to him during this period; otherwise, the bill automatically becomes law—an outcome
sometimes called a “pocket signature,” though it is very rarely used. The 12-day countdown starts
on the date a bill is enrolled and formally presented to the Governor, and not the date that it passes
the Senate or Assembly. After passage by both houses, a bill goes through an enrolling and
engrossing process, the duration of which is variable. Once the bill reaches the Governor’s desk and
Exhibit 2
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is officially enrolled, the action window begins. If the 12th day falls on a weekend or state holiday,
the deadline shifts to the next business day. This 12-day rule applies to bills received during the
legislative session. However, any bill received on or after September 1 is subject to a longer review
period, giving the Governor 30 days to take action.
BUDGET UPDATE
Budget Trailer Bills
As of June 24, all of the provisions of AB 306 (jointly authored by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas) had
been added to AB 130 (Budget Committee) which was a housing budget trailer bill. AB 306 imposes
a moratorium on the adoption or modification of new state and local residential building standards
from October 1, 2025, through June 1, 2031, with few exceptions. The bill had received widespread
opposition from labor, environmental groups, and local governments, among others. Despite being
fast-tracked through the Assembly, AB 306 had stalled in the Senate for over two months awaiting
committee action. AB 306 was originally introduced as an urgency measure, meaning it would
require a two-thirds vote in both chambers and would go into effect immediately upon the
Governor’s signature. However, because AB 130 is a budget bill, it only requires a simple majority to
pass and still takes effect immediately. By folding AB 306’s provisions into AB 130, lawmakers
significantly lowered the threshold for its passage while preserving the urgency timeline. AB 130 also
includes all provisions of SB 681 (Wahab) and AB 609 (Wicks).
AB 102 (Gabriel) amends the primary budget act as a budget bill junior. The bill contains:
• $100 million for encampment resolution funding.
• $500 million for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Program
• $120 million for the Multifamily Housing Program
• $100 million for Proposition 36 implementation
o $15 million to public defenders
o $15 million for county probation
o $20 million to courts
o $50 million for county behavioral health non competitive grants
• $202 million for projects in the Local Partnership Competitive Program to further upgrade
rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities.
Additionally, the following provision was contained in AB 102:
“Notwithstanding any other law, if the Governor does not sign one of Assembly Bill 131 or
Senate Bill 131 on June 30, 2025, the provisions of the Budget Act of 2025, as enacted in
Senate Bill 101 and as amended in this act, and any associated bills providing for
appropriations related to the budget identified in Section 39.00 of this act that are enacted
on or before June 30, 2025, shall be inoperative and repealed in their entirety on June 30,
2025, at 11:59 p.m.”
Thus, if the Legislature did not enact SB 131 (or AB 131, a replica of SB 131), then the primary budget
that it had passed on June 15 would become inoperative, leaving the state without a budget for the
2025-26 fiscal year.
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SB 131 (Budget Committee) is a public resources budget trailer bill that, among other things,
establishes round 7 of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program and includes
$500 million in funding for grants for the program. Aside from the establishment of Round 7 for the
HHAP program, the bill is largely a policy bill based on SB 607 (Wiener), making numerous changes
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
AB 102 was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor on June 27. Both AB 130
and SB 131 were passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor on June 30.
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 92 bills as “priority” for the
City and will continue to bring bills of potential interest to staff for review in the coming weeks.
Active Positioned Legislation
• AB 87 (Boerner) Housing development: density bonuses: mixed-use developments.
o Location: 06/24/2025 - Senate Local Government
o Position: Support
• AB 237 (Patel) Crimes: threats.
o Location: 07/01/2025 - Senate Appropriations
o Position: Support
• AB 253 (Ward) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building
permits.
o Location: 04/23/2025 - Senate Local Government
o Position: Oppose
• AB 259 (Rubio, Blanca) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
o Location: 05/14/2025 - Senate Judiciary
o Position: Support
• AB 306 (Schultz) Building regulations: state building standards.
o Location: 04/23/2025 - Senate Housing
o Position: Oppose
• AB 379 (Schultz) Crimes: prostitution.
o Location: 06/10/2025 - Senate Appropriations
o Position: Support
• AB 424 (Davies) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.
o Location: 06/26/2025 - Senate Appropriations
o Position: Support
• AB 492 (Valencia) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing.
o Location: 07/01/2025 - Senate THIRD READING
o Position: Support
• AB 532 (Ransom) Water rate assistance program.
o Location: 06/18/2025 - Senate Environmental Quality
o Position: Watch
• AB 610 (Alvarez) Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
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o Location: 06/18/2025 - Senate Local Government
o Position: Oppose
• AB 650 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
o Location: 06/11/2025 - Senate Housing
o Position: Support
• AB 996 (Pellerin) Public Resources: sea level rise plans.
o Location: 06/24/2025 - Senate Appropriations
o Position: Support
• AB 1154 (Carrillo) Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units.
o Location: 05/07/2025 - Senate Local Government
o Position: Watch
• AB 1337 (Ward) Information Practices Act of 1977.
o Location: 06/11/2025 - Senate Judiciary
o Position: Oppose
• SB 9 (Arreguín) Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.
o Location: 06/18/2025 - Assembly Local Government
o Position: Watch
• SB 16 (Blakespear) Ending Street Homelessness Act.
o Location: 06/09/2025 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
o Position: Watch
• SB 35 (Umberg) Alcohol and drug programs.
o Location: 06/05/2025 - Assembly Health
o Position: Support
• SB 79 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development.
o Location: 06/16/2025 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
o Position: Oppose
• SB 92 (Blakespear) Housing development: density bonuses.
o Location: 06/05/2025 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
o Position: Support
• SB 329 (Blakespear) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.
o Location: 06/24/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
o Position: Support
• SB 346 (Durazo) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
o Location: 06/05/2025 - Assembly Local Government
o Position: Support
• SB 358 (Becker) Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.
o Location: 06/09/2025 - Assembly Local Government
o Position: Oppose
• SB 569 (Blakespear) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments.
o Location: 06/16/2025 - Assembly Transportation
o Position: Support
• SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
o Location: 06/09/2025 - Assembly Local Government
o Position: Watch
• SB 741 (Blakespear) Coastal resources: coastal development permit: exemption: Los
Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor.
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o Location: 06/05/2025 - Assembly Natural Resources
o Position: Support
LOOKING FORWARD
• July 21-August 15: Summer Recess
• September 12: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills; end of the 2025 legislative session
• October 12: Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills
• January 1: All legislation signed into law in 2025, unless otherwise excepted, goes into effect
• January 5: The Legislature reconvenes for the second year of the 2025-26 legislative session
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City of Carlsbad Priority Bill List 7/2/2025
Children, Youth and Recreation
AB 387 (Alanis) Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act. (Amended 06/23/2025)
The Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act requires a youth sports organization to ensure, by January 1,
2027, that its athletes have access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) during any official
practice or match. This bill would require that these athletes have access to an AED during any
official practice or match at a location where an AED already exists or at any public or private local
facility with a permanent sports infrastructure, as defined, used for youth sports programs. The bill
would require the public or private local facility with a permanent sports infrastructure used for
youth sports to procure and maintain the AED and ensure that the youth sports organization has
access to the AED. (Based on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-HEALTH 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 MENJIVAR, CAROLINE, Chair
Location: 06/25/2025 – HEALTH
Economic Development
SB 5 (Cabaldon) Enhanced infrastructure financing districts and community revitalization and
investment areas: allocation of taxes: agricultural land exclusion. (Amended 04/24/2025)
The California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, authorizes a
landowner of specified agricultural land to petition the city or county to cancel a 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. Current
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. Current law
requires the public financing authority to prepare and adopt a proposed infrastructure financing
plan, as specified. Current 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.
Current law authorizes certain local agencies to form a Community Revitalization and Investment
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Authority within a community revitalization and investment area to carry out a community
revitalization plan in that area for specified purposes. Current law authorizes the plan to require a
certain portion of specified taxes levied upon property within the area to be allocated to the
authority to finance improvements, 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 allocations to the district or authority, as
applicable. (Based on 04/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Location: 06/09/2025 - L. GOV.
SB 74 (Seyarto) Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.
(Amended 04/07/2025)
Current law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governor’s office for
the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governor’s cabinet as staff for long-range planning
and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Current law authorizes a
local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by authorizing a
city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital
facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits
to the district or the surrounding community. This bill would require the office, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local
agencies for the development and construction of infrastructure projects, as defined, facing
unforeseen costs after starting construction. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding
for up to 20% of a project’s additional projected cost, as defined, after the project has started
construction, subject to specified conditions, including, among other things, that the local agency
has allocated existing local tax revenue for at least 45% of the initially budgeted total cost of the
infrastructure project. When applying to the program, the bill would require the local agency to
demonstrate challenges with completing the project on time and on budget and how the
infrastructure project helps meet state and local goals, as specified. (Based on 04/07/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - APPR.
Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness
AB 66 (Tangipa) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: egress route projects: fire
safety. (Amended 02/24/2025)
Would, until January 1, 2032, exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (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
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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: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - E.Q.
AB 262 (Caloza) California Individual Assistance Act. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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 enact the California Individual Assistance Act to establish a grant program to provide
financial assistance, upon appropriation by the Legislature, 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. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Com. on G.O.
Location: 06/11/2025 - G.O.
AB 846 (Connolly) Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities.
(Amended 06/26/2025)
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. Current 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 require the department to impose a fee on a local agency for the
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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 agency
within 90 days of receipt of the wildfire preparedness plan if an incidental take permit or other state
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. (Based on 06/26/2025 text)
Status: 06/26/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Location: 06/24/2025 - APPR.
SB 499 (Stern) Residential projects: fees and charges: emergency services. (Amended
05/08/2025)
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. If a local agency imposes any fees or charges on designated residential
developments for the construction of public improvements or facilities, existing law imposes
various conditions on the fees and charges. Among these conditions, existing law prohibits the
local agency from requiring the payment of those fees or charges until the date the first certificate
of occupancy or first temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, except
as specified. Existing law authorizes a local agency to require the payment of those fees or charges
earlier if the local agency determines, among other things, that the fees or charges will be collected
for, among other types of public improvements or facilities, public improvements or facilities
related to providing fire, public safety, and emergency services to the residential development. This
bill would specify that the public improvements or facilities related to providing fire, public safety,
and emergency services for which a local agency may require the earlier payment of fees and
charges under the above-described provisions include parkland and recreational facilities
identified in the local agency’s safety element for an emergency purpose, as specified. The bill
would authorize a local hazard mitigation plan to be used in lieu of a safety element for this
purpose until January 1, 2031. (Based on 05/08/2025 text)
Status: 06/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - L. GOV.
Energy and Utilities
AB 420 (Petrie-Norris) Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption.
(Amended 04/28/2025)
Current law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities.
Current law prohibits public utilities, other than certain common carriers, from selling, leasing,
assigning, mortgaging, or otherwise disposing of, or encumbering, its assets that are necessary or
useful in the performance of its duties to the public, unless the public utility has secured an order
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from the commission to do so for a qualified transaction above $5,000,000 or an approval from the
commission through the filing of an advice letter for a qualified transaction at or below $5,000,000.
This bill would exempt from that prohibition a qualified conveyance of an easement or the
execution of a relocation agreement that has a ratepayer financial impact valued at $100,000 or
less if a public utility that is a party to the qualified transaction has gross annual California
revenues of $500,000,000 or more. (Based on 04/28/2025 text)
Status: 06/26/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/04/2025 - E. U., & C.
Notes1:
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AB 705 (Boerner) Public Utilities Commission: Independent Office of Audits and
Investigations. (Amended 03/17/2025)
Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission to appoint a chief internal auditor to hold
office at the pleasure of the commission. Current law requires the chief internal auditor to be
responsible for the oversight of the internal audit unit and to plan, initiate, and perform audits of
key financial, management, operational, and information technology functions within the
commission to improve accountability and transparency to executive and state management. This
bill would delete the provision providing for the appointment of the chief internal auditor and
instead provide that, effective January 1, 2026, the internal audit unit of the commission and its
staff are transferred to the Independent Office of Audits and Investigations, which the bill would
establish within the commission, as specified. The bill would provide for the appointment and
removal of the director of the office, who would have the title of Inspector General. (Based on
03/17/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Location: 06/11/2025 - E. U., & C.
AB 942 (Calderon) Net energy metering: eligible customer-generators: tariffs. (Amended
06/02/2025)
Current law requires each electrical utility, including each electrical corporation, local publicly
owned electric utility, electrical cooperative, or other entity that offers electrical service, except as
specified, to develop a standard contract or tariff that provides for net energy metering (NEM),
which, among other things, compensates each eligible customer-generator, as defined, for the
electricity it generated during a preceding 12-month period that exceeds the electricity supplied by
the electrical utility through the electrical grid to the eligible customer-generator during that same
period, as provided. Current law requires each electrical utility to make the contract or tariff
available to eligible customer-generators, upon request, on a first-come-first-served basis until the
time that the total rated generating capacity used by those eligible customer-generators exceeds
5% of the electrical utility’s aggregate customer peak demand, except as specified. This contract or
tariff is known as NEM 1.0. Current law requires the commission to develop an additional standard
contract or tariff, which may include NEM, for eligible customer-generators that are customers of
large electrical corporations, as defined. Current law requires each large electrical corporation to
offer this standard contract or tariff to its eligible customer-generators beginning July 1, 2017, or
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before that date if ordered to do so by the commission because it has reached the above-
mentioned 5% NEM 1.0 program limit, and prohibits limiting the amount of generating capacity or
the number of new eligible customer-generators entitled to receive service pursuant to this
standard contract or tariff, as specified. This contract or tariff is known as NEM 2.0. Current law
authorizes the commission to revise the standard contract or tariff as appropriate to achieve
specified objectives. Pursuant to its authority, the commission adopted Decision 22-12-056
(December 19, 2022), commonly known as the net billing tariff, that creates a successor tariff to
the NEM 1.0 and 2.0 tariffs and includes specified elements, including, among other things, retail
export compensation rates based on hourly avoided cost calculator values averaged across days in
a month, as specified, and an avoided cost calculator plus adder, based on cents per kilowatt-hour
exported, available during the first 5 years of the successor tariff, as specified, known as the
avoided cost calculator plus glide path. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2026, for a large
electrical corporation customer that becomes a new eligible customer-generator by purchasing
real property that contains a renewable electrical generation facility upon which a prior eligible
customer-generator took service, require the new eligible customer-generator to take service
under the then-current applicable tariff adopted by the commission after December 1, 2022,
disqualify the new eligible customer-generator from eligibility for the avoided cost calculator plus
glide path, as specified, and require the new eligible customer-generator to pay all nonbypassable
charges that are applicable to customers that are not eligible customer-generators. (Based on
06/02/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Location: 06/18/2025 - E. U., & C.
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AB 1017 (Boerner) Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases. (Amended
04/03/2025)
Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission, following the approval of a general rate case
of an electrical corporation or gas corporation, to review which costs, if any, differed from the
general rate case forecasts and to adjust the revenue requirements in the subsequent general rate
case based on the actual past costs in the corporation records. This bill would require an electrical
corporation or gas corporation, as a part of its general rate case, to provide to the commission
certain information, including, among other things, the authorized and actual rate of return and
return on equity for the past 10 years and projects related to the corporation’s distribution capacity
that include the forecast submitted in the prior general rate case of the corporation. (Based on
04/03/2025 text)
Status: 06/26/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/17/2025 - APPR.
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Environment and Climate
AB 1207 (Irwin) Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: price ceiling.
(Amended 03/17/2025)
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, until January 1, 2031, authorizes the State Air
Resources 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. Current 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. Current 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: 06/24/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Calendar: 07/16/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - E.Q.
SB 427 (Blakespear) Habitat Conservation Fund. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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
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. 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 until June 30, 2035, and would continuously
appropriate that amount on an annual basis in the same proportions to the specified entities
described above until July 1, 2035. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
Calendar: 07/15/25 A-WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 PAPAN,
DIANE, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - W.,P. & W.
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SB 454 (McNerney) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program. (Amended
05/23/2025)
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, which would become operative upon an appropriation by the
Legislature, would enact a PFAS mitigation program. As part of that program, the 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. 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 to adopt guidelines to implement these provisions, as provided. (Based on
05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 06/17/2025 - APPR.
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CalCities Sponsored
Governmental Operations
AB 339 (Ortega) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements. (Amended
06/18/2025)
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. Current 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. Current 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
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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 60 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. (Based on 06/18/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street,
Room 2200 SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS, LOLA, Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - L., P.E. & R.
AB 370 (Carrillo) California Public Records Act: cyberattacks. (Amended 03/12/2025)
The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available
for public inspection, except as specified. Current 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. Current 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. (Based on 03/12/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Calendar: 07/03/25 #110 S-CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Location: 06/30/2025 - CONSENT CALENDAR
AB 561 (Quirk-Silva) Restraining orders. (Amended 03/10/2025)
Current law authorizes a person who has suffered harassment, as defined, to seek a temporary
restraining order and an order prohibiting harassment. Current 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. (Based on 03/10/2025 text)
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Status: 06/26/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Calendar: 07/08/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - JUD.
AB 875 (Muratsuchi) Vehicle removal. (Amended 06/25/2025)
Current 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 a
vehicle that (1) has fewer than 4 wheels, but that does not meet the definition of an electric bicycle,
if that vehicle is powered by an electric motor capable of exclusively propelling the vehicle in
excess of 20 miles per hour on a highway and is being operated by an operator without a current
license to operate the vehicle, or (2) is a class 3 electric bicycle being operated by a person under
16 years of age. The bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to adopt a regulation,
ordinance, or resolution imposing charges equal to its administrative costs relating to the removal,
seizure, and storage costs of the vehicle, as provided. (Based on 06/25/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 07/08/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - TRANS.
AB 1109 (Kalra) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege. (Introduced
02/20/2025)
Current 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 current
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. (Based on 02/20/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
Location: 06/11/2025 - JUD.
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AB 1337 (Ward) Information Practices Act of 1977. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Com. on JUD.
Calendar: 07/15/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - JUD.
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
6.16.25 CP tagged as opposed 6.19.25 CP sent to city 7/1/25: DC submitted to Sen Jud and sent to
Senator Blakespear.
AB 1388 (Bryan) Law enforcement: settlement agreements. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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. 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
declare that its provisions are severable. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 07/15/25 S-PUBLIC SAFETY 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - PUB. S.
ACA 1 (Valencia) Public finance. (Introduced 12/02/2024)
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
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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
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. (Based on 12/02/2024 text)
Status: 01/29/2025 - Introduced measure version corrected.
Location: 12/02/2024 - PRINT
GRP 1 (Governor) Governor’s reorganization plan: reorganization of executive branch of state
government. (Introduced 05/05/2025)
Under current law, the executive branch of state government includes the Business, Consumer
Services, and Housing Agency. This reorganization plan, as of July 1, 2026, would eliminate that
agency and instead establish in state government the Business and Consumer Services Agency
and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, and would make conforming changes. The
plan would provide that the California Housing and Homelessness Agency consists of specified
departments. The plan would require the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness to
take various actions, including coordinating specified policies and programs, considering
opportunities to align specified requirements and timelines, and coordinating with other
departments and agencies, to achieve specified objectives. The plan would specify that the
Business and Consumer Services Agency is headed by the Secretary of Business and Consumer
Services, and require the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the Business and
Consumer Services Agency, as specified, to coordinate state policy, programs, and funding to help
the state achieve its objectives related to housing, homelessness, and consumer protections and
minimize service disruption due to the dissolution of the Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing Agency, as provided. (Based on 05/05/2025 text)
Status: 05/05/2025 - Received by the Assembly. (Sixty day mandatory period ends July 4, 2025,
pursuant to Government Code Section 12080.5). Received by the Senate. Sixty-day statutory period
ends July 4, 2025. (Government Code Section 12080.5.) To Com. on RLS.
Location: 05/05/2025 - RLS.
Notes1:
6/25/25: CS tagged priority for all City clients
SB 456 (Ashby) Contractors: exemptions: muralists. (Amended 04/02/2025)
Current 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. Current 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)
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Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.)
(June 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
Calendar: 07/08/25 A-BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 BERMAN,
MARC, Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - B.&P.
SB 464 (Smallwood-Cuevas) Employer pay data. (Amended 05/01/2025)
Current law requires a private employer that has 100 or more employees to submit an annual pay
data report to the Civil Rights Department that includes the number of employees by race,
ethnicity, and sex in specified job categories, whose pay falls within federal pay bands, and within
each job category the median and mean hourly rate for each combination of those characteristics
as specified. 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 05/01/2025 text)
Status: 06/26/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
(June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Calendar: 07/08/25 A-JUDICIARY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
Location: 06/26/2025 - JUD.
SB 569 (Blakespear) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments. (Amended
04/21/2025)
Current law authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish maintenance programs
related to highway cleanup, as specified. This bill would require the department to establish a
dedicated liaison to, among other things, facilitate communication with local governments and
relevant state agencies with regard to addressing homeless encampments within the state highway
system and to oversee the development and implementation of delegated maintenance
agreements between local agencies and the department in which both work together to reduce and
remove homeless encampments within the department’s jurisdiction. The bill would authorize the
department to grant a single general entry permit for the duration of a delegated maintenance
agreement to conduct activities authorized by the bill. The bill would require the department to
submit an annual report to the Legislature summarizing specified information and
recommendations regarding homeless encampments. (Based on 04/21/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - July 7 hearing postponed by committee.
Calendar: 07/14/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
Location: 06/16/2025 - TRANS.
Position: Support
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as support, drafting letter 4/21/25: DC tagged as support. 4.21.25 CP sent to the
city 5/5/25: CS testified in support in Senate Appropriations. 5.12.25 CP submitted letter 5.15.25
CP sent to delegation
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SB 827 (Gonzalez) Local agency officials: training. (Amended 05/12/2025)
Current law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Current 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. Current 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 department heads, or other similar administrative officers, and would 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 all local agency
officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of 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. (Based on 05/12/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - June 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Location: 06/05/2025 - L. GOV.
Health and Human Services
AB 424 (Davies) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints. (Amended 03/19/2025)
Would, when the Department of Health Care Services 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: 06/26/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Location: 06/26/2025 - APPR.
Position: Support
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as support. 4.21.25 CP sent letter to the City for review. 4/22/25: Bill was on
consent. 5.12.25 CP submitted letter. 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation
AB 492 (Valencia) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing. (Introduced 02/10/2025)
Would require the State Department of Health Care Services, whenever it issues a license to
operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written
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notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The
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: 07/01/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 07/03/25 #100 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 07/01/2025 - THIRD READING
Position: Support
Notes1:
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. 6/11/25: SG testified on behalf of the City in support in Senate Health. 6/13/25: DC
submitted to Senate Approps Committee and sent to delegation.
SB 35 (Umberg) Alcohol and drug programs. (Amended 06/11/2025)
Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcohol or other drug recovery or
treatment facilities by the State Department of Public Health and prohibits the operation of one of
those facilities without a current valid license. Current law requires the department, if a facility is
alleged to be in violation of that prohibition, to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation.
Current law requires, if the department’s employee or agent finds evidence that the facility is
providing services without a license, the employee or agent to take specified actions, including,
among others, submitting the findings of the investigation to the department and issuing a written
notice to the facility that includes the date by which the facility is required to cease providing
services. Current law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) and
authorizes the State Department of Health Care Services to enter into a Drug Medi-Cal contract
with each county for the provision of alcohol and drug use services within the county service area.
This bill would require the department, if it determines it has jurisdiction over the allegation, to
initiate that investigation within 10 days of receiving the allegation and, except as specified,
complete the investigation within 60 days of initiating the investigation. The bill would require the
department, if it receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, to notify the
complainant that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the employee
or agent to provide the notice described above within 10 days of the employee or agency submitting
their findings to the department and to conduct a followup site visit to determine whether the
facility has ceased providing services by the date specified in the notice. The bill would authorize,
in counties that elect to administer the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and that provide
optional recovery housing services, the county behavioral health agency to request approval from
the department to conduct a site visit of a recovery residence that is alleged to be operating
without a license. (Based on 06/11/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Calendar: 07/15/25 A-HEALTH 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 BONTA, MIA, Chair
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Position: Support
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged support 4.21.25 CP sent letter to the City. 4/23/25: DC testified in support in Sen
Health. 4/29/25: EN testified in support in Senate Judiciary. 5.12.25 CP Testified in support, Senate
Appropriations 5.12.25 CP Submitted letter 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation
Homelessness
AB 750 (Quirk-Silva) Homeless shelters: safety regulations. (Amended 06/10/2025)
Current 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. Current 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. Current 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, as prescribed. 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. (Based on 06/10/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Location: 06/24/2025 - JUD.
SB 16 (Blakespear) Ending Street Homelessness Act. (Amended 06/23/2025)
Current law requires each city, county, and city and county to revise its housing element according
to a specified schedule, as provided. Current law, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the
housing element, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine
the existing and projected need for housing for each region, and requires the appropriate council of
governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt
a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each city,
county, or city and county, as provided. At least 2 years before a scheduled revision of the housing
element, as specified, existing law requires each council of governments, or delegate subregion as
applicable, to develop, in consultation with the department, a proposed methodology for
distributing the existing and projected regional housing need to jurisdictions, as specified. Current
law requires that the final allocation plan ensure that the total regional housing need, by income
category, determined as specified, is maintained, and that each jurisdiction in the region receive an
allocation of units for low- and very low income households. For the 7th and subsequent revisions
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of the housing element, current law also requires that the allocation to each region include an
allocation of units for acutely low and extremely low income households. This bill, until January 1,
2032, would require the council of governments, or delegate subregion, as applicable, in
developing the proposed allocation methodology that allocates each jurisdiction’s share of the
regional housing need for acutely low income housing, to count any newly constructed interim
housing, as specified, as meeting the needs of acutely low income households. By imposing
additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(Based on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/23/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - H. & C.D.
Position: Watch
Notes1:
4/16/25: CP tagged as watch.
SB 329 (Blakespear) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.
(Amended 03/28/2025)
Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment
facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Current 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. Current 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. (Based on 03/28/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - APPR.
Position: Support
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as support. 4/21/25: EN me too'd in support in Senate Appropriations. 4.21.25
CP sent letter to the city 6.6.25 CP Submitted and sent to delegation. 6/24/25: Bill was on consent
in Asm Health.
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SB 634 (Pérez) Local government: homelessness. (Amended 06/24/2025)
The California Constitution authorizes a county or city to make and enforce within its limits all
local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws.
Current law establishes procedures for the enactment of ordinances by counties and cities and
makes a violation of a county or city ordinance, as applicable, a misdemeanor unless by ordinance
it is made an infraction. This bill would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting a local ordinance,
or enforcing an existing ordinance, that prohibits a person or organization from providing support
services, as specified, to a person who is homeless or assisting a person who is homeless with any
act related to basic survival. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. (Based on
06/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - L. GOV.
SB 692 (Arreguín) Vehicles: homelessness. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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 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. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - VOTE: Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on
[Transportation] (PASS)
Location: 07/01/2025 - TRANS.
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Housing and Land Use
AB 39 (Zbur) General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act. (Amended 05/27/2025)
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 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 and other zero-
emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, 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. (Based on 05/27/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E., U & C.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 87 (Boerner) Housing development: density bonuses: mixed-use developments. (Amended
04/24/2025)
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.
Current law requires the number of incentives or concessions a qualifying developer receives to be
pursuant to a certain formula based on the total number of units in the housing development, as
specified. Current 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 prohibit
an incentive or concession granted for a mixed-use development containing a hotel, motel, bed
and breakfast inn, or other visitor-serving purpose from applying to the portion of the proposed
development containing hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other visitor-serving purpose use.
(Based on 04/24/2025 text)
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Status: 06/25/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.)
(June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Support
Notes1:
6.16.25 CP tagged as support 6.19.25 CP sent letter to city 7/1/25: DC submitted to Sen LG and
sent to Senator Blakespear.
AB 253 (Ward) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building
permits. (Amended 03/13/2025)
Current 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. (Based on 03/13/2025 text)
Status: 04/23/2025 - Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 04/23/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as oppose 4.21.25 CP sent letter to the city 5.12.25 CP submitted 5.15.25 CP
sent to delegation
AB 301 (Schiavo) Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase
permits: state agencies. (Amended 06/19/2025)
Current 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.
Current 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. Current law defines “postentitlement phase permit”
to, among other things, include a range of permits issued by a local agency. This bill would require
a state agency to comply with the above-described provisions relating to postentitlement phase
permits applicable to a local agency. The bill would require a state agency to make the information
list, as described above, and the above-described examples of a complete, approved application
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and a complete set of postentitlement phase permits available on the agency’s internet website by
January 1, 2026. The bill would deem a postentitlement phase permit approved, and all related
reviews complete, if a state agency 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. (Based on 06/19/2025 text)
Status: 06/19/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/07/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA,
Chair
Location: 06/17/2025 - APPR.
AB 306 (Schultz) Building regulations: state building standards. (Amended 06/23/2025)
Current law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) in
the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. The California Building Standards Law
establishes the California Building Standards Commission (commission) within the Department of
General Services. Current law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards
and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code (code). The State Housing
Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human
habitation. Current 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. Current law authorizes any city or county to make changes in
those building standards that are published in the code, including to green building standards.
Current 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 October 1, 2025, to 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. (Based
on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/23/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Location: 04/23/2025 - HOUSING
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as oppose 4.21.25 CP sent letter to the city 5.12.25 CP submitted 5.15.25 CP
sent to delegation
AB 507 (Haney) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives. (Introduced 02/10/2025)
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 element. That law allows a
development proponent to submit an application for a development that is subject to a specified
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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. (Based on
02/10/2025 text)
Status: 06/04/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 590 (Lee) Social Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Introduced 02/12/2025)
Under current 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. Current 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. (Based on 02/12/2025 text)
Status: 03/03/2025 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Location: 03/03/2025 - H. & C.D.
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AB 609 (Wicks) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development
projects. (Amended 05/05/2025)
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. 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 relating to, for example, size, density, and
location, including specific requirements for any housing on the project site located within 500 feet
of a freeway. The bill would require a local government, as a condition of approval for the
development, to require the development proponent to complete a specified environmental
assessment regarding hazardous substance releases. If a recognized environmental condition is
found, the bill would require the development proponent to complete a preliminary endangerment
assessment and specified mitigation based on that assessment. 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 05/05/2025 text)
Status: 05/20/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/20/2025 - RLS.
AB 610 (Alvarez) Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
(Amended 04/10/2025)
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. Current 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. Current 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. Current 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. Current 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. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
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Status: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/16/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
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.
4/24/25: EN testified in opposition in Assembly Housing. 4/30/25: CP testified in opposition in Asm
LG. 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation 7/1/25: CS testified in Senate Housing Committee
AB 650 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
(Amended 04/24/2025)
Current 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. Current 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. Current 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. (Based on 04/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Location: 06/11/2025 - HOUSING
Position: Support
Notes1:
CalCities sponsored. 4.16.25 CP Tagged as support 4.21.25 CP sent to the city 4/24/25: EN testified
in support in Assembly Housing. 4/30/25 CP testified in support in ASM Local Gov 5.12.25 CP
submitted letter 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation
AB 671 (Wicks) Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code:
tenant improvements. (Amended 05/22/2025)
The California Building Standards Law establishes the California Building Standards Commission
within the Department of General Services. Current law requires the commission to approve and
adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.
Current law authorizes local governments to enact ordinances or regulations that make building
standards amendments to the California Building Standards Code, as specified. This bill would
establish a streamlined approval process for a local permit for a tenant improvement, as defined,
relating to a restaurant. In this regard, the bill would require a local building or permitting
department, upon the request and at the expense of the permit applicant, to allow a qualified
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professional certifier, defined as a licensed architect or engineer who meets certain requirements,
to certify that the plans and specifications of the tenant improvement comply with applicable
building, health, and safety codes, as specified. The bill would make qualified professional
certifiers subject to certain additional 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 if the local building or permitting department does not approve or deny the
application within 20 business days of receiving a complete application. (Based on 05/22/2025
text)
Status: 06/11/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and B. P. & E.D.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 712 (Wicks) Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties. (Amended
05/05/2025)
Current 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. Current 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 the public agency’s compliance
with a housing reform law as applied to the applicant’s housing development project, 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. (Based on 05/05/2025 text)
Status: 05/21/2025 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.
Calendar: 07/15/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 05/21/2025 - JUD.
AB 736 (Wicks) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Amended 04/10/2025)
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. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
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Status: 06/04/2025 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 06/04/2025 - RLS.
AB 818 (Ávila Farías) Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies. (Amended 06/25/2025)
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. The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the
governing body of a city, county, or city and county to proclaim a local emergency under certain
circumstances, as specified, and grants political subdivisions various powers and authorities in
periods of local emergency. This bill would exempt projects related to the rebuilding or repair of an
affected property, as defined, from specified requirements for solar panel installations, as
provided. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve an application, within
10 business days of receipt of the application, for a building permit for any of the specified
structures intended to be used by a person until the rebuilding or repair of an affected property is
complete. By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. (Based on 06/25/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 906 (González, Mark) Planning and zoning: housing elements: affirmatively furthering fair
housing. (Amended 06/23/2025)
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. Current 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). This bill would remove the requirement on cities and counties to include the 2nd
analysis in their housing elements. (Based on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/23/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Location: 06/18/2025 - HOUSING
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AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) Accessory dwelling units: ministerial approval: single-family dwellings.
(Amended 03/17/2025)
Current 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: 06/24/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/04/2025 - HOUSING
AB 996 (Pellerin) Public Resources: sea level rise plans. (Amended 05/23/2025)
Current law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within
the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or
before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a
local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San
Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. This bill would authorize the
applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal
plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy
the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/07/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA,
Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - APPR.
Position: Support
Notes1:
5.19.25 CP tagged as watch for the city. 6.16.25 CP tagged as support . 6.19.25 CP sent letter to the
city. 6/24/25: SG testified in Sen NRW in support. 6.30.25: CP City signed on to a coalition letter
and will not provide an individual letter.
AB 1007 (Rubio, Blanca) Land use: development project review. (Amended 03/24/2025)
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
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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. (Based on
03/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/04/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 1154 (Carrillo) Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units. (Introduced
02/20/2025)
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
square feet or smaller. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on
02/20/2025 text)
Status: 05/07/2025 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 05/07/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Watch
AB 1206 (Harabedian) Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
(Amended 06/24/2025)
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, current 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 an application for preapproval to include a
statement by the applicant that the applicant has sufficient authority, license, or ownership
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interest in the plan to submit the plan for preapproval and, if approved, posted as described above.
The bill would prohibit the preapproval program from applying to single-family or multifamily
residential housing plans intended for use in certain communities and developments, as specified.
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. (Based on 06/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Location: 06/18/2025 - HOUSING
AB 1276 (Carrillo) Housing developments: ordinances, policies, and standards. (Amended
06/10/2025)
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
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 06/10/2025 text)
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Status: 06/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 1294 (Haney) Planning and zoning: housing development: standardized application form.
(Amended 06/12/2025)
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 completing
specified requirements, when applicable, including, among other things, providing a description of
the proposed housing development project and a list of the approvals requested by the applicant to
the city, county, or city and county from which approval for the housing entitlement is being sought.
The bill would require, on or before July 1, 2026, 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, on or after October 1,
2026, 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. The
bill would authorize the city, county, or city and county to develop its own application forms or
templates for different housing entitlements, subject to the requirements of this bill. (Based on
06/12/2025 text)
Status: 06/12/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Calendar: 07/16/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 1308 (Hoover) Residential building permits: fees: inspections. (Amended 04/24/2025)
The State Housing Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings
used for human habitation. Current 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. Current 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 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
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schedule and post the schedule on the county’s or city’s internet website, if the county or city
prescribes residential building permit fees. (Based on 04/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/04/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
Calendar: 07/09/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA
ELENA, Chair
Location: 06/04/2025 - L. GOV.
AB 1456 (Bryan) California Environmental Quality Act: California Vegetation Treatment
Program. (Amended 04/10/2025)
The California Environmental Quality Act (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 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. (Based on 04/10/2025 text)
Status: 06/18/2025 - Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and N.R. & W.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - E.Q.
SB 9 (Arreguín) Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances. (Amended 06/19/2025)
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency to submit an accessory dwelling unit
ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days after
adoption. The law authorizes the department to submit written findings to a local agency as to
whether the ordinance complies with the standards. If the department finds that the ordinance
does not comply with the standards, the law requires the department to provide a local agency
reasonable time, no longer than 30 days, to respond to its findings. If the local agency does not
amend its ordinance in response to those findings or does not adopt a resolution with findings
explaining the reason the ordinance complies with the standards and addressing the department’s
findings, the law requires the department to notify the local agency and authorizes the department
to notify the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law. This bill would
invalidate the ordinance if the local agency fails to submit a copy of the ordinance to the
department within 60 days of adoption or fails to respond to the department’s findings that the
ordinance does not comply with the standards within 30 days, as described above. (Based on
06/19/2025 text)
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Status: 06/19/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/16/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Watch
SB 79 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development. (Amended 06/23/2025)
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 contains certain mandatory elements, including a land use element and a housing
element. Current law requires that the land use element designate the proposed general
distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land, as specified. Current law
requires that the housing element consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected
housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and
scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, as specified.
Current law requires that the housing element include, among other things, an assessment of
housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to the meeting of
these needs, including an inventory of land suitable for residential development, as provided.
Current law, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, requires the Department
of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing
for each region, as specified, and requires the appropriate council of local governments, or the
department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional
housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each locality in the region.
This bill would require that a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance
of a transit-oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, be an allowed use as a transit-oriented
housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the
development complies with applicable requirements, as specified. The bill would establish
requirements concerning height limits, density, and floor area ratio in accordance with a
development’s proximity to specified tiers of TOD stops, as provided. The bill would provide that,
for the purposes of the Housing Accountability Act, a proposed development consistent with the
applicable standards of these provisions shall be deemed consistent, compliant, and in conformity
with prescribed requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a local government that
denies a project meeting the requirements of these provisions located in a high-resource area, as
defined, would be presumed in violation of the Housing Accountability Act, as specified, and
immediately liable for penalties, as provided. (Based on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/23/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
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Position: Oppose
Notes1:
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.
4/24/25: DC submitted letter to Sen LG. 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation 7/1/25: DC submitted to Asm
HCD and sent to Assemblymember Boerner. 7/2/25: Council Member Melanie Burkholder testified
in opposition in Assembly HCD.
SB 92 (Blakespear) Housing development: density bonuses. (Amended 06/23/2025)
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, other incentives or
concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, if the developer
agrees to construct specified units and meets other requirements. This bill would specify that a
concession and incentive shall not result in a proposed project with a specified commercial floor
area ratio. The bill would also specify that certain provisions of the Density Bonus Law do not
require a city, county, or city and county to approve, grant a concession or incentive requiring
approval of, or waive or reduce development standards otherwise applicable to, transient lodging
as part of a housing development, except as specified. (Based on 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/23/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - H. & C.D.
Position: Support
Notes1:
CP: 6.20.25: Sent letter to city 7/1/25: DC submitted to Asm HCD and sent to Assemblymember
Boerner. 7/2/25: Council Member Melanie Burkholder testified in support in Assembly HCD.
SB 262 (Wahab) Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.
(Amended 05/29/2025)
Current law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine
whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with provisions of the Planning and
Zoning Law. Current law requires the department to designate jurisdictions as prohousing pursuant
to emergency regulations adopted by the department, as prescribed. Current 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. Current 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
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would include in the definition of “prohousing local policies” policies that keep people housed and
would include additional examples of prohousing local policies under the above-described
provisions, as specified. (Based on 05/29/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - H. & C.D.
SB 328 (Grayson) Hazardous waste generation and handling fees: Department of Toxic
Substances Control oversight responses: housing development projects. (Amended
06/25/2025)
The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate
the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. Current law, which is
part of the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes time limits for a local agency, as defined, to
complete reviews regarding whether to approve or deny an application, as specified, and makes
any failure to meet these time limits a disapproval of the housing development project and a
violation of specified law. Upon the department receiving a request for a housing development
project seeking oversight of investigation, characterization, and remediation activities, this bill
would require the department to provide written notice to the requestor within specified timelines
regarding subsequent actions in the review process, as specified. The bill would require, for a
housing development with 25 units or fewer, the department to provide the written notice within 60
business days of receiving the request. The bill would require, for a housing development with 26
units or more, the department to provide the written notice within 120 business days of receiving
the request. The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2028. (Based on 06/25/2025
text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - VOTE: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and
Taxation] (PASS)
Location: 07/01/2025 - REV. & TAX
SB 346 (Durazo) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
(Amended 06/24/2025)
Current 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 physical address,
including 9-digit ZIP Code, 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
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license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification
issued by a local agency. (Based on 06/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Support
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP Tagged support, Dani drafting letter 4.21.25 CP sent to city 5/6/25: EN testified in
support in Senate Judiciary. 5.12.25 CP submitted letter 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation 6/11/25: DC
submitted to Assembly Local Government.
SB 358 (Becker) Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts. (Amended 05/27/2025)
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.
Current 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, if the housing development
satisfies all of certain prescribed characteristics, to reflect a lower rate of automobile trip
generation associated with such housing developments in comparison with housing developments
without the 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 characteristics. This
bill would require those findings to be supported by substantial evidence in the record before or as
part of the housing development project approval process. (Based on 05/27/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
4.16.25 CP tagged as oppose 4.21.25 CP sent letter to the City. 4/30/25: EN testified in opposition
Senate Local Government. 5.12.25 CP submitted letter 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation
SB 417 (Cabaldon) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Introduced 02/18/2025)
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. (Based on 02/18/2025 text)
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Location: 02/18/2025 - RLS.
SB 543 (McNerney) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. (Amended
06/19/2025)
The Planning and Zoning Law 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. Current 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. (Based on 06/19/2025 text)
Status: 06/19/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/16/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - L. GOV.
SB 681 (Wahab) Housing. (Amended 05/23/2025)
(1)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. This bill would prohibit fees and other financial requirements from being
included in the above-described reasonable restrictions. (Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/27/2025 - July 2 hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/16/2025 - H. & C.D.
SB 741 (Blakespear) Coastal resources: coastal development permit: exemption: Los Angeles-
San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor. (Amended 04/21/2025)
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.
Current law exempts from that coastal development permitting process certain emergency
projects undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore
existing highways, as provided. This bill would expand that exemption to include certain emergency
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projects undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore
existing railroad track along the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor, as provided.
(Based on 04/21/2025 text)
Status: 06/05/2025 - Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Calendar: 07/07/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - NAT. RES.
Position: Support
Notes1:
5.19.25 CP tagged as support / drafted letter / sent to city 6.9.25 CP Submitted and sent to
delegation
SB 838 (Durazo) Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects. (Amended
05/01/2025)
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. Current 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 be designated for use as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other
transient lodging, except as specified. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on
05/01/2025 text)
Status: 06/30/2025 - July 2 hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/09/2025 - H. & C.D.
Notes1:
4/11/25 CP tagged for the city.
Open Meetings and Transparency
AB 259 (Rubio, Blanca) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences. (Amended
04/21/2025)
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. Current 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
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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. Current law requires a member to satisfy specified requirements to
participate in a meeting remotely pursuant to these alternative teleconferencing provisions,
including that specified circumstances apply. Current 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 extend the alternative teleconferencing procedures until January 1, 2030. (Based on
04/21/2025 text)
Status: 06/27/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Calendar: 07/15/25 S-JUDICIARY 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 05/14/2025 - JUD.
Position: Support
Notes1:
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. 5.15.25 CP sent to delegation 6.30.25 CP Resubmitted
and sent to delegation
SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements. (Amended
05/29/2025)
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. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, require an eligible legislative body, as defined, to
comply with additional meeting requirements, including that, except as specified, 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, and that the eligible legislative body take
specified actions to encourage residents to participate in public meetings, as specified. (Based on
05/29/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Calendar: 07/16/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - L. GOV.
Position: Watch
Notes1:
3/18/25: DC tagged as watch.
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AB 237 (Patel) Crimes: threats. (Amended 05/23/2025)
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, for a person 18 years of age or older, 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. If
a person under 18 years of age commits this crime, the bill would make this crime punishable as a
misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
(Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - VOTE: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee
on [Appropriations] (PASS)
Location: 07/01/2025 - APPR.
Position: Support
Notes1:
6.3.25 CP Drafted letter of support for Senate Public Safety Committee 6.16.25 CP tagged support
6.19.25 CP sent to city 7.1.25 CP Testified in Support in Sen Pub Saf 7/1/25: DC submitted to Sen
PS and sent to Senator Blakespear. 7.1.25 CP Testified in Senate Public Safety
AB 379 (Schultz) Crimes: prostitution. (Amended 05/08/2025)
This bill would make that increased punishment applicable if the solicited minor was more than 3
years younger than the defendant at the time of the offense. The bill would require a defendant
subject to that increased punishment, if granted probation, to successfully complete an education
program on human trafficking and the exploitation of children, as specified. The bill would make it a
misdemeanor for any person to loiter in any public place with the intent to purchase commercial
sex, as specified. The bill would make any person who violates that crime or who commits
prostitution in exchange for providing compensation, money, or anything of value to the other
person subject to an additional fine of $1,000, and would establish the Survivor Support Fund and
require that additional fine be deposited in the fund. The bill would require the California Victim
Compensation Board to establish a grant program to provide grants to community-based
organizations that provide direct services and outreach to victims of sex trafficking and
exploitation, and would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, authorize moneys in the Survivor
Support Fund to be used for the purposes of that grant program. By creating a new crime and
increasing the punishment of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(Based on 05/08/2025 text)
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Status: 06/18/2025 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/10/2025 - APPR.
Position: Support
Notes1:
6.16.25 CP tagged as support 6.19.25 CP sent to city 7/1/25: DC submitted to Sen Appr and sent to
Senator Blakespear.
AB 438 (Hadwick) Authorized emergency vehicles. (Amended 05/29/2025)
Current 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 who is employed by the office in responding to any disaster. (Based on
05/29/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 07/03/25 #66 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 06/24/2025 - THIRD READING
AB 1127 (Gabriel) Firearms: converter pistols. (Amended 06/19/2025)
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 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. (Based on 06/19/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - VOTE: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee
on [Judiciary] (PASS)
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AB 1178 (Pacheco) Peace officers: confidentiality of records. (Amended 06/11/2025)
The California Public Records Act generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the
public. Current law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. The personnel records of
peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection and
current law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality. Current 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 require a court, in
determining whether 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 a person, to
consider whether a particular peace officer is currently operating undercover and their duties
demand anonymity. (Based on 06/11/2025 text)
Status: 06/30/2025 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Location: 06/30/2025 - APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
SB 28 (Umberg) Treatment court program standards. (Amended 05/23/2025)
Current 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 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.
(Based on 05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/17/2025 - June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Calendar: 07/15/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - PUB. S.
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SB 524 (Arreguín) Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence. (Amended 06/25/2025)
Current law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies, including, among
other things, requiring each local law enforcement agency to conspicuously post on their internet
websites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and
training materials that would otherwise be available to the public under specified circumstances.
This bill would require each law enforcement agency to maintain a policy to require an official
report prepared by a law enforcement officer or any member of a law enforcement agency that is
generated using artificial intelligence either fully or partially to include specified information on
each page, including a disclosure statement, and the signature of the law enforcement officer or
member of a law enforcement agency who prepared the final report, as specified. If an officer or
any member of an agency uses artificial intelligence to create an official report, the bill would
require the first draft created to be retained for as long as the final report is retained. The bill would,
except for the final report, prohibit a draft of any report created with the use of artificial intelligence
from constituting an officer’s official statement. The bill would require the program used to
generate a draft, interim, or final report to maintain an audit trail that identifies, at a minimum,
certain things, including the person who used artificial intelligence to create a report. (Based on
06/25/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - VOTE: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and
Consumer Protection] (PASS)
Location: 07/01/2025 - P. & C.P.
Notes1:
5.9.25 CP tagged priority
SB 627 (Wiener) Law enforcement: masks. (Amended 06/24/2025)
Current law makes it a misdemeanor to wear a mask, false whiskers, or any personal disguise, as
specified, with the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification while
committing a public offense, or for concealment, flight, evasion, or escape from arrest or
conviction for any public offense. This bill would make it a crime for a law enforcement officer to
wear any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their
duties, except as specified. The bill would exempt an officer engaged in an undercover assignment
from these provisions. The bill would define law enforcement officer as any officer of a local, state,
or federal law enforcement agency, or any person acting on behalf of a local, state, or federal law
enforcement agency. (Based on 06/24/2025 text)
Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 07/15/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 06/19/2025 - PUB. S.
Notes1:
6.16.25 tagged for check in
SB 635 (Durazo) Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities. (Amended 05/29/2025)
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Current law authorizes a local authority, as defined, to adopt a program to regulate sidewalk
vendors if the program complies with specified standards. These standards include restricting the
local authority from requiring a sidewalk vendor to operate within specific parts of the public right-
of-way, except when that restriction is directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare
concerns. A violation of these provisions is punishable only by an administrative fine, as specified.
This bill would prohibit a local authority, except as otherwise required by federal law, from
providing voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to access, review, or obtain any
of the local authority’s records that include personally identifiable information of any sidewalk
vendors in the jurisdiction without a subpoena or judicial warrant. The bill would also prohibit a
local authority and its personnel from disclosing or providing in writing, verbally, or in any other
manner personally identifiable information of any sidewalk vendor that is requested for purposes of
immigration enforcement, except pursuant to a valid judicial warrant. (Based on 05/29/2025 text)
Status: 06/09/2025 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and PUB. S.
Calendar: 07/02/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - L. GOV.
SB 680 (Rubio) Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. (Amended
05/23/2025)
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
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 convicted 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, if the offense occurred on or after January 1, 2026, 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. (Based on
05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/16/2025 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Calendar: 07/15/25 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 06/16/2025 - PUB. S.
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Revenue and Taxation
SB 549 (Allen) Local government: Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit
Improvements Act: Resilient Rebuilding Authority for the Los Angeles Wildfires. (Amended
06/23/2025)
The Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act, or NIFTI-2, authorizes 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 tax
revenues of that entity to the district, including 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 imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, if certain conditions are
met, including that the boundaries of the enhanced infrastructure financing district are
coterminous with the city or county that established the district. 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 06/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Calendar: 07/16/25 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 06/05/2025 - L. GOV.
Transportation and Public Works
AB 382 (Berman) Pedestrian safety: school zones: speed limits. (Amended 06/26/2025)
Current 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. Current 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
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.
(Based on 06/26/2025 text)
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Status: 06/26/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Calendar: 07/08/25 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
Location: 06/11/2025 - TRANS.
AB 440 (Ramos) Suicide prevention. (Amended 04/10/2025)
Current law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide
Prevention. Current 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. (Based on
04/10/2025 text)
Status: 06/26/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Location: 06/26/2025 - APPR.
AB 545 (Davies) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Amended 03/24/2025)
Current 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 current 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 current 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. Current 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. This bill would also
prohibit a person from selling an application that can modify the speed capability of an electric
bicycle. (Based on 03/24/2025 text)
Status: 07/01/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Calendar: 07/03/25 #115 S-CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Location: 06/30/2025 - CONSENT CALENDAR
AB 965 (Dixon) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Amended 04/21/2025)
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Current 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 current 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 current 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. Current law
prohibits a person under 16 years of age from operating a class 3 electric bicycle. A violation of this
provision is punishable as an infraction. This bill would prohibit a person from selling a class 3
electric bicycle to a person under 16 years of age and would make a violation of that prohibition an
infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. (Based on 04/21/2025 text)
Status: 06/25/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with
recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/07/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA,
Chair
Location: 06/24/2025 - APPR.
AB 978 (Hoover) Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways:
recycled materials. (Amended 07/01/2025)
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. Current 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. Current 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. Current 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
would indefinitely require a local agency’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 authorize a person bidding on a contract to supply materials subject to those
specifications to request the local agency to provide the reason for that determination upon
request and would require the local agency to respond to that request, as specified. (Based on
07/01/2025 text)
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Status: 07/01/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Calendar: 07/07/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA,
Chair
Location: 06/10/2025 - APPR.
SB 71 (Wiener) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: environmental leadership
transit projects. (Amended 06/30/2025)
The California Environmental Quality Act (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. (Based on
06/30/2025 text)
Status: 06/30/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and
amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Calendar: 07/07/25 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
Location: 06/09/2025 - NAT. RES.
SB 274 (Cervantes) Automated license plate recognition systems. (Amended 05/23/2025)
Current 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.
Current law defines ALPR information as information or data collected through the use of an ALPR
system. This bill would prohibit a public agency from retaining ALPR information for more than 60
days after the date of collection if it does not match information on a hot list, as defined. (Based on
05/23/2025 text)
Status: 06/16/2025 - Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
Calendar: 07/07/25 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
Location: 06/16/2025 - TRANS.
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Water and Wastewater
AB 532 (Ransom) Water rate assistance program. (Amended 06/19/2025)
Current 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. Current 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. (Based
on 06/19/2025 text)
Status: 06/19/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to
committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
Calendar: 07/02/25 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
07/16/25 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 113 DURAZO, MARÍA ELENA,
Chair
Location: 06/18/2025 - E.Q.
Position: Watch
Notes1:
3/18/25: DC tagged as watch.
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2025 Legislative Calendar
•January 10—Governor’s budget proposal
•January 24—Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel
•February 21—Bill introduction deadline
•April 11-18—Legislative spring recess
•Mid-May—Governor’s May budget revise
•June 6—House of origin deadline
•June 15—Legislature must pass FY 25-26 Budget
•June 30—Governor must sign FY 25-26 Budget
•September 12—Last day for the Legislature to pass bills
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2025-26 Budget Update
•On June 13 Legislature approved SB 101, a placeholder budget bill as negotiations
continued with the Governor.
•On June 27, the legislature approved the three-party agreement with the signing of AB 102.
•Budget was contingent upon the legislature passing and the enactment of AB/SB 131, which
included several significant housing production policy changes.
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2025-26 Budget Update
The 2025/2026 budget includes:
•$100 million for Encampment Resolution Funding
•$500 million for Round 7 of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program
•$100 million for Proposition 36 implementation
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Budget/Policy Update: Housing
AB 130 (Committee on Budget)
This bill includes statutory changes to facilitate implementation of the Budget Act of 2025, as it relates to housing
and homelessness. Includes significant policy changes and incorporates several bills into the budget bill
including:
AB 306 (Schultz) Building regulations: state building standards.
Places a six-year moratorium on local governments’ ability to adopt or amend local building standards
beyond those contained in the California Building Standards Code.
City Position: Oppose
AB 609 (Wicks) CEQA Reform
Establishes a CEQA exemption for qualifying “infill” housing rich projects and imposes a 30-day
deadline for agencies to act to approve or disapprove a qualifying project.
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Budget/Policy Update: Housing
AB 131 (Committee on Budget)
This bill includes statutory changes to facilitate implementation of the Budget Act of 2025, as it relates to housing
and homelessness including establishing Round 7 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant
Program. Includes significant policy changes that were included in SB 607 (Wiener) as it pertains to the California
Environmental Quality Act including:
o Narrows the scope of environmental reviews to focus on harmful impacts, reducing delays and costs for
projects in urban infill areas.
o Establishes a process to review housing development projects that meet all but one eligibility criteria.
o Exempts from CEQA any rezoning that implements an approved housing element.
o Exempts from CEQA the following types of projects:
•Specified wildfire risk reduction projects
•Updates to the state's climate adaptation strategy planning document
•Projects that consist of the development, construction, or modification of a proposed passenger rail
station, or design changes to a passenger rail station
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Legislative Update: Housing and Land Use
SB 79 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development: California
Environmental Quality Act: public transit agency land.
This bill requires local governments to allow residential development near transit stops by
establishing zoning minimums for height, density, and floor area ratio, streamlining project
approval, limiting local authority to deny projects, and exempting certain transit-agency-
owned projects from CEQA.
On July 1, Councilmember Burkholder traveled to Sacramento to meet with
Assemblymembers and discuss the City’s opposition to SB 79.
Status: Triple Referred (Housing, Local Government and Natural Resources)
Position: Oppose
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Legislative Update: Homelessness
SB 16 (Blakespear) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: housing
element: unsheltered and chronic homelessness: assessment and financing plan.
This bill requires all cities, including charter cities, to include elements of the Homeless
Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program in their housing elements,
specifically addressing homelessness through regional coordination and local capacity
measures.
Senator Blakespear noted amendments are expected on this bill.
Status: Assembly Housing and Community Development
Position: Watch
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Legislative Update: Public Safety
SB 627 (Wiener and Arreguin) Law Enforcement: Masks
This bill would make it a crime for a local, state and federal law enforcement officer from
covering their faces while operating in the state.
Status:Assembly Public Safety
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Legislative Update: Environment and Climate
AB 942 (Calderon) Net Energy Metering.
Modifies the terms applicable to customer-generators participating in the Net Energy Metering
program (NEM) in two ways:
1) requires new property owners inheriting solar systems to take service under the current, not the
inherited, NEM tariff; and
2) ends the Climate Credit allocations to NEM customers starting on January 1, 2026.
Status: Senate Energy Utilities and Conveyance Committee
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