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June 14, 2022
City Council Legislative Subcommittee
Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Legislative and Advocacy Update
Recommendation: Receive an update on state and federal legislative and budget activity and
recent and ongoing advocacy efforts; discuss and provide feedback to staff, including
identifying high-priority bills, advocacy positions, and items for future City Council
consideration.
Discussion:
Staff and the Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) will present an update and overview of state
legislative activity (Exhibit 1) and the priority legislation being tracked on behalf of the city
(Exhibit 2).
A fact sheet for AB 1946 (Boerner Horvath): E-Bike Safety Education and Training (Exhibit 3) is
provided in response to the Subcommittee's recent request for more information regarding this
bill.
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.
Position Letters Submitted to Committees and/or Legislative Offices
• 2022-23 State Budget Request to support the Vitality of Cities
• SB 54 (Allen): Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act -Support
• SB 513 (Hertzberg) Hom eless shelters grants: pets and veterinary services -Support
• SB 897 (Wieckowski): Accessory Dwelling Units -Oppose
• SB 1105 (Hueso): SD Regional Affordable Housing Finance Agency -Oppose
• SB 1157 (Hertzberg): Indoor Residential Water Use -Oppose Unless Amended
• SB 1186 (Wiener): Medicinal Cannabis Patients' Right of Access Act -Oppose
• SB 1338 (Umberg): CARE Court Program -Support
• SB 1466 {Stern): Aff. Housing and Community Development Investment Program (Held by
Author)
• AB 500 (Ward) Local planning: coastal development: streamlined permitting -Oppose
• AB 1672 (Boerner Horvath): Public Swimming Pools: Lifeguards -Support (Sponsor)
• AB 1682 (Boerner Horvath): Vessels: Public Safety Activities -Support (Sponsor)
• AB 1737 (Holden): Children's Camps Local Registration and Inspections -Oppose
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• AB 1944 (Lee and C. Garcia): Local Government -Open and Public Meetings -Support
• AB 2097 (Friedman): Residential and Commercial Parking Requirements -Oppose
• AB 2179 (Grayson): Development Fees -Oppose (Gut and Amend to COVID-19 Tenant
Relief)
• AB 2449 {Rubio): Open Meetings -Local Agencies -Teleconferencing-Support
• AB 2838 {O'Donnell): Electrical Corporations -Green Tariff Program -Oppose Unless
Amended
• AB 2953 (Salas): Department of Transportation and Local Agencies -Oppose Unless
Amended
Staff continues to evaluate bills that may impact city operations and policy priorities, which will
be presented for discussion and feedback from the Legislative Subcommittee.
Exhibits:
1. RPPG Legislative Monthly Report -May 2022
2. Priority Legislation List -June 8, 2022
3. Fact Sheet -AB 1946 (Boerner Horvath): E-Bike Safety Education and Training
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June 8, 2022
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To: Mayor Matt Hall, Legislative Subcommittee Member
Councilmember Teresa Acosta, Legislative Subcommittee Member
Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
City of Carlsbad
From: Sharon Gonsalves
Director of Government Affairs
Renne Public Policy Group
Re: legislative Monthly Report
May a Whirlwind of Activity as Lawmakers Rush to Meet Deadlines
Exhibit 1
May was a month offiscal and legislative deadlines for the Administration and Legislature. It marked
the mid-May release of the Governor's May Revision to his January FY 2022-23 Budget Proposal and
the House of Origin deadline, which had thousands of bills scrambling to meet fiscal and policy
committee deadlines in time to get voted off the Floor of their first house to make it to the next.
RPPG provided an extensive update on the May Revision package in the 2022 May Revise Budget
Update summary we distributed to City staff on May 16, delivered a report out on the outcomes of
the Suspense File hearings for Assembly and Senate Appropriation committees on May 20, and
provided a House of Origin + Key Leadership Change report on May 31 capturing a snapshot of the
whirlwind of activity leading up to the deadline and political happenings at the State Capitol
(Attachments A, B and C).
May Revision
Governor Newsom structured his proposed additional largely one-time funding investments in the
context of seeking to bolster current programs that align with the following state priorities of
lowering costs, rebuilding California, creating a healthier California, making a safer California, and
climate commitment. There was not a lot of additional investment in direct funding or opportunities
for local government to leverage the influx of monies, despite the unprecedented surplus just shy of
$100 billion, but as details are fleshed out in the actual budget bill and trailer bill language is released,
there may be opportunities by way of grants or peripheral access via state programs.
• Overall budget: $300.7 billion
• Overall surplus: $97.5 billion
• Discretionary surplus: $49.2 billion
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House of Origin
May 27th marked the "House of Origin" deadline which signals the half-way point in each legislative
session. All majority vote bills introduced in their respective House must be voted on-garnering at
least a majority from their colleagues (21 out of 40 in the Senate, 41 out of 80 in the Assembly) and
advance to the opposite House in order to stay alive in 2022. What's more is due to the fact that we
are in year two of the two-year legislative session, if a measure did not advance prior to the
deadline, the measure has effectively stalled for the remainder of the legislative year.
All told there were 1,523 Assembly bills that made it out of the Assembly and have headed to the
Senate. Conversely, there were 762 Senate measures that advanced out of the Senate and are now
in the Assembly.
Legislative Timing and Key Dates:
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)).
June 30 Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 8 General Election ballot (Elections
Code Sec. 9040).
July 1 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(b)(14)).
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been signed (J.R. Sl(b)(2)).
July 4 Independence Day.
Aug. 1 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. Sl(b)(2)).
Aug. 12 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(b)(15)).
Aug. 15 -31. Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee,
bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rules 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(b)(16)).
Aug. 25 Last day to amend bills on the floor (J.R. 61(b)(17)).
Aug. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills (Art. IV, Sec l0(c), J.R. 61(b)(18}). Final Recess begins
upon adjournment (J.R. Sl(b)(3)).
City Sponsored Legislation
AB 1672 (Boerner Horvath) Public Swimming Pools: lifeguards.
This bill sponsored by the City of Carlsbad would authorize lifeguards who are certified by the United
States Lifesaving Association (USLA) to provide services at municipal operated swimming pools. The
measure advanced out of the Senate Health Committee on June 1 after the author agreed to
committee amendments to require a 12-month limitation for USLA lifeguards to fill in for pool
lifeguards without being certified by American Red Cross (ARC) or YMCA. The bill will next be heard in
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
AB 1682 (Boerner Horvath) Public safety: Speeding vessels: lifeguard rescue vessels.
This measure sponsored by the City of Carlsbad will be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee
on June 14, 2022. This bill would exempt vessels clearly identifiable as lifeguard rescue vessels and
vessels engaged in public safety activities from the speed limit imposed on machine-propelled vessels
operating in certain areas. City staff and RPPG have been working diligently with all stakeholders
involved to express the rationale and importance of the legislation.
June Primary
On June 7, the 2022 primary election took place to determine the top two vote-getters who will
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move on to the general election regardless of candidate pool size, party preference, or whether one
candidate receives the majority of all votes cast in the primary election.
As of Wednesday, June 8, 2022, it appears that about 15% of the state's registered voters cast their
ballots, according to Political Data Intelligence. That's down from roughly 34% around the same time
in last year's gubernatorial recall, and 18% at the same point before the 2018 midterms. This election
has the potential to set a record for all-time low voter turnout.
Assembly Speaker
On May 27, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D, Salinas) presented a letter to the current Assembly
Speaker-Anthony Rendon (D, Lakewood) signed by a majority number of Assembly Democrats that
indicates he has secured enough votes to become the 71st Speaker of the Assembly. While it has been
rumored for some time that Rivas had his sights set on the role, this move all but makes it official. In
a statement Rivas stated his coalition of supporters "represents a diverse group of [Assembly
Democratic] Members from across the state that includes leadership of the Latino, AP/, LGBTQ,
Women's, Jewish and Progressive Caucuses as well as significant support from members of the Black
Caucus".
This is the first time in decades that the Speakership will be held by a Northern California Democrat.
The previous eight Assembly Speakers have hailed from Los Angeles County-except for a brief period
of time when the position was held by then Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D, San Diego). Nonetheless
the last Speaker from Northern California was Willie Brown in 1995. This move is significant, as the
Speaker of the Assembly is arguably one of the most powerful positions in California politics. The
Speaker is responsible for appointing every committee chair, has discretion over every
Assemblymember's office budget and can wield their power in conjunction with the Governor and
Senate Pro Tempore to advance statewide policy goals. Assemblymember Rendon became the 70th
Assembly Speaker in 2016. Rivas was elected in 2018 and with 12-year term limits could potentially
hold this seat until 2030. It will be interesting to see when the transition will take place. Critical
deadlines including ongoing budget negations and end of session legislative priorities all run through
the Speakers office for approval.
Gun Safety and Gun Violence Prevention
In light of several mass shooting occurrences over the course of one week, Governor Newsom,
Senate President pro Tempore Atkins and Assembly Speaker Rendon announced California will
expedite additional gun safety laws that will protect people from gun violence. They will work
together with key legislators to expedite additional bills pending before the legislature aimed at
curbing gun violence and increasing safety in California communities.
An initial package of bills the Governor has committed to signing include:
• AB 2571 (Bauer-Kahan) -Restricts advertising of firearms to minors
• AB 1621 {Gipson) -Restricts ghost guns and the parts and kits used to build them
• SB 1327 (Hertzberg and Portantino) -Creates private right of action to limit spread of
illegal assault weapons and ghost guns and is sponsored by Governor Newsom
• AB 1594 (Ting)-Allows governments and victims of gun violence to sue manufacturers and
sellers of firearms
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2022-2023 LEGILSATIVE BUDGET AGREEMENT
On June 1, Senate President Pro Tern Atkins, Assembly Speaker Rendon and their respective budget
chairs announced a Legislative budget agreement. The joint plan contains the priorities laid out by
both houses and includes elements of the Governor's budget proposals.
One key difference is legislative leadership continues to push for their own $8 billion gas price and
inflation relief plan, which is income-limited and would give $200 to all taxpayers earning $125,000
per year, or $250,000 for joint filers. Families would also get $200 per dependent. Newsom's measure
is focused on vehicle owners and would give drivers $400 per car, up to a total of $800. The governor
has said he wants his relief targeted to the middle class, and he has also proposed grant funding to
allow public transit users three months of free rides.
Legislators' budget also included: $10.9 billion for a multi-year transportation funding package $1.6
billion for affordable housing programs. $75 million in annual funding to support community-based
organizations to reduce health disparities and address the public health impacts of systemic racism.
$10 million in one-time funds to develop and promote high quality peer-to-peer mental health
support programs for youth.
LOOKING FORWARD
By June 15 the Legislature must send a balanced budget to the Governor, who will then have until
July 1 to sign it. This is a constitutional deadline that must be met in order for not only lawmakers,
but all state employees to be paid and state business to continue. If last year is any reference for
what may come this year, given the historic surplus the state is facing, we can anticipate many trailer
bills to follow the June 15 deadline through the end of the month and in August. Trailer bills do not
have any constitutional, state, or self-imposed deadlines by which they must be proposed or passed.
But, while last year budget activity didn't subside until Fall, this is an election year and lawmakers will
want the budget deal finalized by the end of August in order for them to be in district and finish
campaign activities on strong footing.
June will be busy with policy committees wrapping up for the year, as the deadline for all policy
committees to meet to hear and refer bills to the Floor is July 1, which is also the first day of the
Legislature's summer recess. They break for July and come back in August to finish out this two-year
session.
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Attachment C
May 31, 2022
Thousands of Bills Advances and a Potential Leadership Change Looms At House of Origin Deadline
May 27th marked one of the more significant deadlines in the State legislative session. The "House of
Origin" deadline signals the half-way point in each legislative session. All majority vote bills introduced in
their respective House must be voted on-garnering at least a majority from their colleagues (21 out of
40 in the Senate, 41 out of 80 in the Assembly) and advance to the opposite House in order to stay alive
in 2022. What's more is due to the fact that we are in year two of the two-year legislative session, if a
measure did not advance prior to the deadline, the measure has effectively stalled for the remainder of
the legislative year.
To add to the palace intrigue, it was leaked that on the eve of the legislative deadline, Assemblymember
Robert Rivas (D, Salinas) presented a letter to the current Assembly Speaker-Anthony Rendon (D,
Lakewood) signed by a majority number of Assembly Democrats that indicates he has secured enough
votes to become the 71st Speaker of the Assembly. While it has been rumored for some time that Rivas
had his sights set on the role, this move all but makes it official. In a statement released today, Rivas
stated his coalition of supporters "represents a diverse group of [Assembly Democratic] Members from
across the state that includes leadership of the Latino, AP/, LGBTQ, Women's, Jewish and Progressive
Caucuses as well as significant support from members of the Black Caucus".
This is the first time in decades that the Speakership will be held by a Northern California Democrat. The
previous eight Assembly Speakers have hailed from Los Angeles County-except for a brief period of
time when the position was held by then Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D, San Diego). Nonetheless the
last Speaker from Northern California was Willie Brown in 1995. This move is significant, as the Speaker
of the Assembly is arguably one of the most powerful positions in California politics. The Speaker is
responsible for appointing every committee chair, has discretion over every Assemblymembers office
budget and can wield their power in conjunction with the Governor and Senate Pro Tempore to advance
statewide policy goals. Assemblymember Rendon became the 70th Assembly Speaker in 2016. Rivas was
elected in 2018 and with 12-year term limits could potentially hold this seat until 2030. It will be
interesting to see when the transition will take place. Critical deadlines including ongoing budget
negations and end of session legislative priorities all run through the Speakers office for approval.
All told there were 1,523 Assembly bills that made it out of the Assembly and headed to the Senate.
Conversely, there were 762 Senate measures that advanced out of the Senate. Time for engagement on
legislation is now as both houses will begin deliberating legislation carried over from the opposite
chamber (e.g., Senate committees will hear Assembly bills and vice versa) this week. Below is a
(truncated) list of bills that have advanced through the house of origin. If there are other measure you
would like more information on, please feel free to contact RPPG directly.
Housing and Land Use
SB 513 (Hertzberg) Homeless shelters grants: pets and veterinary services.
SB 847 (Hurtado) COVID-19 relief: tenancy: grant program
AB 2011 (Wicks) Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022
AB 2053 (Lee) The Social Housing Act.
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AB 2094 (Rivas) General plan: annual report: extremely low-income housing.
AB 2097 (Friedman) Residential and commercial development: parking requirements
AB 2234 (Rivas) Planning and zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits
AB 2357 (Ting) Surplus land
SB 897 (Wieckowski) Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units
Transportation/ Public Works
AB 1717 (Aguirre-Curry) Public works: definition
AB 2106 (Rivas) Water quality: permits
AB 2237 (Freidman) Transportation planning: regional transportation improvement plan: sustainable
communities' strategies: climate goals
AB 2807 (Bonta) Transportation funding programs: eligibility: public transportation ferries
AB 2953 (Salas) Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled
materials.
SB 922 (Wiener) California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects.
Environment/ Climate / Energy
AB 1001 (Garcia) Environment: mitigation measures for air quality impacts: environmental justice.
SB 884 (McGuire) Electricity: expedited utility distribution infrastructure undergrounding program
AB 1985 (R. Rivas) Organic waste: list: available products
AB 2142 (Gabriel) Income taxes: exclusion: turf replacement water conservation program.
SB 1157 (Hertzberg) Urban water use objectives: indoor residential water use
Governmental Operations
AB 1944 (Lee) Local government: open and public meetings
AB 1672 (Boerner Horvath) Public swimming pools: lifeguards
AB 1682 (Boerner Horvath) Vessels: public safety activities
AB 2449 (Rubio) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences.
SB 1100 (Cortese) Open meetings: orderly conduct.
SB 1186 (Weiner) Medicinal Cannabis Patients' Right of Access Act
AB 1737 (Holden) Children's camps: local registration.
SB 1131 (Newman) Safe at Home program: election workers and reproductive health care providers.
SB 1044 (Durazo) Employers: state of emergency or emergency condition: retaliation.
SB 1338 (Um berg) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program
June 14, 2022
Full Bill Text to any measure can be
found by going to the State's legislative
Information website: That can be
accessed by Clicking HERE
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City of Carlsbad Legislative Subcommittee
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Sharon Gonsalves, Director of Government Affairs, Renne Public Policy
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Legislative Calendar
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June 15 –Budget Bill must be passed by midnight.
June 30 - FY22-23 Budget Must be signed by the Governor.
July 1-July 31—Legislative Summer Recess.
August 1-31—Last month of the two-year legislative session.
September 30—Last day for Governor to sign or veto legislation.
November 8 –General Election Day
2022 Primary Election
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2022 Primary Election: Statewide Offices
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•2022 California Primary Election was held on June 7th
•Top 2 vote getters for each office moves on to November regardless
of party affiliation
•Record Low Voter Turnout
•First statewide election since redistricting
•Official elections results will be certified by July 15
2022/2023 State Budget
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2022/2023 State Budget: Infrastructure
More than $40 billion for infrastructure investments that appear throughout the budget including:
•Transportation
•Housing
•School facilities including:o Higher education facilitiesoDeferred maintenanceoStudent housing
•Climate and energy
•Dam Safety
•Broadband
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2022/2023 State Budget: Energy
Legislative Climate-Energy Budget Plan, with details subject to ongoing negotiations, will include items related to:
•Water-Drought Resilience
•Wildfire Resilience
•Sea Level Rise
•Extreme Heat
•Biodiversity and Outdoor Access
•Energy
•Zero-Emission Vehicles
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2022/2023 State Budget: Housing and Homelessness
•$300 million for Encampment Resolution grants, to help local governments with resolving critical encampments and transitioning individuals into permanent housing.
•$500 million over two fiscal years for the Homeless Housing, Accountability, and Prevention Program (HHAPP).
•$30 million in 2022-23 to increase funding for legal aid to prevent eviction protection.
•Establishes the California Dream For All program to make homeownership more achievable for first time homebuyers.
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City Sponsored Legislation
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AB 1672 –Lifeguard Certification Equivalency
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AB 1672 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath will allow for lifeguard certification by the United State’s Lifesaving Association (USLA) be permitted to work as lifeguards at city operated swimming pools.
•Bill was amended on March 7 to address concerns raised by USLA.
•RPPG continues to meet with committee members, consultants and stakeholders.
•In the Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 1682 –Water Vessels Speed Limit Exemption
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AB 1682 is joint authored by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath and Assemblymember Chris Ward. This bill will exempt City water vessels from the current 5 mile per hour speed limit requirement.
City of San Diego is a co-sponsor.
•Met with committee members and consultants in the Senate.•Continue to meet with stakeholders.•Will be heard in Senate Public Safety Committee June 14.
Delegation Legislation
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2022 Legislation: Carlsbad Delegation
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Assemblymember Boerner Horvath
AB 1713 will allow individuals riding a bicycle, 18 years or older, approaching a two-lane road with a stop sign at all intersections to have the option to treat the stop sign as a yield sign.
Status: Senate Transportation 6/28/22
AB 1718 would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocation funding, upon appropriations by the legislature, for the purchase of K-12 standards aligned instructional materials in visual and performing arts, and world languages.
Status:Senate Education
2022 Legislation: Carlsbad Delegation
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Assemblymember Boerner Horvath
AB 1854 would repeal the sunset date of January 1, 2024 for the California Employment Development Department Work Sharing Program’s online application process to increase the number of employers participating in the program allowing them to retain employees and avoid lay-offs.
Status: Senate Appropriations
AB 1946 would require the California Highway Patrol to develop statewide safety standards and training programs based on evidence-based practices for e-bike users and to post these standards on the department website.
Status: Senate Transportation 6/14/22
2022 Legislation: Carlsbad Delegation
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Assemblymember Boerner Horvath
AB 2257 would direct the State Lands Commission to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis of a voluntary state offshore oil and gas lease buyout strategy.
Status: Senate Natural Resources and Water June 28, 2022
AB 2953 would authorize the California Coastal Commission to require an applicant seeking a coastal development permit for projects that will have impacts to specified coastal habitats to build or contribute to blue carbon project mitigate for those impacts.
Status: Senate Transportation June 14, 2022
2022 Legislation: Carlsbad Delegation
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Senator Bates
SB 904 would require a person convicted of a drug offense and is granted probation to successfully complete a controlled substance education or treatment program.
Status: Assembly Public Safety June 14, 2022
SB 1165 would prohibit an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility from making or providing false or misleading statements about medical treatment or services offered on their marketing, advertising materials, media, social media presence or on their website.
Status: Assembly Health June 14, 2022
Bills of Interest
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2022 Legislation: Sustainability
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SB 54 (Allen) Plastic Pollution Responsibility Act
This bill prohibits producers of single-use, disposable packaging or single-use, disposal food service
ware from offering for sale, selling, distributing, or importing in or into the state those products
manufactured after January 1, 2032, unless it is recyclable or compostable.
Stakeholders representing businesses, local government, haulers, and environmentalists are
currently meeting on proposed amendments.
Bill would require a two thirds vote.
June 30, 2022 is the last day to remove an initiative from the 2022 November ballot.
Status: Assembly Natural Resources Committee
2022 Legislation: Gun Control
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AB 228 (Rodriguez) –Require the Department of Justice to conduct inspections of gun dealers at least every 3 years.Status: Senate Floor
AB 2571 (Bauer-Kahan)–Restricts advertising of firearms to minorsStatus: Senate Judiciary June 14, 2022
AB 1621 (Gipson)–Restricts ghost guns and the parts and kits used to build them.Status: Senate Appropriations
SB 1327 (Hertzberg and Portantino)–Creates private right of action to limit spread of illegal assault weapons and ghost guns and is sponsored by Governor Newsom.Status: Assembly Judiciary
AB 1594 (Ting)–Allows governments and victims of gun violence to sue manufacturers and sellers of firearms.Status: Senate Judiciary
2022 Legislation: Climate Resiliency
AB 1789 (Bennett) Outdoor recreation: California Recreational Trails System Plan: California Trails Commission: Trails Corps Program: grant program
This bill would require the California Recreations Trails System Plan to include recommended priorities for funding to improve and expand non motorized natural surface trails and to authorize the commission to coordinate trail planning and development about cities, counties, and districts.
Status: Senate Natural Resources Committee 6/20/22
AB 2346 (Gabriel) Outdoor recreation: Outdoors for All Program
Establishes the Outdoors for All Program at the California Natural Resources Agency and creates the Californians Outside Program to provide grants for outdoor access and education purposes.
Status: Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee
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2022 Legislation: Energy
AB 2838 (O’Donnell) Electrical Corporations: Green Tariff Shared Renewables ProgramThis bill would allow an IOU to terminate their Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program and require all customers, even those who did not participate or benefit from the program, to pay for outstanding costs.
Status: Senate Energy and Utilities Committee June 15, 2022
SB 833 (Dodd)) Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022
This bill would require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop and implement a grant program for local governments to develop community energy resilience plans to address power outages and objective to meet state clean energy and air quality goals.
Status: Assembly Utilities and Energy June 22, 2022
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2022 Legislation: Brown Act
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AB 1944 (Lee)Local government: open and public meetingsThis bill states that if an official is participating from a public place, that the official must publicize their address and make it available to the public in accordance with current law. States that there is an exemption from posting an official’s physical location if the official is participating from a private location. Specifies that in exchange for the use of hybrid meetings, the local jurisdiction shall provide two-way teleconferencing for members of the public. This bill would sunset in 2030.
Status: Senate Governance and Finance
AB 2449 (Rubio)Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences This bill would authorize a local agency to use teleconferencing without complying with thosespecified teleconferencing requirements if at least a quorum of the members of the legislativebodyparticipatesinperson from a singular location clearly identified on the agenda that is opentothepublicand situated within the local agency’s jurisdiction.Requires members participatingremotelytodisclosenamesofthoseovertheageof18whoareintheroomandtheirrelationshiptothatperson.This bill would sunset in 2028.
Status:Senate Governance and Finance
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