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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
April 12, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting Via Zoom
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Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
of the Committee
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3. RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the March 8, 2021 meeting of
the Legislation Committee, with any necessary corrections.
4. RECEIVE a report on federal legislation of interest by the County's federal
advocate and provide direction, as needed.
5. RECEIVE an update on the resiliency bonds from the County's water advocate
and provide direction, as needed.
6. ACCEPT the report on State Legislation of Interest to Contra Costa County, and
provide direction to staff and state lobbyists, as needed.
7. CONSIDER recommending a position to the Board of Supervisors on SB 9
(Atkins) Housing Development.
8. CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position on SB 10
(Wiener): Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density.
9.The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, May 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m .
10.Adjourn
The Legislation Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities
planning to attend Legislation Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least
72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
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distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Legislation Committee less than 96
hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar St., 4th Floor,
Martinez, during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 655-2057, Fax (925) 655-2066
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:Record of Action for Legislation Committee Meeting
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-01
Referral Name: Record of Action
Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the
record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the
meeting.
Referral Update:
Attached is the draft Record of Action for the March 8, 2021 meeting of the Committee.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the March 8, 2021 meeting.
Attachments
DRAFT Record of Action
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D R A F T
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
RECORD OF ACTION FOR
March 8, 2021
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair
Present: Diane Burgis, Chair
Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair
Staff Present:Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, staff to Committee; Mark
Goodwin, Chief of Staff, District III; Jocelyn Stortz, Director of Environmental Health;
Michele DiMaggio, CCHS Environmental Health; Chris Wickler, Field Representative,
District IV; Kristian Lucas, CCHS Environmental Health; John Kopchik, Director of
Department of Conservation & Development; Erick Untal, Legislative Analyst, EHSD;
Dr. Suzanne Tavano, Behavioral Health Director, CCHS; Lynn Peralta, Division
Manager, EHSD; Nazneen Abdullah, CCHS Environmental Health; Fatima Matalsol,
CCHS, Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Manager
1.Introductions
Chair Burgis convened the meeting of the Committee with introductions of herself and Vice
Chair Mitchoff.
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on
this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
No public comment was made to the Committee.
3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the February 8, 2021
meeting.
The Record of Action for the February 8, 2021 meeting of the Legislation
Committee was approved as presented.
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
4.ACCEPT the report and provide direction to staff and the County's state
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4.ACCEPT the report and provide direction to staff and the County's state
lobbyists, as needed.
The Committee received the report from staff and the County advocates, Jim
Gross and Michelle Rubalcava. Committee members asked questions about
the potential impact of federal Covid-19 relief funding on the state budget
process and the timing of the May Revise. Dr. Tavano advocated for the $750
million request for behavioral health infrastructure.
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
5.CONSIDER making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to not allow
for Microenterprise Home Kitchens to operate in Contra Costa County or defer
the matter until additional information is obtained.
The Environmental Health Director, Jocelyn Stortz, provided a report to the Committee,
discussing the status of programs in counties and the City of Berkeley. Committee members
inquired about specific jurisdictions. Input and information was received from the sponsor of
AB 626. Mariana Moore spoke in support if issues of racial equity were addressed. Other
speakers spoke in support as well. The Public Health Director supported the comments made
by the Environmental Health team. Committee members expressed being torn over the issue
and requested staff to return the item to the Committee in six months with more information
about the level of demand for MEHKO's in Contra Costa County, potential locations, business
models; more data was needed, particularly as restaurants were only beginning to recover
from the pandemic impacts.
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
6.CONSIDER providing feedback to staff and CSAC on housing and land use
related bills.
John Kopchik, Director of DCD, provided the report on this item, covering the broad themes of
the housing and land use bills.The Committee provided input related to: concerns about the
reduction of commercial, job-generating space; credit for conversion of parking space to
multi-family housing; opposition to the elimination of Single-Family zoning; supportive of
permit streamlining; preservation of local control; and recognizing the urgency of the housing
problem but not assuming one bill will fix everything for everyone. Staff will provide CSAC and
UCC with further detailed input on the bills.
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
7.CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position of "Oppose"
on AB 119 (Salas): Direct Levies and directing staff to send to the Board on
consent.
Vice Chair Mitchoff reported constituent concerns expressed about insufficient explanations
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Vice Chair Mitchoff reported constituent concerns expressed about insufficient explanations
of Mello Roos taxes. She indicated that a fix to the problem should be identified but agreed
with the County Auditor recommendation to oppose the bill. The Committee voted
unanimously to recommend to the Board that they oppose AB 119 (Salas).
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
8.CONSIDER finding a "Support" position on AB 273 (Irwin) consistent with the
Board's adopted State Legislative Platform, which authorizes the Chair of the
Board to sign an advocacy letter for the bill.
The Committee found AB 273 (Irwin) consistent with the County's adopted 2021-22 State
Legislative Platform.
AYE: Chair Diane Burgis
Vice Chair Karen Mitchoff
9.The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
via Zoom.
10.Adjourn
For Additional Information Contact:
Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1097, Fax (925) 646-1353
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us
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Meeting ID Topic Start Time
3501763799 Legislation Committee Meeting 3/8/2021 12:47
Name (Original Name)
1 LARA DELANEY
2 Prakash Patrapanda (kusuma)
3 Jacquelyne Vera
4 Jocelyn Stortz
5 Michelle’s iPhone
6 Mark Goodwin
7 Karen Mitchoff
8 Veronica Burell (Jocelyn Stortz)
9 Michele DiMaggio
10 DIANE BURGIS
11 Jaime Rich
12 Jim Gross
13 Chris Wikler
14 Kristian Lucas
15 Meka
16 JOHN KOPCHIK
17 Jo Mya Futch
18 Erick Untal
19 WILLIAM's iPad (3)
20 Peter Ruddock
21 Suzanne Tavano
22 Lynn Peralta
23 Will Nelson (Will# Contra Costa County)
24 iPhone
25 Dan Peddycord
26 Melinda V. McLain
27 Mariana Moore
28 Patty Hoyt (she/her)
29 Jill Ray
30 Deirdre Davis
31 fatima matal sol
32 nazneen.abdullah@cchealth.org
33 Hannah Robbins
34 Fatima Matalsol
35 Gabriela
36 Marian and Harry
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:Federal Update from County's Federal Advocate
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-12
Referral Name: Federal Legislation of Interest
Presenter: Paul Schlesinger, Alcalde & Fay Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee regularly receives reports on federal legislation and provides direction
to staff and the County's federal advocates from Alcalde & Fay, as needed.
Referral Update:
Mr. Paul Schlesinger and Mr. Perrin Badini, of Alcalde & Fay, the County's federal advocates,
will provide an update to the Committee on the federal legislation of interest to the County.
CSAC: Update from Washington, D.C. President Biden Unveils Sweeping $2.25 Trillion
Plan
April 1, 2021 President Biden Unveils Sweeping $2.25 Trillion Infrastructure Plan In a March 31 speech, President
Joe Biden unveiled the framework for a wide-ranging infrastructure proposal that would fulfill a range of promises
that he made during the campaign. The so-called American Jobs Plan, part of the administration’s Build Back Better
initiative, would invest $2.25 trillion over the next eight years in transportation, renewable energy, manufacturing,
and efforts to combat climate change.
It should be noted that the president is expected to announce a second round of initiatives later this month that will
focus on human infrastructure. The second package, which could cost upwards of $1 trillion, will address health
care costs, expand child care, and increase access to paid leave, among other things.
The cost of the American Jobs Plan would be offset through a series of corporate tax reforms. For starters, the
White House has proposed increasing the corporate income tax to 28 percent (up from 21 percent) and imposing a
15 percent minimum tax on income reported to shareholders by large corporations. It also seeks a minimum tax on
profits that U.S. corporations earn overseas, increasing the rate to 21 percent (up from approximately 13 percent).
The administration would also eliminate deductions for expenses related to offshore jobs and tax incentives for
foreign-derived intangible income. According to the White House, these changes – along with increased Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement of corporate tax laws – would fully pay for the plan within 15 years.
While the president’s infrastructure proposal was generally well-received by Democratic lawmakers, it drew
criticism from congressional Republicans and progressive Democrats. For their part, GOP leaders have stated their
belief that the package is too broad and overly partisan. However, their main concern is that it would roll back the
corporate tax cuts that were included in Trump’s signature tax reform law (PL 115-97). At the same time, a number
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of progressive Democrats believe the package does not go far enough in providing investments in clean energy.
With little margin for error in both chambers, it could prove more difficult to enact the American Jobs Plan than the
$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief Act (PL 117-2).
In addition, the competing pressures could force Democratic leaders to split the package into two or more pieces of
legislation that may ultimately differ significantly from the administration’s plan. Some parts will need Republican
support to make it through the Senate, while other provisions could advance through the budget reconciliation
process, which would allow Democrats to bypass the need for Republican votes.
Despite the aforementioned challenges, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has set an ambitious goal of July 4 for
the legislation to clear the lower chamber. If the House does, in fact, meet this deadline, the Senate could begin
consideration of the bill sometime in mid-July.
Highlighted below are some of the key elements of the American Jobs Plan.
Transportation Infrastructure and Resilience The plan would invest $620 billion in the transportation
sector, including $115 billion to upgrade 20,000 miles of highways and roads, the ten most “economically
significant” bridges in the country, and 10,000 smaller bridges – particularly those that provide critical connections
to rural and tribal communities. The proposal also includes $85 billion for transit, $80 billion for rail, $25 billion for
airports, $20 billion for road safety, and $17 billion for ports, inland waterways, and ferries. President Biden also is
calling on Congress to provide $20 billion for transportation projects targeted toward disadvantaged communities,
as well as $25 billion to support large-scale projects.
In addition, the plan would dedicate $174 billion to increase the U.S. market share of plug-in electric vehicle (EV)
sales and increase the domestic supply of EVs. Specifically, the administration would incentivize the purchase of
American-made EVs by giving consumers point-of-sale rebates and other tax benefits. The plan would also provide
grants to state and local governments, as well as the private sector, to build a network of 500,000 charging stations
by 2030. Some of the funding would also be set aside to replace diesel transit vehicles, as well as to electrify school
buses and federal vehicles.
The president is also calling for $50 billion in dedicated investments to improve infrastructure resilience, with the
investments targeted to the most vulnerable communities. The funding would be provided through a range of new
initiatives and existing programs – including FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
program and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Among other things, President Biden
has specifically called on Congress to invest in resilience to extreme wildfires, sea-level rise, and drought.
Clean Drinking Water Infrastructure, Broadband, and a More Resilient Electric Grid
Water Infrastructure The American Jobs Plan would provide $111 billion to improve water infrastructure,
including $56 billion in grants and low-cost loans to states, tribes, and disadvantaged communities to improve water
systems, $45 billion to replace lead water pipes nationwide, and $10 billion to monitor and remediate contamination
by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – also called “forever chemicals” – and for rural water systems.
Broadband President Biden’s plan proposes $100 billion for broadband infrastructure improvements. The
investment would help expand high-speed broadband internet access to unserved and underserved communities. It
also prioritizes support for broadband networks owned, operated by, or affiliated with local governments,
non-profits, and co-operatives. Additionally, the plan includes measures to make pricing more transparent and
competitive and includes short-term subsidies for low-income households.
Power Infrastructure The plan includes $100 billion to build a more resilient electric grid and for initiatives to
expand renewable energy production, with a goal of achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Among
other things, this funding includes $5 billion for the remediation and redevelopment of Brownfield and Superfund
sites, as well as related economic and workforce development. The proposal also would dedicate $10 billion for a
new Civilian Climate Corps that would be responsible for conserving the nation’s public lands and waters,
bolstering community resilience, and advancing environmental justice.
Housing, School, VA Hospitals, and Federal Building Infrastructure Housing The president’s
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Housing, School, VA Hospitals, and Federal Building Infrastructure Housing The president’s
plan calls for investing $213 billion to produce, preserve, and retrofit more than two million affordable and
sustainable homes. The initiative would create or renovate more than one million affordable housing units, using
targeted tax credits, grants, and project-based rental assistance. The administration also proposes building and
rehabilitating more than 500,000 homes for low- and middle-income homebuyers by urging Congress to adopt
legislation (S 98) that would offer $20 billion worth of tax credits over five years.
President Biden also called upon Congress to invest $40 billion to improve the infrastructure of the nation’s public
housing. Finally, the package proposes to “eliminate exclusionary zoning and harmful land-use policies,” asserting
that zoning laws – such as minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements, and prohibitions on multifamily
housing – have increased construction costs and locked some families out of communities. To incentivize zoning
changes, the plan calls on Congress to enact a competitive grant program to award flexible and attractive funding to
jurisdictions to eliminate zoning barriers for affordable housing.
Schools The plan includes $100 billion to improve public school buildings, with $50 billion in direct grants and an
additional $50 billion leveraged through bonds. Funds would be used to improve safety and health, invest in
energy-efficient and innovative buildings, and upgrade school kitchens.
Child Care The American Jobs Plan proposes to invest $25 billion to upgrade child care facilities and increase
child care slots in high need areas. Funding would be provided through a Child Care Growth and Innovation Fund
for states to increase the supply of child care. The Plan also proposes an expanded tax credit to encourage
businesses to build child care facilities at places of work. Employers would receive a 50 percent tax credit of the
first $1 million of construction costs per facility.
Community Colleges The plan calls for $12 billion for community-college facilities and technology. States
would be responsible for using the funding to address both existing physical and technological infrastructure needs
and identifying strategies to address access to community college in education deserts.
VA Hospitals and Federal Buildings The president’s plan proposes $18 billion for the modernization of
Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics. It would also invest $10 billion in the modernization, sustainability, and
resilience of federal buildings.
Home and Community-Based Services The American Jobs Plan would provide $400 billion toward
expanding access to quality, affordable home- or community-based care for aging relatives and people with
disabilities. Funding would expand access to services under Medicaid and extend the federal Money Follows the
Person program which enables Medicaid-eligible persons to receive appropriate and necessary long-term services
and supports in the setting of their choice. The initiative would support well-paying caregiving jobs that include
benefits and the ability to collectively bargain.
R&D, Manufacturing and Small Business Research and Development The American Jobs Act
calls for $180 billion to upgrade the country’s research infrastructure and labs at universities and federal agencies.
The funding would also be directed toward climate-focused research and addressing gender and racial inequalities
in the science, math and technology fields. It should be noted that $30 billion would be dedicated to creating jobs in
rural areas.
Manufacturing The plan would provide $300 billion for an initiative to boost American manufacturing,
including $50 billion in semiconductor manufacturing and research; $50 billion for the National Science Foundation
to create a technology directorate; and, $50 billion to create a new office at the Department of Commerce dedicated
to monitoring domestic industrial capacity and funding investments to support the production of critical goods.
Small Business The proposal requests $31 billion for programs that would focus on access to credit, venture
capital, and research and development funding for small businesses. It also includes funding for small business
incubators and innovation hubs to support entrepreneurship in communities of color and underserved communities.
As part of the plan, President Biden is proposing a $5 billion for a new Rural Partnership Program to support
locally-led planning and capacity initiatives in rural and tribal communities.
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Workforce Development The American Jobs Act includes $100 billion for workforce-development programs,
including training for those who have lost their jobs, as well as apprenticeship initiatives.
The plan would invest $100 billion in workforce development programs targeted at underserved groups and high
school students before they graduate. Included in the proposal is a new $40 billion dislocated workers program that
would provide wrap-around services, income supports, counseling, and case management, paired with training and
partnerships between educational institutions, unions, and employers. In addition, $12 billion would target
individuals who were formerly incarcerated and justice-involved youth. The plan also proposes a new subsidized
jobs program, though no additional details have been provided. Finally, President Biden would allocate $48 billion
to build the capacity of the existing workforce development and worker protection systems, including creating one
to two million new registered apprenticeships slots.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report and provide direction to staff and the County's federal lobbyists, as needed.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 5.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:Resiliency Bonds
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-14
Referral Name: Resiliency bonds
Presenter: Steve Cruz, Cruz Strategies Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
Supervisor Burgis has requested an update on the status of resiliency bond proposals at the state
legislature.
Referral Update:
The County's water advocate, Mr. Steve Cruz, will provide the Committee with an update on
resiliency bond measures.
After the COVID-19 pandemic limited the number of bills moving forward last year, the two climate
resiliency bonds from the 2019-2020 legislative session did not move forward. This year, however,
Senator Portantino and Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia have re-introduced two climate bond
proposals (SB 45 and AB 1500 respectively).
SB 45 is currently a $5.51 billion bond to be placed on the November 2022 ballot for projects related
to wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation, and flood protection. The Assembly
vehicle, AB 1500, is a $6.7 billion proposal for the November 2022 ballot to fund similar projects.
The County's lobbying team coordinated meetings with both authors on behalf of the County and the
Delta Counties Coalition to discuss the proposals and request additional funding for flood protection
and specifically for the Delta, and also to ensure any bond proposal includes Delta conveyance
neutrality language. We are currently finalizing a letter on behalf of the DCC to be shared with the
authors, committee members, and our legislative delegation.
SB 45 passed out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee last week and will soon be heard in the
Senate Governance and Finance Committee. AB 1500 has just been scheduled for its first hearing in
the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee. We expect these to merge into one vehicle at
some point in the legislative process, and the lobby team will continue to keep you apprised of the
latest developments.
Lastly, it is important to note that there are approximately ten other legislative bond proposals on a
variety of subjects that have been introduced this year, including bonds on housing, broadband, and
school infrastructure.
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Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report on the state resiliency bond measures and provide direction to staff and
advocates, as needed.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 6.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:State Legislation of Interest
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-11
Referral Name: State Legislation of Interest
Presenter: L. DeLaney and Nielsen Merksamer
Team
Contact: L. DeLaney,
925-655-2057
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee of the Board of Supervisors regularly receives reports on the state
budget and state legislation of interest.
Referral Update:
The County state advocates from Nielsen Merksamer will provide an oral update to the
Committee about legislation of interest to the County. Chair Burgis has requested information
related to bills to address the problem of cancellation of homeowner's insurance in areas of high
fire risk.
Attachment A is the County's priority bill tracking list.
Attachment B is the summary of the advocacy letters sent by the County, to date.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT the report and provide direction to staff and the County's state lobbyists, as needed.
Attachments
Attachment A: Priority Bills for CCC
Attachment B: 2021 Advocacy Letters Summary
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2021 Priority Bills
For Contra Costa County
04/08/21
AB 4 AUTHOR: Arambula [D]
TITLE: Medi-Cal: Eligibility
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Health Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Extends eligibility for full scope Medi-Cal benefits to anyone regardless of age,
and who is otherwise eligible for those benefits but for their immigration status,
pursuant to an eligibility and enrollment plan. Requires the eligibility and
enrollment plan to ensure that an individual maintains continuity of care with
respect to their primary care provider.
STATUS:
01/11/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH.
AB 15 AUTHOR: Chiu [D]
TITLE: COVID-19 Relief: Tenancy Stabilization Act of 2021
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: yes
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
SUMMARY:
Extends the definition of "COVID-19 rental debt" as unpaid rent or any other
unpaid financial obligation of a tenant that came due between March 1, 2020,
and December 31, 2021. Extends the repeal date of the COVID-19 Tenant Relief
Act of 2020 to January 1, 2026. Prohibits a landlord from taking certain
actions with respect to a tenant's COVID-19 rental debt, including, among
others, charging or attempting to collect late fees, or withholding a service or
amenity.
STATUS:
01/11/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
AB 16 AUTHOR: Chiu [D]
TITLE: Tenancies: Tenant, Small Landlord, and Housing Act
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 01/12/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
SUMMARY:
Establishes the Tenant, Small Landlord, and Affordable Housing Provider
Stabilization Program. Authorizes the Director of Housing and Community
Attachment A
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Development to direct an existing office or program within the Department of
Housing and Community Development to implement the program. Establishes in
the State Treasury the COVID-19 Tenant, Small Landlord, and Affordable
Housing Provider Stabilization Fund, and, upon appropriation, distributes all
moneys in the fund to carry out the purposes of the program.
STATUS:
01/12/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT with author's amendments.
01/12/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
AB 22 AUTHOR: McCarty [D]
TITLE: Preschool Programs and Transitional Kindergarten
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/29/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Second Reading File
SUMMARY:
Requires the Superintendent to authorize California state preschool program
contracting agencies to offer wraparound childcare services for eligible children
enrolled in a K-12 educational program.
STATUS:
04/07/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on EDUCATION: Do pass as
amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
Commentary001:
Signed-on to Oppose letter.
AB 32 AUTHOR: Aguiar-Curry [D]
TITLE: Telehealth
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 02/12/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires certain provisions of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act
relative to telehealth to apply to a plan or insurer's contract entity. Subjects
county organized health systems that provide services under Medi-Cal to these
provisions. Authorizes a provider to enroll in specified Medi-Cal programs
through telehealth. Requires health care services furnished by an enrolled clinic
to be reimbursed by Medi-Cal at the same rate as those services if furnished in
person.
STATUS:
02/12/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH with author's
amendments.
02/12/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HEALTH.
Commentary001:
Sent LOS, per Dr. Walker recommendation. Consistent with Platform.
Attachment A
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AB 52 AUTHOR: Frazier [D]
TITLE: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Natural Resources Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the State Air Resources Board, in each scoping plan update prepared
by the state board after January 1, 2022, to include, consistent with the Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006, recommendations for achieving the maximum
technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions of emissions of greenhouse
gases and black carbon from wildfires. Expresses the intent of the Legislature to
appropriate an amount from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for wildfire
mitigation and prevention.
STATUS:
01/11/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES.
AB 71 AUTHOR: Rivas [D]
TITLE: Homelessness Funding: Bring California Home Act
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
SUMMARY:
Makes various changes to the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation
Tax Law and designates that any resulting revenue be used for purposes of the
Bring California Home Act. Modifies the duties of the Homeless Coordinating and
Financing Council.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION
with author's amendments.
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION.
AB 98 AUTHOR: Frazier [D]
TITLE: Health Care
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/09/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the Department of Aging to establish a comprehensive pilot program of
a specified length in the Counties of Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano to facilitate
the reuse and redistribution of durable medical equipment and other home
health supplies. Requires the department to contract in each county with a local
nonprofit agency to oversee the program and would require the contracting
nonprofit agency to, at a minimum, develop a computerized system to track the
inventory of equipment and supplies.
Attachment A
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STATUS:
01/11/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committees on AGING & LONG TERM CARE
and HEALTH.
AB 112 AUTHOR: Holden [D]
TITLE: Medi-Cal Eligibility
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/17/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution
who isn't a juvenile to end on the date they are no longer an inmate or 3 years
from the date they become an inmate of a public institution, whichever is
sooner. Requires the suspension of Medi-Cal benefits to an inmate who is a
juvenile on the date that the individual is no longer an inmate or 3 years after
the date the individual is no longer an eligible juvenile under federal law,
whichever is sooner.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
AB 119 AUTHOR: Salas [D]
TITLE: County Assessors: Direct Levies
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/18/2020
LAST AMEND: 01/26/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Local Government Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the county auditor, or other county officer designated by the county,
to make publicly available on their internet website information about direct
levies as defined, including the range of combined direct levies assessed on real
property. Requires a website posting that identifies contact information for each
direct levy assessed within their jurisdiction, to also include the range of fees
assessed on individual parcels of real property subject to the special district's
assessment.
STATUS:
01/26/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with
author's amendments.
01/26/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Commentary001:
BOS oppose.
AB 240 AUTHOR: Rodriguez [D]
TITLE: Local Health Department Workforce Assessment
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/12/2021
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DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the Department of Public Health to contract with an appropriate and
qualified entity to conduct an evaluation of the adequacy of the local health
department infrastructure and to make recommendations for future staffing,
workforce needs, and resources, in order to accurately and adequately fund
local public health.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (15-0)
Commentary001:
Leg Com found consistent with Platform 2/8/21. Sent LOS.
AB 270 AUTHOR: Ramos [D]
TITLE: Core Behavioral Health Crisis Services System
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/19/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Creates the Core Behavioral Health Crisis Services System, using the digits 988
for the 988 Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline, in
compliance with existing Federal Law and standards governing the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Requires the department, as defined, to take
specified actions to implement the hotline system.
STATUS:
01/28/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committees on HEALTH and
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE.
Commentary001:
AB 988 similar bill
AB 273 AUTHOR: Irwin [D]
TITLE: Cannabis: Advertisements: Highways
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/19/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Business and Professions Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Relates to highway advertisements for cannabis. Prohibits a licensee from
advertising or marketing on a billboard or similar advertising device visible from
an interstate highway or on a State highway within California.
STATUS:
01/28/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS.
Commentary001:
Leg Com determined consistency; sent LOS.
AB 284 AUTHOR: Rivas R [D]
TITLE: Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Climate Goal
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
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URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/21/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the State Air Resources Board, when updating the scoping plan and in
collaboration with the Natural Resources Agency and other relevant state
agencies and departments, to take specified actions by a certain date, including,
among others, identifying a 2045 climate goal, with interim milestones, for the
state's natural and working lands.
STATUS:
03/24/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES: Do
pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-1)
Commentary001:
Jody London watching
AB 328 AUTHOR: Chiu [D]
TITLE: Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/26/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/17/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Establishes the Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program. Requires
the Department of Housing and Community Development to, on or before a
specified date, take specified actions to, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
provide grants to applicants, as defined, for innovative or evidence-based
housing, housing-based services, and employment interventions to allow people
with recent histories of incarceration to exit homelessness and remain stably
housed.
STATUS:
03/17/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
Commentary001:
EHSD tracked bill
AB 329 AUTHOR: Bonta [D]
TITLE: Bail
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/27/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires bail to be set at a specified level for all offenses except, among others,
serious or violent felonies, violations of specified protective orders, battery
against a spouse, sex offenses, and driving under the influence. Requires the
Judicial Council to prepare, adopt, and annually revise a bail schedule for the
exempt offenses.
STATUS:
03/23/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass
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to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (5-2)
AB 332 AUTHOR: Env Safety & Toxic Material Cmt
TITLE: Hazardous Waste: Treated Wood Waste: Management
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: yes
INTRODUCED: 01/27/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/26/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires a person managing treated wood waste to comply with the hazardous
waste control laws or certain management standards, including standards for
the reuse, storage, treatment, transportation, tracking, identification, and
disposal of treated wood waste.
STATUS:
04/07/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
AND TOXIC MATERIALS: Do pass to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS. (9-0)
Commentary002:
Signed on to coalition letter from RCRC, John Kennedy.
AB 339 AUTHOR: Lee [D]
TITLE: State and Local Government: Open Meetings
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/28/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: ASSEMBLY
SUMMARY:
Requires all meetings of the Legislature, including gatherings using
teleconference technology, to include an opportunity for all persons to attend
via a call-in option or an internet-based service option that provides closed
captioning services and requires both a call-in and an internet-based service
option to be provided to the public. Requires all meetings to provide the public
with an opportunity to comment on proposed legislation, and requires
translation services to be provided, as specified.
STATUS:
01/28/2021 INTRODUCED.
AB 383 AUTHOR: Salas [D]
TITLE: Mental Health: Older Adults
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/02/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Establishes within the State Department of Health Care Services an Older Adult
Mental Health Services Administrator to oversee mental health services for older
adults. Prescribes the functions of the administrator and its responsibilities,
including, but not limited to, developing outcome and related indicators for
older adults for the purpose of assessing the status of mental health services for
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older adults, monitoring the quality of programs for those adults, and guiding
decisionmaking.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on AGING & LONG TERM CARE:
Do pass to Committee on HEALTH. (7-0)
Commentary001:
Advisory Council on Aging in support
Commentary002:
Dr. Walker reports CBHDA has support if amended position regarding source of
funding (MHSA). Hold until resolved.
AB 389 AUTHOR: Grayson [D]
TITLE: Ambulance Services
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/02/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Health Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Relates to ambulance services. Authorizes a county to contract for emergency
ambulance services with a fire protection district that is governed by the
county's board of supervisors and provides those services, in whole or in part,
through a written subcontract with a private ambulance service. Authorizes a
fire protection district to enter into a written subcontract with a private
ambulance service for these purposes.
STATUS:
02/12/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH.
Commentary001:
Our sponsored bill
BOS: Support
AB 413 AUTHOR: Ting [D]
TITLE: Foster Youth: Housing
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/03/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/17/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Deletes provisions conditionally suspending a program requiring the Department
of Housing and Community Development to provide funding to counties for
allocation to child welfare services agencies to help young adults who are 18 to
24 years of age secure and maintain housing, and subjecting the requirements
of the program to an annual appropriation in the Budget Act.
STATUS:
04/07/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do
pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-0)
Commentary001:
Sending LOS from Erick. Consistent with Platform.
BOS: Support
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AB 518 AUTHOR: Wicks [D]
TITLE: Criminal Law: Violations Punishable in Multiple Ways
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/10/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Relates to existing law which requires an act or omission that is punishable in
different ways by different laws to be punished under the law that provides for
the longest possible term of imprisonment. This bill, instead, would authorize an
act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different laws to be
punished under either of those provisions.
STATUS:
03/24/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Coauthors revised.
AB 540 AUTHOR: Petrie-Norris [D]
TITLE: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/10/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Health Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Exempts a beneficiary who is enrolled in a PACE organization with a contract
with the Department of Health Care Services from mandatory or passive
enrollment in a Medi-Cal managed care plan. The bill would require, in areas
where a PACE plan is available, that the PACE plan be presented as an
enrollment option in the same manner as other managed care plan options, as
specified.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on AGING & LONG TERM CARE:
Do pass to Committee on HEALTH. (7-0)
Commentary001:
EHSD tracked bill
AB 602 AUTHOR: Grayson [D]
TITLE: Development Fees: Impact Fee Nexus Study
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/11/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/06/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee
HEARING: 04/14/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Requires a city, county, or special district that conducts an impact fee nexus
study to follow specific standards and practices. Removes construction excise
taxes and special taxes levied pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities
Act from the above definition of exaction. Authorizes any member of the public,
including an applicant for a development project, to submit evidence that the
city, county, or other local agency has failed to comply with the Mitigation Fee
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Act.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with
author's amendments.
04/06/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AB 624 AUTHOR: Bauer-Kahan [D]
TITLE: Juveniles: Transfer to Court of Criminal Jurisdiction
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/12/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/16/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Public Safety Committee
SUMMARY:
Authorizes an order transferring a minor from Juvenile Court to a court of
criminal jurisdiction to be reviewed by an appeal from the judgment of
conviction if specified requirements are met, including that a petition for
extraordinary writ review was filed in a timely manner. Authorizes a review of
this appeal without a certificate of probable cause.
STATUS:
03/16/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY with
author's amendments.
03/16/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
AB 636 AUTHOR: Maienschein [D]
TITLE: Financial Abuse of Elder or Dependent Adults
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/12/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
FILE: 6
LOCATION: Assembly Second Reading File
SUMMARY:
Authorizes information relevant to the incident of elder or dependent adult
abuse to be given to a federal law enforcement agency charged with the
investigation of elder or dependent adult abuse or to a local code enforcement
agency for the sole purpose of investigating a property where the health and
safety of an elder or dependent adult resident is at risk.
STATUS:
04/08/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time. To third reading.
Commentary003:
LOS sent 4/5/21
AB 684 AUTHOR: Fong [R]
TITLE: Hazardous Waste: Treated Wood Waste
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/16/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
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Committee
SUMMARY:
Defines the term treated wood and would require treated wood waste, as
defined, to be disposed of in either a class I hazardous waste landfill or in a
composite-lined portion of a solid waste landfill unit that meets specified
requirements. Requires any solid waste landfill accepting treated wood waste to
meet certain requirements specified in the bill and to manage the treated wood
waste in a specified manner.
STATUS:
02/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS.
Commentary001:
David Brockbank and Michael Kent reviewing
AB 686 AUTHOR: Arambula [D]
TITLE: Community-Based Behavioral Health Outcomes and Review
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/16/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the California Health and Human Services Agency to establish, by July
1, 2022, the California Community-Based Behavioral Health Outcomes and
Accountability Review (CBBH-OAR) to facilitate a local accountability system
that fosters continuous quality improvement in county behavioral health
programs and in the collection and dissemination by the agency of best
practices in service delivery.
STATUS:
02/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH.
AB 808 AUTHOR: Stone [D]
TITLE: Foster Youth: Children's Crisis Continuum Pilot Program
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/16/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Human Services Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the State Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the
State Department of Health Care Services, to establish the Children's Crisis
Continuum Pilot Program for the purpose of developing treatment options that
are needed to support State's commitment to eliminate the placement of foster
youth with complex needs in out-of-state facilities.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committees on HUMAN SERVICES and
HEALTH.
03/25/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES with
author's amendments.
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
BOS: Support, consistent with Platform.
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AB 844 AUTHOR: Grayson [D]
TITLE: Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront Area
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/17/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and The Economy
Committee
HEARING: 04/27/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Establishes the Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of
the Counties of Contra Costa and Solano composed of specified cities and
governed by a board of directors.
STATUS:
03/18/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on JOBS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY.
03/18/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on JOBS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY with author's
amendments.
03/18/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on JOBS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMY.
Commentary001:
Jody has input.
AB 903 AUTHOR: Frazier [D]
TITLE: Los Medanos Community Healthcare District
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/17/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee
HEARING: 04/14/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Requires the dissolution of the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District.
Requires the County of Contra Costa to be successor of all rights and
responsibilities of the district, and requires the county to complete a property
tax transfer process to ensure the transfer of the district's health-related ad
valorem property tax revenues to the county in order to operate the Los
Medanos Area Health Plan Grant Program.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with
author's amendments.
04/05/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Commentary002:
BOS supports
AB 988 AUTHOR: Bauer-Kahan [D]
TITLE: Mental Health: Mobile Crisis Support Teams: 988 Crisis
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FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: yes
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Establishes the 988 Crisis Hotline Center, using the digits 988 in compliance
with existing federal law and standards governing the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline. Requires the Office of Emergency Services to take specified
actions to implement the hotline system, including hiring a director with
specified experience and designating a 988 crisis hotline center or centers to
provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals
accessing the 988.
STATUS:
03/04/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committees on HEALTH and
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE.
Commentary001:
Sponsored bill
AB 1041 AUTHOR: Wicks [D]
TITLE: Leave Issues
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Labor and Employment Committee
HEARING: 04/08/2021 10:30 am
SUMMARY:
Expands the population that an employee can take leave to care for to include
any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the
employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.
STATUS:
03/04/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committees on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT and
INSURANCE.
Commentary001:
CSAC and coalition opposes
AB 1163 AUTHOR: Nazarian [D]
TITLE: Local Government: Taxation: Prohibition: Groceries
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
SUMMARY:
Repeals the prohibition on the imposition, increase, levy and collection, or
enforcement by a local agency of any tax, fee, or other assessment on
groceries, including the requirement that the Department of Tax and Fee
Administration cease administering a local sales and use tax.
STATUS:
03/04/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Commentary001:
LOS sent; consistent with Platform.
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AB 1204 AUTHOR: Wicks [D]
TITLE: Hospital Equity Reporting
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Health Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Adds racial and ethnic groups experiencing disparate health outcomes and
socially disadvantaged groups to the definition of vulnerable populations for
community benefits reporting purposes. Requires a hospital or medical group to
prepare and annually submit an equity report to OSHPD not later than 150 days
after its fiscal year ends. Requires an equity report to include, among other
things, analyses of access to care and employment disparities and plans for
addressing those disparities.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH with author's
amendments.
04/05/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HEALTH.
AB 1205 AUTHOR: Frazier [D]
TITLE: State Air Resources Board: Elections
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Natural Resources Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires a certain composition of the Air Resources Board.
STATUS:
03/18/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES.
03/18/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES with
author's amendments.
03/18/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES.
AB 1214 AUTHOR: Waldron [R]
TITLE: Medi-Cal Eligibility
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee
SUMMARY:
Makes an individual incarcerated in the state prison or a county jail eligible for
the Medi-Cal program for a specified time prior to the date they are released
from the correctional facility if they have a chronic physical or behavioral health
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condition, a mental illness, or a substance use disorder.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH.
03/25/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH with author's
amendments.
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HEALTH.
AB 1225 AUTHOR: Waldron [R]
TITLE: Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Public Safety Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Enacts the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act. Requires that a woman
incarcerated in a state prison receive trauma-informed care and prohibits an
incarcerated woman from being placed in solitary confinement for purposes of
medical observation.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
03/25/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY with
author's amendments.
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
AB 1233 AUTHOR: Waldron [R]
TITLE: State Prisons: Construction and Renovation
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Public Safety Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Establishes the Prison Oversight Commission and requires the commission to
develop guidelines for the construction of new prisons and renovation of existing
prisons.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
03/25/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY with
author's amendments.
03/25/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
AB 1242 AUTHOR: Bauer-Kahan [D]
TITLE: Alcoholic Beverages: Bona Fide Public Eating Place
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
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INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
SUMMARY:
Authorizes a bona fide public eating place holding an on-sale general license or
a bona fide eating place holding an on-sale license for beer and wine to exercise
additional off-sale rights and privileges, subject to specified requirements.
Authorizes the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for off-sale consumption for
which their license permits on-sale consumption if the beverages are in
manufacturer prepackaged containers.
STATUS:
03/04/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION.
AB 1291
AUTHOR:
Frazier [D]
TITLE: State Bodies: Open Meetings
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
HEARING: 04/08/2021 2:00 pm
SUMMARY:
Requires a state body, when it limits time for public comment, to provide at
least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes translating
technology to address the state body.
STATUS:
03/04/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION.
AB 1302 AUTHOR: Quirk [D]
TITLE: Commercial Cannabis Billboards: Placement Restrictions
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Business and Professions Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Prohibits a licensee from advertising or marketing on a billboard or similar
advertising device located within a 15-mile radius of the California border on an
Interstate Highway or on a State Highway which crosses the California border.
STATUS:
03/18/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS.
03/18/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS with author's amendments.
03/18/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS.
AB 1304 AUTHOR: Santiago [D]
TITLE: Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: Housing Element
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
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URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
HEARING: 04/15/2021 2:00 pm
SUMMARY:
Clarifies that a local agency has a mandatory duty to comply with the obligation
requiring a public agency to administer its programs and activities relating to
housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair
housing, and to not take any action that is materially inconsistent with this
obligation. Requires that the schedule of actions analyze and identify racial
integration and segregation patterns and trends within the jurisdiction.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT with author's amendments.
04/05/2021 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
CA ACA 1 AUTHOR: Aguiar-Curry [D]
TITLE: Local Government Financing: Affordable Housing
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: ASSEMBLY
SUMMARY:
Creates an additional exception to the 1% ad valorem tax rate limit on real
property that would authorize a city, county, or special district to levy an ad
valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable
housing, or permanent supportive housing, if the proposition proposing the tax
is approved by 55% of the voters of the city or county, and the proposition
includes accountability requirements.
STATUS:
12/07/2020 INTRODUCED.
Commentary001:
Library Commission requesting support letter
CA AJR 4 AUTHOR: Garcia [D]
TITLE: Basel Convention: Ratification
INTRODUCED: 01/12/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Rules Committee
SUMMARY:
Declares California to be in favor of the United States ratification of the Basel
Convention at the earliest opportunity and would request the Biden
Administration to accomplish this ratification as a matter of urgency.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 To SENATE Committee on RULES.
Commentary001:
Supported sign-on; consistent with Platform.
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SB 8 AUTHOR: Skinner [D]
TITLE: Housing Crisis Act
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Housing Committee
HEARING: 04/29/2021
SUMMARY:
Clarifies, for various purposes of the act, that housing development project
includes projects that involve no discretionary approvals, projects that involve
both discretionary and nondiscretionary approvals, and projects that include a
proposal to construct a single dwelling unit. Specifies that this clarification is
declaratory of existing law.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 From SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE:
Do pass to Committee on HOUSING. (5-0)
SB 9 AUTHOR: Atkins [D]
TITLE: Housing Development: Approvals
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Housing Committee
HEARING: 04/15/2021
SUMMARY:
Requires a proposed housing development containing two residential units
within a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially, without
discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing development meets
certain requirements that the proposed housing development would not require
demolition or alteration of housing that is subject to a recorded covenant,
ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families
of moderate or low income.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on HOUSING with author's
amendments.
04/05/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
Committee on HOUSING.
Commentary002:
Cal Cities recommends Oppose Unless Amended.
SB 10 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/22/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Governance and Finance Committee
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SUMMARY:
Authorizes a local government to pass an ordinance to zone any parcel for up to
10 units of residential density per parcel, at a height specified in the ordinance,
if the parcel is located in a transit-rich area, a jobs-rich area, or an urban infill
site, as those terms are defined. Requires the Department of Housing and
Community Development to determine jobs-rich areas and publish a map of
those areas on a certain frequency.
STATUS:
03/22/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE.
SB 17 AUTHOR: Pan [D]
TITLE: Office Of Racial Equity
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Judiciary Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Establishes in state government an Office of Racial Equity, an independent
public entity not affiliated with an agency or department, that shall be governed
by a Racial Equity Advisory and Accountability Council. Requires the Governor to
direct the Secretary of each state agency to adopt and implement the Racial
Equity Framework through each agencies' Racial Equity Action Plan, which
would be adopted by each state agency and integrated into the agency's
strategic plan.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 20 AUTHOR: Dodd [D]
TITLE: Student Nutrition: Eligibility for CalFresh Benefits
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/07/2020
LAST AMEND: 03/17/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the Student Aid Commission, to the extent that it possesses pertinent
information, to provide written notice to students who qualify for a waiver of the
community college enrollment fee that they qualify, or may qualify, for benefits
under the CalFresh program.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense
File.
SB 73 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: Probation: Eligibility: Crimes Controlled Substances
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
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INTRODUCED: 12/10/2020
DISPOSITION: Pending
FILE: 38
LOCATION: Senate Third Reading File
SUMMARY:
Deletes various crimes relating to controlled substances, including, but not
limited to, possessing or agreeing to sell or transport opiates or opium
derivatives, from those prohibitions against granting probation or a suspended
sentence. Authorizes the remaining prohibitions on probation to be waived by a
court in the interests of justice.
STATUS:
03/23/2021 In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
Commentary001:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Jail-time-for-nonviolent-drug-crime
s-in-15804570.php
SB 91 AUTHOR: Budget and Fiscal Review Cmt
TITLE: COVID-19 Relief: Tenancy: Federal Rental Assistance
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 12/16/2020
ENACTED: 01/29/2021
DISPOSITION: Enacted
LOCATION: Chaptered
CHAPTER: 2021-002
SUMMARY:
Extends the imposition of additional damages, if a tenant has provided a
declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, on a landlord who violates the
prohibition from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to a tenant
with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant. Relates to the
evaluation of tenants using an alleged COVID-19 rental debt. Extends the
prohibition from bringing an action for unlawful detainer based on a cause of
action other than nonpayment of COVID-19 rent.
STATUS:
01/29/2021 Signed by GOVERNOR.
01/29/2021 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 2021-002
SB 107 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: CalFresh
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/05/2021
LAST AMEND: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
FILE: 39
LOCATION: Senate Third Reading File
SUMMARY:
Requires the State Department of Social Services, in order to increase client
access and retention within CalFresh, to participate in the Elderly Simplified
Application Project, a demonstration project operated by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Requires the department to develop a
CalFresh user-centered application for seniors 60 years of age or older and for
people with disabilities who are eligible to be enrolled in the Elderly Simplified
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Application Project.
STATUS:
03/23/2021 In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
Commentary001:
Sent LOS; consistent with Platform.
SB 110 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: Substance Use Disorder Services: Contingency Management
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/06/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/15/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Health Committee
HEARING: 04/21/2021 1:00 pm
SUMMARY:
Expands substance use disorder services to include contingency management
services, as specified, subject to utilization controls. Requires the Department of
Health Care Services to issue guidance and training to providers on their use of
contingency management services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries who access
substance use disorder services under any Medi-Cal delivery system, including
the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery
system.
STATUS:
03/15/2021 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH with author's
amendments.
03/15/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on HEALTH.
SB 219 AUTHOR: McGuire [D]
TITLE: Property Tax: Delinquent Penalty Cost: Health Orders
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: yes
INTRODUCED: 01/12/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: ASSEMBLY
SUMMARY:
Authorizes the auditor or the tax collector to cancel any penalty, costs, or other
charges resulting from tax delinquency upon a finding that failure to make a
timely payment is due to a documented hardship, as determined by the tax
collector, arising from a shelter-in-place order, as defined, if the principal
payment for the proper amount of tax due is paid no later than June 30 of the
fiscal year in which the payment first became delinquent.
STATUS:
03/25/2021 In SENATE. Read third time, urgency clause adopted.
Passed SENATE. *****To ASSEMBLY. (38-0)
SB 222 AUTHOR: Dodd [D]
TITLE: Water Rate Assistance Program
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/14/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
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DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
HEARING: 04/12/2021
SUMMARY:
Establishes the Water Rate Assistance Fund in the State Treasury to help
provide water affordability assistance, for both drinking water and wastewater
services, to low-income ratepayers and ratepayers experiencing economic
hardship in California.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS with author's amendments.
04/05/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
Commentary001:
https://thentherescalifornia.libsyn.com/senator-bill-dodd-sb-222-sb-223-water-
equity-accessibility
BOS: Watch
SB 223 AUTHOR: Dodd [D]
TITLE: Discontinuation of Residential Water Service
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/14/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
HEARING: 04/12/2021
SUMMARY:
Revises the conditions under which urban and community water systems and
very small community water systems are prohibited from discontinuing
residential service for nonpayment. Prohibits these systems from discontinuing
residential service for nonpayment during a state or local emergency.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS with author's amendments.
04/05/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
Commentary001:
https://thentherescalifornia.libsyn.com/senator-bill-dodd-sb-222-sb-223-water-
equity-accessibility
SB 234 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: Transition Aged Youth Housing Program
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/02/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Housing Committee
HEARING: 04/15/2021
SUMMARY:
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Establishes the Transition Aged Youth Housing Program for the purpose of
creating housing for transition aged youth under 26 years of age, who have
been removed from their homes, are experiencing homelessness
unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or are under the jurisdiction of a
court, as specified, and would require the Homeless Coordinating and Financing
Council to develop, implement, and administer the program.
STATUS:
03/09/2021 From SENATE Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Do pass
to Committee on HOUSING. (4-0)
SB 270 AUTHOR: Durazo [D]
TITLE: Public Employment: Labor Relations: Employee Data
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/28/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Judiciary Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Authorizes an exclusive representative to file a charge of an unfair labor
practice with the Public Employment Relations Board, as specified, alleging a
violation of the specified requirements only if specified conditions are met,
including that the exclusive representative gives written notice of the alleged
violation and that the public employer fails to cure the violation, as specified.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
AND RETIREMENT: Do pass to Committee on JUDICIARY.
(4-0)
SB 271 AUTHOR: Wiener [D]
TITLE: County Sheriffs: Eligibility Requirements
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/28/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Governance and Finance Committee
SUMMARY:
Repeals specified eligibility requirements for county sheriffs. Allows all eligible
voters to run for the office of Sheriff.
STATUS:
03/16/2021 From SENATE Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to
Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE. (4-1)
SB 278 AUTHOR: Leyva [D]
TITLE: PERS: Disallowed Compensation: Benefit Adjustments
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 01/29/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/23/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee
HEARING: 04/19/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
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Establishes new procedures under Public Employees' Retirement Law for cases
in which Public Employees' Retirement System determines that the benefits of a
member or annuitant are, or would be, based on disallowed compensation that
conflicts with State Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 and other
specified laws and thus impermissible under Public Employees' Retirement Law.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (10-1)
Commentary001:
CSAC and coalition opposes
SB 286 AUTHOR: Min [D]
TITLE: Elections: County Officers: Consolidation
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/01/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
HEARING: 04/12/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Relates to existing Law that requires a candidate for a nonpartisan office who at
a primary election receives votes on a majority of all the ballots cast for
candidates for that office to be elected to that office. Exempts from that
requirement candidates for county nonpartisan offices, including a county office
in a charter county, but not including a charter city and county.
STATUS:
02/22/2021 In SENATE. Article IV. Section 8(a) of the Constitution
dispensed with.
02/22/2021 In SENATE. Joint Rule 55 suspended.
Commentary001:
CSAC and UCC oppose
SB 443 AUTHOR: Newman [D]
TITLE: Elections: Redistricting
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/16/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
SUMMARY:
Makes the criteria for the district boundaries of for the members of the
governing body of a county board of education, school district, community
college district, special district, city, or county, consistent with the criteria for
Senate, Assembly, Congress, and State Board of Equalization districts
established under the Constitution.
STATUS:
02/25/2021 To SENATE Committee on ELECTIONS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Commentary001:
CSAC to oppose
SB 465 AUTHOR: Eggman [D]
TITLE: Mental Health
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FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/16/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/08/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Health Committee
HEARING: 04/21/2021 1:00 pm
SUMMARY:
Makes substantial impairment in the required areas or being at risk of removal
from the home or having been removed from the home separate criteria for
determining serious emotional disturbance. Makes an appropriation by
expanding the target population for which continuously appropriated MHSA
moneys may be spent.
STATUS:
03/18/2021 Re-referred to SENATE Committee on HEALTH.
SB 493 AUTHOR: Bradford [D]
TITLE: Local Government Financing: Juvenile Justice
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/17/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/23/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Public Safety Committee
HEARING: 04/20/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Requires no less than 95% of the funds allocated under these provisions to be
distributed to community-based organizations and other public agencies or
departments that are not law enforcement entities, as specified, and prohibits
this portion of the funds from being used for law enforcement activities or
personnel.
STATUS:
03/23/2021 From SENATE Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY with author's
amendments.
03/23/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
Commentary002:
CSAC OPPOSED
SB 516 AUTHOR: Eggman [D]
TITLE: Certification for Intensive Treatment: Review Hearing
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/17/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/08/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
FILE: 21
LOCATION: Senate Second Reading File
COMMITTEE: Senate Health Committee
HEARING: 2021-04-21 1:00 pm
SUMMARY:
Authorizes the evidence presented in support of the certification decision for
specified intensive treatment of a person placed on a 72-hour hold to include
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information on the persons medical condition and how that condition bears on
certifying the person as a danger to themselves or to others or as gravely
disabled.
STATUS:
04/08/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on HEALTH.
Commentary001:
CBHDA has Oppose
SB 557 AUTHOR: Wieckowski [D]
TITLE: Hazardous Waste: Treated Wood Waste
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
HEARING: 04/12/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Defines the term treated wood and would require treated wood waste, as
defined, to be disposed of in either a class I hazardous waste landfill or in a
composite-lined portion of a solid waste landfill unit that meets specified
requirements.
STATUS:
03/03/2021 To SENATE Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
SB 586 AUTHOR: Bradford [D]
TITLE: Criminal Fees
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Public Safety Committee
HEARING: 04/13/2021 1:30 pm
SUMMARY:
Repeals the authority to collect most of these criminal fees, among others.
Makes the unpaid balance of most court-imposed costs unenforceable and
uncollectible and would require any portion of a judgment imposing those costs
to be vacated.
STATUS:
03/03/2021 To SENATE Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY.
Commentary002:
CSAC sent concerns letter
SB 594 AUTHOR: Glazer [D]
TITLE: Elections: Local Redistricting
FISCAL COMMITTEE: no
URGENCY CLAUSE: yes
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
LAST AMEND: 04/05/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee
HEARING: 04/12/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
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Requires counties, general law cities, and charter cities that elect members of
their legislative bodies using district-based elections to adopt boundaries for
those supervisorial or council districts following each federal decennial census,
as specified.
STATUS:
04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on ELECTIONS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS with author's
amendments.
04/05/2021 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred
to Committee on ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
SB 612 AUTHOR: Portantino [D]
TITLE: Electrical Corporations and Other Load-serving Entities
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/09/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires an electrical corporation to annually offer, for the following year, an
allocation of each product, as defined, arising from legacy resources, as defined,
to its bundled customers and to other load-serving entities, defined to include
electric service providers and community choice aggregators, serving
departing-load customers, as defined, who bear cost responsibility for those
resources.
STATUS:
03/18/2021 Re-referred to SENATE Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES
AND COMMUNICATIONS.
BOS: Support
SB 749 AUTHOR: Glazer [D]
TITLE: Mental Health Program Oversight: County Reporting
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Requires the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
to create a comprehensive tracking program for county spending on mental and
behavioral health programs and services, as specified, including funding
sources, funding utilization, and outcome data at the program, service, and
statewide levels.
STATUS:
03/17/2021 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (11-0)
SB 782 AUTHOR: Glazer [D]
TITLE: Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
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INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/25/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY:
Authorizes the filing of a petition to obtain assisted outpatient treatment under
the existing petition procedures, for a conservatee or former conservatee, as
specified, who would benefit from assisted outpatient treatment to reduce the
risk of deteriorating mental health while living independently.
STATUS:
04/06/2021 From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (11-0)
SB 784 AUTHOR: Glazer [D]
TITLE: State Government: Emergency Services: Nonprofit Service
FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes
URGENCY CLAUSE: no
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2021
LAST AMEND: 03/16/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee
HEARING: 04/19/2021 9:00 am
SUMMARY:
Authorizes a nonprofit entity that provides services pursuant to a contract with
the state, during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency, to adjust
the method in which it provides those services so long as the purpose of the
contract is served. Requires the nonprofit entity to notify all departments from
which it receives funding of a closure or of an impacted program, including
whether a closure is location specific or due to executive order.
STATUS:
03/23/2021 From SENATE Committee on GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION: Do pass to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS. (14-0)
CA SCR 17 AUTHOR: Leyva [D]
TITLE: Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
INTRODUCED: 02/24/2021
DISPOSITION: Pending
LOCATION: Assembly Rules Committee
SUMMARY:
Declares March 21, 2021, as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination.
STATUS:
04/08/2021 To ASSEMBLY Committee on RULES.
Copyright (c) 2021 State Net. All rights reserved.
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State Advocacy Letters 2021
1 AB 1163 (Nazarian)Taxation: Prohibition: Groceries SUPPORT
2 AB 119 (Salas)Levies OPPOSE
3 AB 240 (Rodrigez)Local Health Department Workforce Assessment SUPPORT
4 AB 273 (Irwin)Cannabis: Advertisement SUPPORT
5 AB 32 (Aguiar-Curry)Telehealth SUPPORT
6 AB 332 (Quirk)Treated Wood Waste SUPPORT Coalition Letter
7 AB 389 (Grayson)Ambulance Services SUPPORT/SPONSOR
8 AB 413 (Ting)Foster Youth: Housing SUPPORT
9 AB 594 (Glazer)Local Redistricting COMMENTS
10 AB 636 (Mainschein)Financial Abuse of Elder or Dependent Adults SUPPORT
11 AB 808 (Stone)Children's Crisis Continuum Program SUPPORT
12 AB 903 (Frazier)Los Medanos Healthcare District Dissolution SUPPORT
13 AB 988 (Bauer-Kahan)Mental Health: Mobile Crisis Support Teams: 988 Crisis SUPPORT
14 SB 107 (Wiener)CalFresh SUPPORT
15 SB 612 (Portantino)Electrical Corporations SUPPORT
16 AJR 4 (Garcia)Basel Convention. Ratification SUPPORT Coalition Letter
17 Broadband for All Funding Plan SUPPORT
18 $200 Million Ongoing GF for Public Health Infrastructure & Workforce SUPPORT Coalition Letter
19 CVSO Budget Augmentation to Budget Committees SUPPORT
20 IHSS Collective Bargaining Budget Proposal SUPPORT
21 $300 Million One-Time for Public Health Care Systems SUPPORT
4/8/2021
Attachment B
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 7.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:SB 9 (Atkins) Housing Development: Approvals
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-13
Referral Name: SB 9 (Atkins)
Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
SB 9 (Atkins) was referred to the Legislation Committee for consideration by Supervisor
Mitchoff's office. Cal Cities has an "Oppose Unless Amended" position on SB 9. CSAC's
position on the bill is pending.
Referral Update:
SB 9 (Atkins)
The text of SB 9 is available here.
Author:Toni G. Atkins (D-039)
Coauthor McGuire (D), Rivas R (D), Gonzalez (D), Caballero (D), Wiener (D), Rubio (D)
Title:Housing Development: Approvals
Fiscal
Committee:
yes
Urgency
Clause:
no
Introduced:12/07/2020
Last
Amend:
04/05/2021
Disposition:Pending
Committee:Senate Housing Committee
Hearing:04/15/2021, Senate Chamber
Summary:Requires a proposed housing development containing two residential units within
a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially, without
discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing development meets
certain requirements that the proposed housing development would not require
demolition or alteration of housing that is subject to a recorded covenant,
ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of
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moderate or low income.
Status:04/05/2021 From SENATE Committee on HOUSING with author's amendments.
SB 9 would require a local government to ministerially approve a housing development containing two
residential units in single-family residential zones. SB 9 would create a streamlined process allowing
duplexes in single family neighborhoods, as well as allowing lot splits of single-family residential
lots and the conversion of existing single-family buildings to duplexes. CSAC took a “support if
amended” position on a nearly identical bill last year, SB 1120 (Atkins, 2020).
Housing affordability and homelessness are among the most critical issues facing California cities.
Affordably priced homes are out of reach for many people and housing is not being built fast enough to
meet the current or projected needs of people living in the state. Cities and counties lay the groundwork
for housing production by planning and zoning new projects in their communities based on extensive
public input and engagement, state housing laws, and the needs of the building industry.
There is concern that SB 9 as currently drafted would not spur much-needed housing construction in a
manner that supports local flexibility, decision-making, and community input. State driven ministerial or
by-right housing approval processes fail to recognize the extensive public engagement associated with
developing and adopting zoning ordinances and housing elements that are certified by the California
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Cal Cities recommends the following
amendments to the bill:
Clarify that a property owner using SB 9 is limited to constructing two residential units, not two
residential units and additional accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on the same parcel;
Require a housing developer to acquire a building permit within one year of a lot split, so that
speculators do not sell lots and never build homes;
Allow local governments to require adequate access for police, fire and other public safety
vehicles and equipment;
Prohibit developers from using SB 9 in very high fire hazard severity zones;
Allow cities to determine a range of lot sizes suitable for SB 9 development projects;
Ensure HCD provides Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) credit for production of SB 9
units;
Allow local governments to take into account local conditions such as hillsides, lot dimensions,
natural hazards, available infrastructure, etc. when approving or denying housing project
applications;
Allow local governments to continue to determine parking standards; and
Ensure large-scale investors and builders do not exploit SB 9 provisions.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER recommending a position on SB 9 (Atkins) to the Board of Supervisors.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 8.
Meeting Date:04/12/2021
Subject:SB 10 (Wiener) Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density
Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: 2021-15
Referral Name: SB 10 (Wiener)
Presenter: L. DeLaney Contact: L. DeLaney, 925-655-2057
Referral History:
Supervisor Mitchoff's staff referred SB 10 (Wiener) to the Legislation Committee for
consideration.
Referral Update:
SB 10 (Wiener) – Streamlined Zoning for Small Multifamily Projects: Would allow a
streamlined rezoning process on qualifying infill sites to allow up to 10 units without CEQA
review. The infill definition used in the bill means this program will have limited applicability to
county unincorporated areas. Last year’s version of SB 10 was SB 902 (Wiener)
Author:Scott D. Wiener (D-011)
Coauthor Caballero (D), Atkins (D), Rivas R (D)
Title:Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density
Fiscal
Committee:
yes
Urgency
Clause:
no
Introduced:12/07/2020
Last
Amend:
03/22/2021
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Governance and Finance Committee
Summary:Authorizes a local government to pass an ordinance to zone any parcel for up to
10 units of residential density per parcel, at a height specified in the ordinance, if
the parcel is located in a transit-rich area, a jobs-rich area, or an urban infill site,
as those terms are defined. Requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to determine jobs-rich areas and publish a map of those areas on a
certain frequency.
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The text of SB 10 is available here.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position on SB 10 (Wiener) and
directing staff on its placement on a Board agenda.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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