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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD STANDING COMMITTEES - 05082023 - Legislation Cte Agenda PktLEGISLATION COMMITTEE May 8, 2023 1:00 P.M. 1025 Escobar Street, Room 110A Martinez, CA 94553 or District III Office 3361 Walnut Boulevard, Suite 140 Brentwood, CA 94513 The public may attend this meeting at either above location. The public may also attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://cccounty-us.zoom.us/j/87434558220 Or Telephone, dial: 1-888-278-0254 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 219464 Conference code: 219464 Find local AT&T Numbers Supervisor Ken Carlson, Chair Supervisor Diane Burgis, 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: Persons who wish to address the Legislation Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Legislation Committee that are not on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. All public comments will be limited to three minutes. 3.RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the April 10, 2023 meeting of the Legislation Committee, with any necessary corrections. 4.RECEIVE a report on federal matters of interest to the County and PROVIDE direction to staff and the County's federal lobbyist, as needed. 5.CONSIDER policy recommendations for the County's State and Federal Legislative Platforms from the County's Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Kristin Connelly, and provide direction, as needed. 6.RECEIVE a report on the County's sponsored bills and other state bills of interest to the County and provide direction to staff and the County's state lobbyists, as needed. 7.The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. 8.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 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 1 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 2 LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 3. Meeting Date:05/08/2023   Subject:Record of Action for Legislation Committee Meeting Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: 2023-08   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 discussions made in the meetings. Referral Update: Attached for the Committee's consideration is the draft Record of Action for its April 10, 2023 meeting. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the April 10, 2023 meeting of the Legislation Committee. Attachments DRAFT Record of Action 3 D R A F T LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECORD OF ACTION FOR April 10, 2023   Supervisor Ken Carlson, Chair Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair    Present: Ken Carlson, Chair      Diane Burgis, Vice Chair    Staff Present:Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator, staff to Committee; Teresa Gerringer, Chief of Staff, District III; Luz Raygoza, ASA II, Employment and Human Services; Maureen Toms, Deputy Director, DCD; Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief of Probation; Brian Balbas, Public Works Director; Jennifer Quallick, Field Representative, District II; Beth Ward, Animal Services Director; Tommy Gong, Elections Deputy; Julie Enea, Senior Deputy County Administrator; Brian Helmick, CCCFPD; Monica Nino, County Administrator; Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator; Colleen Awad, Senior District Rep., D. 4; Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters  Attendees:Michelle Rubalcava & Geoff Neill, Paul Schlesinger, Dr. William Walker, Call_in_user_1                   1.Introductions    Chair Carlson convened the meeting at 1:01 p.m. and introduced himself. Vice Chair Burgis introduced herself as well.   2.PUBLIC COMMENT: Persons who wish to address the Legislation Committee during public comment on matters within the jurisdiction of the Legislation Committee that are not on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. All public comments will be limited to three minutes.    Public comment was received from Call_in_user_1 who requested advocacy in Sacramento for the building of highways and freeways to accommodate housing projected through 2035. The caller indicated a need for proper infrastructure, including water supply, and criticized the high-speed rail project.   3.Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Record of Action for the March 13, 2023 meeting of the Legislation Committee.       The Record of Action was approved as presented.     4  AYE: Chair Ken Carlson   Vice Chair Diane Burgis  4.ACCEPT the report on federal matters of interest to Contra Costa County and provide direction to staff and County lobbyists, as needed.       The County's federal lobbyist, Paul Schlesinger, provided an update on the status of the County's federal community project funding requests. He noted that, to that point, the County had heard that Congressman Garamendi was advancing to Appropriations two projects for Contra Costa: $2 million for the San Pablo Ave./Complete Street project and $1 million for the District Attorney's project to serve underserved victims of violent crime. Congressman DeSaulnier was advancing the Knightsen Wetland Restoration project and the Concord Shelter and Service Center Roofing Project. Call_in_user_1 commented that they did not understand how this works; they also commented on the indictment of former President Trump, ditigal currency, and lithium batteries.    AYE: Chair Ken Carlson   Vice Chair Diane Burgis  5.PROVIDE direction to staff and the County's lobbyists on state legislation and advocacy priorities.      The County's state lobbyists provided a recap of the status of the County's sponsored bills and noted there would be an opportunity for the Supervisors to advocate for these and other bills during the CSAC Legislative Conference, during which meetings were being set with our legislative delegation. The draft of Talking Points for these legislative visits were included in the agenda packet; staff noted they would be further refined and distributed prior to the meetings. Vice Chair Burgis wanted to be sure SB 287 was included in the Talking Points. County staff provided comments on several additional bills. Chief of Probation Esa Ehmen-Krause flagged AB 702 for its possible negative impacts on funding Probation operations. She noted her personal opposition to the bill. Animal Services Director Beth Ward flagged AB 595 and her concerns about negative impacts in terms of mandated holding times and staff impacts. Maureen Toms from Department of Conservation and Development flagged SB 423, noting that several local cities and Cal Cities were opposed to the bill because of punitive impacts on local jurisdictions and loss of local control and discretion. The County's Sustainability Coordinator Jody London provided additional talking points on SB 511. Chair Carlson inquired about CARB's inventory preparation, which Ms. London noted was performed on a state but not local level currently. Chair Carlson also inquired about the status of various Brown Act related bills, to which the lobbyists provided status updates on AB 817. Public comment from Call_in_user_1 included opposition to AB 1465 (Wicks).    AYE: Chair Ken Carlson   Vice Chair Diane Burgis  6.CONSIDER elections related policy recommendations for the County's State and Federal Legislative Platforms from the County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters and provide direction, as needed.       The County's Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Kristin Connelly, provided a PowerPoint presentation of legislative objectives for inclusion in the County's State and Federal Legislative Platforms. Vice Chair Burgis concurred with the objectives and commended the Department for the certified elections officer program and other educational efforts. Chair Carlson expressed gratitude for the Department's efforts to develop an 11 county coalition to fight dis, mis, and mal-information regarding elections. Chair Carlson inquired about specific bills of interest. Ms. Connelly noted that there were bills related to language access and absentee voting that were being watched. She noted that there would be draft language brought forward at a future meeting for the Committee's consideration regarding Platform amendments. Call_in_User_1 provided comments that were not supportive of voting by non-citizens or the translation of voting materials where the translation may not be accurate. 5 non-citizens or the translation of voting materials where the translation may not be accurate.   7.The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, May 8, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.   8.Adjourn    The meeting was adjourned at 2:08 p.m.        For Additional Information Contact:  Lara DeLaney, Committee Staff Phone (925) 335-1097, Fax (925) 646-1353 lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us 6 LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 4. Meeting Date:05/08/2023   Subject:Federal Legislation of Interest to Contra Costa County Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: 2023-07   Referral Name: Federal Update  Presenter: Thorn Run Partners Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 Referral History: The Legislation Committee regularly receives reports on federal legislation and budget matters of interest to the County and provides direction to staff and the County's federal lobbyists. The County's lobbyists from Thorn Run Partners includes Mr. Paul Schlesinger, who will attend the Committee meeting via Zoom to provide additional information about the County's Community Project Funding requests and other significant federal matters. Referral Update: CSAC's Federal Update: House Votes Along Party Lines to Approve Debt Limit Plan April 27, 2023 On April 26, the House voted 217-215 to approve a bill (H.R. 2811 ) that would raise the nation’s debt limit for one year and scale back federal spending. The legislation – dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 – would suspend the nation’s borrowing limit, currently set at $31.4 trillion, through March 31, 2024 or until the federal debt increases by another $1.5 trillion, whichever comes first. The bill also would freeze fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at 2022 levels (a reduction of approximately $130 billion) and limit the growth of spending over the next decade to one percent annually. In addition to these reforms, H.R. 2811 would rescind unobligated COVID-19 relief funding while also rolling back programs that were approved as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including a number of clean energy tax credits and funding for increased tax enforcement. The legislation also includes a number of structural changes to social safety net programs, including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and others. Specifically, H.R. 2811 would create new work requirements for certain individuals receiving federal benefits. For SNAP, the bill would extend work requirements for childless adults until they reach the age of 56, replacing the current work rules that are in effect through the age of 49. The measure also would make it more difficult for states and counties to obtain waivers in areas of high unemployment. For Medicaid, the GOP package proposes a rule that would require certain recipients between the ages of 19 and 56 to meet income or work thresholds. Among other things, the bill would require beneficiaries to work 80 hours per month or complete 80 hours of community service per month. It should be noted that the provision does contain some exemptions from the requirements, including for those who are pregnant or caring for young children. Exemptions also would be available for those that have a disability, those participating in a substance use treatment program, or those enrolled in an educational program. In an effort to secure the support of several Republican holdouts, GOP leaders agreed to a series of changes to the measure before it was considered on the House floor. For example, the legislation was amended to expedite the implementation date for the tighter constraints on social programs. The revised bill also would bar states from saving up unused single individual work exemptions under SNAP, beginning in October. Additionally, the measure would rescind additional programs authorized by the IRA, including those aimed at incentivizing energy efficiency projects and a new program within the Department of Transpiration designed to improve access to neighborhoods.7 projects and a new program within the Department of Transpiration designed to improve access to neighborhoods. For its part, the Biden administration has come out in strong opposition to the House GOP framework, referring to the proposal as a nonstarter. Instead, they are calling on Republicans to increase the debt ceiling with no strings attached, though Speaker McCarthy has made clear that Republicans would not raise the limit without meeting certain conditions. While Democrats are continuing to insist on a clean debt limit measure, passage of the Republican proposal may set the stage for a potential compromise package. It should be noted that the U.S. nearly broached its current borrowing authority in January, but the Treasury Department has employed a series of so-called “extraordinary measures” since that time to prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt obligations. Those measures are set to run out this summer, perhaps as early as June. Lawmakers Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Legislation This week, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT) reintroduced cannabis banking legislation (S. 1323) that would help improve access to financial services for state-legal businesses, as well as the ancillary businesses that provide them with goods and services. The CSAC-endorsed legislation – known as the SAFE Banking Act – would exempt depository institutions and their employees from federal prosecution or investigation solely for providing banking services to a state-legal cannabis-related business. This so-called “safe harbor” is intended to provide certainty for financial institutions to offer their products and services without fear of retribution from the federal government. The measure also makes clear that the safe harbor is extended to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDI) that make commercial loans to minority-owned businesses. Finally, the measure has been amended from previous iterations to provide those in the cannabis industry access to federally backed mortgage loans. The SAFE Banking Act is cosponsored by 39 bipartisan members of the Senate, including 7 Republican lawmakers. The House companion legislation (H.R. 2891) is spearheaded by Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). It should be noted that previous iterations of the bill have been approved by the House on a bipartisan basis. Despite bipartisan support, the measure was never considered in the Senate. However, Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has expressed a willingness to advancing the legislation through his panel.  Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): ACCEPT the report on federal matters of interest to Contra Costa County and provide direction to staff and the County lobbyists, as needed. Attachments No file(s) attached. 8 LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 5. Meeting Date:05/08/2023   Subject:Elections Related Policy Proposals for the County's State and Federal Legislative Platforms Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: 2023-11   Referral Name: Elections Policy  Presenter: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 Referral History: The County's Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Kristin Connelly, has reviewed the County's adopted 2023-24 State and Federal Legislative Platforms. The Platforms currently contain only one relevant policy: SUPPORT full state reimbursement for state mandates imposed upon local registrars by the Secretary of State, including special state elections. At their April 10, 2023 meeting, the Legislation Committee received an overview from Ms. Connelly of the policy areas she recommended for inclusion in the Platforms related to funding, physical security, and cybersecurity. The Committee requested that she return with detailed proposals for the May 8 Committee meeting. Referral Update: See the attached proposal from the Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): CONSIDER elections related policy recommendations for the County's State and Federal Legislative Platforms from the County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters and provide direction, including recommendations for the Board of Supervisors, as needed. Attachments Clerk-Recorder Legislative Proposals 9 TO: KEN CARLSON, COMMITTEE CHAIR DIANE BURGIS, COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR FROM: KRISTIN B. CONNELLY, COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER AND REGISTRAR OF VOTES SUBJECT: PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE 2023-24 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE: MAY 3, 2023 The purpose of this memorandum is to provide proposed additions to the County’s Legislative Platforms at the state and federal level that support proper funding for elections, as well as proposals that improve both the physical and cybersecurity of our operations as discussed at the April 10, 2023, Legislative Committee meeting. These proposals are made considering the challenges facing elections administration nationwide. In a recent survey by the non-partisan, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, twelve percent of the local election officials who responded to the poll began their service after the 2020 election cycle. Another 11 percent say they are very or somewhat likely to leave before November 2024. In the Elections Division here in Contra Costa we currently have seven vacant positions representing nearly 25% of the authorized FTE. An asterisk indicates proposals consistent with components of the NACo legislative platform. SUPPORT a consistent, predictable, and dedicated federal funding stream to assist counties with meeting the significant federal requirements already imposed on local governments administering elections.* Federal funding dedicated to election administration should be administered in coordination and in consultation with local governments, including an assurance that a portion of the funding be made available to the discretion of local governments. A consistent federal funding stream would allow counties to prepare for future technology and security updates, recruit, train and retain high-quality individuals that administer elections, as well as to provide continued access to voters that have challenges as required by existing federal laws such as the Voting Rights Act and Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department 555 Escobar Street Martinez, CA 94553 Kristin B. Connelly County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Tommy Gong Deputy County Clerk-Recorder Elizabeth Gutierrez Assistant County Clerk-Recorder Helen Nolan Assistant County Registrar Administration 925-335-7899 925-335-7893 fax Clerk-Recorder 925.335.7900 925.335.7923 fax Elections 925.335.7800 925.335.7836 fax Outreach 925.335.7805 925.335.7923 fax 10 ⚫ Page 2 May 3, 2023 Additionally, any new federal legislation or regulations on local election administration must be fully funded and should acknowledge the substantial variety of administration techniques deployed in states and counties across the country. SUPPORT legislation to assist and fully fund counties in the effective implementation of State-mandated changes in the elections process and administration, including but not limited expanded access to language assistance. In the current legislative session, state legislators are considering many bills to change California’s Election Code to expand access to California’s voters in a variety of ways. Many of these efforts contemplate significant changes, including language access. It is essential that any such changes only happen when the state provides full funding and adequate technical assistance to implement such changes in a timely manner. Specifically, Assembly Bill 884, which is being closely watched by our statewide association, the California Association of Clerks and Elections Officials (CACEO), would require Contra Costa to provide all election materials in an additional ten languages bringing our mandated total to thirteen. All such changes, if enacted, must be accompanied by sufficient technical assistance and funding to implement them in a timely fashion. SUPPORT proposals for full State funding to support the accelerated implementation of California’s expanded vote-by-mail model which requires us to mail a ballot to every registered voter in Contra Costa County. Starting in 2020, state law has required that every voter be mailed a Vote-By-Mail (VBM) ballot that they can return postage free either using the U.S. Postal Service or any of the 37 official, designated drop boxes around the County. This mandate has dramatically shifted voting behavior such that 90-95% of votes cast by Contra Costa residents are VBM ballots that require signature verification. Processing these VBM ballots takes more physical space and additional staffing. Our department has had to rent additional space for ballot extraction which is just one of the myriad additional expenses that has come with this expedited expansion of VBM in California. Supporting proposals to fully fund these additional costs would greatly benefit our operations. SUPPORT proposals that would provide full funding for State-mandated requirements related to signature verification and petition efforts, special elections, and redistricting activities. Our Voter Services Team effectively and efficiently processes voter registration applications and all petitions for statewide ballot measures. We have no control over the number of statewide petitions that circulate in any given year. Moreover, the decennial redistricting process requires our dedicated GIS staff to work diligently to update precincts across the county in a short amount of time. The delay in the release of the 2020 Census figures during the most recent redistricting process meant an even more compressed timeline than usual. Our office takes great pride in the high-quality work we provide during each step of these important processes, and we would like to see them adequately funded. 11 ⚫ Page 3 May 3, 2023 SUPPORT proposals to provide County reimbursement for the costs incurred in conducting special elections to fill vacancies in State and federal offices. As a general practice the County cannot rely upon any reimbursement from the State for special elections to fill State and federal offices. Last year, our office conducted a Special Election to fill the 11th Assembly District on the heels of the statewide gubernatorial recall. Proposals to guarantee reimbursement for such costs would help us always maintain appropriate staffing levels and smooth operations. OPPOSE any legislation that imposes specific and impractical requirements regarding equipment, procedures, and personnel responsibilities for election administration.* Like counties across the country, Contra Costa administers elections. Countywide election officials are key stakeholders in any meaningful reform of our election process. Counties have traditionally administered and financed elections in this country because of vast differences in geographic and population sizes, language needs and other local requirements necessitate differences in elections administration. Local and decentralized election administration also assists in elections security. OPPOSE any legislation that requires any specific methodologies for post-election audits.* Such audits are an integral part of securing our elections and Contra Costa supports efforts to develop and assist counties in implementing best practices, but we oppose unfunded mandates and insufficient deadlines to implement federal election reform. SUPPORT policies that value and fund the role and functions of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). OPPOSE any legislation that seeks to create further federal certification processes in addition to EAC certification.* Election experts recognize the critical role played by the EAC which highlights the importance of rigorous testing of voting equipment and brings together election technology experts and local election officials to develop guidelines and standards that protect our critical infrastructure. Efficiencies and cost savings of voluntary federal certification should be supported. SUPPORT policies that facilitate secure elections.* Counties believe secure elections are a central component of our nation. State and federal efforts to combat the cybersecurity threats that negatively impact public perception of the integrity of elections. Any legislation should involve county election authorities in addressing these threats and include provisions requiring information sharing between federal, state, and local authorities. SUPPORT legislation that increases protections against interfering with the casting of ballots at polling places or by mail, including increasing fines and/or penalties for practices that attempt to impede the voting process or intimidate votes. Emerging best practices from around the country call for strong collaboration between election administrators and law enforcement. Ensuring that penalties will be enforced against anyone seeking to interfere with voting is an important pillar of prioritizing safety. Protecting Contra Costans while voting is fundamental to our democracy. Our department constantly seeks 12 ⚫ Page 4 May 3, 2023 ways to improve the voting experience for our residents. Supporting these proposals makes it clear that we will not tolerate any interference with the right to vote. SUPPORT legislation to protect election workers from harassment and to ensure the physical safety of workplaces for election administrators. California’s legislation to make the home address of election workers confidential was an important step to ensure the safety of election officials. Any proposals that protect election workers from harassment, as well as those that seek to fund safety improvements in the workplace are important next steps to ensure the ongoing safety of our employees. Specifically, we should support harsher penalties for those convicted of harassment and/or interference (e.g. treated as a felony rather than a misdemeanor). We cannot ensure continuous, effective election operations without guaranteeing the safety of every election employee. Our office will continue to seek every possible grant-funded opportunity to support the implementation of every recommendation made recently by CISA to ensure the physical safety of both our office building and our Election Operations Center. SUPPORT legislation to allow for the secure and effective use of new technologies available in the field of election administration and to provide adequate funding for both deployment and maintenance of new technologies. The Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department benefits from a sophisticated and effective IT staff that collaborates effectively with the County’s Department of Information and Technology. Our IT staff has availed us of every possible resource available through the Cyber Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) to prevent any cyber-attacks from disrupting our operations. Additionally, our Elections Division looks to be as innovative as possible to provide the best voter experience for Contra Costa’s residents. Adequate funding for both the deployment and maintenance of new technologies is fundamental to our ability to continue our success in thwarting potential cyber-attacks. SUPPORT proposals that provide elections officials flexibility on the availability of in- person voting locations and the recruitment of poll workers in response to emergency orders. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic taught us that flexibility is essential to responding to natural and manmade disasters in the future. Maintaining flexibility to respond to emergency voters will benefit Contra Costa voters and will protect our employees as they seek to continue operations uninterrupted in the face of emergencies. Local jurisdictions should be encouraged to partner with our office by providing polling locations including City Halls and other gathering places. 13 LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 6. Meeting Date:05/08/2023   Subject:State Legislation and Advocacy Priorities Submitted For: LEGISLATION COMMITTEE,  Department:County Administrator Referral No.: 2023-01   Referral Name: State Legislative Update  Presenter: Nielsen Merksamer Contact: L. DeLaney, (925) 655-2057 Referral History: With policy committee hearings concluding in the first house, the focus now turns to the fiscal committees (Appropriations). During the first few weeks in May, the Legislature will be focusing on getting bills through their respective fiscal committees.  May 19, 2023 is the deadline for fiscal committees to hear, and report to the Floor, bills introduced in their house. Subsequently, June 2, 2023, marks the deadline for the Legislature to pass bills introduced in that house and the whole process starts all over again with policy committees, fiscal committees, and floor votes during the summer in the second house. The County has three sponsored bills working their way through the legislative process in 2023:  1. AB 592 (Wilson) 2. SB 511 (Blakespear) 3. AB 540 (Wicks) The County is also active on a number of other bills of interest. Referral Update: Updates on Sponsored Bills The County's state lobbyists from Nielsen Merksamer will provide an update on the status of the County's sponsored bills. Other Bills of Interest Please see Attachment A, the County's Master File of Bills of Interest. Attachment B is the list of Advocacy Letters the County has prepared in 2023 to date. CSAC has a few measures that they would like to highlight: Support AB 578 (Berman) Multifamily Housing Program: No Place Like Home Program would revise the minimum annual loan payment developers must pay to cover the cost of project monitoring for the Multi-family Housing Program and the No Place Like Home Program by capping the annual amount the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) may charge at $150 per unit, adjusted for inflation, or 0.42% of the total project loan, whichever is less. To make meaningful progress in helping those who are unhoused, CSAC developed the ‘AT HOME’ Plan. The six-pillar plan is designed to make true progress to effectively address homelessness at every level - state, local and federal. CSAC is supportive of these updates to the affordable housing monitoring fee that would provide additional private financing to increase the number of affordable 14 housing units being built each year. AB 653 (Reyes) Federal Housing Voucher Acceleration Program would create the Federal Housing Voucher Acceleration Program to provide housing search assistance,landlord incentives, and deposit resources to help tenants with vouchers find and secure housing. AB 653 would specifically require HCD to allocate $200 million to establish, administer, and fund a grant application process and award grants to public housing authorities on or before July 1,2024, as well as require HCD to provide technical assistance to applicants that receive the grant funds. The bill would also require housing authorities that have low lease-up rates to apply evidence-based tools to help voucher families move to low poverty neighborhoods and to work with HCD to further analyze and improve their voucher policies. CSAC is supportive of this measure since it would provide meaningful policy changes that support county efforts to address significant barriers in providing housing to low-income individuals, which ultimately prevents individuals from becoming homeless. AB 1033 (Ting) Accessory dwelling units: local ordinances: separate sale or conveyance  would authorize local agencies to adopt ordinances to allow the separate conveyance of the primary dwelling unit and accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or units as condominiums. This bill would require any ordinance to comply with both the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which governs homeowners’ associations, and the Subdivision Map Act, which governs the subdivision of property. In addition, AB 1033 would require any ordinance allowing separate conveyance of these units to stipulate that, prior to allowing separate conveyance, all liens on the property are satisfied or that all lienholders consent to the recordation, and that a safety inspection of the ADU is conducted. CSAC is supportive of this measure given that it complements the ‘AT HOME’ Plan in providing increased flexibility and streamlining to generate more affordable housing. SB 356 (Archuleta) Housing: Code Enforcement Incentive Program: Community Code Enforcement Pilot Program would modernize the Code Enforcement Incentive Grant Program by making cost-of-living adjustments to award sizes, simplifying matching fund requirements for local governments, incentivizing the certification of code enforcement officers, and expanding partnerships with community-based organizations. CSAC supports ensuring statutory requirements in Government, Public Resources, Health and Safety Codes, as well as the Building Standards Code regulations work coherently to incentivize and streamline the delivery of affordable, equitable and safe housing. By reactivating the Code Enforcement Incentive Grant Program, the Legislature can spark innovation in building code enforcement to identify better and remediate deteriorated housing conditions before problems become so severe that buildings become uninhabitable. These grants allow local agencies to test new technologies, practices, and community partnerships to protect tenants from unhealthy housing conditions. Oppose Unless Amended AB 1504 (McCarty) Planning and zoning: electric vehicle charging infrastructure: public right-of-way requires cities and counties to complete a plan for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the public right-of-way, and makes changes to the statewide assessment of EV charging infrastructure the California Energy Commission (CEC) must prepare pursuant to existing law. In developing the plan, numerous requirements and considerations are placed on local agencies. Existing local regulations are not barriers to electric vehicle charging station deployment, but rather a process, overseen by engineers, safety, and design professionals to protect the public from hazards. County governments have finite resources but must process electric vehicle charging station permits, as mandated by state law, with truncated timetables that place them ahead of other permittees with projects related to affordable housing, rebuilding disaster-stricken areas, approving Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, and reviewing rooftop solar panel projects, just to name a few. ============================================================================ Urban Counties of California (UCC) provided a recap of several significant bills: AB 702 (Jackson) – Bill to Redirect JJCPA Resources Held for Further Deliberation Until 2024 AB 702, by Assembly Member Corey Jackson, proposes to redirect Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) funds, revise the composition of local Juvenile Justice Coordinating Councils (JJCC), and recast various elements of required multiagency juvenile justice plans. This measure largely mirrors previous legislative efforts – AB 1007 (Jones-Sawyer, 2020) and SB 943 (Bradford, 2021). AB 702 was scheduled for hearing in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday; the author decided to pull the measure from hearing next week and designate it as a two-year bill. UCC, RCRC, and CSAC had weighed in with joint opposition to this measure, primarily because of provisions that would require redirection of 95 percent of JJCPA funds to community-based organizations or non-law enforcement public entities. These changes would have considerably destabilized core probation support of local juvenile justice programs and services at the local level. JJCPA funding is in many jurisdictions dedicated to staffing and personnel costs that make up the backbone of our juvenile probation departments. These expenditures have been and continue to be wholly eligible and lawful under JJCPA.15 our juvenile probation departments. These expenditures have been and continue to be wholly eligible and lawful under JJCPA. The county coalition raised as part of its opposition advocacy that the proposed redirection in AB 702 appears to ignore constitutional protections enacted under Proposition 30 (2012) that ensure resource certainty and stability for all programs realigned in 2011, including JJCPA. The proposal also is especially troubling given that counties are (1) working diligently toward full implementation of SB 823 (2020), which shifted responsibility for the care and custody of all system-involved youth to county responsibility and (2) supporting the transition of and subsequent care for several hundred young people who will remain in the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) once all state facilities close on June 30, 2023.  AB 68 (Ward) – Bill Limiting County Land Use Authority Won’t Advance in 2023 The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee will not hear AB 68 by Assembly Member Chris Ward who represents portions of San Diego County. The bill had attracted significant opposition from developers and business interests, in addition to significant local government concerns related to land use authority and jurisdictions’ ability to meet state housing goals. AB 68 would have imposed significant new limitations on the ability of a county to zone land for housing or extend water and sewer service outside of census-designated urbanized areas. Moreover, the bill made no changes to reduce the regional housing needs allocated to unincorporated areas and would have seriously impeded county efforts to comply with state housing targets through rezoning because the provision allowing local agencies to override its strict limitations on new development required a compliant housing element.  The bill also turned traditional land use planning and approval practices on their heads by requiring counties to show that there are no alternative residential or commercial properties that could accommodate proposed developments subject to the bill’s limitations. Finally, while the bill purportedly included exceptions when rezoning is needed to meet regional housing needs, it required detailed findings that must be endorsed by the gubernatorially-appointed Office of Planning and Research. AB 412 (Soria) – Legislature Grapples with Distressed Hospitals Since the closure of Madera Community Hospital, the Legislature has been increasingly interested in the health of California hospitals. Beverly Hospital in Montebello filed for bankruptcy, and several other facilities are publicly talking about their financial distress. The Assembly Health Committee heard AB 412, a measure by Assembly Member Esmeralda Soria who represents portions of the Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced. The bill would establish the Distressed Hospital Loan Program (DHLP), which – until January 1, 2032 – would provide interest free cashflow loans to (1) not-for-profit hospitals and public hospitals, as defined, that are in significant financial distress or (2) governmental entities representing a closed hospital. During the policy committee hearing this week, Assembly Member Soria remarked that “[t]his issue of hospital closures is really important as the state continues to pursue expansion of coverage. This is a reminder that folks in my area may qualify for Medi-Cal, but what does that mean if they can’t access care?” Assembly Health Committee passed AB 412 with a unanimous 15 to 0 vote; the bill next heads to Assembly Appropriations Committee for a fiscal review. The Newsom Administration is increasingly interested in the distressed hospital issue, and rumors continue to swirl about whether there will be early budget action to create a funding stream for distressed hospitals. More to come. SB 770 (Wiener) – Union Dynamics Emerge Over Unified Health Care Financing The Senate Health Committee’s hearing on SB 770, by Senator Scott Wiener, revealed labor disagreements on how to move forward on single-payer health care. The California Nurses Association (CNA), which has long advocated for single payer, testified in opposition to SB 770. The measure directs the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency to pursue waiver discussions with the federal government with the objective of a unified health care financing system that incorporates specific features, including a comprehensive package of medical, behavioral health, pharmaceutical, dental, and vision benefits, without cost sharing for essential services and treatments. SB 770, sponsored by Healthy California Now, is supported by several labor unions, including California Conference of Machinists, California Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO, California Teamsters Public Affairs Council, National Union of Healthcare Workers, UNITE-HERE, AFL-CIO, as well as other health care advocates such as Western Center on Law and Poverty. In its opposition, CNA argued that action on the single payer issue is long past due; the nurses’ view is that enough groups have been convened and enough reports have been written on the issue. Rather than put any additional effort into the approach contemplated in SB 770, CNA urged to Legislature to move a bill laying out a single payer system, then ask the federal 16 government for permission to finance and implement it. Other opponents to SB 770 include the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Association of Health Plans. For its part, CNA is sponsoring AB 1690, by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, which currently expresses legislative intent to guarantee accessible, affordable, equitable, and high-quality health care for all Californians through a comprehensive universal single-payer health care program that benefits every resident of the state. AB 1690 is a two-year bill. Senate Health Committee passed SB 770 measure on a 7-2 vote, with three members abstaining. The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider the measure next. Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): RECEIVE a report on the County's sponsored bills and other state bills of interest to the County and provide direction to staff and the County's state lobbyists, as needed. Attachments Attachment A: Master List of Bills of Interest Attachment B: CCC Advocacy Letters 2023 17 1 Contra Costa County Master List of Bills of Interest 04/28/23 AB 13 AUTHOR: Essayli [R] TITLE: Elections: Election Day Holiday: Voting by Mail FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 LAST AMEND: 01/26/2023 DISPOSITION: Failed LOCATION: ASSEMBLY SUMMARY: Authorizes a voter to request a vote by mail ballot for any election. Authorizes a voter to apply to become a permanent vote by mail voter, in which case the voter would receive a vote by mail ballot for every election. STATUS: 03/20/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on ELECTIONS without further action pursuant to JR 62(a). AB 24 AUTHOR: Haney [D] TITLE: Emergency Response: Opioid Antagonist Kits FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 LAST AMEND: 04/26/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires a person or entity that owns or is responsible for a designated facility, after receiving an opioid antagonist kit from the State Department of Public Health a, to post an opioid antagonist kit, which includes an instructional poster and opioid antagonist nasal spray, in areas that are readily accessible only by employees, to restock the opioid antagonist kit after each use or upon expiration of the nasal spray contained in the kit, and to request a replacement kit from the department. STATUS: 04/26/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. Attachment A 18 2 AB 30 AUTHOR: Ward [D] TITLE: Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Water Resources to research, develop, and implement new observations, prediction models, novel forecasting methods, and tailored decision support systems to improve predictions of atmospheric rivers and their impacts on water supply, flooding, post-wildfire debris flows, and environmental conditions. STATUS: 04/26/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS LOS AB 52 AUTHOR: Grayson [D] TITLE: Income Tax Credit: Sales and Use Taxes Paid FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 LAST AMEND: 04/19/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee HEARING: 05/01/2023 2:30 pm SUMMARY: Relates to the Sales and Use Tax Law. Allows a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer in an amount equal to the amount of tax reimbursement paid during the taxable year for sales tax on gross receipts that would be exempt from taxation pursuant to the sales and use tax exemption. Allows a similar tax credit against those taxes to a taxpayer in an amount equal to the amount of use tax paid during the taxable year for storage, use, or other consumption that would be exempt from taxation under that law. STATUS: 04/19/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION with author's amendments. 04/19/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on REVENUE AND TAXATION. Attachment A 19 3 AB 55 AUTHOR: Rodriguez [D] TITLE: Medi-Cal: Workforce Adjustment for Ground Ambulance FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 LAST AMEND: 04/27/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Establishes, for dates of service on or after specified date, a workforce adjustment, serving as an additional payment, for each ground ambulance transport performed by a provider of medical transportation services, excluding the specified public entity providers. Varies the rate of adjustment depending on federal maximum allowances based on the point of pickup and whether the service was for an emergency or nonemergency. STATUS: 04/27/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. AB 67 AUTHOR: Muratsuchi [D] TITLE: Homeless Courts Pilot Program FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/07/2022 LAST AMEND: 03/13/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Creates the Homeless Courts Pilot Program. Requires applicant cities or counties seeking grant funds to provide a number of specified services or program components, including, but not limited to, a diversion program enabling participating defendants to have specified charges dismissed upon completion of a program, provision of temporary, time-limited, or permanent housing during the duration of the program, and a dedicated representative to assist defendants with housing needs. STATUS: 04/19/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. Attachment A 20 4 AB 68 AUTHOR: Ward [D] TITLE: Land Use: Streamlined Housing Approvals FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/08/2022 LAST AMEND: 04/12/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee SUMMARY: Requires a local government to approve a proposed housing development pursuant to a streamlined, ministerial approval process if the development meets certain objective planning standards, including, but not limited to, a requirement that the proposed parcel for the development be a climate-smart parcel or be included in the applicable region's sustainable communities strategy as a priority development area. STATUS: 04/12/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT with author's amendments. 04/12/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. CSAC: CSAC is opposed to AB 68. AB 78 AUTHOR: Ward [D] TITLE: Grand Juries FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/15/2022 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires the fee for grand jurors to be equal to 70% of the county median daily income for each day's attendance. Requires the list of grand jurors to contain the person's gender, age, race or ethnicity, and residential ZIP Code or supervisorial district of the respective counties. Requires a separate list to be published in a newspaper containing each person's name and the name of the judge who selected the jurors. STATUS: 03/22/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. Attachment A 21 5 AB 240 AUTHOR: Kalra [D] TITLE: Dogs and Cats: California Spay-Neuter Fund FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 01/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 02/28/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Agriculture Committee SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to collect, on an annual basis, a charge of a specified amount from a manufacturer of dog and cat food for each label submitted by the manufacturer to the State Department of Public Health for dog and cat food. Requires a manufacturer of dog and cat food that has less than a specified amount in verifiable gross annual sales to instead only pay a single annual charge of a specified amount to the Department of Food and Agriculture; appropriates funds. STATUS: 03/29/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on AGRICULTURE: Not heard. BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS AB 240 (Kalra) California Spay-Neuter Fund--SUPPORT to Agriculture AB 356 AUTHOR: Mathis [R] TITLE: California Environmental Quality Act: Aesthetic Impacts FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 01/31/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/18/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 138 LOCATION: Assembly Consent Calendar - First Legislative Day SUMMARY: Relates to the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires a lead agency to prepare and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out. Requires the lead agency to file a notice with the Office of Planning and Research and the county clerk of the county in which the project is located if the lead agency determines that it is not required to evaluate the aesthetic effects of a project and determines to approve or carry out that project. STATUS: 04/27/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time. To Consent Calendar. CSAC: sponsoring Attachment A 22 6 AB 400 AUTHOR: Rubio [D] TITLE: Local Agency Design-Build Projects: Authorization FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/02/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 58 LOCATION: Assembly Second Reading File SUMMARY: Removes the repeal date of provisions authorizing local agencies to use the design-build procurement process for specified types of projects, thereby making these provisions operative indefinitely. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-0) BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS LOS AB 480 AUTHOR: Ting [D] TITLE: Surplus Land FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/07/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/05/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Exempts a local agency, in specified instances, from making a declaration at a public meeting for land that is exempt surplus land if the local agency identifies the land in a notice that is published and available for public comment at least a specified number of days before the exemption takes effect. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-1) AB 482 AUTHOR: Wilson [D] TITLE: Air Ambulance Services FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY no Attachment A 23 7 CLAUSE: INTRODUCED: 02/07/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/09/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Health Committee SUMMARY: Annually transfers a specified amount from the Aeronautics Account to the Emergency Medical Air Transportation and Children's Coverage Fund and continuously appropriates those moneys to augment Medi-Cal reimbursement for emergency medical air transportation and related costs. STATUS: 03/09/2023 To ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH. 03/09/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH with author's amendments. 03/09/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on HEALTH. BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS AB 482 (Wilson) Air Ambulance Services--SUPPORT Asm Health AB 504 AUTHOR: Reyes [D] TITLE: State and Local Public Employees: Labor Relations FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/07/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/13/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/03/2023 9:00 am SUMMARY: Provides that it is not unlawful or a cause for discipline or other adverse action against a public employee for that public employee to refuse to enter property that is the site of a primary labor dispute, perform work for a public employer involved in a primary labor dispute, or go through or work behind a primary picket line. Prohibits a public employer from directing a public employee to take those actions. STATUS: 04/18/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-3) 04/18/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Coauthors revised. CSAC: Oppose coalition Attachment A 24 8 AB 505 AUTHOR: Ting [D] TITLE: The Office of Youth and Community Restoration FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/07/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/23/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Transfers all authority, responsibilities, and duties on the Board of State and Community Corrections regarding juvenile justice to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration, including, but not limited to, conducting inspections and developing and enforcing minimum standards for local facilities. Makes conforming changes to remove references to delinquent conduct from provisions relating to the board's authority regarding the minimum standards and training for corrections and probation officers. STATUS: 04/18/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-2) AB 540 AUTHOR: Wicks [D] TITLE: Social Service Transportation Improvement Act FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/08/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Transportation Committee SUMMARY: Requires the coordination, rather than the consolidation, of social service transportation services under the Social Service Transportation Improvement Act and would recharacterize consolidated transportation service agencies in the act as coordinated transportation service agencies. Authorizes a coordinated transportation service agency to review and comment on specified plans and projects relevant to its jurisdiction, and would require specified agencies to respond to the comments. STATUS: 03/27/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Not heard. BOS: Support/CO-SPONSOR ATTACHMENTS LOS Attachment A 25 9 AB 557 AUTHOR: Hart [D] TITLE: Open Meetings: Local Agencies: Teleconferences FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/08/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 64 LOCATION: Assembly Second Reading File SUMMARY: Extends the abbreviated teleconferencing provisions when a declared state of emergency is in effect, or in other situations related to public health, indefinitely. The bill would also extend the period for a legislative body to make specified findings related to a continuing state of emergency and social distancing to not later than 45 days after the first teleconferenced meeting, and every 45 days thereafter, in order to continue to meet under the abbreviated teleconferencing procedures. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Do pass. (8-0) CSAC: Co-sponsored AB 592 AUTHOR: Wilson [D] TITLE: Vehicles: Nonfranchise Solid Waste Haulers FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/09/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/18/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee HEARING: 05/03/2023 1:30 pm SUMMARY: Authorizes a county to adopt an ordinance to regulate the transport of solid waste by nonfranchise solid waste haulers on public roads in unincorporated areas of the county. STATUS: 04/18/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with author's amendments. 04/18/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS Sponsor Letter Attachment A 26 10 AB 595 AUTHOR: Essayli [R] TITLE: Animal Shelters: 72-Hour Public Notice: Euthanasia FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/09/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/12/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Provides for Bowie's Law, which requires all animal shelters to provide public notice on their internet website at least a specified number of hours before euthanizing any dog, cat, or rabbit, with specified exceptions. Requires that notice to indicate that the animal is subject to euthanasia and to include information about the animal and its availability for adoption. Authorizes an animal shelter to provide this public notice for a shorter time period if the animal shelter makes certain determinations. STATUS: 04/26/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. CSAC: Oppose coalition letter AB 687 AUTHOR: Hart [D] TITLE: California Cannabis Authority FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/11/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Relates to the Department of Cannabis Control track and trace program for reporting the movement of cannabis and cannabis products throughout the distribution chain and requires the program to capture certain information. Requires the track and trace program, if the sale of cannabis is conducted by delivery, to capture the ZIP Code of the delivery address. STATUS: 04/18/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (17-0) CSAC: support in concept with RCRC/Cal Cities to Asm Business & Professions Attachment A 27 11 AB 702 AUTHOR: Jackson [D] TITLE: Local Government Financing: Juvenile Justice FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/23/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Public Safety Committee SUMMARY: Revises and recasts required components of the multiagency juvenile justice plan to, among other things, additionally require a plan to include an assessment of existing community-based youth development services, identification and prioritization of areas of the community that are vulnerable to court system involvement due to high rates of poverty and the incarceration of at-promise youth's family members, among other things, and a description of the target population funded under these provisions. STATUS: 04/25/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Not heard. CSAC: Oppose with UCC/RCRC AB 730 AUTHOR: Lowenthal [D] TITLE: Public Records Act: Public Agency Employees FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/09/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Judiciary Committee SUMMARY: Requires an agency to promptly provide a public agency employee with written notice of a request to disclose a record related to personnel, medical, or similar information of that employee. Requires the agency, before disclosing or making those records available, to provide not less than a specified number of days written notice to the employee of its intent to disclose or make the records available. Expands the definition of unusual circumstances. STATUS: 03/09/2023 To ASSEMBLY Committees on JUDICIARY and PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT. 03/09/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. Attachment A 28 12 03/09/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. AB 799 AUTHOR: Rivas [D] TITLE: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/19/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Provides for the Homelessness Accountability and Results Act, which specifies that the purpose of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program is to provide ongoing grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informed by best-practices and to solve homelessness using evidence-based or, where no evidence exists, a data-informed and promising framework. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (7-0) AB 817 AUTHOR: Pacheco [D] TITLE: Open Meetings: Teleconferencing: Subsidiary Body FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Local Government Committee SUMMARY: Relates to the Ralph Brown Act. Authorizes a subsidiary body to use alternative teleconferencing provisions similar to the emergency provisions indefinitely and without regard to a state of emergency. STATUS: 03/16/2023 To ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 03/16/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with author's amendments. 03/16/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BOS: Attachment A 29 13 BOS supported on 4/4. C.47 ATTACHMENTS AB 817 (Pacheco) Open Meetings. Teleconferencing. Subsidiary Body--SUPPORT to Local Gov AB 909 AUTHOR: Hoover [R] TITLE: Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/14/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/30/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, beginning on specified date, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, to collect and properly manage illegally disposed hazardous waste and household hazardous waste, regardless of whether they were codisposed with nonhazardous solid waste. Requires the department to annually seek up to a specified amount from the Department of Toxic Substances Control in reimbursement for grants awarded and program costs incurred. STATUS: 04/19/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. AB 1057 AUTHOR: Weber A [D] TITLE: State Home Visiting Program FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/15/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/20/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Establishes within the Health and Safety Code the California Home Visiting Program, a voluntary program originally created administratively, under which the State Department of Public Health provides funds to local health departments to support pregnant people and parents with young children who live in communities that face greater risks and barriers to achieving positive maternal and child health outcomes. STATUS: 04/20/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. Attachment A 30 14 CSAC: CSAC sponsored BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS AB 1057 (Weber) California Home Visiting Program-- SUPPORT to Asm Approps AB 1057 (Weber) California Home Visiting Program-- SUPPORT to Asm Health AB 1090 AUTHOR: Jones-Sawyer [D] TITLE: County Officers: Sheriffs FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/15/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/13/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee HEARING: 05/03/2023 1:30 pm SUMMARY: Provides for the removal of public officers for willful or corrupt misconduct in office. Authorizes the board of supervisors to remove a sheriff from office for cause, as defined, by a 4/5 vote, after the sheriff is served with a written statement of the alleged grounds for removal and the sheriff is provided a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding an explanation or defense at a removal proceeding. STATUS: 04/13/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AB 1168 AUTHOR: Bennett [D] TITLE: Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Prehospital EMS FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/19/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 6 LOCATION: Assembly Second Reading File SUMMARY: Requires a city or fire district that provided, as of specified date, prehospital emergency medical services, to be deemed to retain its authorities regarding, and administration of, the prehospital EMS when a city or fire district provides the prehospital EMS as part of an agreement with a county for the joint exercise of powers regarding prehospital EMS, or that ceased to contract for, provide, or Attachment A 31 15 administer prehospital EMS as a result of a judicial finding. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-1) BOS: Oppose ATTACHMENTS AB 1168 (Bennett) EMS--OPPOSE to Asm Health AB 1248 AUTHOR: Bryan [D] TITLE: Local Redistricting: Independent Commissions FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires a county, general law city, charter city, school district, or community college district that contains over 300,000 residents to establish an independent redistricting commission to adopt district boundaries after each federal decennial census. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-2) CSAC: oppose unless amended with UCC/RCRC to Asm Local Government AB 1331 AUTHOR: Wood [D] TITLE: California Health and Human Services Data Exchange FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/10/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires the Center for Data Insights and Innovation to take over establishment, implementation, and all the functions related to the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework on or before specified date, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. STATUS: 04/25/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (15-0) Attachment A 32 16 AB 1348 AUTHOR: Grayson [D] TITLE: State Government: Controller: Claims Audits FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/20/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires the Controller to conduct, unless prohibited by the provisions of a State ballot proposition passed by the electorate, financial and compliance audits as the Controller's office deems as necessary for purposes of ensuring that any expenditures, regardless of the source or fund from which the warrants for claims are drawn, are expended in a manner consistent with the law and the voters' intent. STATUS: 04/19/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-0) AB 1376 AUTHOR: Carrillo J [D] TITLE: Emergency Medical Services: Liability Limitation FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Judiciary Committee HEARING: 05/02/2023 9:00 am SUMMARY: Provides that a private provider of ambulance services, and their employees, when operating in accordance with the standards, regulations, policies, and protocols of local emergency medical services agencies, shall not be criminally or civilly liable for the continued detainment of a person when that detainment is requested by specified persons authorized to detain persons in circumstances involving the transport and continued containment of a person who requires mental health evaluation and treatment. STATUS: 03/16/2023 To ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY. 03/16/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY with author's amendments. 03/16/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. Attachment A 33 17 AB 1465 AUTHOR: Wicks [D] TITLE: Nonvehicular Air Pollution: Civil Penalties FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Relates to the maximum civil penalties for a person who violates air pollution laws from nonvehicular sources. Triples specified civil penalties if the violation results from a discharge from a stationary source required by federal law to be included in an operating permit program established pursuant to specified provisions of the federal Clean Air Act, the stationary source is a refinery, and the discharge contains one or more toxic air contaminants, as identified by the State Air Resources Board. STATUS: 04/25/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-2) AB 1476 AUTHOR: Alvarez [D] TITLE: Community Redevelopment Law of 2023 FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/11/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires the Director of Finance to adjust the percentage of General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts and community college districts for certain purposes in a manner that ensures that the division of taxes authorized by the Community Redevelopment Law of 2023 have no net fiscal impact upon the total amount of the General Fund revenue and local property tax revenue allocated to school districts and community college districts. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-2) Attachment A 34 18 AB 1484 AUTHOR: Zbur [D] TITLE: Temporary Public Employees FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/28/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/03/2023 9:00 am SUMMARY: Relates to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Requires a public employer to, upon hire, provide each temporary employee with their job description, wage rates, and eligibility for benefits, anticipated length of employment, and procedures to apply for open, permanent positions. Requires complaints alleging a violation of its provisions to be processed as unfair practice charges under the act. STATUS: 04/12/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (5-2) 04/12/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Coauthors revised. CSAC: oppose coalition to Asm Public Employment and Retirement AB 1637 AUTHOR: Irwin [D] TITLE: Local Government: Internet Websites and Email Addresses FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/12/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/27/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Assembly Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires a local agency that maintains an internet website for use by the public to ensure that the internet website utilizes a .gov top-level domain or a .ca.gov second-level domain, and requires a local agency that maintains an internet website that is noncompliant with that requirement to redirect that internet website to a domain name that does utilize a .gov or .ca.gov domain. STATUS: 04/27/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. CSAC: Oppose unless amended Attachment A 35 19 AB 1672 AUTHOR: Haney [D] TITLE: In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Assembly Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/03/2023 9:00 am SUMMARY: Expands the definition of public employer to include an employer who is subject to the In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act, which the bill would create. Establishes a method for resolving disputes regarding wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment between the state and recognized employee organizations representing independent providers. STATUS: 04/12/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-0) 04/12/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Coauthors revised. CSAC: pending with CAPA/CWDA to Asm Appropriations SB 43 AUTHOR: Eggman [D] TITLE: Behavioral Health FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 12/05/2022 LAST AMEND: 04/27/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Relates to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, which provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Expands the definition of gravely disabled to include a condition in which a person, due to a mental health disorder or a substance use disorder, or both, is at substantial risk of serious harm, or is currently experiencing serious harm to their physical or mental health. STATUS: 04/27/2023 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. ATTACHMENTS SB 43 (Eggman) CBHDA Letter of Opposition 3.12.23 Attachment A 36 20 SB 229 AUTHOR: Umberg [D] TITLE: Surplus Land: Disposal of Property: Violations FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 01/23/2023 LAST AMEND: 02/23/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Requires a local agency that has received a notification of violation from the Department of Housing and Community Development to hold an open and public session to review and consider the substance of the notice of violation. Requires the local agency's governing body to provide prescribed notice no later than a certain number of days before the public session. Prohibits the local agency's governing body from taking final action to ratify the proposed disposal until a public session is held as required. STATUS: 04/19/2023 From SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-1) CSAC: oppose unless amended coalition to Sen Gov and Finance SB 287 AUTHOR: Skinner [D] TITLE: Features that Harm Child Users: Civil Penalty FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/02/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/13/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Prohibits a social media platform from using a design, algorithm, practice, affordance, or feature that the platform knows, or which by the exercise of reasonable care should have known, causes child users to do any of certain things, including experience addiction to the social media platform. Subjects a social media platform that knowingly and willfully violates these provisions to a civil penalty and an award of litigation costs and attorney's fees in an action brought only by certain public attorneys. STATUS: 04/24/2023 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. Attachment A 37 21 BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS SB 287 (Skinner) social media--SUPPORT to Judiciary SB 408 AUTHOR: Ashby [D] TITLE: Foster Youth with Complex Needs: Regional Health Teams FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/09/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/14/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Second Reading File SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, to establish up to a specified number of regional health teams throughout the State, to serve foster youth and youth who may be at risk of entering foster care. Makes regional health teams available to children and youth and any adult caregiver or other adult connected with the child or youth under a certain age, who are experiencing, among other things, intellectual or developmental disability. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (10-0) BOS: Support ATTACHMENTS SB 408 Foster Youth with Complex Needs--SUPPORT Sen Health SB 411 AUTHOR: Portantino [D] TITLE: Open Meetings: Teleconferences: Neighborhood Councils FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: yes INTRODUCED: 02/09/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/24/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Judiciary Committee HEARING: 05/02/2023 1:30 pm SUMMARY: Authorizes an eligible legislative body to use alternate teleconferencing provisions related to notice, agenda, and public participation, if the city council has adopted an authorizing resolution and a specified fraction of an eligible legislative body votes to use the alternate teleconferencing provisions. Requires an eligible legislative body authorized to provide publicly accessible physical locations for public participation. Attachment A 38 22 STATUS: 04/24/2023 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. SB 423 AUTHOR: Wiener [D] TITLE: Land Use: Streamlined Housing Approvals: Multifamily FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/13/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/28/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Relates to the Planning and Zoning Law, which authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process. Requires all departments of a local government that are required to issue an approval of the development prior to the granting of an entitlement to also comply with specified streamlined approval requirements within specified time periods. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (5-2) SB 511 AUTHOR: Blakespear [D] TITLE: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/14/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/24/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/01/2023 10:00 am SUMMARY: Provides that the California Global Warming Solutions Act requires the State Air Resources Board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan. Requires the Board to develop, and publish on its website, a report on greenhouse gas emissions inventories for the specified calendar year for each city, county, or city and county that requests inclusion in the report. STATUS: 04/24/2023 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Attachment A 39 23 Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. BOS: Support/SPONSOR ATTACHMENTS SB 511 (Blakespear) GHG Emissions Inventories-SUPPORT to Sen EQ Sponsor letter SB 525 AUTHOR: Durazo [D] TITLE: Minimum Wage: Health Care Workers FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/14/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/17/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/01/2023 10:00 am SUMMARY: Requires a health care worker minimum wage of a specified amount per hour for hours worked in covered health care employment, subject to adjustment. Provides that the health care worker minimum wage constitutes the State minimum wage for covered health care employment for all purposes under the Labor Code and the Wage Orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission. Provides that the health care worker minimum wage would be enforceable by the Labor Commissioner or by a covered worker through a civil action. STATUS: 04/17/2023 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. CSAC: oppose with UCC/RCRC to Sen Labor, Public Employment and Retirement SB 551 AUTHOR: Portantino [D] TITLE: Mental Health Services Act: Prevention and Intervention FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/15/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 13 LOCATION: Senate Second Reading File SUMMARY: Amends the the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) by requiring each county to use at least 20% of the prevention and early intervention funds to provide direct services, as defined, on school campuses in collaboration with local educational agencies, as specified. Attachment A 40 24 STATUS: 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (11-0) CSAC: oppose with UCC/RCRC to Sen Health SB 564 AUTHOR: Laird [D] TITLE: Sheriffs and Marshals: Fees FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/15/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/20/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 56 LOCATION: Senate Third Reading File SUMMARY: Requires the Legislature to provide for an elected county sheriff and provides for the duties of the sheriff. Relates to law that prescribes fees for serving, executing, and processing required court notices, writs, orders, and other services provided by sheriffs and marshals. Increases the fees for services provided by sheriffs and marshals. STATUS: 04/13/2023 In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading. CSAC: support to Senate Floor SB 577 AUTHOR: Hurtado [D] TITLE: California Fire Service Training and Education Program FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/15/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Appropriations Committee SUMMARY: Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to establish and collect the admission fees and other fees associated with the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, and to establish the fees to implement the California Fire and Arson Training Act, only to the extent that state appropriations and other funding sources are insufficient to cover the necessary costs of the activities eligible to be paid from those fees. STATUS: 04/10/2023 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense Attachment A 41 25 File. SB 642 AUTHOR: Cortese [D] TITLE: Hazardous Materials: Enforcement: County Counsel FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending FILE: 57 LOCATION: Senate Third Reading File SUMMARY: Authorizes the county counsel to bring an action seeking to enjoin a violation of laws and regulations governing the generation, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials. Specifies that county counsel, at the request of the Department of Toxic Substances Control or a unified program agency, is authorized to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State to enforce laws and regulations governing the generation, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials. STATUS: 04/13/2023 In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading. CSAC: co-sponsoring with Santa Clara SB 654 AUTHOR: Jones [R] TITLE: Local Agencies: Public Property: Airport Leases FISCAL COMMITTEE: no URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/13/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: ASSEMBLY SUMMARY: Relates to law that authorizes a local agency to lease or sublease property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by it for a period not to exceed 50 years for airport purposes or purposes incidental to aircraft. Authorizes a local agency and the leaseholder, with respect to a lease or sublease entered into, to amend the lease or sublease to extend the duration of the lease or sublease, to terminate the lease or sublease and enter into a new lease or sublease, or to transfer an existing lease or sublease. STATUS: 04/24/2023 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To ASSEMBLY. (39-0) Attachment A 42 26 SB 687 AUTHOR: Eggman [D] TITLE: Water Quality Control Plan: Delta Conveyance Project FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/12/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/08/2023 10:00 am SUMMARY: Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt a final update of the 1995 Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary before the board may consider a change in point diversion or any other water rights permit or order for the Delta Conveyance Project. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (4-1) SB 706 AUTHOR: Caballero [D] TITLE: Public Contracts: Progressive Design-Build FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 04/10/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: ASSEMBLY SUMMARY: Authorizes all cities, counties, city and counties, or special districts to use the progressive design-build process for other projects in addition to water-related projects and extends these provisions until specified date. STATUS: 04/27/2023 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To ASSEMBLY. (38-0) CSAC: support with DBIA/Cal Cities to Senate Floor Attachment A 43 27 SB 717 AUTHOR: Stern [D] TITLE: County Mental Health Services FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/01/2023 10:00 am SUMMARY: Requires a County Behavioral Health Department to maintain contact for 180 days with, and offer mental health services to, an individual charged with a misdemeanor who has been found incompetent to stand trial and who is not receiving court directed services. STATUS: 04/19/2023 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (11-0) SB 720 AUTHOR: Stern [D] TITLE: Airports: Report: Emissions FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/16/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/30/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending LOCATION: Senate Second Reading File SUMMARY: Requires, as part of an update to its general plan or sustainability plan, or if no plan exists, on or before specified date, each public or private airport to report to the Department of Transportation and the State Air Resources Board the regulations, incentives, or other measures the airport is deploying or facilitating to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operations. STATUS: 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (5-2) Attachment A 44 28 SB 766 AUTHOR: Eggman [D] TITLE: Social Workers FISCAL COMMITTEE: yes URGENCY CLAUSE: no INTRODUCED: 02/17/2023 LAST AMEND: 03/20/2023 DISPOSITION: Pending COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee HEARING: 05/08/2023 10:00 am SUMMARY: Prohibits an individual from representing themselves as a social worker, unless they possess certain academic qualifications. Applies that prohibition to an individual employed by a governmental entity, certain academic institutions, an institution that is both nonprofit and charitable, and other individuals. STATUS: 04/24/2023 From SENATE Committee on BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECON. DEVELOPMENT: Do pass to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (13-0) CWDA: WILL OPPOSE Copyright (c) 2023 State Net. All rights reserved. Attachment A 45 Contra Costa County Advocacy Letters 2023 STATE LEGISLATION and GRANTS Subject Position Status 1 AB 1168 (Bennett)Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Prehospital EMS OPPOSE 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (6-1) 2 AB 1057 (Weber)California Home Visiting Program Support 04/20/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. 3 AB 482 (Wilson)Air Ambulance Services Support 03/09/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on HEALTH. 4 AB 240 (Kalra)Dogs and Cats: California Spay-Neuter Fund Support 03/29/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on AGRICULTURE: Not heard. 5 AB 30 (Ward)Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, Climate Support 04/26/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. 6 AB 400 (Rubio)Local Agency Design-Build Projects: Authorization Support 04/26/2023 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-0) 7 AB 540 (Wicks)Social Service Transportation Improvement Act SPONSOR 03/27/2023 In ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Not heard. 8 AB 592 (Wilson)Vehicles: Waste Hauling SPONSOR 04/18/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 9 AB 817 (Pacheco)Open Meetings: Teleconferencing: Subsidiary Body Support 03/16/2023 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 10 SB 1121 (Gonzalez)Request of Senate Transportation Committee regarding accessible transportation issues Comments 11 SB 287 (Skinner)Features that Harm Child Users: Civil Penalty Support 04/24/2023 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File. 12 SB 408 (Ashby)Foster Youth with Complex Needs: Regional Health Teams Support 04/26/2023 From SENATE Committee on HEALTH: Do pass as amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (10-0) 13 SB 511 (Blakespear)Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories CO-SPONSOR 04/24/2023 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. 1 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's UPGRADE project Support California Energy Commission 2 CCTA Application for 2023 Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program: 680 Express Bus P Support California State Transportation Agency 3 Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Services’ BHCIP Applications Support Department of Health Care Services 4 City of Hercules’ Grant Proposal for Federal Rail Administration FSP for Intercity Passeng Support US Department of Transportation STATE BUDGET REQUESTS 1 Governor’s Proposal to Cut $49.8 Million in Public Health Workforce Development and Training Programs--OPPOSE 2 Governor’s Proposal to Provide $35.8 million to Child Support Services--SUPPORT 3 $30 million allocation from an existing funding source to support continuity of the CalBridge Behavioral Health Navigator program, as well as require the Medi-Cal Community Health Worker benefit to be offered in hospital settings. 4 $140 million for Emergency Services and Disaster Response for County Human Services Agencies 5 $2 million for Bay Point Library & Community Resource Center, $2 million for Byron Airport Sewer Improvements FEDERAL 1 Bipartisan Call to Fund Local Election Departments 2 Non-Congregate Shelter Reimbursement by FEMA 4/28/2023 Attachment B 46