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Thursday, June 10, 2021

• AB 464 (Mullin) - Allows bond proceeds of enhanced infrastructure financing districts to be used for facilities in which nonprofit community organizations provide health, youth, homeless, and social services.
  Passed Sen. Governance and Finance and sent to Floor. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
  Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill

• SB 60 (Glazer) - Raises amounts of fines that may be imposed on short-term rentals for ordinance violations.
  Passed Asm. Local Government and sent to Floor. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Local Government View Bill

• SB 438 (Laird) - Deems a loan agreement entered into between a redevelopment agency and the City of Atascadero between 1999 and 2003 to be enforceable obligations for the purposes of redevelopment dissolution.
  Passed Asm. Local Government and sent to H. & C.D. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Local Government View Bill

• AB 638 (Quirk-Silva) - Involuntary commitment spot bill.
  Passed Sen. Health and sent to APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
  Sen. Health View Bill

• SB 323 (Caballero) - Applies the same judicial action procedure and timelines, as in the Mitigation Fee Act, to water or sewer service fees or charges, with exceptions.
  Passed Asm. Local Government and sent to JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Local Government View Bill

• AB 687 (Seyarto) - Authorizes the creation of the Western Riverside County Housing Finance Trust, a joint powers authority.
  Passed Sen. Governance and Finance and sent to HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
  Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill

• SB 9 (Atkins) - Makes duplexes and lots splits on ministerial, similar to SB 1120 from 2020.
  Passed Asm. Local Government and sent to H. & C.D. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
  Asm. Local Government View Bill

• AB 742 (Calderon) - Extends tax return check box for contributions to the School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund through 2029.
  Passed Sen. Governance and Finance and sent to APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
  Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

• SB 392 (Archuleta) - Allows members of HOAs to receive association documents by email.
  Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development as proposed to be amended and sent to JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill

• SB 581 (Atkins) - Requires a local planning agency include in its annual report whether the city or county is a party to a court action related to a violation of state housing law, and the disposition of that action.
  Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development and sent to APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill

• SB 591 (Becker) - Permits the establishment of an intergenerational housing development that includes senior citizens along with caregivers and transition age youths, under specified conditions.
  Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development and sent to JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
  Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

• AB 546 (Maienschein) - Requires the county welfare department to include in its report on a minor turning 18 and possibly leaving juvenile court jurisdiction, whether housing referrals or assistance have been successful at securing stable housing, and, if not, what different or additional services the department will provide to prevent the minor or nonminor from becoming homeless if jurisdiction is terminated.
  Sen. Human Services: Passed as proposed to be amended and sent to JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
  Sen. Human Services View Bill

Thursday, June 3, 2021

• SB 625 (Caballero) - Creates a state CDFI fund to provide grants and loans to CDFIs for a variety of activities in low-income communities.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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• SB 330 (Durazo) - Establishes procedures and requirements for housing on community college campuses.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  View Bill

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

• SB 4 (Gonzalez) - Makes various changes to the California Advanced Services Fund broadband program.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 719 (Min) - Establishes conditions for declaring land surplus at the former Marine base in Tustin, including housing for low- and very low-income families.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 17 (Pan) - Establishes a state Office of Racial Equity, with duties to include establishing methodologies, a system of measurement, and data needs for assessing how state statutes, regulations, and practices contribute to, uphold, or exacerbate racial disparities; requires each state agency, including the Business, Consumer Affairs, and Housing Agency, to adopt and implement a Racial Equity Framework and Racial Equity Action Plan.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 31. Noes 6.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 587 (Gabriel) - Spot bill on AG or the Dept. of Consumer Affairs interventions in civil cases.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 1.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1398 (Bloom) - Revises the penalities for failing to adopt a timely housing element similar to last year's SB 1138.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 19.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 721 (Bloom) - Makes recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limits on the use of land that restrict the number or size of the residences that may be built on a property, or that restrict the number of people may reside on the property, unenforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 18.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 791 (Cortese) - Upon appropriation, establishes the California Surplus Land Authority to facilitate development of housing on state and local surplus property.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 29. Noes 1.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 10 (Wiener) - Allows local governments to rezone a parcel by right in infill or jobs-rich areas.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 27. Noes 7.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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• AB 1029 (Mullin) - Adds preservation of affordable housing through the extension of project-based rental assistance to the list of policies that HCD may consider as "prohousing policies."
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 16.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 754 (Mathis) - Extends timelines for plans for groundwater basins subject to overdrafts.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 21.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 339 (Lee) - Revises state and local open meeting requirements.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 9.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 742 (Pan) - Planning spot bill.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 33. Noes 4.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1139 (Lorena Gonzalez) - Requires the PUC to ensure that the average effective CARE discount shall not be less than 40% or more than 45% of the revenues that would have been produced for the same billed usage by non-CARE customers; requires the PUC to allocate up to $300M per year for for assistance to residential customers who both participate in the CARE program and live in multifamily housing or in underserved communities to purchase renewable electrical generation equipment; makes numerous other changes.
  Failed on Assembly Floor. (Ayes 27. Noes 27.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1405 (Wicks) - Spot bill on the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 16.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry) - Makes numerous changes to the California Advanced Services Fund for broadband access.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 7.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 777 (McCarty) - Transfers without charge two state-owned parcels to UC Davis, to provide housing for low or moderate income employees or students.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 344 (Hertzberg) - Requires HCD to administer a program to award grants to homeless shelters for the provision of shelter, food, and basic veterinary services for pets owned by people experiencing homelessness.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 241 (Umberg) - Allows witnesses in civil cases to appear via a live audio-video link, upon stipulation or upon a court granting a motion by a party.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

• AB 1515 (Santiago) - Spot bill related to affordable housing authorities.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 355 (Becker) - Adds to the categories of litigants eligible for court fee waivers persons: earning under 80% of Area Median Income; receiving unemployment compensation; WIC program patricipants; receiving the EITC.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1017 (Quirk-Silva) - Requires local governments to inventory of public restrooms available to the homeless population to use during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 3.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1085 (Bigelow) - Adjusts ERAF allocation for Madera County.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1401 (Friedman) - Prohibits cities and counties from imposing parking minimum within 1/2 mile of transit or in a low Vehicle Miles Travelled area as determined by OPR.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 17.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 296 (Limón) - Requires local jurisdictions to adopt safety standards for code enforcement officers.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 552 (Hertzberg) - Establishes several processes to address drought planning for small water systems.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 362 (Quirk-Silva) - Establishes minimum health and safety standards for homeless shelters including maintenance, interior air quality, sleeping rooms, and laundries; allows for local or state enforcement; requires unannounced inspections at least every six months; provides for denial of funding for violations under specified conditions.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 640 (Cooley) - Establishes recommended procedures to extend foster care to transitioning youth.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 728 (Hertzberg) - Makes changes to Density Bonus Law requirements related to for-sale units to ensure ongoing affordability and occupancy by lower- or moderate-income households.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 381 (Portantino) - Revises procedures for disposal of surplus residential properties along the portion of the rescinded 710 Freeway corridor in South Pasadena.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1250 (Calderon) - Authorizes a water or sewer system corporation to file an application and obtain approval from the commission through an order authorizing the water or sewer system corporation to consolidate with a public water system or state small water system.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1358 (Bonta) - Spot bill related to Housing First.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 222 (Dodd) - Establishes the Water Affordability Assistance Fund to provide water affordability assistance, for both drinking water and wastewater services, to low-income households; funding would be from separate appropriation.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 31. Noes 7.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• SB 555 (McGuire) - Allows local governments to contract with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for purposes of registration, rate posting, collection, and transmission of revenues of any transient occupancy tax imposed on a short-term rental.
  Passed Senate Floor. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 215 (Chiu) - Adds SB 330 to the list of laws HCD can enforce under AB 72; requires HCD to monitor progress between housing element revisions; imposes remedial requirements for jurisdictions not meeting specified criteria.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 11.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 1443 (McCarty) - Requires counties to develop training for personnel making involuntary commitments.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill

• AB 941 (Bennett) - Upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Dept. of CSD to establish a grant program for counties to establish farmworker resource centers that provide access to services related to, among other things, housing, health, education, and labor rights; grants contingent upon the county working with community based organizations to develop a center.
  Passed Assembly Floor. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
  Second Reading View Bill