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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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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.
Referred to H. & C.D.
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SB 776
(Gonzalez) -
Expands application of the California Safe Drinking Water Act to small state water systems; allows to SWRCB to adopt emergency regulations regarding water analysis.
Referred to E.S. & T.M. and JUD.
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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.
Referred to A. & A.R.
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SB 625
(Caballero) -
Creates a state CDFI fund to provide grants and loans to CDFIs for a variety of activities in low-income communities.
Referred to J.,E.D., & E.
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SB 546
(Wilk) -
Requires provision of lifeline smart phone and data service for current and former foster youth (ages 13 through 26).
Referred to C. & C. and HUM. S.
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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.
Referred to JUD.
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SB 791
(Cortese) -
Upon appropriation, establishes the California Surplus Land Authority to facilitate development of housing on state and local surplus property.
Referred to H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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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.
Referred to E.S. & T.M. and U. & E.
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SB 661
(Newman) -
Makes numerous changes to veterans home loan programs.
Referred to M. & V.A.
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SB 552
(Hertzberg) -
Establishes several processes to address drought planning for small water systems.
Referred to W.,P., & W. and L. GOV.
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SB 381
(Portantino) -
Revises procedures for disposal of surplus residential properties along the portion of the rescinded 710 Freeway corridor in South Pasadena.
Referred to H. & C.D.
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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.
Referred to B. & P. and JUD.
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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.
Referred to L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
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SB 10
(Wiener) -
Allows local governments to rezone a parcel by right in infill or jobs-rich areas.
Referred to H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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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.
Referred to REV. & TAX. and JUD.
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SB 296
(Limón) -
Requires local jurisdictions to adopt safety standards for code enforcement officers.
Referred to PUB. S.
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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.
Referred to H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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SB 12
(McGuire) -
Reduces RHNA allocation based on amount of land in very high fire risk areas; requires safety element to develop building hardening strategies.
Referred to L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
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SB 4
(Gonzalez) -
Makes various changes to the California Advanced Services Fund broadband program.
Referred to C. & C.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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AB 1398
(Bloom) -
Revises the penalities for failing to adopt a timely housing element similar to last year's SB 1138.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 345
(Quirk-Silva) -
Requires localities to allow deed-restricted ADUs developed by nonprofits to be sold separately.
Referred to HOUSING and GOV. & F.
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AB 977
(Gabriel) -
Requires the reporting of health information to the state Homeless Management Information System by various grantees.
Referred to HUMAN S., HOUSING and JUD.
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AB 592
(Friedman) -
Expands the types of housing settings for foster youth transitional housing.
Referred to HUMAN S.
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AB 1423
(Daly) -
Allows MHP funds to be used for construction financing or permanent financing.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 100
(Holden) -
Establishes a performance standard for lead-free plumbing fixtures.
Referred to E.Q.
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AB 1111
(Berman) -
Requires that in making recommendations for changes to the 7th RHNA cycle methodology, HCD promote and streamlining the development of housing for low-income community college students.
Referred to ED.
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AB 816
(Chiu) -
Requires the creation of a statewide plan for addressing homelessness and allows for legal action against jurisdictions who do not make progress towards meeting the plan’s goals.
Referred to HOUSING, HUMAN S. and JUD.
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AB 1329
(Nazarian) -
Revises procedures for establishing functional recovery standards following an earthquake; authorizes local jurisdictions to enact more restrictive recovery-based standards.
Referred to HOUSING.
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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.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 1428
(Quirk) -
Removes the ability of a water district that provides primarily agricultural services with only incidental residential uses to self-certify that it is providing water for residential use for drinking water that achieves the equivalent level of public health protection provided by applicable primary drinking water regulations.
Referred to E.Q.
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AB 561
(Ting) -
Requires the Office of the Treasurer to work with CalHFA and HCD to create a financing product to assist homeowners in the creation of ADUs.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 602
(Grayson) -
Establishes standards for nexus fee studies; requires HCD to develop model standards.
Referred to GOV. & F. and HOUSING.
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AB 106
(Salas) -
Establishes the Regions Rise Grant Program within GO-Biz to provide grants for inclusive, cross-jurisdictional, and innovative engagement processes that lead to inclusive strategies to address barriers and challenges confronting communities, with funding from a budget bill appropriation.
Referred to B., P. & E.D.
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AB 1487
(Gabriel) -
Upon appropriation, creates a grant program at the State Bar Legal Services Trust Fund Commission for legal services organizations for eviction defense and education.
Referred to JUD.
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AB 1405
(Wicks) -
Spot bill on the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
Referred to B. & F.I., JUD. and APPR.
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AB 850
(Gallagher) -
Extends authority for the City of El Monte, the City of Montebello, and the City of Willows to consolidate water utilities.
Referred to GOV. & F.
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AB 500
(Ward) -
Adds housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income to the Coastal Act; requires local coastal plans to include ministerial approval of ADUs.
Referred to N.R. & W., GOV. & F. and HOUSING.
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AB 565
(Lackey) -
Requires the Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship to study and report on issues related to the participation of homeless youth and foster youth in apprenticeships.
Referred to L., P.E. & R.
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AB 640
(Cooley) -
Establishes recommended procedures to extend foster care to transitioning youth.
Referred to HUMAN S. and JUD.
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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.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 965
(Levine) -
Requires HCD and the Building Standards Commission to propose building standards for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at existing multifamily dwellings.
Referred to HOUSING.
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AB 571
(Mayes) -
Prohibits affordable housing impact fees, including inclusionary zoning fees, in-lieu fees, and public benefit fees, from being imposed on a housing development’s affordable units.
Referred to HOUSING and GOV. & F.
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AB 512
(Holden) -
Requires Caltrans, with certain exceptions, to offer to sell certain unimproved properties along the rescinded 710 freeway corridor at the original acquisition price paid by the department in the middle of the last century to a housing-related entity for affordable housing purposes.
Referred to TRANS.
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AB 1103
(Megan Dahle) -
Authorizes a county to adopt a pass program to allow ag workers and employers into areas otherwise closed due to a natural disaster.
Referred to AGRI., G.O. and PUB. S.
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AB 787
(Gabriel) -
Authorizes a city or county to meet all or part of its RHNA share for the applicable income category with units in an existing multifamily building that are converted to deed-restricted housing for very low, low-, or moderate-income households, by the acquisition of the unit or the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit, if specified conditions are met.
Referred to HOUSING.
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
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AB 1095
(Cooley) -
Requires SGC to treat rental and ownership housing equally in the AHSC program.
Referred to HOUSING.
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