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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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SB 649
(Cortese) -
Allows local governments to have a policy giving preference to lower-income households at risk of displacement in tax-credit funded affordable housing.
Sen. Housing: Set for hearing April 15.
Sen. Housing View Bill
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AB 482
(Ward) -
Extends authorization for a public housing authority located in the City of San Diego, the County of San Bernardino, or the County of Santa Clara to implement a pilot program to develop and finance a middle-income housing project, if the project receives gap financing, until 2026.
Asm. Housing and Community Development: Passed as proposed to be amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 621
(Eggman) -
Makes hotel and motel conversions to housing a use by right if the project includes 10% affordable units; a locality may impose a larger set-aside..
Sen. Housing: Set for hearing April 15.
Sen. Housing View Bill
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AB 1169
(Eduardo Garcia) -
Extends certain reporting requirements on the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, which provides reimbursement for the cost of providing shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases, to July 1, 2023.
Amended.
Asm. Business and Professions View Bill
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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.
Sen. Governmental Organization: Set for hearing March 23.
Sen. Governmental Organization View Bill
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AB 413
(Ting) -
Extends the Transitional Housing Placement-Plus program for youth ages
18-24 formerly in the foster youth or probation system by allocating
additional state funds.
Asm. Housing and Community Development: Passed as proposed to be amended and sent to HUM. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 498
(Umberg) -
Increases income level to qualify for assistance from legal services projects to 200% of federal poverty level; also makes eligible veterans receiving disability compensation.
Sen. Judiciary: Set for hearing March 23.
Sen. Judiciary View Bill
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SB 45
(Portantino) -
Places a $5B bond issue on the November 2022 ballot to finance projects for a wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation, and flood protection program.
Passed Sen. Natural Resources and Water and sent to GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.)
Sen. Natural Resources and Water View Bill
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SB 64
(Leyva) -
Provides evictions protections for COVID-impacted residents in mobilehome parks during the pandemic; would take effect immediately and therefore requires a 2/3rds vote.
Sen. Appropriations: Set for hearing March 22.
Sen. Appropriations View Bill
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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.
Passed Sen. Judiciary as proposed to be amended and sent to APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.)
Sen. Judiciary View Bill
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SB 743
(Bradford) -
Creates a grant program at the PUC to fund broadband, digital literacy, and computer equipment in affordable housing.
Sen. Housing: Set for hearing April 15.
Sen. Housing View Bill
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AB 345
(Quirk-Silva) -
Requires localities to allow deed-restricted ADUs developed by nonprofits to be sold separately.
Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development and sent to L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 230
(Portantino) -
Requires the SWRCB to establish, maintain, and direct an ongoing, dedicated program called the Constituents of Emerging Concern Program to assess recommend areas for further study on CECs in drinking water sources and treated drinking water.
Passed Sen. Environmental Quality and sent to APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
Sen. Environmental Quality View Bill
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SB 330
(Durazo) -
Establishes procedures and requirements for housing on community college campuses.
Passed Sen. Education as proposed to be amended and sent to APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
Sen. Education View Bill
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AB 411
(Irwin) -
Places a measure on the June 2022 ballot authorizing the issuance of $600 million in bonds for the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention (VHHP) program.
Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development and sent to M. & V.A. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 403
(Gonzalez) -
Authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to roder consolidations of water system that fail to supply an adequate amount of safe drinking water; requires the Board to conduct outreach to customers of at-risk water systems.
Passed Sen. Environmental Quality and sent to GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
Sen. Environmental Quality View Bill
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AB 34
(Muratsuchi) -
Places a $10B bond on the November 2022 ballot to finance the Broadband for All program, also created by the bill.
Amended.
Asm. Communications and Conveyance View Bill
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SB 394
(Hueso) -
Revises provisions for lifeline telephone service so that more than one person sharing a residence is eligible for lifeline service, if they are not part of the same household unit.
Passed Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications and sent to APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.)
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications View Bill
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SB 392
(Archuleta) -
Allows members of HOAs to receive association documents by email.
Sen. Housing: Set for hearing April 15.
Sen. Housing View Bill
Monday, March 15, 2021
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AB 1169
(Eduardo Garcia) -
Extends certain reporting requirements on the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, which provides reimbursement for the cost of providing shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases, to July 1, 2023.
Amended.
Asm. Business and Professions View Bill
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AB 682
(Bloom) -
Requires cities to allow cohousing projects in areas zoned for multifamily residential.
Hearing postponed in Asm. Housing and Community Development by committee.
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 31
(Cortese) -
Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to identify and implement programs to promote existing and new building decarbonization.
Hearing canceled in Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications at the request of the author.
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications View Bill
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SB 661
(Newman) -
Makes numerous changes to veterans home loan programs.
Amended.
Sen. Veterans Affairs View Bill
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AB 780
(Ting) -
Authorizes a school district to render a city or county zoning ordinance inapplicable if the proposed use of property by the school district is to offer school district employee housing under specified conditions.
Amended.
Asm. Judiciary View Bill
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SB 51
(Durazo) -
Establishes some new processes and procedures for the disposal of Caltrans-owned homes along the former 710 freeway extension in the City of Los Angeles.
Passed Asm. Housing and Community Development and sent to APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
Friday, March 12, 2021
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SB 713
(Rubio) -
Allows the Insurance Commissioner to approve investments by insurers in low- and moderate income and underserved communities under the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) program above the statutory limits; extend COIN through 2027..
Sen. Insurance: Set for hearing March 25.
Sen. Insurance View Bill
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SB 3
(Caballero) -
Extends the provisions of AB 3088 through March 2021.
Hearing canceled in Sen. Judiciary at the request of the author.
Sen. Judiciary View Bill
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SB 11
(Rubio) -
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to convene a stakeholder group to identify ways to measure and incorporate various fire damage mitigation strategies into the homeowners’ insurance ratemaking process.
Sen. Insurance: Set for hearing March 25.
Sen. Insurance View Bill
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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AB 605
(Villapudua) -
Requires HCD to give bonus points in housing and infrastructure grant programs for projects that would meet or exceed a locality’s RHNA share at one or more income levels.
Amended.
Asm. Housing and Community Development View Bill
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SB 414
(Jones) -
Changes timelines in the Subdivision Map Act.
Sen. Business, Professions and Economic Development: Set for hearing March 22.
Sen. Business, Professions and Economic Development View Bill
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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.
Sen. Governance and Finance: Set for hearing March 25.
Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill
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SB 458
(McGuire) -
Spot bill on Military Base Reuse Authorities.
Passed Sen. Governance and Finance and sent to Floor. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)
Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill
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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.
Sen. Governance and Finance: Set for hearing March 25.
Sen. Governance and Finance View Bill
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AB 1098
(Daly) -
Requests that UCLA do a study and recommend standards for recovery residences, also known as sober living homes.
Referred to HEALTH.
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AB 1220
(Luz Rivas) -
Creates a state agency-level Office to End Homelessness to be the lead entity on coordinating efforts to end homelessness in California. This is a re-run of a bill that was vetoed by the Governor last year.
Referred to H. & C.D.
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