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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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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 RLS.
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SB 638
(Hertzberg) -
Spot bill on the the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.
Referred to RLS.
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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 GOV. & F. and JUD.
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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..
Referred to HOUSING, GOV. & F., and E.Q.
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SB 706
(Bates) -
Triggers reassessment under Prop 13 if if 90% or more of the direct or indirect ownership interests in a legal entity are sold or transferred in a single transaction.
Referred to GOV. & F.
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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 RLS.
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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.
Referred to HOUSING and JUD.
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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 RLS.
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SB 678
(Rubio) -
Requires the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to set specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among unaccompanied women to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness.
Referred to HUMAN S. and HOUSING.
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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.
Referred to HOUSING.
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SB 695
(Ochoa Bogh) -
Places several restrictions on housing impact requirements.
Referred to RLS.
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SB 809
(Allen) -
Authorizes a city or county to satisfy part of its requirement to identify zones suitable for residential development by adopting and implementing a multijurisdictional regional agreement, which would specify the jurisdiction that is contributing suitable land for
residential development and the jurisdiction or jurisdictions that are contributing funding for that development.
Referred to RLS.
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SB 740
(Borgeas) -
Makes various changes to the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) broadband development program, including requiring that the surcharges in existing law continue until $330M is collected
Referred to E., U. & C.
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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..
Referred to INS.
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SB 563
(Allen) -
Makes substantial revisions to the Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act.
Referred to GOV. & F. and HOUSING.
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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 B., P. & E.D.
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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 RLS.
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SB 679
(Kamlager) -
Establish the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, to increase affordable housing in Los Angeles County by providing for significantly enhanced funding and technical assistance at a regional level for renter protections, affordable housing preservation, and new affordable housing production.
Referred to RLS.
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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.
Referred to JUD., HOUSING, and HUMAN S.
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SB 676
(Bates) -
Authorizes a defendant in an unlawful detainer action to file a motion to strike on or before the day fixed for the defendant’s appearance; authorizes a party in an unlawful detainer action to file a motion for summary adjudication in the same manner as a motion for summary judgment.
Referred to JUD.
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SB 296
(Limón) -
Requires local jurisdictions to adopt safety standards for code enforcement officers.
Sen. Public Safety: Set for hearing March 23.
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SB 616
(Rubio) -
Requires that housing developed on school district properties for employee housing be affordable.
Referred to HOUSING.
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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.
Referred to HOUSING and E., U. & C.
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SB 617
(Wiener) -
Requires larger jurisdictions to implement an online, automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a residential photovoltaic solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a residential photovoltaic solar energy system, with some exceptions.
Referred to GOV. & F. and E., U. & C.
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SB 778
(Becker) -
Extends the prohibition on local owner-occupant requirements for ADUs from 2025 to 2028; revises number of allowable ADUs and other requirements in multifamily buildings.
Referred to RLS.
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SB 696
(Allen) -
Makes several changes to facilitate utilization of Enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Referred to RLS.
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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.
Sen. Environmental Quality: Set for hearing March 15.
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SB 560
(Rubio) -
Establishes the Climate Pollution Reduction in Homes Initiative, requiring the PUC to provide financial assistance to low-income households for the purchase of zero-carbon-emitting appliances and low-income weatherization projects to improve air quality and public health in low-income communities.
Referred to E., U. & C.
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SB 552
(Hertzberg) -
Establishes several processes to address drought planning for small water systems.
Referred to N.R. & W. and GOV. & F.
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SB 756
(Hueso) -
Defines low-income households as under 250% of the federal poverty level, for purposes of the PUC's home weatherization programs.
Referred to E., U. & C.
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SB 708
(Melendez) -
Spot bill on Prop 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.
Referred to RLS.
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SB 765
(Stern) -
Allows in applicant for an ADU to request alternative rear and side yard setbacks based on topographical conditions if the existing local setback requirements would make an ADU infeasible.
Referred to HOUSING and GOV. & F.
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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 9
(Atkins) -
Makes duplexes and lots splits on ministerial, similar to SB 1120 from 2020.
Hearing canceled in Sen. Housing at the request of the author.
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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.
Sen. Environmental Quality: Set for hearing March 15.
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SB 633
(Limón) -
Requires a notice to guarantors of certain contracts negotiated in specified languages; requires the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to provide translations on its website that can be used to satisfy the requirement; revises other provisions of the current contract translation statute;
Referred to RLS.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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SB 234
(Wiener) -
Creates the Transition Aged Youth Housing Program to create housing for youth under 26 who are experiencing homelessness.
Amended.
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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.
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications: Set for hearing March 15.
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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.
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications: Set for hearing March 15.
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SB 458
(McGuire) -
Spot bill on Military Base Reuse Authorities.
Sen. Governance and Finance: Set for hearing March 11.
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SB 60
(Glazer) -
Raises amounts of fines that may be imposed on short-term rentals for ordinance violations.
Sen. Governance and Finance: Set for hearing March 11.
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SB 223
(Dodd) -
Extends current water cut-off protections for customers of public water systems with more than 200 customers to customers of all public water systems; prohibits these systems from discontinuing residential water service for nonpayment to a master-metered multifamily residence with at least 4 units or to a master-metered mobilehome park; requires these systems to waive fees for disconnection and reconnection of service for customers under 200% of the federal poverty level.
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications: Set for hearing March 15.
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SB 330
(Durazo) -
Establishes procedures and requirements for housing on community college campuses.
Amended.
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SB 477
(Wiener) -
Makes changes to housing element annual report requirements.
Sen. Housing: Set for hearing March 18.
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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.
Sen. Energy, Utilities and Communications: Set for hearing March 15.
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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.
Sen. Governance and Finance: Set for hearing March 11.
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