The following are federal and state bills that the City Council has taken a position on during the 2019-2020 State Legislative Session and 116th Congress. Included with each of the bills listed is a link to the bill language, the City’s staff report to the City Council regarding the measure, and letters to legislators communicating the City Council’s official position on each bill, which is reflective of the position adopted by the City Council.
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State Legislation
2019-2020 Legislative Session
AB 68: LAND USE: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Phil Ting (D-19-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 68 preempts local land use authority related to accessory dwelling units.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 9, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019) on October 9, 2019.
AB 213: VEHICLE LICENSE FEE
Authored by Assembly Member Eloise Reyes (D-47-San Bernardino), Assembly Bill 213 revises the formula for allocating vehicle license fee adjustment amounts to restore revenues to cities that annexed developed areas since the implementation of Senate Bill 89 (2011). Assembly Bill 213 also restores generated revenue for future city annexations.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
AB 377: MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATIONS
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia (D-56-Coachella), Assembly Bill (377) preempts local land use authority related to microenterprise home kitchen operations (MEHKO).
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on May 28, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 536, Statues of 2019) on October 7, 2019.
AB 516: AUTHORITY TO REMOVE VEHICLES
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member David Chiu (D-17-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 516 proposes to repeal existing law that authorizes local agencies to immobilize or tow vehicles that are in violation of specific parking or traffic laws.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 9, 2019.
AB 720: COMMUNITY COLLEGES: FUNDING: INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi (D-66-Torrance), Assembly Bill 720 revises the funding formula to community college districts that offer public safety classes.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on June 11, 2019.
AB 953: LAND USE: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Authored by Assembly Member Phil Ting (D-19-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 953 preempts local land use authority related to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 28, 2020.
AB 1112: SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES: LOCAL REGULATION
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman (D-43-Glendale), Assembly Bill 1112, as introduced, preempted local authority related to shared mobility devices. This bill was amended on June 19, 2019, to authorize cities and counties to regulate the operation and use of shared mobility devices.
The City Council supported this bill, if amended, at the regular meeting on July 9, 2019.
AB 1286: SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES: AGREEMENTS
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi (D-66-Torrance), Assembly Member 1286 requires shared mobility providers to enter into an agreement with a local authority, prior to the operation of shared mobility devices within a jurisdictional area.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on July 9, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 91, Statutes of 2020) on September 18, 2020.
AB 1356: CANNABIS: LOCAL JURISDICTIONS: RETAIL COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY
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Position Letter
Authored by Phil Ting (D-19-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 1356 preempts local land authority related to retail commercial cannabis activity.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on May 28, 2019.
AB 1530: LOCAL REGULATIONS ON CANNABIS DELIVERY
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Ken Cooley (D-8-Rancho Cordova), Assembly Bill 1530 authorizes a local agency the authority to regulate the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products within its jurisdictional boundaries.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 9, 2019.
AB 1568: HOUSING LAW COMPLIANCE: PROHIBITION ON APPLYING FOR STATE GRANTS
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Position Letter
Authored by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty (D-7-Sacramento), Assembly Bill 1568 restricts state grant funds for cities and counties violating the state housing law.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on May 28, 2019.
AB 1637: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LAW
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Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 320, Statutes of 2019) on September 20, 2019.
Authored by Assembly Member Christy Smith (D-38-Santa Clarita) Assembly Bill 1637 permits unclaimed property reported to, and by, the California State Controller in the name of a state or local agency, to be transferred by the Controller directly to that agency without the filing of a claim.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on May 28, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 320, Statutes of 2019) on September 20, 2019.
AB 3269: STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES: HOMELESSNESS PLAN
Authored by Assembly Member David Chiu (D-17-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 3269 authorizes the State to take legal action against a local agency and preempt local land use authority, if local homeless populations do not decrease within a local jurisdiction by the prescribed rate and timeframe included in the bill.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 14, 2020.
SB 13: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Bill Text
Position Letter
Authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-10-Fremont), Senate Bill 13 preempts local land use authority related to accessory dwelling units (ADU).
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on June 11, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019) on October 9, 2019.
SB 50: PLANNING AND ZONING: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-11-San-Francisco), Senate Bill 50 restricts certain local land use authority including density, height, parking, and flood area ratio standards related to specific residential development near a major transit stop, major transit corridor or major job center.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
SB 330: HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019
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Position Letter
Authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-9-Berkeley), Senate Bill 330 declares a statewide housing emergency to be in effect until January 1, 2025, and restricts certain local land use authority including; zoning, design standards, parking, and overall application standards related to specific residential developments.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 9, 2019.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 654, Statutes of 2019) on October 9, 2019.
SB 333: HOMELESS COORDINATING AND FINANCING COUNCIL
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Position Letter
Authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-21-Santa Clarita), Senate Bill 333 requires the State’s Homelessness Coordinating and Financing Council to develop and implement a statewide strategic plan for addressing homelessness in California.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on May 28, 2019.
SB 773: LAND USE: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-9-Berkeley), Senate Bill 773 preempts local land use authority related to accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 28, 2020.
SB 797: WATER RESOURCES: PERMIT TO APPROPRIATE
Authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-21-Santa Clarita), Senate Bill 797 requires that if the State Water Resources Control Board has not made a final determination on an application to appropriate water within 30 years from the filing date of the application, then the Board would need to issue a new notice and provide an opportunity for a public hearing and protest.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 28, 2020.
SB 1120: SUBDIVISION: TENATIVE MAPS
Authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-39-San Diego), Senate Bill 1120 preempts certain local land use authority including; zoning, design standards, parking, and overall application standards related to specific residential developments. The following summary focuses on two provisions included in the legislation that directly preempt the City’s local land use authority.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 14, 2020.
SB 1385: LOCAL PLANNING: HOUSNG – COMMERCIAL ZONES
Authored by Senator Anna Caballero (D-12-Salinas), Senate Bill 1385 preempts local land use authority by deeming a housing development project an authorized use on a lot exclusively zoned for office or retail commercial use.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 14, 2020
Federal Legislation
116th Congress
H.R. 530: Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019
Authored by Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18), House Resolution 530 proposes to reverse recently approved regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that preempt local control related to the installation of small wireless facilities (e.g., telecommunication equipment attached to poles) and leasing of public infrastructure in the right-of-way.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
H.R. 1015: SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT
Authored by Representative Katie Hill (D-CA-25), House Resolution 1015 proposes to establish a national memorial and national monument to commemorate the victims of the Saint Francis Dam collapse on March 12, 1928.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
H.R. 1708: RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION ACT
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Position Letter
Authored by United States Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA-28), H.R. 1708 expands the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by adding more than 191,000 acres of the Rim of the Valley Corridor and authorizes the National Parks Service to implement capital improvements and monitor wildlife in the identified portion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 9, 2019.
S. 47: NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT
Approved by President Trump and became Public Law ( No: 116-9) on March 12, 2019.
Authored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), S. 47 is an omnibus public lands bill that includes language that proposes to establish a national memorial and national monument to commemorate the victims of the Saint Francis Dam collapse on March 12, 1928.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
S. 129: SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT
Authored by Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), S. 129 proposes to establish a national memorial and national monument to commemorate the victims of the Saint Francis Dam collapse on March 12, 1928.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 26, 2019.
S. 774: RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION ACT
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Position Letter
Authored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), S. 774 expands the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by adding more than 191,000 acres of the Rim of the Valley Corridor and authorizes the National Parks Service to implement capital improvements and monitor wildlife in the identified portion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 9, 2019.
S. 923: FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH SERVICES AND HOUSING ACT
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Position Letter
Authored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), S.923 proposes to authorize a new funding stream for supportive housing that provides comprehensive services and intensive case management
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on June 11, 2019.
S. 2012: RESTORING LOCAL CONTROL OVER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2019
Authored by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), S. 2012 proposes to repeal recently adopted regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that preempt local control related to the installation of small wireless facilities (e.g., telecommunication equipment attached to poles) and leasing of public infrastructure in the public right-of-way.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on December 10, 2019.
