On an annual basis, in concurrence with Santa Clarita 2025, the Santa Clarita City Council adopts a Legislative Platform for the upcoming year. The purpose of the Legislative Platform is to outline the position of the City Council on priority issues and matters that impact the City’s ability to operate effectively, promote City interests and protect local authority. Furthermore, during the course of each year, the City Council reviews bills pending in Congress and the California Legislature.
The following are federal and state bills that the City Council has taken a position on during the current Federal and State Legislation Session. 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.
Questions regarding the process for the City Council to consider specific legislation or the City Council’s position on federal or state bills may be directed to Masis Hagobian, Intergovernmental Relations Analyst, at (661) 286-4057 or mhagobian@santaclarita.gov.
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State Legislation
2021-2022 Legislative Session
AB 91: Taxation: Corporations: Minimum Franchise Tax: Limited Liability Companies: Annual Tax: Small Businesses: Microbusinesses
Authored by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares (R-38-Santa Clarita), Assembly Bill 91 reduces the minimum state franchise tax for small businesses and microbusinesses.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 9, 2021.
AB 418: Emergency Services: Grant Program
Authored by Assembly Member Suzette Valladares (R-38-Santa Clarita), Assembly Bill 418 establishes the Community Power Resiliency Program, pursuant to any future appropriation by the legislature, to support local preparedness and mitigation efforts in response to power de energization events.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
Vetoed by Governor Newsom on October 4, 2021.
AB 420: Public Health: Amusement Parks and COVID-19
Authored by Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-65-Fullerton), Assembly Bill 420 expresses the intent of the Legislature to have the Governor’s office modify the tier schedule for the reopening of amusement parks to place all amusement parks in Tier 3 – Moderate, regardless of park size.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 9, 2021.
AB 916: Zoning: Accessory Dwelling Units: Bedroom Addition
Authored by Assembly Member Rudy Salas (D-32-Bakersfield), Assembly Bill 916 prohibits local governments from conducting a public hearing as a condition of approving a project that adds space for additional bedrooms or reconfigures existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing house, condominium, or apartment and increases the maximum height of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that a local government must enforce from 16 feet to 18 feet.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on February 8, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 635, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
AB 970: Planning and Zoning: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Permit Application: Approval
Authored by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty (D-7-Sacramento), Assembly Bill 970
automatically deems an application to install an electric vehicle charging station complete and/or
approved if a local government does not respond to an application within the prescribed
timeframe outlined in the bill.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on May 11, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 710, Statutes of 2021) on October 8, 2021.
AB 989: Housing Accountability Act: Appeals: Housing Accountability Committee
Authored by Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel (D-45-Woodland Hills), Assembly Bill 989 establishes the Housing Accountability Committee within the Department of Housing and Community Development to review appeals from developers regarding multi-family housing developments that local governments have denied or subjected to conditions that potentially make the project financially infeasible.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
AB 1251: Local Public Health Orders
Authored by Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi (D-66-Torrance), Assembly Bill 1251 requires a public health order issued by the County of Los Angeles Local Health Officer, during the COVID-19 pandemic State of Emergency, to be based on data for each Service Planning Area, rather than on countywide data.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on May 11, 2021.
AB 1401: Residential and Commercial Development: Parking Requirements
Authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman (D-43-Glendale), Assembly Bill 1401 prohibits a local government from imposing a minimum parking requirement on residential, commercial, or other development if the development is located within a one-half mile walking distance of public transit.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
AB 1597: Shoplifting: Increased Penalties for Prior Crimes
Authored by Assembly Member Marie Waldron (R-75-Escondido), Assembly Bill 1597 reinstates prosecutorial authority to charge someone with a felony and imprisonment of up to three years if they have been previously convicted three or more times of petty theft, shoplifting, grand theft, burglary, auto theft, robbery, elder financial abuse, or knowingly receiving stolen property.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 8, 2022.
AB 1599: Proposition 47: Repeal
Authored by Assembly Member Kevin Kiley (R-6-Rocklin), Assembly Bill 1599 repeals Proposition 47 (2014), except for provisions related to reducing the penalty for possession of concentrated cannabis.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 8, 2022.
AB 1603: Theft: Shoplifting: Amount
Authored by Assembly Member Rudy Salas (S-32-Bakersfield), Assembly Bill 1603 amends Proposition 47 (2014) by reducing the threshold amount for petty theft and shoplifting from $950 to $400.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 8, 2022.
AB 1797: Immunization Registry
Authored by Assembly Member Akilah Weber (D-79-San Diego), Assembly Bill 1797, requires health care providers and youth-based agencies, including schools and childcare facilities to disclose immunization information from the patient’s medical records to local and State Department’s of Public Health.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on June 14, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 582, Statutes of 2022) on September 27, 2022.
AB 2097: Residential and Commercial Development: Remodeling, Renovations, and Additions: Parking Requirements
Authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman (D-43-Glendale), Assembly Bill 2097 prohibits a local government from imposing a minimum parking requirement for any development that is located within a one-half mile walking distance of public transit.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on March 22, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 459, Statutes of 2022) on September 22, 2022.
AB 2142: Income Taxes: Turf Replacement Water Conservation Program
Authored by Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel (D-45-Encino), Assembly Bill 2142 reinstates a personal income tax exclusion for participation in a turf removal water conservation program.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on June 14, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 674, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
AB 2295: Local Educational Agencies: Housing Development Projects
Authored by Assembly Member Richard Bloom (D-50-Santa Monica), Assembly Bill 2295 requires local governments to approve a residential development on property owned by a local education agency and preempts local zoning and local land use authority if certain conditions are met.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on June 14, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 652, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
SB 6: Local Planning: Housing: Commercial Zones
Authored by Senator Anna Caballero (D-12-Salinas), Senate Bill 6 authorizes specific housing developments as an authorized use in retail commercial or office zones and preempts local land use authority by requiring local governments to approve housing developments, that meet certain conditions, through a streamlined, ministerial review process.
The City Council opposed this bill, unless amended, at the regular meeting on February 23, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
SB 9: Housing Development: Approvals
Authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-39-San Diego), Senate Bill 9 preempts 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 February 23, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 162, Statutes of 2021) on September 16, 2021.
SB 12: Local Government: Planning and Zoning: Wildfires
Authored by Senator Mike McGuire (D-2-North Coast), Senate Bill 12 preempts certain local land use authority within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 13, 2021.
SB 262: Bail
Authored by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-18-Van Nuys), Senate Bill 262 waives monetary bail for all misdemeanors and specific felonies, as outlined in the legislation.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 13, 2021.
SB 341: Telecommunication Service: Outages
Authored by Senator Mike McGuire (D-2-Healdsburg), Senate Bill 341, among other things, requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop and implement regulations that require telecommunication service providers to maintain at least 72 hours of back-up power to telecommunication infrastructure.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 9, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 425, Statutes of 2021) on September 30, 2021.
SB 378: Local Government: Broadband Infrastructure Development Project Permit Processing: Micro-Trenching Permit Processing Ordinance
Authored by Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-33-Long Beach), Senate Bill 378 preempts local authority of the public right-of-way by requiring local governments to approve aerial installations, open trenching or boring, or micro-trenching for the purposes of fiber installation by utility companies and broadband corporations, regardless of local regulations.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 677, Statutes of 2021) on October 8, 2021.
SB 485: Income Taxes: Tax Credits: Motion Picture Credit Extension
Authored by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25-La Cañada Flintridge), Senate Bill 485 extends the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program for five additional fiscal years.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 22, 2022.
SB 520: Water Resources: Permit to Appropriate: Application Procedure: Mining Use
Authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-21-Santa Clarita), Senate Bill 520 requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB or Board) to issue a new notice and provide an opportunity for a public hearing on water appropriation applications that have been pending for more than 30 years.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
SB 533: Electrical Corporations: Wildfire Mitigation Plans: De-energization Events: Microgrids
Authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-27-Malibu), Senate Bill 533, among other things, requires electrical service providers to replace, harden, or underground any electrical infrastructure that experiences recurring de-energization events, as prescribed in the legislation.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 9, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 244, Statutes of 2021) on September 23, 2021.
SB 556: Street Light Poles, Traffic Signal Poles: Small Wireless Facilities Attachments
Authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-3-Napa), Senate Bill 556 preempts local authority of the public right-of-way by requiring local governments to make space on all publicly owned street light poles, traffic signal poles, and supporting structures for the installation of equipment used by cable television corporations, video service providers, and telephone corporations, regardless of local regulations.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 27, 2021.
Vetoed by Governor Newsom on October 4, 2021.
SB 619: Organic Waste: Reduction Regulations
Authored by Senator John Laird (D-17-Santa Cruz), Senate Bill 619 delays the ability for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to impose a penalty on a local government, related to recently adopted organic waste regulations, until January 1, 2023.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on July 13, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 508, Statutes of 2021) on October 5, 2021.
SB 621: Conversion of Motels and Hotels: Streamlining
Authored by Senator Susan Eggman (D-5-Stockton), Senate Bill 621 would require local governments to review the conversion of a hotel or motel to a multifamily development through a ministerial and streamlined process and not subject to a conditional use permit or the California Environmental Quality Act.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on May 11, 2021.
SB 679: Los Angeles County: Affordable Housing
Authored by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-30-Los Angeles), Senate Bill 679 establishes a 19- member governing board and authorizes the governing board to, among other things, raise and allocate new revenue through a special tax, subject to voter approval, including a parcel tax, business license tax, or documentary transfer tax to fund affordable housing projects and initiatives.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on July 13, 2021.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 661, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
SB 866 Minors: Vaccine Consent
Authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-11-San Francisco), Senate Bill 866 allows minors aged 15 and older to receive a vaccination that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) without the consent of their parent or guardian.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on June 14, 2022.
SB 897: Accessory Dwelling Units: Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
Authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-10-Fremont), Senate Bill 897 increases the maximum height of an ADU that a local government must approve, from 16 feet to 25 feet, if the project is located on a parcel that has an existing residential property.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on March 22, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 664, Statutes of 2022) on September 28, 2022.
SB 1067: Housing Development Projects: Automobile Parking Requirements
Authored by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-25-La Cañada Flintridge), Senate Bill 1067 prohibits a local government from imposing a minimum parking requirement for any development that is located within a one-half mile walking distance of public transit.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on March 22, 2022.
SB 1108: Shoplifting: Increased Penalties for Prior Crimes
Authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-36-Laguna Niguel), Senate Bill 1108 reinstates prosecutorial authority to charge someone with a felony and imprisonment of up to three years, if they have been previously convicted three or more times of petty theft, shoplifting, grand theft, burglary, auto theft, robbery, elder financial abuse, or knowingly receiving stolen property.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 22, 2022.
SB 1479: COVID-19 Testing in Schools: COVID-19 Testing Plans
Authored by Senator Richard Pan (D-6-Sacramento), Senate Bill 1479 requires each school district, county office of education, and charter school to create a testing plan that is consistent with guidance from the California Department of Public Health.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on June 14, 2022.
Approved by Governor Newsom and chaptered by the Secretary of State (Chapter 850, Statutes of 2022) on September 29, 2022.
SCR 5: State of Emergency: COVID-19: Termination
Authored by Senator Melissa Melendez (R-28-Lake Elsinore), Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 declares the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, is at an end, thereby terminating the emergency powers granted to the Governor as a result of the proclamation.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on February 8, 2022.
Federal Legislation
117th Congress
HR 1075: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
Authored by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA-28), House Resolution 1075, also known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act proposes to expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) to include the proposed Rim of the Valley Unit.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 9, 2021.
S. 1769: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
Authored by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), S. 1769, also known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, proposes to expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) to include the proposed Rim of the Valley Unit.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on July 13, 2021.
