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 Officer, at (661) 286-4057 or mhagobian@santaclarita.gov.
AB 271: Crimes: looting
Authored by Assembly Member Josh Hoover (R-7-Folsom), Assembly Bill 271 makes burglary, also known as looting, under a state of emergency or local emergency punishable as a felony. Additionally, this legislation imposes a two-year sentence enhancement for those impersonating emergency personnel during the act of looting.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 25, 2025.
AB 507: Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives
Introduced by Assembly Member Matt Haney (D-17-San Francisco), Assembly Bill 507 would require cities and counties to approve an adaptive reuse project as a use by-right, regardless of local zoning, and subject to a streamlined and ministerial review process, if the project meets objective design standards and an affordable housing criterion.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 22, 2025.
AB 893: Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone
Introduced by Assembly Member Mike Fong (D-49-Alhambra), Assembly Bill 893 would require cities and counties to approve an affordable housing project located within a one-mile radius from a college or community college as a use by-right, regardless of local zoning, and subject to a streamlined and ministerial review process, if the project meets objective design standards and an affordable housing criterion.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 22, 2025.
AB 1022: Authority to remove vehicles
Authored by Assembly Member Ash Kalra (D-25-San Jose), Assembly Bill 1022 prohibits a law enforcement officer or parking enforcement officer from having a vehicle impounded or immobilized due to having five or more unpaid parking citations.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on March 25, 2025.
AB 1154: Accessory dwelling units: junior accessory dwelling units
Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo (D-39-Palmdale), Assembly Bill 1154 prohibits cities and counties from imposing any parking standards for the construction of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), if the unit is 500 square feet or smaller.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 22, 2025.
AB 1206: Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans
Introduced by Assembly Member John Harabedian (D-41-Pasadena), Assembly Bill 1206 requires cities and counties to develop a program for the preapproval of a housing plan by July 1, 2026. The bill would also require cities and counties to post preapproved plans on the local government’s website and approve or deny a housing project application that utilizes a preapproved plan, or a plan identical to one that was previously approved by the local government, within 30 days.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 22, 2025.
SB 264: Impersonation of a peace officer or firefighter during a state of emergency or local emergency
Authored by Senator Suzette Valladares (R-23-Santa Clarita), Senate Bill 264 would grant local prosecutorial officials the capacity to convict persons impersonating a first responder during a state of emergency or local emergency as a felony.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 25, 2025.
SB 265: Crimes: looting
Authored by Senator Suzette Valladares (R-23-Santa Clarita), Senate Bill 265 makes burglary within an area under a county or local state of emergency or an evacuation order, also known as looting, punishable as a felony.
The City Council supported this bill at the regular meeting on March 25, 2025
SB 677: Housing development: streamlined approvals
Introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-11-San Francisco), Senate Bill 677, among other things, expands Senate Bill 9 (Chapter 162, Statutes of 2021) by requiring cities and counties to approve the development of up to two-residential units on any property containing a single-family home or property zoned for four or less residential units through a streamlined and ministerial review process, if the project meets specified requirements.
The City Council opposed this bill at the regular meeting on April 22, 2025.
Federal Legislation
118th Congress
