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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6b. 2023 State Legislative Briefing1 2023 Legislative Briefing January 9, 2024 2 Recommendations 1.Receive and file a report on the 2023 State Legislative Briefing which summarizes the adopted laws from the 2022-23 regular session of the California State Legislature (December 2022 through October 2023); and 2.Consider appointing an ad-hoc committee of the City Council to review the current legislative platform and suggest changes for the 2024-25 legislative session. 3 City Legislative Program 1.Identifies the City’s positions on major issues 2.Is a living document that the Council reviews yearly 3.Allows the City to respond to legislative/ regulatory issues quickly 4 Bills that Passed the Legislature in 2023 85% 15% Bills Signed into Law Bills Vetoed 5 State Budget Overview California Faces a $68 Billion Deficit. Unprecedented Prior-Year Revenue Shortfall Creates Unique Challenges. Legislature Has Multiple Tools Available to Address Budget Problem Fewer Options to Address Multiyear Deficits in the Coming Years. 6 State Budget Overview •Maintains over $8 billion for behavioral health care. •$67.5 million reduction for the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and a delay of $345 million previously allocated to HCD’s Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program. •An additional $1 billion in funding for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant Program. •$5.1 billion for public transit, including $1.1 million in zero-emission vehicle funding. •Lowering of $8.7 billion in funding for climate, resources, and environmental programs across the budget window of 2021-22 through 2023-24. However, it maintains most of the overall intended funding for key programs –approximately $25 billion across the three years. •$401 million in one-time funding for flood management and response activities. 7 Community Services, Behavioral Health, and Homelessness 1.No new ongoing funding but budget maintains a one-time $1 billion investment into Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program. 2.AB 129 –requires a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan. 3.SB 326 –expands the Mental Health Services Act to include treatment for individuals suffering from substance abuse. 4.AB 531 –authorizes over $6 million in bonds to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate community-based residential care facilities. 5.SB 43 –expands California’s 1967 conservatorship law to ensure that individuals experiencing severe substance abuse or a co-occurring disorder receive the care they need. 8 Environmental Quality 1.AB 1526 –creates a mechanism and schedule for plastic producers to remit funds to local governments for costs associated with implementing single-use plastics law, SB 54. 2.AB 1572 –restricts potable water usage on commercial, municipal, institutional, and multifamily residential properties 3.AB 30 –requires the Department of Water Resources to research and develop models to help improve predictions of atmospheric rivers and the varies impacts they have. 9 Housing, Community, and Economic Development 1.80 bills signed into law pertaining to housing, community and economic development. 2.AB 1332 –requires every local agency to establish a program for the preapproval of Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) plans by January 1, 2025. 3.AB 1114 –establishes specific time limits for the review and approval process of post entitlement phase permits such as building and public improvement permits. 4.AB 1490 –makes 100% affordable housing projects that adaptively reuse existing residential buildings an allowable use. 5.SB 684 -streamlines the approval processes for housing projects of 10 or fewer residential units on urban lots under five acres. 6.AB 548 -mandates that local enforcement agencies must establish procedures for inspecting multi-unit buildings if a unit is substandard or in violation of the State Housing Law. 10 Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations 1.AB 1484 –requires temporary employees to be represented by employee organization bargaining unit upon request of the union. 2.SB 616 –increases sick leave days currently afforded to temporary employees from three to five days per year 3.AB 557 –eliminates the sunset provisions under AB 361, which allow for cities to meet remotely during proclaimed states of emergency. 11 Public Safety 1.Big focus on curbing the illegal drug use, with the budget including $93 million in opioid settlement funds over the next four years. 2.AB 33 and SB 19 –establish a multi-sector task force to address fentanyl addiction and overdoses. AB 1166 is designed to make opioid antagonists more available. 3.AB 1448 –incentivizes cities to take enforcement actions against illicit cannabis. operations by providing a split of the penalties recovered. 4.AB 40 –Requires local Emergency Medical Services agencies to develop a standard to meet specific ambulance offload times by July 1, 2024. 5.SB 14 –modifies existing law to include human trafficking within the definition of a serious felony for all purposes of the Three Strikes Law. 12 Revenue and Taxation No major revenue and taxation bills in 2023 Sales tax related measures: 1.AB 28 –excise tax for sales of guns or ammunition 2.AB 1203 –sales tax exemption for breast pumps and related supplies Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act will continue to stay top of mind as we move towards the 2024 ballot 13 Transportation, Communications, and Public Works 1.SB 706 & AB 400 –Expand the use of design-build and progressive design-build 2.AB 334 -allows cities to accept bids from independent contractors for subsequent phases of public contracts depending on the scope of their work for the prior phase. 3.Previously approved amendments to diesel-fuel fleet regulations took effect January 1, 2024 –City is prepared for this 4.AB 965 –changes to the batch broadband permit processing. 5.AB 1637 –Requires Cities to change from “.org” to “.gov” by 2029. 14 Cal Cities 2024 Priorities 1.Safeguard local revenues and bolster economic development. 2.Strengthen climate change resilience and disaster preparedness. 3.Improve public safety in California communities. 4.Expand investments to prevent and reduce homelessness and increase the supply of affordable housing. 15 Legislative Platform Update -2024 Review existing platform: What has changed over the last year New emergent priorities Staff recommendations and review by appointed ad-hoc committee (if applicable) Present updated legislative platform for Council adoption in March 2024 16 Recommendations 1.Receive and file a report on the 2023 State Legislative Briefing which summarizes the adopted laws from the 2022-23 regular session of the California State Legislature (December 2022 through October 2023); and 2.Consider appointing an ad-hoc committee of the City Council to review the current legislative platform and suggest changes for the 2024-25 legislative session.