10-08-21 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
This will be a teleconference meeting with no physical location
Friday, October 8, 2021
11:00 AM
Special Meeting
TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a
teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Members of the public wishing comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1) E-mail comments by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 8 to the Committee at
KatyN@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will be received by the Committee members
before the meeting and posted to the City’s website after the meeting.
2) E-mail comments during the times for public comment during the meeting to the
Committee at KatyN@cupertino.org. The staff liaison will read the emails into the record,
and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to the Chair’s
discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that wish to share a
document must email KatyN@cupertino.org prior to speaking.
3) Teleconferencing Instructions
Members of the public may observe the teleconference meeting or provide oral public
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be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the
public comment period for each agenda item .
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NOTICE AND CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Legislative Review Committee is
hereby called for Friday, October 8 commencing at 11:00 a.m. In accordance with Governor
Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a teleconference meeting without a
physical location. Said special meeting shall be for the purpose of conducting business on
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the subject matters listed below under the heading, “Special Meeting."
SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
AGENDA REVIEW/ORDERS OF THE DAY
In order to make the most efficient use of outside consultant time, Committee members will review and
discuss items on the agenda to assist in developing priorities and strategy for formal consideration of
those items when the consultant is present later in the meeting. No action will be taken on any agenda
items in this portion of the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Consider approving the September 17, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the September 17, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes
A - Draft Minutes
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the members on any matter not
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the
members from making any decisions with respect to a matter not listed on the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT (including comments on all agenda items)
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter on
the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes for any particular agenda item.
ACTION ITEMS
2.Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Receive legislative update
A - Legislative Update
B - List of Bills Organized by Category
3.Subject: Discuss Special City Council Meeting with Local Legislators
Recommended Action: Discuss and provide input on Special City Council Meeting
with Local Legislators
A - Proposed Schedule
4.Subject: Discuss Town Hall on Legislative Process
Recommended Action: Discuss and provide input on Town Hall on Legislative Process
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A - Proposed Schedule
B - Table of Legislative Outcomes
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
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10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.
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Agenda Item
21-9934 Agenda Date: 10/8/2021
Agenda #: 1.
Subject:Consider approving the September 17, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes
Approve the September 17, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
DRAFT MINUTES
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Friday, September 17, 2021
11:00 AM
SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 11:04 p.m.
Present: Vice Mayor Chao, Councilmember Moore, Deputy City Manager Katy Nomura,
Townsend Public Affairs (TPA)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Consider approving the July 23, 2021 Legislative Review Committee minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the July 23, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes
Vice Mayor Chao motioned to approve the July 23, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes. Councilmember Moore seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Subject: Consider approving the September 13, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the September 13, 2021 Legislative Review Committee
minutes
Vice Mayor Chao motioned to approve the September 13, 2021 Legislative Review
Committee minutes. Councilmember Moore seconded. The motion carried
unanimously.
POSTPONEMENTS
This item was not conducted.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jennifer Griffin is concerned about the signing of SB 9 and SB 10.
PUBLIC COMMENT (including comments on all agenda items)
Jennifer Griffin is thankful to have the opportunity to speak on these issues.
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AGENDA REVIEW
This item was not conducted.
ACTION ITEMS
3. Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Receive legislative update and provide any input
TPA explained that the legislative session ended on Friday, September 10. There was
lots of legislative activity during the two weeks prior to the end of session, and
ultimately there were about 700 bills sent to the Governor for his consideration. The
Governor has until October 10 to take action on those measure. He has acted on some
bills already and we anticipate that over the next two weeks he will consider a handful
of bills each day and in the last two weeks there will be about 50-70 bills that he
considers each day. Any bill that did not make it through the legislative session will be
eligible for consideration next year. The legislature will convene on January 3 and some
of the bills will need to move out of their house of origin by the end of January.
AB 361 was signed by the Governor on September 15 with an urgency clause, which
means that the provisions in this bill became effective immediately. This bill will
essentially take the place of the previous executive orders related to the Brown Act that
allow public agencies to hold public meetings with teleconference options. AB 361
provisions will sunset in 2024, and are also dependent on a statewide declaration of
emergency being in place.
SB 792, related to sales tax reporting for companies that make more than $50 million in
online sales, has moved through the legislation and is now in the Governor’s Office for
his consideration. The City opposed this measure at the June 1 Council meeting.
There were bills related to police reform that also moved forward to the Governor’s
Office, particularly SB 2, which creates a process for decertification of law enforcement
officers for certain crimes or forms of misconduct. It also sets up a state review
committee to review those officers that would be potentially reviewed for suspension.
This bill was amended at the end of session to address some concerns from law
enforcement and is now awaiting the Governors consideration.
AB 988, would have established a 988 mental health crisis hotline phone number. This
bill did not move forward, but the Governor made an announcement that he will shift
funding around to provide $20 million to establish the 988 hotlines by July 1, 2022.
On September 16, the Governor announced that he signed the following housing bills
into law: SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, and AB 1174. TPA, along with City staff, drafted a veto letter
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for AB 1174 and spoke with the Governor’s Office about the affordability impacts that
this bill would have on Cupertino.
Another housing bill that has passed to the Governor’s Office, but has not been
considered yet, is AB 215. This bill was amended towards the end of session, most
notably it removed the midcycle RHNA evaluation, which is a positive change, but there
are still a number of provisions that the LRC opposes related to statute of limitations
and outside counsel. These changes will be reflected in the letter to the Governor
requesting a veto.
AB 1401, which would have prevented local governments from imposing parking
requirements, and AB 989, which would have established the office of housing appeals
in HCD, have not moved forward this year, but could be considered next year.
Tuesday, September 14, was the recall election and the numbers have indicated that the
recall attempt has failed. The election will be certified at the end of October by the
Secretary of State. The primary election will be in 2022 so we can expect to see
campaigning begin in early next year.
The California State Auditor released a report in August that shows the impact of
revenues in California cities due to COVID-19. Interestingly, the findings show that of
all California cities only the City of Yountville was predicted to have a budget deficit
due to COVID-19.
The LRC asked about environmental bills that have passed on to the Governor’s Office.
TPA explained that AB 619, which relates to the SB 1383 implementation process, did
pass on for the Governor’s consideration.
Public Comment:
Jennifer Griffin is very concerned about the bills that have moved forward for the
Governor’s consideration.
4. Subject: Update on positions taken by the League of California Cities (League), the
American Planning Association (APA), and the Cities Association of Santa Clara
County (CASCC)
Recommended Action: Receive update on positions taken by the League, APA, and
CASCC and provide any input
The bill positions for all organizations are included in the attached Matrix.
Public Comment:
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Jennifer Griffin expresses that this is a regional issue.
5. Subject: Debrief on the Legislative Day on August 18, 2021
Recommended Action: Provide a debrief on the Legislative Day on August 18, 2021
Councilmember Moore explains that on August 18, she met with Assemblymember
Berman’s office, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry’s office, and Assemblymember Low’s
office. Throughout her meetings she discussed SB 792, SB 9, and SB 10 and the potential
impacts they could have on Cupertino. She also mentioned that she was asked about SB
35 and what she would change about it. She explained that in her opinion there are
issues in peoples understanding of California government code 65962.5, the 2/3
requirements, and environmental issues. Vice Mayor Chao met with Senator McGuire’s
Office and Senator Cortese’s Office. She also discussed possible improvements to SB 35,
as well as SB 792, SB 9, and SB 10.
Public Comment:
Jennifer Griffin is pleased with the City’s efforts to meet with state legislators.
6. Subject: Discuss Special City Council Meeting with Local Legislators
Recommended Action: Discuss and provide input on Special City Council Meeting
with Local Legislators
Deputy City Manager, Katy Nomura, explains that this meeting will provide an
opportunity for Council to directly interface with our legislators to talk about the end
of the legislative session, to discuss the City’s legislative priorities, and to hear from the
legislators about their priorities and ideas for next year.
The LRC discussed various ideas and plans to strategize a positive outcome from this
meeting. This meeting is scheduled to be around the end of October.
Public Comment:
Jennifer Griffin would like to ask the legislators about how they plan to deal with the
consequences of SB 9 and SB 10.
7. Subject: Discuss Town Hall on Legislative Process
Recommended Action: Discuss and provide input on Town Hall on Legislative Process
Deputy City Manager, Katy Nomura, explains that this meeting will provide an
interactive and informative opportunity for residents to learn more about the legislative
process. This meeting will be an LRC special meeting in order to allow both LRC
members to attend and participate in the meeting. The meeting will provide an in-depth
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review of the legislative process, information about where and how residents can
engage, information about how the City engages, and the legislative priorities.
Councilmember Moore would like this meeting to include information on the different
types of positions that can be taken on a bill and the nuances between each of them. Vice
Mayor Chao would like this meeting to include information on the role of the League
and on using an example of how a bill becomes a bill.
Public Comment:
Jennifer Griffin believes this event is a good idea in order to educate the public.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
The upcoming special City Council meeting with legislators and the townhall will be
discussed further at the next meeting. The next LRC meeting is scheduled for October 8th
at 11:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:14 p.m.
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Agenda Item
21-9935 Agenda Date: 10/8/2021
Agenda #: 2.
Subject:Legislative Update
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To: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.
Casey Elliott, Vice President
Date: October 8, 2021
Subject: Legislative Update
State Legislative Update
On September 10th, the Legislature adjourned the 2021 legislative session and will return for the
second year of the two-year session in January 2022. Of the 2,776 bills introduced this year, the
Legislature passed a total of 1,104. As of September 30, the Governor has signed 677 bills,
vetoed 5, and still has 422 bills to consider before the October 10th deadline.
Since the Legislature’s adjournment, Governor Newsom has signed over half of the Legislature’s
passed bills into law, many of which have been packaged with other similar measures to address
economic recovery, the housing crisis, and extreme weather events, including drought and
wildfires. For instance, the Newsom Administration has been focused on the implementation of
the California Comeback Plan through significant budget allocations to both accelerate the state’s
recovery from the pandemic and tacking persistent challenges. Part of the $100 billion plan has
included over $20 billion in housing and homelessness investments, with the goal of producing
84,000 homes. Other investments include a climate resiliency package and stimulus payments to
the state’s vulnerable residents. Below is an overview of a few of the bills the Governor has signed
into law, organized by issue area:
The 31-Bill Housing Production and Accountability Package
Just shy of a week after the Legislature’s adjournment, Governor Newsom signed the first round
of housing and land use reform bills, which included SB 8 (Skinner), which extends the Housing
Crisis Act of 2019, SB 9 (Atkins), which requires the ministerial approval of urban lot splits and
two-unit developments on single-family zoned parcels, and SB 10 (Wiener), which authorizes
local governments to zone any parcel up to 10 units via ordinance.
After the enactment of the first round of housing and land use b ills, the Governor signed a 27-bill
package to further address the state’s housing crisis, with more focus on accountability and
enforcement as it pertains to development goals. The bills included in this package include AB
215 (Chiu), which increases enforcement within The Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) and housing element transparency standards, AB 602 (Grayson), which
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increases the transparency of impact fees through revised nexus study requirements, and SB 478
(Wiener), which prohibits local governments from imposing certain floor area ratio standards on
specified housing projects. These highly contentious bills mark significant, top -down changes to
the state’s housing production, accountability, and land use standards, with each o f these bills
representing renditions of bills that have attempted to pass the policy committee process for years
but have previously failed.
Climate Resiliency Investments and Legislation Package
In addition to the Administration’s investments in housing production and the Governor’s signing
of the housing package, Governor Newsom announced his signing of a climate resiliency
package, outlining investments in wildfire and forest resilience, drought response, and combatting
sea level rise. This package of bills included two budget trailer bills, SB 170 (Skinner) and SB 155
(Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), which provide a combined $14.5 billion for climate
resiliency and environmental quality related issues over the next several years. SB 155 contains
$200 million in continuously appropriated funds to CalFire for fire prevention programs. SB 170
includes significant funding to bolster the state’s organic waste infrastructure, which includes
grants to help local governments implement upcoming SB 1383 organic waste regulations. In
addition to these investment bills, the Governor also signed wildfire and forest resiliency
legislation like Senator Dodd’s SB 109, which creates the Office of Wildfire Technology Research
and Development at CAL FIRE to evaluate emerging firefighting technology. Additionally, the
funding package includes $3.7 billion for climate resiliency to combat issues such as extreme heat
and sea level rise, which will be complimented by legislation like Senate Pro Tem Atkins’ SB 1,
which establishes the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act to help coordinate
and fund state efforts to prepare for sea level rise.
Police Reform Legislation
The Governor also signed a package of bills that will implement major police reform measures.
Legislation in this package included SB 2 (Bradford), which creates a system to investigate and
revoke or suspend peace officer certification for serious misconduct along with imposing changes
to qualified immunity standards, and SB 16 (Skinner), which expands on the existing laws related
to public access of police officer misconduct records related to excessive use of force and failure
to intervene, among other things. Other bills include AB 89 (Jones-Sawyer), which increases the
minimum qualified age for peace officers and establishes a college-level curriculum for
certification, and AB 48 (Gonzalez), which prohibits the use of rubber bullets and pepper spray
against peaceful protestors. Each of these bills represent major changes to policing, from the local
to the state levels. While the signing of these measures is significant, the positive consideration
of these measures was not surprising, as the bills align with his goals for policing and protesting
reform set forth in a series of recommendations provided to the Legislature in 2020.
Labor and Pensions
Governor Newsom also implemented a major change to public agency responsibilities to
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CalPERS by signing SB 278 (Leyva) into law. SB 278 requires public agencies and schools to
directly pay retirees and/or their beneficiaries disallowed retirement benefits using general fund
and Proposition 98 dollars. The bill places 100% of the total liability for overpayments on public
agencies, abdicating all responsibility previously held by CalPERS. Despite any existing
memoranda of understanding between employers and employees on what guides pensionable
compensation, this new law significantly alters public agency contributions by shifting liability
away from the retirement system administration and onto public agencies.
Broadband Legislation Pending Governor’s Consideration
The Governor has yet to take action on broadband deployment bills AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry) and SB
4 (Gonzalez). These bills would extend the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) grant
program to 2032 and authorize an increase to the annual surcharge collection cap from $66 million
to $150 million. Both bills require the other to pass in order to go into effect (an arrangement called
“contingent enactment.”) These measures are critical to maximizing the impact of the recent $6
billion investment in broadband projects approved through the passage of SB 156.
Modified Brown Act Requirements In Place
During the pandemic, Governor Newsom issued an executive order temporarily permitting local
agencies to meet remotely and bypass the Brown Act’s various requirements regarding the
public’s access to meetings’ physical locations. The Executive Order’s provisions were set to
expire September 30th, until the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, AB 361 (R. Rivas),
which allows exemptions to some of the requirements related to Brown Act meetings held by
teleconference during a state of emergency that makes it unsafe to meet in person. AB 361’s
provisions, which went into effect immediately after signing due to its emergency clause, are
capable of remaining in effect until its sunset in 2024. Due to the legislation’s potential to last
longer than the previously enacted executive orders, key differences between the two include the
new requirement that local agencies reassess and recertify the conditions constituting an
emergency every 30 days while meeting remotely in order to be in compliance. The enactment of
this critical Brown Act flexibility legislation will ensure that local agencies can continue to meet
remotely and will serve as precedent for future emergencies.
Transportation Budget Deal on 2022 Horizon
Prior to the adjournment of the legislative session, Governor Newsom and legislators were
attempting to work together to advance significant transportation investments; however, they
ultimately tabled discussions until 2022, as there were significant disagreements on key areas,
including on the appropriation of funds for the high-speed rail project in the Central Valley.
Specifically, many members of the Legislature wanted to pivot funding generated by Proposition
1A from investments in high-speed rail into other investments like infrastructure maintenance and
sustainable transportation. The Governor’s office wanted to see the $4.2 billion in 1A funds
invested into finishing the Merced to Bakersfield rail segment and the remaining SF to LA route.
Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, said the
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delay is because the High-speed Rail Authority has not provided specifics on its planned
expenditures. Transportation funding discussions will continue during the Interim Recess, with the
California State Transportation Agency recently issuing a statement that “Governor Newsom
looks forward to re-engaging with the Legislature to finalize and pass a comprehensive
transportation package early next year that invests in a wide variety of critically -necessary projects
including high-speed rail, connectivity projects in advance of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,
road and bridge repair, and a variety of other rail system improvements.”
COVID-19 Regulations
Until January 14, 2022, California employers must adhere to state and local COVID-19
requirements, as well as Cal/OSHA’s COVID Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). However,
this month, Cal/OSHA released a draft of semi-permanent COVID-19 standards that are set to
guide future pandemic emergencies. The draft proposal would create new standards that would
be subject to either renewal or expiration after two years. Key differences between the current
ETS and new draft standards include requiring employers to address COVID-19 through their
Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), requiring employers to adopt more stringent testing
protocols in the event of employee infection, and eliminating the requirement of exclusion pay for
employees who are excluded from the worksite to quarantine, among other procedural changes.
The draft regulations will likely have numerous administrative hurdles to clear before replacing
the existing ETS.
With regard to the implementation of the Department of Public Health’s vaccine mandate for
healthcare and state workers, September 30 marked the final day for all facilities to be in
compliance. This comes after nearly a month and a half of lead time for the identified employees
to receive their first dose of a one-dose regimen or their second dose of a two-dose regimen.
In addition to requirements for businesses, on October 1st, Governor Newsom announced that the
state would be implementing a vaccine requirement for eligible K-12 students in 2022. Under the
Governor’s plan, students will be required to be vaccinated for in-person learning starting the term
following full FDA approval of the vaccine for a student’s grade span (K-6and 7-12). Students
who are under the age of full approval, but within the grade span, will be required to be vaccinated
once they reach the age covered by the full approval. The vaccination requirement will be a
condition of in-person attendance for all pupils of any private or public elementary or secondary
school.
California’s Eviction Moratorium Expires
The California eviction moratorium enacted in response to the financial hardships experienced by
residents due to the pandemic expired at midnight on September 30, 2021. Landlords within
jurisdictions that do not have city or county-imposed eviction moratoriums still in place will now
be able to take tenants to court over missed rent payments. However, current law still shields
tenants from eviction is they have paid a minimum of 25% their rent over the course of the
pandemic. Despite the moratorium’s expiration, there are still state guardrails in place, including
billions of dollars in rent relief that are currently being disbursed to eligible applicants.
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Bills Passed by the Legislature
Agriculture - Cupertino
AB 239 (Villapudua D) Winegrowers and brandy manufacturers: exercise of privileges: locations.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 192,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes licensed winegrowers and brandy manufacturers to exercise their
license privileges away from their licensed premises at, or from, branch offices or warehouses or
United States bonded wine cellars located away from the place of production or manufacture, subject
to specified exceptions. One of the exceptions to this authorization is the sale or delivery of wine to
consumers in containers supplied, furnished, or sold by the consumer. This bill would delete the
exception to the authorization applicable to winemakers, as described above, and would thus allow
them to sell and deliver wine to consumers in containers supplied, furnished, or sold by the consumer
away from their licensed premises.
AB 888 (Levine D) Mobile slaughter operations: livestock.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 378,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This bill would exempt from the licensing requirements of the California Meat and Poultry
Supplemental Inspection Act a mobile slaughter operator that provides services to an owner of
livestock, defined to mean any cattle, sheep, goat, and swine used for human food, and slaughters
multiple livestock from multiple owners under certain specified conditions, including, among others, that
the slaughter occurs on the premises of one of the owners of the livestock or on the premises of the
producer, as defined, and the producer that has mobile slaughter operations conducted on their
premises has registered with the Department of Food and Agriculture, the meat is not for sale, and the
premises or the mobile slaughter facility where the slaughter is conducted has an adequate sewer,
facilities, and potable water. The bill would require a mobile slaughter operator performing these
services to be licensed with the department, as prescribed.
AB 1103 (Dahle, Megan R) Agricultural lands: livestock producers: managerial employees: livestock pass
program: disaster access to ranch lands.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize, upon the approval of a county board of supervisors, a county agricultural
commissioner, or other designated agency, to establish within the county a livestock pass program for
the purpose of issuing identification documents granting any qualifying livestock producer, as defined,
or a managerial employee, as defined, of the qualifying livestock producer, access to the qualifying
livestock producer’s ranch property, or to the ranch property owned by another holder of a livestock
pass with permission, during or following a flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or other disaster, as
provided. To the extent this bill would impose a new duty on a county board of supervisors in
approving the livestock pass program, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1362 (Carrillo D) Secretary of Food and Agriculture: cooperative agreements: agricultural inspector
services.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 381,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits the Secretary of Food and Agriculture from entering into a cooperative
agreement with a county of the first class for agricultural inspector services, if the agreement requires
that the county provide year-round services, unless not less than 66% of the agricultural inspector
aids and not less than 75% of the agricultural inspector associates not afforded protections as
permanent employees employed under the cooperative agreement are afforded protections as
permanent employees under the county’s civil service or other personnel system. This bill would delete
from the exception to that prohibition the requirement that not less than 75% of the agricultural
inspector associates not afforded protections as permanent employees employed under the
cooperative agreement are afforded protections as permanent employees under the county’s civil
service or other personnel system.
ACR 27 (Gallagher R) Farm-to-Fork Corridor.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 109, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a specified portion of State Route 99 in the County of Tehama as the
Farm-to-Fork Corridor. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the
cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs.
ACR 54 (Aguiar-Curry D) California Wines: Down to Earth Month.
Status: 5/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 30, Statutes of 2021. (Chaptered
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Text Released 5/10/2021)
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 as California Wines: Down to Earth
Month, to celebrate the sustainable leadership of California wineries and winegrape growers
throughout the month of April.
HR 28 (Rivas, Robert D) Relative to California Agriculture Day.
Status: 3/22/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes and honors all those who work in California agriculture for their
dedication and productivity by designating Wednesday, March 23, 2021, as California Agriculture Day
and by observing March 23, 2021, as National Agriculture Day.
SB 19 (Glazer D) Winegrowers: tasting rooms.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 274, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits a winegrower or brandy manufacturer from selling wine or brandy to
consumers, or engaging in winetasting activities, at more than one licensed branch premise. Current
law limits the effect of this prohibition in connection with other premises, as specified. Current law
generally provides that a violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act is a misdemeanor. This bill
would revise the prohibition described above to allow a winegrower or brandy manufacturer to sell
wine or brandy to consumers, or to engage in winetasting activities, at up to 2 licensed branch
premises. By broadening the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
SB 292 (Wilk R) Industrial hemp.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires specified registrants that grow industrial hemp, before the harvest of
each crop, to obtain a laboratory test report indicating the THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) levels of
a random sampling of the industrial hemp, and requires that sampling to occur no more than 30 days
before harvest. Current law requires a registrant that grows industrial hemp to destroy the industrial
hemp grown upon receipt of a laboratory test report indicating a percentage concentration of THC that
exceeds a specified level. Unless otherwise provided, a violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill
would instead require the sampling to occur within a timeframe determined by the Department of Food
and Agriculture.
SB 453 (Hurtado D) California State University Agricultural Research Institute grant program:
Agricultural Biosecurity Fund.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 386, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would create the Agricultural Biosecurity Fund, the moneys in which would be continuously
appropriated to the California State University Agricultural Research Institute for purposes of
supporting research on biosecurity related to agriculture, and establishing best practices to mitigate
the introduction and effects of infectious agents upon the animal and plant agricultural system of
California. The bill would require the California State University Agricultural Research Institute to
administer a grant program, with research grants to be awarded, as specified, to campuses of the
California State University associated with the California State University Agricultural Research
Institute. The bill would authorize federal, state, local, and private sources to be received by the
Agricultural Biosecurity Fund.
SB 574 (Laird D) Agricultural preserves: Williamson Act.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Under the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, the board of supervisors or city council
may grant tentative approval for a cancellation by petition of a landowner as to all or any part of land
subject to a contract, as specified. Prior to any action by the board or council giving tentative approval
to the cancellation of any contract, the county assessor is required to determine the current fair
market value of the land as though it were free of the contractual restriction, and requires the
assessor to send the fair market value to the Department of Conservation, hereafter department, at
the same time the assessor sends the value to the landowner. Current law provides for a certificate of
tentative cancellation upon tentative approval of a petition by a landowner accompanied by a proposal
for a specified alternative use of the land, as provided. Current law requires the board of supervisors
or city council to provide notice to the department related to cancellation of the contract as well as in
other specified instances. This bill would revise and recast these provisions to no longer require the
assessor to provide notice to the department and to require the board of supervisors or city council to
provide notice to the department if the certificate of tentative cancellation is withdrawn, as specified.
SB 721 (Hueso D) California Farmworker Day.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would designate August 26 of each year as California Farmworker Day, and require the
Governor to annually proclaim August 26 as California Farmworker Day. The bill would make legislative
findings in this regard.
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SB 815 (Committee on Agriculture) Meat processing establishment, custom livestock slaughterhouse,
and poultry plants: licensing and inspectors.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 392, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the regulation, inspection, and licensing of poultry plants and for
the regulation and licensing of poultry meat inspectors. Current law, until January 1, 2022, specifies
the license application fees for a new, previously unlicensed poultry plant and for a license application
submitted upon change of ownership of an existing, previously licensed poultry plant. Current law,
until January 1, 2022, requires that an application for renewal of a license of a poultry plant,
accompanied by a specified renewal fee, be made on or before the expiration of the license. Current
law, until January 1, 2022, specifies the application fee for a poultry meat inspector license application
and the renewal fee of that license. Current law, until January 1, 2022, imposes a penalty of $25 on
applicants for renewal who fail to pay the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license, and
provides for revocation of the license if the applicant fails to pay the renewal fee, plus the penalty,
within 90 days of the license’s expiration. This bill would delay the repeal of these licensing fee and
inspectors’ fee provisions until January 1, 2027.
SCR 48 (McGuire D) California Grown Flower Month.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 70, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would proclaim June 2021 as California Grown Flower Month to recognize and
honor the people who comprise the California grown flower industry for their dedication, productivity,
and economic value to the state.
SR 54 (Borgeas R) Relative to California Farmer and Farmworker Month.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would ressolve that the Senate hereby recognizes, in perpetuity, October as California
Farmer and Farmworker Month in order to honor their contributions and dedication to ensuring a safe
food supply, even under the most daunting of circumstances.
Banking & Financial Institutions - Cupertino
AB 298 (Irwin D) Accountancy: California Board of Accountancy.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require the secretary-treasurer to preside at meetings of the California Board of
Accountancy if both the president and vice president are absent or unable to act. The bill would
authorize the president to designate a board member who is not an officer to preside at a meeting of
the board if all officers of the board are absent or unable to act at that meeting.
AB 424 (Stone D) Private Student Loan Collections Reform Act: collection actions.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Student Borrower Bill of Rights imposes requirements on a student loan servicer,
including, among others, the timely posting, processing, and crediting of student loan payments, and
applying overpayments consistent with the best financial interest of a student loan borrower. Current
law also prohibits a student loan servicer from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices, or abusive
acts or practices in connection with the servicing of a student loan, and authorizes a person to bring
an action for actual damages, injunctive relief, restitution, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and other
relief, including treble damages in certain circumstances.This bill would enact the Private Student Loan
Collections Reform Act, which would become operative July 1, 2022. The act would prohibit a private
education lender or a private education loan collector, as defined, from making any written statement
to a debtor in an attempt to collect a private education loan unless the private education lender or
private education loan collector possesses certain information regarding the loan and provides this
information to the debtor, as specified. The act would require all settlement agreements between a
private education lender or private education loan collector and a debtor to be documented in open
court or otherwise reduced to writing, as specified.
AB 511 (Muratsuchi D) Securities transactions: qualification requirements, exemptions, and liability.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Corporate Securities Law of 1968 requires securities offered or sold in this state in an
issuer or nonissuer transaction to be qualified through an application filed with the Commissioner of
Business Oversight, unless exempt from the qualification requirements. That law exempts, among
other transactions, certain transactions not involving any public offering, as prescribed. That law also
makes it unlawful, for a person in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, to engage
in fraudulent or misleading acts or omissions. This bill would establish a new exemption from the
qualification provisions for an offer or sale of any security for which the issuer is a California or foreign
corporation that is not a “blind pool” company, as defined by the commissioner, not issuing fractional
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undivided interests in oil or gas rights or other similar mineral rights, is not an investment company
subject to the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not subject to certain reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
AB 900 (Reyes D) Charitable trusts.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law regulates trust administration and requires a trustee to administer the trust
according to the trust instrument, as specified. Existing law defines a charitable trust and prescribes
the duties of the trustee of a charitable trust.This bill, on and after July 1, 2022, would require a
trustee holding assets subject to a charitable trust to give written notice to the Attorney General at
least 20 days before the trustee sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers, or otherwise disposes of
all or substantially all of the charitable assets. The bill would require the Attorney General to establish
rules and regulations to administer these provisions.
AB 1079 (Gallagher R) Trusts: revocation.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would impose additional requirements on the trustee of a trust if, during the time that a
trust is revocable, no person holding the power to revoke the trust is competent, including, but not
limited to, requiring the trustee to provide a copy of the trust instrument and any amendments to the
beneficiaries under the trust instrument, as specified. The bill would authorize the trustee to rely on
specified methods to establish incompetency, but would clarify that the bill does not affect any legal
standard for establishing incompetency. The bill would make conforming changes to a related
provision.
AB 1173 (Cooper D) Horse racing: advance deposit wagering: hub agreement arbitration.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The Horse Racing Law authorizes advance deposit wagering (ADW) to be conducted, with
the approval of the California Horse Racing Board, in accordance with specified provisions of law.
Current law requires an ADW provider, as defined, as a condition of approval by the board to be an
ADW provider, to include all wagers made in the appropriate parimutuel pool under a contractual
agreement with the applicable host track and to deduct amounts from advance deposit wagers, as
specified. Current law authorizes the execution of hub agreements, defined as written agreements
providing for contractual compensation paid with respect to advance deposit wagers placed by
California residents on a particular breed of racing conducted outside of California. This bill would
change the contractual compensation received by the ADW provider to the average of the contractual
compensation specified in the hub agreement that is the subject of the hub agreement arbitration and
the contractual compensation set forth in the hub agreement arbitration notice.
AB 1177 (Santiago D) California Public Banking Option Act.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The CalSavers Retirement Savings Trust Act, creates in state government the CalSavers
Retirement Savings Board and requires the board to, among other things, design and implement the
CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. This bill, the California Public Banking Option Act, until January
1, 2032, would require the Treasurer to convene, on or before September 1, 2022, the CalAccount Blue
Ribbon Commission to be composed of certain members, including the Treasurer or the Treasurer’s
designee.
AB 1297 (Holden D) California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank: public and economic
development facilities: housing.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act defines “public
development facilities” for these purposes to mean real and personal property, structures,
conveyances, equipment, thoroughfares, buildings, and supporting components thereof, excluding any
housing, that are directly related to providing, among other things, housing-related infrastructure, as
specified. The act defines “economic development facilities” for these purposes to mean real and
personal property, structures, buildings, equipment, and supporting components thereof that are used
to provide industrial, recreational, research, commercial, utility, goods movement, or service enterprise
facilities, community, educational, cultural, or social welfare facilities and any parts or combinations
thereof, and all necessary facilities or infrastructure, excluding any housing.This bill would authorize
economic development facilities and public development facilities to include housing if the housing
meets certain financing requirements and limits, as specified.
AB 1320 (Bauer-Kahan D) Money transmission: customer service.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Money Transmission Act prohibits a person from engaging in the business of money
transmission in the state, as specified, unless the person is licensed or exempt from licensure under
the act. The act places various requirements on licensees, including requiring each licensee to give a
customer a receipt containing specified information at the time of a money transmission transaction,
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and to post a notice on their premises informing individuals where complaints relating to money
transmission activities at the location may be directed.This bill would, starting July 1, 2022, require a
licensee to display on its internet website a toll-free telephone number through which a customer may
contact the licensee for customer service issues and receive live customer assistance, and would
specify the days and time that telephone line must be operative. The bill would require that telephone
number to be included among the information contained in a receipt given to a customer at the time of
a money transmission transaction.
AB 1405 (Wicks D) Debt settlement practices.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act. The bill would define “debt settlement
provider” as a person who, for compensation and on behalf of a consumer, provides debt settlement
services, as defined. The bill would define a payment processor as a person who provides payment
processing services, as defined.
ACR 20 (Medina D) Financial Aid Awareness Month.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 11, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of February 2021 as Financial Aid Awareness
Month. The measure would urge the Legislature to use its institutional role and resources to raise
awareness of the importance of student financial aid and mobilize efforts to increase completion rates
of financial aid applications to maximize the state’s investment in its students, especially low-income
and first-generation students.
SB 239 (Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions) Government finance: surplus investments:
savings and loan associations or credit unions.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law specifies the types of securities that are eligible for the investment of surplus
state funds, which include bonds or interest-bearing notes on obligations that are guaranteed as to
principal and interest by a federal agency of the United States. This bill would instead require those
bonds or interest-bearing notes to be on obligations that are issued by or fully guaranteed as to
principal and interest by a federal agency of the United States or a United States government-
sponsored enterprise, as defined by specified federal law.
SB 269 (Portantino D) Credit unions.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The California Credit Union Law (CCUL) prohibits a member of the board of directors,
supervisory committee, or credit committee from receiving compensation for services as a member of
the board of directors or those committees, subject to an exception for reasonable health, accident,
and similar insurance and specified expense reimbursement. Current law requires credit unions to
obtain a bond or insurance coverage for each director, officer, supervisory committee member, and
employee, among others, of the credit union. This bill would prohibit a member of the audit committee
from receiving compensation for services as a member of those committees. The bill would require
credit unions to obtain a bond or insurance coverage for an audit committee member.
SB 360 (Wilk R) Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act: escrow agent rating services and escrow
agents.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 105, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law makes specified provisions of the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act
applicable to an escrow rating service, as defined, requires an escrow agent rating service to establish
policies and procedures to safeguard personally identifiable information obtained from an escrow
agent, and provides that an escrow agent is a consumer for purposes of those provisions. Existing law
repeals those provisions of the act applicable to escrow agent rating services and escrow agents on
January 1, 2022. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions to January 1, 2027.
SB 497 (Limón D) Qualifying accounts for direct deposit of publicly administered funds.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires unemployment compensation benefits administered by the
Employment Development Department (EDD), child support payments made through the State
Disbursement Unit of the Department of Child Support Services, and specified public assistance
payments, including payments made under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs) program, that are directly deposited to an account of the recipient’s choice to be
deposited into a qualifying account. This bill would change the definition of qualifying account, including
eliminating a prepaid card account and instead authorizing a prepaid account or a demand deposit or
savings account offered by or through an entity other than an insured depository financial institution,
as specified, that is not attached to an automatic credit or overdraft feature, unless the credit or
overdraft feature has no fee, charge, or cost, or it complies with the requirements for consumer credit
under the federal Truth in Lending Act.
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SB 531 (Wieckowski D) Consumer debt.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law, the Debt Collection Licensing Act, prohibits, beginning January 1, 2022, a
person from engaging in the business of debt collection in this state without first obtaining a license
from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation. Current law prohibits a debt buyer from
making a written statement to a debtor in an attempt to collect a consumer debt unless the debt
buyer possesses specified information, including the date of default or the date of the last payment,
and requires the debt buyer to include specified information in the written statement to the debtor.
This bill would require a debt collector to which delinquent debt, as defined and specified, has been
assigned to provide to the debtor, upon the debtor’s request, a written statement that includes certain
information, including the date the debt became delinquent or the date of the last payment, within 30
calendar days of receipt of a debtor’s written request for information regarding the debt or proof of the
debt, as specified.
SB 780 (Cortese D) Local finance: public investment authorities.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 391, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes enhanced infrastructure financing districts to finance public capital
facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance. Currentlaw provides for the
membership of the governing body of the district, referred to as the public financing authority. This bill
would authorize the legislative bodies, as defined, to appoint an alternate member to the public
financing authority who may serve and vote in place of a member who is absent or disqualifies
themselves from participating in a meeting of the authority. If a district has more than 3 participating
affected taxing entities, the bill would authorize the legislative bodies of the taxing entities to, upon
agreement, appoint only one member of their respective legislative bodies, and one alternate member,
in addition to the public members.
SJR 1 (Allen D) Student loan debt.
Status: 9/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 147, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the President of the United States to protect student loan borrowers by taking
executive action to cancel up to $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower.
SR 27 (Limón D) Relative to Financial Capability Month.
Status: 5/3/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby recognizes and declares the month of
April 2021, as Financial Capability Month, in order to raise public awareness about the need for
increased financial capability.
Budget - Cupertino
AB 83 (Committee on Budget) Alcoholic beverage control: license renewal fees: waiver.
Status: 3/17/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of licenses for the manufacture,
distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages. Current law, for the purpose of providing economic relief
to licensees most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, authorizes the department to waive
license renewal fees, as defined, for licenses that expire between March 1, 2021, and February 28,
2023, inclusive. Current law provides that the waiver of license renewal fees applies only to specified
license types that were active, as defined by the department in its guidelines, between March 1, 2020,
and December 31, 2020, inclusive. Current law requires a licensee who requests a fee waiver to certify
under penalty of perjury that they qualify for the waiver. This bill would renumber that provision and
expand the license types eligible for the above-described waiver of license renewal fees.
AB 85 (Committee on Budget) Budget Act of 2020.
Status: 2/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 4, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2020 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2020–21 fiscal year.This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2020 by amending and adding items of
appropriation and making other changes.
AB 88 (Committee on Budget) One-time stimulus and grant payments: garnishment: exclusion from
gross income.
Status: 3/17/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 12, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Controller to make a one-time Golden State Stimulus payment to
each qualified recipient, as defined, of an applicable amount, as specified, and authorizes the
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Controller to make the payment in a form and manner determined by the Franchise Tax Board, as
specified. Current law also requires the State Department of Social Services to make a one-time grant
payment (Golden State Grant payment) to qualified grant recipients, as defined, of $600, as specified.
This bill would, except as provided, make both payments automatically exempt from a garnishment
order, as defined, and would require a financial institution to employ a certain procedure to identify a
deposit exempt pursuant to that provision. The bill would prohibit a financial institution that attempts
to comply with those provisions in good faith from being subject to liability, as specified. The bill would
also further clarify the definition of “qualified recipient” for purposes of the Golden State Stimulus
payment and a “grant recipient” eligible to receive a Golden State Grant payment.
AB 128 (Ting D) Budget Act of 2021.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 21, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2021–22 fiscal
year. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
AB 130 (Committee on Budget) Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law places various requirements on county superintendents of schools and the
Superintendent of Public Instruction in reviewing and determining whether a county office of
education’s adopted budget will allow the county office of education to meet its financial obligations
during the fiscal year and, based on current forecasts, for 2 subsequent fiscal years. This bill would
revise certain requirements on county superintendents of schools and the Superintendent regarding
determinations of fiscal distress for county offices of education, and would require the Superintendent
to provide a written notice of going concern determination to the county board of education and the
county superintendent of schools under certain circumstances.
AB 131 (Committee on Budget) Child development programs.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 116,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Child Care and Development Services Act establishes a system of childcare and
development services for children up to 13 years of age, which is administered by the State
Department of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction and which includes various
programs and services, including, among others, CalWORKs stage 2 and stage 3 childcare, migrant
childcare, childcare and development services for children with special needs, the alternative payment
program, and head start programs. These programs and services are contained in the Education Code.
Existing law, effective July 1, 2021, transfers administration of these programs to the State
Department of Social Services. This bill would make various statutory changes to reflect the transfer
described above, including by repealing the statutes governing those programs, services, and duties
from the Education Code and reenacting them in the Welfare and Institutions Code.
AB 132 (Committee on Budget) Postsecondary education trailer bill.
Status: 7/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Cradle-to-Career Data System for the purpose of connecting
individuals and organizations to trusted information and resources, as a source for actionable data
and research on education, economic, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities,
and to provide for expanded access to tools and services that support the education-to-employment
pipeline, as specified.
AB 133 (Committee on Budget) Health.
Status: 7/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD),
under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Statewide Health Planning and
Development. The office is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, and responsibilities of the
State Department of Public Health relating to health planning and research development. Current law
creates the health care workforce clearinghouse to serve as the central source of health care
workforce and education data in the state to collect data regarding health care workers, including the
supply of health care workers and current and forecasted demand for health care workers. This bill
would rename the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development as the Department of Health
Care Access and Information. The bill would repeal numerous duties and programs currently carried
out by the OSHPD, including, among others, rural health care transition oversight, the Steven M.
Thompson Medical School Scholarship Program, and the Postsurgical Care Demonstration Project.
AB 134 (Committee on Budget) Mental Health Services Act: county program and expenditure plans.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 75, Statutes
of 2021.
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Summary: The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) established the Mental Health Services Oversight
and Accountability Commission and requires the counties to prepare and submit a 3-year program and
expenditure plan, and annual updates, as specified, to the commission and the department. Existing
law authorizes a county that is unable to complete and submit a 3-year plan or annual update for the
2020–21 fiscal year due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to extend the effective timeframe of
its currently approved 3-year plan or annual update to include the 2020–21 fiscal year and requires
the county to submit a 3-year program and expenditure plan or annual update to the commission and
the department by July 1, 2021. This bill would additionally authorize a county that is unable to
complete and submit a 3-year plan or annual update for the 2021–22 fiscal year due to the COVID-19
Public Health Emergency to extend the effective timeframe of its currently approved 3-year plan or
annual update to include the 2021–22 fiscal year and would require the county to submit a 3-year
program and expenditure plan or annual update to the commission and the department by July 1,
2022.
AB 135 (Committee on Budget) Human services omnibus.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 85, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Community Care Facilities Act provides for the licensing and regulation of
community care facilities, including group home facilities, short-term residential therapeutic programs,
and adult residential facilities, by the State Department of Social Services. The department similarly
regulates residential care facilities for the elderly. Current law requires administrators of these facilities
to complete a department-approved certification program. Under existing law, the department is
authorized to charge a fee of up to $100 for an initial or renewal administrator certification, and an
additional $300 delinquency fee for processing a late renewal. Existing law also authorizes a fee of up
to $150 every 2 years to certification program vendors for review and approval of the training
program, and $100 every 2 years for review and approval of continuing education courses. This bill
would uniformly refer to these certification programs as administrator certification training programs.
The bill would revise the existing fee structure, commencing July 1, 2021, including making the $100
fee for processing a certification application or renewal subject to a 10% increase each year for 4
years, and imposing a new examination fee of $100 for 3 attempts, and a $10 per unit fee for
processing continuing education courses.
AB 136 (Committee on Budget) Developmental services.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 76, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Early Intervention Services Act provides a statewide system of coordinated,
comprehensive, family-centered, multidisciplinary, and interagency programs that are responsible for
providing appropriate early intervention services and supports to all eligible infants and toddlers and
their families. This bill would, until June 30, 2022, and at the request of the parent or legal guardian,
would require an individualized family service plan meeting to be held by remote electronic
communications and would include remote electronic communications as a method of delivering
services. By imposing new duties on local educational agencies that provide services under the act, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 137 (Committee on Budget) State government.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 77, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Solar Energy System Restitution Program for the purpose of providing
restitution to certain consumers with a solar energy system installed by a contractor on a single-family
residence, as specified. The bill would require the Contractors State License Board to administer the
program, upon appropriation of one-time resources by the Legislature. The bill would require the
registrar or their designee to award moneys appropriated to the program only to consumers who are
eligible claimants, as specified. The bill would authorize a consumer to claim eligibility for payment
pursuant to the program by filing a specified form with the registrar that the bill would require the
board to provide.
AB 138 (Committee on Budget) Employment: health care benefits: unemployment insurance: policies and
practices.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA), which is administered by
the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, governs the funding and
provision of postemployment health care benefits for eligible retired public employees and their
families. PEMHCA requires the employing office of a state employee or state annuitant, pursuant to
standards established by the Department of Human Resources, to possess documentation verifying
eligibility of an employee’s family member prior to the enrollment of a family member in a health benefit
plan and to verify continued eligibility pursuant to a specified schedule. PEMHCA requires the
employing office to obtain verifying information for certain family members, including children and
stepchildren, at least once every 3 years. This bill would repeal those PEMHCA provisions and reenact
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revised provisions in existing law relating to general powers and responsibilities of the department.
AB 141 (Committee on Budget) Budget Act of 2021: Department of Cannabis Control: licensure: safety
and quality assurance.
Status: 7/12/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Department of Cannabis Control within the Business, Consumer
Services, and Housing Agency, would transfer to this department the powers, duties, purposes,
functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the bureau, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and
the State Department of Public Health under MAUCRSA, except as specified, and would make
conforming changes. The bill would require the department to be under the supervision and control of
a director.
AB 143 (Committee on Budget) Courts.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 79, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Constitution vests the judicial power of the state in the Supreme Court,
courts of appeal, and superior courts, and establishes the Judicial Council to, among other things,
adopt rules of court and perform functions prescribed by statute. Current law establishes the State
Court Facilities Construction Fund and the Immediate and Critical Needs Account within that fund. This
bill would abolish the Immediate and Critical Needs Account and make the State Court Facilities
Construction Fund its successor fund, by, among other things, transferring all assets, revenues, and
obligations of the Immediate and Critical Needs Account to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
AB 145 (Committee on Budget) Public safety.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 80, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, commencing July 1, 2022, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget
Act, requires the Department of Justice, on a monthly basis, to review the records in the statewide
criminal justice databases and to identify persons who are eligible for arrest record relief or automatic
conviction record relief by having their arrest records, or their criminal conviction records, withheld from
disclosure or modified, as specified. Under current law, an arrest or conviction record is eligible for this
relief if, among other criteria, the arrest or conviction occurred on or after January 1, 2021. This bill
would instead allow an arrest or conviction that occurred on or after January 1, 1973, to be considered
for relief.
AB 148 (Committee on Budget) Public resources.
Status: 7/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, including the General Corporation Law and the Nonprofit Public Benefit
Corporation Law, specifies the formal requirements for filing corporate names and articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of State. Current law authorizes the Governor, or the Governor’s
designee, to incorporate Golden State Energy as a nonprofit public benefit corporation for the purpose
of owning, controlling, operating, or managing electrical and gas services for its ratepayers and for the
benefit of all Californians. This bill would prohibit the Secretary of State from reserving a corporate
name or filing articles of incorporation using the name Golden State Energy unless those articles are
for Golden State Energy, incorporated and operating as specified.
AB 149 (Committee on Budget) Transportation.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 81, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 establishes the Wildlife Conservation Board in the
Department of Fish and Wildlife and permits the board to authorize the acquisition of real property,
rights in real property, water, or water rights for wildlife conservation purposes. Current law requires
the department, when authorized by the board, to construct facilities that are suitable for the purpose
for which the real property or rights in real property or water, or water rights were acquired. This bill
would authorize the board to name a nonvehicular wildlife crossing, which the bill would define as a
structure that allows animals to cross human-made barriers safely, if at least 25% of the funding to
construct the crossing derives from a state source. The bill would require the board to consult with the
Department of Transportation or other appropriate entities on the design of lettering and placement of
any sign that displays the name of a nonvehicular wildlife crossing.
AB 150 (Committee on Budget) Sales and Use Tax Law: Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax
Law: Budget Act of 2021.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 82, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: In compliance with a state constitutional requirement, current law requires the Department
of Finance, beginning on May 15, 2020, to estimate the total dollar amount of revenue that would have
been credited to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 for a fiscal year if not otherwise exempted under the
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sales and use tax exemptions for diapers for infants, toddlers, and children and menstrual hygiene
products and requires the Controller to transfer that amount from the General Fund to the Local
Revenue Fund 2011, a continuously appropriated fund, no later than June 30 of each fiscal year. This
bill would indefinitely extend the sales and use tax exemptions for the sale of, or the storage, use, or
other consumption of, diapers for infants, toddlers, and children and menstrual hygiene products.
AB 153 (Committee on Budget) Public social services.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 86, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law generally provides for the placement of foster youth in various placement
settings, and governs the provision of child welfare services, which is defined to mean public social
services that are directed toward the accomplishment of specified purposes, including protecting and
promoting the welfare of all children, preventing the unnecessary separation of children from their
families, and restoring to their families children who have been removed. Current federal law, the
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (federal FFPSA), among other things, provides states with
an option to use federal funds under Title IV of the federal Social Security Act to provide mental health
and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parent skill-based programs to a
child who is a candidate for foster care or a child in foster care who is a pregnant or parenting foster
youth, as specified. This bill would, among other things, state the intent of the Legislature to exercise
the option afforded to states in the federal FFPSA to receive federal financial participation for the
above-described prevention services that are provided for a candidate for foster care, a pregnant or
parenting foster youth, and their parents or kin caregivers, and the allowable costs for the proper and
efficient administration of the program.
AB 161 (Ting D) Budget Act of 2021.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 43, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2021 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2021-22 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2021 by amending items of appropriation
and making other changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
AB 163 (Committee on Budget) State government.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2024, requires certain fees and revenues collected by the
Court Reporters Board of California from licensees to be deposited into the Transcript Reimbursement
Fund, which is established as a continuously appropriated fund, to be available to provide
reimbursement for the cost of providing shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil
cases who are unable to otherwise afford those services. Existing law requires the Transcript
Reimbursement Fund to be funded by a transfer of funds from the Court Reporters’ Fund in the amount
of $300,000 annually and authorizes the board to transfer funds in increments of $100,000. This bill
would specify that funding that is appropriated to the Transcript Reimbursement Fund from a source
other than fees received by the board, as provided, are not subject to the $300,000 annual transfer
limit described above.
AB 164 (Ting D) Budget Act of 2021.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 84, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2021 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2021–22 fiscal year.This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2021 by amending and adding items of
appropriation and making other changes.This bill contains other related provisions.
AB 167 (Committee on Budget) Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 252,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant
Program as a state early learning initiative with the goal of expanding access to classroom-based
prekindergarten programs at local educational agencies, defined as school districts, county offices of
education, and charter schools. Current law appropriates $300,000,000 from the General Fund to the
State Department of Education for allocation to local educational agencies for grants for the 2021–22
fiscal year. Current law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to allocate $200,000,000 of
that amount to local educational agencies as base grants, enrollment grants, and supplemental grants
for specified purposes. This bill would revise the methodology for allocating base grants, enrollment
grants, and supplemental grants to local educational agencies under the program.
AB 172 (Committee on Budget) Human services.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Department of Child Support Services, which administers all
federal and state laws and regulations relating to child support enforcement obligations. Current law
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requires each county to maintain a local child support agency that is responsible for establishing,
modifying, and enforcing child support obligations, including medical support, enforcing spousal support
orders, and determining paternity, as specified. Current law, commencing January 1, 2023, requires a
local child support agency to cease enforcement of child support arrearages and otherwise past due
amounts owed to the state that the Department of Child Support Services or the local child support
agency has determined to be uncollectible, as specified. This bill would instead require a local child
support agency to cease enforcement of child support arrearages assigned to the state and other fees
and costs owed to the state when the department or local child support agency has determined that
the amount is uncollectible.
AB 173 (Committee on Budget) Public Safety.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 253,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits the bringing or possession of, a loaded firearm or other specified
weapon, to the State Capitol and legislative offices, as specified, punishable as either a misdemeanor
or a felony. This bill would include the state office building located at 1021 O Street in the City of
Sacramento within these prohibitions. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 174 (Committee on Budget) Vehicles.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 254,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to publish the complete text of the
Vehicle Code together with other laws relating to the use of highways or the operation of motor
vehicles once every 2 years, to be distributed, upon request, to state and local governmental officers
or agencies, federal agencies, public secondary schools in the state, and any other person, at a charge
sufficient to pay the entire cost of publication and distribution. Current law requires receipts from the
sale of those publications to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account, to reimburse the department
for the entire cost to print and distribute the code. Current law also requires the department to publish
a synopsis or summary of the synopsis or summary without charge with each original vehicle
registration and each original driver’s license. Current law requires the department to publish copies of
the synopsis or summary, as specified, and to furnish copies to its field offices and to law enforcement
agencies for general distribution, without charge. This bill would delete the requirements relating to
the publication and distribution of the complete text of the Vehicle Code and would make various
technical and conforming changes.
AB 175 (Committee on Budget) Housing: mortgages and deeds of trust: use of state property: surplus
land disposal: financing programs.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 255,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prescribes various requirements to be satisfied before the exercise of a power
of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust and prescribes a procedure for the exercise of that power.
Current law prescribes the dates when a trustee’s sale is deemed final if specified payments are made
and, in this regard, a trustee’s sale is deemed final upon the acceptance of the last and highest bid
and is deemed perfected as of 8 a.m. on the actual date of sale if the trustee’s deed is recorded within
18 calendar days after the sale, except as specified. This bill would extend the date in the above-
described condition relating to the recording of the trustee’s deed to 21 calendar days. The bill would
require this change to become operative on January 1, 2022.
AB 176 (Committee on Budget) Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: Office of
Small Business Advocate: grant programs: taxation: credits: exclusions: sales and use tax.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes various grant programs within CalOSBA including the California
Small Business Development Technical Assistance Expansion Program to provide grants to eligible
nonprofit performing arts organizations, as defined, to encourage workforce development, the
California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to assist qualified small businesses affected
by COVID-19, the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to assist qualified
microbusinesses that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the California
Venues Grant Program within CalOSBA to assist independent live events that have been affected by
COVID-19 in order to support their continued operation. This bill would make technical and clarifying
changes to the programs listed above, including to the definition of “qualified small business” for
purposes of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program.
AB 177 (Committee on Budget) Public safety.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 257,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: By executive order, the Governor authorized the Judicial Council or its Chairperson to take
action, via emergency order or statewide rule, necessary to maintain the safe and orderly operation of
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the courts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as specified. This bill would, until January 31, 2022,
provide the Judicial Council and its Chairperson with continuing emergency authority, as specified. The
bill would require the Judicial Council to submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor by January
1, 2023, on the use of remote technology in civil actions by the trial courts, as specified. The bill would
require the Judicial Council to convene a working group for the purpose of recommending a statewide
framework for remote civil court proceedings that addresses equal and fair access to justice, as
specified.
SB 85 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Budget Act of 2020.
Status: 4/13/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 14, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2020 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2020–21 fiscal year.This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2020 by amending and adding items of
appropriation and making other changes.
SB 86 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Public social services.
Status: 4/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 15, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
(SSP), which requires the State Department of Social Services to contract with the United States
Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to SSP recipients to supplement
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments made available pursuant to the federal Social Security
Act. Current law also establishes the Golden State Grant Program, which requires the department to
make a one-time grant payment of $600 to qualified grant recipients, including recipients of benefits
under the SSI/SSP program. Current law authorizes the department to determine the form and manner
of these payments. This bill would instead require the one-time grant payments made under the
Golden State Grant Program to individuals who are eligible for the payment because they are
recipients of SSI/SSP benefits to be paid as a one-time increase of $600 to the individual’s SSP
benefits.
SB 88 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) One-time stimulus payment: delinquent accounts:
Earned Income Tax Credit: statements.
Status: 2/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 8, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes various forms of relief for low-income Californians, including certain
tax benefits and public assistance programs. Current law also provides various forms of assistance to
those Californians that have been impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. This bill would authorize the
Controller to make a one-time Golden State Stimulus payment to each qualified recipient, as defined, of
an applicable amount, as specified, in a form and manner determined by the Franchise Tax Board, in
order to provide relief to low-income Californians impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. This bill would
create the Golden State Stimulus Emergency Fund, a new fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes
of making these one-time payments, and would continuously appropriate that fund.
SB 89 (Skinner D) Budget Act of 2020.
Status: 1/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2020 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2020–21 fiscal year.This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2020 by adding items of appropriation and
making other changes.
SB 91 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance.
Status: 1/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 2, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to
a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant, and imposes specified penalties on
a landlord who violates that prohibition. Current law, until February 1, 2021, imposes additional
damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that
prohibition, if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified. This
bill would extend the imposition of those additional damages from February 1, 2021, to July 1, 2021.
SB 92 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Juvenile Justice.
Status: 5/14/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 18, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Division of Juvenile Justice within the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate facilities to house specified juvenile offenders. Current law,
commencing July 1, 2021, prohibits further commitment of wards to the Division of Juvenile Justice
unless the ward is otherwise eligible to be committed to the division and a motion was filed to transfer
the ward from the juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction. Current law requires that all wards
committed to the division prior to July 1, 2021, remain within the custody of the division until the ward
is discharged, released, or transferred. This bill would require a court to consider, as an alternative to
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commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice, placement in local programs established as a result of
the realignment of wards from the Division of Juvenile Justice to county-based custody
SB 93 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced
workers: COVID-19 pandemic.
Status: 4/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, until December 31, 2024, require an employer, as defined, to offer its laid-off
employees specified information about job positions that become available for which the laid-off
employees are qualified, and to offer positions to those laid-off employees based on a preference
system, in accordance with specified timelines and procedures. The bill would define the term “laid-off
employee” to mean any employee who was employed by the employer for 6 months or more in the 12
months preceding January 1, 2020, and whose most recent separation from active service was due to
a reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a public health directive, government shutdown
order, lack of business, a reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason related to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would require an employer to keep records for 3 years, including records
of communications regarding the offers.
SB 139 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Golden State Stimulus II: Golden State Stimulus.
Status: 7/12/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 71, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the Controller to make one-time Golden State Stimulus II payments of
specified amounts to qualified recipients, as defined. The bill would require the Controller to transfer a
specified amount to the Golden State Stimulus Emergency Fund for the purpose of making these
payments, and would continuously appropriate the funds to the Controller for that purpose. The bill
would require the Controller to redeposit all payments that are returned to the fund, and would
provide that any unused moneys remaining in the fund as of June 1, 2024, would be transferred to the
General Fund.
SB 142 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) State employment: State Bargaining Units.
Status: 6/30/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 39, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would approve the provisions of the memoranda of understanding or addenda, or both,
entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. The bill would provide that provisions of the memoranda of understanding
or addenda, or both, described above that require the expenditure of funds will not take effect unless
funds for these provisions are specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the
state employer or these state bargaining units to reopen negotiations if funds for those provisions are
not specifically appropriated. This bill would require the provisions of these memoranda of
understanding or addenda, or both, that require the expenditure of funds to become effective even if
these provisions are approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the annual Budget Act.
SB 146 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Correctional facilities.
Status: 7/12/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 72, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the State Public Works Board to issue revenue bonds, notes, or
bond anticipation notes to finance the acquisition, design, and construction of approved county jails or
adult local criminal justice facilities under these programs in the amounts of $867,434,000,
$509,060,000, $500,000,000, and $270,000,000. The funds derived from those revenue bonds, notes,
or bond anticipation notes are continuously appropriated for the purposes described above. This bill
would decrease the amounts of revenue bonds, notes, or anticipation notes that the State Public
Works Board may issue for these programs to $840,445,397, $412,474,000, $420,000,000, and
$244,516,000, as specified, thereby making an appropriation.
SB 147 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Budget Act of 2020: augmentation.
Status: 6/30/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 40, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would amend the Budget Act of 2020 by appropriating an additional $17,195,800 from the
General Fund for augmentation for contingencies and emergencies and by requiring the Controller to
allocate these additional funds as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as a Budget Bill.
SB 151 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Economic development.
Status: 7/12/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 74, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would revise and recast the California Innovation Hub Program by, among other things,
renaming the program as the “California Inclusive Innovation Hub Program, renaming an
Innovation Hub as an “Inclusive Innovation Hub,'iHub Squared,' or 'iHub2,' renaming the Innovation
Accelerator Account as the 'Inclusive Innovation Accelerator Account' and replacing GO-Biz as the
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government entity directly supervising the program with the Office of the Small Business Advocate
(office) within GO-Biz. The bill would also provide that the office limit the iHub2s within the state to
stimulating partnerships, economic development, and job creation for underserved geographic areas,
industry sectors, and business owners. The bill would define an iHub2 as a partnership between
interrelated firms, local governments, economic development organizations, educational entities, and
industries that collectively drive economic growth within a defined geographic area and for defined
underserved geographic areas, industry sectors, and business owners.
SB 152 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Elections.
Status: 6/28/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 34, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize a county that has previously conducted an all-mailed ballot election to
conduct an all-mailed ballot election prior to January 1, 2022, if it provides, on the day of the election
and the 3 days preceding the election, at least one vote center for every 30,000 registered voters
and, beginning 10 days before the election and continuing up to the 4th day before the election, at
least one vote center for every 60,000 registered voters. The bill would authorize a county that has
not previously conducted an all-mailed ballot election to conduct an all-mailed ballot election using
alternative procedures substantially similar to those in effect for the November 3, 2020, statewide
general election, as specified.
SB 155 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Public resources trailer bill.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 258, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates the Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program in the Department of
Food and Agriculture upon the appropriation of funds. Current law requires the department to
administer the program and to award grants to qualified entities, which is defined to include a small
business or corner store, a city or county with representative low-income areas that contain small
businesses or corner stores, and certain nonprofit entities that meet specified requirements. This bill
would change the name of the program to the Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program. The bill would
expand the definition of “qualified entity” to include a tribal government or tribal organization under
certain circumstances and would revise the criteria required for a city, county, tribal government, tribal
organization, or nonprofit entity to qualify to apply for a grant.
SB 156 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Communications: broadband.
Status: 7/20/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 112, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes joint power entities created under that act to
issue mortgage revenue bonds and industrial development bonds, as provided. This bill would
authorize those joint power entities to also issue revenue bonds for the deployment of broadband
infrastructure by a public entity or nonprofit organization, as provided.
SB 157 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Crime prevention: enforcement and training programs.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 83, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law subjects certain property used or acquired in violation of the California Uniform
Controlled Substances Act to forfeiture, such as controlled substances, equipment used to process
controlled substances, and real property of any property owner who is convicted of violating specified
controlled substances crimes with respect to that property. Current law specifies how the money
forfeited or the proceeds of sale are required to be distributed by the state or local governmental
entities, including 1% of those funds for the purpose of educating and training for prosecutors and law
enforcement officers regarding the seizure and forfeiture of assets. This bill would make an
appropriation by instead requiring 1% of the funds to be provided to the Environmental Enforcement
and Training Account to support the development of courses and training materials and the
enforcement of state and local environmental laws, as specified.
SB 158 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Hazardous waste.
Status: 7/12/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 73, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Board of Environmental Safety in the Department of Toxic Substances
Control, consisting of 5 members, with 3 members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation
by the Senate, one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one member appointed
by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would require the board to perform certain activities, including
setting of fees related to the handling of hazardous substances and hazardous waste, hearing
appeals of the hazardous waste facility permitting decisions, and conducting a specified analysis. The
bill would establish an office of the ombudsperson in the board to receive complaints and suggestions
from the public, to evaluate complaints received, to report findings and make recommendations to the
Director of Toxic Substances Control and the board, and to render assistance to the public.
SB 159 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) State Employment: State Bargaining Unit 6.
Status: 7/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 42, Statutes of 2021
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Summary: Would approve the agreement entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining
Unit 6. The bill would approve provisions requiring the expenditure of funds in the addendum entered
into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 6. The bill would authorize the state employer or
State Bargaining Unit 6 to reopen negotiations if funds for those provisions are not specifically
appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would provide that the provisions of the addendum that
require expenditure of funds become effective even if those provisions are approved by the Legislature
in legislation other than the annual Budget Act.
SB 160 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Department of Cannabis Control: licensure:
appellations of origin: trade samples.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 87, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: AB 141 of the 2021–22 Regular Session (AB 141) would, among other things, establish the
Department of Cannabis Control within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, would
transfer to this department the powers, duties, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of
the bureau, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health under
MAUCRSA, except as specified, and would make conforming changes. This bill would revise, as
described below, certain provisions of MAUCRSA that would be amended or added by AB 141, and
would become operative only if AB 141 is enacted before this bill. MAUCRSA defines “manufacture” for
purposes of the act to mean to compound, blend, extract, infuse, or otherwise make or prepare a
cannabis product.This bill would revise the definition of “manufacture” to include to package or label a
cannabis product. MAUCRSA authorizes licensing authorities to create, issue, deny, renew, discipline,
suspend, or revoke licenses, and provides that this is a matter of statewide concern. AB 141 would
give the department this authority and would remove the statement that this is a matter of statewide
concern.
SB 162 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Community Economic Resilience Fund Program.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 259, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish, within the Workforce Services Branch of the Employment Development
Department (EDD), the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program (program). The bill would require
the branch to administer the program. The bill would require the Inter-Agency Leadership Team (team),
comprised of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and
the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, to administer the program. The bill
would make the team jointly responsible for planning, oversight, and decision-making, as specified.
The bill would set forth the specifics of the team’s composition and duties.
SB 165 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) State employment: State Bargaining Units.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 279, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would approve provisions of the agreements entered into by the state employer and State
Bargaining Units 7 and 8. The bill would provide that the provisions of the addenda included above
that require the expenditure of funds will not take effect unless funds for these provisions are
specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the state employer or these state
bargaining units to reopen negotiations if funds for these provisions are not specifically appropriated.
The bill would require the provisions of these agreements that require the expenditure of funds to
become effective even if the provisions are approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the
annual Budget Act.
SB 166 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Department of Cannabis Control: licensure: fee
waivers and deferrals.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 260, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018 requires the Department of Cannabis Control,
on or before January 1, 2021, to develop and implement a program to provide a deferral or waiver for
an application fee, a licensing fee, or renewal fee otherwise required by MAUCRSA for a needs-based
applicant or needs-based licensee. This bill would instead require the department, on or before
January 1, 2022, to develop and implement a program to provide waivers for application fees, licensing
fees, and renewal fees required by MAUCRSA. The bill would further require the department, on or
before January 1, 2023, to develop and implement a program to provide deferrals for application fees,
licensing fees, and renewal fees required by MAUCRSA.
SB 168 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Child care.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 261, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Child Care and Development Services Act provides a comprehensive, coordinated, and
cost-effective system of child care and development services for children from infancy to 13 years of
age and their parents, including an alternative payment program that requires the State Department
of Social Services to contract with local government agencies or nonprofit organizations to provide
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alternative payments and to provide support services to parents and providers. This bill would include
migrant alternative payment programs in the definition of “alternative payment programs” for this
purpose.
SB 169 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Postsecondary education trailer bill.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 262, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, to provide one-time
grants for the construction of student housing or for the acquisition and renovation of commercial
properties into student housing for the purpose of providing affordable, low-cost housing options for
students enrolled in public postsecondary education in the state. The bill would require, from any
amount appropriated in support of the program, 50% of the available funds for the California
Community Colleges, 30% of the available funds for the California State University, and 20% of the
available funds for the University of California. This bill would also establish the Higher Education
Capacity Expansion Grant Program to provide one-time grants for capacity expansion projects to
support increased California resident enrollment.
SB 170 (Skinner D) Budget Act of 2021.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 240, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Budget Act of 2021 made appropriations for the support of state government for the
2021-22 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2021 by amending, adding, and repealing
items of appropriation and making other changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect
immediately as a Budget Bill
SB 171 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Health.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 263, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State
Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health
care services through various health care delivery systems, including managed care pursuant to Medi-
Cal managed care plan contracts. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal
Medicaid program provisions. This bill, subject to an appropriation, would require the department to
implement activities and expenditures to enhance, expand, or strengthen home and community-based
services (HCBS) under the Medi-Cal program, as specified.
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AB 45 (Aguiar-Curry D) Industrial hemp products.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a person who manufactures pet food in California to obtain a license
from the State Department of Public Health. Existing law also prohibits the manufacture, sale, or
delivery of a pet food ingredient or processed pet food that is adulterated and defines 'adulterated' for
this purpose. This bill would require a manufacturer of dietary supplements and food that includes
industrial hemp to register with the State Department of Public Health and to be able to demonstrate
that all parts of the plant used come from a state or country that has an established and approved
industrial hemp program, as defined, that inspects or regulates hemp under a food safety program or
equivalent criteria to ensure safety for human or animal consumption and that the industrial hemp
cultivator or grower is in good standing and compliance with the governing laws of the state or country
of origin.
AB 61 (Gabriel D) Business pandemic relief.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, for a period of 365 days
following the end of the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic, to permit licensees to exercise license privileges in an expanded license
area authorized pursuant to a COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved in accordance
with the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief issued by the department, as specified. The bill would also
authorize the department to extend the period of time during which the COVID-19 Temporary Catering
Authorization is valid beyond 365 days if the licensee has filed a pending application with the
department for the permanent expansion of their premises before the 365-day time period expires.
The bill would make these provisions effective only until July 1, 2024, and repeal them as of that date.
AB 283 (Chen R) Corporate securities: exemption from requirements.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Existing law exempts certain securities and transactions from provisions requiring
qualification of the security and provides that certain securities and transactions are not subject to
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qualification. This exemption includes shares or memberships issued by a corporation organized
pursuant to the Cooperative Corporation Law, if the aggregate investment of a shareholder or
member in shares or memberships sold does not exceed $1,000. Existing law also specifies the
circumstances in which this exemption does not apply, including, to shares or memberships if a
promoter thereof expects or intends to make a profit from a business or activity associated with the
corporation. This bill would expand the above exemption to also apply to any credits to a member’s
capital issued to a shareholder or member by any corporation organized pursuant to that law, if the
aggregate investment in the corporation of that shareholder or member in shares, memberships, or
credits to that member’s capital sold pursuant to that provision does not exceed $1,000. The bill would
specify that this $1,000 limitation does not apply to any shares, memberships, or credits allocated to a
member’s capital as all, or part of, any patronage distributions.
AB 286 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Food delivery: purchase prices and tips.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would make it unlawful for a food delivery platform to charge a customer any purchase
price, as defined, for food or beverage that is higher than the price posted on the food delivery
platform’s internet website by the food facility at the time of the order. The bill would make it unlawful
for a food delivery platform to retain any portion of amounts designated as a tip or gratuity. The bill
would require a food delivery platform to pay any tip or gratuity for a delivery order, in its entirety, to
the person delivering the food or beverage, and to pay any tip or gratuity for a pickup order, in its
entirety, to the food facility. The bill would require a food delivery platform to disclose to the customer
and the food facility a cost breakdown of each transaction, including, with certain exceptions,
prescribed information. The bill would make the provisions of the act severable.
AB 296 (Gipson D) Sales and use taxes: exclusion: pawnbrokers: transfer of vested property.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 164, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, excludes the transfer of vested property by a
pawnbroker to a person who pledged the property to the pawnbroker as security for a loan, if
specified requirements are met, from the definition of “sale” and “purchase,” thus excluding that
transfer from imposition of sales and use tax. This bill would extend the exclusion of the transfer of
vested property by a pawnbroker to the person who pledged it, as described above, until January 1,
2027.
AB 340 (Ward D) Golden State Scholarshare Trust: Personal Income Tax Law: gross income: deductions.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act, establishes the Golden State Scholarshare
College Savings Trust, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, to provide
financial aid for postsecondary education costs of participating students. Current law defines “qualified
higher education expenses” for purposes of the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act to mean the
expenses of attendance at an institution of higher education, as specified.This bill would add expenses
associated with participation in a registered apprenticeship program and payment on the principal or
interest of a qualified education loan to the definition of “qualified higher education expenses.”
AB 390 (Berman D) Advertising: automatic renewal and continuous service offers: notice and online
termination.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law regulates automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers that
businesses make to California consumers. Current law makes it unlawful for a business that makes an
automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer to a consumer in this state, among other things, to
fail to present the automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms in a clear and conspicuous
manner, to charge the consumer for an automatic renewal or continuous service without first obtaining
the consumer’s affirmative consent, and to fail to provide an acknowledgment that includes the
automatic renewal or continuous service offer terms, cancellation policy, and information regarding how
to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer, as specified.This bill would,
beginning July 1, 2022, revise and recast these provisions to also make it unlawful for the business to
fail to provide a consumer with a notice containing specified information if the consumer accepted a
free gift or trial, lasting 31 or more days that was included in an automatic renewal offer or continuous
service offer or accepted an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer at a promotional or
discounted price, and the applicability of that price was more than 31 days.
AB 425 (Mathis R) Milk and other dairy products: Dairy Council of California Law: producer-handlers.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Dairy Council of California Law (dairy law), establishes the Dairy Council of California
within the state government and prescribes the membership of the council to be appointed by the
Secretary of Food and Agriculture as including 12 members that are producers and 12 members that
are handlers or producer-handlers, as defined. The dairy law also sets forth various requirements
applicable to producers, handlers, and producer-handlers, including the payment of certain
assessments on milk and participating in certain referendum procedures. This bill would remove
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producer-handlers from operation of the provisions of the dairy law by revising the provisions of the
dairy law to delete the definition of, and all references to, producer-handlers.
AB 447 (Grayson D) California Debt Limit Allocation Committee: income taxes: low-income housing tax
credits.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for the purpose of
implementing the volume limit for the state on private activity bonds established pursuant to federal
law. The committee’s duties include annually determining a state ceiling on the aggregate amount of
private activity bonds that may be issued, and allocating that amount among state and local agencies.
Existing law makes findings and declarations with regard to, and the purpose for, the provisions
relating to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. This bill would revise the findings and
declarations relating to the Debt Limit Allocation Committee.
AB 465 (Nazarian D) Professional fiduciaries: prelicensing and renewal or restoration: education.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 167, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Professional Fiduciaries Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional
fiduciaries and provides for the administration of those provisions by the Professional Fiduciaries
Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an
applicant to complete 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program
approved by the bureau as a condition of licensure. The act also requires a licensee to complete 15
hours of continuing education courses each year as a condition of license renewal or restoration. This
bill, beginning January 1, 2023, would require the prelicensing education courses to include at least
one hour of instruction in cultural competency, as defined
AB 466 (Petrie-Norris D) Returns: unclaimed property.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 92, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides that it is a misdemeanor for the Franchise Tax Board or specified state
employees to disclose or make known any information in a return, report, or document filed under
income tax laws, but authorizes the Franchise Tax Board to disclose this information for specified
purposes. Current law authorizes the Franchise Tax Board to provide the Controller with the address
or other identification or location information from income tax returns or other records that is
necessary for the Controller to locate owners of unclaimed property, as specified. This bill would
additionally authorize the Franchise Tax Board to provide to the Controller, among other things,
whether the taxpayer has previously filed an unclaimed property report, as defined, with the
Controller, and if applicable, the date that the taxpayer’s last report was filed and the amount remitted
on the taxpayer’s last report
AB 484 (Medina D) Alarm company operators: advertisements.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of alarm company operators by the
Bureau of Security and Investigative Services within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Current law
requires an advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising the licensee’s business to contain the
licensee’s name and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau. Current law imposes
monetary penalties of a $500 fine for the first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation. This
bill would authorize a licensee that maintains an internet website to have any radio or television
broadcast or billboard advertisement by the licensee soliciting or advertising business direct potential
customers to the licensee’s online landing pages for the license information required above.
AB 488 (Irwin D) Charitable organizations: charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act governs charitable
corporations, unincorporated associations, trustees, commercial fundraisers, fundraising counsel,
commercial coventurers, and other legal entities holding or soliciting property for charitable purposes
over which the state or the Attorney General has enforcement and supervisory powers. The act
requires certain entities to register with and to file specified items with the Attorney General’s Registry
of Charitable Trusts. Additionally, the act requires registration forms and written reports to be filed with
the Attorney General under oath, in accordance with rules and regulations. Under the act, any person
who violates any of the act’s provisions with intent to deceive or defraud any charity or individual is
liable for a specified civil penalty. The act also authorizes the Attorney General to impose other
specified civil penalties for related acts and omissions. This bill, beginning January 1, 2023, would
establish that charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities are trustees for charitable
purposes subject to the Attorney General’s supervision. The bill would define 'charitable fundraising
platform' to mean certain legal entities that use the internet to provide a website, service, or other
platform to persons in this state, and perform, permit, or otherwise enable certain acts of solicitation
to occur.
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AB 535 (Aguiar-Curry D) Olive oil: labeling.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require a container of olive oil produced, processed, sold, offered for sale, given
away, or possessed in California that includes “California” in any form on its principal display panel and
contains olive oil derived from olives grown outside California to disclose the minimum percentage of
olive oil in the container derived from olives grown in California. The bill would prescribe specific
language to make the disclosure and require that it be in the same font, size, and color as the word
“California.” Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program.
AB 569 (Grayson D) Contractors: civil penalties: letters of admonishment.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 94, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Contractors State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors
by the Contractors State License Board in the DCA. Current law provides for related disciplinary
proceedings and requires the board to promulgate regulations covering the assessment of civil
penalties under those disciplinary provisions, as prescribed. Current law, except as specified, prohibits
the assessment of a civil penalty in an amount greater than $5,000. Current law, notwithstanding the
administrative fine maximum, authorizes a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 for certain violations
relating to unlicensed persons. This bill would increase the civil penalty limit from $5,000 to $8,000,
notwithstanding the administrative fine maximum, and would increase the enhanced civil penalty limit
from $15,000 to $30,000. The bill would expand the enhanced civil penalty limit to apply to certain
violations relating to workers’ compensation insurance coverage.
AB 602 (Grayson D) Development fees: impact fee nexus study.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a city, county, or special district that has an internet website to make
available on its internet website certain information, as applicable, including its current schedule of
fees and exactions. This bill, among other things, would require, on and after January 1, 2022, a local
agency that conducts an impact fee nexus study to follow specific standards and practices, including,
but not limited to, (1) that prior to the adoption of an associated development fee, an impact fee
nexus study be adopted, (2) that the study identify the existing level of service for each public facility,
identify the proposed new level of service, and include an explanation of why the new level of service
is necessary, and (3) if the study is adopted after July 1, 2022, either calculate a fee levied or imposed
on a housing development project proportionately to the square footage of the proposed units, or
make specified findings explaining why square footage is not an appropriate metric to calculate the
fees.
AB 643 (Ramos D) Apprenticeship programs: career fairs.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 324,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, to
be approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of
Industrial Relations in any trade in the state or in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training
needs justify the establishment. This bill would require a school district or school to notify each
apprenticeship program in the same county as the school district or school of a career or college fair it
is planning to hold, as specified.
AB 663 (Chen R) Corporations: electronic transmissions: bylaws: emergency powers.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes and regulates the formation and operation of a corporation,
nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, nonprofit religious
corporation, or cooperative corporation. Current law authorizes these types of corporations, in
anticipation of or during an emergency, to take specified actions necessary to conduct the
corporation’s ordinary business operations and affairs, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise.
Current law, however, prohibits the boards of these corporations, in anticipation of or during an
emergency, from taking any action that requires the vote of the shareholders or members or that is
not in the corporation’s ordinary course of business. This bill would recast those provisions to
authorize the board, in anticipation of or during an emergency, to take any action that it determines to
be necessary or appropriate to respond to the emergency, mitigate the effects of the emergency, or
comply with lawful federal and state government orders, but would prohibit action that requires the
vote of the shareholders or members, unless the required shareholder or member approval was
obtained prior to the emergency, and would make conforming changes regarding corporate bylaws.
AB 726 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Capital investment incentive program: qualified manufacturing facility: ad
valorem property tax revenue allocation payments.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 121,
Statutes of 2021.
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Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes a county, city and county, or city to establish
a capital investment incentive program. Current law requires a county, city and county, or city that has
so elected, to pay a capital investment incentive amount to the proponent of a qualified manufacturing
facility for up to 15 years, upon request by a proponent in writing. Current law defines “qualified
manufacturing facility” for these purposes. This bill would add a business engaged in manufacturing of
fuels, electrical parts, or components used in the field of clean transportation or the production of
alternative fuel vehicles or electric vehicles to the list of business that may operate a qualified
manufacturing facility.
AB 807 (Grayson D) Bar pilots: pilotage rates.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the regulation and licensing of pilots for Monterey Bay and the
Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Existing law also establishes, in the Transportation
Agency, a Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun and
prescribes the membership, functions, and duties of the board with regard to the licensure and
regulation of bar pilots. Current law prescribes the rates of bar pilotage fees required to be charged by
pilots and paid by vessels inward and outward bound through those bays and requires the board to
recommend that the Legislature, by statute, adopt a schedule of pilotage rates providing fair and
reasonable return to pilots piloting vessels in those bays. Current law authorizes the board to adjust
the bar pilotage fees due to catastrophic cost increases, as specified. This bill would increase the bar
pilotage rate, as specified. By increasing the rate of bar pilotage fees, which may thereby increase the
amount of the board operations surcharge and the amount of moneys paid into the fund, the bill would
make an appropriation.
AB 830 (Flora R) Business: Department of Consumer Affairs: licensed professions and vocations.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 376,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards,
bureaus, commissions, committees, and similarly constituted agencies that license and regulate the
practice of various professions and vocations. Existing law requires the Director of the Department of
Consumer Affairs to administer and enforce those provisions. This bill would require the director to
notify the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature within 60 days after the position of chief or
executive officer of any bureau or board within the department becomes vacant, as specified.
AB 957 (Salas D) Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 286,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would ratify the tribal-state gaming compacts entered into between the State of California
and the following Indian tribes: the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria and
the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California. The bill would provide that, in deference to
tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to these compacts are not projects for purposes of CEQA.
AB 1023 (Flora R) Contractors and subcontractors: records: penalties.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 326,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes various requirements applicable to all public works projects
including, among other things, that the call for bids and contract documents specify that the project is
subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations, and that
each contractor or subcontractor furnish certain payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner, as
specified. Current law requires that the contractor or subcontractor furnish these records at least
monthly and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. This bill would revise the requirement
to furnish records monthly to require that the contractor or subcontractor furnish those records at
least once every 30 days while work is being performed on the project and within 30 days after the
final day of work performed on the project.
AB 1031 (Villapudua D) State agencies: interns and student assistants: hiring preference.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 204,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require state agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions,
to give preference to persons who have been a victim of human trafficking, as defined.
AB 1036 (Garcia, Eduardo D) California Manufacturing Emergency Preparedness Act of 2021.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the California Manufacturing Emergency Preparedness Act of 2021, which
would authorize I-Bank to establish the California Manufacturing Disaster Loan Program (disaster
program) for the purpose of attracting, retaining, retooling, establishing, and expanding manufacturing
and logistics capacity in the state, and would require I-Bank to establish guidelines for the
implementation and oversight of the program. The bill would prohibit I-Bank from commencing the
disaster program until it adopts a resolution finding that there is sufficient funding in the California
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Manufacturing Disaster Loan Program Subaccount to cover the costs of implementing the program and
that the I-Bank has sufficient direction from the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, as
provided.
AB 1065 (Maienschein D) Personal income taxes: voluntary contributions: Mental Health Crisis Prevention
Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 61, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes an individual to contribute amounts in excess of personal income
tax liability for the support of specified funds. Under current law, there are general administrative
provisions applicable to these voluntary contributions, which, among other things, provide for the
disbursement of contributions following the repeal of the fund provisions and require undesignated
funds to be transferred to the General Fund.This bill would allow an individual to designate on their tax
return that a specified amount in excess of the taxpayer’s personal income tax liability be transferred
to the Mental Health Crisis Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this
bill.
AB 1070 (Cooper D) Alcoholic beverage gift restrictions: exceptions: advertising umbrellas.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Under the Alcoholic Berverage Control Act, current law generally prohibits a licensee from
giving any premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale or distribution of any alcoholic
beverage, except as provided by departmental rules or as otherwise authorized. As an exception to
this prohibition, current law authorizes a beer manufacturer, without direct or indirect charge, to give
up to 5 cases of retail advertising glassware to an on-sale retail licensee, per licensed location, each
calendar year for use at the licensed location, as specified. This bill, until January 1, 2025, would
authorize specified licensees or their designated representatives, without direct or indirect charge, to
give up to 12 retail advertising umbrellas to an on-sale retail licensee, per licensed location, each
calendar year for use at the location. The bill would prohibit the retail advertising umbrellas from
exceeding the value of $150 per unit and would prescribe other requirements in this regard.
AB 1219 (Berman D) Income taxes: Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes
imposed by those laws in the amount equal to 55% of the fair market value of any qualified
contribution, defined as a contribution of property that has been approved for acceptance by the
Wildlife Conservation Board, that is made on or after January 1, 2010, and no later than June 30,
2020, during the taxable year pursuant to the Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000, as
provided. Those laws allow the credit to be carried over for 15 years if necessary. This bill would renew
this tax credit for qualified contributions on or after January 1, 2021, and no later than June 30, 2026.
AB 1221 (Flora R) Consumer warranties: service contracts: cancellation: disclosures.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, provides consumer warranty protection to
buyers of consumer goods, including motor vehicles, home appliances, and home electronic products.
The act requires a service contract, as defined, to include certain elements, including a clear description
and identification of the covered product. The Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law
provides for the registration and regulation of service contractors and, among other things, requires a
service contractor to comply with the provisions of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act described
above relating to service contracts. This bill would specify that a service contract may be offered on a
month-to-month or other periodic basis and continue until canceled by the buyer or the service
contractor and would require a service contract that continues until canceled by the buyer or service
contractor to, among other things, disclose to the buyer in a clear and conspicuous manner that the
service contract shall continue until canceled by the buyer or service contractor and provide a toll-free
number, email address, postal address, and, if one exists, internet website the buyer can use to cancel
the service contract.
AB 1302 (Quirk D) Commercial cannabis billboards: placement restrictions.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a licensee, under the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of
Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), from advertising or marketing on a billboard or similar advertising device
located on an Interstate Highway or on a State Highway which crosses the California border. This bill,
instead, would prohibit a licensee from advertising or marketing on a billboard or similar advertising
device located within a 15-mile radius of the California border on an Interstate Highway or on a State
Highway which crosses the California border. This bill would declare that its provisions further the
purposes and intent of AUMA.
AB 1402 (Levine D) Marketplace facilitator: fee collection.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: This bill would extend the requirements of a marketplace facilitator relating to registration
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pursuant to the Sales and Use Tax Law to a law, as specified, that imposes a fee administered
pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law. The bill would treat a marketplace facilitator that is
registered or required to register with the department under the Fee Collection Procedures Law, and
who facilitates a retail sale of tangible personal property by a marketplace seller, as the retailer or
dealer or both for purposes of collecting and remitting fees imposed upon the consumer in relation to
that retail sale. The bill would further require a marketplace seller to register with the department for
purposes of taxes or fees administered pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law for sales made
on its own behalf and not facilitated by a registered marketplace facilitator. This bill contains other
existing laws.
AB 1444 (Lee D) Food delivery platforms.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020 defines a “food delivery platform” as an online business
that acts as an intermediary between consumers and multiple food facilities, as defined, to submit food
orders and arrange for the delivery of the order, and prohibits a food delivery platform from arranging
for the delivery of an order from a food facility without first obtaining an agreement with the food
facility.This bill, in addition to making related findings and declarations, would require those
agreements between a food delivery platform and a food facility to be written, require those
agreements when food delivery platforms arrange for the pickup of an order from food facilities, and
would require specified disclosures in agreements entered into or modified on or after January 1, 2022.
AB 1532 (Committee on Business and Professions) Nursing.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Nursing Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing
by the Board of Registered Nursing. Current law requires the board to appoint an executive officer to
perform duties delegated by the board. Under existing law, the repeal of the provision establishing the
board renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
The act, on January 1, 2022, repeals the provisions establishing the board and the executive officer
position.This bill would revise and recast those provisions and would extend the repeal dates of the
board and the executive officer position to January 1, 2023.
AB 1533 (Committee on Business and Professions) Pharmacy.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Under current law with respect to the Department of Consumer Affairs and its constituent
boards, an appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of any board
appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for
incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. This bill would require, in lieu of competence,
that the Governor’s pharmacist appointees to the board be licensees in good standing. The bill would
specify that each appointing authority for the board has power to remove from office at any time any
member of the board appointed by that authority for the reasons specified above.
AB 1534 (Committee on Business and Professions) California State Board of Optometry: optometry:
opticianry.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The Optometry Practice Act, until January 1, 2022, establishes the California State Board of
Optometry within the Department of Consumer Affairs and makes the board responsible for the
licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Under current law, the board is also responsible
for the licensure and regulation of registered dispensing opticians, spectacle lens dispensers, contact
lens dispensers, and nonresident contact lens sellers. Until January 1, 2022, current law authorizes
the board to appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive
officer.This bill would extend the operation of the board to January 1, 2026. The bill would authorize
the board to appoint an executive officer until January 1, 2026.
AB 1535 (Committee on Business and Professions) Veterinary Medical Board: application and
examination: discipline and citation.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and registration of
veterinarians and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine, until January 1, 2022, by the
Veterinary Medical Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Current law, until January 1, 2022,
authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer to perform duties delegated by the board. Under
the act, the repeal of the provision establishing the board renders the board subject to review by the
appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The act restricts the review to those issues identified
by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and prohibits that review from involving the
preparation or submission of a sunset review document or evaluative questionnaire.This bill would
extend the provisions establishing the board and authorizing the board to appoint an executive officer
until January 1, 2026. The bill would remove the prohibition on a sunset review document or evaluative
questionnaire.
AB 1536 (Committee on Business and Professions) Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric
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Technicians of the State of California: vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, establishes the Board of Vocational Nursing and
Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California to license and regulate vocational nurses and
psychiatric technicians. Existing law requires the board to discipline the holder of any license whose
default has been entered or who has been heard by the board and found guilty. This bill, among other
things, would extend the existence of the board and its powers to January 1, 2025.
AB 1556 (Friedman D) Ticket sellers.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, including the requirement
that a ticket seller issue a refund upon request to a ticket purchaser for canceled, postponed, or
rescheduled events. Violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.This bill would, for canceled events,
require that the refund be made within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. For postponed or
rescheduled events, or events that are replaced with another event at the same date and time, this
bill would require that the refund be made upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund
request.
AB 1574 (Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy) Public contracts: small business
liaisons and advocates and disabled veteran business enterprises: preferences.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Leveraging State Procurement for an Inclusive Economic Recovery Act of
2021, which would require the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to maintain, publicize,
and distribute an annual list of persons serving as small business liaisons throughout state
government. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to collaborate
with the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate regarding the
implementation of the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program, as provided. The bill
would also require the small business advocate to identify potential certified small business and
certified DVBE subcontracting opportunities, as well as assist certified small businesses and certified
DVBEs to participate in the California multiple award schedule program. The bill would require the
directors of General Services and the heads of other state agencies to make continuous efforts to
expand the pool of small businesses and microbusinesses that participate in the department’s and
other state agencies’ contracts by regularly seeking out and identifying small businesses and
microbusinesses and including them in their solicitations, as specified.
ACR 23 (Villapudua D) Construction Industry Suicide Prevention Awareness Day.
Status: 4/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 16, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would promote awareness of the problem of suicide facing the men and
women within California’s construction industry populations by proclaiming March 18, 2021, as
Construction Industry Suicide Prevention Awareness Day in California.
ACR 80 (Rivas, Luz D) California Nonprofits Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 94, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare June 23, 2021, as California Nonprofits Day in recognition of
the importance of nonprofit organizations to the economy and well-being of this state.
SB 62 (Durazo D) Employment: garment manufacturing.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 329, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law makes garment manufacturers liable for guaranteeing payment of wages to
employees of their contractors. This bill would expand the definition of garment manufacturing to
include dyeing, altering a garment’s design, and affixing a label to a garment. This bill would expand
the definition of garment manufacturing to include dyeing, altering a garment’s design, and affixing a
label to a garment. The bill would prohibit any employee engaged in the performance of garment
manufacturing to be paid by the piece or unit, or by the piece rate, except as specified. The bill would
impose statutory damages of $200 per employee against a garment manufacturer or contractor,
payable to the employee, for each pay period in which each employee is paid by the piece rate.
SB 87 (Caballero D) California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program: income tax: gross
income: exclusion: small business grants.
Status: 2/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 7, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: Would establish the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program within
CalOSBA to assist qualified small businesses affected by COVID-19 through administration of grants.
The bill would require CalOSBA to provide grants to qualified small businesses, as defined, in
accordance with specified criteria, including geographic distribution based on COVID-19 restrictions,
industry sectors most impacted by the pandemic, and underserved small businesses. The bill would
repeal these provisions on January 1, 2024.
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SB 94 (Skinner D) Alcoholic beverage control: barbering and cosmetology: license renewal fees:
waiver.
Status: 2/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 9, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: The Barbering and Cosmetology Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the
practices of barbering, cosmetology, and electrolysis by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
Current law requires licenses issued by the board to expire after 2 years, except as specified. Current
law requires the board to set various fees, including renewal fees, in amounts necessary to cover the
expenses of the board in performing its duties under the Barbering and Cosmetology Act. Current law
requires all fees collected to be paid into the State Treasury and to be credited to the Barbering and
Cosmetology Contingent Fund to be available upon appropriation, as specified. This bill, until January
1, 2023, would prohibit the board from seeking to collect, and exempt a licensee from paying, renewal
fees for a license expiring on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2023.
SB 302 (Dodd D) Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 290, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: \Would ratify the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California
and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California, executed on August 10, 2021. The bill
would provide that, in deference to tribal sovereignty, certain actions related to this compact are not
projects for purposes of CEQA.
SB 308 (Min D) Unclaimed property: electronic funds transfer.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a person holding funds or other property escheated to the state to
file a report with the Controller and to pay or deliver the escheated property to the Controller within a
specified time, unless another person establishes their right to the property. Current law requires any
payment to the Controller of at least $20,000 in unclaimed cash to be made by electronic funds
transfer.This bill would instead require any payment of at least $2,000 in unclaimed cash to be made
by electronic funds transfer.
SB 607 (Min D) Business and professions.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 367, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Curent law provides for the issuance of temporary licenses in certain fields where the
applicant, among other requirements, has a license to practice within that field in another jurisdiction,
as specified. Current law requires a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs to expedite the
licensure process for an applicant who holds a current license in another jurisdiction in the same
profession or vocation and who supplies satisfactory evidence of being married to, or in a domestic
partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States
who is assigned to a duty station in California under official active duty military orders. This bill, on and
after July 1, 2022, would require a board to waive the licensure application fee and the initial or
original license fee for an applicant who meets these expedited licensing requirements.
SB 628 (Allen D) California Creative Workforce Act of 2021.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the California Creative Workforce Act of 2021, the to be operative upon
appropriation by the Legislature of sufficient funding for its purposes. The purpose of the act would be
to establish creative arts workforce development as a state priority and to promote employment and
“earn and learn,” as defined, job training opportunities for creative workers, among other things. The
bill would require the Arts Council, in collaboration with the California Workforce Development Board, to
design the program pursuant to specified objectives. The bill would require the council to consult with
local government, community nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions, among others, in
this effort. The bill would require the council to adopt criteria, guidelines, and policies for the program,
which would be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act, and would make this information
available to the public.
SB 734 (Hueso D) Redevelopment agencies: passthrough agreements: modification.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 221, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies as of
February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of
dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, make payments due for enforceable
obligations. Current law requires the successor agency to dispose of all remaining assets and
terminate its existence within a specified period after the final debt payment, and requires any
passthrough payment obligations to cease at that time. This bill would authorize a successor agency
and one or more taxing agencies to enter into an agreement to modify the interest owed by a former
redevelopment agency under a passthrough agreement that was entered into before January 1, 1994,
or owed under any successive amendment of that passthrough agreement, and which is owed as
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interest on passthrough payments agreed to be deferred by the taxing entity under the passthrough
agreement, subject to specified terms and conditions, including that the interest rate on a
passthrough agreement modified under these provisions be 0%.
SB 779 (Becker D) California Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act: earn and learn programs.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 223, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires, as part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,
the board to, among other things, identify opportunities for “earn and learn” job training opportunities
that meet the industry’s workforce demands and that are in high-wage, high-demand jobs. Under
existing law, “earn and learn” programs include, but are not limited to, transitional and subsidized
employment particularly for individuals with barriers to employment. This bill would amend the list of
“earn and learn” programs by specifying that an “earn and learn” program includes transitional jobs,
as described in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and subsidized employment
with an employer of record, which may include, but not be limited to, an employment social enterprise,
as defined, or a worker cooperative, as defined, particularly for individuals with barriers to
employment.
SB 800 (Archuleta D) Real estate: licenses.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law, the Real Estate Law, defines real estate brokers and salespersons and
provides for their licensure and regulation, the administration of which is committed to the Real Estate
Commissioner. Current law, as of July 1, 2018, removed the Bureau of Real Estate from the Department
of Consumer Affairs and instead made it a department within the Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing Agency and renamed the bureau to the Department of Real Estate.This bill would make
conforming and nonsubstantive changes.
SB 803 (Roth D) Barbering and cosmetology.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, establishes the State Board of Barbering and
Cosmetology and requires the board to be composed of 9 members composed of 5 public members
and 4 professional members. Current law also establishes a Health and Safety Advisory Committee to
provide the board with advice and recommendations on health and safety issues, as described.This bill
would increase the total number of members to 13, with 7 public members and 6 professional
members, comprised as specified. The bill would provide a per diem to each board and committee
member, as specified. The bill would extend the provisions relating to the establishment and
composition of the board until January 1, 2027.
SB 805 (Rubio D) Small nonprofit performing arts organizations: payroll and paymaster services: grants.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Dixon-Zenovich-Maddy California Arts Act of 1975 establishes the Arts Council,
consisting of 11 appointed members. Currentlaw specifies the duties of the council, including, among
others, encouraging artistic awareness, participation, and expression, helping independent local
groups develop their own art programs, promoting the employment of artists and those skilled in crafts
in both the public and private sector, awarding prizes or directing grants to individuals or
organizations, as specified, and establishing grant application criteria and procedure. This bill would,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the council to establish and administer the California
Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster program. The bill would require the council to issue a request for
proposals and award contracts to be a California nonprofit performing arts paymaster on a competitive
basis to 2 or more nonprofit contractors to provide payroll and paymaster services to small nonprofit
performing arts organizations, as defined.
SB 826 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development) Business and professions.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 188, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Bureau of Household Goods and Services within the
Department of Consumer Affairs under the supervision and control of the Director of Consumer Affairs.
The bureau is responsible for the licensure and regulation of, among others, upholstered furniture
retailers, household movers, and electronic and appliance repair dealers. Current law requires the
bureau to disclose prescribed information on the internet regarding its licensees and registrants and
to comply with the department’s guidelines for access to public records. This bill would additionally
require the bureau to disclose information on its permitholders.
SCR 16 (Caballero D) Women in Construction Week.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 20, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the week of March 7, 2021, to March 13, 2021, inclusive, as
Women in Construction Week.
SCR 22 (Umberg D) Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Week.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 84, Statutes of 2021
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Summary: This measure would designate the week of April 5, 2021, through April 9, 2021, inclusive,
as Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Week.
SCR 46 (Umberg D) California Tourism Month.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 91, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of May 2021 as California Tourism Month and would
urge the citizens of this great state to support tourism and local businesses by traveling in state as an
act of civic pride.
SCR 52 (McGuire D) California Parks and Recreation Professionals Month.
Status: 8/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 126, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim the month of July 2021 as California Parks and Recreation Professionals
Month to celebrate the accomplishments and resilience of parks and recreation professionals
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
SR 14 (Eggman D) Relative to Social Work Month.
Status: 3/22/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That March 2021 is
proclaimed Social Work Month in the State of California, and the Senate commends the California
Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for its role in advancing professional social work
and promoting the well-being of the people of California, and also encourages all Californians to take
part in March “Social Workers are Essential” events throughout California.
SR 18 (Jones R) Relative to National Surveyors Week.
Status: 3/22/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate recognizes the week of March 21 through
March 27, 2021, as National Surveyors Week.
COVID-19 Legislation
AB 61 (Gabriel D) Business pandemic relief.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, for a period of 365 days
following the end of the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic, to permit licensees to exercise license privileges in an expanded license
area authorized pursuant to a COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved in accordance
with the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief issued by the department, as specified. The bill would also
authorize the department to extend the period of time during which the COVID-19 Temporary Catering
Authorization is valid beyond 365 days if the licensee has filed a pending application with the
department for the permanent expansion of their premises before the 365-day time period expires.
The bill would make these provisions effective only until July 1, 2024, and repeal them as of that date.
Education - Cupertino
AB 101 (Medina D) Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: ethnic studies.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to develop, and the State Board
of Education to adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in ethnic studies. Current law also
encourages each school district and charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and
that does not otherwise offer a standards-based ethnic studies curriculum to offer, beginning in the
school year following the adoption of the model curriculum, a course of study in ethnic studies based
on the model curriculum. This bill would add the completion of a one-semester course in ethnic studies,
meeting specified requirements, to the graduation requirements commencing with pupils graduating in
the 2029–30 school year, including for pupils enrolled in a charter school. The bill would expressly
authorize local educational agencies, including charter schools, to require a full-year course in ethnic
studies at their discretion.
AB 104 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Pupil instruction: retention, grade changes, and exemptions.
Status: 7/1/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 41, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, for the 2021–22 academic year, require a school district, county office of education,
or charter school to implement a supplemental policy regarding the retention of pupils who, in the
2020–21 academic year, received deficient grades, as specified, for at least 1/2 of the pupil’s
coursework, except for pupils enrolled in grade 12 during the 2020–21 academic year. The bill would
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require a school district, county office of education, or charter school, as part of that policy and within
30 calendar days of receiving a written retention consultation request from a parent, to conduct the
consultation with the parent, the pupil, the administrator, and a teacher, and would require the
consultation to include a discussion of all available learning recovery options, research on the effects of
retention and the benefits of particular interventions and supports, and consideration of the pupil’s
academic data and any other information relevant to whether retention is in the pupil’s best interests,
academically and socially. The bill would require a retention decision to be consistent with a pupil’s
individualized education program
AB 245 (Chiu D) Educational equity: student records: name and gender changes.
Status: 9/2/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would, as part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, require a campus of the University of
California, California State University, or California Community Colleges to update a former student’s
records to include the student’s updated legal name or gender if the institution receives government-
issued documentation, as described, from the student demonstrating that the former student’s legal
name or gender has been changed. The bill would require the institution to reissue specified
documents conferred upon, or issued to, the former student with the former student’s updated legal
name or gender, if requested by the former student. The bill would prohibit an institution from charging
a higher fee for correcting, updating, or reissuing a document based on a legal name or gender change
than the fee it charges for correcting, updating, or reissuing that document generally.
AB 251 (Choi R) Public postsecondary education: admission by exception.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 47, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, commencing with admissions for the 2021–22 academic year, prohibits a
campus of the California State University and, if adopted by the Regents of the University of California
by appropriate resolution, the University of California, from admitting an applicant by admission by
exception, as defined, unless the admission by exception has been approved, before the student’s
enrollment, by at least 3 senior campus administrators, the applicant is a California resident who is
receiving an institution-based scholarship to attend the campus, or the applicant is accepted by an
educational opportunity program for admission to the campus. This bill would prohibit a senior campus
administrator, for purposes of this section, from being associated with campus development, external
affairs, fundraising, donor relations, alumni relations, or alumni outreach.
AB 320 (Medina D) Teacher preparation programs: regionally accredited institutions.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties,
establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. This bill
would define “regionally accredited,” as that term is applied to institutions of higher education with
teacher preparation programs, as either an institution that has been approved or recognized by the
Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the New England Commission of Higher
Education, or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or an
institution of higher education that held preaccreditation status at the time the degree of an applicant
for a credential was conferred, if that institution achieved full regional accreditation status within 5
years of earning preaccreditation status.
AB 375 (Medina D) Community colleges: part-time employees.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require community colleges, as a condition of receiving funding allocated for the
Student Equity and Achievement Program, to negotiate in good faith with the exclusive
representatives for part-time, temporary faculty on the terms of the reemployment preference for part-
time, temporary faculty assignments and the regular evaluation process for part-time, temporary
faculty. The bill would instead require that negotiation on reemployment preference for part-time,
temporary faculty assignments be based on the minimum standards not exceeding 80% to 85% of a
full-time equivalent load, and would prohibit the community college district from restricting the terms of
the negotiated agreement to less than that range, unless explicitly agreed upon by an individual part-
time, temporary faculty member and the district.
AB 417 (McCarty D) Rising Scholars Network: justice-involved students.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to
establish a program, named the Rising Scholars Network, to enter into agreements with up to 50
community colleges to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for
justice-involved students, as defined. The bill would require a community college district that wishes to
participate in the Rising Scholars Network to apply to the board of governors for funding pursuant to
these provisions, as provided, and would require the board of governors to adopt regulations for the
Rising Scholars Network that fulfill certain goals and guidance. The bill would require the board of
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governors, on or before December 31, 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, to submit a report, as
specified, describing its efforts to serve justice-involved students, and including recommendations on
whether and how the Rising Scholars Network can be expanded to all community college districts and
campuses.
AB 438 (Reyes D) School employees: classified employees: layoff notice and hearing.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would revise and recast provisions relating to the layoff of classified employees of school
districts and community college districts to require certain notices and opportunities for a hearing when
a permanent classified employee’s services will not be required for the ensuing year due to lack of
work or lack of funds. The bill would, for the purposes of specified notice and hearing rights, define
“permanent classified employee” to include both an employee who was permanent at the time the
notice or right to a hearing was required and an employee who became permanent after the date of
the required notice. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature in enacting the bill to provide
permanent classified school employees and those who become permanent classified school employees
with the same rights to notice and hearing with respect to layoffs as are provided to certificated
employees of school districts, including teachers and administrators, and academic employees of
community college districts. If classified positions must be eliminated as a result of the expiration of a
specially funded program, the bill would require written notice of the layoff date and certain rights be
given to the classified employees not less than 60 days before the effective layoff date.
AB 469 (Reyes D) Pupil instruction: financial aid applications.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Student Aid Commission, on or before July 1, 2022, to adopt
regulations that include, but are not limited to, model opt-out forms and acceptable use policies for the
purpose of providing guidance with applicable state laws. Current law requires the school district,
county office of education, or charter school to exempt a pupil or the pupil’s parent or legal guardian
from completing a form if the local educational agency determines the pupil is unable to complete the
form, and prohibits a pupil’s ability to graduate from being affected by a pupil’s failure to fill out a form.
This bill would require, on or before September 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the commission and
the State Department of Education to facilitate the completion of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid and the form established for purposes of the California Dream Act, by requiring the
department to share the current school year’s roster of pupils with the commission, and requiring the
commission to share and match data on pupil completion of financial aid forms, as specified.
AB 486 (Committee on Education) Elementary and secondary education: omnibus bill.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this
state. Under that system, various persons have specified duties and powers relating to the operation
of elementary and secondary schools, including, among others, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, county superintendents of schools, county auditors, and city, district, deputy, associate, or
assistant superintendents of schools. This bill would replace gendered terms with nongendered terms
and make various other nonsubstantive changes to provisions related to those persons.
AB 516 (Dahle, Megan R) Pupil attendance: excused absences: cultural ceremonies or events.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 281,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, notwithstanding the requirement that each person between 6 and 18 years of
age who is not otherwise exempted is subject to compulsory full-time education, requires a pupil to be
excused from school for specified types of absences, including, among others, if the absence was due
to the pupil’s illness. This bill would include as another type of required excused absence an absence
that is for the purpose of participating in a cultural ceremony or event. The bill would define “cultural”
for these purposes to mean relating to the habits, practices, beliefs, and traditions of a certain group
of people.
AB 543 (Davies R) Public postsecondary education: student orientation: CalFresh.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, as a part of campus orientation, require the Trustees of the California State
University and request the Regents of the University of California to provide, for all campuses of their
respective segments, and require each campus of the California Community Colleges to provide,
educational information about CalFresh and the student eligibility requirements for CalFresh to all
incoming students.
AB 576 (Maienschein D) Community colleges: apportionments: waiver of open course provisions:
military personnel.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law waives open course provisions in statute or regulations of the board of
governors for any governing board of a community college district for classes the district provides to
inmates of certain facilities, and authorizes the board of governors to include the units of full-time
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equivalent students generated in those classes for purposes of state apportionments. This bill would
waive open course provisions in statute or regulations of the board of governors for any governing
board of a community college district for community college courses the district provides to military
personnel, their dependents, and authorized civilian employees on a military base, and would
authorize the board of governors to include the units of full-time equivalent students generated in
those community college courses for purposes of state apportionments.
AB 599 (Jones-Sawyer D) Public schools: accountability: county superintendents of schools.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, county superintendents of schools superintend the schools of that
county, maintain responsibility for the fiscal oversight of each school district in that county, and visit
and examine each school in the county at reasonable intervals to observe its operation and learn of its
problems. This bill would recast and revise the duties of the county superintendent. The bill would
require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, commencing with 2021–22 fiscal year, to identify a list
of schools pursuant to a specified procedure based on the schools identified for comprehensive
support and improvement and additional targeted support and improvement or as low-performing
pursuant to specified federal laws, and to additionally include on the list schools where 15% or more of
the teachers are holders of a permit, certificate, or any other authorization that is a lesser certification
than a preliminary or clear California teaching credential.
AB 914 (Weber, Akilah D) Public postsecondary education: California State University: proficiency level
of entering students.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the California State University to provide specified information to the
Legislature about the placement of freshmen at each of its campuses for purposes of certain general
education requirements in one report to be submitted by April 1 of each year. This placement
information would include the numbers of freshmen at each campus, the freshmen’s levels of general
education written communication and mathematics and quantitative reasoning placement, an analysis
of the factors used by the university in its determination of freshmen’s levels of that placement, an
analysis of any equity gaps by income, race, or ethnicity within and across the university’s levels of
that placement, and the university’s plan to address any such gaps.
AB 927 (Medina D) Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate
degree program.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would extend the operation of the statewide baccalaureate degree pilot program
indefinitely. The bill would remove the requirements that the program consist of a maximum of 15
community college district programs and for a student to commence a program by the end of the
2022–23 academic year. The bill would require a community college district seeking approval to offer a
baccalaureate degree program to provide evidence of unmet workforce needs to the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, as provided.
AB 928 (Berman D) Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021: Associate Degree for Transfer
Intersegmental Implementation Committee.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Donahoe Higher Education Act requires a student who earns an associate degree for
transfer (ADT) to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University baccalaureate
program when the student meets certain requirements. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education
Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of
California act, by resolution, to make them applicable. This bill would express findings and declarations
of the Legislature related to the process of transfer from community colleges to 4-year postsecondary
educational institutions. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation related
to a student-centered transfer process.
AB 945 (Ramos D) Pupils: adornments at school graduation ceremonies: task force.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 285,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would establish a 10-member task force, convened by the State Department of Education,
to gather certain information and develop recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed
legislation, and other policies that will address how to comprehensively implement all aspects of
existing law related to wearing traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural
significance as an adornment at school graduation ceremonies. The bill would require the task force,
on or before April 1, 2023, to submit a report to the Legislature on that information and those
recommendations. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2024.
AB 948 (Holden D) Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: disclosures: demographic information: reporting:
continuing education.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 352,
Statutes of 2021.
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Summary: The Real Estate Appraisers’ Licensing and Certification Law creates a Bureau of Real Estate
Appraisers within the Department of Consumer Affairs to administer and enforce that law. Current law
requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the bureau in exercising its licensing,
regulatory, and disciplinary functions. This bill, among other things, would require the bureau to place
on an existing complaint form a check box asking if the complainant believes that the opinion of the
value of the real estate is below market value. The bill would also require the bureau to collect
specified demographic information, voluntarily provided, regarding sellers, those seeking to refinance,
buyers, or an authorized representative in real estate transactions making a complaint.
AB 1002 (Choi R) Postsecondary education: course credit for prior military education, training, and
service.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University, in collaboration
with the Academic Senate of the California State University, and request the University of California, to
develop, by September 1, 2022, a consistent policy to award military personnel and veterans who
have an official Joint Services Transcript course credit in a course taught at the campus where the
student matriculates with subject matter similar, or equivalent, subject to academic and faculty review,
to that of the student’s military education, training, and service. The bill would also require that each
campus of the California State University, and request that the University of California, have in effect,
by December 31, 2023, a policy consistent with the respective policies developed by the Office of the
Chancellor of the California State University and the University of California and post on its internet
website the most recent policy adopted pursuant to the bill.
AB 1010 (Berman D) Architects: continuing education.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 176, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a person licensed to practice architecture to complete, as a condition
of license renewal, 5 hours of coursework regarding disability access requirements and provides that
the coursework shall be presented by trainers or educators with knowledge and expertise in these
requirements. Current law further requires the California Architects Board to promulgate regulations to
establish qualifications for courses and course providers by January 1, 2023. This bill would additionally
require a person licensed to practice architecture to complete, as a condition of a license renewal
occurring on or after January 1, 2023, 5 hours of coursework regarding zero net carbon design and
would require the board to adopt regulations to establish qualifications for those courses and course
providers by July 1, 2024.
AB 1111 (Berman D) Postsecondary education: common course numbering system.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the California Community Colleges, on or before July 1, 2024, to adopt a
common course numbering system for all general education requirement courses and transfer pathway
courses, and require each community college campus, on or before July 1, 2024, to incorporate
common course numbers from the adopted system into its course catalog. The bill would require the
common course numbering system to be student facing and ensure that comparable courses across all
community colleges have the same course number. By requiring community college campuses to
incorporate common course numbers in their catalogs, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
AB 1113 (Medina D) Public postsecondary education: exemption from tuition and fees: qualifying
survivors of persons providing medical or emergency services deceased during COVID-19
California state of emergency.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, the Board of
Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and, if
they adopt an appropriate resolution, the Regents of the University of California from collecting
mandatory systemwide tuition and fees from any qualifying surviving spouse or surviving child of a
deceased person who was a resident of this state, who was a licensed physician or a licensed nurse
employed by or under contract with a health facility regulated and licensed by the State Department of
Public Health to provide medical services or a first responder, as specified, and who died of COVID-19
during the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency in California. The bill would also make conforming
changes to related code sections.
AB 1185 (Cervantes D) Student financial aid: Cal Grant program.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require that, in a state of emergency, as defined, resulting from the COVID-19 public
health crisis, specified Cal Grant Program eligibility requirements related to time limits for award
eligibility and to the age of an award recipient would not apply. This bill would make this provision
inoperative on July 1, 2023, and would repeal it as of January 1, 2024.
AB 1215 (Boerner Horvath D) Public postsecondary education: University of California: admissions policy:
systemwide protocols.
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Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to
the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by appropriate resolution, to make
those provisions applicable. A provision of the act expresses the intent of the Legislature that, in
determining the standards and criteria for undergraduate and graduate admissions to UC and the
California State University, the governing bodies of the segments, among other things, develop
processes that strive to be fair and are easily understandable. This bill would request the regents to
adopt a policy directing the Office of the President of the University of California to establish
systemwide protocols for admissions of students no later than February 1, 2022, to become effective
for the fall 2023 admission cycle of the university, beginning August 1, 2022.
AB 1326 (Arambula D) Public social services: county liaison for higher education.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would require a county human services agency to designate at least one employee as a
staff liaison to serve as a point of contact for academic counselors and other professional staff at a
campus of an institution of public higher education located within the county. The bill would require any
disclosure or sharing of personal information under the bill to be made in compliance with applicable
state and federal confidentiality laws. The bill would require a county human services agency, with
input from the public institutions of higher learning in the county, to develop protocols for engagement
between the staff liaison and a campus of an institution of public higher education located within the
county and would encourage those entities to consult with specified stakeholders in the development
of those protocols. The bill would authorize the State Department of Social Services to implement its
provisions by all-county letters or similar instructions.
AB 1352 (Chau D) Independent information security assessments: Military Department: local educational
agencies.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Military Department, at the request of a local educational agency, and
in consultation with the California Cybersecurity Integration Center, to perform an independent
security assessment of the local educational agency, or an individual schoolsite under its jurisdiction,
the cost of which to be funded by the local educational agency, as specified.
AB 1363 (Rivas, Luz D) Preschool: dual language learners.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Early Education Act, has as one of its purposes the provision of an inclusive and cost-
effective preschool program that provides high-quality learning experiences, coordinated services, and
referrals for families to access health and social-emotional support services through full- and part-time
programs. The act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop standards for the
implementation of high-quality preschool programs and requires that indicators of quality include,
among other things, program activities and services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of
children and families.This bill would require the above-described quality indicator to include program
activities and services that meet the need of dual language learners for support in the development of
their home language and English.
AB 1383 (Carrillo D) Community colleges: academic employees: involuntary administrative leave.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 29, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: This bill would specify that the 90-day period for the employer to complete its investigation
of the accused misconduct and initiate disciplinary proceedings against, or reinstate, the academic
employee is a 90-working-day period and would provide that the period of paid administrative leave
may be extended by agreement of the parties, not to exceed 30 calendar days.
AB 1456 (Medina D) Student financial aid: Cal Grant Reform Act.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Cal Grant Reform Act, which would revise and recast the provisions
establishing and governing the existing Cal Grant Program into a new Cal Grant Program. The bill
would specify that the Cal Grant Reform Act would only become operative upon the appropriation by
the Legislature, in the annual Budget Act or another statute, of sufficient funds to fully implement its
provisions. The bill would authorize the commission to adopt emergency regulations to implement the
Cal Grant Reform Act. The new Cal Grant Program would also include a Cal Grant 2 Program and a Cal
Grant 4 Program, with eligibility requirements as specified.
AB 1550 (Rivas, Luz D) Higher education labor relations: employee organizations.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act contains provisions relating to
employer-employee relations between the State of California and the employees of the University of
California. The act assigns major responsibilities for its implementation to the Public Employment
Relations Board. A provision of the act relates to the factors to be considered in the determination of
the appropriateness of an employee representation unit. The act specifies that the only appropriate
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representation units that include members of the Academic Senate of the University of California are
either a single statewide unit consisting of all eligible members of the senate or divisional units
consisting of all eligible members of a division of the senate. If the University of California adds to the
academic senate an existing job classification that was previously outside of the academic senate, and
employees in that job classification were represented by an exclusive representative, this bill would
instead require continued representation of that job classification and those employees by that
exclusive representative.
ACR 38 (Rubio, Blanca D) School Breakfast Week.
Status: 4/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 18, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim March 8, 2021, to March 12, 2021, inclusive, as School
Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition
staff in addressing the needs of the state’s pupils.
ACR 49 (Choi R) Arts Education Month.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 27, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim March 2021 as Arts Education Month and would encourage all
educational communities to celebrate the arts with meaningful pupil activities and programs that
demonstrate learning and understanding in the visual and performing arts.
ACR 53 (Ward D) Purple Star School Program.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 57, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would request the State Department of Education to establish and manage a
program designating schools that support military-connected pupils as Purple Star Schools and use the
Military Child Education Coalition for resources and information regarding the Purple Star School
Program.
HR 9 (Kiley R) Relative to School Choice Week.
Status: 2/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly proclaims the week of January 24, 2021, through January 31, 2021, as
School Choice Week.
HR 12 (Jones-Sawyer D) Relative to Black Lives Matter School Week of Action.
Status: 2/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes an annual week of action during the first week of February each
year in the State of California called “Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action,” and encourages
educators, school staff, and pupils to participate in related educational opportunities, cultural events,
and expressions of unity.
HR 21 (Nazarian D) Relative to the Armenian Genocide.
Status: 4/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby commends the extraordinary service that was delivered by Near East
Relief to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and the Assyrian Genocide, including thousands of
direct beneficiaries of American philanthropy who are the parents, grandparents, and great-
grandparents of many Californian Armenians and Assyrians, and pledges its intent, through this
resolution, to working with community groups, nonprofit organizations, citizens, state personnel, and
the community at large to host statewide educational and cultural events.
HR 22 (Muratsuchi D) Relative to Japanese American concentration camps.
Status: 2/18/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly declares February 19, 2021, as a Day of Remembrance in this state to
increase public awareness of the events surrounding the incarceration of Americans of Japanese
ancestry during World War II.
HR 30 (Gabriel D) Relative to Education and Sharing Day, California.
Status: 3/25/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly proclaims Wednesday, March
24, 2021, as “Education and Sharing Day, California” and calls upon government officials, educators,
volunteers, and citizens to reach out to those within their communities and work to create a better,
brighter, and more hopeful future for all.
HR 32 (O'Donnell D) Relative to Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week.
Status: 4/12/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby recognizes the week of April 11 to April 17, 2021, inclusive, as
Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, and calls upon all Californians to observe the week by
participating in appropriate activities and programs.
HR 40 (Ramos D) Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month.
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Status: 5/6/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby designates the month of May 2021 as California’s Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month.
HR 41 (Mayes I) Relative to human rights of Uyghurs.
Status: 5/20/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: That the People’s Republic of China should release the estimated 2,000,000 imprisoned
Uyghurs and grant access to foreign press and the United Nations to the detention camps in Xinjiang.
HR 44 (Quirk D) Relative to state scientists.
Status: 6/17/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: State scientists have sparked an interest in science for thousands of California
schoolchildren, legislators, state employees, and members of the public by sponsoring the annual
State Scientist Day at the Capitol, which was unfortunately postponed this year due to the COVID-19
pandemic; now, therefore, be it resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, that The Assembly
hereby recognizes and pays tribute to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who
work on behalf of all the residents of California.
HR 47 (Reyes D) Relative to the 25th annual Immigrant Day of Action.
Status: 5/24/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly stands firm in its commitment to upholding the human rights of immigrants,
that it commends the courage and determination of immigrant community leaders who have worked
hard for two decades to advance inclusive policies, and that it joins immigrants across California in
celebrating the 25th annual Immigrant Day of Action.
HR 53 (Levine D) Relative to the California State University Class of 4 Million.
Status: 7/15/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: That the Assembly joins the California State University in celebrating the Class of 4 Million,
its global network, and its essential impact on California.
HR 54 (Choi R) Relative to the 71st anniversary of the Korean War.
Status: 6/24/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The members of the Assembly join the Korean-American communities throughout the state
in marking June 25, 2021, as the 71st anniversary of the Korean War.
HR 60 (Ramos D) Relative to the federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. HR 60 (Ramos D) Relative to the federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
Status: 7/15/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary:
HR 62 (Weber, Akilah D) Relative to Red Ribbon Week.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly encourages all Californians to help build drug-free
communities and to participate in drug prevention activities by making a visible statement that we are
firmly committed to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles.
HR 70 (Reyes D) Relative to the 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.
Status: 9/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly acknowledges the 20th anniversary of the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. The Assembly continues to recognize September 11th of each year as
a day of remembrance and service and calls upon all Californians to participate in appropriate
observances to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as
a symbol of our love for them, their families, and our own communities, cities, and nation.
SB 50 (Limón D) Early learning and care.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Child Care and Development Services Act and the The Early Education Act require that
families meet specified requirements to be eligible for federal- and state-subsidized childcare and
development services and preschool programs, including, among other requirements, that the family
needs childcare services or full-day preschool because the family is homeless, the child’s parents are
seeking employment or permanent housing, or the child’s parents are employed. The acts require,
upon establishing eligibility for services, a family to be considered to meet all eligibility and need
requirements for services and to receive those services without being required to report income or
other changes for at least 12 months, except as specified. This bill would extend eligibility for childcare
and development programs and the preschool program to families in which a member of the family has
been certified as eligible to receive benefits from certain means-tested government programs,
including Medi-Cal and CalFresh, as specified, and would require those families to submit a self-
certification of income for the purposes of prioritizing enrollment and calculating family fees.
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SB 71 (McGuire D) Infractions: community service: education programs.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a court to sentence a person convicted of an infraction to perform
community service in lieu of the total fine, as defined, that would otherwise be imposed, upon a
showing that payment of the total fine would pose a hardship on the defendant or the person’s family.
This bill would additionally authorize the court to allow a person to participate in educational programs,
as defined, to satisfy community service hours.
SB 224 (Portantino D) Pupil instruction: mental health education.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require each school district, county office of education, state special school, and
charter school that offers one or more courses in health education to pupils in middle school or high
school to include in those courses instruction in mental health that meets the requirements of the bill,
as specified. The bill would require that instruction to include, among other things, reasonably
designed instruction on the overarching themes and core principles of mental health. The bill would
require that instruction and related materials to, among other things, be appropriate for use with
pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, pupils with
disabilities, and English learners.
SB 254 (Borgeas R) Public schools: September 11th Remembrance Day.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law designates particular days each year as having special significance and
encourages all public schools and educational institutions to observe those days and to conduct
suitable commemorative exercises on those days.This bill would designate and set apart September
11 each year as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance. The bill would
encourage, when September 11th Remembrance Day falls on a schoolday, each public elementary and
secondary school to observe a moment of silence at an appropriate time while school is in session.
SB 263 (Rubio D) Real estate applicants and licensees: education requirements: fair housing and implicit
bias training.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 361, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a real estate licensee to successfully complete 45 hours of continuing
education as a prerequisite to initial license renewal, including, among other things, a 3-hour course in
fair housing. For subsequent renewals, the law requires a licensee to complete 45 hours of continuing
education, including an 8-hour update survey course.This bill would revise the real estate practice
course for an applicant for a real estate broker or salesperson license to include a component on
implicit bias, as specified, and would revise the legal aspects of real estate course for that applicant to
include a component on state and federal fair housing laws, as specified. The bill would require that
fair housing component to include an interactive participatory component, as specified. The bill would
revise the fair housing course requirement for initial license renewals to include an interactive
participatory component, as specified. The bill would also require a licensee, as part of the licensee’s
45 hours of continuing education, to successfully complete a 2-hour course in implicit bias training, as
specified.
SB 363 (Leyva D) Educational equity: government instruction conferences.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would, commencing January 1, 2023, exempt from the Sex Equity in Education Act’s sex
discrimination provisions, and other specified provisions, any gender-segregated programs or activities
of the American Legion or the American Legion Auxiliary related to their respective yearly Girls State
and Boys State conferences and any promotion of, or selection of pupils for, any of those conferences
by secondary educational institutions if the conferences comply with certain conditions, including
providing substantially similar access to government officials and facilities, providing substantially
similar programming, except as specified, providing an equal number of participation opportunities,
and, for pupils who do not identify as either male or female, or with their assigned birth gender,
allowing those pupils to participate in either conference.
SB 416 (Hueso D) Corrections: educational programs.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to
implement literacy programs in the state prison. Current law requires the department to offer college
programs through voluntary education programs or their equivalent.This bill would instead require the
department to make college programs available for the benefit of inmates with a general education
development certificate or equivalent or a high school diploma and would require those college
programs to only be provided by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the
University of California, or other regionally accredited, nonprofit colleges or universities.
SB 436 (Dahle R) Community colleges: nonresident tuition.
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Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the establishment of community college districts, and further
authorizes the operation, by these districts, of community college campuses that offer instructional
services throughout the state. Current law authorizes community college districts to admit nonresident
students, and requires community college districts to charge a tuition fee to nonresident students,
with specified exceptions. Current law, until July 1, 2022, exempts from the nonresident tuition fee
students who attend Lake Tahoe Community College and who have residence in one of several
designated communities in Nevada, as provided. This bill would extend operation of the exemption
from the nonresident tuition fee for qualifying students of Lake Tahoe Community College and related
provisions indefinitely.
SB 488 (Rubio D) Teacher credentialing: reading instruction.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties,
establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Current law
requires the commission to develop, adopt, and administer a reading instruction competence
assessment consisting of one or more instruments to measure an individual’s knowledge, skill, and
ability relative to effective reading instruction, as provided. Current law requires the requirements for
the issuance of the preliminary multiple subject teaching credential to include successful passage of
one of specified components of the reading instruction competence assessment. This bill would
additionally authorize the passage of a combination of those specified components, as approved by
the commission to meet that requirement, and would extend these requirements to the issuance of a
preliminary education specialist credential.
SB 512 (Min D) Public postsecondary education: support services for foster youth: Cooperating Agencies
Foster Youth Educational Support Program.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the California State University, the California Community Colleges,
and the University of California as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Current law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests
the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that
administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority in that system to certain foster youth or
former foster youth whose dependency was established or continued by the court on or after the
youth’s 16th birthday and to certain homeless youth and former homeless youth. This bill would
extend this requirement and request for enrollment priority for certain foster youth or former foster
youth to those whose dependency was established or continued by a court of competent jurisdiction,
including a tribal court, on or after the youth’s 13th birthday.
SB 701 (Committee on Education) Public postsecondary education: federal GI Bill: nonresident tuition:
real property.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 110, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Effective for academic terms beginning after July 1, 2019, current law exempts a student
enrolled at a campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University from
paying nonresident tuition or any other fee that exclusively applies to nonresident students if the
student resides in California, meets the definition of “covered individual” under federal law, and is
eligible for education benefits under 3 specified categories of beneficiaries under the federal GI Bill, as
the federal law read on January 1, 2019. After the expiration of a 3-year period following a discharge
under federal law, existing law deems such a student as maintaining “covered individual” status as
long as the student remains continuously enrolled, as defined, at a campus, and requires the student
to continue to be exempt from paying the tuition and fees described above. This bill would instead
provide, effective for academic terms beginning on or after August 1, 2021, in conformity with federal
law enacted on January 5, 2021, that eliminated the requirement of the expiration of a 3-year period,
that such a student is deemed to maintain “covered individual” status as long as the student remains
eligible for any of the 3 federal GI Bill programs referenced above.
SB 737 (Limón D) California Student Opportunity and Access Program.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties
with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and
Access Program. Under this program, the commission may apportion funds for the support of projects
designed to increase accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities for certain elementary
and secondary school pupils. Current law requires each project to be proposed and operated through
a consortium, as specified, and requires at least 30% or the equivalent of each project grant to be
allocated for stipends to peer advisers and tutors meeting specified criteria. This bill, among other
things, would instead authorize the commission to apportion funds under the program to projects
designed to increase accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities and financial aid for
pupils from underserved communities who meet specified criteria.
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SB 802 (Roth D) Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of
2009.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 provides for the regulation of
private postsecondary educational institutions by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in
the Department of Consumer Affairs. This bill would revise and recast provisions of the act. The bill
would revise the definition of “continuing education” to expressly exclude instruction that leads to a
degree and would revise the definition of “educational program” to exclude a course of 32 hours of
instruction or less that is not designed to lead to employment. The bill would change the definition of
“postsecondary education” from a formal institutional educational program whose “curriculum” is
designed primarily for specified students, to a formal institutional educational program whose
“instruction” is designed primarily for those students. The bill would clarify that institutions cannot
qualify for the trade or fraternal organization exemption by sponsoring their own educational
programs.
SCR 20 (Ochoa Bogh R) Women and Girls in STEM Week.
Status: 4/26/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 23, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate April 4, 2021, to April 10, 2021, inclusive, as Women and
Girls in STEM Week and would encourage all citizens and community organizations to support the
observance of California’s Women and Girls in STEM Week by encouraging and celebrating women in
the STEM fields.
SCR 25 (Hurtado D) Adult Education Week.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 62, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This bill would proclaim the week of April 18, 2021, to April 24, 2021, inclusive, as Adult
Education Week, and would honor the teachers, administrators, classified staff, and students of adult
education programs statewide for their efforts, persistence, and accomplishments.
SCR 29 (Wiener D) California Holocaust Memorial Day.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 65, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would proclaim April 8, 2021, as California Holocaust Memorial Day, and would
urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an
appropriate manner.
SCR 41 (Bradford D) Juneteenth.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 99, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth and would urge the people of
California to join in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to honor and reflect on the significant role that
African Americans have played in the history of the United States and how they have enriched society
through their steadfast commitment to promoting unity and equality.
SR 10 (Pan D) Relative to Japanese American concentration camps.
Status: 3/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate declares February 19, 2021, as a Day of
Remembrance in this state to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the incarceration of
Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
SR 16 (Borgeas R) Relative to commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence.
Status: 3/25/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate recognizes March 25, 2021, as the 200th
Anniversary of Greek Independence.
SR 17 (Gonzalez D) Relative to Cesar Chavez Day.
Status: 3/25/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate calls upon all Californians to observe César
Chávez’s birthday, March 31, as a day of public service. The Senate calls upon all Californians to
recognize the hard work and self-sacrifice that farmworkers go through to feed all the families in our
state. The Senate calls upon all Californians to learn from César Chávez’s life and his mission of
nonviolence, social justice, and selfless service to others.
SR 25 (Wieckowski D) Relative to Tamil Heritage Day.
Status: 4/15/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby declares April 14, 2021, to be Tamil
Heritage Day
SR 26 (Gonzalez D) Relative to Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week.
Status: 4/19/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby recognizes the week of April 11 to April
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17, 2021, inclusive, as Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, and calls upon all Californians to observe
the week by participating in appropriate activities and programs.
SR 29 (Archuleta D) Relative to the Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of
1915–1923.
Status: 4/26/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof
concurring, That the Legislature proclaims April 8, 2021, as California Holocaust Memorial Day, and
encourages all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust in an
appropriate manner.
SR 30 (Hueso D) Relative to Autism Awareness Month.
Status: 5/3/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate designates the month of April 2021 as Autism
Awareness Month and encourages residents to show support for autism awareness.
SR 40 (Leyva D) Relative to the 49th anniversary of Title IX.
Status: 6/21/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate urges Californians to continue to work
together to achieve the goals set by Title IX of increased opportunities for girls and women in
academics, sports, and other educational activities. The Senate of the State of California, on June 23,
2021, commemorates the 49th anniversary of Title IX, and commends the national movement toward
increased equality and fair treatment of all students.
SR 44 (Glazer D) Relative to the California State University Class of 4 Million.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate joins the California State University in celebrating the Class
of 4 Million, its global network, and its essential impact on California.
SR 47 (Borgeas R) Relative to the 20th Anniversary of September 11th.
Status: 9/7/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate expresses thanks and gratitude to the foreign leaders and
citizens of all nations who have assisted and continue to stand in solidarity with the United States
against terrorism in the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and asks them to continue to
stand with the United States against international terrorism. The Senate reaffirms that the American
people will never forget the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001.
SR 52 (Min D) Relative to the history of baseball in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Status: 9/10/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate recognizes the history of baseball in Asian and Pacific
Islander communities and celebrates the contributions Asians and Pacific Islanders have made to the
sport.
Elections and Constitutional Amendments - Cupertino
AB 37 (Berman D) Elections: vote by mail ballots.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 312,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for
all elections proclaimed or conducted prior to January 1, 2022. Current law requires county elections
officials to use a specified Secretary of State vote by mail tracking system or a system that meets the
same specifications.This bill would extend the requirements to mail a ballot to every registered voter to
all elections and apply them to all local elections officials. This bill would require a vote by mail tracking
system to be accessible to voters with disabilities. The bill would also make various conforming and
technical changes.
AB 319 (Valladares R) Political Reform Act of 1974: contributions: foreign governments or principals.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 313,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign
financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions. A violation of the act’s provisions
is punishable as a misdemeanor and subject to specified penalties. The act prohibits a foreign
government or principal, as defined, from making a contribution or expenditure in connection with a
ballot measure. The act also prohibits a person or committee from soliciting or accepting a contribution
from a foreign government or principal for this purpose. This bill would expand this prohibition to
include contributions and expenditures in connection with an election of a candidate to state or local
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office.
AB 446 (Mayes I) Elections: political party qualifications.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law permits a group of voters to form a new political party by filing a formal notice
with the Secretary of State that states an intent to qualify to participate in a primary election or a
presidential general election and by holding a caucus or convention at which the group elects
temporary officers and designates a party name that does not mislead the voters or conflict with the
name of an existing party or political body that has previously filed notice, as specified. This bill would
require the Secretary of State to notify a political body’s temporary officers in writing if a designated
party name is rejected and to provide reasons for the rejection. The bill would authorize a temporary
officer to request that the Secretary of State reconsider the rejection, as provided.
AB 502 (Davies R) Common interest developments: election requirements.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act governs the formation and operation
of common interest developments and generally provides for the election and removal of directors of
the board by secret ballot. Current law provides for director nominees to be considered elected by
acclamation if the number of director nominees is not more than the number of vacancies to be
elected, the association includes 6,000 or more units, the association provides individual notice of the
election at least 30 days before the close of the nominations, and the association permits all
candidates to run if nominated, except as specified. This bill would instead authorize the association to
consider qualified candidates elected by acclamation if specified conditions are met, including that the
association has held a regular election for the directors in the last 3 years, as specified; the
association provided individual notice of the election and procedures for nominating candidates at
least 90 days before the deadline for submitting nominations, and a reminder notice between 7 and 30
days before the deadline for submitting nominations, as specified; and the association board votes to
consider the qualified candidates elected by acclamation at a meeting held in accordance with specified
requirements.
AB 796 (Berman D) Voter registration: California New Motor Voter Program.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require a driver’s license or identification card application, renewal, or change of
address notification, as specified, to include a voter registration application and would require the
Department of Motor Vehicles to transmit the application to the Secretary of State according to
specified deadlines. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to monitor the timeliness
of its transmittals to the Secretary of State, and to provide the Secretary of State information
regarding delays and irregularities in its ability to do so. The bill would require the Department of Motor
Vehicles and the Secretary of State each to designate an employee to undertake specified
responsibilities to ensure compliance with the California New Motor Voter Program and the National
Voter Registration Act. The bill would require the Secretary of State to convene a task force that would
provide advice and perform other duties with respect to implementing the California New Motor Voter
Program.
AB 1196 (Cooley D) Sacramento Regional Transit District: board of directors: voting procedures.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the formation of the Sacramento Regional Transit District with
various powers and duties with respect to transportation planning, programming, construction, and
operations. Current law vests the government of the district in a board of directors. Current law
prescribes a weighted voting procedure, based on a total of 100 votes, for board action. Current law
defines a quorum for the transaction of business at a noticed meeting as the presence of members
eligible to cast a majority of the 100 votes. Current law requires an affirmative vote of members
casting a majority of the 100 votes for official acts of the board, as specified. This bill would instead
establish that each board member has one vote, that a majority of the members of the board
constitutes a quorum, and that all official acts of the board require the affirmative vote of a majority of
all the members of the board. The bill would require the board to post the new voting procedure on
the district’s internet website. The bill would also make conforming changes.
AB 1495 (Rivas, Luz D) Vacancy elections.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 316,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes procedures for filling a vacancy in the representation of the state in
the United States Senate. Pursuant to those procedures, the Governor may appoint and commission a
qualified person to fill a vacancy until the vacancy is filled at the next general election or special
election after the occurrence of the vacancy. Current law provides that an election to fill the vacancy
shall not be held if the vacancy occurs within a term fixed by law to expire on the third day of January
following the next general election, in which case the Governor’s appointment holds office for the
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remainder of the unexpired term, unless the vacancy is filled at a special election held prior to that
general election. This bill would delete the provisions described above allowing the Governor’s
appointment to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and requiring an election to fill the
vacancy to be held at the next general or special election after the occurrence of the vacancy.
AB 1546 (Chau D) City of Alhambra: charter amendment: Alhambra Unified School District: California
Voting Rights Act.
Status: 8/18/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the governing body of the City of Alhambra to submit a proposal to amend
the charter of the City of Alhambra to remove all references to the Alhambra Unified School District from
the charter at a special election held on specified election dates before the next established statewide
general election.
AB 1590 (Committee on Elections) Political Reform Act of 1974.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 317,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Political Reform Act of 1974, imposes various requirements and limitations with respect
to the conduct of public officials, campaign expenditures and disclosures, political advertisements,
lobbying, the ballot pamphlet, and other aspects of political reform. The act defines numerous terms
that govern its interpretation, including “proponent of a state ballot measure,” which it defines by
reference to a definition in the Elections Code. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the act
by revising its definition of “proponent of a state ballot measure” to refer to the correct section in the
Elections Code.
AB 1591 (Committee on Elections) Elections omnibus bill.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 100,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a ballot to direct voters, with respect to candidates for Justice of the
California Supreme Court or the California Court of Appeal, as further specified, to mark the voting
target next to the word “Yes” or “No,” to the right of the name of the candidate. Current law also
requires a ballot TO direct voters, with respect to voting on any measure, to mark the voting target
next to the word “Yes” or after the word “No.” This bill would remove the part of the above-described
direction regarding voting for a Justice of the California Supreme Court or the California Court of Appeal
that requires voters to mark the voting target to the right of the name of the candidate. The bill would
require a ballot to direct voters, with respect to voting on any measure, to mark the voting target next
to the word “Yes” or next to the word “No.”
HR 2 (Rendon D) Relative to the election of officers of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session.
Status: 12/7/2020-Introduced. Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That the following
named persons constitute officers of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session: Sue Parker, Chief
Clerk Alisa Buckley, Chief Sergeant at Arms Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan, Chaplain
HR 7 (Mayes I) Relative to the President of the United States.
Status: 1/11/2021-Introduced. Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly of the State of California immediately calls for President Donald J. Trump to
resign, Vice President Michael R. Pence and principal officers of the federal executive departments to
invoke the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, or the United States Congress to
impeach President Donald J. Trump.
SB 29 (Umberg D) Elections: vote by mail ballots.
Status: 2/19/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 3, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Current law required county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for
the November 3, 2020, statewide general election. Current law, for the November 3, 2020, statewide
general election, also required county elections officials to use a specified Secretary of State vote by
mail tracking system or a system that meets the same specifications. This bill would extend these
requirements to all elections proclaimed or conducted prior to January 1, 2022
SB 35 (Umberg D) Elections.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits the name of a candidate for Governor from being printed on the ballot
of the direct primary election unless the candidate, at least 98 days before the direct primary election,
files with the Secretary of State copies of every income tax return the candidate filed withe the
Internal Revenue Service in the 5 most recent taxable years. Current law requires the candidate to
redact specified information from each submitted return. Current law requires the Secretary of State to
review the redacted copy of each tax return, and, if the Secretary of State determines that the
candidate has redacted information other than that which is specified, to prepare a new version of the
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tax return with only the permitted redactions. This bill would extend the deadline for a candidate to
submit tax returns to 88 days before the direct primary election.
SB 442 (Newman D) School districts and community college districts: governing board elections: charter
cities.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 139, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes, in any school district or community college district, a county
committee on school district organization to establish trustee areas, rearrange the boundaries of
trustee areas, abolish trustee areas, and increase to 7 or decrease to 5 the number of members of a
governing board, or to adopt an alternative method of electing governing board members, as
specified, except in a school district governed by a board of education provided for in the charter of a
city or city and county. This bill would delete the exception for a school district governed by a board of
education provided for in the charter of a city or city and county, for purposes of that provision.
SB 503 (Becker D) Voting: ballots and signature verification.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 319, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires an elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, to verify the
signature on the identification envelope by comparing it with the signature on specified records within
the voter’s registration record. This bill would (1) apply a presumption, for purposes of the comparison
of signatures in the voter’s registration record, that the signature on an identification envelope,
signature verification statement, unsigned ballot statement, or provisional ballot envelope, is the
voter’s signature; (2) specify that an exact signature is not required for an elections official to
determine that the signature is valid and the fact that signatures share similar characteristics is
sufficient to determine the signature is valid; (3) permit a ballot to be rejected only if two officials
determine beyond a reasonable doubt that a voter’s signature differs in multiple, significant, and
obvious respects from all signatures in the voter’s registration record; (4) prohibit an elections official
from reviewing or considering a voter’s party preference, race, or ethnicity, when comparing
signatures; and (5) require the elections official to send, on or before the next business day after
discovering that a voter’s signature does not compare or is missing, except as specified, notice to the
voter of the opportunity to verify or provide a signature and a postage-paid return envelope for the
voter to return a signature verification statement or unsigned ballot statement.
SB 590 (Allen D) 2022 statewide primary election: terms of office.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 107, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, Chapter 111 of the Statutes of 2020, moved the date of the statewide direct
primary election in even-numbered years in which there is no presidential primary election from the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in March to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June. Current
law authorizes elections for certain local offices to be held on the day of the statewide direct primary
election.This bill would extend any term of office set to expire in March or April 2022, where the next
scheduled regular election for that office has been consolidated with the 2022 statewide primary
election, until the certification of election results from the 2022 statewide primary election.
SB 594 (Glazer D) Elections: redistricting.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 320, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Constitution establishes the Citizens Redistricting Commission for the
purpose of drawing district lines for the election of Members of the State Senate, Assembly, Congress,
and the State Board of Equalization, and requires the commission to do so by August 15 in each year
ending in the number one thereafter. For redistricting occurring in 2021, the Supreme Court of
California, by peremptory writ of mandate in Legislature of State of California v. Padilla (2020) 9 Cal.5th
867, extended that deadline to December 15, 2021, or to a later date if specified conditions are met,
due to a delay in the release of federal census data caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would,
for the June 7, 2022, statewide direct primary election, make various changes, as specified, to existing
law relating to candidate nominations and compilation of registered voter data in order to
accommodate the extended state redistricting deadline.
SB 660 (Newman D) Initiative, referendum, and recall petitions: compensation for signatures.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a person from paying money or providing any other thing of value based on
the number of signatures obtained on a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition. The bill
would impose a civil penalty for violations of that prohibition, equal to the greater of $25,000 or $50
times the number of signatures gathered in exchange for compensation.
SB 686 (Glazer D) Campaign disclosure: limited liability companies.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 321, Statutes
of 2021.
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Summary: The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign
financing, including requiring elected officials, candidates for elective office, committees formed primarily
to support or oppose a candidate for public office or a ballot measure, and other entities to file periodic
campaign statements and reports concerning campaign finances. This bill would require a limited
liability company that qualifies as a committee or a sponsor of a committee under the act, as specified,
to file a statement of members with the Secretary of State. The bill would require the statement of
members to include certain information about the limited liability company, including a list of all persons
who have a membership interest in the limited liability company of at least 10% or who made a
cumulative capital contribution of at least $10,000 to the limited liability company after it qualified as a
committee or sponsor of a committee, or within the 12 months before it qualified.
SB 714 (Caballero D) Democratic Party: county central committees: appointment and election.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 299, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides procedures for the election or appointment of members of county
central committees of the Democratic Party. Current law provides that a person is not eligible for
appointment or election to a committee if the person is not registered as affiliated with the party at
the time of the appointment or election. Current law requires an elections official to attach a certificate
to the declaration of candidacy for a person who seeks membership on a county central committee
that certifies the person’s eligibility for such membership. This bill would instead provide that a person
is not eligible for election to a county central committee if the person’s affidavit of registration does not
state a political party preference for the Democratic party.
SR 1 (Rubio D) Relative to holdover Senators.
Status: 12/7/2020-Introduced. Held at desk. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the holdover Senators take their
seats.
SR 2 (Hertzberg D) Relative to the election of officers.
Status: 12/7/2020-Introduced. Held at desk. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That Senator Toni G. Atkins be, and is
hereby, elected President pro Tempore of the Senate; that Erika Contreras Valles be, and is hereby,
elected Secretary of the Senate; and that Katrina Rodriguez, be, and is hereby, elected Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate.
SR 4 (Hertzberg D) Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.
Status: 1/11/2021-Introduced. Held at desk. Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That the following
members are hereby elected members of the Senate Committee on Rules: Senator Bates, Senator
Hertzberg, Senator Laird, and Senator Wilk.
SR 9 (Atkins D) Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.
Status: 2/16/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That Senator Grove is
hereby elected as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules to replace Senator Wilk.
SR 19 (Atkins D) Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.
Status: 3/15/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve, by the Senate of the State of California, That Senator
Kamlager is hereby elected as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules to replace Senator
Hertzberg.
Energy, Utilities, and Communications – Cupertino
AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry D) Communications: California Advanced Services Fund: deaf and disabled
telecommunications program: surcharges.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public
utilities, including telephone corporations. Current law requires the commission to develop, implement,
and administer the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) to encourage deployment of high-quality
advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation,
and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies. Current
law authorizes the commission to impose a surcharge to collect $330,000,000 for deposit into the
CASF beginning January 1, 2018, and continuing through the 2022 calendar year. Current law specifies
the amount of surcharge revenues to be deposited into each account within the CASF, subject to
appropriation by the Legislature.This bill would authorize the commission to impose the surcharge to
fund the CASF until December 31, 2032, as specified.
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AB 33 (Ting D) Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979: energy storage systems and electric
vehicle charging infrastructure: Native American tribes.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 226,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 authorizes a school, hospital, public care
institution, or unit of local government to submit an application to the Energy Commission for an
allocation for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs incurred in implementing a project,
which includes an energy audit, energy conservation and operating procedure, or energy conservation
measure in an existing or planned building or facility, an energy conservation project, or a technical
assistance program. Current law requires the Energy Commission to approve only those applications
for projects that will recover costs through savings in the cost of energy to the eligible institution
during the repayment period of the allocation. Current law creates the State Energy Conservation
Assistance Account, which is continuously appropriated to the Energy Commission for purposes of the
act. This bill would require the Energy Commission, in administering the account, to provide grants and
loans to local governments and public institutions to maximize energy use savings, expand installation
of energy storage systems, and expand the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure,
including technical assistance, demonstrations, and identification and implementation of cost-effective
energy efficiency, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure measures and programs
in existing and planned buildings or facilities.
AB 41 (Wood D) Broadband infrastructure deployment.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of
state highways and associated property. Current law requires the department to notify companies and
organizations working on broadband deployment on its internet website of specified department-led
highway construction projects and authorizes those companies and organizations to collaborate with
the department to install broadband conduits as part of those projects. This bill would require the
department, as part of those projects that are funded by a specified item of the Budget Act of 2021
and are located in priority areas, to ensure that construction includes the installation of conduits
capable of supporting optic communication cables.
AB 74 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Communications: universal service: lifeline program.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Under the California Constitution and the Public Utilities Act, the Public Utilities Commission
has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. The act establishes the
Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program (lifeline program) in order to provide low-income
households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. This bill would require the
commission, before March 1, 2022, to adopt updated rules for the lifeline program establishing a
modified recertification process that minimizes barriers to lifeline subscriber recertification and reduces
the burden and cost of recertification on the lifeline program, as specified. The bill would require the
commission, in consultation with lifeline service providers, the Federal Communications Commission,
and the Universal Service Administrative Company, before January 1, 2023, to adopt updated rules for
the lifeline program with the goal of achieving recertification rates at least equivalent to those rates
achieved for the federal lifeline program. The bill would require the commission to annually publicly
report on its internet website the participation and recertification rates of eligible lifeline subscribers.
AB 242 (Holden D) Public utilities.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 228,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public
utilities. Current law requires every entity that offers an electricity product for sale to retail consumers
in California to disclose its electricity sources and the associated intensity of greenhouse gas
emissions for the previous calendar year. Current law requires that disclosure to be made by the end
of the first complete billing cycle for the third quarter of each year. This bill would require that
disclosure to be made instead on the retail supplier’s internet website by October 1 of each year, and
in written promotional materials by the end of the first complete billing cycle for the fourth quarter of
the year.
AB 271 (Rivas, Robert D) Santa Clara Valley Water District: contracts: best value procurement.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 48, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes certain local entities to select a bidder for a contract on the basis of
“best value,” as defined. Existing law governs various types of contract procedures applicable to the
Santa Clara Valley Water District and prescribes competitive bidding procedures for any improvement
or unit of work over $50,000. This bill would authorize the district, upon approval by the board of
directors of the district, to award contracts on a best value basis for any work of the Anderson Dam
project, defined to include prescribed activities and works of construction with regard to the Leroy
Anderson Dam and Reservoir and certain fish and aquatic habitat measures described in a federal-
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state settlement agreement.
AB 322 (Salas D) Energy: Electric Program Investment Charge program: biomass.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 229,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates in the State Treasury the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund to
be administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and
requires the PUC to forward to the Energy Commission, at least quarterly, moneys for those EPIC
programs the PUC has determined should be administered by the Energy Commission for deposit in
the fund. Current law requires the Energy Commission, in administering moneys in the fund for
research, development, and demonstration programs, to develop and implement the EPIC program for
the purpose of awarding funds to projects that may lead to technological advancement and
breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state’s statutory energy
goals and that may result in a portfolio of projects that are strategically focused and sufficiently narrow
to make advancement on the most significant technological challenges. Current law, until January 1,
2023, requires the Energy Commission to expend certain percentages of the moneys appropriated
from the fund for technology demonstration and deployment at sites that benefit certain communities.
This bill would require the Energy Commission to consider, in the investment planning process for the
EPIC program, funding for eligible biomass conversion to energy projects, as specified.
AB 525 (Chiu D) Energy: offshore wind generation.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Commission to
undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction
objectives. This bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before June 1, 2022, to evaluate and
quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment,
and decarbonization benefits and to establish offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045, as
specified.
AB 537 (Quirk D) Communications: wireless telecommunications and broadband facilities.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a collocation or siting application for a wireless telecommunications
facility be deemed approved if a city or county fails to approve or disapprove the application within the
time periods specified in applicable FCC decisions, all required public notices have been provided
regarding the application, and the applicant has provided a notice to the city or county that the time
period has lapsed. This bill would require that the time periods described above be determined
pursuant to specified FCC rules. The bill would require that the city, county, or city and county notify
the applicant of the incompleteness of an application within the time periods established by applicable
FCC rules. The bill would require that the time period for a city or county to approve or disapprove a
collocation or siting application commence when the applicant makes the first required submission or
takes the first required step, as specified.
AB 665 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Care facilities: internet access.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require residential facilities serving adults, residential care facilities for persons with
chronic life-threatening illness, and residential care facilities for the elderly with existing internet
service to provide at least one internet access device that can support real-time interactive
applications, is equipped with videoconferencing technology, and is dedicated for client or resident use,
as specified. Because a violation of the bill would be a misdemeanor, the bill would create a state-
mandated local program.
AB 758 (Nazarian D) Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985: electric utilities: rate reduction bonds.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 233,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 authorizes certain joint powers authorities,
upon application by a local agency that owns and operates a publicly owned utility, defined to mean
certain utilities furnishing water or wastewater service to not less than 25,000 retail customers, to
issue rate reduction bonds to finance utility projects, as defined, subject to certain requirements.
Under the act, these rate reduction bonds are secured by a pledge of utility project property, and the
joint powers authority issuing the bonds may impose on, and collect from, customers of the publicly
owned utility a utility project charge to finance the bonds, as provided.This bill would expand the
definition of a publicly owned utility for these purposes to include a local publicly owned electric utility,
as defined. The bill would authorize an authority to issue rate reduction bonds to finance or refinance
utility projects for the provision of generation, transmission, or distribution of electrical service.
AB 850 (Gallagher R) City property: sale of water utility property.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the City of El Monte, the City of Montebello,
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and the City of Willows to sell its public utility for furnishing water service for the purpose of
consolidating the system with another public water system if the potentially subsumed public water
system is wholly within the boundaries of the city and the city determines that it is uneconomical and
not in the public interest to own and operate the public utility, subject to additional requirements.
Current law prohibits the sale of the public utility or requires an election to be called for voters to
approve the sale if a certain percentage of interested persons protest the sale of the public utility, and
defines “interested person” to mean a person who is a resident of the city.This bill would extend the
authorization to consolidate water systems until January 1, 2024. The bill would delete the
requirement that the potentially subsumed public water system be wholly within the boundaries of the
city.
AB 955 (Quirk D) Highways: encroachment permits: broadband facilities.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would establish additional procedures for the Department of Transportation’s review of an
application for an encroachment permit for a broadband facility. Under the bill, these procedures would
require the department, among other things, to notify an applicant in writing whether the application is
complete within 30 days of receiving the application, to take certain actions if it deems an application
incomplete, and to approve or deny an application that requires supplemental information within 30
days after receiving that information. If the department fails to notify the applicant that the application
is incomplete within that 30-day time period, the bill would deem the department’s failure to notify to
constitute a finding that the permit application is complete.
AB 1021 (Mayes I) Imperial Irrigation District.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require the local agency formation commissions for the County of Imperial and the
County of Riverside to conduct and publish on their internet websites a joint study of options for
providing continued publicly owned and managed electrical service in perpetuity to the Imperial
Irrigation District’s electrical service area, as defined, customers and options for alternative
governance structures that would extend voting rights to registered voters who reside within the
Imperial Irrigation District electrical service area to provide for proportional representation on a
governing board that will have primary jurisdiction on all electrical service matters, as specified. The bill
would require the study to be published no later than July 1, 2022. By imposing new duties on the
specified local agency formation commissions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1058 (Garcia, Cristina D) Large water corporations: bill payment options.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 269,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes a water corporation with more than 10,000
service connections to seek commission approval, through its general rate case application, to operate
a pilot program designed to evaluate customer interest in, and utilization of, bill payment options,
including, but not limited to, credit card, debit card, and prepaid card bill payment options, and to
assess the cost-effectiveness of, and customer interests served by, customer access to those bill
payment options. Current law limits the duration of a pilot program to the duration of the water
corporation’s rate case cycle. Current law requires the commission to allow a water corporation to
recover the reasonable expenses incurred by the water corporation in providing its customers with
these bill payment options, but allows water corporations to not impose a transaction fee on its
customers for using these bill payment options.This bill would delete the time-limited pilot program
provisions, require the commission to authorize a water corporation with 10,000 or more service
connections, unrelated to its rate case cycle, to recover the reasonable expenses incurred by the
water corporation in providing bill payment options to its customers, and not require the water
corporation to impose a transaction fee on its customers.
AB 1061 (Lee D) Mobilehome Residency Law: water utility charges.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would, if the management of a mobilehome park elects to separately bill water utility
service to homeowners, limit charges and fees on homeowners in connection with those services to
specified types of charges and fees. The specified charges and fees would be for (1) the homeowner’s
volumetric usage based on the homeowner’s proportion of total usage, or, where the water purveyor
uses a tiered rate schedule, based on the homeowner’s proportion of the tier’s usage, or based on a
mobilehome space rate; (2) any recurring fixed charge, however that charge is designated, for water
service that has been billed to management by the water purveyor, determined on the basis of either
the homeowner’s proportional share of volumetric use or the total charge divided by the number of
mobilehome spaces; and (3) a billing, administrative, or other fee representing the costs of both
management and the billing agent combined, not to exceed $4.75 or 25% of the charge for the
homeowner’s volumetric usage, whichever is less. The bill would prohibit volumetric usage charges
from including water usage by a park’s common area facilities or by any other person or entity other
than the homeowner.
AB 1124 (Friedman D) Solar energy systems.
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Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 235,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates the right to receive sunlight, which is referred to as a solar easement,
and defines it to mean the right of receiving sunlight across real property of another for any solar
energy system. Current law defines a “solar energy system” for this purpose to mean either any solar
collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage,
and distribution of solar energy for space heating, space cooling, electric generation, or water heating,
or a structural design feature of a building, including a design feature whose primary purpose is to
provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space
heating or cooling, or for water heating.This bill would revise the definition of “solar energy system” to
mean either of the above-described solar devices or features that is designed to serve one or more
utility retail customers on the same, adjacent, or contiguous properties, as specified, and is not
designed for procurement of electricity by an electric utility, as defined.
AB 1250 (Calderon D) Water and sewer system corporations: consolidation of service.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems,
which include small community water systems, and imposes on the State Water Resources Control
Board related regulatory responsibilities and duties. Current law authorizes the state board to order
consolidation of public water systems where a public water system or state small water system
serving a disadvantaged community consistently fails to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking
water, as provided. This bill, the Consolidation for Safe Drinking Water Act of 2021, would authorize a
water or sewer system corporation to file an application and obtain approval from the Public Utilities
Commission through an order authorizing the water or sewer system corporation to consolidate with a
small community water system or state small water identified as failing or at risk of failing by the state
board.
AB 1560 (Daly D) Distance learning: pupil access: computing devices and broadband internet service.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, on or before April 1, 2022, and
annually thereafter, survey each school district, county office of education, and charter school and
report to the Legislature on the number of pupils without computing devices that meet the minimum
performance standard for distance learning, as established by the Superintendent, and on the number
of pupils from households without residential broadband service. To the extent responding to the
survey would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-
mandated local program.
HR 5 (Chau D) Relative to California Data Privacy Day.
Status: 2/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly declares January 28, 2021, as California Data Privacy Day, to increase
awareness of privacy and data protection issues among consumers, organizations, and government
officials.
SB 4 (Gonzalez D) Communications: California Advanced Services Fund.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to coordinate
with other relevant state and local agencies and national organizations to explore ways to facilitate
streamlining of local land use approvals and construction permit processes for projects related to
broadband infrastructure deployment and connectivity.
SB 28 (Caballero D) Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006: deployment data.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006, establishes a procedure for
the issuance of state franchises for the provision of video service, defined to include cable service and
open-video systems, administered by the Public Utilities Commission. The act provides that the holder
of a state franchise is not a public utility as a result of providing video service and does not provide the
commission with authority to regulate the rates, terms, and conditions of video service except as
explicitly set forth in the act. The act requires a franchise holder to annually report to the commission
regarding the availability of and subscriptions to broadband and video service, as specified.This bill
would repeal the requirement that franchise holders annually report regarding the availability of and
subscriptions to broadband and video service.
SB 52 (Dodd D) State of emergency: local emergency: planned power outage.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would define a 'deenergization event' as a planned power outage, as specified, and would
make a deenergization event one of those conditions constituting a local emergency, with prescribed
limitations.
SB 323 (Caballero D) Local government: water or sewer service: legal actions.
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Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 216, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits a local agency from imposing fees for specified purposes, including
fees for water or sewer connections, as defined, that exceed the estimated reasonable cost of
providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless voter approval is obtained. Existing law
provides that a local agency levying a new water or sewer connection fee or increasing a fee must do
so by ordinance or resolution. Current law requires, for specified fees, including water or sewer
connection fees, any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an
ordinance, resolution, or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an existing fee or
service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or
motion according to specified procedures for validation proceedings. Except as provided, this bill would
require any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, validate, or annul an
ordinance, resolution, or motion adopting, modifying, or amending water or sewer service fees or
charges adopted after January 1, 2022, to be commenced within 120 days of the effective date or the
date of final passage, adoption, or approval of the ordinance, resolution, or motion, whichever is later.
SB 341 (McGuire D) Telecommunications service: outages.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would require each provider of telecommunications service to maintain on its internet
website a public outage map showing that provider’s outages, and would require the Office of
Emergency Services, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, on or before July 1, 2022, to
adopt by regulation requirements for those maps, as specified. The bill would authorize the office to
provide the commission with all of the information provided to it as part of a telecommunications
service provider’s community isolation outage notification and require the office to aggregate that data
and post that aggregated data on its internet website.
SB 394 (Hueso D) Telecommunications: Moore Universal Telephone Service Act.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act established the lifeline telephone service
program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential
telephone service. Current law requires that a lifeline telephone service subscriber be provided with
one lifeline subscription at the subscriber’s principal place of residence, and provides that no other
member of that subscriber’s family or household, as defined, who maintains residence at that place is
eligible for lifeline telephone service. This bill would revise the definition of “household” for these
purposes and would authorize multiple lifeline telephone service subscribers to maintain the same
address if they are not members of the same household.
SB 427 (Eggman D) Water theft: enhanced penalties.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 137, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the legislative body of a local agency, as defined, that provides water
service to adopt an ordinance that prohibits water theft, as defined, subject to an administrative fine
or penalty in excess of the limitations above, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to
adopt an ordinance that sets forth the administrative procedures governing the imposition,
enforcement, collection, and administrative review of the administrative fines or penalties for water
theft and to establish a process for granting a hardship waiver to reduce the amount of the fine, as
specified.
SB 431 (Rubio D) Street lighting systems: City of West Covina.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 35, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: (1)Current law, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, authorizes local agencies,
including a city or county, to form an assessment district for the purpose of making improvements by,
among other things, installing landscaping.This bill would, in addition to a district’s current authority to
perform specified maintenance under the Improvement Act of 1911, authorize the Landscaping and
Lighting District of the City of West Covina to also perform maintenance and make improvements
pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.This bill contains other related provisions.
SB 437 (Wieckowski D) Local publicly owned electric utilities: integrated resource planning:
transportation electrification.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 138, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires that the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility with
an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatthours adopt an integrated resource plan and a
process for updating the plan at least once every 5 years to ensure the utility achieves specified
objectives. Current law requires that the local publicly owned electric utility's integrated resource plan
address procurement for, among other things, transportation electrification. This bill would require that
each updated intergrated resource plan include details of the utility's electrical service rate design that
support transportation electrification, and existing or planned incentives to support transportation
electrification, as specified.
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SB 484 (Archuleta D) Home inspections: sewer lateral repairs.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, it is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that
employs the inspector, or a company that is controlled by a company that also has a financial interest
in a company employing a home inspector, to perform specified acts, including performing or offering to
perform for an additional fee, any repairs to a structure on which the inspector, or the inspector’s
company, has prepared a home inspection report in the past 12 months. This bill would declare that
those provisions do not affect the ability of a plumbing contractor who holds a specified license to
perform repairs pursuant to the inspection of a sewer lateral pipe connecting a residence or business
to a sewer system if the consumer is provided a specified disclosure before authorizing the home
inspection.
SB 533 (Stern D) Electrical corporations: wildfire mitigation plans: deenergization events.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 244, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would require that an electrical corporation’s wildfire mitigation plan identify circuits that
have frequently been deenergized to mitigate the risk of wildfire and the measures taken, or planned
to be taken, by the electrical corporation to reduce the need for, and impact of, future deenergization
of those circuits, including the estimated annual decline in circuit deenergization and deenergization
impact on customers, and replacing, hardening, or undergrounding any portion of the circuit or of
upstream transmission or distribution lines.
SB 556 (Dodd D) Street light poles, traffic signal poles: small wireless facilities attachments.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Wuld prohibit a local government or local publicly owned electric utility from unreasonably
denying the leasing or licensing of its street light poles or traffic signal poles to communications service
providers for the purpose of placing small wireless facilities on those poles. The bill would require that
street light poles and traffic signal poles be made available for the placement of small wireless facilities
under fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory fees, as provided. The bill would authorize a local
government or local publicly owned electric utility to condition access to its street light poles or traffic
signal poles on reasonable terms and conditions, including reasonable aesthetic and safety standards.
SB 708 (Melendez R) Water shortage emergencies: declarations: deenergization events.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 68, Statutes of
2021.
Summary: Would authorize the governing body of a public water supplier to declare a water shortage
emergency condition without holding a public hearing in the event of a deenergization event, as
defined..
SB 757 (Limón D) Solar energy system improvements: consumer protection.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 249, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law defines the term “home improvement” to include the construction, erection,
installation, replacement, or improvement of driveways, swimming pools, including spas and hot tubs,
terraces, patios, awnings, storm windows, solar energy systems, landscaping, fences, porches,
garages, fallout shelters, basements, and other improvements of the structures or land which is
adjacent to a dwelling house. This bill would include solar energy systems, as defined, as an example
of types of home improvements in, and would add the installation those improvements to, that
definition.
SCR 51 (Pan D) Sacramento Municipal Utility District: zero-carbon emissions goal.
Status: 9/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 125, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would recognize the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for setting the most
ambitious carbon reduction goal of any large utility in the country and applaud SMUD’s commitment to
finding innovative ways to reach its zero-carbon emissions goal without impacting reliability or rates.
The measure would recognize that SMUD’s zero-carbon emissions goal puts the Sacramento region on
the map as an example to follow and as a region where innovative, climate-friendly businesses want
to be, the achieving the zero-carbon emissions goal that brings benefits not only globally, but also
locally, the reduced emissions improve our local air quality and overall health and create jobs, and that
SMUD is helping create a cleaner, more prosperous, and healthier region for all.
Environmental Quality – Cupertino
AB 9 (Wood D) Fire safety and prevention: wildfires: fire adapted communities: Office of the State
Fire Marshal: community wildfire preparedness and mitigation.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 225,
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Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would establish in the Department of Conservation the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity
Program to support regional leadership to build local and regional capacity and develop, prioritize, and
implement strategies and projects that create fire adapted communities and landscapes by improving
ecosystem health, community wildfire preparedness, and fire resilience. The bill would require, among
other things, the department to, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, provide block grants to
regional entities, as defined, to develop regional strategies that develop governance structures,
identify wildfire risks, foster collaboration, and prioritize and implement projects within the region to
achieve the goals of the program.
AB 39 (Chau D) California-China Climate Institute.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 227,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, subject to the availability of private funds, authorize the Regents of the University
of California to establish the California-China Climate Institute, as specified, and in partnership with
the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University and other
entities and institutions in China and California. The bill would require the institute to foster
collaboration to inform and shape climate policy and advance the goals of the Paris Agreement,
advance joint policy research on major climate issues, support high-level dialogue on specific climate
issues, and provide training to specified entities to advance climate and environmental policies. The bill
would require the institute to work closely with University of California campuses, departments, and
leaders, and would authorize the institute to receive guidance and support from experts and state
entities.
AB 63 (Petrie-Norris D) Marine resources: Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act: restoration and
monitoring activities.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 368,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under the MMAIA, in a state marine conservation area, it is unlawful to injure, damage,
take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for commercial or recreational
purposes, or a combination of commercial and recreational purposes, that the designating entity or
managing agency determines would compromise protection of the species of interest, natural
community, habitat, or geological features. The MMAIA authorizes the designating entity or managing
agency to permit, among other things, research, education, and recreational activities. This bill would
authorize the designating entity or managing agency to also permit restoration and monitoring
activities.
AB 72 (Petrie-Norris D) Environmental protection: coastal adaptation projects: natural infrastructure:
regulatory review and permitting: report.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would enact the Coastal Adaptation Permitting Act of 2021. The bill would require the
Natural Resources Agency to explore, and authorize it to implement, options within the agency’s
jurisdiction to establish a more coordinated and efficient regulatory review and permitting process for
coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure, as defined. The bill would require the
agency to submit, by July 1, 2023, a report to the Legislature with suggestions and recommendations
for improving and expediting the coordination between appropriate agencies in their regulatory review
and permitting process for coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure.
AB 223 (Ward D) Wildlife: dudleya: taking and possession.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 370,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would make it unlawful to uproot, remove, harvest, or cut dudleya, as defined, from land
owned by the state or a local government or from property not their own without written permission
from the landowner in their immediate possession, except as provided, and would make it unlawful to
sell, offer for sale, possess with intent to sell, transport for sale, export for sale, or purchase dudleya
uprooted, removed, harvested, or cut in violation of that provision. The bill would require a violation of
those provisions, or any rule, regulation, or order adopted pursuant to those provisions, to be a
misdemeanor punishable by a specified fine, imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 6 months,
or both the fine and imprisonment.
AB 332 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) Hazardous waste: treated wood
waste: management standards.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 147,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, requires the Department of Toxic
Substances Control to regulate the management and handling of hazardous waste. Under current law,
certain wood waste that is exempt from regulation under the federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, is exempt from the hazardous waste control laws, if the wood
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waste is disposed of in a municipal landfill that meets certain requirements imposed pursuant to the
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act for the classification of disposal sites, and the landfill meets
other specified requirements. A violation of the state’s hazardous waste control laws, including a
regulation adopted pursuant to those laws, is a crime. This bill would require a person managing
treated wood waste to comply with the hazardous waste control laws or the management standards
established in the bill, including standards for the reuse, storage, treatment, transportation, tracking,
identification, and disposal of treated wood waste, as provided.
AB 379 (Gallagher R) Wildlife conservation.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife, with the approval of the
Wildlife Conservation Board , to enter into agreements with any other department or agency of this
state, any local agency, or nonprofit organization, to provide for the construction, management, or
maintenance of the facilities authorized by the board, and authorizes such other department or agency
of this state, local agency, or nonprofit organization, and each of them to construct, manage, or
maintain those facilities pursuant to the agreement. Current law authorizes the board to make grants
or loans to nonprofit organizations, local governmental agencies, federal agencies, and state agencies
for various purposes in connection with fish and wildlife habitats. This bill would authorize the
department to also enter into that type of agreement with a California Native American tribe.
AB 504 (McCarty D) Solid waste: commercial and organic waste: recycling bins.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 56, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, for a theme park, amusement park, water park, resort or entertainment complex,
zoo, attraction, or similar facility, restrict the requirement to provide customers with a recycling bin or
container to permanent, nonmobile food service facilities with dedicated seating areas that are not full-
service restaurants. The bill would authorize those facilities, instead of providing an organic recycling
bin or container, to implement a process for recycling organic waste that yields results comparable to
or greater in volume and quality to results attained by providing an organic waste recycling bin or
container. The bill would also make other revisions to these provisions, including revising the definition
of “full-service restaurant,” deleting obsolete provisions, and making conforming changes.
AB 559 (Arambula D) San Joaquin River Conservancy: governing board.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 171, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require the governing board of the San Joaquin River Conservancy to consist of 16
voting members, including one new member of a California Native American tribe appointed by the
Governor from a list submitted by local tribal organizations and one new youth member appointed by
the Governor from lists submitted by youth-serving nonprofit organizations that have a presence
within, or by institutions of higher education within, Fresno County or Madera County, who is a
resident of Fresno County or Madera County and 18 to 26 years of age, inclusive, and is not an elected
official. The bill would instead require the Chairpersons of the Board of Directors of the Fresno
Metropolitan Flood Control District and the Madera Irrigation District to rotate appointments, with each
chairperson serving for one 2-year term before rotating to the other chairperson.
AB 614 (Aguiar-Curry D) Wildlife habitat: birds.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would raise by $10 the upland game bird hunting validation and the state duck hunting
validation fees, as specified, with that $10 to be deposited, and available upon appropriation to the
Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, in the Nesting Bird
Habitat Incentive Program Account, which the bill would create in the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund.
AB 619 (Calderon D) Air quality.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: The California Emergency Services Act, among other things, creates the Office of Emergency
Services, which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services, as specified.
Current law requires the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs
necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency. Current law requires the governing body
of each political subdivision of the state to carry out the provisions of the State Emergency Plan.
Current law requires a county, upon the next update to its emergency plan, to integrate access and
functional needs into its emergency plan, among other requirements. This bill would require the
department to develop a plan, addressing specified issues, with recommendations and guidelines for
counties to use in the case of a significant air quality event caused by wildfires or other sources. The
bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consult with specified stakeholders in
developing the plan.
AB 642 (Friedman D) Wildfires.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375,
Statutes of 2021.
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Summary: Current law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify areas of the
state as very high fire hazard severity zones, as provided. Current law requires a local agency, within
30 days of receiving a transmittal from the director that identifies very high fire hazard severity zones,
to make the information available for public review.This bill would require the director to also identify
areas in the state as moderate and high fire hazard severity zones. The bill would modify the factors
the director is required to use to classify areas into fire hazard severity zones, as provided. The bill
would instead require a local agency, within 30 days of receiving a transmittal from the director that
identifies fire hazard severity zones, to make the information available for public review and comment.
AB 652 (Friedman D) Product safety: juvenile products: chemicals: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would, on and after July 1, 2023, prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, from selling or
distributing in commerce in this state any new, not previously owned, juvenile product, as defined, that
contains regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as defined. The bill would
require a manufacturer to use the least toxic alternative when replacing PFAS chemicals in a juvenile
product.
AB 680 (Burke D) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: California Jobs Plan Act of 2021.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the California Jobs Plan Act of 2021, which would require the State Air
Resources Board to work with the labor agency to update, by July 1, 2025, Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund funding guidelines for administering agencies to ensure that all applicants to grant programs
funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund meet specified standards, including fair and
responsible employer standards and inclusive procurement policies, as provided. The bill would require
the state board to work with administering agencies to leverage existing programs and funding to
assist applicants in meeting these standards. The bill would require, among other things, administering
agencies, on and after the adoption of the update to the funding guidelines, to give preference to
applicants that demonstrate a partnership with an educational institution or training program targeting
residents of under-resourced, tribal, and low-income communities, as defined, in the same region as
the proposed project and to applicants that demonstrate the creation of high-quality jobs, as defined,
by the proposed project.
AB 698 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) Hazardous waste: small quantity
generator.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 153,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law designates certain generators of hazardous waste in specified amounts as a
“conditionally exempt small quantity generator,” also known as “CESQG” for certain regulations. The
term CESQG is defined with reference to a specified federal regulation that provides that a generator
is a conditionally exempt small quantity generator in a calendar month if it generates no more than
100 kilograms of hazardous waste in that month and that specifies which hazardous wastes are
included in, or excluded from, that calculation. That federal regulation also exempts specified amounts
of acute hazardous wastes and residues from clean up of acute hazardous waste, as specified.
Current law defines the term “storage facility” for purposes of the hazardous waste control laws as
including an onsite facility where a hazardous waste is held for more than 90 days and excludes from
this definition certain generators of less than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar month,
subject to specified conditions, including compliance with specified federal waste accumulation
regulations. This bill would replace the terms “conditionally exempt small quantity generator” and
“CESQG” with “very small quantity generator” and “VSQG” with reference to a different federal
regulation that recasts those provisions regarding the amount of hazardous waste and which
hazardous wastes are included in, or excluded from, that calculation.
AB 794 (Carrillo D) Air pollution: purchase of new drayage and short-haul trucks: incentive programs:
eligibility: labor standards.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the
State Air Resources Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles by individuals
and fleet purchasers. This bill would establish specified labor standards that a fleet purchaser would
be required to meet in order to be eligible to receive incentives for new drayage and short-haul trucks
under the incentive programs beginning with the 2022–23 fiscal year.
AB 818 (Bloom D) Solid waste: premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require, except as provided, certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes
manufactured on or after July 1, 2022, to be labeled clearly and conspicuously with the phrase “Do Not
Flush” and a related symbol, as specified. The bill would prohibit a covered entity, as defined, from
making a representation about the flushable attributes, benefits, performance, or efficacy of those
premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes, as provided. The bill would establish enforcement
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provisions, including authorizing a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day, up to a maximum of
$100,000 per violation, to be imposed on a covered entity who violates those provisions.
AB 819 (Levine D) California Environmental Quality Act: notices and documents: electronic filing and
posting.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 97, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: CEQA requires, if an environmental impact report is required, the lead agency to mail a
notice of determination to each responsible agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and public
agencies with jurisdiction over natural resources affected by the project. CEQA requires the lead
agency to provide notice to the public and to organizations and individuals who have requested
notices that the lead agency is preparing an environmental impact report, negative declaration, or
specified determination. CEQA requires notices for an environmental impact report to be posted in the
office of the county clerk of each county in which the project is located. This bill would instead require
the lead agency to mail or email those notices, and to post them on the lead agency’s internet
website. The bill would also require notices of an environmental impact report to be posted on the
internet website of the county clerk of each county in which the project is located.
AB 843 (Aguiar-Curry D) California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: renewable feed-in tariff:
Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff program: community choice aggregators.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 234,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program requires the Public Utilities
Commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, defined as
including electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, and electric service providers, to
procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as
defined, so that the total kilowatthours of those products sold to their retail end-use customers
achieves 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, 44% by December 31, 2024, 52% by December
31, 2027, and 60% by December 31, 2030. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
requires every electrical corporation to file with the commission a standard tariff for electricity
generated by an electric generation facility, as defined, that qualifies for the tariff, is owned and
operated by a retail customer of the electrical corporation, and is located within the service territory of,
and developed to sell electricity to, the electrical corporation. The commission refers to this
requirement as the renewable feed-in tariff. This bill would provide that the renewable feed-in tariff
would apply to a qualifying electric generation facility that is developed to sell electricity to the
electrical corporation or, for a bioenergy electric generation facility, to an electrical corporation or a
community choice aggregator within the electrical corporation’s service territory.
AB 881 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Recycling: plastic waste: export.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires each city, county, and joint powers
authority formed under the act, referred to as a regional agency, to develop a source reduction and
recycling element of an integrated waste management plan. The act requires the source reduction and
recycling element to divert from disposal 50% of all solid waste subject to the element through source
reduction, recycling, and composting activities, with specified exceptions. This bill would make the
export out of the country of a mixture of plastic wastes “disposal” for purposes of the act, unless the
mixture includes only certain plastics destined for separate recycling and satisfies other specified
requirements, in which case that export would constitute diversion through recycling.
AB 962 (Kamlager D) California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: reusable
beverage containers.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires the
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to certify processors and requires certified
processors to comply with specified requirements for operation, including, among others, taking the
actions necessary and approved by the department to cancel containers to render them unfit for
redemption. A violation of the act is an infraction. This bill would authorize the department to authorize
a processor to satisfy that cancellation requirement by washing a reusable beverage container or
transferring a reusable beverage container for subsequent washing to a processor approved by the
department. The bill would authorize the department to certify additional models of processors that
are determined necessary to implement that provision and would require, by January 1, 2024, the of
Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt by regulation the requirements and standards for the
certification and operation of those processors, as specified.
AB 1276 (Carrillo D) Single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a food facility from providing any single-use foodware accessory or standard
condiment, as defined, to a consumer unless requested by the consumer, as provided. The bill would
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prohibit those items from being bundled or packaged in a way that prohibits the consumer from taking
only the item desired. The bill would authorize a food facility to ask a drive-through consumer, or a food
facility located within a public airport to ask a walk-through consumer, if the consumer wants a single-
use foodware accessory in specified circumstances. The bill would require a food facility using a third-
party food delivery platform to list on its menu the availability of single-use foodware accessories and
standard condiments and only provide those items when requested, as provided. The bill would
exclude from these requirements correctional institutions, health care facilities, residential care
facilities, and public and private school cafeterias.
AB 1298 (Bloom D) Pesticides: use of 2nd generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits the use of 2nd generation anticoagulant rodenticides in wildlife
habitat areas. Current law additionally prohibits the use of 2nd generation anticoagulant rodenticides
in the state until the director certifies to the Secretary of State that certain conditions have occurred
including that the Department of Fish and Wildlife determines that control or eradication of invasive
rodent populations is necessary for the protection of threatened or endangered species or their
habitats and requires the use of a 2nd generation anticoagulant rodenticide. Current law exempts the
use of 2nd generation anticoagulant rodenticides from these prohibitions under certain circumstances.
This bill would delete the requirement that the director certify that the Department of Fish and Wildlife
has made that specified determination.
AB 1311 (Wood D) Recycling: beverage containers.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act provides that a
recycling center that is a reverse vending machine that accepts all types of empty beverage containers
except those that are 3 or more liters in volume and those that are pouches is open for business if it
provides an attendant to accept all types of empty beverage containers for no less than 10 hours per
week, as provided, and is operable and properly functioning for no less than 70 hours per week. The
act requires the department to pay handling fees to those recycling centers, and requires those
recycling centers to pay refund values, on the basis of the number of beverage containers redeemed
through the reverse vending machines, and not on the basis of weight. This bill would apply the
above-specified provisions applicable to reverse vending machines to bag drop recycling centers,
defined to mean a recycling location operated by a recycling center at which consumers can drop off
bagged empty beverage containers for redemption. The bill would require a bag drop recycling center
to pay the refund value for beverage containers within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 3
business days.
AB 1346 (Berman D) Air pollution: small off-road engines.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Air Resources Board, by July 1, 2022, consistent with federal law,
to adopt cost-effective and technologically feasible regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and
evaporative emissions from new small off-road engines, as defined by the state board. The bill would
require the state board to identify and, to the extent feasible, make available funding for commercial
rebate or similar incentive funding as part of any updates to existing applicable funding program
guidelines to local air pollution control districts and air quality management districts to implement to
support the transition to zero-emission small off-road equipment operations.
ACR 19 (Gallagher R) National Purple Heart Trail.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 106, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate specified portions of State Highway Routes 20 and 70 in the City of
Marysville in the County of Yuba for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail. The measure would also
request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost for the installation and maintenance
of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
ACR 33 (Friedman D) Wildfire mitigation.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 111, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would state the Legislature’s commitment to improving wildfire outcomes in the State of
California by investing in science-based wildfire mitigation strategies that will benefit the health of
California forests and communities. The measure would also state that the Legislature calls upon
public and private stakeholders to work jointly to identify, discuss, and refine, as necessary,
procedures concerning treatment of forested lands for the purpose of, among other things, wildfire risk
mitigation.
ACR 77 (Bennett D) Sea Level Rise Awareness Month.
Status: 9/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 139, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim May 2021 as Sea Level Rise Awareness Month in California in order to
recognize the devastating effects of climate change and encourage local governments to take action.
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AJR 4 (Garcia, Cristina D) Basel Convention: ratification.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 77, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare California to be in favor of the United States’ ratification of the
Basel Convention at the earliest opportunity and would request the Biden Administration to accomplish
this ratification as a matter of urgency.
SB 7 (Atkins D) Environmental quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental
Leadership Act of 2021.
Status: 5/20/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would enact the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of
2021, which would reenact the former leadership act, with certain changes, and would authorize the
Governor, until January 1, 2024, to certify projects that meet specified requirements for streamlining
benefits related to CEQA. The bill would additionally include housing development projects, as defined,
meeting certain conditions as projects eligible for certification. The bill would, except for those housing
development projects, require the quantification and mitigation of the impacts of a project from the
emissions of greenhouse gases, as provided. The bill would revise and recast the labor-related
requirements for projects undertaken by both public agencies and private entities. The bill would
provide that the Governor is authorized to certify a project before the lead agency certifies the final
EIR for the project.
SB 27 (Skinner D) Carbon sequestration: state goals: natural and working lands: registry of projects.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 237, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would require, no later than July 1, 2023, the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination
with the California Environmental Protection Agency, the State Air Resources Board, the Department of
Food and Agriculture, and other relevant state agencies, to establish the Natural and Working Lands
Climate Smart Strategy and, in developing the strategy, to create a framework to advance the state’s
climate goals. The bill would require the state board, as part of its scoping plan, to establish specified
carbon dioxide removal targets for 2030 and beyond.
SB 44 (Allen D) California Environmental Quality Act: streamlined judicial review: environmental
leadership transit projects.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2025, establish specified procedures for the administrative and
judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for an environmental leadership
transit project, as defined, proposed by a public or private entity or its affiliates that is located wholly
within the County of Los Angeles or connects to an existing transit project wholly located in that
county and that is approved by the lead agency on or before January 1, 2024. The bill would require
the project applicant of the environmental leadership transit project to take certain actions in order for
those specified procedures to apply to the project. The bill would require the Judicial Council, on or
before January 1, 2023, to adopt rules of court establishing procedures requiring actions or
proceedings seeking judicial review pursuant to CEQA or the granting of project approvals, including
any appeals to the court of appeal or the Supreme Court, to be resolved, to the extent feasible, within
365 calendar days of the filing of the certified record of proceedings with the court to an action or
proceeding seeking judicial review of the lead agency’s action related to an environmental leadership
transit project.
SB 83 (Allen D) Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Program.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes in state government the Ocean Protection Council. Current law
requires the council to, among other things, establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation,
and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies. Current law
establishes the State Coastal Conservancy with prescribed powers and responsibilities for
implementing and administering various programs intended to preserve, protect, and restore the
state’s coastal areas. This bill would require the council, in consultation with the conservancy, to
develop the Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Program for purposes of providing low-interest loans to
local jurisdictions for the purchase of coastal properties in their jurisdictions identified as vulnerable
coastal property, as provided.
SB 109 (Dodd D) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Office of Wildfire Technology Research
and Development.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 239, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection to jointly establish and lead the Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence Integration
Center, and sets forth the functions and duties of the center, including serving as the state’s
integrated central organizing hub for wildfire forecasting.This bill would, until January 1, 2029, also
establish the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development within the Department of
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Forestry and Fire Protection under the direct control of the Director of the department. The bill would
make the office responsible for studying, testing, and advising regarding procurement of emerging
technologies and tools in order to more effectively prevent and suppress wildfires throughout the
state, through specified activities, as provided.
SB 208 (Dahle R) Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: subregion: definitions: annual
report.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 182, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to make an annual report to the
Legislature and to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land
management costs, and administrative costs. This bill would modify areas listed under the definitions
of the “Sierra Nevada Region” and its “subregions,” as specified, for these purposes. The bill would
require the conservancy to include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and
administrative costs for the year 2022, recommendations to the Legislature for legislation to change
the name of the conservancy and the governing board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and to
change the structure of the regions, subregions, and board, to align the conservancy with its recent
expansion in the Counties of Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.
SB 244 (Archuleta D) Lithium-ion batteries: illegal disposal: fire prevention.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a person from knowingly disposing of a lithium-ion battery in a container or
receptacle that is intended for the collection of solid waste or recyclable materials, unless the container
or receptacle is designated for the collection of batteries for recycling pursuant to specified laws.
SB 343 (Allen D) Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law declares that it is the public policy of the state that environmental marketing
claims, whether explicit or implied, should be substantiated by competent and reliable evidence to
prevent deceiving or misleading consumers about the environmental impact of plastic products and
that, for consumers to have accurate and useful information about the environmental impact of plastic
products, environmental marketing claims should adhere to uniform and recognized standards. This bill
would further declare that it is the public policy of the state that claims related to the recyclability of a
product or packaging be truthful and that consumers deserve accurate and useful information related
to how to properly handle the end of life of a product or packaging.
SB 423 (Stern D) Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 243, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would require the Energy Commission to timely incorporate into its integrated energy policy
reports electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver electricity with high
availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events and facilitate
integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-
carbon electrical grid, referred to as “firm zero-carbon resources.”
SB 433 (Allen D) California Coastal Act of 1976: enforcement: penalties.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the California Coastal Commission to impose specified
administrative civil penalties on a person, including a landowner, who is in violation of the public access
provisions of the act for each violation of the California Coastal Act of 1976. This bill would additionally
authorize the commission to impose specified administrative civil penalties on a person, including a
landowner, who is in violation of any provision of the act other than public access. The bill would
require the commission staff to annually prepare and present a written report to the full commission
that includes specified information related to the imposition of those penalties and to annually provide
the written report to the Legislature, as prescribed.
SB 456 (Laird D) Fire prevention: wildfire and forest resilience: action plan: reports.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 387, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection, and requires the department to be responsible for, among other things, fire protection
and prevention, as provided. The former Governor, Edmund G. Brown Jr., issued an executive order
relating to, among other subjects, the streamlining of permitting for landowner-initiated projects for
the improvement of forest health and the reduction of forest fire fuels on their properties. Pursuant to
this executive order, a Forest Management Task Force involving specified state agencies was convened
and an action plan was created.This bill would rename the task force the Wildfire and Forest Resilience
Task Force and require the task force, including the agency and the department, on January 1, 2022, to
develop a comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals
and key actions identified in the action plan, as provided. The bill would require the implementation
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strategy to address specified actions, including increasing the pace and scale of wildfire and forest
resilience activities, as provided.
SB 589 (Hueso D) Air pollution: alternative vehicles and vehicle infrastructure.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, working with specified state entities, to prepare a statewide assessment of the electric
vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required to
meet the goals of putting at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles in service by 2030 and of reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Current law requires the
commission to update the assessment once every 2 years. This bill would require the commission, as a
part of the assessment, to identify workforce development and training resources needed to meet
those goals.
SB 596 (Becker D) Greenhouse gases: cement sector: net-zero emissions strategy.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would require the State Air Resources Board, by July 1, 2023, to develop a comprehensive
strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated
with cement used within the state as soon as possible, but no later than December 31, 2045. The bill
would require the state board, in developing this comprehensive strategy, to define a metric for
greenhouse gas intensity and evaluate data, as provided, to establish a baseline from which to
measure greenhouse gas intensity reductions, coordinate and consult with other state agencies,
prioritize actions that leverage state and federal incentives, and evaluate measures to support market
demand and financial incentives to encourage the production and use of cement with low greenhouse
gas intensity, among other actions.
SB 694 (Bradford D) Fire prevention: electrical corporations: wildfire mitigation: workforce diversity.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including
electrical corporations. Existing law establishes the Wildfire Safety Division within the commission.
Current law requires each electrical corporation to annually prepare and submit a wildfire mitigation
plan to the division for review and approval, as specified. Current law prevents an electrical
corporation from diverting revenues authorized to implement the plan to any activities or investments
outside of the plan and requires an electrical corporation to notify the commission and the Office of
Energy Infrastructure Safety by advice letter of the date when the electrical corporation projects that it
will have spent, or incurred obligations to spend, its entire annual revenue requirement for vegetation
management in its plan, as specified.This bill would require an electrical corporation to also notify the
commission and the office by advice letter a detailed summary of specified workforce development
efforts completed in compliance with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, including, but
not limited to, a description of and data on the extent to which the electrical corporation advertises job
openings to members of California Conservation Corps and members of community conservation corps,
SB 790 (Stern D) Wildlife connectivity actions: compensatory mitigation credits.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife to approve compensatory mitigation
credits for wildlife connectivity actions taken under the conservation and mitigation banking program or
the regional conservation investment strategy program. In order to receive compensatory mitigation
credits from the department under this authority, the bill would require the wildlife connectivity action
to meet specified requirements. The bill would authorize a compensatory mitigation credit created
under this authority to be used to fulfill, in whole or in part, compensatory mitigation requirements
established under any state or federal environmental law, as determined by the applicable local, state,
or federal regulatory agency.
SB 817 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Fire protection: Office of the State Fire Marshal:
State Board of Fire Services: membership.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 142, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates in the Office of the State Fire Marshal a State Board of Fire Services to
succeed to all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the former State Fire Advisory Board. Current
law requires the board to consist of 18 members, including, among others, the State Fire Marshal, the
Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Director of Emergency
Services, and the Chairperson of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Program. Current law
prohibits proxy representation on the board.This bill would instead require the board to consist of 17
members and would authorize the members specified above to assign a designee to serve on the
board. The bill would also make conforming and nonsubstantive changes.
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AB 337 (Medina D) Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 23, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public
postsecondary education in this state. This bill would eliminate the prohibition against a student
member voting during the student member’s first year on the board.
AB 361 (Rivas, Robert D) Open meetings: state and local agencies: teleconferences.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 165, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2024, authorize a local agency to use teleconferencing without
complying with the teleconferencing requirements imposed by the Ralph M. Brown Act when a
legislative body of a local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency, as that term is
defined, when state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
distancing, during a proclaimed state of emergency held for the purpose of determining, by majority
vote, whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees,
and during a proclaimed state of emergency when the legislative body has determined that meeting in
person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, as provided.
AB 378 (Bauer-Kahan D) Public officials.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 50, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes in state government the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, Attorney General, Board of Equalization, and
Insurance Commissioner. Current law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, regulates campaign finance,
ethics and conflicts of interest of public officials, and the conduct of lobbyists, lobbying firms, and
lobbying employers. Current law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, establishes the California Coastal
Commission and requires specified commissions and agencies to review the provisions of the act. This
bill would remove gendered language from and would make additional nonsubstantive changes to
these provisions.
AB 398 (Fong R) Department of Motor Vehicles: records.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 90, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would eliminate the authority for the Department of Motor Vehicles to sell vehicle
registration and driver’s license information, and would instead provide that the charge for providing
the inspection of the information shall not exceed the actual cost to the department.
AB 712 (Calderon D) Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 95, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Local Agency Public Construction Act regulates contracting by local agencies, including
counties and special districts. The act, for a county, imposes a $5,000 cap when the total amount of
the original contract does not exceed $50,000. For any original contract that exceeds $50,000, but
does not exceed $250,000, the cap is 10% of the amount of the original contract. For contracts whose
original cost exceeds $250,000, the cap is $25,000 plus 5% of the amount of the original contract cost
in excess of $250,000, and prohibits a change or alteration cost from exceeding $210,000. This bill
would authorize the County of Los Angeles to add a new change order cap of $400,000 for contracts
whose original cost exceeds $25,000,000 and of $750,000 for contracts whose original cost exceeds
$50,000,000, both of which would be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the
California Consumer Price Index.
AB 913 (Smith R) Collateral recovery.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: The Collateral Recovery Act authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to suspend or
revoke a repossession agency license, a qualification certificate, or registration if the director
determines that the licensee or the licensee’s manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person
other than an individual, that any of its officers, partners, registrants, employees, or its manager, has
been convicted of a felony or a crime substantially related to the repossession agency business,
including illegally using, carrying, or possessing a deadly weapon, which the act defines as any
instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag,
metal knuckles, dirk, dagger, pistol, or revolver, or any other firearm, any knife having a blade longer
than 5 inches, any razor with an unguarded blade, and any metal pipe or bar used or intended to be
used as a club. This bill would, among other things, redefine “deadly weapon” to mean an instrument
or weapon of the kind commonly known as a firearm. The bill also would define “repossession” to
mean when the repossessor moves, gains entry to, or gains control of the collateral, disconnects the
collateral from any surface, or connects the collateral to a tow vehicle.
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AB 1273 (Rodriguez D) Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship: the Director of Consumer
Affairs and the State Public Health Officer: earn and learn training.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship
Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers,
and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with
respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. Under current law, the Director of
Industrial Relations is the Administrator of Apprenticeship and is authorized to appoint assistants
necessary to effectuate the purposes of state law governing apprenticeships. This bill would make the
State Public Health Officer and the Director of Consumer Affairs ex officio members of the Interagency
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.
AB 1291 (Frazier D) State bodies: open meetings.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 63, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides that, subject to certain exceptions and reasonable regulations, the
state body shall provide members of the public an opportunity to directly address the state body on
agenda items. Current law authorizes the state body to limit the amount of time allotted for each
member of the public to speak, but specifies that members of the public who use translators shall be
given twice that allotted amount of time. This bill would also require a state body, when it limits time
for public comment, to provied at least twice the alloted time to a member of the public who utilizes
translating technology to address the state body. The bill would additionally make technical,
nonsubstantive changes.
AB 1293 (Cooley D) Judges’ Retirement System II: federal law limits: adjustments.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would prohibit the amount payable to a member or a judge under the Legislators’
Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System, and the Judges’ Retirement System II, including
specified adjustments, from exceeding the federal limits on annual defined benefit plan payments and
would incorporate specified provisions of federal law by reference. The bill would also require the
retirement allowance of a judge who is a member of the Judges’ Retirement System or the Judges
Retirement System II, or a person who is a member of the Legislators’ Retirement System, to be
increased to reflect adjustments to payment limits prescribed by federal law, provided that the
member’s allowance determined without regard to that law equals or exceeds the applicable limit as
indexed. The bill, for judges in the Judges Retirement System II, would also apply this requirement to a
monetary payments annuity that is payable to a judge.
ACR 45 (Cooper D) State employee merit awards.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 113, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would declare that a merit award payment in a specified amount, authorized by the
Department of Human Resources, is made to a specified current state employee whose proposal has
resulted in annual savings and net revenue gains to the state.
HR 1 (Cooley D) Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021-22 Regular Session.
Status: 12/7/2020-Introduced. Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That the following
Rules be, and the same are hereby, adopted as the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22
Regular Session; and be it further Resolved, That these rules shall govern the operations of the
Assembly.
HR 3 (Rendon D) Relative to the organization of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session.
Status: 12/7/2020-Introduced. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That during the organizational
recess, no bill shall be placed on the Desk for introduction except by a person designated by the
author in writing. The designation shall be filed with the Chief Clerk; and be it further Resolved, That
the Committee on Rules, the Chief Clerk, or the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to receive from the
Controller all warrants for the payment of Members, officers, and attachés of the Assembly; and be it
further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk shall provide copies of the Assembly Weekly Histories to the
Legislative Counsel, Governor, Attorney General, and accredited newspaper representatives.
SB 206 (McGuire D) Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act: Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection: temporary appointments.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: The Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act grants certain employment rights to firefighters,
as defined. Under the act, when a firefighter is investigated and interrogated by the firefighter’s
commanding officer, or another member of the employing agency, on matters that could lead to
punitive action, the interrogation must be conducted pursuant to certain requirements. The act defines
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reduction in salary, written reprimand, or transfer for purposes of punishment. Current law excepts
from the act any employee who has not successfully completed the probationary period established by
the employee’s employer as a condition of employment. The act prohibits taking punitive actions if the
investigation of the allegation is not completed within one year of discovery by the employing fire
department. Current law authorizes the State Personnel Board to hold hearings and make
investigations concerning all matters relating to the enforcement and effect of the state civil service
and various related personnel issues.This bill would include within the definition of “firefighter” a
temporary, seasonal firefighter employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
SB 268 (Archuleta D) Parks and recreation: Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District:
Lower San Gabriel River Recreation and Park District: establishment: board of directors.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the establishment of the Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and
Park District by petition or resolution submitted to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation
Commission before January 1, 2021. Existing law authorizes 10 specified city councils to each appoint
one member, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to appoint 2 members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing entity on the initial board of directors of the district. Current law authorizes
the city councils of the Cities of Commerce, Downey, Montebello, and Pico Rivera to jointly appoint one
member to serve a 2-year term on the initial board of directors of the district. This bill would authorize
the city councils of the Cities of Commerce, Downey, Montebello, and Pico Rivera to each appoint one
member to serve at the pleasure of the appointing city council on the initial board of directors of the
district, rather than to jointly appoint one member to serve a 2-year term.
SB 272 (Laird D) State government: gender-neutral terms: California Conservation Corps.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 133, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Conservation Corps in the Natural Resources Agency
and requires the corps to implement and administer the conservation corps program. Under existing
law, the California Conservation Corps is authorized to certify nonprofit community conservation corps
if they meet specified criteria, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the community
conservation corps consists of an average annual enrollment of not less than 50 corpsmembers
between 18 and 25 years of age.This bill would instead require a community conservation corps to
consist of corpsmembers who are between 18 and 26 years of age in order to be certified.
SB 702 (Limón D) Gubernatorial appointments: report.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the office of the Governor to convene, on or before June 1, 2022, a working
group to discuss and make recommendations on the most effective way to ensure the state’s
leadership on boards and commissions reflects the diversity in age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity,
disability status, region, veteran status, and sexual orientation, among other things, that are
representative of the state. The bill would require these recommendations to be completed and
published on the Governor’s internet website no later than March 1, 2023, and contain specified
recommendations. The bill would set forth selection and qualification requirements for members of the
working group. The bill would also require the working group to hold its first meeting no later than
September 1, 2022, and to determine a schedule, at that first meeting, to have 5 additional meetings
completed no later than February 1, 2023.
SCR 1 (Umberg D) Legislative Counsel of California.
Status: 12/7/2020-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 1, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure designates Cara L. Jenkins as the Legislative Counsel of California.
SR 3 (Atkins D) Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2021–22 Regular Session.
Status: 1/11/2021-Introduced. Held at desk. Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That the following
rules be, and the same are hereby adopted as, the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2021–22
Regular Session.
Health - Cupertino
AB 70 (Salas D) Gene synthesis providers.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Public Health to develop a process, with input from
the International Gene Synthesis Consortium (IGSC) and industry stakeholders, to verify that gene
synthesis providers and manufacturers of gene synthesis equipment adhere to customer and
sequence screening protocols that are equivalent to, or stronger than, the IGSC’s Harmonized
Screening Protocol. Beginning January 1, 2025, the bill would require a gene synthesis provider and
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or verified by the department as adhering to the prescribed proper screening protocols.
AB 73 (Rivas, Robert D) Health emergencies: employment safety: agricultural workers: wildfire
smoke.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 322,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Public Health and the Office of Emergency
Services, in coordination with other state agencies, to, upon appropriation and as necessary, establish
a personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile. Current law requires the department to establish
guidelines for the procurement, management, and distribution of PPE, taking into account, among
other things, the amount of each type of PPE that would be required for all health care workers and
essential workers, as defined, in the state during a 90-day pandemic or other health emergency. This
bill would specifically include wildfire smoke events among health emergencies for these purposes. The
bill would include agricultural workers, as defined, in the definition of essential workers.
AB 226 (Ramos D) Children’s crisis psychiatric residential treatment facilities.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would reclassify children’s crisis residential programs as children’s crisis psychiatric
residential treatment facilities, and would transfer responsibility for licensing these facilities to the
State Department of Health Care Services, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act
for these purposes. The bill would define “children’s crisis psychiatric residential treatment facility” to
mean a licensed residential facility operated by a public agency or private organization that provides
the psychiatric services, as prescribed under the Medicaid regulations, to individuals under 21 years of
age, in an inpatient setting.
AB 279 (Muratsuchi D) Intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities: COVID-19.
Status: 9/2/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Public Health to license, inspect, and regulate
intermediate care facilities (ICF) and skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Current law generally requires an
ICF or SNF to comply with certain procedures and disclosures when transferring ownership or
management of the facility, as specified. Current law imposes criminal penalties on a person who
violates the requirements imposed on these facilities. This bill, until July 1, 2022, would prohibit an ICF
or SNF, as defined, from terminating or making significant quality-of-care changes to its skilled nursing
or supportive care services, or from transferring a resident to another ICF or SNF, during any declared
state of emergency relating to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), except if the owner files a
bankruptcy petition.
AB 309 (Gabriel D) Pupil mental health: model referral protocols.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Education to develop model referral protocols, as
provided, for addressing pupil mental health concerns. The bill would require the department to consult
with various entities in developing the protocols, including current classroom teachers, administrators,
pupils, and parents. The bill would require the department to post the model referral protocols on its
internet website. The bill would make these provisions contingent upon funds being appropriated for
its purpose in the annual Budget Act or other legislation, or state, federal, or private funds being
allocated for this purpose.
AB 323 (Kalra D) Long-term health facilities.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973 defines a class “A” violation as
a violation that the department determines presents either (1) imminent danger that death or serious
harm to the patients or residents of the long-term health care facility would result therefrom, or (2)
substantial probability that death or serious physical harm to patients or residents of the long-term
health care facility would result therefrom. The act defines a class “AA” violation as a class “A” violation
that the department determines to have been a direct proximate cause of death of a patient or
resident of the facility. The act defines a class “B” violation as a violation that the department
determines has a direct or immediate relationship to the health, safety, or security of long-term health
care facility patients or residents, other than class “AA” or “A” violations. Class “B” violations are also,
unless otherwise determined by the department to be a class “A” violation, any violation of a patient’s
rights as set forth in specified regulations that is determined by the department to cause, or under
circumstances likely to cause, significant humiliation, indignity, anxiety, or other emotional trauma to a
patient. The act requires the department to prove specific elements to enforce a citation for a class
“AA” violation, including the element that death resulted from an occurrence of a nature that the
regulation was designed to prevent. This bill would redefine a class “AA” violation as a class “A”
violation that the department determines to have been a substantial factor, as described, in the death
of a resident of a long-term health care facility. The bill would increase the civil penalties for a class “A,”
“AA,” or “B” violation by a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility, as specified. The bill would
delete numerous references to the “patients” of a long-term health care facility.
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AB 326 (Rivas, Luz D) Health care service plans: Consumer Participation Program.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2024, requires the Director of the Department of Managed
Health Care to establish the Consumer Participation Program, which allows the director to award
reasonable advocacy and witness fees to a person or organization that represents consumers and
has made a substantial contribution on behalf of consumers to the adoption of a regulation or with
regard to an order or decision impacting a significant number of enrollees. By March 1, 2004, and
annually thereafter, existing law requires the department to report to specified committees of the
Legislature on prescribed information relating to the program, including the amount of reasonable
advocacy and witness fees awarded. This bill would indefinitely extend the operation of that program,
would delete the annual reporting requirement to the specified legislative committees, and would
instead require the department to annually post that information on its public internet website by
March 1, 2022, and each March 1 thereafter.
AB 342 (Gipson D) Health care coverage: colorectal cancer: screening and testing.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy, except as
specified, that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, to provide coverage for a
colorectal cancer screening test, and would require the required colonoscopy for a positive result on a
test or procedure to be provided without cost sharing, unless the underlying test or procedure was a
colonoscopy. The bill would provide that it does not preclude a health care service plan or health
insurer from imposing cost-sharing requirements for items or services that are delivered by an out-of-
network provider.
AB 356 (Chen R) Fluoroscopy: temporary permit.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Radiologic Technology Act makes it unlawful for any licentiate of the healing arts to
administer or use diagnostic, mammographic, or therapeutic x-ray on human beings in this state,
unless that person is certified by the State Department of Public Health and acting within the scope of
that certification. The act requires the department to prescribe minimum qualifications for granting a
fluoroscopy permit and continuing education requirements for the holders of that permit. A person who
violates a provision of the Radiologic Technology Act or regulation of the department adopted pursuant
to that act is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would, notwithstanding those requirements, authorize
the department to issue a physician and surgeon or a doctor of podiatric medicine a one-time,
nonrenewable, temporary permit to operate, or supervise the operation of, fluoroscopic x-ray
equipment if the physician and surgeon or the doctor of podiatric medicine meets specified criteria,
including attesting under penalty of perjury of having at least 40 hours of experience using that
equipment while not subject to the act.
AB 359 (Cooper D) Physicians and surgeons: licensure: examination.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under the Medical Practice Act, an applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate is
required to include specified information in the application and to obtain a passing score on an entire
examination or on each part of an examination. Current law requires an applicant to obtain a passing
score on all parts of Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination within not more than 4
attempts in order to be eligible for a certificate. Current law provides an exception to the 4-attempt
requirement for an applicant who holds an unlimited and unrestricted license as a physician and
surgeon in another state, and has held that license continuously for a minimum of 4 years prior to the
date of application, meets certain postgraduate training requirements and is certified by a specialty
board, and is not subject to specified licensure denials or disciplinary action. This bill would expand the
exception described above to include an applicant who meets certain requirements, including holding
an unlimited license as a physician and surgeon in another state, or in a Canadian province, issued as
provided, holding an unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, in a Canadian province, or as
a member of the active military, United States Public Health Services, or other federal program for a
period of at least 4 years, having satisfactorily completed specified postgraduate training, certification,
and examination requirements, and not having been subject to specified licensure denials or
disciplinary action.
AB 367 (Garcia, Cristina D) Menstrual products.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021, which would require a public school,
as provided, maintaining any combination of classes from grades 6 to 12, inclusive, to stock the
school’s restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and
accessible, free of cost, in all women’s restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one men’s
restroom, at all times, and to post a designated notice, on or before the start of the 2022–23 school
year, as prescribed.
AB 389 (Grayson D) Ambulance services.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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Summary: The Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act authorizes a local EMS agency to
create one or more exclusive operating areas in the development of a local plan, if a competitive
process is utilized to select the provider of the services pursuant to the plan, except as specified. This
bill would specify that a county is authorized to contract for emergency ambulance services with a fire
agency, as defined, that will provide those services, in whole or in part, through a written subcontract
with a private ambulance service.
AB 407 (Salas D) Optometry: assistants and scope of practice.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits any person, other than a physician and surgeon or optometrist, from
measuring the powers or range of human vision or determining the accommodative and refractive
status of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general or prescribing ophthalmic devices.
Current law provides that an assistant in any setting where optometry or ophthalmology is practiced
who is acting under the direct responsibility and supervision of an ophthalmologist or optometrist may,
among other things, perform tonometry and perform nonsubjective auto refraction in connection with
subjective refraction procedures performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. This bill would permit
such an assistant to perform nonsubjective auto refraction, to perform preliminary subjective refraction
procedures in connection with finalizing subjective refraction procedures performed by an
ophthalmologist or optometrist, subject to certain conditions, and to perform A scan and B scan
ultrasound testing.
AB 435 (Mullin D) Hearing aids: locked programming software: notice.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 266,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a licensed hearing aid dispenser or licensed audiologist, upon the
consummation of the sale of a hearing aid, to deliver to the purchaser a written receipt containing
specified information, including, among other things, the address and office hours at which the licensee
is available for servicing of the hearing aid and the terms of any guarantee or written warranty.
Current law requires a licensed hearing aid dispenser or a licensed audiologist to maintain certain
records, including a copy of the written receipt, for 7 years and to permit inspection by the Speech-
Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, upon reasonable notice. This
bill would refer to a licensed dispensing audiologist instead of a licensed audiologist in the above-
described provisions.
AB 439 (Bauer-Kahan D) Certificates of death: gender identity.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 53, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a person completing the certificate of death to record the decedent’s
gender identity as reported by the informant, unless the person is presented with specified legal
documents showing a different gender identity. Current law requires the person completing the
certificate of death to record the decedent’s gender identity as indicated in the specified legal
documents, or if the specified documents are not presented, as indicated by the person or a majority
of persons with control over the disposition of the remains, as specified. This bill would authorize the
decedent’s gender identity to be recorded as female, male, or nonbinary.
AB 451 (Arambula D) Health care facilities: treatment of psychiatric emergency medical conditions.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would require a psychiatric unit within a general acute care hospital, a psychiatric health
facility, or an acute psychiatric hospital to accept the transfer of a person with a psychiatric emergency
medical condition from a health facility that operates an emergency department and to provide
emergency services and care to treat that person, regardless of whether the facility operates an
emergency department, if specified criteria are met.
AB 457 (Santiago D) Protection of Patient Choice in Telehealth Provider Act.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions
and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under current law, it is unlawful
for healing arts licensees, except as specified, to offer, deliver, receive, or accept any rebate, refund,
commission, preference, patronage dividend, discount, or other consideration, in the form of money or
otherwise, as compensation or inducement for referring patients, clients, or customers to any person,
subject to certain exceptions. This bill would provide that the payment or receipt of consideration for
internet-based advertising, appointment booking, or any service that provides information and
resources to prospective patients of licensees does not constitute a referral of a patient if the internet-
based service provider does not recommend or endorse a specific licensee to a prospective patient.
AB 462 (Carrillo D) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: The Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act defines “professional clinical counseling” to
exclude the assessment or treatment of couples or families unless the professional clinical counselor
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has completed specified training and education requirements. Current law authorizes an out-of-state
professional clinical counselor licensee at the highest level for independent clinical practice to be
licensed as a professional clinic counselor in this state if that person meets certain requirements, and
permits that person to treat couples or families if that person meets certain additional requirements.
The act requires supervised experience that is obtained for the purpose of qualifying for licensure to
be related to the practice of professional clinical counseling and comply with specified requirements,
including by requiring at least 150 hours of clinical experience in a hospital or community mental health
setting, as defined. A violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would delete the
provision excluding the assessment or treatment of couples or families without meeting specified
training and education requirements from the definition of “professional clinical counseling.” The bill
would delete the additional requirements for an out-of-state professional clinical counselor licensee to
be allowed to treat couples or families.
AB 468 (Friedman D) Emotional support animals.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 168, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require a person or business that sells or provides a dog for use as an emotional
support dog, as defined, to provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog stating that
the dog does not have the special training required to qualify as a guide, signal, or service dog and is
not entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog, and that
knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as,
to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide, signal, or service dog is a misdemeanor.
AB 526 (Wood D) Dentists and podiatrists: clinical laboratories and vaccines.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize a dentist or podiatrist, if the dentist or podiatrist complies with specified
requirements, to independently prescribe and administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccines approved
or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for persons 3 years of age or older,
as specified.
AB 532 (Wood D) Health care: fair billing policies.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a hospital, as defined, to maintain an understandable written policy
regarding discount payments for financially qualified patients as well as a written charity care policy,
and requires a hospital to negotiate the terms of a discount payment plan with an eligible patient, as
specified. Current law requires each hospital to provide patients with written notice about the
availability of the hospital’s discount payment and charity care policies, including information about
eligibility and contact information for a hospital employee or office from which the patient may obtain
further information about the policies. This bill would additionally require the written patient notice to
include the internet address of a specified health consumer assistance entity and information
regarding Covered California and Medi-Cal presumptive eligibility.
AB 556 (Maienschein D) Misuse of sperm, ova, or embryos: damages.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 170, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law makes it a felony for anyone to knowingly use sperm, ova, or embryos in
assisted reproduction technology for any purpose other than that indicated by the sperm, ova, or
embryo provider’s signature on a written consent form, and to knowingly implant sperm, ova, or
embryos, through the use of assisted reproduction technology, into a recipient who is not the sperm,
ova, or embryo provider, without the signed written consent of the sperm, ova, or embryo provider and
recipient. This bill would authorize a private cause of action for damages against a person who
misuses sperm, ova, or embryos in violation of those provisions.
AB 570 (Santiago D) Dependent parent health care coverage.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require an individual health care service plan contract or health insurance policy
issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, that provides dependent coverage to make
dependent coverage available to a qualified dependent parent or stepparent. The bill would require a
plan, an insurer, or the California Health Benefit Exchange to provide applicant seeking to add a
dependent parent or stepparent with written notice about HICAP and would require a solicitor or
agent to provide specified HICAP contact information, as specified. The bill would expand the definition
of “dependent” for an individual health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to include
a qualified dependent parent or stepparent.
AB 638 (Quirk-Silva D) Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Mental Health Services Act requires counties to establish a program designed to
prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling and authorizes counties to use funds
designated for prevention and early intervention to broaden the provision of those community-based
mental health services by adding prevention and early intervention services or activities. Current law
authorizes the MHSA to be amended by a 2/3 vote of the Legislature if the amendments are consistent
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with, and further the purposes of, the MHSA. This bill would amend the MHSA by including in the
prevention and early intervention services authorized to be provided, prevention and early
intervention strategies that address mental health needs, substance misuse or substance use
disorders, or needs relating to cooccurring mental health and substance use services. By authorizing a
new use for continuously appropriated funds, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would
state the finding and declaration of the Legislature that this change is consistent with, and furthers
the intent of, the MHSA.
AB 653 (Waldron R) Medication-Assisted Treatment Grant Program.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would establish, until January 1, 2026, the Medication-Assisted Treatment Grant Program,
to be administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections. The bill would require the board
to award grants, on a competitive basis, to counties and would authorize counties that receive grants
to use grant funds for various purposes relating to the treatment of substance use disorders and the
provision of medication-assisted treatment. The bill would prohibit counties from using the grant funds
to supplant existing resources for medication-assisted treatment services delivered in county jails or in
the community. The bill would require counties that receive grants pursuant to these provisions to
collect and maintain data relating to the effectiveness of the program and would require the board, by
July 1, 2025, to submit a report to the Legislature describing the activities funded by the grant
program and the success of those activities in reducing drug overdoses and recidivism by jail inmates
and persons under criminal justice supervision.
AB 654 (Reyes D) COVID-19: exposure: notification.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 authorizes the Division of
Occupational Safety and Health to prohibit the performance of an operation or process, or entry into
that place of employment when, in its opinion, a place of employment, operation, or process, or any
part thereof, exposes workers to the risk of infection with COVID-19, so as to constitute an imminent
hazard to employees. Current law requires that the prohibition be issued in a manner so as not to
materially interrupt the performance of critical governmental functions essential to ensuring public
health and safety functions or the delivery of electrical power or water. Current law requires that these
provisions not prevent the entry or use, with the division’s knowledge and permission, for the sole
purpose of eliminating the dangerous conditions. This bill would add the delivery of renewable natural
gas to the list of utilities that the division’s prohibitions are not allowed to materially interrupt.
AB 690 (Arambula D) Marriage and family therapists: clinical social workers: professional clinical
counselors.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act provides for the licensure, registration, and
regulation of marriage and family therapists and associate marriage and family therapists by the Board
of Behavioral Sciences. The Social Work Licensing Law provides for the licensure, registration, and
regulation of clinical social workers and associate clinical social workers by the board. The Licensed
Professional Clinical Counselor Act provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of
professional clinical counselors and associate professional clinical counselors by the board. Current law
makes the above-described acts and that law inapplicable to an unlicensed or unregistered employee
or volunteer working in a governmental entity, a school, a college, a university, or an institution that is
both nonprofit and charitable if, among other things, the work is performed solely under the
supervision of the entity. This bill would instead require the work of the employee or volunteer to be
performed under the oversight and direction of the entity.
AB 691 (Chau D) Optometry: SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations: SARS-CoV-2 clinical laboratory tests or
examinations.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would expand the authorization for a TPA-certified optometrist to perform procedures to
include a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived under the federal Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) necessary to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-
2. The bill would establish the substance of an application form for the immunization certification and
expand the certificate to cover the administration of immunizations for SARS-CoV-2. Under the bill, the
form would include required declarations under penalty of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated
local program by expanding the crime of perjury. The bill would establish an application fee for the
immunization certification.
AB 707 (Quirk D) Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008, as part of the state’s hazardous waste
control laws, requires a manufacturer that owns or owned a name brand of mercury-added
thermostats, as defined, sold in this state before January 1, 2006, to establish and maintain a
collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal program for out-of-service mercury-added
thermostats, as defined. This bill would recast the program, still as part of the state’s hazardous
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waste control laws, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021. The bill would require each
manufacturer of mercury-added thermostats, or group of manufacturers, on or before March 1, 2022,
to contract with or retain a qualified third party, as defined, to develop and implement a convenient,
cost-effective, and efficient program for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of out-of-
service mercury-added thermostats.
AB 749 (Nazarian D) Skilled nursing facilities: medical director certification.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a skilled nursing facility from contracting with a person as a medical director
if the person is not, or will not be within 5 years of the date of initial hire as the facility’s medical
director, certified by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, or an equivalent
organization as determined by the State Department of Public Health, as a Certified Medical Director.
Under the bill, a medical director already employed in a skilled nursing facility as of January 1, 2022,
would have until January 1, 2027, to become a Certified Medical Director.
AB 789 (Low D) Health care services.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities and clinics, including
primary care clinics, by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
This bill would require an adult patient receiving primary care services in a facility, clinic, unlicensed
clinic, center, office, or other setting, as specified, to be offered a screening test for hepatitis B and
hepatitis C to the extent these services are covered under the patient's health insurance, based on
the latest screening indications recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force,
unless the health care provider reasonably believes certain conditions apply that include, among
others, the patient lacks the capacity to consent to the screening test.
AB 825 (Levine D) Personal information: data breaches: genetic data.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a business that owns, licenses, or maintains personal information
about a California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices.
Current law requires a person or business that conducts business in California, and that owns or
licenses computerized data that includes personal information, to disclose a breach of the security of
the system following discovery or notification of the breach. This bill would specify that personal
information for these purposes includes genetic data, and would define genetic data to mean any
data, regardless of its format, that results from the analysis of a biological sample of an individual, or
other source, and concerns genetic material, as specified. Because this bill would establish new
requirements on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 831 (Committee on Health) California Retail Food Code.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 155,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law defines “limited food preparation” and “limited service charitable feeding
operation” for purposes of the California Retail Food Code. Current law requires a proposed new or
remodeled food facility to meet specified structural and other building requirements, but specifies that
existing private school cafeterias and licensed health care facilities presumptively meet these
requirements. Current law limits the use of an outdoor wood-burning oven to the same premises as a
permanent food facility. Under existing law, a remote food service operation located within a fully
enclosed permanent food facility is not a satellite food service. Current law exempts mobile food
facilities from specified requirements, including the provision of clean toilet rooms for use by
employees. Existing law requires a cottage food operation to label prepackaged foods with a notice
that it was made or repackaged in a home kitchen. This bill would define “limited food preparation” to
include holding, portioning, and dispensing foods prepared by a catering operation.
AB 1015 (Rubio, Blanca D) Board of Registered Nursing: workforce planning: nursing programs: clinical
placements.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Board of Registered Nursing to incorporate regional forecasts into its
biennial analyses of the nursing workforce. The bill would require the board to develop a plan to
address regional areas of shortage identified by its nursing workforce forecast and identify in the plan
additional facilities that could offer clinical placement slots. The bill would require the board to annually
collect, analyze, and report information related to the number of clinical placement slots that are
available and the location of those clinical placement slots within the state, including, but not limited
to, information concerning the total number of placement slots a clinical facility can accommodate and
how many slots the programs that use the facility will need. The bill would require the board to place
the annual report on its internet website.
AB 1020 (Friedman D) Health care debt and fair billing.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a hospital to maintain an understandable written policy regarding
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discount payments for financially qualified patients and an understandable written charity care policy.
Current law requires that uninsured patients or patients with high medical costs who are at or below
350% of the federal poverty level be eligible for charity care or discount payments from a hospital. This
bill would instead require that uninsured patients or patients with high medical costs who are at or
below 400% of the federal poverty level be eligible for charity care or discount payments from a
hospital, and would authorize a hospital to grant eligibility for charity care or discount payments to
patients with incomes over 400% of the federal poverty level. The bill would redefine “high medical
costs” to include annual out-of-pocket costs at the hospital that exceed the lesser of 10% of the
patient’s current family income or family income in the prior 12 months.
AB 1064 (Fong R) Pharmacy practice: vaccines: independent initiation and administration.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides additional authority for the pharmacist to independently initiate and
administer any COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized by the federal Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), or vaccines listed on the routine immunization schedules recommended by the
federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), in compliance with individual ACIP
vaccine recommendations, and published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) for persons 3 years of age and older. This bill would recast this provision to instead authorize a
pharmacist to independently initiate and administer any vaccine that has been approved or authorized
by the FDA and received an ACIP individual vaccine recommendation published by the CDC for persons
3 years of age and older.
AB 1082 (Waldron R) California Health Benefits Review Program: extension.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Health Care Benefits Fund to support the University of
California’s implementation of the California Health Benefit Review Program. Current law imposes an
annual charge on health care service plans and health insurers for the 2017–18 to 2021–22 fiscal
years, inclusive, as specified, to be deposited into the fund. Current law prohibits the total annual
assessment on health care service plans and health insurers from exceeding $2,000,000. Under
existing law, the fund and the program became inoperative on July 1, 2020, and are repealed as of
January 1, 2021. This bill would extend the operation of the program and the fund through July 1,
2027, and would authorize the continued assessment of the annual charge on health care service
plans and health insurers for that purpose for the 2022–23 to 2026–27 fiscal years, inclusive.
AB 1184 (Chiu D) Medical information: confidentiality.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 190,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law specifies the manner in which a health care service plan or health insurer is
required to maintain confidentiality of medical information regarding the treatment of an insured,
subscriber, or enrollee, including requiring a health care service plan or health insurer to accommodate
requests by insureds, subscribers, and enrollees relating to the form and format of communication of
confidential medical information in situations involving sensitive services or situations in which
disclosure would endanger the individual. This bill, on and after July 1, 2022, would revise and recast
these provisions to require the health care service plan or health insurer to accommodate requests for
confidential communication of medical information regardless of whether there is a situation involving
sensitive services or a situation in which disclosure would endanger the individual.
AB 1207 (Weber, Akilah D) Pathways Through Pandemics Task Force.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would establish, in the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Pathways
Through Pandemics Task Force to study lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and to develop
strategies to navigate future pandemics. The bill would require the task force to convene various
entities to engage in discussions on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, develop and
recommend best practices for an equitable response to future pandemics, and determine the impact of
state laws on coordinating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as specified. The bill would
require the task force to report its findings to the Legislature, as specified, on or before December 1,
2024, and would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2025.
AB 1280 (Irwin D) California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a hospice provider, employed hospice staff, or an agent for the hospice from
paying referral sources for the referral of patients to the hospice. The bill would prohibit a hospice
salesperson, recruiter, agent, or employee who receives compensation or remuneration for hospice
referrals or admissions from providing consultation on hospice services, hospice election, or informed
consent to a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s representative. The bill would require a specified
person, including a registered nurse or medical social worker, to complete the election of hospice,
informed consent, completed signatures, and counsel on the election of hospice with a patient,
patient’s family, or patient’s representative.
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AB 1282 (Bloom D) Veterinary medicine: blood banks for animals.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and registration of
veterinarians and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Boardveterinarians and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Board
in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under the act, prescribed actions constitute the practice of
veterinary medicine. This bill would include in the actions that constitute the practice of veterinary
medicine the collection of blood from an animal for the purpose of transferring or selling that blood and
blood component products, as defined, to a licensed veterinarian for use at a registered premises,
except in certain circumstances.
AB 1356 (Bauer-Kahan D) Reproductive health care services.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 191,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits a person, business, or association from knowingly publicly posting or
displaying on the internet the home address or home telephone number of a provider, employee,
volunteer, or patient of a reproductive health care services facility, or of persons residing at the same
home address as a provider, employee, volunteer, or patient of a reproductive health care services
facility, with the intent to incite a 3rd person to cause imminent great bodily harm to the person
identified in the posting or display, or to a coresident of that person, if the 3rd person is likely to
commit this harm, or to threaten the person identified in the posting or display, or a coresident of that
person, in a manner that places the person identified or the coresident in objectively reasonable fear
for the person’s or coresident’s personal safety. Current law establishes a cause of action for damages
and declaratory relief for violations. This bill would instead prohibit a person, business, or association
from knowingly publicly posting, displaying, disclosing, or distributing the personal information, as
defined, or image, of a reproductive health services patient, provider, or assistant, as defined, without
that person’s consent and with the above-specified intent.
AB 1357 (Cervantes D) Perinatal services: maternal mental health.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the implementation by the State Department of Public Health of a
statewide, comprehensive community-based perinatal services program and requires the department
to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with health care providers to deliver those services in a
coordinated effort, as specified, in medically underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need. This
bill would require the department, for purposes of that program, to develop and maintain on its
internet website a referral network of community-based mental health providers and support services
addressing postpartum depression, prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care, neonatal and infant care
services, and support groups, to improve access to postpartum depression screening, referral,
treatment, and support services in medically underserved areas and areas with demonstrated need.
AB 1422 (Gabriel D) Health facilities: critical care units: critical care unit program flexibility.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law generally authorizes the department or the Department of Health Care Access
and Information to permit program flexibility as to various prescribed standards relating to a health
facility’s physical plant or staffing as long as statutory requirements are met and the program flexibility
has prior written approval. A person who violates specified licensing provisions related to these health
facilities is guilty of a crime.This bill would additionally require any program flexibility granted by the
department or the Department of Health Care Access and Information to not jeopardize the health,
safety, and well-being of patients. The bill would specifically authorize the department to grant a
critical care unit program flexibility request pursuant to a prescribed procedure that includes, among
other things, a requirement that, on and after January 1, 2023, the department post a critical care unit
program flexibility request on the department’s publicly accessible internet website and solicit public
comment on the request. On and after January 1, 2023, the bill would also require a health facility that
submits a critical care unit program flexibility request to also post its critical care unit program flexibility
request form and immediately notify affected employees, as specified.
AB 1443 (McCarty D) Mental health: involuntary treatment.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 399,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, when a person, as a result of a mental health
disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable
cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the
State Department of Social Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. Current law
authorizes specified individuals to take a person into custody pursuant to these provisions, including
designated members of a mobile crisis team and professional persons designated by the county.
Current law authorizes a county behavioral health director to develop procedures for the county’s
designation and training of professionals who will be authorized to perform these functions. This bill
would authorize a county to develop a training relating those procedures for designation. The bill
would require a county behavioral health director who denies or revokes an individual’s designation to
provide a written notification to the person who made the request for designation of the individual,
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and the individual who is the subject of the request for designation, describing the reasons for denial
or revocation.
AB 1477 (Cervantes D) Maternal mental health.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions,
including, but not limited to, physicians and surgeons, by various boards within the Department of
Consumer Affairs. Current law imposes certain fines and other penalties for, and authorizes these
boards to take disciplinary action against licensees for, violations of the provisions governing those
professions. Current law requires a licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal or
postpartum care for a patient to offer to screen or appropriately screen a mother for maternal mental
health conditions. This bill would specify that the category of licensed health care practitioner to whom
this requirement applies includes those who provide interpregnancy care.
AB 1537 (Low D) The California Massage Therapy Council.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would extend the operation of the Massage Therapy Act to January 1, 2023, and make
conforming changes relating to massage therapist certification requirements. The bill would state that
it is the intent of the Legislature, in extending the operation of the act, that there be subsequent
consideration of legislation to create a new state board and a new category of licensed professional,
as specified.
AB 1585 (Committee on Health) Health care.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including skilled
nursing facilities, by the State Department of Public Health. Current law requires a skilled nursing
facility to have a full-time, dedicated Infection Preventionist (IP), who is a registered nurse or licensed
vocational nurse. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would revise the required
qualifications for the IP to require an IP to have primary professional training as a licensed nurse,
medical technologist, microbiologist, epidemiologist, public health professional, or other health care
related field.
ACR 11 (Flora R) Physician Anesthesiologist Week.
Status: 3/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 6, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate the week of January 31, 2021, to February 6, 2021,
inclusive, as Physician Anesthesiologist Week.
ACR 30 (Medina D) COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 13, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors
Memorial Day. The measure would also urge local residents to continue taking preventative measures
and to follow public health orders to mitigate the spread of this virus.
ACR 41 (Holden D) COVID-19 direct support professionals appreciation.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 56, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize the skills and dedication of direct support professionals, and
show appreciation for the direct support professionals who have faithfully served Californians with
intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
ACR 42 (Patterson R) Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 46, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of May 2021 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
ACR 58 (Fong R) Valley Fever Awareness Month.
Status: 9/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 137, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would declare August 2021 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.
ACR 65 (Kiley R) Limb Loss Awareness Month.
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 39, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 and April of each year thereafter as
Limb Loss Awareness Month.
ACR 68 (O'Donnell D) Student Mental Health Week.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 73, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare the week of May 10, 2021, to May 14, 2021, inclusive, as
Student Mental Health Week.
ACR 71 (Villapudua D) Provider Appreciation Day.
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Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 49, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim May 7, 2021, as Provider Appreciation Day in California, and
would urge all Californians to recognize childcare providers for their important work.
ACR 75 (Waldron R) Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 50, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness
Month.
ACR 78 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Senior Malnutrition Awareness Day
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 42, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate May 4, 2021, as Senior Malnutrition Awareness Day.
ACR 81 (Bauer-Kahan D) Food Allergy Awareness Week.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 52, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare the week of May 9, 2021, to May 15, 2021, inclusive, as Food
Allergy Awareness Week.
HR 10 (Calderon D) Relative to women’s reproductive health.
Status: 1/25/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to
express their support for a woman’s fundamental right to control their own reproductive decisions, as
well as their support for access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including the services
provided by Planned Parenthood.
HR 11 (Bauer-Kahan D) Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.
Status: 2/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly proclaims January 23, 2021, as Maternal Health Awareness Day, to draw
attention to the efforts that have improved maternal health in California and to highlight the need for
continued improvement of maternal health for all women.
HR 19 (Mullin D) Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
Status: 4/29/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly proclaims the week of May 3, 2021, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
HR 24 (Carrillo D) Relative to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month.
Status: 3/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes March 2021 as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
Awareness Month. Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month provides an opportunity
to honor the memory of the young lives that ended too soon, show encouragement and support for
the families and loved ones devastated by their loss, and increase public awareness of SUDC and the
ongoing search for answers.
HR 25 (Bonta D) Relative to Rare Disease Day.
Status: 3/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby proclaims February 28, 2021, as Rare Disease Day in California.
HR 45 (Levine D) Relative to X-Linked Hypophosphatemia awareness.
Status: 6/17/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby proclaims June 23, 2021, as X-Linked Hypophosphatemia Awareness
Day and June 2021 as XLH Awareness Month in California.
HR 46 (Gabriel D) Relative to Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day.
Status: 5/27/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: That the Assembly recognizes the National Institutes of Health and the NIAID for funding
the initial food allergy prevention research through the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy study, and
food allergy groups, including the Food Allergy Fund, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection
Team, the Food Allergy Research and Education, and PreventAllergies.org, for their role in educating
the public about food allergies.
HR 56 (Levine D) Relative to public health.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly hereby proclaims September 2021 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in
California.
HR 64 (Maienschein D) Relative to Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly declares the week of November 14, 2021, to November
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20, 2021, inclusive, as Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week to increase awareness of TED and its
impacts.
HR 65 (Kiley R) Relative to sarcoma awareness.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That further awareness is needed
of sarcomas and the effects they have on victims and their families.
HR 68 (Reyes D) Relative to Children’s Environmental Health Month 2021.
Status: 9/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly proclaims October 2021 as Children’s Environmental
Health Month, and affirms that all children have a right to clean air and water, safer food and products,
and healthy environments.
HR 74 (Weber, Akilah D) Relative to health misinformation.
Status: 9/3/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve that health misinformation is declared a public health crisis, and that the
State of California is urged to commit to appropriately combating health misinformation and curbing the
spread of falsehoods that threaten the health and safety of Californians.
SB 14 (Portantino D) Pupil health: school employee and pupil training: excused absences: youth mental
and behavioral health.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law, notwithstanding the requirement that each person between 6 and 18 years of
age who is not otherwise exempted is subject to compulsory full-time education, requires a pupil to be
excused from school for specified types of absences, including, among others, if the absence was due
to the pupil’s illness.This bill would include, within the meaning of an absence due to a pupil’s illness,
an absence for the benefit of the pupil’s mental or behavioral health.
SB 41 (Umberg D) Privacy: genetic testing companies.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits the disclosure by a health care service plan of the results of a test for
a genetic characteristic to a third party in a manner that identifies or provides identifying
characteristics of the person to whom the test results apply, except pursuant to a written
authorization to do so. This bill would establish the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would
require a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain
information regarding the company’s policies and procedures for the collection, use, maintenance, and
disclosure, as applicable, of genetic data, and to obtain a consumer’s express consent for collection,
use, or disclosure of the consumer’s genetic data, as specified.
SB 48 (Limón D) Medi-Cal: annual cognitive health assessment.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State
Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care
services pursuant to a schedule of benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by
federal Medicaid program provisions. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose,
this bill would expand the schedule of benefits to include an annual cognitive health assessment for
Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are 65 years of age or older if they are otherwise ineligible for a similar
assessment as part of an annual wellness visit under the Medicare Program.
SB 65 (Skinner D) Maternal care and services.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Midwifery Workforce Training Act, under which the Office of Statewide
Health Planning and Development would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, contract with
programs that train certified nurse-midwives and programs that train licensed midwives to increase the
number of students receiving quality education and training as a certified nurse-midwife or a licensed
midwife, as specified. The bill would require the office to contract only with programs that include, or
intend to include, a component of training designed for medically underserved multicultural
communities, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, or rural communities, and that are organized to
prepare program graduates for service in those neighborhoods and communities.
SB 97 (Roth D) Pupil health: type 1 diabetes information: parent notification.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Education to develop type 1 diabetes informational
materials for the parents and guardians of pupils, as specified, and would require those informational
materials to be made available to each school district, county office of education, and charter school
through the department’s internet website. The bill would require, on and after January 1, 2023,
school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to make those materials available to
the parent or guardian of a pupil when the pupil is first enrolled in elementary school, or as part of a
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certain notification. By imposing additional requirements on school districts, county offices of education,
and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB 110 (Wiener D) Substance use disorder services: contingency management services.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State
Department of Health Care Services, and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health
care services, including substance use disorder services that are delivered through the Drug Medi-Cal
Treatment Program and the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system, subject to utilization controls.
For purposes of the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program, current law prescribes the maximum allowable
rates for services, including individual and group rates for extensive counseling for outpatient drug-
free treatment. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program
provisions.This bill would expand substance use disorder services to include contingency management
services as an optional benefit under the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system, as specified,
subject to utilization controls.
SB 221 (Wiener D) Health care coverage: timely access to care.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
Summary: Would codify the regulations adopted by the Department of Managed Health Care and the
Department of Insurance to provide timely access standards for health care service plans and insurers
for nonemergency health care services. The bill would require both a health care service plan and a
health insurer, including a Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan, to ensure that appointments with
nonphysician mental health and substance use disorder providers are subject to the timely access
requirements, as specified.
SB 242 (Newman D) Health care provider reimbursements.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and
regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful
violation of the act a crime. Current law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the
Department of Insurance. Current law authorizes a health care service plan or health insurer to
contract with a provider for alternative rates of payment. This bill would require a health care service
plan or health insurer, but not a Medi-Cal managed care plan, to reimburse contracting health care
providers for their business expenses to prevent the spread of respiratory-transmitted infectious
diseases causing public health emergencies declared on or after January 1, 2022.
SB 247 (Eggman D) Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, which includes
the State Department of Public Health, among other state departments charged with the
administration of health, social, and other human services. Under current law, the State Department of
Public Health has authority over various programs promoting public health, including genetic disease
testing and newborn screenings.This bill would establish the Rare Disease Advisory Council within the
California Health and Human Services Agency.
SB 255 (Portantino D) Health care coverage: employer associations.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize an association of employers to offer a large group health care service plan
contract or large group health insurance policy consistent with ERISA if certain requirements are met,
including that the association is headquartered in this state, is a MEWA as defined under ERISA, and
was established as a MEWA prior to March 23, 2010, and has been in continuous existence since that
date. The bill would also require the large group health care service plan contract or health insurance
policy to have provided a specified level of coverage as of January 1, 2019, and to include coverage for
employees, and their dependents, who are employed in designated job categories on a project-by-
project basis for one or more participating employers, with no single project exceeding 6 months in
duration, and who, in the course of that employment, are not covered by another group health care
service plan contract or group health insurance policy in which the employer participates.
SB 258 (Laird D) Aging.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 132, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the California Department of Aging, in allocating specified state and
federal funding to area agencies on aging, to ensure that priority consideration is given to criteria that
reflect the state’s intent to target services to those in greatest economic or social need. Existing law
defines “greatest social need” to mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, including physical
and mental disabilities, that restrict an individual’s ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten
the individual’s capacity to live independently. This bill would revise this definition to include human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status as a specified noneconomic factor.
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SB 283 (Gonzalez D) Life and disability income insurance: HIV tests.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 134, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, on and after January 1, 2023, prohibits a life or disability income insurer from,
among other things, requiring an HIV test to determine an individual’s insurability, except as specified,
and from considering specified traits of an applicant, including actual or perceived sexual orientation, in
determining whether to require an HIV test of that applicant. Current law, on and after that same
date, prohibits a policy or certificate from limiting benefits otherwise payable if a loss is caused by or
contributed to by HIV or AIDS, unless the insurer could have declined the application or enrollment
request, as specified.This bill, on and after January 1, 2023, would prohibit a life or disability income
insurer from considering the occupation of an applicant in determining whether to require an HIV test
of that applicant. On and after January 1, 2023, the bill would delete the prohibition on a policy or
certificate from limiting benefits payable for a loss caused by or contributed to by HIV or AIDS, as
specified.
SB 306 (Pan D) Sexually transmitted disease: testing.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a specified health care provider who diagnoses an STD, as
specified, to prescribe, dispense, furnish, or otherwise provide prescription antibiotic drugs to that
patient’s sexual partner or partners without examination of that patient’s partner or partners. The
Pharmacy Law provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of
Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law requires a pharmacist to dispense a prescription in a container that,
among other things, is correctly labeled with the name of the patient or patients. Current regulation
requires a pharmacist to ensure that a patient receives written notice of their right to consult with a
pharmacist, when the patient or the patient’s agent is not present. This bill would name the above
practice “expedited partner therapy.” The bill would require a health care provider to include
“expedited partner therapy” or “EPT” on a prescription if the practitioner does not have the name of a
patient’s sexual partner, and would authorize a pharmacist to dispense an expedited partner therapy
prescription and label the drug without an individual’s name if the prescription includes “expedited
partner therapy” or “EPT.”
SB 310 (Rubio D) Unused medications: cancer medication recycling.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a county to establish a voluntary drug repository and distribution
program for the purpose of distributing surplus medications through a surplus medication collection
and distribution intermediary that is licensed by the board. Current law authorizes the board to charge
a fee in the amount of $300 to issue or renew a license to operate as a surplus medication collection
and distribution intermediary. This bill would establish, until January 1, 2027, a program for the
collection and distribution of eligible unused cancer medications, to be known as the Cancer Medication
Recycling Act. This bill would establish, until January 1, 2027, a program for the collection and
distribution of eligible unused cancer medications, to be known as the Cancer Medication Recycling Act.
The bill would require each participating practitioner, as defined, in the collection and distribution of
those medications to be registered with a surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary,
as specified, and would require a surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary to create
a registry for up to 50 participating practitioners, including developing both a donor and a recipient
form containing specified information.
SB 311 (Hueso D) Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 384, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, known as the Medical Marijuana Program, requires counties to administer an
identification card program for qualified patients and provides immunity from arrest to qualified
patients with a valid identification card or designated primary caregivers, within prescribed limits.This
bill, the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law, would require specified types of
health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care
facility, subject to certain restrictions. The bill would require a patient to provide the health care facility
with a copy of their medical marijuana card or written documentation that the use of medicinal
cannabis is recommended by a physician.
SB 326 (Pan D) Health care coverage: federal health care reforms.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 provides for the licensure and
regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful
violation of the act a crime. Current law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the
Department of Insurance. Current law requires the above-described federal health care coverage
market reforms to apply to a health care service plan or health insurer, but conditions the operation of
certain of these market reforms on the continued operation of PPACA or certain of its requirements.
This bill would delete the conditional operation of the above-described provisions based on the
continued operation of PPACA, the federal individual mandate, the federal coverage guarantee, and
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federal essential health benefits coverage requirements.
SB 336 (Ochoa Bogh R) Public health: COVID-19.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require, when the State Department of Public Health issues a statewide order or
mandatory guidance, or when a local health officer issues an order, related to preventing the spread of
COVID-19, as defined, or protecting public health against a threat of COVID-19, that they publish on
their internet website the order or guidance and the date that the order or guidance takes effect. The
bill would also require the department or local health officer to create an opportunity for local
communities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and others to sign up for an email
distribution list relative to changes to the order or guidance.
SB 353 (Roth D) Hospice: services to seriously ill patients.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Under the California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990, the State Department of Public Health
licenses and regulates persons or agencies that provide hospice, which is a type of interdisciplinary
health care that includes palliative care to individuals experiencing the last phases of life due to the
existence of a terminal disease and supportive care to the primary caregivers and family of the hospice
patient. The act authorizes, until January 1, 2022, a licensee under the act to provide any of the
authorized interdisciplinary hospice services, including palliative care, to a patient who has a serious
illness. This bill would extend the authority under these provisions until January 1, 2027.
SB 362 (Newman D) Chain community pharmacies: quotas.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would prohibit a chain community pharmacy, as defined, from establishing a quota, defined
as a fixed number or formula related to the duties for which a pharmacist or pharmacy technician
license is required, against which the chain community pharmacy or its agent measures or evaluates
the number of times either an individual pharmacist or pharmacy technician performs tasks or provides
services while on duty. The bill would also prohibit a chain community pharmacy, through employees,
contractors, or third parties, from communicating the existence of quotas to pharmacists or pharmacy
technicians who are its employees or with whom it contracts. The bill would authorize the California
State Board of Pharmacy to take an enforcement action against a chain community pharmacy that
violates these provisions, as specified.
SB 365 (Caballero D) E-consult service.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would make electronic consultation services reimbursable under the Medi-Cal program for
enrolled providers, including FQHCs or RHCs. The bill would require the department to seek federal
waivers and approvals to implement this provision, and would condition the implementation of the bill’s
provisions on the department obtaining necessary federal approval of federal matching funds. The bill
would make related findings and declarations.
SB 374 (Min D) Protective orders: reproductive coercion.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 135, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes a court to issue a protective order enjoining a party from engaging
in specified acts, including threatening or harassing the other party or disturbing the peace of the
other party. Current law defines 'disturbing the peace of the other party' as conduct that destroys the
mental or emotional calm of the other party, including coercive control, which is a pattern of behavior
that unreasonably interferes with a person’s free will and personal liberty and includes, among other
things, unreasonably isolating a victim from friends, relatives, or other sources of support. A knowing
and intentional violation of a protective order is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would add
engaging in reproductive coercion, as described, to the definition of disturbing the peace of the other
party.
SB 380 (Eggman D) End of life.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would allow for an individual to qualify for aid-in-dying medication by making 2 oral
requests a minimum of 48 hours apart. The bill would eliminate the requirement that an individual who
is prescribed and ingests aid-in-dying medication make a final attestation. The bill would require that
the date of all oral and written requests be documented in an individual’s medical record and would
require that upon a transfer of care, that record be provided to the qualified individual. The bill would
extend the operation of the End of Life Option Act until January 1, 2031, thereby imposing a state-
mandated local program by extending the operation of crimes for specified violations of the act.
SB 409 (Caballero D) Pharmacy practice: testing.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a pharmacist to independently initiate and administer any COVID-19
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vaccines approved or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or vaccines
listed on the routine immunization schedules recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) in compliance with individual ACIP vaccine recommendations and
published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for persons 3 years of age
or older. This bill would also authorize a pharmacist or a pharmacy to perform, in accordance with
specified requirements and conditions, any aspect of an FDA-approved or -authorized test that is
classified as waived under CLIA if the test is used to detect or screen for certain illnesses, conditions,
or diseases identified in the bill or the test is approved by the board, in conjunction with the Medical
Board of California and Laboratory Field Services in the State Department of Public Health, by
regulation.
SB 428 (Hurtado D) Health care coverage: adverse childhood experiences screenings.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued,
amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, that provides coverage for pediatric services and
preventive care to additionally include coverage for adverse childhood experiences screenings. The bill
would authorize each department to adopt guidance to implement this provision. Because a willful
violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
SB 434 (Bates R) Substance abuse and mental health services: advertising and marketing.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit an operator of a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
facility, a certified alcohol or other drug program, and a licensed mental health rehabilitation center,
psychiatric health facility, or social rehabilitation facility, from engaging in various acts, including making
a false or misleading statement about the entity’s products, goods, services, or geographical locations.
The bill would also prohibit a picture, description, staff information, or the location of an entity from
being included on an internet website along with false contact information that surreptitiously directs
the reader to a business that does not have a contract with the entity.
SB 465 (Eggman D) Mental health.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters as
Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously
appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs and
establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to oversee the
administration of various parts of the act.This bill would require the commission to report to specified
legislative committees the outcomes for people receiving community mental health services under a full
service partnership model, as specified, including any barriers to receiving the data and
recommendations to strengthen California’s use of full service partnerships to reduce incarceration,
hospitalization, and homelessness.
SB 507 (Eggman D) Mental health services: assisted outpatient treatment.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law authorizes a court in a participating county to order a person who is suffering
from mental illness and is the subject of a petition to obtain assisted outpatient treatment if the court
makes various findings including, among others, there has been a clinical determination that the
person is unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision, the person’s condition is
substantially deteriorating, and, in view of the person’s treatment history and current behavior, the
person is in need of assisted outpatient treatment in order to prevent a relapse or deterioration that
would be likely to result in grave disability or serious harm to the person or to others. Current law
authorizes the petition to be filed by the county behavioral health director, or the director’s designee,
in the superior court in the county in which the person who is the subject of the petition is present or
reasonably believed to be present, in accordance with prescribed procedures.This bill would, among
other things, instead require that the above-described findings include clinical determination that the
person is unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision and that the person’s
condition is substantially deteriorating, or that assisted outpatient treatment is needed to prevent a
relapse or deterioration that would be likely to result in grave disability or serious harm to the person
or to others.
SB 509 (Wilk R) Optometry: COVID-19 pandemic: temporary licenses.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 219, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Optometry Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of
optometry by the State Board of Optometry. The act prohibits engaging in the practice of optometry
without an optometrist license from the board. The act requires, in order for an applicant to obtain a
license to practice optometry in California, that the applicant have graduated from an accredited school
of optometry, passed the required examinations for licensure, not have met any of certain grounds for
denial, and not be currently required to register as a sex offender. The act requires the board to
enforce and administer its enforcement provisions as to licenseholders, including those who hold a
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retired license, a license with a retired volunteer designation, or an inactive license. This bill would
establish provisions for temporary licensure. The bill would require the board to issue a temporary
license to practice optometry to any person who applies for and is eligible for licensure under existing
law, but who is unable to immediately take the required examination for licensure due to the state of
emergency, proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SB 510 (Pan D) Health care coverage: COVID-19 cost sharing.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require a health care service plan contract or a disability insurance policy that
provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits, excluding a specialized health care service
plan contract or health insurance policy, to cover the costs for COVID-19 diagnostic and screening
testing and health care services related to the testing for COVID-19, or a future disease when
declared a public health emergency by the Governor of the State of California, and would prohibit that
contract or policy from imposing cost sharing or prior authorization requirements for that coverage. The
bill would also require a contract or policy to cover without cost sharing or prior authorization an item,
service, or immunization intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19, or a future disease when declared
a public health emergency by the Governor of the State of California, that is recommended by the
United States Preventive Services Task Force or the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, as specified.
SB 524 (Skinner D) Health care coverage: patient steering.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit a health care service plan, a health insurer, or the agent thereof from
engaging in patient steering, as specified. The bill would define “patient steering” to mean
communicating to an enrollee or insured that they are required to have a prescription dispensed at, or
pharmacy services provided by, a particular pharmacy, as specified, or offering group health care
coverage contracts or policies that include provisions that limit access to only pharmacy providers that
are owned or operated by the health care service plan, health insurer, or agent thereof. The bill would
provide that these provisions do not apply to certain entities, including an entity that is part of a “fully
integrated delivery system,” as specified. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.
SB 534 (Jones R) Dental hygienists.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Dental Practice Act, permits a registered dental hygienist licensed in another state to
teach in a dental hygiene college without being licensed in this state if the dental hygienist satisfies
various eligibility requirements, including furnishing satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a
dental hygiene college approved by the board, and is issued a special permit. Current law requires an
applicant for a special permit to pay an application fee, subject to a biennial renewal fee, as provided.
This bill would require a special permit to remain valid for 4 years and would thereafter prohibit the
board from renewing it. The bill would specify that an applicant for a special permit is required to
comply with the fingerprint submission requirements described above and would require an applicant,
if teaching during clinical practice sessions, to furnish satisfactory evidence of having successfully
completed a course in periodontal soft-tissue curettage, local anesthesia, and nitrous oxide-oxygen
analgesia approved by the board.
SB 535 (Limón D) Biomarker testing.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 provides for the licensure and
regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful
violation of the act a crime. Current law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the
Department of Insurance. Current law requires an individual or group health care service plan contract
or health insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after July 1, 2000, to provide
coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests. This bill would delete the
references to individual or group health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies in
those provisions. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy
issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after July 1, 2022, from requiring prior authorization for
biomarker testing for an enrollee or insured with advanced or metastatic stage 3 or 4 cancer.
SB 541 (Bates R) Substance use disorder treatment facilities and programs: disclosure of license and
certification status.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities, which provide residential nonmedical services
to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or
abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services.
This bill would require a facility licensed or program certified by the department to disclose its license or
certification number and the date that the license or certification is scheduled to expire, as applicable,
in specified circumstances that include, among others, posting on its internet website, as specified,
and in any advertising or marketing in a clear and conspicuous manner.
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SB 544 (Laird D) Cannabis testing.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), authorizes the
Legislature to amend by majority vote certain provisions of the act to implement specified substantive
provisions, provided that the amendments are consistent with and further the purposes and intent of
AUMA. This bill would implement the above provisions of AUMA by requiring the Department of
Cannabis Control, on or before January 1, 2023, to establish a one or more standardized cannabinoids
test methods to be used by all testing laboratories.
SB 564 (Cortese D) Hospitals: seismic compliance: O’Connor Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 388, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes a program of
seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals. Current law requires hospitals that are seeking
an extension for their buildings to submit an application to the Department of Health Care Access and
Information by April 1, 2019, subject to certain exceptions. Current law requires that final seismic
compliance be achieved by July 1, 2022, if the compliance is based on a replacement or retrofit plan, or
by January 1, 2025, if the compliance is based on a rebuild plan.This bill would, notwithstanding the
above provisions, authorize the department to waive the requirements of the act for the O’Connor
Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in the City of San Jose if the hospital or medical center
submits, on or before January 15, 2022, a plan for compliance and the department accepts the plan
based on it being feasible to complete and promoting public safety.
SB 650 (Stern D) Skilled nursing facilities.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, commencing with fiscal years ending December 31, 2023, except as specified,
require an organization that operates, conducts, owns, manages, or maintains a skilled nursing facility
or facilities to prepare and file with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development an
annual consolidated financial report that includes data from all operating entities, licenseholders, and
related parties in which the organization has an ownership or control interest of 5% or more and that
provides any service, facility, or supply to the skilled nursing facility. The bill would require a duly
authorized official of the organization to certify the report, as specified.
SB 664 (Allen D) Hospice licensure: moratorium on new licenses.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990 requires a person, political subdivision of the
state, or other governmental agency to obtain a license from the State Department of Public Health to
provide hospice services to an individual who is experiencing the last phase of life due to a terminal
disease, as defined, and their family, except as provided. The act also provides for the renewal of a
license. The act imposes criminal penalties on any person who violates any provision of the act or any
rule or regulation promulgated under the act. This bill would impose, beginning on January 1, 2022, a
moratorium on the department issuing a new license to provide hospice services, unless the
department makes a written finding that an applicant for a new license, or with a license application
pending on January 1, 2022, has shown a demonstrable need for hospice services in the area where
the applicant proposes to operate based on the concentration of all existing hospice services in that
area.
SB 682 (Rubio D) Childhood chronic health conditions: racial disparities.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes various public health programs for purposes of promoting child and
adolescent health, including the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, which provides for
early and periodic health assessments to children in California.This bill would establish the End Racial
Inequities in Children’s Health in California Initiative (EnRICH CA Initiative). The bill would require the
California Health and Human Services Agency, in collaboration with other specified groups and entities,
to convene an advisory workgroup, as specified, to develop and implement a plan, as specified, that
establishes targets to reduce racial disparities in health outcomes by at least 50% by December 31,
2030, in chronic conditions affecting children, including, but not limited to, asthma, diabetes, dental
caries, depression, and vaping-related diseases.
SB 703 (Hurtado D) Diseased animals: laboratory services.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to periodically publish and
make available a list of reportable conditions that pose or may pose significant threats to public health,
animal health, the environment, or the food supply. Under existing law, the document is known as the
List of Reportable Conditions for Animals and Animal Products. Current law establishes the Department
of Food and Agriculture Fund and requires any moneys that are directed by law to be paid into the
fund to be expended solely for the enforcement of the law under which the moneys were derived. This
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bill would make it unlawful for a person to establish, operate, or maintain a laboratory providing
services for the examination, diagnosis, analysis, testing, quantifying, or identification of any
emergency or regulatory condition of poultry and livestock, which would include all diseases or
conditions listed as emergency or regulatory conditions in the List of Reportable Conditions for Animals
and Animal Products, unless the person obtains a certificate from the department authorizing the
person to establish, operate, and maintain a laboratory that provides these services.
SB 742 (Pan D) Vaccination sites: unlawful activities: obstructing, intimidating, or harassing.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would make it unlawful for a person to knowingly approach a person or an occupied vehicle
at a vaccination site, as specified, for the purpose of obstructing, injuring, harassing, intimidating, or
interfering with, as defined, that person or vehicle occupant. The bill would define "vaccination site" as
the physical location where vaccination services are provided, including, but not limited to, a hospital,
physician's office, clinic, or any retail space or pop-up location made available for large-scale
vaccination services. The bill would impose a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail
not exceeding 6 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment for a violation. By creating a new crime,
the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB 823 (Committee on Health) Public health: omnibus bill.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, a licensed health care provider who is authorized by law to prescribe an
opioid antagonist may, if acting with reasonable care, prescribe and subsequently dispense or
distribute an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of an opioid-related overdose or to a family member,
friend, or other person in a position to assist a person at risk of an opioid-related overdose. Current
law defines “opioid antagonist” for this purpose to mean naloxone hydrochloride that is approved by
the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose. This bill
would also include within the definition of “opioid antagonist” any other opioid antagonist that is
approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
SCR 11 (Rubio D) Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights.
Status: 8/30/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 120, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim specified principles as the Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights to make clear the
Legislature supports the best cancer care for cancer patients in the state.
SCR 13 (Pan D) Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.
Status: 5/3/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 35, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of March 2021 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness
Month in the State of California.
SCR 30 (Dahle R) Cystinuria Awareness Day.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 66, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would recognize and proclaim June 24, 2021, as Cystinuria Awareness Day
to promote awareness of Cystinuria and to show support for California medical research centers that
take an active role in the fight against the disease.
SCR 33 (Archuleta D) Food Allergy Awareness Week.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 68, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would declare the week of May 10 to May 16, 2021, inclusive, as Food Allergy
Awareness Week and request that the Governor issue a proclamation to observe the week with
appropriate understanding and awareness of food allergies and anaphylaxis.
SCR 36 (Melendez R) Aromatic L-amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency Awareness Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 98, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim October 23, 2021, as Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase
(AADC) Deficiency Awareness Day in the State of California.
SCR 38 (Pan D) Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 88, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of May 2021 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
SCR 50 (Ochoa Bogh R) Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 71, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would recognize the month of June 2021 as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness
Month and Sunday, June 20, 2021, as The Longest Day, and would urge all Californians to
commemorate the month of June 2021 as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.
SCR 55 (Hurtado D) Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2021.
Status: 9/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 143, Statutes of 2021
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Summary: Would proclaim August 2021 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2021 in California. The
measure would recognize the unique benefits that breastfeeding provides, as specified, and would
affirm that Californians should work to ensure that barriers to initiation and continuation of
breastfeeding are removed. The measure would encourage Californians to work together to explore
ways to, among other things, improve women’s access to breastfeeding support services in medical,
social, and employment settings.
SCR 56 (Melendez R) Blood cancer and blood donation awareness.
Status: 9/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 144, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the month of September 2021 as Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Awareness Month and Blood Cancer Awareness Month and the first week of September 2021 as Blood
Donation Week.
SCR 58 (Hurtado D) One Health Day
Status: 9/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 146, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim November 3, 2021, as One Health Day, to celebrate and bring attention to
the need for a One Health approach to address shared health threats at the human-animal-
environmental interface.
SR 6 (Skinner D) Relative to women’s reproductive health.
Status: 4/19/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate urges the President of the United States and
the United States Congress to express their support for every person’s fundamental right to control
their own reproductive decisions, as well as their support for access to comprehensive reproductive
health care, including the services provided by Planned Parenthood.
SR 20 (Archuleta D) Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
Status: 5/3/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate proclaims the week of May 2, 2021, as Tardive
Dyskinesia Awareness Week, and encourages everyone in the United States to become better
informed about, and aware of, Tardive Dyskinesia.
SR 21 (Pan D) Relative to Mosquito Awareness Week.
Status: 4/26/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby declares that the week of April 18 to
April 24, 2021, inclusive, be designated as Mosquito Awareness Week.
SR 36 (Rubio D) Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.
Status: 6/7/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That May 2021 is
hereby recognized as Lupus Awareness Month.
SR 37 (Rubio D) Relative to Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.
Status: 6/7/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That May 2021 is
hereby recognized as Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.
SR 46 (Eggman D) Relative to public health.
Status: 8/23/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate proclaims August as HPV-Attributable Cancers, Screening,
and Vaccination Awareness Month in the State of California. The Senate encourages all Californians,
the State Department of Public Health, and the State Department of Health Care Services to observe
the month and conduct appropriate activities that support prevention, including promoting screening
and educational outreach to all eligible Californians, increase the awareness of HPV-attributable cancer
and prevention measures within the medical and public heath community, and implement programs to
raise awareness about the causes and symptoms of, as well as prevention measures for, HPV-
attributable cancers.
SR 48 (Limón D) Relative to Newborn Falls Awareness Week.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate hereby proclaims the third week of September as Newborn
Falls Awareness Week in order to increase awareness and action about newborn falls and drops.
SR 53 (Durazo D) Relative to Pain Awareness Month and Women In Pain Awareness Day.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate hereby recognizes and declares the month of September,
2021, as Pain Awareness Month, and calls upon all Californians to observe the month by participating
in appropriate ceremonies and activities, and by learning how to improve the quality of life for people
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in California suffering from pain. The Senate recognizes September 24, 2021, as Women In Pain
Awareness Day to draw public attention to the important need to raise awareness concerning gender
disparities in pain assessment and treatment in the United States.
Homelessness - Cupertino
AB 27 (Rivas, Luz D) Homeless children and youths and unaccompanied youths: reporting.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 394,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under current state law, public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of
education are required to immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment, except as
specified. Current law requires a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths to
ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in
schools within the liaison’s local educational agency that provide services pursuant to the act. This bill
would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational
agency identifies all homeless children and youths and unaccompanied youths, as defined, enrolled at
the school.
AB 362 (Quirk-Silva D) Homeless shelters: safety regulations.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 395,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require a city or county that receives a complaint from an occupant of a homeless
shelter, as defined, or an agent of an occupant, alleging that a homeless shelter is substandard to
inspect the homeless shelter, as specified. The bill would require a city or county that determines that
a homeless shelter is substandard to issue a notice to correct the violation to the owner or operator of
the homeless shelter within 10 business days of the inspection, or issue the notice to correct the
violation immediately if the violation constitutes an imminent threat to the health and safety of the
occupants of the homeless shelter. The bill would authorize a city or county to issue an emergency
order directing the owner or operator to take immediate action to rectify violations if the city
determines that the violations are dangerous, hazardous, imminently detrimental to life or health, or
otherwise render the homeless shelter unfit for human habitation.
AB 369 (Kamlager D) Medi-Cal services: persons experiencing homelessness.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Health Care Services to implement a program of
presumptive eligibility for persons experiencing homelessness, under which a person would receive
full-scope Medi-Cal benefits without a share of cost. The bill would require the department to authorize
an enrolled Medi-Cal provider to issue a temporary Medi-Cal benefits identification card to a person
experiencing homelessness, and would prohibit the department from requiring a person experiencing
homelessness to present a valid California driver’s license or identification card issued by the
Department of Motor Vehicles to receive Medi-Cal services if the provider verifies the person’s eligibility.
AB 565 (Lackey R) Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship: homeless youth and foster
youth.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 194,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship within the
Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is in the Department of Industrial Relations. Current law
prescribes the composition of the committee, which includes specified officials or their designees,
serving as ex officio members, and 6 persons appointed by the Secretary of Labor and Workforce
Development who are familiar with certain apprenticeable occupations, as specified requirements. This
bill would add the director of the State Department of Social Services as a member of the Interagency
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.
AB 742 (Calderon D) Personal income taxes: voluntary contributions: School Supplies for Homeless
Children Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 96, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Social Services to enter into a subvention
services agreement with a nonprofit organization to administer the School Supplies for Homeless
Children Fund, and repeals the fund on January 1, 2022, unless a specified minimum contribution
amount is not met. Current law sets forth general administrative provisions applicable to voluntary
contributions, which, among other things, require any new or extended voluntary contribution fund to
include the words “voluntary tax contribution” in the name of the fund, to require the administering
agency to include specified information about the fund on its internet website, and to continuously
appropriate from the fund the contributions made to the administering agency. This bill would extend
the provisions of the School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund to January 1, 2029, unless a specified
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minimum contribution amount is not met, in which case the provisions are repealed, as provided. The
bill would additionally authorize the Department of Social Services to enter into a grant agreement
with the nonprofit organization for administration of the fund.
AB 816 (Chiu D) Homelessness: Housing Trust Fund: housing projects.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 396,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current federal law requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development to establish a Housing Trust Fund to provide grants to states to increase the
supply of rental housing for extremely low and very low income families, including homeless families,
and home ownership for extremely low and very low income families. Current law requires the
department to collaborate with the California Housing Finance Agency to develop an allocation plan to
demonstrate how the funds will be distributed, based on the priority housing needs identified in the
state’s consolidated plan, and to convene a stakeholder process to inform the development of the
plan. Current law requires the allocation plan and program guidelines to prioritize projects based on
enumerated factors such as the extent to which project rents are affordable. The department is
required to submit this plan to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and
the Senate Transportation and Housing Committees 30 days after receipt of the federal funds. This bill
would require the department to prioritize funding for projects that serve people experiencing
homelessness, to the extent that a sufficient number of projects exist.
AB 977 (Gabriel D) Homelessness program data reporting: Homeless Management Information System.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 397,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require, beginning January 1, 2023, that a grantee or entity operating specified
state homelessness programs, including the No Place Like Home Program, as a condition of receiving
state funds, to enter Universal Data Elements and Common Data Elements, as defined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development Homeless Management Information System
Data Standards, on the individuals and families it serves into its local Homeless Management
Information System, unless otherwise exempted by state or federal law. The bill would require the
Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to specify the format and disclosure frequency of the
required data elements. The bill would apply the data entry requirements to all new state
homelessness programs that commence on or after July 1, 2021. The bill would require the Homeless
Coordinating and Financing Council to provide technical assistance and guidance to any grantee or
entity that operates a program subject to the bill, if the grantee or entity does not already collect and
enter into the local Homeless Management Information System the data elements required.
AB 1220 (Rivas, Luz D) Homelessness: California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would rename the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to the California
Interagency Council on Homelessness and would remove authorization for the Secretary of the
Business, Consumer Services and Housing’s designee to serve as chair of the council. The bill would
instead require the Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and the
Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency to serve as cochairs of the council. The
bill would make other changes to the council’s membership, including adding 5 new members, as
specified.
AB 1487 (Gabriel D) Legal Services Trust Fund Commission: Homelessness Prevention Fund: grants:
eviction or displacement.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the Homelessness Prevention Fund to be administered by the Legal
Services Trust Fund Commission. The bill would require the commission, subject to appropriation to the
State Bar by the Legislature, to distribute moneys in the fund in the form of grants, awarded on a
competitive basis, to fund prescribed legal services, education, and outreach for tenants relating to
eviction or displacement. The bill would require the commission to develop guidelines for the grant
process in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would establish eligibility requirements for
grant applicants, including that the applicant agrees to provide all of the services funded by the grant
without charge to recipients.
SB 400 (Jones R) Homeless children and youths: local educational agencies: collaboration, training, and
reporting.
Status: 9/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 400, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires a state plan submitted for the
receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate
staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a
description of how the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply
with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.This
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bill would require a liaison for homeless children and youths of a local educational agency, as defined
to include a school district, county office of education, charter school, or special education local plan
area, to ensure the identification by school personnel of those children and youths through outreach
and coordination activities with other organizations and the referral of services to homeless families
and homeless children and youth
SCR 57 (Hurtado D) Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month.
Status: 9/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 145, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate November 2021 as Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month and
recognize the need for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, local governments, and the state
to take action on behalf of runaway and homeless youth in California.
HOUSING
AB 215 (Chiu D) Planning and Zoning Law: housing element: violations.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. That law
requires a planning agency, before adopting its housing element or amendment to its housing
element, to submit a draft element or draft amendment to the Department of Housing and Community
Development.This bill would require a local government to make the first draft revision of a housing
element available for public comment for at least 30 days and, if any comments are received, take at
least 10 additional business days to consider and incorporate public comments into the draft revision
before submitting it to the department. The bill would require a local government to post any
subsequent draft revision on its internet website and to email a link to the draft revision to individuals
and organizations that have requested notices relating to the local government’s housing element, as
specified.
AB 1029 (Mullin D) Housing elements: prohousing local policies.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 353,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would add the preservation of affordable housing units through the extension of existing
project-based rental assistance covenants to avoid the displacement of affected tenants and a
reduction in available affordable housing units to the list of specified prohousing local policies.
SB 7 (Atkins D) Environmental quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental
Leadership Act of 2021.
Status: 5/20/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would enact the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of
2021, which would reenact the former leadership act, with certain changes, and would authorize the
Governor, until January 1, 2024, to certify projects that meet specified requirements for streamlining
benefits related to CEQA. The bill would additionally include housing development projects, as defined,
meeting certain conditions as projects eligible for certification. The bill would, except for those housing
development projects, require the quantification and mitigation of the impacts of a project from the
emissions of greenhouse gases, as provided. The bill would revise and recast the labor-related
requirements for projects undertaken by both public agencies and private entities. The bill would
provide that the Governor is authorized to certify a project before the lead agency certifies the final
EIR for the project.
SB 8 (Skinner D) Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 161, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would clarify, for various purposes of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, that “housing
development project” includes projects that involve no discretionary approvals, projects that involve
both discretionary and nondiscretionary approvals, and projects that include a proposal to construct a
single dwelling unit. The bill would specify that this clarification is declaratory of existing law, except
that the clarification does not affect a project for which an application was submitted to the city,
county, or city and county before January 1, 2022.
SB 9 (Atkins D) Housing development: approvals.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 162, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law provides for the creation of accessory dwelling units by local
ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance
with specified standards and conditions.This bill, among other things, would require a proposed
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housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential
zone to be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing
development meets certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the proposed housing
development would not require demolition or alteration of housing that is subject to a recorded
covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of
moderate, low, or very low income, that the proposed housing development does not allow for the
demolition of more than 25% of the existing exterior structural walls, except as provided, and that the
development is not located within a historic district, is not included on the State Historic Resources
Inventory, or is not within a site that is legally designated or listed as a city or county landmark or
historic property or district.
SB 10 (Wiener D) Planning and zoning: housing development: density.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 163, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances, authorize a
local government to adopt an ordinance to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density per
parcel, at a height specified in the ordinance, if the parcel is located in a transit-rich area or an urban
infill site, as those terms are defined. The bill would prohibit a local government from adopting an
ordinance pursuant to these provisions on or after January 1, 2029. The bill would specify that an
ordinance adopted under these provisions, and any resolution to amend the jurisdiction’s General
Plan, ordinance, or other local regulation adopted to be consistent with that ordinance, is not a project
for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill would prohibit an ordinance adopted
under these provisions from superceding a local restriction enacted or approved by a local initiative
that designates publicly owned land as open-space land or for park or recreational purposes.
Housing and Land Use - Cupertino
AB 36 (Gallagher R) Design-build contracting: Town of Paradise
Status: 9/1/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Paradise Irrigation District to use the design-build contracting process
to award a contract for a water conveyance pipeline from the Town of Paradise to the City of Chico.
The bill would authorize the Town of Paradise to use the design-build contracting process to provide
for the provision of sewer treatment to the Town of Paradise, including for infrastructure connecting
the Town of Paradise to an existing treatment facility.
AB 68 (Quirk-Silva D) Department of Housing and Community Development: California Statewide
Housing Plan: annual reports.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 341,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Statewide Housing Plan, which serves as a state
housing plan for all relevant purposes, that incorporates a statement of housing goals, policies, and
objectives, as well as specified segments. Current law requires the Department of Housing and
Community Development to update and provide a revision of the plan to the Legislature every 4 years,
as provided. This bill would revise and recast those provisions related to the California Statewide
Housing Plan. The bill would, starting with any update or revision to the plan on or after January 1,
2023, require the plan to include specified information, including, among other things, the number of
affordable units needed to meet the state’s affordable housing needs and recommendations for
modernizing statutory and regulatory terminology. The bill would require the department to publish
and make the plan available to the public on the department’s internet website.
AB 215 (Chiu D) Planning and Zoning Law: housing element: violations.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. That law
requires a planning agency, before adopting its housing element or amendment to its housing
element, to submit a draft element or draft amendment to the Department of Housing and Community
Development.This bill would require a local government to make the first draft revision of a housing
element available for public comment for at least 30 days and, if any comments are received, take at
least 10 additional business days to consider and incorporate public comments into the draft revision
before submitting it to the department. The bill would require a local government to post any
subsequent draft revision on its internet website and to email a link to the draft revision to individuals
and organizations that have requested notices relating to the local government’s housing element, as
specified.
AB 293 (Kalra D) Preneed funeral arrangements: unclaimed property.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Summary: Would, commencing January 1, 2023, recast provisions of the Cemetery and Funeral Act to
permit the corpus of the trust and any income accrued in the trust, including interest, dividends, and
capital gains, to escheat to the state, in accordance with the Unclaimed Property Law, if for more than
3 years after the funds became payable and distributable, as defined, to the funeral establishment or
the trustor, the beneficiary or trustor has not corresponded electronically or in writing concerning the
property or otherwise indicated an interest. The bill would require a funeral establishment to report
and pay or deliver all unclaimed preneed funeral trust funds, including the corpus of the trust, together
with any income accrued, less a revocation fee, to the Controller, as specified.
AB 306 (O'Donnell D) School districts and community college districts: employee housing.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 49, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Field Act requires the Department of General Services to supervise the design and
construction of any school building, including both school district and community college district
buildings, or, if the estimated cost exceeds $100,000, the reconstruction or alteration of or addition to
any school building, to ensure that plans and specifications comply with the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to the act and with relevant building standards, and to ensure that the work of
construction has been performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Existing
law defines “school building” for these purposes, and excludes from that definition certain buildings.
Existing law requires the Department of General Services to approve the plans, specifications, and
methods of construction of certain factory-built school buildings. Existing law requires the Department
of General Services, for purposes relating to access and use by persons with disabilities, to issue a
written approval of the plans and specifications of certain buildings and facilities, as provided.This bill
would exclude from these requirements any building or facility that serves or is intended to serve as
residential housing for school district and community college district teachers and employees, and their
families.
AB 336 (Villapudua D) Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: public financing authority: members:
joint powers authorities.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 22, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Joint Exercise of Powers Act generally authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by
agreement, to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Current law
authorizes the agreement to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be
governed. This bill would specify that any member of the legislative body of a participating affected
taxing entity who serves as a member of the public financing authority of an enhanced infrastructure
financing district, as described above, may also serve as a member of the governing body of an agency
or entity formed pursuant to an agreement for the joint exercise of power that the participating
affected taxing entity has entered into in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act.
AB 338 (Ramos D) State Capitol grounds.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 280,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for various memorials and monuments on the grounds of the State
Capitol. Current law requires the Department of Finance, subject to the approval of the Capitol Building
and Planning Commission, to acquire and do all acts necessary to erect and maintain a monument to
Father Junípero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol. Current law requires the Department of
General Services to maintain state buildings and grounds. This bill would delete the requirement
relating to the monument to Father Junípero Serra. The bill would authorize tribal nations in the
Sacramento, California, region, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan,
construct, and maintain a monument to the California Native people of the Sacramento, California,
region on the grounds of the State Capitol. The bill would require the tribal nations to submit the plan
for the monument to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval.
AB 345 (Quirk-Silva D) Accessory dwelling units: separate conveyance.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 343,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a local agency to provide, by ordinance, for the
creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily residential zones and requires a
local agency that has not adopted an ordinance to ministerially approve an application for an
accessory dwelling unit, and sets forth required ordinance standards, including that the ordinance
prohibit the sale or conveyance of the accessory dwelling unit separately from the primary residence.
Current law, notwithstanding the prohibition described above, authorizes a local agency to, by
ordinance, allow an accessory dwelling unit to be sold or conveyed separately from the primary
residence to a qualified buyer if certain conditions are met.This bill would require each local agency to
allow an accessory dwelling unit to be sold or conveyed separately from the primary residence to a
qualified buyer if the above-described conditions are met.
AB 347 (Arambula D) Health care coverage: step therapy.
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Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would clarify that a health care service plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs
may require step therapy, as defined, if there is more than one drug that is clinically appropriate for
the treatment of a medical condition. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer
to expeditiously grant a step therapy exception request if the health care provider submits justification
and supporting clinical documentation, as specified, supporting the provider’s determination that the
required prescription drug is inconsistent with good professional practice for provision of medically
necessary covered services to the enrollee or insured, based on specified criteria.
AB 464 (Mullin D) Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts: allowable facilities and projects.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 25, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to establish an enhanced
infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of
communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding
community, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, or repair of industrial structures
for private use.This bill would include, in the list of facilities and projects the district may fund, the
acquisition, construction, or repair of commercial structures by the small business, as defined, occupant
of such structures, if certain conditions are met, and facilities in which nonprofit community
organizations provide health, youth, homeless, and social services.
AB 491 (Ward D) Housing: affordable and market rate units.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 345,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require that a mixed-income multifamily structure provide the same access to the
common entrances, common areas, and amenities of the structure to occupants of the affordable
housing units in the structure as is provided to occupants of the market-rate housing units. The bill
would also prohibit a mixed-income multifamily structure from isolating the affordable housing units
within the structure to a specific floor or an area on a specific floor. The bill would define various terms
for these purposes.
AB 571 (Mayes I) Planning and zoning: density bonuses: affordable housing.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 346,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Density Bonus Law requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a
housing development in the city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for
the production of lower income housing units, or for the donation of land within the development, if the
developer agrees to, among other things, construct a specified percentage of units for very low
income, low-income, or moderate-income households or qualifying residents, including lower income
students. Current law requires the amount of a density bonus and the number of incentives or
concessions a qualifying developer receives to be pursuant to a certain formula based on the total
number of units in the housing development, as specified. This bill would prohibit affordable housing
impact fees, including inclusionary zoning fees and in-lieu fees, from being imposed on a housing
development’s affordable units.
AB 592 (Friedman D) Foster youth: transitional housing.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Community Care Facilities Act requires the State Department of Social
Services to license and regulate transitional housing placement providers pursuant to the act. Under
current law, a transitional housing placement provider is an organization licensed by the department
to provide transitional housing to foster children at least 16 years of age and to nonminor dependents
to promote their transition to adulthood. Current law requires a transitional housing unit to meet
certain housing and supervision requirements, which may include a host family certified by a
transitional housing placement provider with whom a participant lives in an apartment, single-family
dwelling, or condominium. This bill would require a transitional housing unit with a host family to
include supervised transitional housing services provided by the licensed transitional housing
placement provider. With respect to a transitional housing placement program serving nonminor
dependents, the bill would additionally authorize certain entities, including a resource family approved
by a foster family agency or a county, a licensed foster family home, a certified family home, an
approved relative caregiver, or a nonrelative extended family member of a participant to operate as a
host family.
AB 611 (Quirk-Silva D) Safe at Home program: homeowners’ associations.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 151,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, upon request of a participant in the Safe at Home program, require the association
of a common interest development to accept and use the address designated by the Secretary of
State as the Safe at Home participant’s substitute address for association communications and to
withhold or redact information that would reveal the name, community property address, or email
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address of the Safe at Home participant in specified communications of the association.
AB 623 (Committee on Agriculture) State-designated fairs: district agricultural associations: farmers’
markets: California Apple Commission.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law defines state-designated fairs as the California Exposition and State Fair and
other specified fairs that may receive financial support or are otherwise governed by specified state
laws.This bill would make findings and declarations of the Legislature concerning state-designated
fairs, and would require a state-designated fair to develop applicable policies and procedures in order
to make opportunity purchases, as defined.
AB 633 (Calderon D) Partition of real property: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 119,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would enact the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, which would require specified
procedures in an action to partition real property that is heirs property, defined as property for which
there is no written agreement regarding partition that binds the cotenants of the property, one or
more of the cotenants acquired title from a relative, and meets one of specified thresholds regarding
cotenants who are relatives or who acquired title from a relative. If a cotenant requests partition by
sale, the bill would give cotenants who did not request the partition the option to buy all of the
interests of the cotenants that requested partition by sale, as specified. If all of those interests are
not purchased or a cotenant who has requested partition in kind remains after purchase, the bill would
require the court to partition the property in kind or by sale, as specified. The bill would provide
procedures pursuant to which the property is appraised. The bill would permit the court to apportion
the costs of partition among the parties in proportion to their interests, but would prohibit the
apportionment of costs among parties that oppose the partition, except as specified.
AB 721 (Bloom D) Covenants and restrictions: affordable housing.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 349,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would make any recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limits on the use of private
or publicly owned land contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument
affecting the transfer or sale that restricts the number, size, or location of the residences that may be
built on the property, or that restricts the number of persons or families who may reside on the
property, unenforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development, as defined, if an
approved restrictive covenant affordable housing modification document has been recorded in the
public record, as provided, unless a specified exception applies.
AB 787 (Gabriel D) Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 350,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide an annual report
that includes specified information by April 1 of each year to specified entities, including the
Department of Housing and Community Development. Among other things, existing law requires that
this report include the progress in meeting the city’s or county’s share of regional housing needs and
local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development
of housing, as specified. This bill would authorize a planning agency to include in its annual report, for
up to 25% of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the number of units in
an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-
income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit, as
specified.
AB 803 (Boerner Horvath D) Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 154,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Current law
provides for various incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable
housing. This bill would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for the
construction of a small home lot development, as defined, that meets specified criteria. The bill would
require a small home lot development to be located on a parcel that is no larger than 5 acres, is
substantially surrounded by qualified urban uses, as defined, and is zoned for multifamily residential
use.
AB 838 (Friedman D) State Housing Law: enforcement response to complaints.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 351,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, beginning July 1, 2022, require a city or county that receives a complaint of a
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substandard building or a lead hazard violation, as specified, from a tenant, resident, or occupant, or
an agent of a tenant, resident, or occupant, except as specified, to inspect the building, portion of the
building intended for human occupancy, or premises of the building, document the lead hazard
violations that would be discovered based upon a reasonably competent and diligent visual inspection
of the property and identify any building, portion of a building intended for human occupancy, or
premises on which such a building is located that is determined to be substandard, as applicable. The
bill would require the city or county, as applicable, to advise the owner or operator of each violation
and of each action that is required to be taken to remedy the violation and to schedule a reinspection
to verify correction of the violations.
AB 861 (Bennett D) Mobilehome parks: rental restrictions: management.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Mobilehome Residency Law regulates mobilehome parks and subjects the owner of the
park and any person employed by the park to all park rules and regulations to the same extent as
residents and their guests. Current law exempts from those provisions any rules and regulations
governing the age of residents or guests, and actions that are taken to fulfill a park owner’s
maintenance, management, and business operation responsibilities. This bill would require
management, as defined, to comply with a rule or regulation prohibiting the renting or subleasing of
the homeowner’s mobilehome or mobilehome space and would prohibit management from renting a
mobilehome owned by management except that the bill would authorize management to directly rent
up to 2 mobilehomes within the park for the purpose of housing onsite employees, as defined, and
would authorize management to directly rent one additional mobilehome for every 200 mobilehomes in
the park for that same purpose.
AB 978 (Quirk-Silva D) Mobilehome parks: rent caps.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 125,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Mobilehome Residency Law prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in
mobilehome parks. Current law defines “tenancy” for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to
use a site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human
habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the park. The Tenant Protection Act of 2019
prohibits, with certain exceptions, an owner of residential real property from increasing the gross
rental rate for a dwelling or unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as
defined, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for the immediately
preceding 12 months, subject to specified conditions. Current law excludes an owner or operator of a
mobilehome park and an owner of a mobilehome or their agent from these provisions. This bill would
extend these provisions to any person having the right to offer residential real property for rent,
including an owner or operator of any dwelling or unit in a mobilehome park.
AB 1029 (Mullin D) Housing elements: prohousing local policies.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 353,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would add the preservation of affordable housing units through the extension of existing
project-based rental assistance covenants to avoid the displacement of affected tenants and a
reduction in available affordable housing units to the list of specified prohousing local policies.
AB 1043 (Bryan D) Housing programs: rental housing developments: affordable rent.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 354,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Zenovich-Moscone-Chacon Housing and Home Finance Act, prohibits “affordable rent”
for certain rental housing developments that receive assistance on or after January 1, 1991, from
exceeding a specified percentage based on the area median income adjusted for family size and
whether the household is an extremely low income household, very low income household, lower
income household, or moderate-income household. This bill, for leases entered into on or after January
1, 2022, would additionally prohibit “affordable rent” for certain rental housing developments that
receive assistance from exceeding the product of 30 percent times 15 percent of the area median
income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit if the household is an “acutely low income
household,” as defined to mean persons and families whose incomes do not exceed 15 percent of area
median income, adjusted for family size, as specified.
AB 1095 (Cooley D) Affordable rental and owner-occupied housing: equity in state and local programs.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 355,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the equitable
treatment of home ownership in state and local affordable housing programs for a specified reason.
The bill would specify that the affordable housing referenced by those provisions includes rental and
owner-occupied units. The bill would require the council to adopt guidelines or selection criteria that
include both affordable housing rental units and owner-occupied affordable housing units. The bill, for
notices of funding availability released after July 1, 2022, would authorize the council to include
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guidelines or criteria for the award of funds to projects that provide home ownership opportunities for
low-income individuals.
AB 1174 (Grayson D) Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications, approvals,
and subsequent permits.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 160, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent
to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined,
ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the
development satisfies specified objective planning standards, including, that the development and the
site on which it is located satisfy specified location, urbanization, and zoning requirements. Current law
provides that a development approved pursuant to the streamlined, ministerial approval process is
valid indefinitely if specified requirements are met, and otherwise is valid, except as provided, for 3
years from the date of the final action establishing that approval and remains valid thereafter for a
project so long as vertical construction of the development has begun and is in progress. Current law
authorizes a development proponent to request a modification to a development that has been
approved under the streamlined, ministerial approval process if the request is submitted before the
issuance of the final building permit required for construction of the development. Current law defines
“affordable rent” for purposes of this streamlined, ministerial approval process. This bill would clarify
the requirements that must be met for an approved development to be valid indefinitely.
AB 1180 (Mathis R) Local governments: surplus land: tribes.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 62, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency, as
defined. Current law defines “exempt surplus land” for which a local agency is not required to follow
the requirements for disposal of surplus land, except as provided. Current law categorizes as “exempt
surplus land,” surplus land that a local agency is transferring to another local, state, or federal agency
for the agency’s use.This bill would add to the definition of “exempt surplus land,” land transferred by
a local agency to a federally recognized California Indian tribe.
AB 1304 (Santiago D) Affirmatively further fair housing: housing element: inventory of land.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 357,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a public agency, as defined, to administer its programs and activities
relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and
to not take any action that is materially inconsistent with this obligation. This bill would clarify that a
local agency has a mandatory duty to comply with the obligation described above. The bill would
specify that this provision is a clarification of current law and not to be deemed a change in previous
law.
AB 1377 (McCarty D) Student housing plans.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University, and request
the Office of the President of the University of California, on or before July 1, 2022, to conduct a needs
assessment to determine the projected student housing needs, by campus, for the 2022–23 fiscal
year to the 2026–27 fiscal year, inclusive, and create a student housing plan, with a focus on
affordable student housing, that outlines how they will meet the projected student housing needs.
The bill would require the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University, and request the
Office of the President of the University of California, to, every 3 years thereafter, review and update
the plan, and include the specific actions to be taken in the next 5 fiscal years.
AB 1390 (Boerner Horvath D) State lands: school and lieu lands.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law grants to the State Lands Commission control over specified public lands in the
state, including indemnity lands selected in lieu of specified land granted to the state by the United
States for the use of public schools that was lost. Current law requires the commission to prepare a
master plan for all school and lieu lands under its jurisdiction. Current law requires the commission to
obtain a statement from the United States Land Office after the survey of any township by the United
States, as specified. This bill would repeal the above requirements.
AB 1398 (Bloom D) Planning and zoning: housing element: rezoning of sites: prohousing local policies.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 358,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law, requires a county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-
term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its
boundaries, that includes, among other things, a housing element. Current law requires that the
housing element include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and available for
residential development. If the inventory of sites does not identify adequate sites to accommodate the
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need for groups of all household income levels, as provided, current law requires that the local
government rezone sites within specified time periods. If the local government fails to adopt a housing
element within 120 days of the applicable statutory deadline, existing law requires that the local
government (A) complete this rezoning no later than 3 years and 120 days from the statutory deadline
for the adoption of the housing element and (B) revise its housing element every 4 years until the local
government has adopted at least 2 consecutive revisions by the statutory deadline. This bill would
require a local government that fails to adopt a housing element that the Department of Housing and
Community Development has found to be in substantial compliance with state law within 120 days of
the statutory deadline to complete this rezoning no later than one year from the statutory deadline for
the adoption of the housing element.
AB 1409 (Levine D) Planning and zoning: general plan: safety element.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law, upon the next revision of a local hazard mitigation plan on or after January 1,
2022, or beginning on or before January 1, 2022, if a local jurisdiction has not adopted a local hazard
mitigation plan, requires the safety element to be reviewed and updated as necessary to identify
evacuation routes and their capacity, safety, and viability under a range of emergency scenarios. This
bill would also require the safety element to be reviewed and updated to identify evacuation locations.
By increasing the duties of local planning officials with respect to the update of general plans, this bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1423 (Daly D) Housing programs: multifamily housing programs: expenditure of loan proceeds.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and
requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including
the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the
form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of
housing projects. Current law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing
these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements
of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or
other security documents. This bill would authorize a borrower to use any funds approved, reserved,
or allocated by the department for purposes of providing a loan under any multifamily housing program
under these provisions for construction financing, permanent financing, or a combination of
construction financing and permanent financing, as provided.
AB 1466 (McCarty D) Real property: discriminatory restrictions.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 359,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require a title company, escrow company, real estate broker, real estate agent, or
association that delivers a copy of a declaration, governing document, or deed to a person who holds
an ownership interest of record in property to also provide a Restrictive Covenant Modification form
with specified procedural information.
AB 1476 (Gray D) Park property: City of Modesto: Beard Brook Park.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the City of Modesto, until June 30, 2023, to dispose of all or a portion of
Beard Brook Park acquired, developed, or improved with grant moneys from the Safe Neighborhood
Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 as specified, subject to the
acquisition of replacement park property, as approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation, to
be used for park purposes in perpetuity and at no cost to the state, as provided.
AB 1584 (Committee on Housing and Community Development) Housing omnibus.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 360,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency to provide for the creation of
accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily residential zones by ordinance, and sets forth
standards the ordinance is required to impose with respect to certain matters, including, among
others, maximum unit size, parking, and height standards. Current law authorizes a local agency to
provide by ordinance for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units, as defined, in single-family
residential zones and requires the ordinance to include, among other things, standards for the
creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, required deed restrictions, and occupancy requirements.
This bill would make void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any
deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in
real property that either effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts the construction or use of an
accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit on a lot zoned for single-family residential use
that meets the above-described minimum standards established for those units, but would permit
reasonable restrictions that do not unreasonably increase the cost to construct, effectively prohibit the
construction of, or extinguish the ability to otherwise construct, an accessory dwelling unit or junior
accessory dwelling unit consistent with those aforementioned minimum standards provisions.
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ACR 91 (Chiu D) Healthy Homes Awareness Month.
Status: 8/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 103, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the month of June 2021 as Healthy Homes Awareness Month.
SB 8 (Skinner D) Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 161, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would clarify, for various purposes of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, that “housing
development project” includes projects that involve no discretionary approvals, projects that involve
both discretionary and nondiscretionary approvals, and projects that include a proposal to construct a
single dwelling unit. The bill would specify that this clarification is declaratory of existing law, except
that the clarification does not affect a project for which an application was submitted to the city,
county, or city and county before January 1, 2022.
SB 9 (Atkins D) Housing development: approvals.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 162, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law provides for the creation of accessory dwelling units by local
ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in accordance
with specified standards and conditions.This bill, among other things, would require a proposed
housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential
zone to be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing
development meets certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the proposed housing
development would not require demolition or alteration of housing that is subject to a recorded
covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of
moderate, low, or very low income, that the proposed housing development does not allow for the
demolition of more than 25% of the existing exterior structural walls, except as provided, and that the
development is not located within a historic district, is not included on the State Historic Resources
Inventory, or is not within a site that is legally designated or listed as a city or county landmark or
historic property or district.
SB 10 (Wiener D) Planning and zoning: housing development: density.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 163, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances, authorize a
local government to adopt an ordinance to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density per
parcel, at a height specified in the ordinance, if the parcel is located in a transit-rich area or an urban
infill site, as those terms are defined. The bill would prohibit a local government from adopting an
ordinance pursuant to these provisions on or after January 1, 2029. The bill would specify that an
ordinance adopted under these provisions, and any resolution to amend the jurisdiction’s General
Plan, ordinance, or other local regulation adopted to be consistent with that ordinance, is not a project
for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill would prohibit an ordinance adopted
under these provisions from superceding a local restriction enacted or approved by a local initiative
that designates publicly owned land as open-space land or for park or recreational purposes.
SB 51 (Durazo D) Surplus residential property.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 130, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency, as
defined. This bill, except in the case of specified property, would additionally provide that the surplus
land disposal procedures as they existed on December 31, 2019, apply if a local agency, as of
September 30, 2019, has issued a competitive request for proposals that seeks development
proposals seeking development proposals for the property that includes a residential component of at
least 100 residential units and 25% of the total units developed comply with specified affordability
criteria, provided that a disposition and development agreement, as defined, is entered into not later
than December 31, 2024. If the property is not disposed of pursuant to a qualifying disposition and
development agreement before March 31, 2026, or if no disposition and development agreement is
entered into before December 31, 2024, the bill would require that future negotiations for and
disposition of the property comply with the surplus land disposal procedures then in effect.
SB 266 (Newman D) State park system: Chino Hills State Park: expansion.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide assistance acquiring and
accepting land immediately adjacent to, and that expands, Chino Hills State Park, by transferring 3
specified properties into the state park system. The bill would require the department to manage the
acquired properties and parcels with specified funds as part of the Chino Hills State Park, as provided.
SB 290 (Skinner D) Density Bonus Law: qualifications for incentives or concessions: student housing for
lower income students: moderate-income persons and families: local government constraints.
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Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the amount of a density bonus and the number of incentives or
concessions a qualifying developer receives to be pursuant to a certain formula based on the total
number of units in the housing development, as specified. This bill would require a unit designated to
satisfy the inclusionary zoning requirements of a city or county to be included in the total number of
units on which a density bonus and the number of incentives or concessions are based. The bill would
require a city or county to grant one incentive or concession for a student housing development
project that will include at least 20% of the total units for lower income students.
SB 319 (Melendez R) Land use: development fees: audit.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 385, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes a person to request an audit to determine whether a fee or charge
levied by a local agency exceeds the amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost of any product,
public facility, or service provided by the local agency. If a local agency does not comply with the above-
described disclosure requirement for 3 consecutive years, existing law prohibits the local agency from
requiring that person to make a specified deposit and requires the local agency to pay the cost of the
audit. This bill, additionally, would require that audit to include each consecutive year the local agency
did not comply with the disclosure requirement. The bill would make clarifying changes to that
provision.
SB 330 (Durazo D) Los Angeles Community College District Affordable Housing Pilot Program.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the governing board of the Los Angeles Community College District to
develop and implement a pilot program to provide affordable housing to students or employees of the
Los Angeles Community College District, and to provide a report to the Legislature, no later than
January 1, 2032, with findings and recommendations on the success of the program. The bill would
require priority to be given to low-income students experiencing homelessness for the affordable units
of the affordable housing for students or employees.
SB 381 (Portantino D) Surplus residential property: priorities, procedures, price, and fund: City of South
Pasadena.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 362, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes priorities and procedures that any state agency disposing of
surplus residential property is required to follow. Under current law, specified single-family residences
must first be offered to their present occupants. Current law then requires the property to be offered
to housing-related entities prior to placing the property up for sale for fair market value, subject to
specified priorities. Current law requires, if a property that is not a historic home is sold to a private
housing-related entity or a housing-related public entity, that the entity develop the property as
limited equity cooperative housing with first right of occupancy to present occupants, or use the
property for low- and moderate-income rental or owner-occupied housing where the development of
cooperative or cooperatives is not feasible. Current law requires, if a property is a historic home, as
defined, that the property be offered first to a housing-related entity, subject to the above-described
requirements, or a nonprofit private entity dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining the historic
home for public and community access and use, as provided. This bill, with respect to surplus
residential property that is located within the City of South Pasadena, would instead require that if the
surplus residential property is not sold to a former owner or present occupant, as described above,
the property be offered at fair market value to present tenants who have occupied the property for 5
years or more and who are in good standing with all rent obligations current and paid in full, with first
right of occupancy to the present occupants.
SB 386 (Umberg D) Tied-house restrictions: advertising: mixed-use district.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 309, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act generally prohibits a manufacturer, winegrower, distiller,
bottler, or wholesaler, among other licensees, or agents of these licensees, from paying a retailer for
advertising. The act creates a variety of exceptions from this prohibition, including permitting specified
licensees to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee that
is an owner, manager, or major tenant at a specified arena in the County of Orange or the County of
Los Angeles.This bill would delete the above-described exception as it applies to the County of
Orange. The bill would instead authorize specified licensees to sponsor events promoted by, and to
purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale licensee that is the owner,
operator, agent of the operator, or assignee of the operator’s advertising rights of a mixed-use district
located in the County of Orange. The bill would condition this authorization based on specified
requirements, including that the mixed-use district consist of at least 90 acres and include office,
residential, retail, and other uses, all of which are situated on land surrounding a fully enclosed arena
with a fixed seating capacity in excess of 18,000 seats.
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SB 391 (Min D) Common interest developments: emergency powers and procedures.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 276, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act governs the management and
operation of common interest developments. Current law defines a board meeting as a congregation,
as provided, or a teleconference, as provided. Current law requires, among other things, a board
meeting held by teleconference to identify at least one physical location so that members of the
association may attend, except as provided. This bill would establish alternative teleconferencing
procedures for a board meeting or a meeting of the members if gathering in person is unsafe or
impossible because the common interest development is in an area affected by a federal, state, or
local emergency. The bill would also make a conforming change.
SB 392 (Archuleta D) Common interest developments: document delivery.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act requires an association to deliver
documents to members of a common interest development, if those documents are required to be
delivered by individual delivery or notice, by either first-class mail, postage prepaid, registered or
certified mail, express mail, or overnight delivery by an express service carrier or by email, facsimile, or
other electronic means, if the recipient has consented, in writing or by email, to receive documents by
that electronic means. This bill would instead require, on and after January 1, 2023, an association to
deliver those documents in accordance with the preferred delivery method specified by the member or,
if the member has not provided a preferred delivery method, by traditional mail, as described above.
SB 414 (Jones R) Land.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 106, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Professional Land Surveyors’ Act provides for the licensure and regulation of land
surveyors by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, and makes it
unlawful to practice land surveying without a license, except as specified. Current law includes within
the practice of land surveying cadastral surveying.This bill would define cadastral surveying for
purposes of the act.
SB 432 (Wieckowski D) Common interest developments.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act regulates common interest
developments. Current law provides procedures governing the election of members of the board of
directors of common interest development associations. Current law provides for nomination by
acclamation in an election of members of the board of directors of the association if certain conditions
are satisfied, including that the association permits all candidates to run if nominated. However, an
association is authorized to disqualify a person from nomination under certain circumstances, including
if the person has been a member of the association for less than one year. This bill would revise and
recast common interest development election procedures, including, among other things, limiting
certain noticing provisions to the elections of directors and to recall elections, requiring an association
to maintain association election materials, as defined, for one year after the date of the election, and
specifying that the candidate list is required to include the name and address of individuals nominated
as a candidate for election to the board of directors.
SB 477 (Wiener D) General plan: annual report.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. That law
requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide, by April 1 of each year, an annual report to,
among other entities, the Department of Housing and Community Development that includes, among
other specified information, the number of applications submitted, the location and total number of
developments approved, the number of building permits issued, and the number of units constructed
pursuant to a specific streamlined, ministerial approval process. This bill would, commencing January 1,
2024, require a planning agency to include in that annual report specified information on costs,
standards, and applications for proposed housing development projects and specified information on
housing development projects within the jurisdiction.
SB 478 (Wiener D) Planning and Zoning Law: housing development projects.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 363, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to notify the city, county, or city and county, and authorizes the department to notify the
Attorney General, that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department
finds that the housing element or an amendment to that element, or any specified action or failure to
act, does not substantially comply with the law as it pertains to housing elements or that any local
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government has taken an action in violation of certain housing laws. This bill would prohibit a local
agency, as defined, from imposing a floor area ratio standard that is less than 1.0 on a housing
development project that consists of 3 to 7 units, or less than 1.25 on a housing development project
that consists of 8 to 10 units.
SB 591 (Becker D) Senior citizens: intergenerational housing developments.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 364, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the establishment of an intergenerational housing development that
includes senior citizens along with caregivers and transition age youth, if specified conditions are
satisfied. The bill would require that the covenants, conditions, and restrictions and other documents
or written policy for the development set forth the limitations on occupancy, residency, or use. The bill
would prescribe definitions for “senior citizen” and “transition age youth” for these purposes. The bill
would require at least 80% of the occupied dwelling units in an intergenerational housing development
to be occupied by at least one senior citizen, as specified, and up to 20% of the occupied dwelling
units in the development to be occupied by at least one caregiver or transition age youth, as specified.
The bill would require the development to be affordable to lower income households.
SB 716 (McGuire D) Land use: habitat restoration and enhancement: mitigation lands.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act authorizes a project proponent to submit a
habitat restoration or enhancement project to the Director of Fish and Wildlife for approval. This bill
would extend the operation of the act until January 1, 2027, and would require the Department of Fish
and Wildlife to submit a report on the implementation of the act to the Legislature no later than
December 31, 2025.
SB 728 (Hertzberg D) Density Bonus Law: purchase of density bonus units by nonprofit housing
organizations.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 365, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to
provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the city or county with a density
bonus and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among
other options, specified percentages of units for moderate-income or, lower, or very low income
households and meets other requirements. Current law requires the developer and the city or county
to ensure that the initial occupant of a for-sale unit that qualified the developer for the award of the
density bonus is a person or family of very low, low, or moderate income. This bill instead, would
require the developer and the city or county to ensure that (1) a for-sale unit that qualified the
developer for the award of the density bonus is initially occupied by a person or family of the required
income, offered at an affordable housing cost, as defined, and includes an equity sharing agreement,
as specified, or (2) a qualified nonprofit housing organization that is receiving the above-described
welfare exemption purchases the unit pursuant to a specified recorded contract that includes an
affordability restriction, an equity sharing agreement, as specified, and a repurchase option that
requires a subsequent purchaser that desires to sell or convey the property to first offer the nonprofit
corporation the opportunity to repurchase the property.
SB 791 (Cortese D) California Surplus Land Unit.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 366, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish the California Surplus Land Unit
within the Department of Housing and Community Development with the primary purpose of facilitating
the development and construction of residential housing on local surplus land, as defined. In this
regard, the bill would authorize the unit to, among other things, facilitate agreements between
housing developers and local agencies that seek to dispose of surplus land; provide advice, technical
assistance, and consultative and technical service to local agencies with surplus land and developers
that seek to develop housing on the surplus land; and collaborate with specified state agencies to
assist housing developers and local agencies with obtaining grants, loans, tax credits, credit
enhancements, and other types of financing that facilitate the construction of housing on surplus land.
SB 828 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Surplus state real property: disposal.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 189, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Director of General Services to dispose of surplus state real
property where that property is not needed by another state agency and the Legislature has
authorized disposal of the property. Current law also specifies the manner in which the department is
to dispose of surplus state real property. This bill would authorize the director to dispose of specified
state properties pursuant to these provisions, subject to conditions relating to the approval of the
disposal to the extent the property is subject to outstanding bonds.
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SJR 6 (Wiener D) Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act.
Status: 8/26/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 130, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would request the Congress of the United States to enact the Affordable Housing Credit
Improvement Act and would request that President Joe Biden sign that legislation.
SR 58 (Pan D) Relative to Concrete Pipe Week.
Status: 9/10/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate encourages the attention of the public be drawn to the
reinforced concrete pipe and precast industry for its numerous contributions to the enhancement of
the quality of life in California, and that the period between August 15 and August 21, 2021, be
recognized as Concrete Pipe Week.
Human Services – Cupertino
AB 46 (Rivas, Luz D) California Youth Empowerment Act.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would create the California Youth Empowerment Act to address, among other issues, the
growing need to engage youth directly with policymakers. The bill would establish the California Youth
Empowerment Commission in state government consisting of 13 voting commissioners between 14
and 25 years of age and meeting specified requirements, with 11 members appointed by the Governor,
one at-large member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one at-large member
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, along with several ex officio, nonvoting members from
various geographic regions of the state. The bill would establish the commission to be advisory in
nature, for the main purpose of providing meaningful opportunities for civic engagement to improve the
quality of life for California’s disconnected and disadvantaged youth.
AB 118 (Kamlager D) Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act, or
the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act, for purposes of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot
Program, which the act would establish. The bill would require the department to administer the
program if appropriate funding is made available to the department. The bill would require the
department to award grants to qualified grantees, which include city, county, and tribal departments of
social services, disability services, health services, public health, or behavioral health, based on grant
eligibility criteria developed in partnership with a stakeholder workgroup.
AB 260 (Stone D) Guardianships.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Guardianship-Conservatorship Law authorizes a probate court, upon hearing of a
petition by a parent, relative, or other person, to appoint a guardian of a minor in accordance with
specified provisions of law governing the custody of a minor child. Current law authorizes a court
hearing a guardianship petition, if the proposed ward is or may be abused or neglected, to refer the
matter to the local child welfare services agency to initiate an investigation to determine whether
proceedings in juvenile court should be commenced. This bill would revise the probate court
guardianship process by requiring, among other things, the probate court to have good cause to
waive the investigation and prohibiting the probate court from hearing and determining the petition to
appoint a guardian until the child welfare agency has completed its investigation and submitted its
report to the probate court.
AB 313 (Garcia, Cristina D) Civil service: Limited Examination and Appointment Program.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law declares the policies of this state with regard to hiring individuals with a
disability and prescribes responsibilities of the Department of Human Resources that relate to the
representation of individuals with a disability in the state workforce, which include outlining specific
actions to improve the representation of individuals with a disability in the state workforce. This bill
would require that each state agency develop its own reasonable accommodation policy for individuals
with disabilities, consistent with state and federal law, to address requests for reasonable
accommodations. The bill would require the Department of Human Resources, by December 31 of each
year, to review affirmative action employment plans submitted by state agencies and to approve the
plans or to require appropriate modifications, as specified.The bill would require each state agency’s
equal opportunity program to include a reasonable accommodation policy.
AB 317 (Patterson R) Foster care.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Office of the State Foster Care Ombudsperson to be established
in the State Department of Social Services with prescribed powers and duties relating to the
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management of foster children, including the dissemination of information on the rights of children and
youth in foster care. Current law requires the Director of Social Services, in consultation with a
committee of interested individuals chosen by the director, to appoint the ombudsperson for a term of
4 years. Under existing law, the office is required to keep information obtained by the office from a
complaint confidential.This bill would define “foster care” for purposes of the ombudsperson’s duties to
include voluntary or governmental placements in certain residential facilities, with a resource family, or
with a family pending approval as a resource family, or placement pursuant to a juvenile court order, as
specified.
AB 366 (Rubio, Blanca D) Foster youth: placement of siblings.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Social Services to adopt standards pertaining
to the home environment and permanency assessments of a resource family according to specified
standards, including that the total number of children residing in the home of a resource family be no
more than the total number of children the resource family can properly care for, regardless of status,
and may not exceed 6 children, except as specified. Current g law requires the court to suspend sibling
interaction if it determines by clear and convincing evidence that sibling interaction is detrimental to
the well-being of any of the siblings. This bill would prohibit the physical capacity of the home from
being the sole reason to deny placement of a sibling group if each child in the home has an age-
appropriate place to sleep and there are no other safety risks.
AB 382 (Kamlager D) Whole Child Model program.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a Whole
Child Model (WCM) program, under which managed care plans served by a county organized health
system or Regional Health Authority in designated counties provide CCS services to Medi-Cal eligible
CCS children and youth. Current law requires the department to establish a statewide WCM program
stakeholder advisory group that includes specified persons, such as CCS case managers and labor
organizations, to consult with that advisory group on the implementation of the WCM, and to consider
the advisory group’s recommendations on prescribed matters. Current law terminates the advisory
group on December 31, 2021. This bill would remove labor organizations from the stakeholder advisory
group, and would instead include recognized exclusive representatives of CCS county providers. The
bill would instead terminate the advisory group on December 31, 2023.
AB 396 (Gabriel D) CalFresh: educational programs.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Social Services, on or before May 31, 2022, to issue
a guidance letter to counties, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, the
Chancellor’s office of the California State University, and the Office of the President of the University of
California that clarifies the state and federal eligibility requirements for a campus-based program to be
a state-approved local educational programs that increase employability that qualifies for the CalFresh
student eligibility exemption described above and that clarifies the application and approval process
for a campus-based program to be approved by the department as a state-approved local educational
program that increases employability.
AB 412 (Reyes D) California Commission on Human Rights.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would establish in state government the California Commission on Human Rights, as an
advisory commission, and would require it to, among other things, identify and evaluate California’s
successes and failures in protecting human rights of individuals living within the state, determine
statutory, regulatory, or budgetary solutions to better protect human rights, and report, at least
annually, on the status of human rights to the Legislature and the Governor with statutory and
regulatory recommendations. The bill would require the commission to consist of 17 members,
including, among others, Members of the Assembly and the Senate. The bill would also create the
California Commission on Human Rights Fund in the General Fund to, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, carry out these provisions and support the commission.
AB 429 (Dahle, Megan R) Child support: access to records.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 52, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Uniform Parentage Act governs actions to determine a parent and child relationship.
These provisions authorize a local child support agency to bring an action under the act in any case in
which the agency determines it to be appropriate. Current law also provides that, notwithstanding any
other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing or trial under the act may be held in
closed court, as specified, and all papers and records, other than the final judgment, pertaining to the
action or proceeding are subject to inspection only in exceptional cases upon an order of the court for
good cause shown. However, this provision also provides that papers and records pertaining to an
action or proceeding that are part of the permanent record of the court are subject to inspection by
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the parties to the action and their attorneys, pursuant to written authorization, as specified. This bill
would instead authorize specified hearings or trials under the act, for actions that are filed on or after
January 1, 2023, to be held in closed court. The bill would require the Judicial Council, on or before
January 1, 2023, to create a new form or modify an existing form, as it deems appropriate, to require a
party initiating those specified hearings or trials to designate the action or proceeding filed under
those provisions.
AB 445 (Calderon D) Developmental services: information collection.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 149,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act requires the State Department of
Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Current law requires the department,
through those contracts, to ensure that specified information, including, among other things, the social
security number of the parents of the consumer, is collected by each regional center for each new case
and is also collected at each review of all regional center clients in out-of-home placement. This bill
would remove the requirement for the department to ensure that the social security number of the
parents of the consumer is collected by regional centers.
AB 461 (Villapudua D) CalWORKs: welfare-to-work: self-employment.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to
qualified low-income families using federal, state, and county funds. Current law requires a recipient of
CalWORKs to participate in welfare-to-work activities for a specified number of hours per week as a
condition of eligibility. Current law identifies the welfare-to-work activities in which a recipient may
participate, including, among others, self-employment. This bill would require, for the purpose of
calculating the number of hours a recipient is participating in welfare-to-work activities, the number of
hours for self-employment activities to be based solely on the number of hours the recipient is
engaged in self-employment activities.
AB 477 (Rubio, Blanca D) Child abuse multidisciplinary personnel team: children’s advocacy centers.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 93, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes a county to establish a child abuse multidisciplinary personnel team,
consisting of specified individuals, within that county to allow provider agencies to share confidential
information in order for provider agencies to investigate reports of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Current law authorizes a county to use a child advocacy center to implement that multidisciplinary
response. This bill would clarify that, if a county uses a child advocacy center to implement that
multidisciplinary response, the team may include the child advocacy center. For an Indian child, the bill
also would add a representative from the child’s tribe to the list of specified individuals that may be
included on the multidisciplinary personnel team.
AB 506 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Youth service organizations: child abuse and neglect prevention.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 169, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law generally provides requirements for the licensing of business establishments.
Current law requires a business that provides services to minors, as defined, to provide written notice
to the parent or guardian of a youth participating in the service offered by the business regarding the
business's policies relating to criminal background checks for employees who provide services to
minors, as specified. Current law generally regulates classes of insurance, including liability insurance.
This bill would require an administrator, employee, or program. or regular volunteer, as defined, of a
youth service organization, as defined, to complete child abuse and neglect reporting training, as
specified.
AB 523 (Nazarian D) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current state law establishes the California Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
(PACE program) to provide community-based, risk-based, and capitated long-term care services as
optional services under the state’s Medi-Cal State Plan. Under this authority, the department
implemented various guidance on the PACE program in response to the state of emergency caused by
the 2019 novel coronavirus COVID-19), including authorizing a PACE organization to deliver prescribed
services, including medically necessary services through telehealth. Current law authorizes the
department to enter into contracts with various entities to implement the PACE program and fully
implement the single state agency responsibilities assumed by the department pursuant to those
contracts, as specified. This bill would generally require the department to make permanent the
specified PACE program flexibilities instituted, on or before January 1, 2021, in response to the state of
emergency caused by COVID-19 by means of all-facility letters or other similar instructions taken
without regulatory action, with prescribed modifications, such as instead limiting a PACE organization’s
use of telehealth to specified services, including conducting assessments for eligibility for enrollment in
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the PACE program, subject to the federal waiver process.
AB 546 (Maienschein D) Dependent children: documents: housing.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, at the last regularly scheduled review hearing held before a dependent child attains
18 years of age and at a hearing that would terminate dependency jurisdiction over a nonminor
dependent who has attained 18 years of age, additionally require the county welfare department to
include in its report whether housing referrals or assistance have been successful at securing housing,
and, if not, what different or additional services have been provided by the department, or by another
county department or agency, that are intended to prevent the minor or nonminor from becoming
homeless if jurisdiction is terminated, and the permanency of the housing, if known.
AB 583 (Davies R) Remote marriage license issuance and solemnization.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize, until January 1, 2024, a county clerk to issue a marriage license, including
a confidential marriage license, or solemnize or witness a marriage ceremony using remote technology,
as defined, except for the marriage of a minor. The bill would prescribe the procedures and
requirements for marriage license applications, marriage license issuance, and the witnessing or
solemnizing of the marriage ceremony using remote technology, including the requirement that the
couple be in the same physical location in the State of California while using remote technology to
solemnize their marriage. The bill would authorize a county clerk to require a couple to complete an
affidavit affirming that they and each individual participating in a marriage solemnization using remote
technology are physically present within the State of California, as required.
AB 636 (Maienschein D) Financial abuse of elder or dependent adults.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law makes specified reports, including reports of known or suspected financial
abuse of an elder or dependent adult, confidential. Current law requires information relevant to the
incident of elder or dependent adult abuse to be given to specified investigators, including
investigators from an adult protective services agency, a local law enforcement agency, and the
probate court. This bill would also authorize information relevant to the incident of elder or dependent
adult abuse to be given to a federal law enforcement agency, under certain circumstances, for the sole
purpose of investigating a financial crime committed against the elder or dependent adult and would
authorize the information to be given to a local code enforcement agency for the sole purpose of
investigating an unlicensed care facility where the health and safety of an elder or dependent adult
resident is at risk.
AB 640 (Cooley D) Extended foster care: eligibility redetermination.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize a county child welfare, probation, or tribal placing agency, for certain
nonminor dependents who were ineligible for federal financial participation prior to attaining 18 years
of age and who consent, to file a petition with the juvenile court to dismiss dependency or transition
jurisdiction and immediately resume that jurisdiction in order to establish the nonminor dependent’s
eligibility for federal financial participation. The bill would authorize the juvenile court to grant the
petition without a hearing. The bill would require a county child welfare, probation, or tribal placing
agency filing a petition pursuant to these provisions to ensure that a nonminor dependent does not
experience a break in services or supports before, during, or after the filing or granting of the petition.
The bill would require the Judicial Council, by September 1, 2022, to develop and implement rules, and
develop and adopt appropriate forms, as necessary to implement this process.
AB 670 (Calderon D) Child abuse or neglect: minor and nonminor dependent parents.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act establishes procedures for the reporting and
investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act requires certain professionals, including
specified health practitioners and social workers, known as “mandated reporters,” to report known or
suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation
department, as specified. Current law requires, in certain circumstances, a copy of a report made
pursuant to these provisions to be sent to the attorney who represents the child who is the subject of
the report in dependency court. This bill would require, when one of those agencies receives a report
alleging abuse or neglect of the child of a minor dependent parent or a nonminor dependent parent,
the agency to notify the attorney who represents the minor parent or nonminor dependent in
dependency court within 36 hours of receiving the report.
AB 674 (Bennett D) Dependent children: documents.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which is permitted to adjudge
children who have suffered abuse or neglect to be dependents of the court under certain
circumstances, and prescribes various hearings and other procedures for these purposes. Current law
requires the county welfare department to submit reports at the first regularly scheduled review
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hearing after a dependent child has attained 16 years of age and at the last regularly scheduled
review hearing before a dependent child attains 18 years of age, and at every regularly scheduled
review hearing thereafter, verifying that the county has provided certain information, documents, and
services to the child or nonminor. This bill would also require the county welfare department to
document in the report submitted at the last regularly scheduled review hearing before a dependent
child attains 18 years of age that the minor or nonminor has been provided written information
notifying the minor or nonminor that they may be eligible to receive CalFresh and where they can apply
for CalFresh benefits.
AB 746 (Cervantes D) Adoption: stepparent adoption.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 199,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes procedures for stepparent adoptions involving a spouse or partner
who gave birth to the child during the marriage or domestic partnership. Among other things, existing
law exempts those adoptions from the requirements of a home investigation and a hearing, as well as
specified costs, unless the court orders otherwise.This bill would clarify that, in stepparent adoptions,
the parties are not required to have been married or in a domestic partnership, as specified, for a
minimum period of time prior to the adoption being granted. The bill would also prohibit the parties
from being required to provide verification of their income or education.
AB 788 (Calderon D) Juveniles: reunification.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the grounds for removal of a dependent child from the custody of
the child’s parents or guardian and generally requires the court to order the social worker to provide
designated child welfare services, including family reunification services, to the removed child and the
child’s mother and statutorily presumed father or guardians. Under existing law, reunification services
do not need to be provided if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that, among other
things, the parent or guardian of the child has a history of extensive, abusive, and chronic use of drugs
or alcohol and has resisted prior court-ordered treatment, as specified. This bill would specify that, for
purposes of that provision, “resisted” means that the parent or guardian refused to participate
meaningfully in a prior court-ordered treatment program and does not include passive resistance, as
specified.
AB 829 (Levine D) Foster children: immigration counsel and guardianship.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require a county to make its best efforts to provide an undocumented minor or
nonminor dependent in foster care under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court with access to
immigration legal services, as specified.
AB 832 (Chiu D) COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance.
Status: 6/28/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: (1) Current law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished
to a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant and imposes specified penalties
on a landlord who violates that prohibition. Current law, until July 1, 2021, imposes additional
damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that
prohibition if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified. This bill
would extend the imposition of those additional damages until October 1, 2021.
AB 841 (Cunningham R) Dependant children.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge a child to
be a dependent of the court under certain circumstances, including when the child suffered, or there is
a substantial risk that the child will suffer, serious physical harm or illness as a result of the failure or
inability of their parent or guardian to adequately supervise or protect the child, or a parent willfully or
negligently fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment.
Current law prohibits a child from being found to be a child so described solely due to the lack of an
emergency shelter for the family. This bill would additionally prohibit a child from being found to be a
child as described above solely due to the failure of the child’s parent or alleged parent to seek court
orders for custody of the child.
AB 856 (Maienschein D) Pupil health: COVID-19 Youth Health Information Act.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 123,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would enact the COVID-19 Youth Health Information Act. The act would require the State
Department of Education to post on its internet website information related to the safe return of pupils
to exercise and physical activity, as defined, afterexhibiting signs or symptoms of, or testing positive
for, COVID-19, and would specify that the information include current guidelines issued by the American
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Academy of Pediatrics. The bill also would require the department to include in its posts current
guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics for pupils to obtain medical clearance before
returning to exercise and physical activity after exhibiting signs or symptoms of, or testing positive for,
COVID-19, as specified.
AB 865 (Quirk-Silva D) Childcare services: alternative payment programs: direct deposits: reserve
funds.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of
Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years
of age. Current law requires the department to contract with local contracting agencies for alternative
payment programs for childcare services to be provided throughout the state. Current law requires the
alternative payment program to reimburse childcare providers based upon specified criteria, including
the actual days and hours of attendance for those families with variable schedules.This bill would
instead require the alternative payment program to reimburse childcare providers based upon the
maximum certified hours of need, as documented.
AB 873 (Ramos D) Child welfare services: Indian tribes.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 284,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the State Department of Social Services to enter into an agreement
with a tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization regarding the care and custody of Indian
children and jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings, under specified circumstances. Current
law requires an agreement entered into under these provisions, when the agreement is concerning
the provision of child welfare services, to ensure that a tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal
organization meets current service delivery standards and provides for a specified tribal matching
share of costs. This bill would instead require, upon a tribe’s request, the department to enter into
those agreements, and would eliminate tribal share of costs requirements for those agreements. The
bill would require the agreement to ensure that a tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium claims
and uses all eligible federal funding available under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, and
would require nonfederal costs under those agreements to be borne by the state, except as provided.
AB 974 (Rivas, Luz D) Equestrian safety.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 175, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require a person under 18 years of age to wear a properly fitted and fastened
helmet meeting specified requirements when that person is riding an equestrian animal on a paved
highway. The bill would require a person, regardless of age, riding an equestrian animal upon a paved
highway during hours of darkness to use reflective gear or a lamp emitting a white light on their
person or on the equestrian animal, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions an
infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $25, except as provided. By creating a new crime, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1004 (Calderon D) CalWORKs eligibility: income exemption: census.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 99, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, any income or stipend paid by the United States Census Bureau, a
governmental entity, or a nonprofit organization for temporary work related to improving participation
in the decennial census that is earned during the year preceding a decennial census and during the
year of the decennial census is exempt from consideration as income for purposes of determining
eligibility and aid amount. This bill would delete the conditions that the income or stipend be related to
participation improvement and be earned during those years. The bill would instead exempt the
income or stipend if the temporary work is related to the decennial census and would make this
provision retroactive and applicable to income or a stipend paid by any of the above entities for
temporary work related to the most recent decennial census. By expanding the scope of CalWORKs
eligibility, and thereby increasing the duties of counties administering the CalWORKs program, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1009 (Bloom D) Farm to Community Food Hub Program.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the Farm to Community Food Hub Program, to be administered by the
office. The bill would authorize the Department of Food and Agriculture to consult with outside entities
who possess expertise in specified areas, including, but not limited to, the Sustainable Agriculture and
Research Education Program, housed within the University of California Agriculture and Natural
Resources. The bill would require the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish an advisory
committee, composed as specified, for the purpose of advising the secretary with respect to their
responsibilities regarding the program.
AB 1033 (Bauer-Kahan D) California Family Rights Act: parent-in-law: small employer family leave
mediation: pilot program.
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Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 327,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, the Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act, commonly known as the California
Family Rights Act, which is a part of FEHA, makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer,
as defined, to refuse to grant a request by an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid
protected leave during any 12-month period for family care and medical leave, as specified. Current
law defines family care and medical leave to include, among other things, leave to care for a parent.
This bill would additionally include leave to care for a parent-in-law within the definition of family care
and medical leave, and would make other conforming changes.
AB 1055 (Ramos D) Foster youth: tribal pupils and voluntarily placed children.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 287,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires funding for the public school financing system pursuant to the local
control funding formula to include, in addition to a base grant, supplemental and concentration grant
add-ons that are based on the percentage of pupils who are unduplicated pupils, which is defined to
include English learners, foster youth, or pupils eligible for free or reduced-price meals, as specified,
served by the local educational agency. Current law defines a foster youth for these purposes to
include a dependent child of the court of an Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization
who is the subject of a petition filed in the tribal court pursuant to the tribal court’s jurisdiction in
accordance with the tribe’s law, if the child would also meet specified state law standards describing
when a child may be adjudged a dependent child of a juvenile court. This bill would delete the
requirement that a dependent tribal child also meet specified state law standards for purposes of the
definition of foster youth for purposes of the local control funding formula. The bill would add children
who are subjects of voluntary placement agreements to the definition of foster youth for purposes of
the local control funding formula.
AB 1084 (Low D) Gender neutral retail departments.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require a retail department store that is physically located in California that has a
total of 500 or more employees across all California retail department store locations that sells
childcare items or toys to maintain a gender neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of
the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be
displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys.
AB 1094 (Arambula D) Sexual orientation and gender identity data collection pilot project.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 177, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require the State Department of Public Health to establish a 3-year pilot program in
up to 6 counties that agree to participate, for the identification and collection by coroners and medical
examiners of gender identity and sexual orientation in cases of violent death. The bill would requireexaminers of gender identity and sexual orientation in cases of violent death. The bill would require
the counties to be trained in the data collection by a public or private agency with expertise in
identifying and collecting clinical data pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity, as specified.
Following the training, the bill would require a coroner or medical examiner to begin data collection and
to aggregate, deidentify, and annually report the data to the board of supervisors and the
department.
AB 1096 (Rivas, Luz D) Alien: change of terms.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 296,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current federal law, for purposes of various provisions related to immigration, defines
“alien” to mean a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States. Current state law uses
the word “alien” on its own and within various other terms to refer to persons in provisions relating to,
among other things, education, housing, natural resources, employment, probate, social services,
drivers’ licenses, firearm permits, service in the state militia, and criminal punishment. This bill would
revise those state law provisions to refer instead to those persons using other terms that do not
contain the word “alien,” including a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States. The
bill would make other related nonsubstantive changes. The bill would state the intent of the
Legislature in enacting this measure to make only nonsubstantive changes, as specified.
AB 1126 (Bloom D) Commission on the State of Hate.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the Commission on the State of Hate in the state government. The bill
would provide for the appointment of 9 members, appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the
Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Rules, as provided. The bill would prescribe the goals of the
commission, which would include, among other things, providing resources to various state agencies
and the public to inform them on the state of hate and advising the Legislature, the Governor, and
state agencies on policy recommendations to promote intersocial education designed to foster mutual
respect and understanding among California’s diverse population.
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AB 1140 (Rivas, Robert D) Foster care: rights.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 297,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities, including
foster family homes and group homes, by the State Department of Social Services, and requires the
department to ensure that licensed or certified foster care facilities and providers accord children and
nonminor dependents in foster care their personal rights. Current law establishes the Office of the
State Foster Care Ombudsperson to, among other things, investigate and attempt to resolve
complaints made by or on behalf of children placed in foster care, related to their care, placement, or
services. This bill would specify that these duties of the department and the Office of the State Foster
Care Ombudsperson include children who are placed in residential facilities and homes by the Office of
Refugee Resettlement of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
AB 1144 (Rivas, Robert D) Cottage food operations.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 178, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a “Class A” cottage food operation to register with the local
enforcement agency in accordance with specified provisions, and to renew its registration annually.
Current law requires a “Class B” cottage food operation to obtain a permit from the local enforcement
agency, as specified, and authorizes the operation to engage in the indirect sales of cottage food
products within the county in which the operation is permitted. Current law requires a registration or
permit to be valid only for the person, location, type of food sales, and distribution activity specified by
that registration or permit. A person who violates any provision of the code is guilty of a misdemeanor,
except as otherwise provided, and violations of the California Retail Food Code are enforced by local
health officers. This bill would, among other things, increase the maximum gross annual sales amount
to $75,000 for a “Class A” cottage food operation and $150,000 for a “Class B” cottage food operation
and would require that amount to be annually adjusted for inflation based on the California Consumer
Price Index.
AB 1194 (Low D) Conservatorship.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: The Professional Fiduciaries Act defines a “professional fiduciary” as, among other things, a
person who acts as a guardian or conservator of the person, the estate, or the person and estate, for
2 or more individuals at the same time who are not related to the professional fiduciary or to each
other. Current law requires the court to be guided by what appears to be the best interests of the
proposed conservatee in selecting a conservator, and sets forth an order of preference for
appointment if there are multiple persons equally qualified to be the conservator.This bill would require
a professional fiduciary with an internet website to post a schedule of the range of fees on their
internet website and would require a professional fiduciary without an internet website to provide that
schedule, as specified. The bill would require the bureau to impose specified sanctions on a
professional fiduciary’s license upon a finding of a violation of applicable statutes or regulations, a
breach of fiduciary duty where there is a finding of serious financial or physical harm or mental
suffering, or that the professional fiduciary has engaged in defined acts of abuse, as specified.
AB 1243 (Rubio, Blanca D) Protective orders: elder and dependent adults.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 273,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes an elder or dependent adult who has suffered abuse, or another
person who is legally authorized to seek that relief on behalf of that elder or dependent adult, to seek
a protective order and governs the procedures for issuing that order. Current law defines protective
order for purposes of these provisions to include an order enjoining a party from specified forms of
abuse, including attacking, stalking, threatening, or harassing an elder or dependent adult, an order
excluding a party from the elder or dependent adult’s residence, or an order enjoining a party from
specified behavior that the court determines is necessary. This bill would include within the definition of
protective order an order enjoining a party from isolating an elder or dependent adult. The bill would
require certain requirements to be met for that order to be issued, including a showing by a
preponderance of the evidence that the respondent’s past act or acts of isolation of the elder or
dependent adult prevented contact with the interested party and that the elder or dependent adult
desires contact with the interested party, as specified.
AB 1283 (Stone D) Foster care.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 288,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Social Services to provide a statewide fair
hearing process for application denials, rescissions of approval, exclusion actions, or criminal record
exemption denials or rescissions by a county or the department. Under current law, a county’s action
on an approval is final, or for matters set before the State Hearings Division, an action is subject to
dismissal, if the resource family, applicant, excluded individual, or individual who is the subject of a
criminal record exemption denial or rescission does not file a timely appeal. This bill would remove the
reference to the action before the State Hearings Division being dismissed, and instead, provide that
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in a matter before the State Hearings Division, an appeal shall be subject to dismissal if an appeal to
the notice of action or exclusion order is not filed within the prescribed time.
AB 1294 (Quirk D) Childcare: individualized county childcare subsidy plans.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides that the Early Education Act has as one of its purposes the provision
of an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program that provides high-quality learning experiences,
coordinated services, and referrals for families to access health and social-emotional support services
through full- and part-time programs. Existing law authorizes the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa,
Fresno, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Diego, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma, as
individual pilot projects, to develop an individualized county childcare subsidy plan, as provided.
Current law concludes that pilot program for the County of Santa Clara on July 1, 2022, and concludes
the pilot programs for the remaining counties on July 1, 2023. This bill would authorize the of Santa
Clara to continue the individualized county childcare subsidy plan initially developed and approved
under the pilot project described above until January 1, 2023.
AB 1331 (Irwin D) Mental health: Statewide Director of Crisis Services.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, authorizes, among other things, the involuntary
commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental health disorders and the appointment of a
conservator of the person, of the estate, or of both, for a person who is gravely disabled as a result of
a mental health disorder. The act is administered by the Director of Health Care Services. This bill would
require the director to appoint a full-time Statewide Director of Crisis Services. The bill would require
the Statewide Director of Crisis Services to monitor, support, and coordinate with support providers,
with the goal of having a comprehensive crisis care system, as specified, and coordinate with the
Department of Managed Health Care, the Department of Insurance, and other departments, agencies,
and entities, as necessary, to support and advocate for the creation and continued existence of a
comprehensive, integrated, and reliable network of services.
AB 1461 (Reyes D) Human services: noncitizen victims.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, noncitizen victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious
crimes, as defined, are eligible for certain public social services and health care services to the same
extent as individuals who are admitted to the United States as refugees. Current law requires that
those services discontinue if there is a final administrative denial of a visa application, as specified.
Existing law requires that benefits and services under those provisions be paid from state funds to the
extent federal funding is unavailable. This bill would prohibit the discontinuance of those services due
to the denial of a visa application if the individual is eligible for those services on another basis. The bill
would also expand those services to noncitizen victims of parental maltreatment, noncitizen children
who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned, and noncitizens who fear persecution.
AB 1542 (McCarty D) County of Yolo: Secured Residential Treatment Program.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2025, authorize the County of Yolo to offer a pilot program, known
as the Secured Residential Treatment Program, for individuals suffering from substance use disorders
(SUDs) who have been convicted of qualifying drug-motivated felony crimes, as specified. The bill would
require the program to meet certain conditions relating to, among other things, a risk, needs, and
psychological assessment, a comprehensive curriculum, a determination by a judge of the length of
treatment, data collection, licensing and monitoring of the facility by the State Department of Health
Care Services, and reporting to the department and the Legislature.
AB 1593 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) State claims: California Victim Compensation Board: Government Claims
Program.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 127,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the California Victim Compensation Board, in cases in which evidence
shows that a crime with which a claimant was charged was either not committed at all, or not
committed by the claimant, to report the facts of the case and its conclusions to the Legislature with a
recommendation that the Legislature make an appropriation for the purpose of indemnifying the
claimant. This bill would appropriate $5,675,880 from the General Fund to the executive officer of the
board for payment of the claims of specified individuals.
ACR 1 (Quirk-Silva D) Taekwondo Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 92, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate September 4, 2021, and the same date each year
thereafter, as Taekwondo Day in California.
ACR 2 (Quirk-Silva D) Korean American Day.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 53, Statutes of 2021
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Summary: This measure would proclaim January 13, 2021, as Korean American Day.
ACR 4 (Nguyen R) Black April Memorial Month.
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 37, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 as Black April Memorial Month.
ACR 5 (Mathis R) AMVETS 75th Anniversary.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 93, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would commend AMVETS Department of California on its 75th year of
providing benefits and services to Veterans.
ACR 6 (Salas D) Blue Star Mothers of America Month.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize May 2021 as Blue Star Mothers of America Month in
California, as specified.
ACR 7 (Salas D) Gold Star Mothers’ and Families’ Day.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 131, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim September 26, 2021, as Gold Star Mothers’ and Families’ Day in California.
ACR 10 (Seyarto R) California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 132, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of September 2021 as California Firefighter
Appreciation Month and September 25, 2021, as California Firefighters Memorial Day.
ACR 15 (Rivas, Luz D) Engineers Week.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 8, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize the week of February 21, 2021, to February 27, 2021, as
Engineers Week.
ACR 16 (Rivas, Luz D) Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 9, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim February 25, 2021, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
ACR 18 (Kamlager D) Black History Month.
Status: 3/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 10, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize February 2021 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to
join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and
encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the
achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for
education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in
protecting citizens’ right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
ACR 22 (Boerner Horvath D) Girl Scouts of the USA.
Status: 4/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 15, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Legislature is proud to join the Girl Scouts of the USA
in recognizing their 109th Anniversary.
ACR 25 (Nguyen R) Áo Dài Day.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 45, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim May 15, 2021 as Áo Dài Day in California.
ACR 28 (Calderon D) National Caregivers Day.
Status: 3/25/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 12, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize February 19, 2021, as National Caregivers Day and express
gratitude to caregivers for their unwavering commitment to the care of their clients and families
especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACR 31 (Grayson D) Family Justice Centers.
Status: 4/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 14, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare March 5, 2021, as Family Justice Center Day in California and
would recognize the lifesaving and hope-giving work of the California Family Justice Center Network
and its member Family Justice Centers as they work with rape crisis centers, domestic violence
shelters, human trafficking agencies, prosecutors’ offices, law enforcement agencies, and other
professionals and community-based organizations to ensure that adult and child survivors of trauma
can access all of their services in one setting.
ACR 34 (Rivas, Luz D) Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
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Status: 4/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 17, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare the week of March 7, 2021, through March 13, 2021, as
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, and would encourage residents of the State of California to join
together in raising awareness and heightening public knowledge of this debilitating disease.
ACR 35 (Chau D) World Autism Awareness Day.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 24, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate April 2, 2021, as World Autism Awareness Day and
encourage residents of the state to show support for autism awareness.
ACR 36 (O'Donnell D) California’s regional occupational centers and programs.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 55, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would commemorate California’s regional occupational centers and programs
for over 50 years of service to students, industry, and communities.
ACR 37 (Seyarto R) Suicide Prevention Week.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 134, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim the week of September 5, 2021, through September 11, 2021, as Suicide
Prevention Week in California.
ACR 43 (Mullin D) Irish American Heritage Month.
Status: 4/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 19, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would, among other things, designate March 2021 as Irish American Heritage
Month in honor of the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to the country and
state.
ACR 48 (Rodriguez D) American Red Cross Month.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 26, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim March 2021 as American Red Cross Month and would dedicate
it to all those who continue to advance the noble legacy of the organization’s founder. The measure
would encourage all Californians to reach out, support the organization’s humanitarian mission, and
join in their commitment to care for people in need.
ACR 50 (Reyes D) Ramadan.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 28, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would acknowledge the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and express the
Legislature’s respect to Muslims across California and throughout the world on this occasion.
ACR 55 (Chau D) The 150th Anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871.
Status: 6/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 47, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would commemorate October 24, 2021, as the 150th Anniversary of the
Chinese Massacre of 1871 to foster awareness about this incident in an effort to promote
inclusiveness, tolerance, and unity, while recognizing and appreciating the contributions individuals
from all backgrounds, including immigrants, make to the United States and California.
ACR 56 (Gabriel D) California Holocaust Memorial Day.
Status: 5/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 31, Statutes of 2021. (Chaptered
Text Released 5/10/2021)
Summary: This measure would proclaim April 8, 2021, as California Holocaust Memorial Day, and would
urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an
appropriate manner.
ACR 59 (Aguiar-Curry D) Portuguese Heritage Month.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 72, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare the month of June 2021, as Portuguese Heritage Month, in
recognition of June 10 as the Day of Portugal, and June 1 as the Day of the Azores.
ACR 60 (Fong R) BeeWhere Month.
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 38, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would, among other things, proclaim the month of April of each year as
BeeWhere Month.
ACR 61 (Davies R) Donate Life/DMV Partnership Month.
Status: 5/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 32, Statutes of 2021. (Chaptered
Text Released 5/10/2021)
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 as Donate Life/DMV Partnership
Month in California, and would encourage all Californians to register with the Donate Life California
Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
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ACR 62 (Voepel R) Harlem Hellfighters Day.
Status: 5/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 33, Statutes of 2021. (Chaptered
Text Released 5/10/2021)
Summary: This measure would proclaim April 6, 2021, as Harlem Hellfighters Day.
ACR 69 (Nguyen R) Older Americans Month.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 48, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This bill would recognize the month of May 2021 as Older Americans Month and would
encourage all Californians to recognize and treat all older adults with compassion and respect, and to
participate in services and activities that contribute to the health, welfare, and happiness of older
adults.
ACR 73 (Frazier D) Autism Awareness Month.
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 41, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate April 2021 as Autism Awareness Month and would
encourage residents to show support for autism awareness.
ACR 82 (Cooper D) Juneteenth.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 95, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth and would urge the people of
California to join in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to honor and reflect on the significant role that
African Americans have played in the history of the United States and how they have enriched society
through their steadfast commitment to promoting unity and equality.
ACR 83 (McCarty D) Loving Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 75, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim Saturday, June 12, 2021, as Loving Day.
ACR 84 (Cooley D) Foster Care Month.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 59, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare the month of May 2021 as Foster Care Month.
ACR 85 (Kalra D) The 2021 International Day of Yoga.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 96, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize June 21, 2021, as the 2021 International Day of Yoga in
California.
ACR 94 (Valladares R) First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 116, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would honor the life and legacy of Nancy Davis Reagan, recognize the centennial of her
birth on July 6, 2021, and the year-long celebration culminating on July 6, 2022, and commend her for a
life dedicated to the service of our nation.
ACR 97 (Kalra D) India’s Independence Day.
Status: 9/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 140, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would recognize August 15, 2021, as India’s Independence Day, and urge all Californians
to join in celebrating India’s independence.
AJR 15 (McCarty D) World Refugee Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 97, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize June 20, 2021, as World Refugee Day, and urge the
President and Congress of the United States to strengthen the international leadership role of the
United States to find political solutions to current conflicts, prevent new conflicts from beginning, and
aid people who have been displaced by conflict, and also urge the Congress of the United States to
make a bipartisan commitment to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced
persons.
AJR 16 (Reyes D) Immigration.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 119, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the President, Vice President, and the Congress of the United States to take a
workable, humane, and just approach in solving our nation’s broken immigration system
HR 4 (Stone D) Relative to Positive Parenting Awareness Month.
Status: 1/15/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly of the State of California declares the month of January 2021 as Positive
Parenting Awareness Month.
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HR 8 (Choi R) Relative to Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Day.
Status: 8/23/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Assembly adopts and declares November 9, 2021, and
each November 9 thereafter, as Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Day, as recognized in the previous year.
HR 13 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Relative to Tom Flores.
Status: 2/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly urges the Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Committee to induct the legendary
NFL quarterback and head coach Tom Flores into its Pro Football Hall of Fame for the Class of 2021, an
honor that is long overdue.
HR 14 (Irwin D) Relative to California Girls and Women in Sports Week.
Status: 2/25/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes female athletes, coaches, officials, and sports administrators for
their important contributions in promoting the value of sports in the achievement of full human
potential and hereby proclaims February 1st, 2021, to February 6th, 2021, inclusive, as California Girls
and Women in Sports Week.
HR 16 (Choi R) Relative to Yu Gwan-sun Day.
Status: 3/4/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes March 1, 2021, and each March 1 thereafter, as Yu Gwan-sun Day
in the State of California in honor of the anniversary of the March 1st Movement of Korean
independence.
HR 17 (Choi R) Relative to Arirang Day.
Status: 8/23/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly
recognizes October 11, 2021, as Arirang Day.
HR 20 (Nazarian D) Relative to Nowruz.
Status: 3/18/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, that the Assembly
joins the Persians and other communities throughout the state in celebrating Saturday, March 20,
2021, as the beginning of the Persian New Year and extends best wishes for a peaceful and
prosperous Nowruz to all Californians.
HR 26 (Garcia, Cristina D) Relative to Women’s History Month.
Status: 3/15/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly takes pleasure in joining the California Commission on the Status of Women
and Girls in honoring the contributions of women, and proclaims the month of March 2021 as Women’s
History Month.
HR 31 (Low D) Relative to National Library Week.
Status: 4/8/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: That the Assembly declares April 4, 2021, to April 10, 2021, inclusive, National Library Week
and celebrates the importance of our public libraries to communities across California.
HR 35 (Choi R) Relative to Korean Independence Day.
Status: 8/23/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That August 15,
2021, is hereby commemorated as Korean Independence Day.
HR 36 (Rivas, Robert D) Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.
Status: 5/3/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly urges all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de Mayo, the historic day
when the Mexican people defeated the French army at the Batalla de Puebla, and to recognize the
Latino noncombatants in California who freely gave their votes and resources to defend free
institutions, and the Latinos of California who fought to defend the freedom of the United States in
every armed conflict from the Spanish American War to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Assembly declares May 2, 2021, through May 8, 2021, as Cinco de Mayo Week.
HR 37 (Kalra D) Relative to Vaisakhi.
Status: 4/12/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes this year’s Vaisakhi celebration on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, and
encourages Californians to take part in this joyous day of celebration.
HR 39 (Gipson D) Relative to equity impact analysis of legislation.
Status: 7/5/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
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Summary: The Assembly’s commitment to investing in equity solutions and maximizing benefits for
underserved and marginalized communities, the Assembly will explore methods to integrate equity
more formally into its daily activities, including the potential adoption of equity impact analysis into the
current committee and floor bill analysis process.
HR 42 (Low D) Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
Status: 5/24/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly commends Asian and Pacific Islander Americans for their notable
accomplishments and contributions to California, and recognizes May 2021 as Asian and Pacific
Islander American Heritage Month.
HR 43 (Low D) Relative to Harvey Milk Day.
Status: 5/20/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes the pioneering contributions of Harvey Milk to the cause of gay
civil rights and commemorates May 22, 2021, as Harvey Milk Day.
HR 48 (Gabriel D) Relative to Israeli Americans.
Status: 5/27/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The month of May in the United States is recognized as Jewish American Heritage Month,
an annual recognition and celebration of the achievements and contributions of American Jewish
people, including Israeli Americans.
HR 49 (Gabriel D) Relative to Jewish American Heritage Month.
Status: 5/27/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly proclaims the month of May
2021 as Jewish American Heritage Month, and urges all Californians to visit
www.JewishHeritageMonth.gov to learn more about the heritage and contributions of Jewish
Americans and to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies.
HR 51 (Low D) Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
Status: 6/21/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly proclaims June 2021 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer
(LGBTQ+) Pride Month, urges all Californians to join in celebrating the culture, accomplishments, and
contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, and encourages the people of
California to work to help advance the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer people, and their families.
HR 52 (Choi R) Relative to Kimchi Day.
Status: 8/23/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly of the State of California, That in California, where the most Korean
Americans reside, November 22nd of each year shall be celebrated as Kimchi Day.
HR 55 (Boerner Horvath D) Relative to the 4th of July.
Status: 7/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly of the State of California does — and intends to each 4th of July — take this
opportunity to recognize and celebrate July 4, 2021, and July 4, 2022, and the 245th and 246th
anniversaries of the birth of our great nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that
this day represents.
HR 58 (Quirk D) Relative to American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.
Status: 8/16/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary:
HR 63 (Seyarto R) Relative to Service Dog Appreciation Month.
Status: 9/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly hereby proclaims the month of September 2021 as
Service Dog Appreciation Month; and be it further Resolved, That Californians are grateful for the
service and dedication these loyal companions provide for their owners and communities.
HR 66 (Weber, Akilah D) Relative to Women’s Equality Day.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: Would resolve by the Assembly of the State of California, That upon the anniversary of the
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Assembly recognizes August 26, 2021,
as Women’s Equality Day and its historic importance to women’s rights, including the battle to attain
those rights in the past, present, and future.
HR 67 (Kalra D) Relative to Diwali.
Status: 9/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
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Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly recognizes this year’s Diwali festival on Thursday,
November 4, 2021, and encourages Californians to take part in this joyous day of celebration; and be
it further Resolved, That the Assembly recognizes the religious and historical significance of the festival
of Diwali and in observance of Diwali, the festival of lights, expresses its deepest respect for Indian
Americans and the Indian diaspora throughout the world on this significant occasion.
HR 69 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Relative to International Day of Peace.
Status: 9/1/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.).
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly hereby proclaims September 21, 2021, as the
International Day of Peace.
HR 72 (Gabriel D) Relative to the Jewish High Holidays.
Status: 9/7/2021-Coauthors revised. Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 63. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Assembly demonstrates solidarity with, and support for, members of
the Jewish community in California.
HR 73 (Nguyen R) Relative to Republic of Vietnam Month.
Status: 9/7/2021-Coauthors revised. Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 63. Noes 0.)
Summary: The Assembly hereby proclaims the month of October 2021 as Republic of Vietnam Month,
in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of
Vietnam, in honor of the lives lost for freedom and democracy during the Vietnam War, and in
recognition of the positive contributions of Vietnamese Americans to the State of California.
SB 315 (Roth D) Revocable transfer on death deeds.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 215, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law governs the execution, revocation, and effectiveness of a revocable transfer on
death (TOD) deed, defined as an instrument that makes a donative transfer of property to a named
beneficiary, as defined, that operates on the transferor’s death, and remains revocable until the
transferor’s death. Current law establishes statutory forms for executing and revoking a revocable
TOD deed that include provisions and instructions for the forms to be notarized by the transferor and
recorded with the county recorder. Current law requires that subsequent pages of the form to execute
a revocable TOD deed include statutory “common questions” regarding the use of that form. Current
law requires that, in order to be effective, a revocable TOD deed be recorded on or before 60 days
after the date it was executed. Current law makes these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2022.
This bill would revise and recast those provisions, and instead make them operative until January 1,
2032.
SB 354 (Skinner D) Public social services.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes, in certain circumstances, a child who has been removed from their
parent or guardian to be placed with a relative or nonrelative extended family member if the relative or
nonrelative extended family member is either an approved resource family or has been assessed by a
county social worker or a county probation agency and, among other things, the relative or nonrelative
extended family member has not been convicted of a crime for which a criminal record exemption
cannot be granted, has been granted a criminal record exemption, or, in certain circumstances, a
criminal record exemption is pending.This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the
court to order placement with a relative, regardless of the status of any criminal exemption or resource
family approval, if the court finds that the placement does not pose a risk to the health and safety of
the child.
SB 393 (Hurtado D) Migrant Childcare and Development Programs.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Social Services to administer all migrant
childcare and development programs, including the Migrant Alternative Payment Program. Current law
requires children of migrant agricultural worker families, as defined, to be enrolled in child development
programs on the basis of specified priorities. This bill would prohibit payments made by the Migrant
Alternative Payment Program from exceeding the applicable market rate ceiling. The bill would require
the reimbursement for the Migrant Alternative Payment Program to include the cost of childcare paid to
childcare providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the alternative payment
program, not to exceed an amount equal to 21% of the total contract amount, as specified. The bill
would make related findings and declarations.
SB 584 (Jones R) Resource Family Approval Program.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law places certain requirements on counties in implementing the resource family
approval process, including ensuring that resource family applicants complete a minimum of 12 hours of
preapproval caregiver training. Current law requires this preapproval training to include specified
topics, including, among others, information on providing care and supervision to children who have
been commercially sexually exploited. Current law also requires counties to ensure that resource
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families that care for children who are 10 years of age or older attend a training on understanding how
to use best practices for providing care and supervision to children who have been commercially
sexually exploited. Current law authorizes counties to require a resource family or applicant to receive
relevant specialized training on certain topics in order to meet the needs of a particular child in care,
including training on understanding how to use best practices for providing care and supervision to
commercially sexually exploited children. This bill would require each of those trainings to include
information on providing care and supervision to children who have been victims of child labor
trafficking.
SB 609 (Hurtado D) CalFresh.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions
of higher education at least half time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several
specified exemptions, including participating in specified employment and training programs. Current
state law requires, for the purposes of determining eligibility for CalFresh, certain educational
programs, as determined by the State Department of Social Services, to be considered employment
and training programs, thereby qualifying a student participating in one of those programs for an
exemption, unless prohibited by federal law. Current law requires the department to maintain and
regularly update a list of programs that meet the employment and training exemption set forth in
federal regulations. This bill would require the department, upon an appropriation by the Legislature
for this purpose, and to the extent permitted by federal law, to include adult education and career
technical education programs in the list of programs that are deemed to meet the employment and
training exemption set forth in the federal regulations.
SB 629 (Roth D) Identification cards.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department
of Motor Vehicles to ensure that any eligible inmate released from state prison has a valid identification
card. Current law defines “eligible inmate,” in part, as a person who has previously held a California
driver’s license or identification card, who has a usable photo on file with the Department of Motor
Vehicles that is not more than 10 years old, and who meets certain requirements, including that they
have provided, and the Department of Motor Vehicles has verified, specified information, such as the
inmate’s true full name. This bill would delete the requirements that the usable photo on file be no
more than 10 years old and that the person have no outstanding fees due for a prior identification
card, would require a new photo to be taken if the photo on file is deemed unusable, and would
require the inmate to provide, and the Department of Motor Vehicles to verify, their California residency
for purposes of obtaining an identification card.
SB 654 (Min D) Child custody.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the court to consider, and give due weight to, the wishes of the child
in making an order granting or modifying custody or visitation if the child is of sufficient age and
capacity to reason so as to form an intelligent preference as to custody or visitation. This bill would
prohibit the court from permitting a child addressing the court regarding custody or visitation to do so
in the presence of the parties unless the court determines that doing so is in the best interests of the
child and states its reasons for that finding on the record. The bill would require the court to provide
an alternative to having the child address the court in the presence of the parties in order to obtain
input directly from the child.
SB 756 (Hueso D) Home weatherization services for low-income customers.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 248, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires each electrical or gas corporation to perform home weatherization
services for low-income customers, as determined by the Public Utilities Commission, if the commission
determines that a significant need for those services exists in the corporation’s service territory, as
specified. These services are generally known as the Energy Savings Assistance Program and are
administered by each electrical or gas corporation. From January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, inclusive,
this bill would define “low-income customers” for purposes of the program as customers with annual
household incomes that are no greater than 200% of the federal poverty guideline levels. On and after
July 1, 2023, the bill would define “low-income customers” for those purposes as persons and families
whose household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, and would prohibit the
commission from increasing the authorized budgets for the program based on that expansion of
income eligibility.
SB 806 (Roth D) Healing arts.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations
by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Current law authorizes an administrative law
judge, in an order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before a board within the
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Department of Consumer Affairs or before the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, upon request of
the entity bringing the proceeding, to direct a licensee found to have committed a violation of the
licensing act to pay a sum that does not exceed the reasonable costs of the investigation and
enforcement of the case. Under current law, the Medical Board of California is prohibited from
requesting or obtaining from a physician and surgeon investigation and prosecution costs for a
disciplinary proceeding against the licensee. This bill would repeal the above-described provision that
prohibits the board from requesting or obtaining investigation and prosecution costs for a disciplinary
proceeding against a licensee.
SCR 2 (Umberg D) Black April Memorial Month.
Status: 5/10/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 34, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 as Black April Memorial Month, a
special time for Californians to remember the countless lives lost during the Vietnam War era, and to
hope for more justice and liberty for the people of Vietnam.
SCR 4 (Umberg D) King Hùng Vuong Commemorative Day.
Status: 5/20/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 43, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim April 21, 2021, as King Hùng Vuong Commemorative Day and
would recognize it as a day of cultural festivals commemorating the roots of Vietnamese Americans in
California.
SCR 6 (Bradford D) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Status: 2/4/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 2, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would, among other things, honor the late civil rights pioneer and icon
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
SCR 8 (Pan D) The Lunar New Year.
Status: 3/4/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 3, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year celebration on February 12, 2021.
SCR 10 (Bradford D) Black History Month.
Status: 3/4/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 5, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize February 2021 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to
join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and
encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the
achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for
education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in
protecting citizens’ right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
SCR 17 (Leyva D) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Status: 4/26/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 21, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would recognize March 21, 2021, as the International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination.
SCR 18 (Cortese D) Compassionate California.
Status: 8/30/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 121, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would declare California to be the first Compassionate State in the United States of
America.
SCR 31 (Newman D) Arab American Heritage Month.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 67, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of April 2021 as Arab American Heritage Month.
SCR 40 (Allen D) Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 69, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would declare that the Legislature joins Californians throughout the state in
celebration of 2021 Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month and would recognize the significant role of
artists as “Second Responders” in our state.
SCR 42 (Pan D) AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 89, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim May 18, 2021, as AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate.
SCR 43 (Newman D) CASA Appreciation Day.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 90, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare May 28, 2021, as CASA Appreciation Day in California.
SCR 45 (Dodd D) Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.
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Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 100, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim and acknowledge the month of June 2021 as Elder and
Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in California and would reiterate the importance of annually
recognizing Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in the state.
SCR 47 (Hertzberg D) Sugihara Visas Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 101, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate July 29, 2021, as Sugihara Visas Day to memorialize the
great achievements of Sugihara Chiune in saving thousands of Jewish lives during World War II.
SCR 49 (Hueso D) Public Power Week.
Status: 9/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 124, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the first full week of October of each year as “Public Power Week” in the
State of California in honor of public power utilities and their customer-owners, policymakers, and
employees who work together to provide the best possible energy service for the benefit of their
communities.
SJR 2 (Hueso D) Immigration reform.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 128, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the Congress of the United States to work with President Joseph R. Biden to
pass comprehensive immigration reform guided by empathy, inclusion, and opportunity, as provided.
SR 7 (Ochoa Bogh R) Relative to California Girls and Women in Sports Week.
Status: 2/12/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, that February 1, 2021,
to February 6, 2021, inclusive, be declared California Girls and Women in Sports Week to acknowledge
the contributions of, and to recognize, girls and women in sports in California. All teachers, school
administrators, and community policymakers take appropriate measures to ensure equity in sports
programs and activities in California.
SR 11 (Leyva D) Relative to International Women’s Day.
Status: 3/8/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
designates March 8, 2021, as International Women’s Day.
SR 15 (Skinner D) Relative to Women’s History Month.
Status: 3/15/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate of the State of California takes pleasure in
joining the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls in honoring the contributions of
women, and proclaims the month of March 2021 as Women’s History Month.
SR 22 (Min D) Relative to Nowruz.
Status: 4/8/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate joins the Persians and other communities
throughout the state in celebrating Saturday, March 20, 2021, as the beginning of the Persian New
Year and extends best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Nowruz to all Californians.
SR 23 (Durazo D) Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.
Status: 5/3/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate urges all Californians to join in celebrating
Cinco de Mayo, the historic day when the Mexican people defeated the French army at the Batalla de
Puebla, and to recognize the Latino noncombatants in California who freely gave their votes and
resources to defend free institutions, and the Latinos of California who fought to defend the freedom
of the United States in every armed conflict from the Spanish American War to the current conflicts in
Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate declares May 2, 2021, through May 8, 2021, as Cinco de Mayo Week.
SR 31 (Eggman D) Relative to Harvey Milk Day.
Status: 5/17/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate recognizes the pioneering contributions of
Harvey Milk to the cause of gay civil rights and commemorates May 22, 2021, as Harvey Milk Day.
SR 32 (Pan D) Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
Status: 5/24/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate commends Asian and Pacific Islander
Americans for their notable accomplishments and contributions to California, and recognizes May 2021
as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
SR 38 (Ochoa Bogh R) Relative to Music Changing Lives Month.
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Status: 6/7/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby proclaims the month of May 2021 to be
Music Changing Lives Month.
SR 39 (Eggman D) Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
Status: 6/21/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate proclaims June 2021 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month, urges all Californians to join in celebrating the culture,
accomplishments, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, and
encourages the people of California to work to help advance the cause of equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer people, and their families.
SR 49 (Leyva D) Relative to Women’s Equality Day.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve, that upon the anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United
States Constitution, the Senate recognizes August 26, 2021, as Women’s Equality Day and its historic
importance to women’s rights, including the battle to attain those rights in the past, present, and
future.
SR 55 (Portantino D) Relative to Italian American Heritage Month.
Status: 9/10/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate designates the month of October 2021, and every October
thereafter, as Italian American Heritage Month. The Senate encourages public schools to highlight and
include Italian American achievements and contributions to the culture of California and to take steps
to promote the inclusion of the role and contributions of Italian Americans to the culture and history of
California and the United States in the elementary and secondary social science textbooks during the
revision process for those textbooks.
SR 59 (Becker D) Relative to Ruby Bridges Day.
Status: 9/10/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate proclaims November 14, 2021, and each November 14
thereafter, as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in the State of California, and in those years when
November 14 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day will be celebrated on the
following Wednesday.
Insurance - Cupertino
AB 315 (Stone D) Voluntary stream restoration property owner liability: indemnification.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require a qualifying state agency, as defined, that funds a project to restore fish and
wildlife habitats to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who voluntarily allows their real
property to be used for such a project from civil liability for property damage or personal injury
resulting from the project if the project qualifies for a specified exemption and meets specified
requirements, including that the liability arises from, and the real property owner or any person or
entity retained by the real property owner does not perform, the construction, design specifications,
surveying, planning, supervision, testing, or observation of construction related to the project. The bill
would authorize a qualifying state agency to indemnify and hold harmless a real property owner who
voluntarily allows their real property to be used for that project from civil liability for property damage
or personal injury resulting from the project in the case the project does not meet the specified
exemption.
AB 397 (Mayes I) Unemployment insurance: benefits: disqualification: notice.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law disqualifies an individual for unemployment compensation benefits if the that
individual willfully, for the purpose of obtaining unemployment compensation benefits, either made a
false statement or representation, including, but not limited to, using a false name, false social security
number, or other false identification, with actual knowledge of the falsity of it, or withheld a material
fact in order to obtain unemployment compensation benefits. An individual disqualified from
unemployment compensation benefits for making a false statement or representation or withholding
material facts is ineligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits for certain periods of time,
as provided. This bill, among other things, would require the Employment Development Department,
prior to disqualifying an individual and subjecting that person to a period of ineligibility, to provide
notice to the individual of the proposed determination.
AB 494 (Mayes I) Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Summary: The Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act requires an insurer that is
authorized to do business in this state and that is a member of an insurance holding company system,
which consists of two or more affiliated persons, at least one of which is an insurer, to register with the
Insurance Commissioner and to file a registration statement containing specified information. Existing
law requires the ultimate controlling person of an insurer subject to registration under the act to file an
annual enterprise risk report with the lead state commissioner, as determined by procedures of the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and to provide a copy to the commissioner if
they are not the lead state commissioner.This bill would require the ultimate controlling person of an
insurer subject to registration under the act to concurrently file with the registration an annual group
capital calculation, unless a specified exemption applies.
AB 849 (Reyes D) Skilled nursing facilities: intermediate care facilities: liability.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a current or former resident or patient of a skilled nursing facility or
intermediate care facility, as defined, to bring a civil action against the licensee of a facility who violates
any of specified rights of the resident or patient or any other right provided for by federal or state law
or regulation. Current law makes the licensee liable for up to $500. Current case law interpreting that
provision held that the $500 limit on civil damages applies to each action and not to each violation.
This bill would also authorize the legal representative, personal representative, or successor in
interest of a current or former resident or patient of a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility
to bring that civil action.
AB 1101 (Irwin D) Common interest developments: funds: insurance.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 270,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act regulates common interest
developments and requires a managing agent, at the written request of the board of directors of the
association, to deposit funds the managing agent receives on behalf of the association into a bank,
savings association, or credit union in the state if specified requirements are met. met, including,
among other things, that the funds are covered by insurance provided by the federal government. This
bill would require the bank, savings association, or credit union to be insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration Insurance Fund, or a guaranty
corporation, as specified, and would make conforming changes. The bill would also impose certain
limits on the use of funds deposited on behalf of an association, including prohibiting funds from being
invested in stocks or high-risk investment options.
AB 1158 (Petrie-Norris D) Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities: recovery residences:
insurance coverage.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Would require a licensee operating an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment
facility and serving more than 6 residents to maintain specified insurance coverages, including, among
others, commercial general liability insurance and employer’s liability insurance. The bill would require a
licensee that serves 6 or fewer residents to maintain general liability insurance coverage.
AB 1511 (Committee on Insurance) Insurance: omnibus.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law generally regulates insurance and creates the Department of Insurance,
headed by the Insurance Commissioner. Current law requires all public records of the department and
the commissioner that are subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act to be available
for inspection and copying, as specified, at the offices of the department in the San Francisco Bay area,
in the City of Los Angeles, and in the City of Sacramento. This bill would eliminate the reference to an
office in the San Francisco Bay area and instead refer to the department’s offices in the City of
Oakland, the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Sacramento.
AB 1541 (Committee on Insurance) Insurance: Guarantee Association.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 305,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) to provide
coverage against losses arising from the failure of an insolvent property, casualty, or workers’
compensation insurer to discharge its obligations under its insurance policies. Current law gives CIGA
the ability to request the issuance of bonds by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development
Bank to more expeditiously and effectively provide for the payment of covered claims arising from the
insolvencies of insurance companies providing workers’ compensation insurance. Current law requires
that any bonds that provide funds for covered claim obligations for workers’ compensation claims be
issued, as specified, prior to January 1, 2023. This bill would extend the date for bonds to be issued to
provide funds for covered claim obligations for workers’ compensation claims, as specified, to January
1, 2026.
AJR 9 (Cooper D) Social Security.
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Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 78, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would request the Congress of the United States to enact, and the President
to sign, legislation that would repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination
Provision from the Social Security Act.
SB 11 (Rubio D) The California FAIR Plan Association: basic property insurance: exclusions.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 128, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Under Current law, the California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in
which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate in administering a program for
the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that
coverage through normal channels. Current law defines “basic property insurance” for these purposes,
and excludes from that definition insurance on automobile or farm risks. Current law authorizes the
governing committee of the association to establish separate classifications of written premiums for
the purpose of equitable distribution of basic property insurance, but prohibits those classifications
from including premiums from automobile or farm risks.This bill would instead exclude insurance on
automobile risks, commercial agricultural commodities or livestock, or equipment used to cultivate or
transport agricultural commodities or livestock from the definition of “basic property insurance,” and
would require the association, within 90 days of the bill’s operative date, to file a new or amended
rate application with the Insurance Commissioner consistent with these exclusions.
SB 226 (Pan D) Medi-Cal: County of Sacramento.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento to establish a
health authority to perform specified duties, including negotiating and entering into contracts with
health plans, as prescribed. The bill would require the health authority to meet with any health plans
intending to contract with the department, and, subsequent to meeting with all interested health
plans, to designate to the department at least 2 licensed health plans for the department’s approval
based on specified criteria.
SB 280 (Limón D) Health insurance: large group health insurance.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require a large group health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or
after July 1, 2022, to cover medically necessary basic health care services, as defined. The bill would
authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations to implement these provisions. The bill would require
these provisions to apply to an individual, group, or blanket disability insurance policy if a specified
condition is met.
SB 368 (Limón D) Health care coverage: deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law sets limits on the amount of the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses that
may be included in specified health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies. This bill,
for a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or
after July 1, 2022, in the individual or group market, would require the health care service plan or
health insurer to monitor an enrollee’s or insured’s accrual balance toward their annual deductible and
out-of-pocket maximum, if any. The bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to
provide an enrollee or insured with their accrual balance toward their annual deductible and out-of-
pocket maximum for every month in which benefits were used, as specified.
SB 655 (Bradford D) Insurers: diversity.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 390, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Organized Investment Network within the
Department of Insurance to, among other things, pursue active measures to encourage insurers to
make investments in California’s underserved and low-to-moderate-income communities. Current law
encourages insurers to be supportive of investments that promote social, economic, and
environmental benefits. This bill would additionally encourage insurers to consider making investments
with diverse investment managers to the extent possible. The bill would define “diverse investment
managers” for this purpose to mean investment management organizations located in, or actively
making and holding investments in, California whose investment managers are composed of at least
51% women, veterans, minorities, or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer persons, or a
combination of persons in those groups.
SB 718 (Bates R) Health care coverage: small employer groups.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2026, authorize an association of employers to offer a large group
health care service plan contract or large group health insurance policy to small group employer
members of the association consistent with ERISA if certain requirements are met, including that the
association is the sponsor of a MEWA that has offered a large group health care service plan contract
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since January 1, 2012, in connection with an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA, provides a
specified level of coverage, and includes coverage for common law employees, and their dependents,
who are employed by an association member in the biomedical industry with operations in California.
Judiciary - Cupertino
AB 335 (Boerner Horvath D) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: vessel information.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 grants a consumer various rights with regard
to personal information relating to that consumer that is held by a business, including the right to
direct a business not to sell, as defined, personal information about the consumer to third parties, as
defined. This right is known as the right to opt out. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved
by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added
to, and reenacted the CCPA. This bill would exempt from the right to opt out vessel information or
ownership information retained or shared between a vessel dealer and the vessel’s manufacturer, if
the information is shared for the purpose of effectuating or in anticipation of effectuating a vessel
repair covered by a vessel warranty or a recall, as specified.
AB 473 (Chau D) California Public Records Act.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records
available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. This bill would recodify and
reorganize the provisions of the act. The bill would include provisions to govern the effect of
recodification and state that the bill is intended to be entirely nonsubstantive in effect. The bill would
contain related legislative findings and declarations. The bill would become operative on January 1,
2023.
AB 474 (Chau D) California Public Records Act: conforming revisions.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would enact various conforming and technical changes related to another bill, AB 473,
which recodifies and reorganizes the California Public Records Act. This bill would only become
operative if AB 473 is enacted and reorganizes and makes other nonsubstantive changes to the
California Public Records Act that become operative on January 1, 2023. The bill would also specify that
any other bill enacted by the Legislature during the 2021 calendar year that takes effect on or before
January 1, 2022, and that affects a provision of this bill shall prevail over this act, except as specified.
AB 716 (Bennett D) Court access.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The California Constitution vests the judicial power of the state in the Supreme Court,
courts of appeal, and superior courts. Current law requires the sittings of every court to be public,
except as authorized.This bill would prohibit a court from excluding the public from physical access to
the court because remote access is available, unless it is necessary to restrict or limit physical access
to protect the health or safety of the public or court personnel. The bill would require the court to
provide, at a minimum, a public audio stream or telephonic means by which to listen to the proceedings
when the courthouse is physically closed, except when the law authorizes or requires the proceedings
to be closed.
AB 790 (Quirk-Silva D) Consumer Legal Remedies Act
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The California Financing Law (CFL) provides for the licensing and regulation of PACE
program administrators by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation and prohibits a
person from engaging in the business of a PACE solicitor unless that person is enrolled with a program
administrator, as specified. Current law prohibits a program administrator from executing an
assessment contract, and generally prohibits work under a home improvement contract that is
financed by a PACE assessment contract unless specified criteria are satisfied and the program
administrator makes a reasonable good faith determination that the property owner has a reasonable
ability to pay the annual payment obligations for the PACE assessment. This bill would extend the
above-described provisions of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act relating to home solicitations of a
senior citizen where a loan encumbers the primary residence of the consumer for purposes of paying
for home improvement to also apply to assessments.
AB 855 (Ramos D) Judicial holidays.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 283,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law designates state holidays, including, among others, the 4th Friday in
September, known as “Native American Day,” and the 2nd Monday in October, known as “Columbus
Day.” Current law adopts those state holidays as judicial holidays, with certain exceptions, including
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Native American Day.This bill would remove Native American Day from the list of holidays that are
excluded from designation as a judicial holiday. The bill would add Columbus Day to the list of excluded
judicial holidays.
AB 938 (Davies R) Maintenance of the codes.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 124,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law directs the Legislative Counsel to advise the Legislature from time to time as to
legislation necessary to maintain the codes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in various
provisions of law as recommended by the Legislative Counsel to the Legislature.
AB 1578 (Committee on Judiciary) Judiciary omnibus.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: The Automobile Sales Finance Act, prohibits the seller or holder of a conditional sale
contract for a motor vehicle from accelerating the maturity of any part or all of the amount due under
the contract or repossessing the vehicle in the absence of default in the performance of any of the
buyer’s obligations under the contract. That act establishes a right in the buyer to reinstate a
conditional sale contract for a motor vehicle after default, details various methods by which to cure the
default, and in all cases requires reimbursing the seller or holder for all reasonable and necessary
collection and repossession costs and fees incurred. A willful violation of these provisions is a crime.
This bill would instead establish that in order to cure a default by any method, the buyer is required to
reimburse the seller or holder for all reasonable and necessary collection and repossession costs and
fees actually paid by the seller or holder. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
AB 1579 (Committee on Judiciary) Family law omnibus.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 213,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes a rebuttable presumption that, if a party seeking custody of a child
has perpetrated domestic violence within the previous 5 years against the other party seeking custody
of the child, the child, or specified other parties, that an award of sole or joint physical or legal custody
to the perpetrator of the domestic violence is detrimental to the best interest of the child. Current law
requires the Judicial Council to develop standards for supervised visitation providers and requires
supervised visitation maintained or imposed by the court to be administered in accordance with
specified regulations. This bill would correct erroneous cross references in these provisions.
ACR 14 (Stone D) California Court Reporting and Captioning Week.
Status: 3/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 7, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the week of February 6, 2021, through February 13, 2021,
inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week and request the Governor to issue a
proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
ACR 24 (Chau D) California Law Revision Commission: studies.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 108, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Current law requires the California Law Revision Commission to study, and limits the
commission to studying, topics approved by resolution of the Legislature or by statute.This measure
would grant approval to the commission to continue its study of designated topics that the Legislature
previously authorized or directed the commission to study. The measure would also grant approval to
the commission to add a specified topic to its calendar of topics for study.
HR 75 (Patterson R) Relative to Court Adoption and Permanency Month.
Status: 9/7/2021-Coauthors revised. Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 63. Noes 0.)
Summary: The Assembly declares November 2021 as Court Adoption and Permanency Month, and
encourages the courts and their communities to join in activities to promote permanency.
SB 81 (Skinner D) Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law generally authorizes a court to dismiss an action or to strike or dismiss an
enhancement in the furtherance of justice.This bill would, except as specified, require a court to
dismiss an enhancement if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so. The bill would require a court to
consider and afford great weight to evidence offered by the defendant to prove that specified
mitigating circumstances are present. The bill would provide that proof of the presence of one or more
specified mitigating circumstances weighs greatly in favor of dismissing an enhancement, unless the
court finds that dismissal would endanger public safety, as defined.
SB 317 (Stern D) Competence to stand trial.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a person from being tried or adjudged to punishment while that
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person is mentally incompetent. Current law establishes a process by which a defendant’s mental
competency is evaluated and by which the defendant receives treatment, including, if applicable,
antipsychotic medication, with the goal of returning the defendant to competency. Current law
suspends a criminal action pending restoration to competency. This bill would repeal provisions
regarding the restoration of competency for a person charged with a misdemeanor, or a violation of
probation for a misdemeanor, including provisions regarding administration for antipsychotic
medication. The bill would instead authorize the court to conduct an inquiry into a defendant’s
competency, as specified.
SB 331 (Leyva D) Settlement and nondisparagement agreements.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a settlement agreement from preventing the disclosure of factual
information regarding specified acts related to a claim filed in a civil action or a complaint filed in an
administrative action. These acts include sexual assault, as defined; sexual harassment, as defined;
an act of workplace harassment or discrimination based on sex, failure to prevent such an act, or
retaliation against a person for reporting such an act; and an act of harassment or discrimination
based on sex by the owner of a housing accommodation, as defined, or retaliation against a person
for reporting such an act. This bill would clarify that this prohibition includes provisions which restrict
the disclosure of the information described above. For purposes of agreements entered into on or
after January 1, 2022, the bill would also expand the prohibition to include acts of workplace
harassment or discrimination not based on sex and an act of harassment or discrimination not based
on sex by the owner of a housing accommodation.
SB 446 (Glazer D) Factual innocence.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a person who has been convicted and incarcerated for a felony and
later pardoned on the basis of innocence or found to be factually innocent of that crime, as specified,
to present a claim against the state to the California Victim Compensation Board for the pecuniary
injury sustained by the person through the erroneous conviction and incarceration. Current law
requires the board to recommend to the Legislature that an appropriation be made and the claim paid
if a court has made a finding that the person is factually innocent or if the person proves to the board
that they are factually innocent. Current law specifies that there is no presumption in any other
proceeding for failure to make a motion or obtain a favorable ruling pursuant to these provisions. This
bill would revise and recast these provisions to instead require the board, upon application by a
person whose writ of habeas corpus was granted in state or federal court, or whose motion to vacate
the charges was granted by a state court and the charges were dismissed, or if the person was
acquitted of the charges on retrial, to recommend to the Legislature that an appropriation be made
without a hearing, unless the Attorney General establishes that the claimant is not entitled to
compensation.
SB 447 (Laird D) Civil actions: decedent’s cause of action.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law provides that a cause of action that survives the death of the person entitled
to commence an action or proceeding passes to the decedent’s successor in interest and an action
may be commenced by the decedent’s personal representative or, if none, by the decedent’s successor
in interest. Current law limits the damages recoverable in that action or proceeding to the loss or
damage that the decedent sustained or incurred before death, including any penalties or punitive or
exemplary damages that the decedent would have been entitled to recover had the decedent lived.
Current law prohibits the recovery of damages for the decedent’s pain, suffering, or disfigurement in
that action or proceeding. This bill would permit damages for a decedent’s pain, suffering, or
disfigurement to be recovered in an action brought by the decedent’s personal representative or
successor in interest if the action or proceeding was granted a specified preference before January 1,
2022, or was filed on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2026.
SB 461 (Cortese D) Unfair Competition Law: enforcement.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 140, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Unfair Competition Law (UCL) makes various practices unlawful and provides that a
person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition is liable for a civil
penalty, as specified. For actions for relief prosecuted under the UCL, existing law authorizes those
actions to be brought by certain public attorneys, including the Attorney General, a city attorney of a
city having a population in excess of 750,000, and a county counsel authorized by agreement with the
district attorney in actions involving violation of a county ordinance. This bill would additionally
authorize an action under the UCL to be brought by a county counsel of a county within which a city
has a population in excess of 750,000 people.
SB 501 (Wieckowski D) Claims against public entities.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 218, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Under the Government Claims Act, current law requires certain claims, such as those
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relating to causes of action for death or for injury to a person or personal property, to be presented
within 6 months after their accrual. For these actions, if a claim is not filed within the 6-month period,
existing law authorizes an application for leave to present a claim to be made to the public entity
within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year after the accrual of the cause of action, as specified.
Current law generally requires the relevant public entity review board to grant or deny the application
for leave to present the claim within 45 days after it is presented. Current law requires the application
to be granted if one of several conditions is met, including that the person who sustained the alleged
injury, damage, or loss was a minor or was physically and mentally incapacitated for the entire 6
months after the accrual of the cause of action, as specified. If the person was physically or mentally
incapacitated during that period, existing law requires that the failure to present a claim be a result of
the person’s disability. This bill would additionally require a board to grant an application for leave to
present a claim, as described above, if the person who sustained the alleged injury, damage, or loss
was a minor or was physically or mentally incapacitated during any of the 6 months after the accrual of
the cause of action, if the application is presented within 6 months of the person turning 18 years of
age, or of the person no longer being physically or mentally incapacitated, as applicable, or a year
after the claim accrues, whichever occurs first.
SB 567 (Bradford D) Criminal procedure: sentencing.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Under previous law, when a judgment of imprisonment was to be imposed and the statute
specified 3 possible terms, the court was required to impose the middle term unless there were
circumstances in aggravation or mitigation of the crime. Current case law held that, as it relates to this
previous law, when the middle term was set as the statutory default, imposing an elevated upper-
term sentence violated a defendant’s right to trial by jury, and any fact that increases the penalty for a
crime beyond that prescribed statutory default must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a
reasonable doubt. This bill would require the court to impose a term of imprisonment not exceeding
the middle term unless there are circumstances in aggravation that have been stipulated to by the
defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a
court trial. The bill would require the court, except in specified circumstances, to, upon the request of
the defendant, bifurcate the trial on the circumstances in aggravation from the trial of charges and
enhancements. This bill would, notwithstanding that requirement, allow the court to consider prior
convictions based on a certified record of conviction without a finding by the jury.
SB 807 (Wieckowski D) Enforcement of civil rights: Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 278, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) establishes the Department of Fair
Employment and Housing (DFEH) within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency under
the direction of the Director of Fair Employment and Housing. The FEHA makes certain discriminatory
employment and housing practices unlawful, and authorizes a person claiming to be aggrieved by an
alleged unlawful practice to file a verified complaint with the DFEH. The FEHA requires the DFEH to
make an investigation in connection with a filed complaint alleging facts sufficient to constitute a
violation of the FEHA, and requires the DFEH to endeavor to eliminate the unlawful practice by
conference, conciliation, and persuasion. If conference, conciliation, mediation, or persuasion fails and
the DFEH has required all parties to participate in a mandatory dispute resolution, as specified, the
FEHA authorizes the director to bring a civil action in the name of the DFEH on behalf of the person
claiming to be aggrieved within a specified amount of time.This bill would toll the deadline for the DFEH
to file a civil action pursuant to the FEHA while a mandatory or voluntary dispute resolution is pending.
SCR 21 (Rubio D) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.
Status: 5/10/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 36, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare that the Legislature honors the life and legacy of Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, and proclaims March 15, 2021, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, a day of
remembrance and education to ensure that all Californians always honor and remember a vibrant
guardian of equality for all.
Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement - Cupertino
AB 12 (Seyarto R) Personal information: social security numbers: the Employment Development
Department.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require state agencies, as soon as is feasible, but no later than January 1, 2023, to
stop sending any outgoing United States mail to an individual that contains the individual’s social
security number unless the number is truncated to its last four digits, except in specified
circumstances.
AB 56 (Salas D) Benefits: outgoing mail: claim processing: reporting.
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Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a state agency from sending any outgoing United States mail, as
defined, to an individual that contains personal information about that individual, including, but not
limited to, the individual’s social security number, unless that personal information is contained within
sealed correspondence and cannot be viewed from the outside of that sealed correspondence.
Current law also prohibits, commencing on or before January 1, 2023, a state agency from sending any
outgoing United States mail to an individual that contains the individual’s social security number,
except as provided. Current law requires state agencies that are unable to comply with this prohibition
to submit an annual corrective action plan to the Legislature until it is in compliance. Current law
makes the corrective action plan and related correspondence confidential and prohibits their public
disclosure. This bill would require an annual corrective action plan to contain specified information and
to be submitted to the Legislature every December 15.
AB 105 (Holden D) The Upward Mobility Act of 2021: boards and commissions: civil service:
examinations: classifications.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require that, on or after January 1, 2022, all state boards and commissions
consisting of one or more volunteer members have at least one board member or commissioner from
an underrepresented community. The bill would define the term “board member or commissioner from
an underrepresented community” as an individual who self-identifies as Black, African American,
Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native; who self-
identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; who is a veteran, as defined; or who has a
disability, as defined. The bill would apply these requirements only as vacancies on state boards and
commissions occur.
AB 110 (Petrie-Norris D) Fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation benefits: inmates.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide the name,
known aliases, birth date, social security number, and booking date and expected release date, if
known, of a current inmate to the Employment Development Department for the purposes of
preventing payments on fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation benefits. The bill would
require this information to be provided to the Employment Development Department on the first of
every month and upon the Employment Development Department’s request. Because this bill would
expand the scope of an existing crime, the bill imposes a state-mandated local program.
AB 123 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Paid family leave: weekly benefit amount.
Status: 9/28/2021-Vetoed by Governor.
Summary: Current law establishes, within the Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund program,
a family temporary disability insurance program, also known as the paid family leave program, for the
provision of wage replacement benefits for up to 8 weeks to workers who take time off work to care
for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a minor child within one year of birth or placement, as
specified. Current law defines “weekly benefit amount” for purposes of both employee contributions
and benefits under this program to mean the amount of weekly benefits available to qualifying
disabled individuals pursuant to unemployment compensation disability law, calculated pursuant to
specified formulas partly based on the applicable percentage of the wages paid to an individual for
employment by employers during the quarter of the individual’s disability base period in which these
wages were highest, but not to exceed the maximum workers’ compensation temporary disability
indemnity weekly benefit amount established by the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill would
revise the formulas described above for periods of disability commencing after January 1, 2023, but
before January 1, 2025, by redefining the weekly benefit amount to be equal to 65% or 75% of the
wages paid to an individual for employment by employers during the quarter of the individual’s
disability base period in which these wages were highest, divided by 13, but not exceeding the
maximum workers’ compensation temporary disability indemnity weekly benefit amount established by
the Department of Industrial Relations, depending on the amount of wages paid to the individual for
employment by employers during the quarter of the individual’s disability base period in which these
wages were highest.
AB 237 (Gray D) Public employment: unfair practices: health protection.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has the power and duty
to investigate an unfair practice charge and to determine whether the charge is justified and the
appropriate remedy for the unfair practice. This bill, the Public Employee Health Protection Act, would
make it an unfair practice for a covered employer, as defined, to fail or refuse to maintain or pay for
continued health care or other medical coverage for an enrolled employee or their enrolled
dependents, for the duration of the enrolled employee’s participation in the authorized strike, at the
level and under the conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued
to work in their position for the duration of the strike.
AB 246 (Quirk D) Contractors: disciplinary actions.
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Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 46, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors
State License Board (board). Under current law, willful or deliberate disregard by a licensed contractor
of various state building, labor, and safety laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action by the board.
This bill would reorganize these provisions and would add illegal dumping to the list of violations that
constitute a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor by the board.
AB 272 (Kiley R) Enrollment agreements.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 146,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prescribes various conditions and limitations on enrollment in educational
institutions, including, in some cases, on the provisions in enrollment agreements. This bill would
authorize a minor to disaffirm a provision in an educational institution’s enrollment agreement that
purports to waive a legal right, remedy, forum, proceeding, or procedure, regardless of whether a
parent or legal guardian has signed the enrollment agreement on the minor’s behalf, to the extent
that the provision is construed to require the minor to waive a legal right, remedy, forum, proceeding,
or procedure arising out of a criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual battery, as defined, on that
minor. The bill would apply only to enrollment agreements for public or private schools maintaining a
kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12.
AB 275 (Medina D) Classified community college employees.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the governing board of a community college district to prescribe
written rules and regulations governing the personnel management of the classified service, whereby
classified employees are designated as permanent employees of the district after serving a prescribed
period of probation that is prohibited from exceeding one year. This bill would shorten the maximum
length of a prescribed period of probation for classified employees of a community college district to 6
months or 130 days of paid service, whichever is longer, except that a full-time peace officer or public
safety dispatcher employed by a community college district operating a dispatch center certified by the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training would be required to serve a probationary period
of not less than one year of paid service from their date of appointment to that full-time position to be
designated as a permanent employee of the district. These changes would not apply to a conflicting
collective bargaining agreement entered into before January 1, 2022, until the expiration or renewal of
that collective bargaining agreement.
AB 289 (Calderon D) Classified school employees: merit system: adoption and termination.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 88, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes both the adoption and termination of a merit system in a school
district or community college district by a majority vote of its classified employees or by a majority of
the voting electors of the school district or community college district, as provided. Upon the filing of a
petition for the adoption or for the termination of the merit system for classified employees of a school
district or community college district, current law requires the governing board of the district to perform
specified activities in response, including, among others, devising an identification system to ensure
against fraud in the balloting process, and forming a tabulation committee. This bill would require the
devised identification system to also ensure ballot secrecy and would prohibit a representative of the
district from making any marks upon the ballot envelope or ballot of any employee, except the bill
would allow the tabulation committee to adopt a system of uniformly stamping in a consistent manner
and in the same location on all ballots received or all ballots counted, or both of those, to help ensure
an accurate count.
AB 381 (Davies R) Licensed facilities: duties.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate
facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems
related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol
and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Current law requires a licensee to develop a
plan to address when a resident relapses, including when a resident is on the licensed premises after
consuming alcohol or using illicit drugs. This bill would require a licensee, at all times, to maintain at
least 2 unexpired doses of naloxone hydrochloride, or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by
the United States Food and Drug Administration for treatment of an opioid overdose, on the premises
and have at least one staff member on the premises who knows the specific location of the naloxone
hydrochloride, or other opioid antagonist, and who has been trained to administer it, as specified.
AB 444 (Committee on Public Employment and Retirement) State and local employees: pay warrants:
designees.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 55, Statutes
of 2021.
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Summary: Current law authorizes a state employee to designate with their appointing power a
person who may receive the employee’s warrants upon the employee’s death. Current law requires an
appointing power, upon sufficient proof of identity from an appropriate designee, to deliver warrants to
the person claiming them. Current law entitles the designated person who receives warrants to
negotiate the warrants as if they were the payee. This bill would prescribe a process by which an
appointing power would issue a check directly to a designated person instead of delivering employee
warrants to that person, as described above. Upon sufficient proof of the designee’s identity, the bill
would require the appointing power to endorse and deposit the warrant issued to a deceased
employee back into the Treasury to the credit of the fund or appropriation upon which it was drawn, as
specified, and then issue a revolving fund check to the designated person in the original amount
payable to employee.
AB 450 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would create the Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board to act on appeals regarding the
Emergency Medical Services Authority’s denial of licensure and decision to impose licensure action on
and after January 1, 2023. The bill would specify the composition and appointment of the 7-member
board. The bill would require the employer of a paramedic to report to the director of the authority and
the board regarding the suspension or termination of a paramedic for cause within 72 hours of the
event, and would require the board to consider employer-imposed discipline and other criteria to aid it
in making a final determination regarding appeals of licensure action. The duties and activities of the
board would be funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the Emergency Medical Services
Personnel Fund.
AB 539 (Cooley D) State teachers’ retirement: investment managers and investment advisers: contracts.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: The Teachers’ Retirement Law establishes the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS)
and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, which provides a
defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at
retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is administered by the Teachers’ Retirement Board.
Existing law authorizes the board, upon a finding by the board that necessary investment expertise is
not available within existing civil service classifications, and with approval of the State Personnel
Board, to contract with qualified investment managers, as provided. This bill would additionally
authorize the board to contract with investment advisers, as defined, upon the same finding by the
board and approval by the State Personnel Board.
AB 615 (Rodriguez D) Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: procedures relating to
employee termination or discipline.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act provides for negotiations
concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education
employer, defined as the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings
College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of
recognized employee organizations. This bill would require a higher education employer to provide a
procedure for all medical and dental interns and residents, persons in accredited resident physician
subspecialty programs, and other postgraduate medical and dental trainees in unaccredited programs
to challenge a termination of employment or a disciplinary action, as defined, by the employer, after the
employee has exhausted available administrative or academic grievance processes, as provided.
AB 616 (Stone D) Agricultural labor relations: labor representative elections: representation ballot card
election.
Status: 9/22/2021-Vetoed by Governor.
Summary: Current law requires the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to certify the results of an
election conducted by secret ballot of employees in a collective bargaining unit to designate a collective
bargaining representative, unless the board determines there are sufficient grounds to refuse to do
so. Current law further provides that if the board refuses to certify an election because of employer
misconduct that would render slight the chances of a new election reflecting the free and fair choice of
employees, the labor organization shall be certified as the bargaining representative for the
bargaining unit. This bill would refer to the secret ballot election as a polling place election.
AB 627 (Waldron R) Recognition of tribal court orders: rights in retirement plans or deferred
compensation.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 58, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act governs the procedure by which the superior
courts of the state recognize and enter tribal court money judgments of any federally recognized
Indian tribe. Under the act, an applicant may apply for recognition and entry of a judgment based on a
tribal court money judgment by filing an application, as specified. If granted, the act requires the court
to enter a judgment that has the same terms and provisions as the tribal court money judgment and
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that has the same effect and is enforceable as a civil money judgment, order, or decree of a state
court. The act does not apply to tribal court money judgment orders for which federal law requires that
states grant full faith and credit recognition or for which state law otherwise provides for recognition.
This bill would establish a procedure pursuant to which one or both of the parties to a tribal court
proceeding may file an application for recognition of a tribal court order that establishes a right to child
support, spousal support payments, or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child, or
other dependent of a participant in a retirement plan or other plan of deferred compensation, and that
assigns all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to the plan participant to an alternate
payee.
AB 628 (Garcia, Eduardo D) Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 323,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in
the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose
of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is
contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been
appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose. Current law specifies that the initiative is not
intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education
programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of
individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs
operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division. This bill would
instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven
practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market
AB 644 (Waldron R) California MAT Re-Entry Incentive Program.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 59, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, contingent upon the appropriation of specified federal grant funds to the State
Department of Health Care Services, establishes the California MAT Re-Entry Incentive Program, which
makes a person released from prison on parole, with specified exceptions, eligible for a 30-day
reduction in the period of parole for every six months of treatment, up to a maximum 90-day reduction.
To receive the reduction to the period of parole, existing law requires that the parolee successfully
participate in a substance abuse treatment program that employs a multifaceted approach to
treatment, including medically assisted therapy (MAT), as specified, and to have been enrolled in, or
successfully participated in, an institutional substance abuse program. This bill would, instead of
requiring the person to have participated in an institutional substance abuse program, require the
person to have been enrolled in, or successfully participated in, a post-release substance abuse
program.
AB 651 (Gipson D) Endowment care cemeteries: examination, investigation, and discipline.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, an endowment care cemetery is defined as one which has deposited in
its endowment care fund at the time of or not later than completion of the initial sale specified
minimum amounts for plots sold or disposed of. This bill would, over a 3-year period, increase the
minimum amounts for each plot sold or disposed of that an endowment care cemetery is required to
deposit in its endowment care trust fund, as prescribed.
AB 701 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Warehouse distribution centers.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law relating to employment regulation and supervision imposes special provisions
on certain occupations and industries. Current law charges the Labor Commissioner and the Division of
Labor Standards Enforcement with the enforcement of labor laws. This bill, among other things, would
require specified employers to provide to each employee, defined as a nonexempt employee who
works at a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, or within 30 days of the effective date of these
provisions, with a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, including the
quantified number of tasks to be performed, or materials to be produced or handled, within the
defined time period, and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to
meet the quota.
AB 761 (Chen R) County employees’ retirement: personnel: Orange County.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 26, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: This bill would authorize the board of retirement for Orange County to appoint an
administrator, assistant administrators, a chief investment officer, subordinate investment officers,
senior management employees, legal counsel, and other specified employees. The bill would provide
that the personnel appointed pursuant to these provisions would not be county employees subject to
county civil service and merit system rules, and instead would be employees of the retirement system.
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The bill would provide that the compensation of personnel appointed pursuant to these provisions is
an expense of administration of the retirement system. The bill would authorize the board of
retirement and board of supervisors to enter into agreements as necessary and appropriate to carry
out these provisions and would make related, conforming changes.
AB 811 (Rivas, Luz D) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: contracting.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law authorizes the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to
enter into contracts with private entities that combine into a single contract all or some of the
planning, design, permitting, development, joint development, construction, construction management,
acquisition, leasing, installation, and warranty of some or all components of transit systems and
certain facilities. Current law authorizes the authority to award a contract under these provisions after
a finding, by a 2/3 vote of the members of the authority, that awarding the contract will achieve for the
authority, among other things, certain private sector efficiencies in the integration of design, project
work, and components. This bill would eliminate the requirement to make the above-described finding
by a 2/3 vote of the members of the authority in order to award contracts under these provisions. The
bill would instead authorize the authority to award these contracts that include operation and
maintenance elements after a finding, by a 2/3 vote of the members of the authority, that awarding
the contract will achieve for the authority a more competitive solicitation process with respect to
quality, timeliness, price, and other private sector efficiencies, relevant to the integration of design,
project work, and components.
AB 815 (Rivas, Luz D) School nurses: credentialing.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties,
establish standards for the issuance and renewal of credentials, certificates, and permits. Current law
sets forth the minimum requirements for a services credential with a specialization in health for a
school nurse, which include, among other requirements, a baccalaureate or higher degree from an
accredited institution for a preliminary credential and, for a professional credential, an additional year
of coursework beyond a baccalaureate degree in a program approved by the commission.This bill
would instead require the baccalaureate or higher degree to be from a regionally accredited institution
of higher education. The bill would authorize the commission to approve a program offered by a local
educational agency for one year of coursework beyond the baccalaureate degree, as provided.
AB 824 (Bennett D) Local educational agencies: county boards of education: governing boards of school
districts: governing bodies of charter schools: pupil members.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize county boards of education and charter schools to also appoint one or
more high school pupils as members of their governing bodies in response to petitions from high
school pupils enrolled in their county, as specified, or in their charter school, as appropriate. The bill
would require policies and procedures for the selection of pupils to serve on a county board of
education to ensure and protect the privacy of each pupil, and of the parents or guardians of each
pupil, involved in proceedings before the county board of education acting in its capacity as an
appellate body.
AB 845 (Rodriguez D) Disability retirement: COVID-19: presumption.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prescribes various requirements for the organization and administration of
public retirement systems, which typically provide pension, disability, and death benefits to their
members. Current law provides that participants in certain membership categories may be entitled to
special benefits if death or disability arises in the course of employment. The California Public
Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) generally requires a public retirement system, as
defined, to modify its plan or plans to comply with that act and establishes, among other things, limits
on defined benefit formulas and caps on pensionable compensation. This bill, until January 1, 2023,
would create a presumption, applicable to the retirement systems that PEPRA regulates and to
specified members in those systems, that would be applied to disability retirements on the basis, in
whole or in part, of a COVID-19-related illness. In this circumstance, the bill would require that it be
presumed the disability arose out of, or in the course of, the member’s employment. The bill would
authorize the presumption to be rebutted by evidence to the contrary, but unless controverted, the
applicable governing board of a public retirement system would be required to find in accordance with
the presumption.
AB 846 (Low D) Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Local Agency Public Construction Ac, authorizes job order contracting for school districts
and community college districts until January 1, 2022. Current law requires job order contractors to
submit a questionnaire to the school district or community college district containing specified
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information verified under oath. This bill would change the January 1, 2022, repeal date to January 1,
2027, thereby extending authorization for job order contracting for school districts and community
college districts indefinitely, and make conforming changes. By extending the operation of those
provisions that expand the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 872 (Wood D) Leave of absence: firefighters.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, workers’ compensation benefits, including salary paid in lieu of disability
payments, is not taxable income. Current law also provides for enhanced industrial leave benefits for
specified state employees, including members of State Bargaining Unit 8, such as 52 weeks of salary
less specified tax and retirement contributions. This bill would make those enhanced industrial
disability leave benefits for specified state employees employed by the Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection applicable only to injuries that occur prior to January 1, 2022. The bill would instead, for
injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2022, make specified benefits, such as one year of salary in
lieu of disability payments, available to all rank-and-file and supervisory firefightersand members of
State Bargaining Unit 8 engaged in active fire suppression or prevention employed by the Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection and specified seasonal employees whose principal duties include active
fire suppression or prevention services. These benefits would be subject to limitations, as specified.
AB 890 (Cervantes D) Public employee retirement systems: investment management: reports.
Status: 9/1/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law creates the Teachers' Retirement Fund, a trust fund, which the Teachers'
Retirement Board administers for support of the system. The California Constitution grants a
retirement board sole and exclusive responsibility over the assets of a public retirement system and its
administration, as specified. This bill bill, until January 1, 2028, would require the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement Board to
provide reports to the Legislature, commencing March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, on the status
of achieving objectives and initiatives, to be defined by the boards, regarding participation of emerging
managers or diverse managers responsible for asset management within each retirement system's
portfolio of investments.
AB 891 (Cunningham R) Contracts: parental consent.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 28, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law sets forth the requirements for establishing the consent of the parties to the
formation of a contract.This bill would provide that consent is not established by a representation by a
minor that the minor’s parent or legal guardian has consented.
AB 941 (Bennett D) Farmworker assistance: resource centers.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The California Community Services Block Grant Program requires the Department of
Community Services and Development to administer the federal Community Services Block Grant funds
to provide financial assistance for activities designed to have a measurable and potentially major
impact on causes of poverty in a community or areas of a community where poverty is a particularly
acute problem. Current law authorizes this funding to assist programs that, among other things, meet
the needs of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families, such as daycare for children and
elderly persons, education, health services, improved housing and sanitation, legal advice and
representation, and consumer training and counseling, and assistance in processing applications for
legalization and citizenship. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the
department to establish a grant program for counties to establish farmworker resource centers that
provide farmworkers and their families information and access to services related to, among other
things, labor and employment rights, education, housing, immigration, and health and human services.
AB 1042 (Jones-Sawyer D) Skilled nursing facilities: unpaid penalties: related parties.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would, beginning January 1, 2023, expressly authorize the State Department of Public
Health, if a licensee provider fails to pay specified penalties in full when all appeals have been
exhausted and the department’s position has been upheld, to give written notice to the licensee
provider and related parties in which the licensee provider has an ownership or control interest of 5%
or more that the department may take appropriate legal action to recover the unpaid penalty amount
from the licensee provider’s financial interest in the related party. The bill would also require the
department, if it determines after 2 notifications that the related parties are not financially viable or
recovery is unlikely, to document that determination, as specified. This bill also would require the
department to give written notice to related parties when a citation has been issued against a facility
licensee, and to advise the related parties of the potential action if the violation is not remedied and
penalties are assessed.
AB 1048 (Cooper D) Alameda Health System Hospital Authority: labor negotiations.
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Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes an independent public agency to manage, administer, and control
the Alameda Health System, which is known as the Alameda Health System Hospital Authority. The
hospital authority is governed by a board that is appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Alameda. Current law prescribes the characteristics of employees of the hospital authority who are
and are not authorized to participate in the Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association at the
time the provisions authorizing the creation of the hospital authority become effective. Current law
generally prohibits a person employed by the hospital authority on or before the date these provisions
became effective who was not qualified for membership in the Alameda County Employees’ Retirement
Association at that time from becoming qualified for membership as a result of subsequent employment
with the hospital authority. This bill would repeal the above-described prohibition on certain employees
of the Alameda Health System Hospital Authority qualifying for membership in the Alameda County
Employees’ Retirement Association.
AB 1074 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Employment: displaced workers.
Status: 9/28/2021-Vetoed by Governor.
Summary: Current law establishes the Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act, which requires contractors
and subcontractors, as defined, that are awarded contracts or subcontracts to provide janitorial or
building maintenance services at a particular jobsite or sites, to retain, for a period of 60 days, certain
employees who were employed at that site by the previous contractor or subcontractor, and offered
continued employment if their performance during that 60-day period is satisfactory. Existing law
authorizes an employee who was not retained, or the employee’s agent, to bring an enforcement
action in a court of competent jurisdiction, as specified. Current law charges the Labor Commissioner,
as Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, with enforcing these provisions. This bill
would rename the act the Displaced Janitor and Hotel Worker Opportunity Act and would extend the
provisions of the act to hotel workers. The bill would redefine “awarding authority” under the act to
include any person that awards or otherwise enters into contracts for hotel services, which include
guest service, as defined, food and beverage service, or cleaning service, performed within the state,
as specified.
AB 1204 (Wicks D) Hospital equity reporting.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a private, not-for-profit hospital to adopt and update a community
benefits plan that describes the activities the hospital has undertaken to address identified community
needs within its mission and financial capacity, including health care services rendered to vulnerable
populations. Current law defines “vulnerable populations” for these purposes to mean a population
that is exposed to medical or financial risk by virtue of being uninsured, underinsured, or eligible for
Medi-Cal, Medicare, California Children’s Services Program, or county indigent programs. Current law
requires a hospital to annually submit its community benefits plan to the department not later than
150 days after the hospital’s fiscal year ends.This bill would add racial and ethnic groups experiencing
disparate health outcomes and socially disadvantaged groups to the definition of “vulnerable
populations” for community benefits reporting purposes.
AB 1407 (Burke D) Nurses: implicit bias courses.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would require an approved school of nursing or an approved nursing program to include
direct participation in one hour of implicit bias training, as specified, as a requirement for graduation.
The bill would prohibit that provision from being construed to require a curriculum revision or to affect
the requirements for licensure or endorsement under the Nursing Practice Act.
AB 1480 (Rodriguez D) Employers: prohibited disclosure of information: arrest or detention.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 158,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits an employer from asking an applicant to disclose, or from utilizing as
a factor in determining any condition of employment, information concerning an arrest or detention
that did not result in a conviction, or information concerning a referral or participation in, any pretrial or
posttrial diversion program, except as specified. Current law also prohibits an employer, as specified,
from asking an applicant to disclose, or from utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of
employment, information concerning a conviction that has been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed,
except in specified circumstances. Applicants for employment as peace officers, or with the Department
of Justice, or with other criminal justice agencies, or persons already employed as peace officers, are
an exception to these prohibitions, so that information about applicants for these positions or
employees may be disclosed or sought. Current law makes it a crime to intentionally violate these
provisions.This bill would additionally include persons already employed as nonsworn members of a
criminal justice agency, as specified, within the exception to these prohibitions, so that information
regarding arrests or detentions regarding specified crimes about these employees may be disclosed or
sought.
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AB 1506 (Kalra D) Worker status: employees and independent contractors: newspaper distributors and
carriers.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 328,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes that, for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment
Insurance Code, and the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, a person providing labor
or services for remuneration is considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless
the hiring entity demonstrates that the person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity
in connection with the performance of the work, the person performs work that is outside the usual
course of the hiring entity’s business, and the person is customarily engaged in an independently
established trade, occupation, or business. This test is commonly known as the “ABC” test, as
described above. Current law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the
application of Dynamex and the provisions as specified. These exemptions include a temporary
exemption for newspaper distributors working under contract with a newspaper publisher and
newspaper carriers, as those terms are defined, until January 1, 2022. This bill would extend the
exemption for newspaper distributors working under contract with a newspaper publisher and
newspaper carriers from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2025.
AB 1561 (Committee on Labor and Employment) Worker classification: employees and independent
contractors.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law exempts specified occupations and business relationships from the application
of the ABC test as specified. Current law, instead, provides that these exempt relationships are
governed by the multifactor test previously adopted in the case of S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v.
Department of Industrial Relations (1989) 48 Cal.3d 341. These exemptions include services provided
by a licensed manicurist, subject to the manicurist meeting specified conditions. Current law makes this
exemption for licensed manicurists inoperative on January 1, 2022. This bill would extend the
inoperative date of this exemption for licensed manicurists to January 1, 2025.
AJR 14 (Boerner Horvath D) Title IX: 49th anniversary.
Status: 8/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 104, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would, on June 23, 2021, commemorate the 49th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX,
and would urge Californians to continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX, as
specified.
HR 29 (Arambula D) Relative to Cesar Chavez Day.
Status: 3/25/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly calls upon all Californians to observe César Chávez’s birthday, March 31, as a
day of public service.
SB 26 (Skinner D) Collegiate athletics: student athlete compensation and representation.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 159, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits the revocation of a student’s scholarship as a result of earning
compensation or obtaining legal representation as authorized under these provisions. Current law
prohibits a student athlete from entering into a contract providing compensation to the athlete for use
of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness if a provision of the contract is in conflict with a provision of
the athlete’s team contract. Current law prohibits a team contract from preventing a student athlete
from using the athlete’s name, image, or likeness for a commercial purpose when the athlete is not
engaged in official team activities, as specified. Current law makes these provisions operative on
January 1, 2023. This bill, the Fair Pay to Play Act, would make these provisions operative on
September 1, 2021, and would make them applicable to the California Community Colleges. The bill
would prohibit California postsecondary educational institutions and every athletic association,
conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from providing a
prospective intercollegiate student athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete’s athletic
reputation, or preventing a student participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation
as a result of the use of the student’s athletic reputation.
SB 76 (Nielsen R) Excluded employees: binding arbitration.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Excluded Employee Arbitration Act to permit an employee organization
that represents an excluded employee who has filed certain grievances with the Department of Human
Resources to request binding arbitration of the grievance if specified conditions are met. The bill would
require the designation of a standing panel of arbitrators and, under specified circumstances, the
provision of arbitrators from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service within the Public
Employment Relations Board. The bill would then require the arbitrator to be chosen in a specified
manner and would prescribe the duties of that arbitrator.
SB 95 (Skinner D) Employment: COVID-19: supplemental paid sick leave.
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Status: 3/19/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 13, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would provide for COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for covered employees, as
defined, who are unable to work or telework due to certain reasons related to COVID-19, including
that the employee has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns
related to COVID-19. The bill would entitle a covered employee to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental
paid sick leave if that employee either works full time or was scheduled to work, on average, at least
40 hours per week for the employer in the 2 weeks preceding the date the covered employee took
COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The bill would provide a different calculation for supplemental
paid sick leave for a covered employee who is a firefighter subject to certain work schedule
requirements and for a covered employee working fewer or variable hours, as specified.
SB 270 (Durazo D) Public employment: labor relations: employee information.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 330, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current, including the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, the Trial Court
Employment Protection and Governance Act, the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor
Relations Act, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Employer-
Employee Relations Act, provisions commonly referred to as the Educational Employment Relations Act,
and the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, among others, regulates the labor
relations of the state, the courts, and specified local public agencies and their employees. Current law
requires these public employers to provide certain labor representatives with the names and home
addresses of newly hired employees, as well as their job titles, departments, work locations,
telephone numbers, and personal email addresses, within 30 days of hire or by the first pay period of
the month following hire. This bill, commencing July 1, 2022, would authorize an exclusive
representative to file a charge of an unfair labor practice with the board, as specified, alleging a
violation of the above-described requirements only if specified conditions are met, including that the
exclusive representative gives written notice of the alleged violation and that the public employer fails
to cure the violation, as specified. The bill would limit a public employer’s opportunity to cure certain
violations.
SB 278 (Leyva D) Public Employees’ Retirement System: disallowed compensation: benefit adjustments.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 331, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) generally requires a
public retirement system, as defined, to modify its plan or plans to comply with the act. PEPRA, among
other things, establishes new defined benefit formulas and caps on pensionable compensation. This
bill would establish new procedures under PERL for cases in which PERS determines that the benefits
of a member or annuitant are, or would be, based on disallowed compensation that conflicts with
PEPRA and other specified laws and thus impermissible under PERL. The bill would also apply these
procedures retroactively to determinations made on or after January 1, 2017, if an appeal has been
filed and the employee member, survivor, or beneficiary has not exhausted their administrative or legal
remedies. At the threshold, after determining that compensation for an employee member reported by
the state, school employer, or a contracting agency is disallowed, the bill would require the applicable
employer to discontinue the reporting of the disallowed compensation.
SB 294 (Leyva D) Public retirement: leave of absence: service credit.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law entitles an elected officer of an employee organization that is on a
compensated leave of absence, as specified, for purposes of service with an employee organization to
retirement service credit in STRS and PERS if specified conditions are met. Current law requires the
governing board of a school district, or the governing board of a community college district, to grant
any employee, upon request, a leave of absence without loss of compensation for the purpose of
enabling the employee to serve in this manner, as specified. Current law excepts certain employees
from these provisions if they are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides
for a leave of absence without loss of compensation for participation in authorized activities as an
elected officer or an unelected member of the public employee organization. Current law limits the
maximum amount of the service credit earned during a compensated leave of absence for the
purposes described above to 12 years. This bill would remove the 12-year limitation for service credit
earned on a compensated leave of absence for purposes of service with an employee organization, as
described above. The bill would state that this leave is in addition to any leave to which public
employees may be entitled by other laws or by a memorandum of understanding or collective
bargaining agreement.
SB 321 (Durazo D) Employment safety standards: advisory committee: household domestic services.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 332, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 requires employers to comply
with certain standards ensuring healthy and safe working conditions, as specified. Current law charges
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the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations with
enforcement of the act, subject to oversight by the Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and
Health.This bill would require the chief or a representative of the chief to convene an advisory
committee, comprised of no fewer than 13 and no more than 18 individuals, including representatives
from specified groups, to make recommendations, in consultation with other specified divisions and
entities, to the department or Legislature to protect the health and safety of household domestic
service employees, and develop voluntary industry-specific occupational health and safety guidance for
the purpose of educating household domestic service employees and employers, as specified.
SB 390 (Laird D) Employment Development Department: recession plan.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Employment Development Department to develop and, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, implement a recession plan to prepare for an increase in
unemployment insurance compensation benefits claims due to an economic recession. The bill would
require the plan to detail how to respond to economic downturns with a predetermined strategy that
has considered the full effect on the department’s operations, and include, but not be limited to,
identifying the lessons learned from previous economic downturns, identifying ways to improve self-
serve services to avoid long wait times to speak to staff, and enhancing claims processing tools to
ensure that the department’s identity verification processes are as robust as possible.
SB 411 (Cortese D) Public Employees’ Retirement System: employment without reinstatement.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 136, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL), creates the Public Employees’ Retirement
System (PERS), which provides pension and disability benefits to its members and prescribes their
rights and duties. Current law, the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), prescribed
various limitations on public employees, employers, and retirement systems concerning, among other
things, work after retirement. PERL generally prohibits retired PERS members from working for an
agency participating in the system without reinstatement in the system, unless that employment is
otherwise specifically authorized. This bill would eliminate the above-described requirement that a
person employed without reinstatement in a manner other than authorized by PERL be reinstated,
instead providing that reinstatement is permissive. The bill would limit the circumstances pursuant to
which retired members and employers are obligated to pay employee and employer contributions,
which would have otherwise been paid, plus interest, to apply only to specified reinstatements.
SB 549 (Jones R) Social workers: essential workers.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Would require social workers, if they are deemed essential workers during a state of
emergency declared by the Governor, to be included in the group of essential workers who are eligible
to receive the first distribution of emergency materials, as determined by the state or a local
governmental entity, including, but not limited to, all materials and protective gear deemed necessary
to protect their health and safety. The bill, with regard to social workers, would authorize the state or
a local governmental entity to establish within the first group of essential workers eligible to receive
the emergency materials, further levels of distribution for specified classifications of social workers.
SB 572 (Hertzberg D) Labor Commissioner: enforcement: lien on real property.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 335, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law vests with the Labor Commissioner the authority to hear employee complaints
regarding the payment of wages and other employment-related issues. Current law imposes various
civil penalties for violations of state law, including on employers for failure to pay minimum wage, on
successors to judgment debtors, on persons who do not hold a valid state contractor’s license and
employ workers to perform services for which a license is required, and on persons who violate
provisions relating to minor employees. Current law permits the commissioner to, as an alternative to
a judgment lien, create a lien on real property to recover amounts due under final orders in favor of an
employee named in the order. This bill would authorize the Labor Commissioner to create, as an
alternative to a judgment lien, a lien on real property to secure amounts due to the commissioner
under any final citation, findings, or decision, as provided.
SB 606 (Gonzalez D) Workplace safety: violations of statutes: enterprise-wide violations: egregious
violations.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to issue a citation for a
violation of provisions relating to the spraying of asbestos, or any standard, rule, order, or regulation
established pursuant to specified provisions of the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1973 if, upon inspection or investigation, the division believes that an employer has committed a
violation. Current law imposes penalties of certain maximum amounts depending on whether the
violation is serious, uncorrected, or willful or repeated. Current law authorizes the division to seek an
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injunction restraining certain uses or operations of employment that constitute a serious menace to
the lives or safety of persons, as specified. This bill would create a rebuttable presumption that a
violation committed by an employer that has multiple worksites is enterprise-wide if the employer has
a written policy or procedure that violates these provisions, except as specified, or the division has
evidence of a pattern or practice of the same violation committed by that employer involving more than
one of the employer’s worksites. The bill would authorize the division to issue an enterprise-wide
citation requiring enterprise-wide abatement if the employer fails to rebut such a presumption.
SB 634 (Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement) Public employees’ retirement.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 186, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: STRS is administrated by the Teachers’ Retirement Board. Current law requires STRS to pay
premiums associated with Medicare Part A for certain retired or disabled members, as specified.
Current law creates the Cash Balance Benefit Program, which is administered by the board, to provide
a retirement plan for the benefit of participating employees who provide creditable service for less
than 50% of full time. Current law applicable to the Defined Benefit Program, for applications and
documents requiring a signature, requires that the signature be in a form prescribed by the system.
This bill would apply the above-described requirements regarding signed applications and documents
to the Cash Balance Benefit Program and the requirement that STRS pay certain Medicare Part A
premiums.
SB 639 (Durazo D) Minimum wages: persons with disabilities.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 339, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes a minimum wage for all industries and makes it a crime to pay an
employee less than the minimum wage fixed by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Current law,
however, permits the commission to issue an employee who is mentally or physically disabled, or both,
a special license authorizing the employment of the licensee for a period not to exceed one year from
date of issue, at a wage less than the minimum wage. Current law requires the commission to fix a
special minimum wage for the licensee, which may be renewed on a yearly basis. This bill would
prohibit new special licenses from being issued after January 1, 2022. The bill would permit a license to
only be renewed for existing licenseholders who meet requisite benchmarks. The bill would make the
above-described provision authorizing a lesser minimum wage for an employee who is mentally or
physically disabled inoperative on January 1, 2025, or when the multiyear phaseout plan as specified is
released, whichever is later.
SB 646 (Hertzberg D) Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: janitorial employees.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 337, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a person or entity that employs one or more janitors or otherwise
engages by contract, subcontract, or franchise agreement for the provision of janitorial services, as
specified, to register with the Labor Commissioner as a property service employer annually and
prohibits them from conducting business without a registration. This bill would except from the Labor
Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 a janitorial employee, as defined, represented by a labor
organization that has represented janitors before January 1, 2021, and employed by a janitorial
contractor who registered with the commissioner as a property service employer in calendar year
2020, with respect to work performed under a valid collective bargaining agreement in effect any time
before July 1, 2028, that contains certain provisions, including, among others, a grievance and binding
arbitration procedure to redress violations that authorizes the arbitrator to award otherwise available
remedies.
SB 657 (Ochoa Bogh R) Employment: electronic documents.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 109, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any worker employed in
any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise,
except as specified. This bill would provide that, in any instance in which an employer is required to
physically post information, an employer may also distribute that information to employees by email
with the document or documents attached. The bill would specify that this does not alter the
employer’s obligation to physically display the required posting.
SB 727 (Leyva D) Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 338, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires, for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2018, a direct
contractor, as defined, making or taking a contract in the state for the erection, construction,
alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work, to assume, and be liable for, any
debt owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant’s behalf, incurred by a
subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant’s
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performance of labor included in the subject of the original contract. Current law limits the direct
contractor’s liability under those provisions to extend only to any unpaid wage, fringe or other benefit
payment or contribution, including interest owed and provides that liability does not extend to
penalties or liquidated damages.This bill would extend, for contracts entered into on or after January
1, 2022, the direct contractor’s liability to penalties, liquidated damages, and interest owed by the
subcontractor on account of the performance of the labor, except as provided.
SB 753 (Roth D) Unemployment information: California Workforce Development Board: program
outcomes.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, the information obtained in the administration of the Unemployment
Insurance Code is for the exclusive use and information of the Director of Employment Development in
the discharge of the director’s duties and is not open to the public. Current law makes it a crime for
any person to knowingly access, use, or disclose this confidential information without authorization.
Current law requires the Director of Employment Development to permit the use of information in the
director’s possession for, among other purposes, to enable specified state agencies to access relevant
quarterly wage data for the evaluation and reporting of their respective program performance
outcomes as required and permitted by various local, state, and federal laws pertaining to
performance measurement and program evaluation. This bill would also require the director, in the
above-described circumstances, to permit the use of this data to evaluate and report program
performance outcomes pertaining to specified Unemployment Insurance Code and Streets and
Highways Code provisions concerning workforce training and investment.
SB 762 (Wieckowski D) Contracts.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 222, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law generally regulates the nature of contracts and establishes principles for the
interpretation of contracts. This bill would require any time specified in a contract of adhesion for the
performance of an act required to be performed to be reasonable.
SB 788 (Bradford D) Workers’ compensation: risk factors.
Status: 9/28/2021-Vetoed by the Governor. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Summary: Current law establishes a workers’ compensation system, administered by the
administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, to compensate an employee for
injuries sustained in the course of employment. Current law requires a physician who prepares a
report addressing the issue of permanent disability due to an industrial injury to address the cause of
the permanent disability in the report, including what approximate percentage of the permanent
disability was caused by other factors before and after the industrial injury, if the physician is able to
make an apportionment determination. This bill would prohibit consideration of race, religious creed,
color, national origin, gender, marital status, sex, sexual identity, or sexual orientation to determine the
approximate percentage of the permanent disability caused by other factors. The bill would also
express the Legislature’s intent to eliminate bias and discrimination in the workers’ compensation
system.
SB 801 (Archuleta D) Healing arts: Board of Behavioral Sciences: Board of Psychology: licensees.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Medical Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine
by the Medical Board of California and requires a health care provider initiating the use of telehealth to
inform the patient, before the delivery of health care via telehealth, about the use of telehealth and
obtain verbal or written consent from the patient for the use of telehealth as an acceptable mode of
delivering health care services and public health. The act defines “health care provider” to include,
among others, an associate marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist trainee, as
specified. This bill would define health care provider to additionally include an associate clinical social
worker and an associate professional clinical counselor, as specified.
SB 804 (Glazer D) California Conservation Corps: forestry training center: formerly incarcerated
individuals: reporting.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Director of the California Conservation Corps, in partnership with the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to
establish a forestry training center in northern California to provide enhanced training, education, work
experience, and job readiness for entry-level forestry and vegetation management jobs. The bill would
require the training center to include counseling, mentorship, supportive housing, health care, and
educational services and authorize the training center to provide training modules on specified
activities. The bill would require the director to enroll at the training center formerly incarcerated
individuals and to prioritize enrollment for those formerly incarcerated individuals who have either
successfully served on a California Conservation Camp program crew and were recommended by the
Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, as provided, or successfully served on a hand crew at the county level and were
recommended for participation by county probation and county fire departments.
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SB 816 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Master Mutual Aid Agreement: tribes.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 292, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires, during any state of war emergency, or state of emergency when the
need arises for outside aid in any county, city and county, or city, aid to be rendered in accordance with
approved emergency plans. In periods other than a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or
a local emergency, current law authorizes state agencies and political subdivisions to exercise mutual
aid powers in accordance with the Master Mutual Aid Agreement and local ordinances, resolutions,
agreements, or plans. Current law defines the Master Mutual Aid Agreement, an agreement between
the state and its various departments and agencies, and the various political subdivisions to facilitate
implementation of the act, for the purposes of the California Emergency Services Act. This bill would
add federally recognized California Indian tribes to that definition describing the agreement.
SCR 19 (Leyva D) Equal Pay Day.
Status: 4/26/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 22, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim Wednesday, March 24, 2021, as Equal Pay Day in recognition
of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote policies to ensure
equal pay for all.
Local Government - Cupertino
AB 339 (Lee D) Local government: open and public meetings.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative
body of a local agency, as those terms are defined, be open and public and that all persons be
permitted to attend and participate. Under existing law, a member of the legislative body who attends
a meeting where action is taken in violation of this provision, with the intent to deprive the public of
information that the member knows the public is entitled to, is guilty of a crime. This bill would require
local agencies to conduct meetings subject to the act consistent with applicable state and federal civil
rights laws, as specified.
AB 414 (Maienschein D) Local government: county regional justice facilities.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The San Joaquin County Regional Justice Facility Financing Act specifies the procedure for
adoption of the retail and use tax ordinance, specifies language of the ordinance, outlines the election
procedure for adoption of the tax ordinance, specifies when the ordinance becomes operative, and
provides that all local sales or transactions and use taxes shall not exceed 2.25%. The Act authorizes
the agency to seek authorization to issue bonds, as specified, payable from the proceeds of the tax
and establish the appropriations limit of the agency, as provided. The Act provides for the maximum
bonded indebtedness which may be outstanding. The Act provides the procedure by which the validity
of the adoption of the ordinance or the issuance of any bonds must be contested. This bill would
repeal those provisions.
AB 428 (Mayes I) Local government: board of supervisors.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires each county to have a board of supervisors and provides for the
organization and powers of the board of supervisors. Current law allows the board of supervisors of
any general law or charter county to adopt or the residents of the county to propose, by initiative, limit
or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the board of supervisors may serve on the board
of supervisors. Current law also requires the board of supervisors to prescribe the compensation for all
county officers. This bill would require that, when term limits are imposed, the limit must be no fewer
than 2 terms. This bill would specify that the board of supervisors is included in the definition of county
officers for whom the board of supervisors is required to prescribe compensation. The bill would specify
that it would not affect any term limits that were legally in effect prior to January 1, 2022, in any
county.
AB 1581 (Committee on Local Government) Local government: omnibus.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 provides the
authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization,
reorganization, and sphere of influence changes for cities and districts, as specified. Current law
requires a local agency formation commission to develop and determine the sphere of influence of each
city and each special district within the county and enact policies designed to promote the logical and
orderly development of areas within each sphere. Current law requires, when a proposed change of
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organization or reorganization applies to 2 or more affected counties, that exclusive jurisdiction vest in
the commission of the principal county, unless certain things occur. This bill would add the
determination of a sphere of influence to the types of proposed changes for which exclusive
jurisdiction may or may not vest in a principal county.
ACR 17 (Voepel R) Special Districts Week.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 54, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure proclaims the week of May 16, 2021, to May 22, 2021, to be Special Districts
Week.
SB 13 (Dodd D) Local agency services: contracts: Counties of Napa and San Bernardino.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 establishes a
pilot program under which the commissions in the Counties of Napa and San Bernardino, upon making
specified determinations at a noticed public hearing, may authorize a city or district to provide new or
extended services outside its jurisdictional boundary and outside its sphere of influence to support
existing or planned uses involving public or private properties, as provided. Current law requires the
Napa and San Bernardino commissions to submit a report to the Legislature on their participation in
the pilot program, as specified, before January 1, 2020, and repeals the pilot program as of January 1,
2021. This bill would reestablish the pilot program, which would remain in effect until January 1, 2026.
The bill would impose a January 1, 2025, deadline for the Napa and San Bernardino commissions to
report to the Legislature on the pilot program, and would require the contents of that report to include
how many requests for extension of services were received under these provisions.
SB 60 (Glazer D) Residential short-term rental ordinances: health or safety infractions: maximum fines.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 307, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law sets specific monetary limits on the fines that may be imposed by city or county
authorities for any violation of local building and safety codes that is an infraction, as prescribed.
Current law requires a city or county levying fines pursuant to these provisions to establish a process
for granting a hardship waiver in certain cases. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions and
with certain exceptions, raise the maximum fines for violation of an ordinance relating to a residential
short-term rental, as defined, that is an infraction and poses a threat to health or safety, to $1,500 for
a first violation, $3,000 for a 2nd violation of the same ordinance within one year, and $5,000 for each
additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation. The bill would make
these violations subject to the process for granting a hardship waiver.
SB 79 (Nielsen R) County road commissioner: Counties of Colusa and Glenn.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 33, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the appointment of a road commissioner in each county by the
board of supervisors, with specified powers and duties relating to county roads. Existing law provides
for exceptions to this requirement, including authorization for the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Merced to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the
department of public works. This bill would also authorize the Boards of Supervisors of the Counties of
Colusa and Glenn to transfer the duties of the county road commissioner to the county director of the
department of public works.
SB 274 (Wieckowski D) Local government meetings: agenda and documents.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act requires meetings of the legislative body of a local agency to be
open and public and also requires regular and special meetings of the legislative body to be held
within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction, with specified
exceptions. Current law authorizes a person to request that a copy of an agenda, or a copy of all the
documents constituting the agenda packet, of any meeting of a legislative body be mailed to that
person. This bill would require a local agency with an internet website, or its designee, to email a copy
of, or website link to, the agenda or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet if the
person requests that the items be delivered by email. If a local agency determines it to be
technologically infeasible to send a copy of the documents or a link to a website that contains the
documents by email or by other electronic means, the bill would require the legislative body or its
designee to send by mail a copy of the agenda or a website link to the agenda and to mail a copy of all
other documents constituting the agenda packet, as specified.
SB 378 (Gonzalez D) Local government: broadband infrastructure development project permit
processing: microtrenching permit processing ordinance.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require a local agency to allow, except as provided, microtrenching for the
installation of underground fiber if the installation in the microtrench is limited to fiber. The bill would
also require, to the extent necessary, a local agency with jurisdiction to approve excavations to adopt
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or amend existing policies, ordinances, codes, or construction rules to allow for microtrenching. The bill
would provide that these provisions do not supersede, nullify, or otherwise alter the requirements to
comply with specified safety standards. The bill would authorize a local agency to impose a fee for its
reasonable costs on an application for a permit to install fiber, as provided. By imposing new duties on
local agencies with regard to the installation of fiber, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
SB 479 (Laird D) Local Government Renewable Energy Self-Generation Program. SB 479 (Laird D) Local Government Renewable Energy Self-Generation Program.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 141, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local
government to elect to have a bill credit applied to a designated benefiting account, as defined, for
electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and
requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. The local government
renewable energy self-generation program does not apply to an electrical corporation with 60,000 or
fewer customer accounts in California.This bill would expand the local government renewable energy
self-generation program definition of benefiting account to include accounts meeting specified
requirements located within the geographical boundaries of a California Native American tribe.
SB 619 (Laird D) Organic waste: reduction regulations: local jurisdiction compliance.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Air Resources Board to complete, approve, and implement a
comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in the state to achieve,
among other things, a reduction in the statewide emissions of methane by 40%. Current law requires
the methane emissions reduction goals to include specified targets to reduce the landfill disposal of
organics. Current law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation
with the state board, to adopt regulations to achieve those targets for reducing organic waste in
landfills, and authorizes those regulations to require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on
generators or other relevant entities within their jurisdiction, to authorize local jurisdictions to impose
penalties on generators for noncompliance, and to include penalties to be imposed by the department
for noncompliance. This bill would authorize a local jurisdiction facing continuing violations that
commence during the 2022 calendar year of those regulations to submit to the department no later
than March 1, 2022, a notification of intent to comply, as prescribed.
SB 712 (Hueso D) Local government: California tribes: federal fee-to-trust applications to regain
ancestral lands.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 291, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would encourage state and local governments, as defined, to work cooperatively with
tribes in their fee-to-trust applications for purposes of regaining ancestral lands, and to support tribes
in their nongaming fee-to-trust applications. The bill would prohibit local governments from adopting or
enforcing a resolution or ordinance that would prevent the local government from conducting a fair
evaluation of a fee-to-trust application by a federally recognized tribe based on the merits of the
application.
SB 796 (Bradford D) State parks: state beaches: County of Los Angeles: Manhattan State Beach: deed
restrictions: taxation.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would exclude specified property located in Manhattan State Beach, commonly known as
Bruce’s Beach, from the requirement that the property be used only for public recreation and beach
purposes in perpetuity and from those specified restrictions. The bill would authorize the property to
be sold, transferred, or encumbered upon terms and conditions determined by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to be in the best interest of the county and the general
public. The bill would require the Director of Parks and Recreation, on or before December 31, 2021, to
execute an amendment to a specified deed that incorporates the exclusion of that property from that
requirement and those restrictions.
SB 810 (Committee on Governance and Finance) Validations.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 36, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: This bill would enact the First Validating Act of 2021, which would validate the organization,
boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of the state and counties, cities, and specified districts,
agencies, and entities. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency
statute.
SB 811 (Committee on Governance and Finance) Validations.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 37, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: This bill would enact the Second Validating Act of 2021, which would validate the
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organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of the state and counties, cities, and specified
districts, agencies, and entities. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.
SB 812 (Committee on Governance and Finance) Validations.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 38, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: This bill would enact the Third Validating Act of 2021, which would validate the organization,
boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of the state and counties, cities, and specified districts,
agencies, and entities.
SB 813 (Committee on Governance and Finance) Local Government Omnibus Act of 2021.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 224, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides that a person who has made an offer to purchase an interest in an
undivided-interest subdivision, as specified, and not exempted, has the right to rescind any contract
resulting from the acceptance of that offer during a specified timeframe. Current law defines and
describes the terms “subdivided lands” and “subdivision” for these purposes. Current law requires any
person who intends to offer subdivided lands for sale or lease, as specified, to file with the Bureau of
Real Estate an application for a public report consisting of, among other things, a notice of intention
and a completed questionnaire. Current law exempts the proposed sale or lease of those lots or other
interests in a subdivision that are limited to industrial or commercial uses by law or by a declaration of
covenants, conditions, and restrictions that has been recorded in the official records of the county or
counties in which the subdivision is located from certain of those provisions relating to the filing of a
report with the Bureau of Real Estate and sales contracts. This bill would instead exempt the proposed
sale or lease of those lots or other interests from all provisions as specified.
Military and Veterans Affairs – Cupertino
AB 107 (Salas D) Licensure: veterans and military spouses.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs to issue, after
appropriate investigation, certain types of temporary licenses to an applicant if the applicant meets
specified requirements, including that the applicant supplies evidence satisfactory to the board that
the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty
member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under
official active duty military orders and the applicant submits an application to the board that includes a
signed affidavit attesting to the fact that the applicant meets all of the requirements for a temporary
license and that the information submitted in the application is accurate, to the best of the applicant’s
knowledge.This bill, on and after January 1, 2023, would expand the requirement to issue temporary
licenses to practice a profession or vocation to include licenses issued by any board within the
department, except as provided. The bill would require an applicant for a temporary license to provide
to the board documentation that the applicant has passed a California law and ethics examination if
otherwise required by the board for the profession or vocation for which the applicant seeks licensure.
AB 496 (Chen R) Cremation of veterans with the United States flag.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 118,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a crematory that incinerates an American flag or flags to maintain an
accurate record of all American flags incinerated, as specified. This bill would authorize a crematory,
upon request of the person with the authority to dispose of the remains, to cremate the remains of a
person who was a member of a branch of the United States military with a single American flag. The bill
would exempt a flag that is incinerated in this manner from the recordkeeping requirements for
incinerating a flag.
ACR 12 (Seyarto R) Purple Heart Day.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 105, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would declare August 7, 2021, as Purple Heart Day in California.
ACR 13 (Seyarto R) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 133, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Cemetery.
ACR 21 (Dahle, Megan R) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 107, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the South Yuba River Bridge over State Highway Route 49 in the County of
Nevada as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge. The measure would request the Department of
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Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
ACR 72 (Nguyen R) Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 74, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim June 19, 2021, as Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed
Forces Day.
ACR 90 (Mathis R) USS Liberty Remembrance Day.
Status: 7/15/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 76, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim June 8, 2021, as USS Liberty Remembrance Day.
AJR 7 (Patterson R) State veterans cemeteries: Hmong veterans.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 117, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit
states to extend burial and memorial benefits to Hmong veterans at state veterans cemeteries.
AJR 12 (Stone D) Veterans’ educational benefits.
Status: 8/26/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 118, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the United States Congress to revise the United States Code to remove the
requirement that, to be eligible for GI benefits, a law school be accredited by a specialized accreditor
and the overly broad restriction that graduates must be eligible to sit for a bar examination in any
state.
HR 15 (Rivas, Luz D) Relative to American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.
Status: 2/8/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes the month of February 2021 as American Heart Month in California
to raise awareness of the importance of the ongoing fight against heart disease and stroke.
HR 27 (Nguyen R) Relative to Women’s Military History Week.
Status: 3/18/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Assembly hereby recognizes “Women Warriors” by
proclaiming the week of March 15 to March 21, 2021, inclusive, as Women’s Military History Week in
California. The Assembly encourages Californians to recognize the hard-fought contributions of women
to our military and our freedom, the courageous sacrifices that women have made while serving our
country, and the historic lifting of the ban on women in combat on January 24, 2013.
HR 57 (Choi R) Relative to military and veterans.
Status: 8/23/2021-Read. Adopted.
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Assembly hereby strongly supports efforts to build
the Korean War Memorial Monument and inscribe all 36,492 36,591 names of the fallen heroes.
SB 352 (Eggman D) The military: sexual harassment.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 183, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would make a member of the active militia who has been lawfully ordered to any type of
state duty and who commits sexual harassment punishable by specified military proceedings or by a
court-martial. The bill would also state that these provisions do not preclude any other military or
civilian authority from exercising its jurisdiction over any act or omission that violates any local, state,
or federal law.
SB 498 (Umberg D) Funds for the provision of legal services to indigent persons: disabled veterans.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires an attorney or law firm receiving or disbursing trust funds to establish
and maintain an Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) account in which the attorney or law firm
is required to deposit or invest all specified client deposits or funds. Current law directs IOLTA account
interest and dividends to be paid to the State Bar of California to be distributed for the provision of civil
legal services to indigent persons in a prescribed order, including, after payment of administrative
costs, 85% of remaining funds to qualified legal services projects. Current law defines terms for these
purposes, including the definition of “indigent person.” This bill would expand the definition of “indigent
person” by increasing one measure of income eligibility from 125% to 200% of a specified poverty
threshold. The bill would further require, for the purpose of that definition, that the income of a person
who is disabled be determined after deducting disability compensation from the United States
Veterans Administration paid to a veteran with a service-related disability.
SB 614 (Archuleta D) California Military Department Support Fund activities.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 184, Statutes
of 2021.
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Summary: Would specifically authorize the Adjutant General and the Military Department to enter into
a memorandum of agreement with a nonprofit military or veteran foundation, military organization, or
other entity to conduct California Military Department Support Fund activities. The bill would generally
exempt these agreements and the support programs and educational programs established by the
Adjutant General from specific requirements for state agency contracting, including the State Contract
Act. The bill would authorize the Military Department to expend money in the California Military
Department Support Fund to pay a nonprofit military or veteran foundation, military organization, or
other entity for the sole purpose of supporting California Military Department Support Fund activities if
that money was donated for those purposes
SB 661 (Newman D) Veterans’ farm and home loan program.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is headed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Current law requires the secretary, as head of the department and
subject to the policies adopted by the California Veterans Board, to perform all duties, exercise all
powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all
provisions vested by law in the department. Current law defines “veteran” for the purposes of the
various programs granting benefits to veterans. This bill would authorize the secretary to designate a
deputy, employee, or other official in the department to act for them and to represent them at
meetings. The bill would authorize the secretary to delegate powers and duties, as specified.
SB 665 (Umberg D) Employment policy: voluntary veterans’ preference.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Voluntary Veterans’ Preference Employment Policy Act to authorize a
private employer to establish and maintain a written veterans’ preference employment policy, to be
applied uniformly to hiring decisions, to give a voluntary preference for hiring a veteran over another
qualified applicant. The bill would require a private employer with a veterans’ preference employment
policy to annually report to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing the number of veterans
hired under the preference policy and any demographic information about those veterans that the
employer obtained in response to the department’s reporting requirements. Under the bill, failure to
submit that report would render any preference granted by the employer ineligible for the protections
provided by this bill.
SCR 3 (Umberg D) Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Day.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 79, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim June 19, 2021, as Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed
Forces Day.
SCR 23 (Archuleta D) National Military Appreciation Month.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would honor the service members who have served and are serving in our
nation’s military, and would recognize the month of May 2021 as National Military Appreciation Month.
SCR 34 (Archuleta D) Veterans’ Home of California.
Status: 8/30/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 122, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would acknowledge the Department of Veterans Affairs’ staff for their service to California’s
veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SCR 37 (Archuleta D) Latino Veterans Day.
Status: 8/30/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 123, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim September 20, 2021, as Latino Veterans Day.
SJR 3 (Archuleta D) Battleship USS Iowa Museum and National Museum of the Surface Navy.
Status: 8/30/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 129, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would urge the United States Congress to pass, and the President of the United States to
sign, the Battleship USS Iowa National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2021.
SR 13 (Grove R) Relative to Women’s Military History Week.
Status: 3/15/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby recognizes “Women Warriors” by
proclaiming the week of March 14 to March 20, 2021, inclusive, as Women’s Military History Week in
California. The Senate encourages Californians to recognize the hard-fought contributions of women to
our military and our freedom, the courageous sacrifices that women have made while serving our
country, and the historic lifting of the ban on women in combat on January 24, 2013.
SR 33 (Eggman D) Relative to military and veteran caregivers.
Status: 5/20/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve by the Senate that the State of California become a Hidden Heroes State in
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support of military and veteran caregivers; and be it further Resolved, That the State of California seek
to identify military and veteran caregivers residing in our community and determine the unique
challenges they face; and be it further Resolved, That the State of California work to ensure that our
government, organizations, employers, and nonprofits are aware of the unique challenges of military
and veteran caregivers and are encouraged to create supportive environments and opportunities for
assistance; and be it further Resolved, That the State of California encourage all who care for and
support veterans and service members to extend that support to their caregivers; and be it further
Resolved, That the State of California use the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Military and Veteran
Caregiver Experience Map to understand the stages of the military caregiver journey and use it as a
tool to encourage community understanding and support.
SR 34 (Grove R) Relative to Armed Forces Day.
Status: 5/13/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate, on the occasion of Armed Forces Day 2021: (1) Honors and
recognizes the service and sacrifice that members of the Armed Forces and their families gave, and
continue to give, to the United States. (2) Remains committed to supporting the members of the Armed
Forces and their families. (3) Encourages Americans to show their support and appreciation for
members of the Armed Forces on Armed Forces Day. (4) Commends the actions of private citizens and
organizations who volunteer to support America’s wounded warriors. (5) Expresses the gratitude of
the American people to the members of the Armed Forces for their service on behalf of the United
States.
Natural Resources and Water - Cupertino
AB 66 (Boerner Horvath D) Coastal resources: research: landslides and erosion: early warning system:
County of San Diego.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides
and erosion in the County of San Diego, as provided. The bill would require the research to be
completed by January 1, 2025. The bill would require by no later than March 15, 2025, the institution to
provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and
erosion early warning system based on available research. The bill would exempt the Regents of the
University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, from civil liability for any harm resulting
from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion
contained in the report or from the research or related to the recommendations, unless those
damages are the result ofacts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton
misconduct.
AB 100 (Holden D) Drinking water: endpoint devices: lead content.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Safe Drinking Water Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board to
administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. Current law
prohibits, with certain exceptions, the use of any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux
that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facility
providing water for human consumption. Current law defines “lead free” for purposes of conveying or
dispensing water for human consumption to mean not more than 0.2% lead when used with respect
to solder and flux and not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead when used with respect to
the wetted surfaces of pipes and pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures.This bill would,
commencing January 1, 2023, prohibit a person from manufacturing, and offering for sale in the state,
an endpoint device, as defined, that does not meet a certain lead leaching standard. The bill would,
commencing July 1, 2023, prohibit a person from introducing into commerce or offering for sale in the
state an endpoint device that does not meet that lead leaching standard.
AB 304 (Quirk D) Contaminated sites: waste releases or surface or groundwater contamination: local
oversight: remedial actions.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Whenever a release of waste occurs and remedial action is required, current law
authorizes a responsible party, as defined, to request that a local officer supervise the remedial action.
Current law authorizes a local officer to agree to supervise the remedial action if the local officer
determines that certain conditions have been met. Current law requires that remedial action to be
carried out only pursuant to a remedial action agreement, which includes specified elements, entered
into by the local officer and the responsible party, and authorizes the local officer to withdraw from the
agreement, after giving the responsible party adequate notice, at any time after making specified
findings. Current law requires a local officer to provide written notification that includes specified
information to the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the appropriate regional water quality
control board at least 10 working days before entering into a remedial action agreement with a
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responsible party. This bill would authorize a responsible party to request the local officer to oversee a
remedial investigation, as defined, or a remedial action, as defined, or both, only if the release of
waste is not being overseen by the department or a regional water quality control board.
AB 416 (Kalra D) California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act: public works projects: wood and wood
products.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. The bill would require a
contractor, as defined, and specified subcontractors, for any contract entered into, extended, or
renewed on or after January 1, 2024, contracting with a state agency for the procurement of products
comprised wholly or in part of forest-risk commodities to certify that the commodities were not grown,
derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical deforestation occurred on or after
January 1, 2022. The bill would exempt a credit card purchase of goods of $2,500 or less, not to
exceed a total of $7,500 of goods per contractor per year, from these certification requirements. The
bill would require specified contractors to have a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy, as
specified, and would require the contractors to make the policy and corresponding data publicly
available.
AB 431 (Patterson R) Forestry: timber harvesting plans: defensible space: exemptions.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 230,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber
operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester
has been submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The act
authorizes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to exempt from some or all of those
provisions of the act a person engaging in specified forest management activities, as prescribed,
including, only until January 1, 2022, the cutting or removal of trees on the person’s property in
compliance with specified defensible space requirements, as provided. This bill would extend to
January 1, 2026, the board’s authorization to exempt a person engaging in the cutting or removal of
trees on the person’s property in compliance with the specified defensible space requirements as
provided.
AB 440 (Bigelow R) Bear Lake Reservoir: recreational use.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 54, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits recreational use involving bodily contact with the water in Bear Lake
Reservoir unless certain conditions are satisfied, including that the water subsequently receives
complete water treatment, bodily contact is allowed for no more than 4 months each year, and the
Lake Alpine Water Company conducts a monitoring program, as specified, at the reservoir intake and
at posttreatment at a frequency determined by the State Water Resources Control Board, but at a
minimum of 3 times during the period when bodily contact is allowed. Current law requires the Lake
Alpine Water Company, on or before December 31, 2017, and biennially thereafter, to file with the
Legislature a report on the recreational uses at Bear Lake Reservoir and the water treatment program
for that reservoir. This bill would delete the condition that bodily contact is allowed for no more than 4
months each year, and would delete the above-referenced minimum frequency for the Lake Alpine
Water Company to conduct the monitoring program.
AB 442 (Mayes I) Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: exemption: Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California: master reclamation plan.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from
conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a
specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation
have been approved by the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation. The act
exempts certain activities from the provisions of the act, including, among others, emergency
excavations or grading conducted by the Department of Water Resources or the Central Valley Flood
Protection Board for the specified purposes; surface mining operations conducted on lands owned or
leased, or upon which easements or rights-of-way have been obtained, by the Department of Water
Resources for the purpose of the State Water Resources Development System or flood control; and
surface mining operations on lands owned or leased, or upon which easements or rights-of-way have
been obtained, by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for the purpose of flood control. This bill
would additionally exempt from the provisions of the act emergency excavations or grading conducted
by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) for its own operations and
infrastructure for specified purposes.
AB 472 (Cooley D) Campsite reservations: securing an equitable process.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would make it unlawful for a person to intentionally use or sell software or services to
circumvent a security control or measure that is used to ensure an equitable campsite
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reservationmaking process for visitors, as specified. The bill would define “campsite reservation” to
mean a reservation for an outdoor recreation or camping venue, including a state or local park, and
includes specified park permits that are issued to a limited number of applicants. The bill would define
“visitor” to mean a person who makes a campsite reservation with the intent to visit the outdoor
recreation or camping venue for which the reservation is made.
AB 480 (Carrillo D) Hazardous materials.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a business that handles a hazardous material (handler), or an
employee, authorized representative, agent, or designee of the handler, to, upon discovery,
immediately report any release or threatened release of a hazardous material, or an actual release of
a hazardous substance, as defined, to the UPA and the Office of Emergency Services, as provided.
Current law requires the office to adopt regulations implementing this requirement on or before
January 1, 2022. This bill would revise that reporting requirement to require, for regulated facilities, a
handler, or an employee, authorized representative, agent, or designee of the handler, to report a
release or threatened release of a hazardous material, hazardous waste, or hazardous substance to
the UPA and the office immediately upon discovery of the release or threatened release. The bill would
require, for unregulated facilities, that reporting to be made upon the discovery of an actual release
that results in an emergency response, as defined.
AB 579 (Flora R) Fire prevention: purchases of personal protective equipment: Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is required to carry out
specified duties with respect to the prevention and control of forest fires. This bill would provide that,
notwithstanding requirements imposed on state agencies to purchase Prison Industry Authority
products, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may purchase personal protective equipment
from the authority or private entities, based on the department’s needs and assessment of quality and
value.
AB 692 (Waldron R) Lake Wohlford Dam: grant funding: liquidation.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 301,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006, approved by the voters
as Proposition 1E at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of
bonds in the amount of $4,090,000,000 for the purposes of financing disaster preparedness and flood
prevention projects. The act makes $300,000,000 of that amount available, upon appropriation to the
Department of Water Resources, for grants for stormwater flood management projects, as specified.
Current law appropriates $300,000,000 to the department for those purposes and requires those
funds to be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2020, and for liquidation until June 30, 2023. This
bill would instead make those funds that were appropriated to the department and allocated to the
City of Escondido for use on the Lake Wohlford Dam project available for liquidation until June 30,
2028, if the City of Escondido uses a skilled and trained workforce for the Lake Wohlford Dam project.
AB 697 (Chau D) Forest resources: national forest lands: Good Neighbor Authority Fund: ecological
restoration and fire resiliency projects.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would reorganize the law relating to the State Treasury the Good Neighbor Authority Fund.
The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, under an agreement between
the state and the federal government, to establish a program for purposes of conducting ecological
restoration and fire resiliency projects on national forest lands, with priority given to forest restoration
and fuels reduction projects that are landscape scale and are focused on ecological restoration and to
community fire protection and protection of water infrastructure and other infrastructure. The bill would
require projects to be based on the best available science and emphasize the use of prescribed fire
where appropriate.
AB 781 (Daly D) Flood control projects: County of Orange: subvention funds.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 302,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the state to provide subvention funds, as prescribed, to the County of
Orange for a specified flood control project at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be
appropriated for state cooperation by the Legislature and upon a determination by the Department of
Water Resources that the project meets specified requirements. The bill would provide that the state
assumes no liability for damages that may result from the project by authorizing the provision of
subvention funds, or by the appropriation of those subvention funds.
AB 804 (Dahle, Megan R) Free hunting days.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
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Summary: Current law authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife to establish 2 free hunting days per
year: one in the fall, and one in the winter. Current law authorizes a California unlicensed resident to
hunt during a free hunting day if accompanied by a licensed hunter, subject to certain conditions.
Existing law prohibits these provisions from being implemented until the Department of Fish and
Wildlife’s Automated License Data System is fully operational for at least one year. This bill would
require, rather than authorize, the director to establish 2 free hunting days per year no later than July
1, 2023. The bill would require the department to issue a registration for free hunting days to any
California resident who provides the department with all of the information required to issue an annual
California hunting license and evidence of completing a course in hunter education, as specified.
AB 817 (Wood D) Sport fishing licenses: electronic display: 12-consecutive-month licenses.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife, on or before January 1, 2023, to
provide an option to display a sport fishing license, validation, report card, or other sport fishing
entitlement issued pursuant to the Fish and Game Code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code
electronically on a mobile device, except as provided. The bill would provide that a person who displays
a sport fishing entitlement electronically on a mobile device in accordance with this provision shall be
deemed to be in compliance with any requirement to possess or affix the entitlement.
AB 844 (Grayson D) Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra
Costa.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2028, authorize establishment of a Green Empowerment Zone for
the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa. The bill would authorize the Green
Empowerment Zone to be composed of specified cities, upon adoption of a resolution by the city or
county, and would provide for the Green Empowerment Zone to be governed by a board of directors.
The bill would task the Green Empowerment Zone with various duties, including, among other things,
identification of projects and programs that will best utilize public dollars and improve the economic
vitality of the Northern Waterfront area of the of Contra Costa in a coordinated effort tosupport the
development of the clean energy economy.
AB 896 (Bennett D) Oil and gas wells and facilities: liens: collections unit.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of
Conservation, under the direction of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor. Current law authorizes the
supervisor or district deputy to order the plugging and abandonment of a well or the decommissioning
of a production facility that has been deserted whether or not any damage is occurring or threatened
by reason of that deserted well or production facility.This bill would authorize the division, before
performing work ordered by the supervisor or district deputy, to impose a lien against the real or
personal property of the operator in an amount equal to an estimate of the cost of the work based on
a bid from a contractor or previous costs to perform comparable work. The bill would require the
division’s accounting of actual or estimated costs to perform work ordered to be served upon the
operator by personal service or certified mail. The bill would require the supervisor, on or before July 1,
2022, to establish a collections unit within the division to be responsible for identifying persons
responsible for specified charges, locating assets belonging to those persons, and fully implementing
all of the division’s authorities for collecting the amounts owed.
AB 1024 (Santiago D) Hazardous substances: cleanups: milestones and contracting.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to undertake response
or corrective actions under the hazardous waste control laws or the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner
Hazardous Substance Account Act in response to a release or threatened release of hazardous
substances. This bill would require the department, where feasible, to at least partially incorporate
fixed-price contracting for contracts for the cleanup of hazardous substances released into the
environment carried out by the department. The bill would require the department to establish
performance milestones for cleanups of hazardous substances released into the environment carried
out or overseen by the department to ensure that the cleanups are performed at the appropriate pace
and to post on its internet website information regarding those cleanups, including specified
information for each cleanup.
AB 1066 (Bloom D) Priority inland water-contact recreation sites: water quality monitoring.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Public Health, by regulation and in
consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, local health officers, and the public, to
establish, maintain, and amend, as necessary, minimum standards for the sanitation of public beaches.
Current law provides for the establishment of the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, which is
administered by the state board, and requires the council to undertake various actions relating to
water quality data collection and to review existing water quality monitoring, assessment, and
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reporting efforts and recommend specific actions and funding needs necessary to coordinate and
enhance those efforts. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2022, the council to direct a new or
existing working group to study water recreation hazards at priority water-contact recreation sites, as
specified.
AB 1183 (Ramos D) California Desert Conservation Program.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the California Desert Conservation Program under the administration of
the Conservation Board to: (1) protect, preserve, and restore the natural, cultural, and physical
resources of the portions of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts region in California through the
acquisition, restoration, and management of lands, (2) promote the protection and restoration of the
biological diversity of the region, as specified, (3) provide for resilience in the region to climate change,
as provided, (4) protect and improve air quality and water resources within the region, and (5)
undertake efforts to enhance public use and enjoyment of lands owned by the public, as provided.
AB 1200 (Ting D) Plant-based food packaging: cookware: hazardous chemicals.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2023, any person from distributing, selling, or offering
for sale in the state any food packaging that contains regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances or PFAS, as defined. The bill would require a manufacturer to use the least toxic alternative
when replacing PFAS chemicals. The bill would define “food packaging,” in part, to mean a nondurable
package, packaging component, or food service ware that is comprised, in substantial part, of paper,
paperboard, or other materials originally derived from plant fibers.
AB 1201 (Ting D) Solid waste: products: labeling: compostability and biodegradability.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery to issue
guidelines for determining whether a plastic product is not compliant with these labeling requirements,
and whether a plastic product is designed, pigmented, or advertised in a manner that is misleading to
consumers. Current law defines “plastic product” for these purposes to mean a product made of
plastic, whether alone or in combination with other material. This bill would repeal that definition of
“plastic product” and replace certain references to “plastic product” in those and related provisions
with “product,” includes, but is not limited to, a consumer product, as defined, a package or packaging
component, and a food or beverage container.
AB 1261 (Burke D) State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gas emissions: incentive programs.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the State Air Resources Board to establish specified processes to assist the
state in achieving its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, including a process to identify any
overlap among its incentive programs, as defined, that share the same objectives and a process to
define, collect, and evaluate data on the behavioral changes that result from each of its incentive
programs. The bill would require the state board to use the information collected pursuant to these
processes to refine the greenhouse gas emissions estimates for its incentive programs in its annual
reports to the Legislature, its funding plans or any long-term planning documents or reports. The bill
would require the state board to develop a process to define, collect, and evaluate data that will
translate to metrics demonstrating the socioeconomic benefits that result from each of its incentive
programs, and to use this data to make funding and design recommendations in its annual reports to
the Legislature and or funding plans, as provided.
AB 1428 (Quirk D) Safe Drinking Water Act: applicability.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 64, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, a water district, as defined, in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that
provides primarily agricultural services through a piped water system with only incidental residential or
similar uses is not considered to be a public water system under specified conditions, including the
system certifying that it is providing alternative water for residential or similar uses for drinking water
and cooking to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable
primary drinking water regulations. This bill would remove the above provision authorizing those water
districts to certify that they are providing alternative water for residential or similar uses to achieve the
equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water
regulations.
AB 1570 (Committee on Natural Resources) Public resources: omnibus bill.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to assist local governments in
preventing future high-intensity wildland fires and instituting appropriate fuels management by making
its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise available to local governments to
the extent possible within the department’s budgetary limitations. The bill would explicitly define, for
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these purposes, “local governments” to include cities, counties, and special districts. The bill would
also make changes to related findings and declarations by the Legislature.
AB 1592 (Committee on Local Government) Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District: contracts.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 32, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control Act establishes the Fresno Metropolitan Flood
Control District and grants the district authority relating to flood control. The act requires that a
contract entered into by the district for materials, supplies, or for the construction or repair of works or
improvements that has a contract price exceeding $10,000 be let to the lowest responsible bidder in
accordance with specified public bidding requirements, except as provided. The act authorizes the
district to enter into a contract without public bidding if the contract price does not exceed $10,000.
This bill would increase the contract price amount set forth in those provisions for a contract for
materials or supplies from $10,000 to $16,000.
ACR 86 (Gipson D) California Fishing and Boating Week.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 60, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the week of June 5, 2021, through June 13, 2021, as
California Fishing and Boating Week.
AJR 2 (O'Donnell D) Coastal and marine waters: Santa Catalina Island: dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 142, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would request that the Congress of the United States and the United States Environmental
Protection Agency take all measures necessary to prevent further damage to California’s citizens,
wildlife, and natural resources by the dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane waste dumped in the waters
near Santa Catalina Island.
SB 1 (Atkins D) Coastal resources: sea level rise.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 236, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Thee California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California Coastal Commission and
provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act requires
the commission, within 90 days after January 1, 1977, to adopt, after public hearing, procedures for
the preparation, submission, approval, appeal, certification, and amendment of a local coastal
program, including a common methodology for the preparation of, and the determination of the scope
of, the local coastal programs, as provided. This bill would also include, as part of the procedures the
commission is required to adopt, recommendations and guidelines for the identification, assessment,
minimization, and mitigation of sea level rise within each local coastal program, as provided. The bill
would delete the timeframe specified above by which the commission is required to adopt these
procedures.
SB 47 (Limón D) Oil and gas: hazardous and idle-deserted wells and production facilities: expenditure
limitations: updated reports.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 238, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits the Geologic Energy Management Division from expending more than
$3,000,000 in any one fiscal year, for the 2018–19 fiscal year to the 2021–22 fiscal year, inclusive, and,
commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, no more than $1,000,000 in any one fiscal year for those
purposes related to hazardous wells, idle-deserted wells, hazardous facilities, and deserted facilities.
Current law provides that these moneys be used exclusively for plugging and abandoning hazardous
or idle-deserted wells and decommissioning hazardous or deserted facilities. Current law requires the
Department of Conservation, on April 1, 2021, to report information to the Legislature on hazardous
wells, idle-deserted wells, deserted facilities, and hazardous facilities, as provided, and to provide an
update on the report to the Legislature on October 1, 2023. This bill, commencing with the 2022–23
fiscal year, and continuing thereafter, would provide that the spending cap applies to expenditures
from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund and would raise the cap on spending for these
purposes from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 in any one fiscal year.
SB 63 (Stern D) Fire prevention: vegetation management: public education: grants: defensible space:
fire hazard severity zones.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 382, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, among other things, require the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to identify
areas of the state as moderate and high fire hazard severity . The bill would modify the factors the
director is required to use to identify areas into fire hazard severity zones, as provided. The bill would
require a local agency to make this information available for public review and comment, as provided.
By expanding the responsibility of a local agency, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
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SB 80 (McGuire D) Commercial fishing: inspection: crab traps.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require a person who holds a commercial fishing license or a commercial fish
business license, upon request of an authorized agent or employee of the Department of Fish and
Wildlife, to immediately relinquish, at no charge, fish or parts of fish caught or landed in California to
the department for the purpose of collecting a biological sample. Because a violation of this provision
would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB 84 (Hurtado D) Oil and gas wells: hazardous or idle-deserted wells and facilities.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, the operator, or the previous operator, as provided, as determined by
the records of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, of a deserted well that produced oil, gas, or other
hydrocarbons or was used for injection is responsible for the proper plugging and abandonment of the
well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. If the supervisor determines that the
current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover the cost of plugging and
abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities, current law requires the
immediately preceding operator to be responsible for the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or
the decommissioning of deserted production facilities. This bill would require the supervisor to provide
specified committees of the Legislature by July 1, 2022, with the process the supervisor has
established to determine that the current operator does not have the financial resources to fully cover
the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or the decommissioning of deserted production facilities,
or for a previous operator.
SB 273 (Hertzberg D) Water quality: municipal wastewater agencies.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 241, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize a municipal wastewater agency, as defined, to enter into agreements with
entities responsible for stormwater management for the purpose of managing stormwater and dry
weather runoff, as defined, to acquire, construct, expand, operate, maintain, and provide facilities for
specified purposes relating to managing stormwater and dry weather runoff, and to levy taxes, fees,
and charges consistent with the municipal wastewater agency’s existing authority in order to fund
projects undertaken pursuant to the bill. The bill would require the exercise of any new authority
granted under the bill to comply with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization
Act of 2000. The bill would require a municipal wastewater agency that enters into or amends one of
these agreements after January 1, 2022, to file a copy of the agreement or amendment with the local
agency formation commission in each county where any part of the municipal wastewater agency’s
territory is located, but would exempt those agreements and amendments from local agency formation
commission approval except as required by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government
Reorganization Act of 2000.
SB 369 (Pan D) Flood control: Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Partnership Multibenefit Program.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 275, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would establish the Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Partnership Multibenefit Program to support
the development and implementation of projects within the Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough region. The
bill would define “Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Partnership” to mean the multiagency partnership
established pursuant to a memorandum of understanding signed in May 2016 by a total of 15
participating federal, state, and local agencies. The bill would require the participating state agencies,
including the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Fish
and Wildlife, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the State Water Resources Control Board, and
the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, to work in collaboration with the participating
federal and local agenciesand the City of West Sacramento, if it chooses to participate, to advance
specified objectives in the Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough region.
SB 403 (Gonzalez D) Drinking water: consolidation.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 242, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The California Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board
to order consolidation with a receiving water system where a public water system or a state small
water system, serving a disadvantaged community, consistently fails to provide an adequate supply of
safe drinking water or where a disadvantaged community is substantially reliant on domestic wells
that consistently fail to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. This bill would revise those
consolidation provisions, including, among other revisions, authorizing the state board to also order
consolidation where a water system serving a disadvantaged community is an at-risk water system, as
defined, or where a disadvantaged community is substantially reliant on at-risk domestic wells, as
defined.
SB 406 (Stern D) Oil and gas: operations: notice of intention: investigations: data availability.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
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Summary: Current law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, on or before the first day of October
of each year, to make public, for the benefit of all interested persons, a report in writing showing
specified information, including the total amounts of oil and gas produced in each county in the state
during the previous calendar year. This bill would require the supervisor, on or before July 1, 2026, to
make all public information collected or maintained by the division, as specified, and, on or before July
1, 2024, to make all notices of violation and orders of the supervisor readily available to the public on
the division’s internet website. The bill would require all online materials to be organized by well,
operator, or project, and searchable.
SB 496 (Laird D) Flood control: water development projects: Pajaro River.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 310, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for state cooperation with the federal government in the construction
of specified flood control projects. For certain flood control projects authorized on or after January 1,
2002, or for which specified findings have been made on or after that date, existing law requires the
state to pay 50% of specified nonfederal costs. Current law authorizes the state to pay up to 70% of
those nonfederal costs upon the recommendation of the Department of Water Resources or the
Central Valley Flood Protection Board if either entity determines that the project will advance one of
several objectives. This bill would authorize, upon certain conditions, the state to provide up to 100%
of the costs to the Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz, or to local agencies in those counties, for the
project for flood control on the Pajaro River in the Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz.
SB 552 (Hertzberg D) Drought planning: small water suppliers: nontransient noncommunity water
systems.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law required the Department of Water Resources, in consultation with the State
Water Resources Control Board, to propose to the Governor and the Legislature, by January 1, 2020,
recommendations and guidance relating to the development and implementation of countywide
drought and water shortage contingency plans to address the planning needs of small water suppliers
and rural communities, as provided.This bill would require small water suppliers, as defined, serving
1,000 to 2,999 service connections, inclusive, and nontransient noncommunity water systems that are
schools, no later than July 1, 2023, to develop and maintain an abridged Water Shortage Contingency
Plan that includes specified drought-planning elements.
SB 626 (Dodd D) Department of Water Resources: Procurement Methods.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 247, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Department of Transportation, regional transportation agencies,
and the San Diego Association of Governments to engage in a Construction Manager/General
Contractor project delivery method (CM/GC method) for specified public work projects. This bill would,
until January 1, 2033, authorize the Department of Water Resources to utilize the CM/GC method, as
specified, for no more than 7 projects for elements of State Water Facilities, as defined. The bill would
require the Department of Water Resources, on all projects delivered by the department, to use
department employees or consultants under contract with the department to perform all project
design and engineering services related to design, and construction inspection services, required for
the CM/GC method consistent with specified existing law.
SB 709 (Dahle R) Z’Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: timber harvesting plans: extensions.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would eliminate extensions for timber harvesting plans approved by the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection from January 1, 2010, to August 31, 2012, inclusive, and instead allow for
a timber harvesting plan that is approved by the department from January 1, 2014, to December 31,
2015, inclusive, to be extended for an additional 2 years if certain conditions are met. The bill would
make other nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
SB 776 (Gonzalez D) Safe drinking water and water quality.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 187, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Thee California Safe Drinking Water Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board
to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. Current
law provides that the California Safe Drinking Water Act does not apply to small state water systems,
except as specified. This bill would expand the application of the act to small state water systems, as
specified.
SB 821 (Committee on Natural Resources and Water) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Delta Independent
Science Board.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Delta Independent Science Board and sets forth the
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composition of the board, including requiring the board to consist of no more than 10 members
appointed by the Delta Stewardship Council. Current law requires the board to provide oversight of
the scientific research, monitoring, and assessment programs that support adaptive management of
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through periodic reviews of each of those programs, as specified.
Current law requires the board to submit to the council a report on the results of each review,
including recommendations for any changes in the programs reviewed by the board. This bill would
require the council to contract for the services of the members of the board, as specified. The bill would
exempt these contracts from specified provisions of law governing public contracting. The bill would
require the council to establish procedures for contracting for the services that are subject to these
contracts.
SB 822 (Committee on Natural Resources and Water) Marine resources.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Current law provides that it is
the department’s mission to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the
habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment of the
public. Current law establishes various provisions prohibiting the taking of fish under specified
circumstances, including the taking of any fish for the sole purpose of removing its eggs except for the
purpose of developing a brood stock for aquaculture purposes. This bill would authorize the
department to issue a letter of authorization to allow the taking of marine living resources or to
authorize the take and possession of marine resources and possession of gear or equipment that
would otherwise be prohibited in marine waters to support data collection, environmental cleanup,
hazard removal, or public health and safety.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
AB 89 (Jones-Sawyer D) Peace officers: minimum qualifications.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to
establish a certification program for specified peace officers, including officers of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol. Current law requires the commission to establish basic, intermediate,
advanced, supervisory, management, and executive certificates for the purpose of fostering the
education and experience necessary to perform general police service duties. Current law requires
certificates to be awarded on the basis of a combination of training, education, experience, and other
prerequisites, as determined by the commission. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges to develop a modern policing degree program, with the commission
and other stakeholders to serve as advisors, as specified, and to submit a report on recommendations
to the Legislature outlining a plan to implement the program on or before June 1, 2023.
SB 2 (Bradford D) Peace officers: certification: civil rights.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Under current law, the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, if a person or persons, whether or not
acting under color of law, interferes or attempts to interfere, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with
the exercise or enjoyment by any individual or individuals of rights secured by the Constitution or laws
of the United States, or of the rights secured by the Constitution or laws of this state, the Attorney
General, or any district attorney or city attorney, is authorized to bring a civil action for injunctive and
other appropriate equitable relief in the name of the people of the State of California, in order to
protect the exercise or enjoyment of the right or rights secured. Current law also authorizes an action
brought by the Attorney General, or any district attorney or city attorney, to seek a civil penalty of
$25,000. Current law also allows an individual whose exercise or enjoyment of rights has been
interfered with to prosecute a civil action for damages on their own behalf. This bill would eliminate
certain immunity provisions for peace officers and custodial officers, or public entities employing peace
officers or custodial officers sued under the act.
SB 16 (Skinner D) Peace officers: release of records.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law makes peace officer and custodial officer personnel records and specified
records maintained by any state or local agency, or information obtained from these records,
confidential and prohibits these records from being disclosed in any criminal or civil proceeding except
by discovery. Current law sets forth exceptions to this policy, including, among others, records relating
to specified incidents involving the discharge of a firearm, sexual assault, perjury, or misconduct by a
peace officer or custodial officer. Existing law makes a record related to an incident involving the use of
force against a person resulting in death or great bodily injury subject to disclosure. Current law
requires a state or local agency to make these excepted records available for inspection pursuant to
the California Public Records Act, subject to redaction as specified. This bill would make a sustained
finding involving force that is unreasonable or excessive, and any sustained finding that an officer
failed to intervene against another officer using unreasonable or excessive force, subject to disclosure.
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Public Safety - Cupertino
AB 3 (Fong R) Exhibition of speed on a highway: punishment.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a person from engaging in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a
highway or aiding or abetting in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on any highway. Upon conviction,
current law punishes a person by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of
not more than $500, or by both that fine and imprisonment. would, commencing July 1, 2025,
additionally authorize the court to order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90
days to 6 months and restrict the person’s operation of a motor vehicle for the purposes of their
employment, as specified. The bill would require the court to consider a person’s hardships, as
specified, when deciding to either suspend or restrict a driver’s license.
AB 7 (Rodriguez D) Emergency ambulance employees: multithreat body protective gear.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would, upon request by an emergency ambulance employee, require an emergency
ambulance provider to provide that employee with multithreat body protective gear, defined as
material or equipment that is worn by an employee and is bullet, strike, slash, and stab resistant, and,
for these purposes only, to be considered as part of the above-described safety devices and
safeguards. The bill would require the provider, once the provider has obtained the protective gear, to
make the protective gear readily available for the requesting employee to use when responding to an
emergency call, and to provide training to that employee on the proper fitting and use of the protective
gear, as specified. The bill would require an emergency ambulance provider to inform each emergency
ambulance employee, upon initial employment and subsequently on an annual basis, of the
employee’s right to request multithreat body protective gear.
AB 26 (Holden D) Peace officers: use of force.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law requires each law enforcement agency, on or before January 1, 2021, to
maintain a policy that provides a minimum standard on the use of force. Current law requires that
policy, among other things, to require that officers report potential excessive force to a superior officer
when present and observing another officer using force that the officer believes to be unnecessary,
and to require that officers intercede when present and observing another officer using force that is
clearly beyond that which is necessary, as specified. This bill would require those law enforcement
policies to require those officers to immediately report potential excessive force, as defined.
AB 48 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Law enforcement: use of force.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would prohibit the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents by any law
enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with
specified standards set by the bill, and would prohibit their use solely due to a violation of an imposed
curfew, verbal threat, or noncompliance with a law enforcement directive. The bill would include in the
standards for the use of kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents to disperse gatherings the
requirement that, among other things, those weapons only be used to defend against a threat to life
or serious bodily injury to any individual, including a peace officer, or to bring an objectively dangerous
and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control.
AB 57 (Gabriel D) Law enforcement: hate crimes.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires any local law enforcement agency that adopts or updates a hate
crime policy to include specified information in that policy, including information on bias motivation.This
bill would include a statement of legislative findings and declarations and require the basic course
curriculum on the topic of hate crimes to be developed in consultation with subject matter experts, as
specified. The bill would, subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act
or other statute, require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to update
the basic course to include the viewing of a specified video course developed by POST. The bill would
also require POST to make the video available via the online learning portal, and would require all
peace officers to complete specified training materials no later than one year after the commission
makes the updated course available. The bill would require POST to develop and periodically update an
interactive course on hate crimes for in-service peace officers, and require officers to take the course
every 6 years.
AB 89 (Jones-Sawyer D) Peace officers: minimum qualifications.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to
establish a certification program for specified peace officers, including officers of the Department of the
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California Highway Patrol. Current law requires the commission to establish basic, intermediate,
advanced, supervisory, management, and executive certificates for the purpose of fostering the
education and experience necessary to perform general police service duties. Current law requires
certificates to be awarded on the basis of a combination of training, education, experience, and other
prerequisites, as determined by the commission. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges to develop a modern policing degree program, with the commission
and other stakeholders to serve as advisors, as specified, and to submit a report on recommendations
to the Legislature outlining a plan to implement the program on or before June 1, 2023.
AB 120 (Salas D) Gambling Control Act.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 45, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would allow the California Gambling Control Commission to take action to deny or approve
an application at a commission meeting and would require a hearing only if requested by an applicant,
upon denial of an application or if the application is approved with limits, restrictions, or conditions.
AB 124 (Kamlager D) Criminal procedure.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law allows a person who was arrested or convicted of a nonviolent offense while
they were a victim of human trafficking to petition the court, under penalty of perjury, for vacatur relief.
Current law requires, to receive that relief, that the person establish, by clear and convincing evidence,
that the arrest or conviction was the direct result of being a victim of human trafficking. This bill would
create similar relief for a person who was arrested or convicted of an offense that was the direct result
of being a victim of intimate partner violence or sexual violence. By expanding the scope of the crime of
perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 127 (Kamlager D) Arrest warrants: declaration of probable cause.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law governs the procedure for issuing a warrant of arrest by a magistrate. If a
declaration of probable cause is made by a peace officer, existing law requires the magistrate to issue
a warrant of probable cause for the arrest of the defendant described in the declaration only if the
magistrate is satisfied that there is probable cause that the offense described in the declaration has
been committed and that the defendant has committed the offense. Current law allows the issuing
magistrate to examine the person seeking the warrant and any witnesses the person may produce
under oath. Current law provides additional requirements for making and signing the declaration of
probable cause, as specified. This bill would require a magistrate, before issuing an arrest warrant
pursuant to these provisions, to examine the declaration of probable cause made by a peace officer, or
an employee of a public prosecutor’s office when the subject of the arrest warrant is a peace officer.
AB 218 (Ward D) Change of gender and sex identifier.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a procedure for a person born in this state to obtain a new birth
certificate directly from the State Registrar to reflect their change of gender to female, male, or
nonbinary without a court order. Current law prohibits a new birth certificate issued under these
provisions from indicating that it is not the original birth certificate and requires a local registrar or the
county recorder to either forward a copy of the original birth certificate to the State Registrar or seal a
cover over the copy of the original birth certificate, as specified. This bill would recast these provisions
relating to new birth certificates to provide for a change in gender and sex identifier and to specify that
a person who was issued a birth certificate by this state, rather than a person born in this state, may
obtain a new birth certificate.
AB 229 (Holden D) Private investigators, proprietary security services, private security services, and
alarm companies: training: use of force.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law, the Private Investigator Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of
private investigators by the Director of Consumer Affairs, and makes a violation of its provisions a
crime. Existing law requires a licensee or qualified manager of a licensee who carries a deadly weapon
in the course of that person’s employment or business to complete a training course in the exercise of
the power to arrest. This bill, on and after January 1, 2023, would eliminate that requirement.
AB 262 (Patterson R) Human trafficking: vacatur relief for victims.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 193,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law allows a person who was arrested or convicted of a nonviolent offense while
they were a victim of human trafficking to petition the court for vacatur relief. Current law requires the
petitioner to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the arrest and conviction was the direct
result of being a victim of human trafficking. Current law requires that a petition be made and heard
within a reasonable time after the person has ceased to be a victim of human trafficking, or within a
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reasonable time after the petitioner has sought services, whichever is later. Current law allows a
petitioner, or the petitioner’s attorney, to be excused from appearing in person at a hearing on the
petition only if the court finds a compelling reason why the petitioner cannot attend, in which case
existing law allows the petitioner to appear by electronic means. This bill would prohibit a court from
refusing to hear the petition on the basis of the petitioner’s outstanding fines and fees or the
petitioner’s failure to meet the conditions of probation.
AB 263 (Arambula D) Private detention facilities.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with,
and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility’s contract
for operations, as specified.This bill would require a private detention facility operator to comply with,
and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations.
The bill would state that its provisions are declaratory of existing law.
AB 277 (Valladares R) Domestic violence: victims: address confidentiality.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse, commonly known as the
Safe at Home program, under which an adult person, or a guardian on behalf of a minor or an
incapacitated person, states that they are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking,
human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse, and designates the Secretary of State as the
agent for service of process and receipt of mail. Under current law, when the Secretary of State
certifies the person as a program participant, the person’s actual address is confidential. Commencing
January 1, 2023, this bill would require the Secretary of State to make the application form for
participation in the program and various notices required under the program available in specified
languages and to maintain certain information relating to the program on the secretary’s internet
website, including, among other things, the contact information for community-based programs that
can assist a person in applying to participate in the program.
AB 287 (Quirk D) Civil actions: statute of limitations.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: MAUCRSA imposes a civil penalty on a person engaging in commercial cannabis activity
without a license required by MAUCRSA of up to 3 times the amount of the license fee for each
violation. MAUCRSA does not supersede or limit state agencies from exercising their existing
enforcement authority. MAUCRSA authorizes a local jurisdiction to enforce its provisions and the
regulations promulgated by a licensing authority if delegated the power to do so by the licensing
authority, as specified. Current law generally requires an action upon a statute for a penalty or
forfeiture to commence within one year. This bill would require a civil action for a penalty described
above to commence within 3 years.
AB 292 (Stone D) Corrections: rehabilitative programming.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The California Constitution grants the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the
authority to award credits earned for good behavior and approved rehabilitative or educational
achievements and requires the department to adopt regulations in furtherance of this grant of
authority.The bill would require the department to conduct rehabilitative programming in a manner that
meets specified requirements, such as prioritizing a person who has transferred between facilities to
resume rehabilitative programming, if the transfer was for nonadverse reasons, minimizing program
wait times, and offering a variety of program opportunities to inmates regardless of security level or
sentence length.
AB 331 (Jones-Sawyer D) Organized theft.
Status: 7/21/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 113,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Prior law, until July 1, 2021, made a person guilty of organized retail theft, punishable as a
misdemeanor or a felony, as specified, if the person acted in concert with one or more persons to steal
merchandise from one or more merchant’s premises or online marketplaces with the intent to sell or
return the merchandise for value, acted in concert with 2 or more persons to receive, purchase, or
possess merchandise knowing or believing it to have been stolen, acted as an agent of another to
steal merchandise from one or more merchant’s premises or online marketplaces as part of an
organized plan to commit theft, or recruited, coordinated, organized, supervised, directed, managed,
or financed another to undertake acts of theft.This bill would reenact the crime of organized retail theft
until January 1, 2026.
AB 333 (Kamlager D) Participation in a criminal street gang: enhanced sentence.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
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Summary: Current law makes it a crime, punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony, to actively
participate in a criminal street gang with knowledge that its members engage in, or have engaged in,
a pattern of criminal gang activity and to actively promote, further, or assist in felonious criminal
conduct by members of that gang. This bill would also require that the crimes committed to form a
pattern of criminal gang activity have commonly benefited a criminal street gang and that the common
benefit from the offenses be more than reputational, as specified. The bill would remove looting, felony
vandalism, and specified personal identity fraud violations from the crimes that define a pattern of
criminal gang activity. The bill would prohibit the use of the currently charged crime to prove the
pattern of criminal gang activity.
AB 341 (Boerner Horvath D) Credibility of witnesses: sexual conduct: social media content.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 24, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law sets forth the procedure required in any prosecution for rape or other specified
offenses, with certain exceptions, if evidence of sexual conduct of the complaining witness, as defined,
is offered to attack the credibility of the complaining witness. This procedure involves, among other
things, the filing of a written motion by the defendant, accompanied by an affidavit filed under seal
stating an offer of proof, and, if the court determines that the offer is sufficient, a hearing out of the
presence of the jury regarding the offer of proof. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may make
an order stating what evidence may be introduced by the defendant. This bill would define 'evidence of
sexual conduct' for these purposes to include the portions of a social media account about the
complaining witness that depict sexual content, as specified, unless the content is related to the
alleged offense.
AB 358 (Flora R) Electrified security fences: permitted use.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 148,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property
an electrified security fence that meets specified requirements, including that the fence is used to
protect and secure commercial or industrial property. Current law also requires that the height of the
fence not exceed 10 feet and be located behind a perimeter fence that is not less than 6 feet high.This
bill would recast those provisions to, instead, authorize the installation and operation of an electrified
security fence to protect and secure commercial, manufacturing, or industrial property, or property
zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial, manufacturing,
or industrial purpose.
AB 418 (Valladares R) Emergency services: grant program.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the Community Power Resiliency Program (program), to be administered by
the Office of Emergency Services, to support local governments’ efforts to improve resiliency in
response to power outage events, as provided. The bill would require the office to allocate funds,
pursuant to an appropriation by the Legislature, to local governments, special districts, and tribes for
various purposes relating to power resiliency, and would require certain entities, in order to be eligible
for funding, to either describe the portion of their emergency plan that includes power outages or
confirm that power outages will be included when the entity revises any portion of their emergency
plan.
AB 419 (Davies R) Criminal procedure: victim and witness privacy.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 91, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law prohibits an attorney from disclosing to a defendant, members of the
defendant’s family, or anyone else, the address or telephone number of a victim or witness whose
name is disclosed to the attorney through discovery, unless specifically permitted to do so by the court
after a hearing and a showing of good cause. Current law makes a willful violation of these provisions
a misdemeanor. This bill would further prohibit the disclosure of any personal identifying information, as
defined, of the victim or witness. The bill would also remove the provision making a willful violation of
these provisions a misdemeanor.
AB 430 (Grayson D) Debt collection: identity theft.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 265,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a debt collector to cease collection activities until completion of a
specified review if it receives a copy of a police report filed by the debtor alleging that the debtor is the
victim of an identity theft crime and it receives a written statement from the debtor that the debtor
claims to be the victim of identity theft, with respect to the specific debt being collected by the debt
collector.This bill, instead, would require a debt collector to cease collection activities until completion of
a review if it receives a copy of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) identity theft report and a written
statement from the debtor. The bill would authorize a debtor to choose to send a copy of a police
report, as specified, but prohibit a debt collector from also requiring a police report if the debtor
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submits an FTC identity theft report.
AB 453 (Garcia, Cristina D) Sexual battery: nonconsensual condom removal.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would provide that a person commits a sexual battery who causes contact between a
sexual organ, from which a condom has been removed, and the intimate part of another who did not
verbally consent to the condom being removed. The bill would also specify that a person commits a
sexual battery who causes contact between an intimate part of the person and a sexual organ of
another from which the person removed a condom without verbal consent.
AB 481 (Chiu D) Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would require a law enforcement agency, defined to include specified entities, to obtain
approval of the applicable governing body, by adoption of a military equipment use policy, as specified,
by ordinance at a regular meeting held pursuant to specified open meeting laws, prior to taking certain
actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment, as defined. The bill would also
require similar approval for the continued use of military equipment acquired prior to January 1, 2022.
AB 483 (Jones-Sawyer D) Peace officers: California Science Center and Exposition Park.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would grant peace officer status to security officers appointed by the Exposition Park
Manager, as specified, and would clarify the training requirements for those peace officers. The bill
would make other nonsubstantive conforming changes.
AB 490 (Gipson D) Law enforcement agency policies: arrests: positional asphyxia.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would prohibit a law enforcement agency from authorizing techniques or transport
methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia, as defined.By requiring local agencies to
amend use of force policies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 514 (Ward D) Injunctions: undertakings: civil actions: distribution of sexually explicit materials.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law creates a private right of action against a person who intentionally distributes
a photograph or recorded image of another, without the other person’s consent, if certain conditions
are met, including if the person who distributed the material knows that the other person had a
reasonable expectation that the material would remain private, and if the material exposes the
intimate body parts, as defined, of the other person or shows that person engaged in specified sexual
acts. Current law authorizes a court to grant equitable relief to a plaintiff in a civil proceeding pursuant
to these provisions, including a preliminary injunction or a permanent injunction ordering the
defendant to cease distribution of material. This bill would exempt from the undertaking requirement
an applicant seeking an injunction ordering the defendant to cease distribution of material under these
provisions. The bill would instead create the private right of action described above against a person
who knew, or should have known, that the other person had a reasonable expectation that the
material would remain private.
AB 515 (Chen R) Trespass.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law makes it a misdemeanor to willfully commit a trespass by engaging in specified
acts, including driving a vehicle upon real property belonging to, or lawfully occupied by, another and
known not to be open to the general public, without the consent of the owner, the owner’s agent, or
the person in lawful possession, except as specified, including making a lawful service of process, as
prescribed.This bill would provide that the above-specified trespass provision does not apply to a
repossession agency and its employees when they are on private property searching for collateral or
repossessing collateral, and, upon completing that search or repossession, leave the private property
immediately.
AB 518 (Wicks D) Criminal law: violations punishable in multiple ways.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires an act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different
laws to be punished under the law that provides for the longest possible term of imprisonment. This
bill, instead, would authorize an act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different laws
to be punished under either of those provisions.
AB 527 (Wood D) Controlled substances.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: The California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (the act) classifies controlled substances
into 5 designated schedules, with the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled
substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled
substances classified in Schedule V. This bill would exempt from Schedule III specific compounds,
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mixtures, or preparations that contain a nonnarcotic controlled substance in combination with a
derivative of barbituric acid or any salt thereof that are listed in the federal Table of Exempted
Prescription Products and have been exempted pursuant to federal law or regulation.
AB 541 (Berman D) Tobacco assessment.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 150,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate
facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems
related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol
and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Current law also requires the department to
implement a voluntary certification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services.
This bill would require a licensed facility or a certified program to assess a patient or client for use of all
tobacco products at the time of the initial intake and take certain actions if the patient or client has
tobacco use disorder.
AB 580 (Rodriguez D) Emergency services: vulnerable populations.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires OES to establish a standardized emergency management system for
use by all emergency response agencies. Current law requires the director to appoint representatives
of the disabled community to serve on pertinent committees related to that system, and to ensure that
the needs of the disabled community are met within that system by ensuring certain committee
recommendations include the needs of people with disabilities. This bill instead would require the
director to appoint representatives of the access and functional needs population, provided a majority
of appointees are from specified groups, to serve on those committees and to ensure the needs of
that population are met within that system.
AB 591 (Villapudua D) Vessels: arrests.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 57, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law generally requires every undocumented vessel, as defined, using the waters or
on the waters of the state to be currently numbered. The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by
the state is required to, among other things, paint on or attach to each side of the forward half of the
vessel the identification number, as specified. This bill would additionally require an arresting officer to
permit a person arrested for various offenses, including, among others, the failure to paint on or
attach to each side of the forward half of the vessel the identification number, as specified, to execute
a notice, prepared by the officer in triplicate, containing a promise to correct the violation and to deliver
proof of correction to the issuing agency, unless the officer finds that a disqualifying condition exists.
AB 600 (Arambula D) Hate crimes: immigration status.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law makes an act punishable as a hate crime if it is a criminal act committed, in
whole or in part, because of an actual or perceived characteristic of the victim relating to the victim’s
disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with a person
or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Current law defines
“nationality” for this purpose to include citizenship, country of origin, and national origin. Under
existing law, a person who commits a crime that is a hate crime is required to receive an enhanced
sentence. This bill would expand the definition of nationality to include immigration status, thereby
making it a hate crime to commit a criminal act, in whole or in part, because of the victim’s actual or
perceived immigration status
AB 603 (McCarty D) Law enforcement settlements and judgments: reporting.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would require municipalities, as defined, to annually post on their internet websites
specified information relating to settlements and judgments resulting from allegations of improper
police conduct, including, among other information, amounts paid, broken down by individual
settlement and judgment, and information on bonds used to finance use of force settlement and
judgment payments. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to annually post the same
information on its internet website regarding settlements and judgments against the Department of
the California Highway Patrol. By increasing requirements for local governments, this bill would impose
a state-mandated local program.
AB 624 (Bauer-Kahan D) Juveniles: transfer to court of criminal jurisdiction: appeals.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 195,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any
federal, state, or local law or ordinance to, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have
committed specified serious offenses to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the
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minor to be a ward of the court. Current law authorizes the district attorney to make a motion to
transfer a minor from juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction in a case in which a minor is
alleged to have committed a felony when the minor was 16 years of age or older, or in a case in which
a specified serious offense is alleged to have been committed by a minor when the minor was 14 or 15
years of age, but the minor was not apprehended prior to the end of juvenile court jurisdiction. This bill
would make an order transferring a minor from a juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction subject
to appeal. This bill would require an order transferring a minor from the juvenile court to a court of
criminal jurisdiction to be subject to immediate appellate review if a notice of appeal is filed within 30
days of the order transferring the minor.
AB 625 (Arambula D) State Public Defender: indigent defense: study.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Would, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, require the State Public Defender, in
consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, to
undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense
attorneys and submit a report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later
than January 1, 2024.
AB 673 (Salas D) Domestic violence.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program in the
Office of Emergency Services to, among other things, provide local assistance to existing service
providers and to establish a targeted or directed program for the development and establishment of
domestic violence services in currently unserved and underserved areas. Current law requires the
Office of Emergency Services to provide financial and technical assistance to local domestic violence
centers in implementing specified services. This bill would require that the portion of any grant funding
awarded pursuant to this provision that is funded by the state be distributed to the recipient in a
single disbursement at the beginning of the grant period.
AB 689 (Petrie-Norris D) Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 152,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program in the
Office of Emergency Services to, among other things, provide local assistance to existing service
providers and to establish a targeted or directed program for the development and establishment of
domestic violence services in currently unserved and underserved areas. Current law requires the
office to provide financial and technical assistance to local domestic violence centers in implementing
specified services, including 24-hour crisis hotlines. This bill would require the office to provide financial
and technical assistance to local domestic violence centers in implementing 24-hour crisis
communication systems that, in addition to 24-hour telephone services, may also include other
communication methods offered on a 24-hour or intermittent basis, such as text messaging, computer
chat, or any other technology approved by the office.
AB 700 (Cunningham R) Criminal procedure: arraignment and trial.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current provisions of the California Constitution provide a criminal defendant the right to be
personally present with counsel at trial. Current law requires a defendant to be present at a felony
trial or preliminary hearing. Current law, however, also authorizes a court to proceed, in the
defendant’s absence, with a trial or preliminary hearing that has commenced in the presence of the
defendant, but from which the defendant is voluntarily absent or has been removed from the
courtroom for disruptive behavior, as specified. This bill would specify that a trial or preliminary hearing
shall be deemed to have “commenced in the presence” of a defendant who is in custody and refuses
to appear in court, if the court makes certain specified findings on the record, by clear and convincing
evidence.
AB 750 (Jones-Sawyer D) Crimes: perjury.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 267,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would make it a crime for a peace officer to make a false statement to another peace
officer if that statement is included in a peace officer report. The bill would clarify that the exemption
for third party statements does not apply to the peace officer writing or making the report, with regard
to a false statement that the peace officer included in the report that is attributed to any other person,
if the peace officer knows the statement is false and is including the statement to present the
statement as being true.
AB 764 (Cervantes D) Contempt of court: victim intimidation.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law makes it a misdemeanor to willfully disobey the terms, as written, of a process
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or court order or out-of-state court order, lawfully issued by a court. Under current law, if a person
violates this provision by willfully contacting a victim by telephone or mail or directly and has a prior
conviction for stalking, as defined, the person is punished by not more than one year in county jail, a
fine of $5,000, or both that fine and imprisonment.This bill would specify that this fine is to be no more
than $5,000. The bill would expand the above punishment to a person with a prior conviction for
stalking who has violated a court order by willfully contacting the victim by social media, electronic
communication, or electronic communication device.
AB 779 (Bigelow R) Peace officers: deputy sheriffs.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, in certain counties, including the counties of Butte and Calaveras, a
deputy sheriff, who is employed to perform duties exclusively or initially relating to custodial
assignments with responsibilities for maintaining the operations of county custodial facilities, is a
peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state only while engaged in the performance
of the duties of the officer’s employment and for the purpose of carrying out the primary function of
employment relating to the officer’s custodial assignments, or when performing other law enforcement
duties directed by the officer’s employing agency during a local state of emergency. This bill would
include a deputy sheriff employed by the County of Del Norte, the County of Madera, the County of
Mono, or the County of San Mateo within that definition of peace officer.
AB 783 (Gray D) Surface mines: safety regulation.
Status: 9/1/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law, enforced by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, defines and
regulates mines and tunnels and distinguishes between above ground, or surface mines, and
underground mines. Current law requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to issue
citations if, upon inspection, an employer violates specified standards, rules, orders, or regulations.
Current law authorizes a notice to be issued in lieu of a citation if specified conditions are met. Current
law prohibits a citation or notice from being issued by the division more than 6 months after the
occurrence of the violation.This bill would specify that the division is prohibited from issuing a citation
or notice to a surface mine employer more than 6 months after the occurrence of a violation. For
inspections at a surface mine, the bill would require the division to provide the employer a specified
notice of hazard within 72 hours after the inspection for observable conditions that may cause an
injury if not addressed with reasonable promptness.
AB 887 (Levine D) Domestic violence: restraining orders.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law permits a petitioner to seek a restraining order, including a temporary
restraining order, to protect against domestic violence. Current law requires the court to decide
whether to grant a request for an ex parte restraining order on the same day that the petition is
submitted to the court, which will be effective until the hearing on the petition, except as specified.
Current law directs the Judicial Council to promulgate rules and forms for a petitioner seeking a
domestic violence restraining order and to assist local courts in developing procedures to assist a
petitioner.This bill would provide that domestic violence restraining orders or temporary restraining
orders may be submitted electronically, as specified. The bill would authorize the petitioner to elect to
receive documents by regular mail or to retrieve them from the court. The bill would also prohibit any
fee for filing a petition pursuant to these provisions.
AB 898 (Lee D) Criminal records: automatic conviction record relief.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would require the Department of Justice, in cases where probation has been transferred,
to electronically submit notice of conviction record relief to both the transferring court and any
subsequent receiving court. The bill would also require a receiving court that reduces a felony to a
misdemeanor or dismisses a conviction under specified provisions to provide a disposition report to the
department with the original case number from the transferring court. If probation was transferred
multiple times, the bill would require the department to electronically submit notice to all involved
courts in a mutually agreed upon format. The bill would further require any court receiving notice of a
reduction or dismissal to update its records to reflect the same. The bill requires the receiving court to
provide a receipt of records from the transferring court, including the new case number. The bill would
require the transferring court to report to the department that probation was transferred and identify
the receiving court and new case number, if applicable.
AB 930 (Levine D) Subsurface installations: attorney’s fees and costs.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires an excavator planning to conduct an excavation to delineate the area
to be excavated before notifying the appropriate regional notification center of the planned
excavation, as provided. Current law requires an operator, before the legal start date and time of the
excavation, to locate and field mark, within the area delineated for excavation, its subsurface
installations. Curren tlaw establishes a process for an excavator to request and obtain a continual
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excavation ticket for an area of continual excavation, as defined, that is valid for one year from the
date of issuance and eligible for renewal. Current law requires this process to include onsite meetings
to develop a mutually agreed-upon plan. Current law prescribes liability for failure to comply with these
processes. This bill would require a court or arbitrator to award reasonable attorney’s costs and fees,
including expert witness fees, to an excavator if the court or arbitrator determines that the excavator
is not liable for damages to a subsurface installation for reasons related to inaccurate field marking, as
specified, or if the excavator makes an offer to settle the matter that is not accepted and the plaintiff
fails to obtain a more favorable judgment or award.
AB 934 (Cooley D) Public buildings: shelter in place: guidelines.
Status: 9/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 174, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would, no later than March 1, 2022, require the Department of General Services to prepare
and submit to the Joint Rules Committee a report summarizing current building safety guidelines of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, or similar building safety guidelines, relating to the
integration of shelter-in-place facilities in public buildings.
AB 939 (Cervantes D) Sex offenses: evidence.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits, during the prosecution of specified sex crimes, the admission of
evidence of the manner in which the victim was dressed, when offered by either the prosecution or the
defendant on the issue of consent, unless the court finds the evidence relevant and admissible in the
interests of justice. This bill would prohibit the court from admitting evidence, in the above
circumstances, of the manner in which the victim was dressed, upon a finding that the evidence is
relevant and admissible in the interests of justice.
AB 958 (Gipson D) Peace officers: law enforcement gangs.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current laws defines those persons who are peace officers, the entities authorized to
appoint them, and the scope of their authority. Current law prescribes certain minimum standards for a
person to be appointed as a peace officer, including training requirements, moral character, and
physical and mental condition, and certain disqualifying factors for a person to be employed as a peace
officer, including a felony conviction. Current law requires a department or agency that employs peace
officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against those
officers. This bill would define a law enforcement gang, a group of law enforcement officers within an
agency that engages in a pattern of specified unlawful or unethical on-duty behavior, and would
require law enforcement agencies to have a policy prohibiting law enforcement and making
participation, as specified, in a law enforcement gang grounds for termination.
AB 990 (Santiago D) Prisons: inmate visitation.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, a person sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison or in a county jail
for a felony offense, as specified, may during that period of confinement be deprived of only those
rights as is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. Current law enumerates certain civil
rights of these prisoners, including the right to purchase, receive, and read newspapers, periodicals,
and books accepted for distribution by the United States Post Office. This bill would include the right to
personal visits as a civil right, as specified. The bill would provide that these civil rights may not be
infringed upon, except as necessary and only if narrowly tailored to further the legitimate security
interests of the government, and would provide that any governmental action related to these civil
rights may be reviewed in court for legal error under a substantial evidence standard of review.
AB 1003 (Gonzalez, Lorena D) Wage theft: grand theft.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 325,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law defines the crime of grand theft as theft committed when the money, labor, or
real or personal property taken is of a value exceeding $950. Under existing law, grand theft is
punishable either as a misdemeanor by imprisonment in a county jail for up to 1 year or as a felony by
imprisonment in county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years, by a specified fine, or by a fine and that
imprisonment. This bill would make the intentional theft of wages, including gratuities, in an amount
greater than $950 from any one employee, or $2,350 in the aggregate from 2 or more employees, by
an employer in any consecutive 12-month period punishable as grand theft. The bill would specifically
authorize wages, gratuities, benefits, or other compensation that are the subject of a prosecution
under these provisions to be recovered as restitution in accordance with existing provisions of law.
This bill would specify that, for the purposes of these provisions, independent contractors are included
within the meaning of employee and hiring entities of independent contractors are included within the
meaning of employer.
AB 1057 (Petrie-Norris D) Firearms.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes an immediate family member of a person or a law enforcement
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officer to request that a court, after notice and a hearing, issue a gun violence restraining order
against that person, prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in their custody or control, or
owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm or ammunition, as specified. Under existing
law, a violation of a gun violence restraining order is a crime. Current law permits a person to seek a
restraining order to protect against domestic violence, as specified. Current law prohibits a person
subject to that restraining order from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm, and
makes a violation of that prohibition a crime. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2022, define a firearm,
for the purpose of the specified gun violence and domestic violence restraining order provisions, to
include a frame or receiver of the weapon or a firearm precursor part. By expanding the scope of
existing crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1104 (Grayson D) Air ambulance services.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law imposes a penalty of $4 until July 1, 2021, upon every conviction for a violation
of the Vehicle Code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code, other than a parking
offense. The act requires the county or court that imposed the fine to transfer the revenues collected
to the Treasurer for deposit into the Emergency Medical Air Transportation and Children’s Coverage
Fund. Current law requires the assessed penalty to continue to be collected, administered, and
distributed until exhausted or until December 31, 2022, whichever occurs first. These provisions remain
in effect until January 1, 2024, and are repealed effective January 1, 2025. This bill would extend the
assessment of penalties pursuant to the above-described provisions until December 31, 2022, and
would extend the collection and transfer of penalties until December 31, 2023.
AB 1138 (Rubio, Blanca D) Unlawful cannabis activity: civil enforcement.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would impose a civil penalty on persons aiding and abetting unlicensed commercial
cannabis activity of up to 3 times the amount of the license fee for each violation, but in no case more
than $30,000 for each violation. The bill would prohibit filing an action for civil penalties brought
against a person pursuant to MAUCRSA 3 years after the first date of discovery of the violation.
AB 1149 (Villapudua D) Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law creates various exceptions to tied-house restrictions, including permitting a
licensee to perform services for off-sale licensees by rotating the brand or brands that are owned or
sold by the licensee performing the service on shelves and in refrigerated boxes, as specified. Current
law limits this exception by not authorizing removal of brands, except beer. Current law also creates a
tied-house restriction exception for rearranging brands, including on floor displays, among other
actions, as specified, but limits this exception by not authorizing stocking permanent shelves and
fixtures for regular inventory replacement, except beer. This bill, in connection with the exceptions to
tied-house restrictions described above, would extend the exceptions to limitations that are provided
to beer to apply also to brands of distilled spirits and wine in single-serve containers, as defined, that
are intended to be consumed without mixing.
AB 1171 (Garcia, Cristina D) Rape of a spouse.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law separately defines rape of a spouse as an act of sexual intercourse
accomplished with the spouse of the perpetrator under similar circumstances as nonspousal rape,
except that spousal rape does not include acts of sexual intercourse accomplished under the specific
circumstances as specified. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to spousal rape and make
conforming changes, thereby making an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a spouse
punishable as rape if the act otherwise meets the definition of rape, except that sexual intercourse
with a person who is incapable of giving legal consent because of mental disorder or developmental or
physical disability would not be rape if the 2 people are married. By changing the definition of a crime,
this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1191 (McCarty D) Firearms: tracing.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law directs law enforcement agencies, as defined, to submit the description of a
firearm that has been reported stolen, lost, found, recovered, or under observation directly to an
automated Department of Justice system. Current law also requires these law enforcement agencies
to report to the Department of Justice any information in their possession necessary to identify and
trace the history of a recovered firearm that is illegally possessed, has been used in a crime, or is
suspected of having been used in a crime. This bill would require the department to analyze the data
as specified and, by no later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, submit a report to the
Legislature summarizing this analysis, and make the report available to the public.
AB 1222 (Chen R) Cannabis packaging: beverages.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Summary: The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure
approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person
who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant
to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and
Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial
medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, including retail commercial cannabis activity. Current law
places specified requirements on the packaging of cannabis and cannabis products, including requiring
that the cannabis and cannabis products be placed in a resealable, tamper-evident, child-resistant
package.This bill would authorize cannabis beverages to be packaged in glass containers that are
clear or any color.
AB 1228 (Lee D) Supervised persons: release.
Status: 9/22/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a probation officer, parole officer, or peace officer to rearrest a
person without warrant or other process during the period that a person is released on probation,
conditional sentence or summary probation, or mandatory supervision, or when the person is subject
to revocation of postrelease community supervision or parole supervision, if the officer has probable
cause to believe that the supervised person is violating the terms of their supervision. Current law
allows a court to order the release of a supervised person from custody under terms and conditions
the court deems appropriate, unless the person is serving a period of flash incarceration. This bill
would require a court that elects to order the release of persons on probation pursuant to this
provision to release persons on probation on their own recognizance pending a formal revocation
hearing absent a finding by clear and convincing evidence that conditions of release are required by
the individual circumstances of the case in order to reasonably protect the public and provide
reasonable assurance of the person’s future appearance in court. The bill would prohibit a court from
imposing cash bail as a condition of release absent a showing by clear and convincing evidence that
other reasonable conditions of release would be inadequate to encourage the person to attend court
in compliance with the court’s orders.
AB 1247 (Chau D) Criminal procedure: limitations of actions.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes various crimes relating to computer services and systems,
including, among others, knowingly and without permission accessing or causing to be accessed any
computer, computer system, or computer network. Current law requires that prosecution for a felony
violation of these crimes be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the offense. This bill
would instead require the prosecution for a felony violation of those computer-related crimes to be
commenced within 3 years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within 3 years after the
offense could have reasonably been discovered, and would require the filing of a criminal complaint
within 6 years of the commission of the offense. The bill would apply that 3-year statute of limitations
to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2022, and to crimes for which the statute of
limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2022, has not run as of January 1, 2022.
AB 1259 (Chiu D) Criminal procedure: motion to vacate.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law allows a person who is no longer in criminal custody to file a motion to vacate a
conviction or sentence based on a prejudicial error damaging to the moving party’s ability to
meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse
immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. This bill would instead authorize a
person to make that motion based on a prejudicial error damaging to the moving party’s ability to
meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse
immigration consequences of a conviction or sentence.
AB 1267 (Cunningham R) Alcoholic beverages: advertising or promoting donation to a nonprofit charitable
organization.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 207,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act regulates the application for, and issuance and
suspension of, alcoholic beverage licenses by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The act
prohibits a licensee from giving a premium, gift, or free goods in connection with the sale and
distribution of any alcoholic beverage, except as provided.This bill, as an exception to that prohibition,
until January 1, 2025, would authorize a winegrower, a beer manufacturer, a distilled spirits
manufacturer, a craft distiller, a brandy manufacturer, a rectifier, or a wine rectifier to donate a portion
of the purchase price of an alcoholic beverage to a nonprofit charitable organization in connection with
the sale or distribution of an alcohol beverage, subject to certain limitations, including a prohibition on
a promotion or advertisement of the donation that directly encourages or references the consumption
of alcoholic beverages.
AB 1275 (Jones-Sawyer D) Alcoholic beverage control: minors.
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Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 208,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to produce an alleged
minor for examination in a hearing on an accusation charging a licensee with violating 3 specified
provisions relating to providing alcoholic beverages to a minor, employing a minor to prepare or serve
alcoholic beverages, or permitting a minor to enter and remain in the licensed premises, except as
specified. This bill would remove the requirement to produce the alleged minor in a hearing relating to
2 of the specified provisions and would instead require the department to produce the alleged minor
decoy, as defined, in a hearing on an accusation charging a licensee with providing alcoholic beverages
to a minor.
AB 1281 (Rubio, Blanca D) Criminal procedure: protective orders.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 209,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law allows a person convicted of any infraction or misdemeanor, or any felony for
which the person was granted probation or participated as an incarcerated member of a hand crew in
the California Conservation Camp program, except as specified, to petition the court to have the
pleading dismissed, as described, thus releasing the person of any penalties and disabilities of
conviction, except as otherwise provided. Current law also, as specified, provides automatic conviction
dismissal for certain convictions meeting specified criteria. This bill would specify that dismissal of a
pleading under any of these processes does not invalidate a protective order, as previously described,
that was issued to the defendant in that case, and would clarify that such an order remains in effect
until the order expires or is modified by the issuing court, despite the dismissal of the underlying
pleading.
AB 1305 (Lackey R) The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act: exemptions.
Status: 8/31/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 schedules and places
the greatest restrictions and penalties on the use of those substances placed in Schedule I. The act
generally prohibits commercial cannabis activity, but authorizes the cultivation and distribution of
cannabis for research purposes, as specified, pursuant to a registration with the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), as specified. This bill would exempt from MAUCRSA activity
performed pursuant to that DEA registration if the person engaging in the activity provides the
licensing authority valid documentation of their registration with DEA and the location where the
activity will be performed prior to engaging in the activity.
AB 1318 (Stone D) Deferred entry of judgment pilot program.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 210,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes, until January 1, 2022, the Counties of Alameda, Butte, Napa,
Nevada, Santa Clara, and Ventura to establish a pilot program to operate a deferred entry of judgment
program for eligible defendants. Current law requires each participating county to establish a
multidisciplinary team to meet periodically to review and discuss the implementation, practices, and
impact of the program, and to submit data on the pilot program to the Board of State and Community
Corrections. Current law requires the board to conduct an evaluation of the pilot program’s impact and
effectiveness, as specified, and would require, no later than December 31, 2020, the evaluation to be
combined into a comprehensive report and submitted to the Assembly and Senate Committees on
Public Safety. This bill would extend the pilot program to January 1, 2024, and would instead require,
no later than December 31, 2022, the above-specified comprehensive report to be submitted to the
Assembly and Senate Committees on Public Safety.
AB 1344 (Arambula D) State Department of Public Health: needle and syringe exchange services.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to authorize certain entities
to apply to the department to provide hypodermic needle and syringe exchange services in any
location where the department determines that the conditions exist for the rapid spread of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral hepatitis, or any other potentially deadly or disabling infections that
are spread through the sharing of used hypodermic needles and syringes, and requires the
department to provide for a period of public comment during that application process, as specified. This
bill would expressly exempt the above-described needle and syringe exchange services application
submissions, authorizations, and operations from review under the California Environmental Quality
Act. This bill would expressly exempt the above-described needle and syringe exchange services
application submissions, authorizations, and operations from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
AB 1347 (Jones-Sawyer D) Bail: premiums.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would, on and after January 1, 2022, prohibit an insurer, bail agent, or other bail licensee
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from entering into a contract, agreement, or undertaking of bail that requires the payment of more
than one premium for the duration of the agreement, and would require the duration of the agreement
to be until bail is exonerated. The bill would additionally prohibit an insurer, bail agent, or other bail
licensee from charging, collecting, or receiving a renewal premium in connection with a contract,
agreement, or undertaking of bail after that date. The bill would also make these prohibitions apply to
an insurer or insurance licensee with regard to immigration bonds on and after July 1, 2022.
AB 1374 (Mullin D) Driver’s licenses: organ donation.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon issuance of a new driver’s
license or a renewal of a driver’s license or the issuance of an identification card, to provide information
on organ and tissue donation. Current law requires an application for an original or renewal driver’s
license or identification card to contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California
Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and requires the application to include specified check boxes for an
applicant to indicate whether to add the applicant’s name to the registry. Existing law requires the
back of the application to include a specified disclosure statement informing the applicant that by
marking ‘Yes’ in the check boxes the applicant is legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues
in the event of their death. Existing law authorizes a person who applies for an original or renewal
driver’s license or identification card to designate a voluntary contribution of $2 for the purpose of
promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation, as specified. This bill would revise and recast
these requirements relating to providing for enrollment for organ or tissue donation through the
process of obtaining a driver’s license or identification card from the department, including deleting an
outdated reporting requirement and making conforming changes to related provisions.
AB 1391 (Chau D) Unlawfully obtained data.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 authorizes a consumer whose nonencrypted
and nonredacted personal information, as defined, is subject to an unauthorized access and
exfiltration, theft, or disclosure as a result of a business’ violation of the duty to implement and
maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to
protect the personal information may institute a civil action, as specified.This bill would make it unlawful
for a person to sell data, or sell access to data, that the person has obtained or accessed pursuant to
the commission of a crime and would also make it unlawful for a person, who is not an authorized
person, as defined, to purchase or use data from a source that the person knows or reasonably
should know has obtained or accessed that data through the commission of a crime.
AB 1403 (Levine D) Emergency services.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of
emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property exist, and authorizes the Governor to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.
Current law defines the term “state of emergency” to mean a duly proclaimed existence of conditions
of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state caused by, among
other things, fire, storm, or riot. This bill would additionally include a “deenergization event,” defined as
a planned power outage, as specified, within those conditions constituting a state of emergency.
AB 1452 (Ting D) Pilot program: increased fee for low-income jurors: criminal trials.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Trial Jury Selection and Management Act requires all persons be selected for jury
service at random, from a source or sources inclusive of a representative cross section of the
population of the area served by the court. The act further requires a juror in a civil or criminal superior
court case to be paid a fee of $15 a day for each day’s attendance as a juror after the first day, except
as specified, plus reimbursement for mileage. This bill would, notwithstanding these payment
provisions, authorize the Superior Court of San Francisco, in conjunction with the City and County of
San Francisco and their justice partners, as defined, to conduct a pilot program to analyze and
determine whether paying certain low-income trial jurors $100 per day for each day they are required
to report for service as a trial juror in a criminal case promotes a more economically and racially diverse
trial jury panel that more accurately reflects the demographics of the community.
AB 1455 (Wicks D) Sexual assault by law enforcement officers: actions against public entities: statute of
limitations.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: The Government Claims Act sets forth the general procedure for the presentation of claims
as a prerequisite to commencement of actions for money or damages against local public entities, as
defined. This bill would exempt a claim arising out of an alleged sexual assault by a law enforcement
officer if the alleged assault occurred while the officer was employed by a law enforcement agency
from all state and local government claim presentation requirements. This bill would exempt a claim
arising out of an alleged sexual assault, as defined, by a law enforcement officer if the alleged assault
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occurred on or after the plaintiff’s 18th birthday and while the officer was employed by a law
enforcement agency from all state and local government claim presentation requirements.
AB 1475 (Low D) Law enforcement: social media.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 126,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would prohibit a police department or sheriff’s office from sharing, on social media, booking
photos of an individual arrested on suspicion of committing a nonviolent crime, as defined, unless
specified circumstances exist. The bill would require a police department or sheriff’s office that shares,
on social media, a booking photo of an individual arrested for the suspected commission of a
nonviolent crime to remove the information from its social media page, upon request, unless the same
specified circumstances exist. The bill would require a police department or sheriff’s office to remove
the booking photo of a person who has committed any other crime from social media if the individual’s
record has been sealed, the individual’s conviction has been dismissed, expunged, pardoned, or
eradicated pursuant to law, the individual has been issued a certificate of rehabilitation, the individual
is found not guilty of committing the crime for which they were arrested, or the individual was
ultimately not charged with the crime or the charges were dismissed.
AB 1527 (Ting D) Seton Medical Center: seismic safety.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 65, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to waive, in
whole or in part, any requirement of the act, for the Seton Medical Center in Daly City, if the office
accepts a plan, submitted on or before January 15, 2022, for the Seton Medical Center to comply with
applicable seismic safety standards on or before July 1, 2023. The bill would require the Seton Medical
Center to report to the office on its progress to timely complete an accepted plan, and by expanding
the duties of the Seton Medical Center under these provisions, this bill would expand an existing crime,
thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the office to revoke its
waiver, in whole or in part, of the requirements of the act, if the Seton Medical Center fails to timely
report progress that the office deems is sufficient to complete the plan.
AB 1540 (Ting D) Criminal procedure: resentencing.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a court, within 120 days after sentencing the defendant or at any
time upon a recommendation from the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
the Board of Parole Hearings, the district attorney, to recall an inmate’s sentence and resentence that
inmate to a lesser sentence. Current law requires the court, when resentencing, to apply the rules of
the Judicial Council to eliminate disparity of sentences and promote uniformity of sentencing. Existing
law authorizes a court to reduce a defendant’s term of imprisonment and modify the judgment if it is in
the interest of justice.This bill would require the court to state its reasons for a resentencing decision
on the record, as specified. The bill would require the court to provide notice to the defendant, set a
status conference within 30 days of the receipt of the request, and appoint counsel for the defendant.
The bill would authorize the court to grant a resentencing without a hearing, if the parties are in
agreement.
AB 1580 (Committee on Judiciary) Enforcement of money judgments: examination.
Status: 6/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 30, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes a judgment creditor seeking to enforce a money judgment to apply
to the court for an order requiring the judgment debtor to appear for an examination to furnish
information to aid in enforcement of the money judgment. If an organization served with an order to
appear for an examination fails to designate a person to appear, this bill would deem the order to
appear to have been made to, and require the appearance of, specified persons named in the
organization’s most recent filing with the Secretary of State or, if the organization is not registered
with the Secretary of State or its filings do not identify a natural person, a natural person identified by
the judgment creditor as being familiar with the property and debts of the organization.
AB 1587 (Committee on Governmental Organization) California Horse Racing Board: public records:
criminal offender record information.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: The Horse Racing Law establishes the California Horse Racing Board, and requires the
board, among other things, to maintain a general office for the transaction of its business in
Sacramento and to maintain a public record of every vote at the board’s general office.This bill would
require the board to post the record of its vote on its internet website.
AB 1589 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Alcoholic beverages: appeals: tied-house
restrictions.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 306,
Statutes of 2021.
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Summary: Current law allows an aggrieved party to file an appeal with the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Appeals Board, so long as the appeal is received in the principal office of the board or, if mailed,
registered by the United States Post Office on or before the 10th day after the last day on which
reconsideration of the decision could be ordered. Current law requires a final order by the board to be
in writing and delivered personally or by mail to the parties to the appeal. This bill would authorize
electronic filing of appeals to the board and electronic delivery of final orders by the board to a party
and would make other conforming changes.
ACR 39 (Holden D) Roxie’s Wish: Drowning Prevention Week for Children.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 25, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim every 3rd week of May as “Roxie’s Wish: Drowning Prevention
Week for Children” in order to encourage counties, cities, and school districts to support national goals
relating to drowning prevention. The measure would also, among other things, support the goals and
ideals of National Water Safety Month, support publicly acknowledging, with permission, the names of
drowning victims and their families, and encourage counties, cities, and school districts to adopt codes
and standards to prevent drowning and engage in and encourage public awareness campaigns.
ACR 63 (Salas D) California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Status: 4/29/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 29, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate the week of April 11, 2021, to April 17, 2021, inclusive, as
California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
ACR 66 (Cooley D) Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Status: 5/17/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 40, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would acknowledge April 2021 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and
encourage Californians to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in
their communities and schools.
ACR 76 (Rodriguez D) Emergency Medical Services Week.
Status: 6/2/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 51, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim the week of May 16, 2021, to May 22, 2021, inclusive, to be
Emergency Medical Services Week in California.
ACR 87 (Gipson D) National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Status: 8/16/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 102, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim June 4, 2021, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
ACR 101 (Seyarto R) California Emergency Preparedness Month.
Status: 9/7/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 141, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would declare the month of September 2021 as California Emergency Preparedness Month.
HR 23 (Low D) Relative to hate crimes.
Status: 2/16/2021-Without reference to committee. Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly denounces hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and hateful acts against Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders, and works to ensure that APIs feel safe and welcome, both during this
COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
HR 38 (Carrillo D) Relative to sexual assault.
Status: 4/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly recognizes April 28, 2021, as Denim Day in California and encourages
everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and
never an invitation to commit, rape.
HR 50 (Seyarto R) Relative to California Impaired Driving Prevention Month.
Status: 8/26/2021-Coauthors revised. Read. Adopted.
Summary: The Assembly designates the month of December 2021 as California Impaired Driving
Prevention Month.
SB 2 (Bradford D) Peace officers: certification: civil rights.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Under current law, the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, if a person or persons, whether or not
acting under color of law, interferes or attempts to interfere, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with
the exercise or enjoyment by any individual or individuals of rights secured by the Constitution or laws
of the United States, or of the rights secured by the Constitution or laws of this state, the Attorney
General, or any district attorney or city attorney, is authorized to bring a civil action for injunctive and
other appropriate equitable relief in the name of the people of the State of California, in order to
protect the exercise or enjoyment of the right or rights secured. Current law also authorizes an action
brought by the Attorney General, or any district attorney or city attorney, to seek a civil penalty of
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$25,000. Current law also allows an individual whose exercise or enjoyment of rights has been
interfered with to prosecute a civil action for damages on their own behalf. This bill would eliminate
certain immunity provisions for peace officers and custodial officers, or public entities employing peace
officers or custodial officers sued under the act.
SB 16 (Skinner D) Peace officers: release of records.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law makes peace officer and custodial officer personnel records and specified
records maintained by any state or local agency, or information obtained from these records,
confidential and prohibits these records from being disclosed in any criminal or civil proceeding except
by discovery. Current law sets forth exceptions to this policy, including, among others, records relating
to specified incidents involving the discharge of a firearm, sexual assault, perjury, or misconduct by a
peace officer or custodial officer. Existing law makes a record related to an incident involving the use of
force against a person resulting in death or great bodily injury subject to disclosure. Current law
requires a state or local agency to make these excepted records available for inspection pursuant to
the California Public Records Act, subject to redaction as specified. This bill would make a sustained
finding involving force that is unreasonable or excessive, and any sustained finding that an officer
failed to intervene against another officer using unreasonable or excessive force, subject to disclosure.
SB 23 (Rubio D) Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, if they
intentionally distribute an image that was intended to remain private of the intimate body parts of
another or of the person depicted engaged in a sex act, as specified. Current law requires prosecution
for this offense to be commenced within one year after commission of the offense. This bill would
instead allow prosecution for this offense to commence within one year of the discovery of the
commission of the offense, but no more than 4 years after the image was distributed.
SB 24 (Caballero D) Domestic violence: protective orders: information pertaining to a child.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 129, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would, commencing January 1, 2023, authorize a court to include in an ex parte order a
provision restraining a party from accessing records and information pertaining to the health care,
education, daycare, recreational activities, or employment of a minor child of the parties. The bill would
require an essential care provider, as defined, to develop protocols relating to compliance with that
order on or before February 1, 2023, and would require a discretionary services organization, as
defined, to develop those protocols within 30 days of receipt of the first order. The bill would require
the Judicial Council to develop or update any other forms or rules of court that are necessary to
implement these provisions.
SB 73 (Wiener D) Probation: eligibility: crimes relating to controlled substances.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits granting probation or suspending a sentence for persons convicted of
specified crimes relating to controlled substances, including possessing or agreeing to sell or transport
opiates or opium derivatives, possessing or transporting cannabis, planting or cultivating peyote, and
various crimes relating to forging or altering prescriptions, among other crimes, if the person has
previously been convicted of any one of specified felony offenses relating to controlled substances.
Current law also prohibits granting probation or suspending a sentence for persons convicted of
specified crimes relating to controlled substances, including possessing for sale or selling 14.25 grams
or more of a substance containing heroin and possessing for sale 14.25 grams or more of any salt or
solution of phencyclidine or its analogs, among other crimes. This bill would delete various crimes
relating to controlled substances, including, but not limited to, the crimes described above, from those
prohibitions against granting probation or a suspended sentence.
SB 98 (McGuire D) Public peace: media access.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, if peace officers close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field
command post or any other command post, or establish a police line, or rolling closure at a
demonstration, march, protest, or rally where individuals are engaged primarily in constitutionally
protected activity, as described, require that a duly authorized representative of any news service,
online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network, as described, be allowed to
enter those closed areas and would prohibit a peace officer or other law enforcement officer from
intentionally assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing a duly authorized representative who is
gathering, receiving, or processing information for communication to the public.
SB 215 (Leyva D) DNA evidence.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Currentlaw requires the Department of Justice, on or before July 1, 2018, and in
consultation with law enforcement agencies and crime victims groups, to establish a process by which
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victims of sexual assault may inquire regarding the location and information regarding their sexual
assault evidence kits. This bill would require the department to establish, on or before July 1, 2022, a
process that allows a survivor of sexual assault to track and receive updates privately, securely, and
electronically regarding the status, location, and information regarding their sexual assault evidence kit
in the department’s database. The bill would make additional conforming changes.
SB 241 (Umberg D) Civil actions.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 214, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of shorthand reporters by the Court
Reporters Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Current law
subjects a person or entity to certain penalties if the person or entity engages in specified acts
relating to shorthand reporting, including any act that constitutes shorthand reporting, except if the
person or entity is a licensed shorthand reporter, a shorthand reporting corporation, or one of
specified other persons or entities not subject to those provisions. Current law makes a violation of
these provisions a misdemeanor. This bill, on and after July 1, 2022, and until January 1, 2024, would
authorize an entity that is not a shorthand reporting corporation to engage in those specified acts if
the entity is approved for registration by the board after meeting specified requirements, including
paying an annual registration fee to the board in an amount not to exceed $500 and designating a
board-certified reporter-in-charge, as specified.
SB 248 (Bates R) Sexually violent predators: open court proceedings.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 383, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the civil commitment of criminal offenders who have been
determined to be sexually violent predators for treatment in a secure state hospital facility, as
specified. Current law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
within 6 months prior to the inmate’s scheduled release date, to refer an inmate who is in custody
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and is either serving a
determinate sentence or whose parole has been revoked, for screening by the department and the
Board of Parole Hearings based on whether the person has committed a sexually violent predatory
offense and on a review of the person’s social, criminal, and institutional history. Under current law, if
this screening determines that the person is likely to be a sexually violent predator, the department is
required to refer the person to the State Department of State Hospitals for a full evaluation. This bill,
for an individual who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the department for the commission of a new
offense committed while the individual was serving an indeterminate term in a state hospital as a
sexually violent predator, would require the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to refer the person directly to the State Department of State Hospitals for full evaluation
as to whether the person still meets the criteria as a sexually violent predator.
SB 264 (Min D) Firearms: the OC Fair and Event Center.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would prohibit an officer, employee, operator, lessee, or licensee of the 32nd District
Agricultural Association, as defined, from contracting for, authorizing, or allowing the sale of any
firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition on the property or in the buildings that comprise the OC
Fair and Event Center, as specified. The bill would exempt from its provisions a gun buyback event held
by a law enforcement agency, the sale of a firearm by a public administrator, public guardian, or public
conservator within the course of their duties, a sale that occurs pursuant to a contract that was
entered into before January 1, 2022, and the purchase of ammunition on state property by a law
enforcement agency in the course of its regular duties.
SB 296 (Limón D) Code enforcement officers: safety standards.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would require each local jurisdiction that employs code enforcement officers to develop
safety standards appropriate for the code enforcement officers employed in their jurisdiction. By
imposing new duties on local jurisdictions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB 297 (Durazo D) Subsurface installations: penalties.
Status: 9/3/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Summary: Would enact the Wade Kilpatrick Gas Safety and Workforce Adequacy Act of 2021. The bill
would prescribe a civil penalty of up to $100,000 to be imposed on an operator or excavator, as
specified, who knowingly and willfully violates provisions relating to excavations and subsurface
installations and damages a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline subsurface installation in a way that
results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid.
SB 314 (Wiener D) Alcoholic beverages.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the issuance of a caterer’s permit, upon application to the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to a licensee under an on-sale general license, an on-sale
beer and wine license, a club license, or a veterans’ club license, that authorizes the holder of the
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permit to sell alcoholic beverages at specified locations and events, including, among others,
conventions, sporting events, and trade exhibits. Under existing law, licensees are required to first
obtain consent from the department for sales of alcoholic beverages at each event in the form of a
catering or event authorization. This bill would prohibit the issuance of a catering authorization for use
at any one premises for more than 36 events in one calendar year, except as specified.
SB 320 (Eggman D) Domestic violence protective orders: possession of a firearm.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a person subject to a protective order, as defined, from owning,
possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition while that protective order is in effect and
makes a willful and knowing violation of a protective order a crime. Current law requires the court,
when issuing the order with both parties present, to inform the parties of this information and to order
the restrained person to relinquish any firearm in the person’s immediate possession or control or
subject to their immediate possession or control. Current law specifies the means of relinquishment if
the law enforcement officer serving the protective order does not request the immediate surrender of
the firearm, including, surrender to law enforcement, or by selling the firearm to a licensed gun dealer.
This bill would require a court to order the restrained person to relinquish ammunition and to notify the
parties of how any firearms or ammunition still in the restrained party’s possession are to be
relinquished and how to submit a receipt to the court.
SB 332 (Dodd D) Civil liability: prescribed burning operations: gross negligence.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would provide that no person shall be liable for any fire suppression or other costs
otherwise recoverable for a prescribed burn if specified conditions are met, including, among others,
that the burn be for the purpose of wildland fire hazard reduction, ecological maintenance and
restoration, cultural burning, silviculture, or agriculture, and that, when required, a certified burn boss
review and approve a written prescription for the burn. The bill would provide that any person whose
conduct constitutes gross negligence shall not be entitled to immunity from fire suppression or other
costs otherwise recoverable, as specified. The bill would define terms for its purposes.
SB 334 (Durazo D) Detention facilities: contracts.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 298, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections to promote effective
state and local efforts and partnerships in California's adult and juvenile criminal justice system and
requires the board to inspect each local detention facility in the state biennially. Existing law requires a
privately operated local detention facility responsible for the custody and control of a local prisoner to
operate pursuant to a contract with the city, county, or city and county, as appropriate. Current law
requires each contract to include a provision whereby the private agency or entity agrees to operate in
compliance with all appropriate state and local building, zoning, health, safety, and fire statutes,
ordinances, and regulations, and with specified minimum jail standards established by regulations
adopted by the board. Current law provides that the failure of a privately operated local detention
facility to comply with the appropriate health, safety, and fire laws, or with the minimum jail standards
adopted by the board may be grounds for the termination of the contract. Under existing law, private
detention facilities are generally prohibited, except for those operating pursuant to a valid contract in
effect before January 1, 2020, as specified. This bill would require a private detention facility
responsible for the custody and control of a prisoner or civil detainee to operate in compliance with
these standards and to maintain specified insurance coverages, including general, automobile, and
umbrella liability, and workers' compensation.
SB 338 (Gonzalez D) Joint and several liability of port drayage motor carrier customers: health and
safety violations: prior offenders: liability owed to the state.
Status: 9/27/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 333, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to post on its internet
website a list of port drayage motor carriers with unsatisfied court judgments, tax assessments, tax
liens, or any order, decision, or award finding that the port drayage motor carrier has engaged in illegal
conduct including failure to pay wages, imposing unlawful expenses on employees, and other labor
violations. Current law prohibits the division from placing the information on the internet website until
the period for all judicial appeals has expired. Current law requires the division to remove a posting
within 15 business days after the division determines there has been payment or settlement of the
unsatisfied judgment, as specified. This bill would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
to post the information for a port drayage motor carrier that is a prior offender, as defined, with a
subsequent judgment, ruling, citation, order, decision, or award finding a violation of a labor or
employment law or regulation, even if all periods for appeals have not expired.
SB 383 (Cortese D) Juveniles: informal supervision: deferred entry of judgment.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes a probation officer, in certain circumstances, to delineate a specific
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program of supervision for a minor who is alleged to have committed a crime. Current law makes a
minor ineligible for that program of supervision for specified reasons, including if the minor is alleged to
have sold or possessed for sale a controlled substance or is alleged to have committed an offense in
which the restitution owed to the victim exceeds $1,000, except in those unusual cases in where the
interest of justice would best be served. The Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998,
approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, also makes a minor
ineligible for this program of supervision if the minor is alleged to have committed a felony offense
when the minor was at least 14 years of age, except in unusual cases in which the court determines
that the interest of justice would best be served by placement of the minor in the program of
supervision. The Legislature may directly amend Proposition 21 by a statute passed in each house by
a 2/3 vote, or by a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the voters. This bill would
delete the prohibitions on including in that program of supervision minors alleged to have sold or
possessed for sale a controlled substance, minors alleged to have committed certain offenses related
to controlled substances while on school grounds, and minors alleged to have committed a felony
offense when the minor was at least 14 years of age.
SB 389 (Dodd D) Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses.
Current law authorizes a person holding an on-sale general license, with respect to beer and wine,
and any on-sale license, with respect to the particular beverage or beverages mentioned in the
license, to exercise the rights and privileges granted by an off-sale beer and wine license.This bill
would, until December 31, 2026, authorize the holder of an on-sale license for a bona fide public eating
place that has off-sale privileges, or a licensed beer manufacturer, licensed wine manufacturer, or
licensed craft distiller that operates a bona fide public eating place at its premises of production, to
exercise additional off-sale rights and privileges, subject to specified requirements.
SB 483 (Allen D) Sentencing: resentencing to remove sentencing enhancements.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2020, required a sentencing court to impose an
additional one-year term for each prior separate prison term or county jail felony term served by the
defendant for a nonviolent felony, as specified. Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2018, required a
sentencing court to impose on a defendant convicted of specified crimes relating to controlled
substances, an additional 3-year term for each prior conviction of specified controlled substances
crimes, including possession for sale of opiates, opium derivatives, and hallucinogenic substances, as
specified. Current law limits the imposition of these sentencing enhancements to certain specified
circumstances. This bill would declare an enhancement imposed pursuant to one of these prior
provisions to be legally invalid. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to prohibit a
prosecutor or court from rescinding a plea agreement based on a change in sentence as a result of
this measure. The bill would require the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
and the county correctional administrator of each county to identify those persons in their custody who
are serving a sentence that includes one of these enhancements and provide this information to the
sentencing court, as specified.
SB 494 (Dodd D) Law enforcement: training.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, by January 1,
2023, to implement a course of instruction for the regular and periodic training of law enforcement
officers in the use of advanced interpersonal communication skills. The bill would require the course to
be incorporated into the course or courses of basic training for law enforcement officers. The bill would
also require, by January 1, 2023, a course for criminal law enforcement investigators and for officers
training to become detectives in science-based interviewing and would require this training to be
included within the core course required by the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation. The
bill would require the commission to develop the specified courses, training standards, learning and
performance objectives, and guidelines in consultation with individuals or groups with expertise in the
field of human engagement and science-based interviewing.
SB 538 (Rubio D) Domestic violence and gun violence restraining orders.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require, by July 1, 2023, a court or court facility that receives petitions for domestic
violence restraining orders or gun violence restraining orders to permit those petitions to be filed
electronically. The bill would also permit parties and witnesses to appear remotely at a hearing on a
petition for a gun violence restraining order or domestic violence restraining order. The bill would
require the superior court of each county to provide telephone numbers for the public to call to obtain
information regarding electronic filing and remote appearances, respectively. The bill would require the
superior court of each county to develop, and to post on its internet website, local rules and
instructions for electronic filing and remote appearances, respectively. The bill would prohibit fees for
any filings related to a domestic violence restraining order or a gun violence restraining order.
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SB 578 (Jones R) Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: hearings.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 389, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act authorizes the involuntary commitment and treatment of
persons with specified mental health disorders for the protection of the persons so committed, and
authorizes a conservator of the person, of the estate, or of the person and the estate to be appointed
for a person who is gravely disabled as a result of a mental health disorder or impairment by chronic
alcoholism, and designates procedures for hearing a petition for that purpose. Existing law authorizes
a party to a hearing under the act to demand that the hearing be public, and be held in a place
suitable for attendance by the public. This bill would require a hearing held under the act to be
presumptively closed to the public if that hearing involves the disclosure of confidential information.
SB 586 (Bradford D) Peace officers: certification.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Proposed law, as proposed to be added by Senate Bill 2 of the 2021-22 Regular Session,
authorizes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to revoke a certified peace officer’s
certification under specified circumstances, and states that an action by a law enforcement agency or
decision resulting from an appeal of an agency’s action does not preclude action by the commission to
investigate, suspend, or revoke a peace officer’s certification. This bill would, if Senate Bill 2 of the
2021-22 Regular Session becomes operative, additionally state that whether a particular factual or
legal determination in a prior appeal proceeding has preclusive effect in proceedings of the commission
would be governed by the existing law of collateral estoppel.
SB 631 (Portantino D) State claims: California Victim Compensation Board.
Status: 9/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 185, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the California Victim Compensation Board, in cases in which evidence
shows that a crime with which a claimant was charged was either not committed at all, or not
committed by the claimant, to report the facts of the case and its conclusions to the Legislature with a
recommendation that the Legislature make an appropriation for the purpose of indemnifying the
claimant. This bill would appropriate $1,165,920 from the General Fund to the executive officer of the
board for payment of the claim for a specified individual.
SB 715 (Portantino D) Criminal law.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 250, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the state prosecutor to investigate and gather facts in an incident
involving a shooting by a peace officer that results in the death of an unarmed civilian. Current law
defines the Attorney General as the state prosecutor.This bill would also authorize the state
prosecutor to investigate and gather facts in an incident involving a shooting by a peace officer that
results in the death of a civilian if there is a reasonable dispute as to whether the civilian was armed.
SB 722 (Melendez R) Pupil safety: swimming pools: adult presence: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
training.training.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would, If a school district or charter school elects to sponsor or host, in or around a
swimming pool, an on-campus event that is not part of an interscholastic athletic program, require the
school district or charter school to require at least one adult with a valid certification of CPR training to
be present throughout the duration of the event.
SB 775 (Becker D) Felony murder: resentencing.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would expand the authorization to allow a person who was convicted of murder under any
theory under which malice is imputed to a person based solely on that person’s participation in a
crime, attempted murder under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, or who was
convicted of manslaughter when the prosecution was allowed to proceed on a theory of felony murder
or murder under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, to apply to have their sentence
vacated and be resentenced if, among other things, the complaint, information, or indictment was filed
to allow the prosecution to proceed under a theory of felony murder, murder under the natural and
probable consequences doctrine or other theory under which malice is imputed to a person based
solely on that person’s participation in a crime, or attempted murder under the natural and probable
consequences doctrine.
SB 819 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Gambling Control Act.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law defines “gambling enterprise employee” for purposes of the Gambling Control
Act to mean a natural person employed in the operation of a gambling enterprise, including, among
others, dealers, floor personnel, security employees, and waiters and waitresses, or any other natural
person whose employment duties require or authorize access to restricted gambling establishment
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areas. This bill would exclude from the definition of “gambling enterprise employee” a natural person
employed solely to serve or prepare food or beverages if those duties are performed only in areas of
the establishment in which gambling is not authorized.
SB 827 (Committee on Public Safety) Public Safety Omnibus.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law establishes certain minimum standards for public officers or employees
declared by law to be peace officers. The minimum education requirement is high school graduation,
passing an equivalency test or high school proficiency examination, graduating from a private high
school, or attaining a 2-year, 4-year, or advanced degree from an accredited institution. Current law
requires that accreditation must be from a body recognized by the United States Department of
Education or holding a full membership in specified organizations. This bill would revise the
accreditation standards for high schools, colleges, and universities to include those holding a full
membership in Cognia.
SCR 9 (Rubio D) Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Status: 3/4/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 4, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate the month of February 2021 as Teen Dating Violence
Awareness and Prevention Month, and would encourage all Californians to observe Teen Dating
Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with programs and activities that raise awareness about
the dynamics of teen dating violence and support youth in learning the skills to have safe and healthy
relationships.
SCR 32 (Gonzalez D) Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Status: 7/12/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 87, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would proclaim April 2021 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in California
and call upon residents, government agencies, business leaders, hospitals, schools, and public and
private institutions within the state to promote awareness of the distracted driving problem and to
support programs and policies to reduce the incidence of distracted driving.
SCR 54 (Ochoa Bogh R) Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Status: 9/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 127, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would proclaim the month of October 2021, and each following October, as Domestic
Violence Awareness Month.
SR 5 (Melendez R) Relative to Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Status: 2/12/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate proclaims January 2021 as Slavery and Human Trafficking
Prevention Month in California to encourage greater awareness of human trafficking within the State of
California, the United States of America, and internationally. The Legislature encourages the
continuous work to eradicate the crime of human trafficking within California. The Legislature
encourages its members, as well as organizations, businesses, and individuals, to host or sponsor and
attend community events to bring visibility and support to efforts made by nongovernmental
organizations to recognize and combat human trafficking.
SR 12 (Min D) Relative to hate crimes.
Status: 3/18/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate denounces hate crimes, hateful rhetoric, and
hateful acts against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and works to ensure that APIs feel safe and
welcome, both during this COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
SR 24 (Umberg D) Relative to crime victims.
Status: 4/29/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby recognizes the week of April 18, 2021,
through April 24, 2021, inclusive, as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in California.
SR 28 (Rubio D) Relative to sexual assault.
Status: 4/26/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate designates the month of April 2021 as Sexual
Assault Awareness Month. The Senate recognizes April 28, 2021, as Denim Day in California and
encourages everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no
excuse for, and never an invitation to commit, rape.
SR 35 (Grove R) Relative to California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.
Status: 5/13/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate recognizes California’s peace officers who died in service to
their communities in 2020: Detective Marylou Hernandez Armer, Santa Rosa Police Department, End of
Watch: March 31, 2020. Deputy Terrell D. Young, Riverside Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: April 2,
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2020. Sergeant Damon Christopher Gutzwiller, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: June
6, 2020. Detective Jose Cruz Mora, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, End of Watch: September 7, 2020.
Sergeant Harry Cohen, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, End of Watch: October 18, 2020. Officer
Andy Ornelas, Department of the California Highway Patrol, Antelope Valley, End of Watch: December
2, 2020. Officer Angel DeLaFuente, Fresno Police Department, End of Watch: December 28, 2020. The
Senate designates Saturday, May 15, 2021, as California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, and urges all
Californians to remember those individuals who have given their lives for our safety and to express
appreciation to those who continue to dedicate themselves to making California a safer place in which
to live and raise our families
SR 43 (Roth D) Relative to public safety.
Status: 7/12/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure would resolve that the Senate hereby expresses its gratitude to Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids for its invaluable contribution to the promotion of the well-being of all of the children of
California and offers its congratulations on the organization’s 25th anniversary.
SR 50 (Caballero D) Relative to probation.
Status: 9/1/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: Would resolve that the Senate proclaims July 18, 2021, to July 24, 2021, inclusive, as
Probation Services Week to highlight Probation’s immense contributions to our communities and state.
Revenue and Taxation - Cupertino
AB 80 (Burke D) Taxation: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act: Federal Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021.
Status: 4/29/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 17, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would exclude, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, from gross income
any advance grant amount, as defined, issued pursuant to specified provisions of the CARES Act or the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and covered loan amounts forgiven pursuant to the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
AB 634 (Carrillo D) Density Bonus Law: affordability restrictions.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a
housing development within the city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or
concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct specified percentages of units for lower
income, very low income, or senior citizen housing, among other things, and meets other
requirements. Current law prescribes an application process for a city or county to follow in this regard.
Current law specifies that, if permitted by local ordinance, that law is not to be construed to prohibit a
city, county, or city and county from granting a density bonus greater than what is described in these
provisions for a development that meets specified requirements or from granting a proportionately
lower density bonus than what is required for developments that do not meet these requirements.
This bill would also provide that, if permitted by local ordinance, the Density Bonus Law is not to be
construed to prohibit a city, county, or city and county from requiring an affordability period that is
longer than 55 years for any units that qualified the applicant for the award for the density bonus
developed in compliance with a local ordinance that requires, as a condition of development of
residential units, that a development include a certain percentage of units that are affordable to, and
occupied by low-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households and that
will be financed without low-income housing tax credits.
AB 687 (Seyarto R) Joint powers authorities: Riverside County Housing Finance Trust.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 120,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the creation of the Western Riverside County Housing Finance Trust, a
joint powers authority, for the purposes of funding housing specifically assisting the homeless
population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income within the County of
Riverside as specified.
AB 694 (Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection) Privacy and Consumer Protection: omnibus
bill.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, requires the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to
establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and
enforcement costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture for exercising supervision over
and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed by county sealers described
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above and for other specified duties, and requires the administrative fee to be collected for every
device registered with each county office of weights and measures and paid annually to the
Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. This bill would extend the authority of the board of
supervisors of a county to charge an annual registration fee to recover the costs of the county sealer,
as provided, until January 1, 2027, and would extend certain other related provisions.
AB 751 (Irwin D) Vital records: certified copies: electronic requests.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law generally authorizes the State Registrar, a local registrar, or a county recorder
to furnish a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage certificate to an authorized person, as defined,
who submits a written, faxed, or digitized image of a request accompanied by a notarized statement,
sworn under penalty of perjury, that the applicant is an authorized person. Current law, until January
1, 2022, additionally authorizes these officials to accept an electronic request for a certified copy of
these records if the request is accompanied by an electronic verification of identity and an electronic
statement sworn under penalty of perjury. The bill would delete the January 1, 2022, sunset date for
authorizing an official to accept an electronic request, thereby applying those provisions indefinitely.
AB 869 (Bloom D) State funds: investments.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 60, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would include, as a type of security that is eligible for the investment of surplus state
funds, those bonds, notes, warrants, and other securities not in default that are the direct obligations
of the government of a foreign country that the International Monetary Fund lists as an advanced
economy and for which the full faith and credit of that country has been pledged for the payment of
principal and interest, if specified requirements are met.
AB 1203 (Burke D) Property taxation: assessment appeals board: qualifications: County of Los Angeles.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current property tax law authorizes a county board of supervisors to create, by ordinance,
assessment appeals boards for the county to equalize the valuation of taxable property within the
county for the purpose of taxation. Current property tax law disqualifies, in counties with a population
of 200,000 or more, a person for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board unless
they have a minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in the state in one of various specified
professions, including, but not limited to, as an attorney or certified public accountant. This bill would
expand the type of professional experience a person may have to be eligible for nomination for
membership on an assessment appeals board in the County of Los Angeles to include professional
experience in a real estate field, including, but not limited to, business accounting and taxation, land
use and urban planning, real estate development or investment analysis, and real estate banking or
financing.
AB 1582 (Committee on Revenue and Taxation) Income taxes: withholding: real property sales: Katz-
Harris Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Act: report.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 66, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law generally requires the transferee of a California real property interest, in
specified circumstances, to withhold for income tax purposes 31/3% of the sales price of the property
when the property is acquired from either an individual, or a partnership or corporation without a
permanent place of business, as specified. This bill, with respect to dispositions of California real
property interests that occur on or after January 1, 2022, would provide that the transferee is required
to notify the Franchise Tax Board and remit the applicable withholding amount, as described above,
only to the extent that an intermediary or accommodator has received amounts from the disposition of
California real property and has not disbursed those amounts for the purpose of completing an
exchange or exchanges, as specified.
AB 1583 (Committee on Revenue and Taxation) Property taxation: equalized assessment roll: aircrafts.
Status: 7/9/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 67, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current property tax law generally requires the county auditor, in each fiscal year, to
allocate property tax revenues to local jurisdictions in accordance with specified formulas and
procedures, and generally requires that each jurisdiction be allocated an amount equal to the total of
the amount of revenue allocated to that jurisdiction in the prior fiscal year, subject to certain
modifications, and that jurisdiction’s portion of the annual tax increment. Under current law, “annual
tax increment” is defined as the difference between the total amount of property tax revenue
computed each year using the equalized assessment roll and the sum of the amounts allocated
pursuant to specified provisions. This bill would specify that for purposes of calculating the annual tax
increment, including for purposes of apportioning property tax revenues, commencing with the 2022–
23 fiscal year, the equalized assessment roll shall exclude aircraft assessed values, as provided.
SB 144 (Portantino D) Taxes: credits: qualified motion pictures: certified studio construction projects:
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reports.
Status: 7/21/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 114, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, a qualified taxpayer, as defined, is required to provide certain
information to the California Film Commission, including the specific start and end dates of production.
Current law does not require an applicant with a production that is an independent film, in filing an
application for a motion picture credit with the commission, to provide a summary of the applicant’s
voluntary programs to increase the representation of minorities and women in specified job
classifications. This bill would require a qualified taxpayer to provide additional information, including
data regarding the diversity of the applicant’s workforce, to be eligible for the motion picture credit.
The bill would require an applicant with a production that is an independent film to include, in its
application, a summary of the applicant’s voluntary programs to increase the representation of
minorities and women in specified job classifications.
SB 211 (Umberg D) State Bar: board of trustees: reports: complaints: attorneys’ annual license fees:
California Lawyers Association: Legal Services Trust Fund Commission: expenditure of funds.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Summary: The State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of
California, a public corporation. The State Bar is governed by a board of trustees, to consist under the
act of no more than 19 members and no fewer than 13 members. The act states that it is the intent of
the Legislature that the board transition to a 13-member board, as specified, with the goal of
instituting such a board by October 31, 2020. This bill would delete these provisions on the size of the
board of trustees.
SB 219 (McGuire D) Property taxation: delinquent penalties and costs: cancellation: public health orders.
Status: 7/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 131, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current property tax law requires the county tax collector to collect all property taxes and
provides for the payment of taxes on the secured roll in 2 installments, which are due and payable on
November 1 and February 1, respectively. This bill would authorize the auditor or the tax collector to
cancel any penalty, costs, or other charges resulting from tax delinquency upon a finding that failure to
make a timely payment is due to a documented hardship, as determined by the tax collector, arising
from a shelter-in-place order, as defined, if the principal payment for the proper amount of tax due is
paid no later than June 30 of the fiscal year in which the payment first became delinquent. By
increasing the duties of local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
SB 267 (Hertzberg D) Property taxation: active solar energy systems: partnership flip transactions.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Would provide that for a legal entity that owns an active solar energy system pursuant to a
partnership flip transaction, as defined, neither an initial transfer of a capital and profits interest in the
legal entity, nor any subsequent change in the allocation of the capital and profits of the legal entity
among the members, shall be deemed to constitute a transfer of control of, or of a majority interest in,
the legal entity. The bill would provide that if the parties to a partnership flip transaction sell or
exchange ownership of the partnership or limited liability company in a transaction or series of
transactions, that are separate and apart from the partnership flip transaction conducted pursuant to
the bill’s provisions, in such a manner that a change in ownership of the partnership or limited liability
company occurs, as specified, then the bill’s provisions do not apply to that transaction or transactions.
SB 303 (Borgeas R) Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current property tax law provides, pursuant to a requirement of the California Constitution,
that the property tax base year value of real property that is substantially damaged or destroyed by a
disaster, as declared by the Governor, may be transferred to a comparable property located within the
same county that is acquired or newly constructed within 5 years after the disaster as a replacement
property. This bill would extend the 5-year time period described above by 2 years if the last day to
transfer the base year value of the substantially damaged or destroyed property was on or after
March 4, 2020, but on or before the COVID-19 emergency termination date, as , or March 4, 2022,
whichever occurs sooner. The bill would also extend the 5-year time period described above by 2 years
if the property was substantially damaged or destroyed on or after March 4, 2020, but on or before
the COVID-19 emergency termination date or March 4, 2022, whichever occurs sooner. The bill would
make these provisions applicable to the determination of base year values for the 2015–16 fiscal year
and fiscal years thereafter.
SB 347 (Caballero D) Urban forestry: California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax
Contribution Fund.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 104, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would allow a taxpayer to designate an amount in excess of personal income tax liability to
be transferred into the California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund,
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which the bill would create. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the tax return to
include a space for this fund for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and until January
1, 2028, unless the fund fails to meet an annual minimum contribution amount of $250,000, in which
case these provisions would be repealed on December 1 of that year. The bill would require moneys
transferred to the California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to be
continuously appropriated and allocated to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to the grant
program for urban forest management activities under the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 and to
the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for related administrative costs, as provided. By
continuously appropriating these funds, the bill would make an appropriation.
SB 395 (Caballero D) Excise tax: electronic cigarettes: Health Careers Opportunity Grant Program:
Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize the of Health Care Access and Information to enter into contracts, to meet
the requirements of the Health Professions Career Opportunity Program, with nonprofit entities
headquartered in California that have previous experience with administering statewide workforce
programs aimed at building a diverse provider workforce.
SB 539 (Hertzberg D) Property taxation: taxable value transfers.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current provisions of the California Constitution, adopted as Proposition 19 by the voters
at the November 3, 2020, general election, on and after February 16, 2021, exclude from the terms
“purchase” and “change in ownership” for purposes of determining the “full cash value” of property
the purchase or transfer of a family home or family farm, as those terms are defined, of the transferor
in the case of a transfer between parents and their children, or between grandparents and their
grandchildren if all the parents of those grandchildren are deceased, as specified. In the case of a
transfer of a family home, existing law requires that the property continue as the family home of the
transferee. Current law authorizes, if certain conditions are fulfilled, the new taxable value, defined as
the base year value determined as provided above plus any inflation adjustment, of the purchased or
transferred family home or family farm to be the sum of (1) the taxable value of the property, subject
to adjustment, as determined as of the date immediately prior to the transfer or purchase, and (2) a
portion, if any, of the assessed value of the property, as specified. In the case of property tax benefits
provided to a family home under these provisions, existing law requires the transferee to claim the
homeowner’s or disabled veteran’s exemption within one year of the transfer. This bill would
implement these newly adopted constitutional provisions, as provided.
SB 667 (Roth D) Property taxation: disabled veterans’ exemption: filing of claims.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current property tax law, pursuant to the authorization of the California Constitution,
provides a disabled veterans’ property tax exemption for the principal place of residence of a veteran,
the veteran’s spouse, or the veteran and veteran’s spouse jointly, and the unmarried surviving spouse
of a veteran, as provided, if the veteran is blind in both eyes, has lost the use of 2 or more limbs, or is
totally disabled as a result of injury or disease incurred in military service, or if the veteran has, as a
result of a service-connected injury or disease, died while on active duty in military service. Current
property tax law requires any person claiming the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption to file a
claim, which is required to be filed under penalty of perjury, with the assessor giving any information
required by the State Board of Equalization, as provided. This bill would authorize (1) the executor,
administrator, or personal legal representative of the claimant’s estate or (2) the trustee of the
deceased claimant’s trust assets to file a claim with the assessor in the manner described above.
SB 675 (Ochoa Bogh R) Property taxation: monthly installment payments.
Status: 8/30/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize a county board of supervisors to adopt a resolution or ordinance to
implement a monthly property tax payment program, which would authorize a qualified taxpayer, as
defined, to pay, in monthly installments, their real property taxes on their principal residence, as
defined. The bill would authorize the ordinance or resolution implementing the program to set forth
specific procedures for purposes of determining delinquency and default, as specified.
SB 792 (Glazer D) Sales and use tax: returns: online transactions: local jurisdiction schedule.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Department of Tax and Fee Administration to require the filing of
reports by any person or class of persons with information relating to sales of tangible personal
property, the storage, use, or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax, as specified.
Current law requires a retailer or purchaser subject to the sales and use tax to file, on or before the
last day of the month following each quarterly period, a return for the preceding quarterly period. This
bill, for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022, would require a qualified retailer,
defined as a retailer whose annual qualified sales of tangible personal property transacted online
exceeded $50,000,000 for the previous calendar year, to include with each tax return a schedule that
reports for each local jurisdiction the gross receipts from the qualified sale of tangible personal
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property shipped or delivered to a purchaser in that jurisdiction.
SB 820 (Committee on Governmental Organization) Horse racing: state-designated fairs: allocation of
revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 393, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires a tax return filed with the California Department of Tax and Fee
Administration (CDTFA) that reports gross receipts for sales and use tax purposes to segregate the
gross receipts of the seller and the sales price of the property on a line or a separate form when the
place of sale in this state or for use in this state is on or within the real property of a state-designated
fair, as defined, or any real property of a state-designated fair that is leased to another party. Current
law requires, on or before November 1 of each year, the CDTFA to report to the Department of Finance
the amount of the total gross receipts segregated on these tax returns, and that ¾ of 1% of the total
gross receipts be included in the next annual Governor’s Budget for use by the Department of Food
and Agriculture for allocation to fairs and that those funds be transferred by the Controller to the Fair
and Exposition Fund in the State Treasury, as prescribed. This bill would require, on or before
November 1 of each year, the CDTFA to report to the Department of Finance the amount of the total
gross receipts segregated on these tax returns filed for the prior fiscal year.
SB 824 (Committee on Governance and Finance) California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law establishes the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and
provides that the department is the successor to, and is vested with, all of the duties, powers, and
responsibilities of the State Board of Equalization. Current law authorizes the department to adopt
regulations as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of those provisions. Current law
exempts any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or
issued by the department from the Administrative Procedure Act. This bill would, among other things,
make various conforming changes consistent with that transfer of duties, powers, and responsibilities.
The bill would also generally require or authorize, as provided, the department to administer its duties
through electronic media, as specified. The bill would, on January 1, 2022, repeal the exemption from
the APA described above.
SB 825 (Committee on Governance and Finance) Tax and fee administration: local government finance.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law requires the county treasurer to receive and keep safely all money belonging
to the county and all other money directed by law to be paid to the county treasurer, and to apply and
pay it out, rendering the account as required by law. Current law requires the county treasurer to
settle the county treasurer’s accounts relating to the collection, care, and disbursement of public
revenue with the auditor on or before the 10th of each month. Current law requires the county
treasurer to make a specified statement under oath for purposes of making the settlement. Current
law imposes a $500 penalty on the treasurer for neglecting or refusing to settle or report as described
above, and requires the board of supervisors to institute suits for the recovery of that penalty. This bill,
instead, would require the county treasurer to settle those accounts no less frequently than monthly.
Transportation - Cupertino
AB 43 (Friedman D) Traffic safety.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes various default speed limits for vehicles upon highways, as
specified. Current law authorizes state and local authorities to adjust these default speed limits, as
specified, based upon certain findings determined by an engineering and traffic survey. Existing law
defines an engineering and traffic survey and prescribes specified factors that must be included in the
survey, including prevailing speeds and road conditions. Current law authorizes local authorities to
consider additional factors, including pedestrian and bicyclist safety. This bill would authorize local
authorities to consider the safety of vulnerable pedestrian groups, as specified.
AB 122 (Boerner Horvath D) Vehicles: required stops: bicycles.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2028, require a person riding a bicycle, when approaching a stop
sign at the entrance of an intersection, to yield the right-of-way to any vehicles that have either
stopped at or entered the intersection, or that are approaching on the intersecting highway close
enough to constitute an immediate hazard, and to pedestrians, as specified, and continue to yield the
right-of-way to those vehicles and pedestrians until reasonably safe to proceed. The bill would require
other vehicles to yield the right-of-way to a bicycle that, having yielded as prescribed, has entered the
intersection. The bill would state that these provisions do not affect the liability of a driver of a motor
vehicle as a result of the driver’s negligent or wrongful act or omission in the operation of a motor
vehicle.
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AB 232 (Gallagher R) Off-highway vehicles: reciprocity.
Status: 9/8/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires every off-highway motor vehicle that is not registered under the
Vehicle Code to display an identification plate or device issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles,
with certain exceptions, including an off-highway motor vehicle with a currently valid identification or
registration permit issued by another state. Except as otherwise specified, a violation of the Vehicle
Code is punishable as an infraction. This bill would permit application of that exception only if the other
state recognizes an identification plate or device issued by the department as valid for use in that
state.
AB 302 (Ward D) San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board: regulation of for-hire vehicle and
passenger jitney services.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Under current law, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board’s jurisdiction
includes specified cities in, and the unincorporated area of, the County of San Diego, except for the
portion of the county under the jurisdiction of the North San Diego County Transit Development Board,
as specified. Existing law authorizes the board to enter into contracts with any city in its area of
jurisdiction and with the county to license or regulate transportation services, and to regulate vehicle
safety and driver qualifications for passenger jitney service, as defined, operating between cities and
between a city and unincorporated portions of the county within the area of its jurisdiction. Current
law requires the board to levy fees necessary to recover the full cost of regulating those services. This
bill would replace the term “transportation services” with the term “for-hire vehicle services” and
would define that term to mean vehicles, other than public transportation vehicles, transporting
passengers over public streets for compensation, as specified.
AB 471 (Low D) Bureau of Automotive Repair: administration: citations: safety inspections.
Status: 9/28/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 372,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Automotive Repair Act (act), provides for the registration and regulation of automotive
repair dealers by the Bureau of Automotive Repair (bureau) in the Department of Consumer Affairs. A
violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor unless otherwise specified, and may subject a licensee
to disciplinary action, including license suspension or revocation. Current law authorizes the Director of
Consumer Affairs (director) to adopt and enforce those rules and regulations that the director
determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the act and declare the policy of the
bureau, including a system for the issuance of citations for violations of the act. Current law also
subjects the bureau to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, as specified,
and requires that review to be performed as if the act were scheduled to be repealed on January 1,
2023. This bill would extend the above-described date to January 1, 2024. The bill also would, on or
after July 1, 2023, authorize the director to include in the citation system a process for informal review
of and recommendation on citations, including the establishment of an informal citation conference, as
specified.
AB 604 (Daly D) Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account: apportionment of funds: accrued interest.
Status: 9/22/2021-Vetoed by Governor.
Summary: Would continuously appropriate interest earnings derived from revenues deposited in the
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account to the Department of Transportation for maintenance of
the state highway system or for purposes of the State Highway Operation and Protection Program.
AB 744 (Rodriguez D) State highways: State Route 83: reduction.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 198,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the California Transportation Commission to relinquish to the City of
Ontario all or a portion of State Route 83 within the city's jurisdiction and prescribe conditions that
apply upon relinquishment.
AB 773 (Nazarian D) Street closures and designations.
Status: 9/2/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Would authorize a local authority to adopt a rule or regulation by ordinance to implement a
slow street program, which may include closures to vehicular traffic or through vehicular traffic of
neighborhood local streets with connections to citywide bicycle networks, destinations that are within
walking distance, or green space. The bill would require the local authority to meet specified conditions
to implement a slow street, including a determination that closure or traffic restriction is necessary for
the safety and protection of persons using the closed or restricted portion of the street, conducting an
outreach and engagement process, and clearly designating the closure or traffic restriction with
specific signage.
AB 784 (Quirk D) Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District.
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Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Transit District Law authorizes any city together with unincorporated territory, or 2 or
more cities, with or without unincorporated territory, in either the Counties of Alameda or Contra Costa
or both, to organize and incorporate as a transit district divided into 5 wards with specified powers
and duties relative to providing public transit service. This bill would repeal the authority to form a
transit district under these provisions and would recognize the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
as the district formed pursuant to this authority.
AB 798 (Ramos D) Vehicles: fire department: federally recognized tribes.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 282,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to issue licenses
for the operation of privately owned or operated ambulances used to respond to emergency calls,
armored cars, fleet owner inspection and maintenance stations, and for the transportation of
hazardous material. Current law requires the department to inspect ambulances licensed by the
department at least once per year. This bill would exempt ambulances owned or operated by a fire
department of a federally recognized tribe or operators of those ambulances from the requirement to
have a license and would prohibit the department from inspecting those ambulances.
AB 901 (Calderon D) Rental passenger vehicle transactions.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also
referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required
disclosures by a rental company, mandatory and prohibited contract provisions for a vehicle rental
agreement, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its
customers. Current law authorizes a rental company to sell a damage waiver for each rental day and
imposes rate limitations on damage waivers based on the category of vehicle.This bill would set the
damage waiver rate limitation for specified categories of vehicle to $25, and would, commencing
January 1, 2023, authorize the rate cap to be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as specified.
AB 917 (Bloom D) Vehicles: video imaging of parking violations.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires a designated employee, who is qualified by San Francisco, or a
contracted law enforcement agency for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, who is qualified by
the city and county or the district to issue parking citations, to review video image recordings for the
purpose of determining whether a parking violation occurred in a transit-only traffic lane and to issue a
notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle within 15 calendar days, as specified. Current
law makes these video image records confidential, and provides that these records are available only
to public agencies to enforce parking violations. Current law provides that if the Alameda-Contra Costa
Transit District implements an automated enforcement system as described above, the district is
required to submit a report to specified committees of the Legislature by no later than January 1,
2021. This bill would extend the authorization described above to any public transit operator in the
state until January 1, 2027, and to the City and County of San Francisco indefinitely, if the examiner or
issuing agency, as specified, of a violation allows for the reduction or waiver of parking penalties for
indigent individuals, as defined.
AB 970 (McCarty D) Planning and zoning: electric vehicle charging stations: permit application: approval.
Status: 9/13/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires every city, county, and city and county to create an expedited,
streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations and to adopt a checklist pursuant
to which an applicant that satisfies the information requirements shall be deemed complete and
therefore eligible for expedited review. This bill would clarify that these provisions apply to all cities,
including charter cities.
AB 992 (Cooley D) California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology
Program.
Status: 9/7/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and
Equipment Technology Program, which is administered by the State Air Resources Board, in conjunction
with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to fund development,
demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero-emission
truck, bus, and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies.This bill would specify that peer-to-peer
truck sharing platform demonstration is eligible for funding under the program.
AB 1035 (Salas D) Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled
materials.
Status: 9/15/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
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Summary: Would require the Department of Transportation and a local agency that has jurisdiction
over a street or highway, to the extent feasible and cost effective, to use advanced technologies and
material recycling techniques that reduce the cost of maintaining and rehabilitating streets and
highways and that exhibit reduced levels of greenhouse gas emissions through material choice and
construction method. The bill would require, beginning January 1, 2023, a local agency that has
jurisdiction over a street or highway, to the extent feasible and cost effective, to apply standard
specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials in streets and highways, as specified. By
increasing the duties of local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
AB 1147 (Friedman D) Regional transportation plan: Active Transportation Program.
Status: 9/10/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Summary: Current law requires the Strategic Growth Council, by January 31, 2022, to complete an
overview of the California Transportation Plan and all sustainable communities strategies and
alternative planning strategies, an assessment of how implementation of the California Transportation
Plan, sustainable communities strategies, and alternative planning strategies will influence the
configuration of the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system, and a review of the
potential impacts and opportunities for coordination of specified funding programs. This bill would
require the council to convene key state agencies, metropolitan planning agencies, regional
transportation agencies, and local governments to assist the council in completing the report.
AB 1157 (Lee D) Controller: transportation funds: distribution and reporting requirements.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 205,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law, for purposes of the State Transit Assistance Program, requires local
transportation agencies to report to the Controller by June 15 of each year the public transportation
operators within its jurisdiction that are eligible to claim specified local transportation funds.This bill
would instead require local transportation agencies to report this information within 7 months after the
end of each fiscal year.
AB 1238 (Ting D) Pedestrian access.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Current law prohibits a pedestrian from entering the roadway if the pedestrian is facing a
steady circular yellow or yellow arrow warning signal unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control
signal, as specified. This bill would eliminate that prohibition until January 1, 2029.
AB 1337 (Lee D) Transportation: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District: policing responsibilities.
Status: 9/20/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Summary: Under current law, a person who enters or remains upon any land, facilities, or vehicles
owned, leased, or possessed by specified transit entities that are used to provide public
transportation by rail or passenger bus, or are directly related to that use, without permission, or
whose entry, presence, or conduct upon the property interferes with, interrupts, or hinders the safe
and efficient operation of the transit-related facility, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would specify
that a person who enters or remains upon any property, facilities, or vehicles upon which BART owes
policing responsibilities to a local government pursuant to an operations and maintenance agreement
or similar interagency agreement without permission, or whose entry, presence, or conduct upon that
property interferes with, interrupts, or hinders the safe and efficient operation of the transit-related
facility, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
AB 1499 (Daly D) Transportation: design-build: highways.
Status: 9/22/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 212,
Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law authorizes regional transportation agencies, as defined, to utilize design-build
procurement for projects on or adjacent to the state highway system. Current law also authorizes
those regional transportation agencies to utilize design-build procurement for projects on
expressways that are not on the state highway system, as specified. Current law repeals these
provisions on January 1, 2024, or one year from the date that the Department of Transportation posts
on its internet website that the provisions described below related to construction inspection services
for these projects have been held by a court to be invalid. This bill would extend the operation of
these provisions until January 1, 2034. The bill would require the department to submit a report to
specified committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2033, on its experience with design-
build procurement.
ACR 32 (Dahle, Megan R) High Desert State Prison Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi, Jr., Memorial
Highway.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 110, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the portion of State Route 36 near Susanville, from post mile 25.356 at
State Route 139 to post mile R29.390 at Junction State Route 395, in the County of Lassen as the High
Desert State Prison Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi, Jr., Memorial Highway. The measure would
request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this
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special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect
those signs.
ACR 40 (Mathis R) Harry Tow Memorial Highway Overcrossing.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 112, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate the highway overcrossing in the City of Visalia off Plaza Drive and
California State Route 198 at postmile R4.796 as the Harry Tow Memorial Highway Overcrossing. The
measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs
showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the
cost, to erect those signs.
ACR 47 (Stone D) Staff Sergeant Robert Scott Johnson Memorial Highway.
Status: 9/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 135, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 1 in the City of Seaside as the
Staff Sergeant Robert Scott Johnson Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the
Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation
and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
ACR 51 (Gabriel D) Dr. Sally Ride Memorial Highway.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 114, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a portion of State Highway 101 between the junction with Interstate 405,
at postmarker 17.165, and Balboa Boulevard, at postmarker 19.217, as the Dr. Sally Ride Memorial
Highway. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of
appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
ACR 52 (Patterson R) Tom Seaver Memorial Highway.
Status: 9/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 136, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 41 in the County of Fresno as
the Tom Seaver Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
ACR 64 (Fong R) Harvey L. Hall Memorial Highway.
Status: 9/1/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 138, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a specified portion of Westside Parkway on State Route 58 in the County
of Kern as the Harvey L. Hall Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of
Transportation determine the costs of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, erect those signs.
ACR 67 (Quirk-Silva D) Tommy Lasorda Memorial Highway.
Status: 8/31/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 115, Statutes of 2021
Summary: Would designate a specified portion of Interstate 5 within the County of Orange as the
Tommy Lasorda Memorial Highway. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
ACR 70 (Choi R) Secure Your Load Day.
Status: 6/24/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 58, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would declare June 6, 2021, as Secure Your Load Day in California.
SB 68 (Becker D) Building electrification and electric vehicle charging.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would require the Energy Commission to gather or develop, and publish on its internet
website, guidance and best practices to help building owners, the construction industry, and local
governments overcome barriers to electrification of buildings and installation of electric vehicle charging
equipment.
SB 69 (McGuire D) North Coast Railroad Authority: Great Redwood Trail Agency: rail rights-of-way:
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Under current law, the North Coast Railroad Authority is governed by a board of directors
composed of appointees from the Counties of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma, a city
representative selected by the cities served by the authority’s rail line, and a nonvoting, exofficio
member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Current law requires the
authority to plan for the transfer of all of its assets and liabilities and for its dissolution. Under current
law, the state is not liable for any contracts, debts, or other obligations of the authority.This bill would
rename the North Coast Railroad Authority the Great Redwood Trail Agency on March 1, 2022. The bill
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would remove the ex officio member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
from the board, and authorize the Governor to appoint a nonvoting director from the Transportation
Agency and a nonvoting director from the Natural Resources Agency.
SB 214 (Bates R) Neighborhood electric vehicles: County of Orange: Ranch Plan Planned Community.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 101, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes the County of Orange to establish a
neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) transportation plan for the Ranch Plan Planned Community in that
county. Current law requires the plan to include specified elements, including provisions relating to
parking, charging, NEV only lanes, and shared use with conventional vehicle lanes. Current law makes
operating a NEV in violation of certain provisions an infraction. This bill would repeal the January 1,
2022, sunset date, thereby indefinitely extending the County of Orange’s authority to establish a NEV
transportation plan for the Ranch Plan Planned Community.
SB 231 (McGuire D) Department of Transportation: transfer of property: Blues Beach property.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 289, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would authorize the Department of Transportation, upon terms, standards, and conditions
approved by the California Transportation Commission, to transfer the Blues Beach property located in
the unincorporated community of Westport in the County of Mendocino to a qualified nonprofit
corporation, which the bill would define as a nonprofit corporation that is organized by one or more
California Native American tribes for the purpose of environmental protection. The bill would require a
nonprofit corporation that is transferred the Blues Beach property to be responsible for the future
maintenance of the property, would require the property to only be used to provide public access,
maintain natural habitat, and protect Native American cultural resources, and would require the
property to revert to the department if the property is not maintained.
SB 287 (Grove R) Vehicles: trailers.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would permit a class C driver’s licenseholder to operate a vehicle when towing a trailer
between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, if the towing
is not for compensation or commercial purposes, the trailer is used exclusively for recreational
purposes and for the transportation of property or human habitation, a specified coupling is used, and
the person has passed a specialized written examination. The bill would also include within a class C
driver’s license the operation of a vehicle when towing a 5th-wheel travel trailer between 10,000 and
15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight when the towing is not for
compensation and the licenseholder passes a specialized written examination.
SB 333 (Eggman D) San Joaquin Regional Transit District: procurement.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 217, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: The Local Agency Public Construction Act governs contracting by the San Joaquin Regional
Transit District for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials. The act requires the district,
when such an expenditure exceeds $50,000, to make that purchase by contract let to the lowest
responsible bidder. The act requires the district to publish notice requesting bids at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation. This bill would increase that competitive bidding threshold to
$75,000 and specify that the contract be let, in the district’s discretion, either to the lowest
responsible bidder or to a responsible bidder that submits a proposal that provides the best value, as
defined, to the district.
SB 339 (Wiener D) Vehicles: road usage charge pilot program.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 308, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a
Road Usage Charge (RUC) Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation. Under existing law, the purpose of the technical advisory committee is to guide the
development and evaluation of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue
collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Current law requires the technical advisory
committee to study RUC alternatives to the gas tax, gather public comment on issues and concerns
related to the pilot program, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on the
design of a pilot program, as specified. Current law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2023. This
bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2027.
SB 366 (Umberg D) Automobile dismantling: task force.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law makes it unlawful for any person to act as an automobile dismantler without
having an established place of business, meeting specified requirements, and having a current, valid
license or temporary permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A violation of this provision is
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail not
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exceeding 6 months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. The bill would make a violation of this
provision punishable by specified fines for the first, 2nd, and 3rd and subsequent violations, ranging
from $250 to $1,000. The bill would declare a building or place used for the purpose of automobile
dismantling in violation of those requirements for operation to be a public nuisance, as specified, and
would authorize a public body, as defined, to seek certain remedies.
SB 372 (Leyva D) Medium- and heavy-duty fleet purchasing assistance program: zero-emission vehicles.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the
State Air Resources Board for purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, the
reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Pursuant to its existing statutory
authority, the state board has established the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, as a part of the Air Quality
Improvement Program, to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles by providing rebates for the
purchase of new zero-emission vehicles. Current law, the California Pollution Control Financing
Authority Act, establishes the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, with specified powers
and duties, and authorizes the authority to approve financing for projects or pollution control facilities
to prevent or reduce environmental pollution.This bill would establish the Medium- and Heavy-Duty
Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program within the Air Quality Improvement
Program to make financing tools and nonfinancial supports available to operators of medium- and
heavy-duty vehicle fleets to enable those operators to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.
SB 500 (Min D) Autonomous vehicles: zero emissions.
Status: 9/23/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 277, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for various programs to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles,
including the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, which was established by the State Air Resources Board as
a part of the Air Quality Improvement Program, to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles by
providing rebates for the purchase of new zero-emission vehicles, and the Charge Ahead California
Initiative, which establishes various goals, including the goal of placing in service at least 1,000,000
zero-emission and near-zero-emission vehicles by January 1, 2023.This bill, commencing January 1,
2030, and to the extent authorized by federal law, would prohibit the operation of certain new
autonomous vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles, as defined. The bill would also prohibit the
DMV from commencing rulemaking for the adoption of regulations implementing this provision until
January 1, 2027.
SB 548 (Eggman D) Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority: transit connectivity.
Status: 9/23/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 220, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: Current law establishes the Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority for
purposes of planning, developing, and delivering cost-effective and responsive transit connectivity,
between the Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s rapid transit system and the Altamont Corridor Express
commuter rail service in the Tri-Valley, as defined, region of California. Current law gives the authority
all of the powers necessary for planning, acquiring, leasing, developing, jointly developing, owning,
controlling, using, jointly using, disposing of, designing, procuring, and constructing facilities to achieve
transit connectivity, including, among other powers, the power to enter into cooperative or joint
development agreements with local governments or private entities necessary to achieve transit
connectivity. This bill would require the authority to be considered a rail transit district, thereby
exempting the authority from specified provisions related to regulation by counties and cities regarding
building, zoning, and related matters.
SB 570 (Wieckowski D) Vehicles: equipment.
Status: 9/30/2021-Signed by the Governor
Summary: Current law authorizes the testing of autonomous vehicles, as specified, with a driver
present in the vehicle. Current law also authorizes limited testing on specified properties of
autonomous vehicles that are not equipped in a manner capable of operation by a human driver
seated in the vehicle. This bill would exempt autonomous vehicles, as defined, that are not capable of
operation with a human driver or occupant in the vehicle, as specified, from certain standards and
requirements for the equipment of motor vehicles and would provide specified alternative standards
for those vehicles, provided that those exemptions or alternative standards are consistent with
applicable federal laws or regulations.
SB 598 (Pan D) Sacramento Regional Transit District: employee relations.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Current law establishes the Sacramento Regional Transit District and designates it a rapid
transit district. Current law provides that district employees shall have the right to self-organization, to
form, assist, or join labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own
choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other
mutual aid or protection. Current law provides that the district has an obligation to bargain in good
faith with a duly designated or certified labor organization and to execute a written collective
bargaining agreement with such labor organization, as specified. Current law provides that the duly
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designated or certified labor organization shall also have the obligation to bargain in good faith. This
bill would grant PERB jurisdiction to enforce these labor provisions applicable to the Sacramento
Regional Transit District. The bill would require PERB to perform its duties imposed by the bill consistent
with existing regulations, and would authorize PERB to make additional regulations, as specified.
SB 640 (Becker D) Transportation financing: jointly funded projects.
Status: 7/16/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 108, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Current law provides for the deposit of various funds, including revenues from certain
increases in fuel taxes and vehicle fees, for the program into the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account. After certain allocations for the program are made, existing law requires the remaining funds
available for the program to be continuously appropriated 50% for allocation to the department for
maintenance of the state highway system or for the State Highway Operation and Protection Program
and 50% for apportionment to cities and counties by the Controller pursuant to a specified formula.
Current law requires a city or county to submit to the California Transportation Commission a list of
proposed projects, as specified, to be eligible for an apportionment of those funds. This bill would
authorize cities and counties to propose projects to be jointly funded by the cities and counties’
apportionments of those funds, as specified.
SB 643 (Archuleta D) Fuel cell electric vehicle fueling infrastructure and fuel production: statewide
assessment.
Status: 9/17/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Summary: Would, until January 1, 2030, require the Energy Commission, in consultation with the State
Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, to prepare a statewide assessment of the fuel
cell electric vehicle fueling infrastructure and fuel production needed to support the adoption of zero-
emission trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles at levels necessary for the state to meet specified goals
and requirements relating to vehicular air pollution. The bill would require the statewide assessment to
consider all necessary fuel production and distribution infrastructure, as specified, to meet those goals
and requirements and to examine existing and future fuel production and distribution infrastructure
needs throughout the state, including in low-income communities.
SB 671 (Gonzalez D) Transportation: Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment.
Status: 9/9/2021-Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Summary: Would establish the Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment, to be developed by the
California Transportation Commission, in coordination with other state agencies. In developing the
assessment, the bill would require the commission to identify freight corridors, or segments of
corridors, throughout the state that would be priority candidates for the deployment of zero-emission
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The bill would require the commission to submit a report containing
the assessment’s findings and recommendations to certain committees of the Legislature by December
1, 2023. The bill would require the assessment’s findings and recommendations to be incorporated
into the development of the California Transportation Plan. The bill would require the state freight plan
to include a description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-
emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified in the
assessment.
SB 814 (Committee on Transportation) Transportation: omnibus bill.
Status: 9/24/2021-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 311, Statutes
of 2021.
Summary: Would expand the definition of a pedicab to include electric bicycles and would expand the
definition of a bicycle to include electric bicycles. By expanding these definitions, this bill would expand
an existing crime, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.
SCR 7 (Roth D) CHP Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr. Memorial Freeway.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 80, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 215 in the
County of Riverside as the CHP Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr. Memorial Freeway. The measure would
request that the Department of Transportation determine the costs of appropriate signs showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect
those signs.
SCR 12 (Bates R) CAL-FIRE Chief William R. Clayton Memorial Highway.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 81, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate a specified portion of Interstate 5 in the City of Carlsbad as
the CAL-FIRE Chief William R. Clayton Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the
Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation
and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
SCR 14 (Hurtado D) Fire Captain Ramon Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones Memorial Highway.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 82, Statutes of 2021
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Summary: This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 65 in the County of Tulare
as the Fire Captain Ramon Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones Memorial Highway. The measure
would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect
those signs.
SCR 15 (Hueso D) U.S. Army SP4 Dwayne M. Patterson Memorial Highway.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 83, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route 111 in the County of
Imperial as the U.S. Army SP4 Dwayne M. Patterson Memorial Highway. The measure would request
that the Department of Transportation determine the costs of appropriate signs showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, erect those
signs.
SCR 24 (Stern D) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Solano Memorial Overcrossing.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 85, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This measure would designate the overcrossing on State Route 118 at Balboa Boulevard in
the County of Los Angeles as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Solano Memorial
Overcrossing. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost
of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
SCR 26 (Gonzalez D) Detective Raul Vasquez Gama Memorial Highway.
Status: 7/8/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State- Chapter 86, Statutes of 2021
Summary: This bill would designate a specified portion of Interstate 710 in the County of Los Angeles
as the Detective Raul Vasquez Gama Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the
Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation
and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
SCR 27 (McGuire D) Jeffrey Stevenson Memorial Bike Path.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 63, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would designate a specified bike path in the County of Marin as the Jeffrey
Stevenson Memorial Bike Path. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
SCR 28 (Umberg D) Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.
Status: 7/9/2021-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 64, Statutes of 2021.
Summary: This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 37 as the Korean
War Veterans Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
SR 41 (Caballero D) Relative to motorcycle profiling.
Status: 7/12/2021-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.)
Summary: This measure woulld resolve that the Senate promotes increased public awareness on the
issue of motorcycle profiling. Tthe Senate encourages collaboration and communication between the
motorcycle community and local and state law enforcement agencies to engage in efforts to end
motorcycle profiling. The Senate urges state law enforcement officials to include statements
condemning motorcycle profiling in written policies and training materials.
Total Measures: 1106
Total Tracking Forms: 1106
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Agenda Item
21-9936 Agenda Date: 10/8/2021
Agenda #: 3.
Subject:Discuss Special City Council Meeting with Local Legislators
Discuss and provide input on Special City Council Meeting with Local Legislators
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State Capitol Office ▪ 925 L Street • Suite 1404 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-0383
Federal Office ▪ 600 Pennsylvania SE • Suite 207 • Washington, DC 20003 • Phone (202) 546-8696 • Fax (202) 546-4555
Southern California Office ▪ 1401 Dove Street • Suite 330 • Newport Beach, CA 92660 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215
Central California Office ▪ 744 P Street • Suite 308 • Fresno, CA 93721 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215
Northern California Office ▪ 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza • Suite 204 • Oakland, CA 94612 • Phone (510) 835-9050 • Fax (510) 835-9030
MEMO
To: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.
Date: October 8, 2021
Subject: Draft Schedule for Special Council Meeting with Legislators
The City’s local legislators have been invited to participate in a Special Meeting of the City Council
to provide a legislative update to Council. This meeting is intended to provide the City’s local
legislators an opportunity to highlight their activities from the recently concluded 2021 legislative
session, as well as to provide information on priorities that they are considering for 2022. This
meeting also provides an opportunity for the City Council to communicate directly with the
members of the Legislature regarding the City’s legislative priority development process, and
items that may be of interest to the Council in 2022. The scheduling of this meeting is pending
the availability of our local legislators and currently 10/21, 10/27, and 10/28 dates are b eing
considered.
Below is a draft schedule for the Special City Council Meeting. This schedule is meant to serve
as an example of how the Special Meeting could be structured.
DRAFT SCHEDULE
6:30pm – Convene Meeting
6:35pm – Introductory Remarks by Mayor and Chair of Legislative Review Committee
• This would provide an opportunity for the Mayor/LRC to provide context and purpose for
the meeting.
6:45pm – Legislative Update
• Provide an opportunity for each legislator to update the Council on highlights from the
legislative session.
7:15pm – Cupertino Legislative Priority Development Process
• Provide an overview of the process for the City to develop legislative priorities for the 2022
legislative session.
• Provide Councilmembers with an opportunity to discuss any legislative priorities they
would like to be considered for 2022.
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7:30pm – Legislators’ Legislative Priorities for 2022
• Provide an opportunity for each legislator to update the Council on their priorities for the
upcoming legislative session
• Overview of each legislator’s area of emphasis
7:50pm – Public Comment
8:00pm – Estimated end time
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Agenda Item
21-9937 Agenda Date: 10/8/2021
Agenda #: 4.
Subject:Discuss Town Hall on Legislative Process
Discuss and provide input on Town Hall on Legislative Process
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State Capitol Office ▪ 925 L Street • Suite 1404 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-0383
Federal Office ▪ 600 Pennsylvania SE • Suite 207 • Washington, DC 20003 • Phone (202) 546-8696 • Fax (202) 546-4555
Southern California Office ▪ 1401 Dove Street • Suite 330 • Newport Beach, CA 92660 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215
Central California Office ▪ 744 P Street • Suite 308 • Fresno, CA 93721 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215
Northern California Office ▪ 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza • Suite 204 • Oakland, CA 94612 • Phone (510) 835-9050 • Fax (510) 835-9030
MEMO
To: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.
Date: October 8, 2021
Subject: Draft Schedule for Legislative Town Hall
The Legislative Review Committee has expressed interest in conducting a Town Hall to provide
interested members of the community with an opportunity to learn more about the legislative
process. The Town Hall will inform resident on how to engage in the legislative process and on
how the City engages in state legislature. The scheduling of this meeting depends on the date of
the Special City Council Meeting with Legislators and currently 10/21, 10/27, and 10/28 dates are
being considered.
Below is a draft schedule for the Town Hall meeting. This schedule is meant to serve as an
example of how the Town Hall could be structured.
DRAFT SCHEDULE
6:30pm – Convene Meeting
6:35pm – Introductory Remarks by Chair of Legislative Review Committee (5)
• This would provide an opportunity for to provide context and purpose for the meeting.
6:40pm – Legislative Process Overview (15 mins)
• Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) provides an overview of the legislative process
• Role of outside stakeholders (associations and advocates)
• Q&A
6:55pm – Public Engagement in the Legislative Process (25 mins)
• TPA provides an overview of how, and when, to engage in the legislative process,
including an overview of the Legislative Letter Portal
• Overview of LegInfo and how to review bill materials
• TPA will inform residents of who the local legislators are and where they can get their
information
• Q&A
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7:20pm – City Engagement in the Legislative Process (10 mins)
• TPA provides an overview of how the City engages in the legislative process
• An overview of positions the City can take on legislation: oppose, oppose unless
amended, neutral/watch, support, support if amended
• Q&A
7:30pm – Examples of the Legislative Process at Work (15 minutes)
• SB 52 (Dodd) – Local Emergency: planned power outages
• SB 9 (Atkins) – Housing Development: approvals
• Table of legislative outcomes
7:45pm – Public comment
8:00pm – Estimated end time
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City of Cupertino Legislative Positions
Bill Topic Author City Position Floor Votes Local Legislator Votes Status
AB 14
Communications: Broadband Services:
California Advanced Services Fund
Aguiar-
Curry Watch
Assembly: 62-7
Senate: 28-8
Assembly: 60-7
Cortese: Aye
Low: Aye/Aye
Berman: Aye/Aye
9/9/21 To Engrossing and
Enrolling
AB 71 Bring California Home Act Luz Rivas Watch
Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly
Inactive File)
AB 215
Housing Element: regional housing need:
relative progress determination Chiu Oppose
7/23/21
Assembly: 58-11
Senate: 22-9
Assembly: 60-5
Cortese: Aye
Low: Aye/Aye
Berman: Aye/Aye
9/10/21 To Engrossing and
Enrolling
AB 377 Water Quality: Impaired Waters Robert
Rivas Watch
Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly
Appropriations Suspense File)
AB 988
Mental Health: Mobile Crisis Support
Teams: 988 Crisis Hotline
Bauer-
Kahan
Support
5/14/21
Assembly: 70-0
Senate: N/A
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Two-Year Bill (Senate Rules)
AB 989
Housing Accountability Act: Appeals:
Housing Accountability Gabriel Oppose
6/18/21
Assembly: 66-9
Senate: N/A
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Two-Year Bill (Senate Inactive
File)
AB 1091
Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority: Board of Directors Berman Oppose
3/12/21
Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly
Inactive File)
AB 1174
Planning and zoning: housing:
development application modifications,
approvals, and subsequent permits
Grayson Oppose
9/13/21
Assembly: 71-0
Senate: 37-0
Assembly: 74-0
Cortese: Aye
Low: Aye/Aye
Berman: Aye/Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
AB 1401
Residential and commercial
development: parking requirements Friedman Oppose
6/18/21
Assembly: 51-17
Senate: N/A
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Two-Year Bill (Senate
Appropriations Suspense File)
SB 4
Communications: California Advanced
Services Fund Gonzalez Watch
Senate: 31-5
Assembly: 55-9
Senate: 29-8
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
9/9/21 To Engrossing and
Enrolling
SB 6
Local Planning: Housing Commercial
Zones Caballero Oppose
2/26/21
Senate: 32-2
Assembly: N/A
Cortese: Aye
Two-Year Bill (Assembly
Housing and Community
Development)
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Bill Topic Author City Position Floor Votes Local Legislator Votes Status
SB 7
Jobs and Economic Improvement
Through Environmental Leadership Act of
2021
Atkins
Oppose
Unless
Amended
2/26/21
Senate: 34-0
Assembly: 71-2
Cortese: Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 8 Housing Crisis Act of 2019 Skinner Oppose
5/14/21
Senate: 30-2
Assembly: 67-1
Senate: 30-3
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 9 Housing Development: Approvals Atkins Oppose
2/26/21
Senate: 28-6
Assembly: 45-19
Senate: 28-7
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 10
Planning and Zoning: Housing
Development: Density Wiener Oppose
2/26/21
Senate: 27-7
Assembly: 44-12
Senate: 28-6
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 15
Housing Development: Incentives:
Rezoning of Idle Retail Sites Portantino Watch
Senate: 38-0
Assembly: N/A
Cortese: Aye
Two-Year Bill (Assembly Desk)
SB 52
State of Emergency: Local Emergency:
Sudden and Severe Energy Shortage:
Planned Power Outage
Dodd Support
7/23/21
Senate: 36-0
Assembly: 75-0
Senate: 39-0
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
9/9/21 Enrolled and presented to
the Governor at 1 p.m.
SB 60
Residential short-term rental ordinances:
health or safety infractions: maximum
fines
Glazer
Support
6/18/21
Senate: 32-5
Assembly: 63-9
Senate: 34-4
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 99
Community Energy Resilience Act of
2021 Dodd Support
7/23/21
Senate: 40-0
Assembly: N/A
Cortese: Aye
Two-Year Bill (Assembly
Appropriations Suspense File)
SB 278 PERS: Disallowed Compensation Leyva Oppose
3/12/21
Senate: 35-0
Assembly: 65-0
Senate: 37-1
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 290
Density Bonus Law: qualifications for
incentives or concessions: student
housing for lower income students:
moderate-income persons and families
local government constraints
Skinner Oppose
6/18/21
Senate: 33-4
Assembly: 66-1
Senate: 32-4
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 314 Alcoholic Beverages Wiener Watch
Senate: 39-0
Assembly: 76-0
Senate: 37-0
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
9/9/21 Enrolled and presented to
the Governor at 1 p.m.
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Bill Topic Author City Position Floor Votes Local Legislator Votes Status
SB 323
Local government: water or sewer
service: legal actions Caballero Watch
Senate: 34-1
Assembly: 77-0
Senate: 33-2
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 477 General plan: annual report Wiener Oppose
6/18/21
Senate: 36-0
Assembly: 71-1
Senate: 37-0
Cortese: Aye
Low: NV
Berman: Aye
9/9/21Enrolled and presented to
the Governor at 1 p.m.
SB 478
Planning and Zoning Law: Housing
Development Projects Wiener Oppose
5/14/21
Senate: 29-5
Assembly: 56-14
Senate: 30-6
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
Signed into law by the Governor.
SB 556
Street Light Poles, Traffic Signal Poles:
Small Wireless Facilities Attachments Dodd Oppose
5/14/21
Senate: 31-2
Assembly: 53-9
Senate: 27-6
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
10/4/21 Vetoed by the Governor.
SB 612
Electrical Corporations and Other Load-
Serving Entities: Allocation of Legacy
Resources
Portantino
Council
adopted
support
position
6/1/21
Senate: 33-6
Assembly: N/A
Cortese: Aye
Two-Year Bill (Assembly Utilities
and Energy)
SB 617
Residential Solar Energy Systems:
Permitting Wiener Support
5/14/21
Senate: N/A
Assembly: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Senate
Appropriations Suspense File)
SB 619 Organic Waste: Reduction Regulations Laird Support
5/14/21
Senate: 35-0
Assembly: 79-0
Senate: 38-0
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye
9/9/21 To Engrossing and
Enrolling
SB 778
Planning and Zoning: ADUs: Mixed-Use
or Multifamily Structures Becker
Oppose
5/14/21
(Oppose
based on the
5/3/21
version of this
bill)
Senate: 30-1
Assembly: N/A
Cortese: NV
Amended and no longer
germane to the city.
SB 780
Local Finance: Public Investment
Authorities Cortese
Council
adopted
support
position
6/1/21
Senate: 34-0
Assembly: 74-0
Senate: 39-0
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye 9/9/21 Enrolled and presented to
the Governor at 1 p.m.
201
Bill Topic Author City Position Floor Votes Local Legislator Votes Status
SB 792 Sales and Use Tax: Retailers: Reporting Glazer
Council
adopted
oppose
position
6/1/21
Senate: 27-4
Assembly: 56-14
Senate: 31-4
Cortese: Aye/Aye
Low: Aye
Berman: Aye 10/4/21 Vetoed by the Governor.
ACA 1
Affordable Housing and Public
Infrastructure: Voter Approval
Aguiar-
Curry Watch Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly Local
Government)
ACA 4 Elections: Initiatives and Referenda Kiley Watch Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly Rules)
ACA 7
Local Government: Police Power:
Municipal Affairs: Land Use and Zoning Muratsuchi Support
5/14/21
Assembly: N/A
Senate: N/A
Two-Year Bill (Assembly Rules)
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