MEETING DATE:
APRIL 23, 2024
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-9281 - LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT resolution taking a position on pending legislation in the California State Legislature.
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Planning for the Future
Good Governance
Introduction
The City Council adopted the 2024 Legislative Platform to guide the consideration of state and federal bills that affect City operations. In keeping with that direction, this report provides updates on State legislative activities and proposed legislation with several recommended positions on current iteration of bills in print. Staff will continue to monitor and collaborate with Cal Cities and our lobbyist teams and will bring forward for future City Council consideration such additional positions on proposed legislation as are consistent with its Legislative Platform.
Discussion
Lawmakers introduced over 2,000 bills this legislative cycle. As the April 26th fiscal bill deadline approaches, legislative committees are intensifying efforts to meet this constitutional deadline. Members are primarily focused on advancing their fiscal bills out of committee; failure to do so by the deadline will result in the bills not progressing further in the legislative process.
Many of the bills with the biggest impact to San Marcos are attached for reference to this report (Attachment A). Legislature is busy with budget subcommittee hearings and working on the more than 2000 new bills-including spot bills or placeholder measures without any specific language for budgetary use during the legislative cycle. Policy committees are slowly starting to set hearings to review and amend proposed bills.
We are beginning to see the bills take shape with either amendments and gaining or losing support as they move through the different committees. The larger associations such as Cal Cities and trade groups are begin...
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