MEETING DATE:
July 14, 2026
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9641 - ADOPTING POSITIONS ON LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
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Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution taking a position on pending legislation in the California State Legislature that may have local impacts.
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Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Introduction
The City Council adopted the 2026 Legislative Platform to guide the consideration of state and federal bills that affect City operations. Legislators introduced approximately 1800 bills. Staff, lobbyist consultants and Cal Cities continue to review this legislation.
The Legislature is currently in summer recess and will reconvene on August 3rd.
2026 is also an election year, and the final year in Governor Newsom's term.
Discussion
This report provides updates on legislation of concern in the second year of this legislative session. Staff continue to monitor these bills, and others as the legislative session continues. They will also collaborate with Cal Cities and our lobbyist teams on future City Council consideration for official positions on bills working their way through the legislative process.
Legislation of Importance:
Senate Bill (SB) 1164 (Cervantes) Elections, is currently in the Assembly Elections committee. According to the author, "this bill would enshrine many of the provisions prohibiting vote dilution, voter suppression, and other forms of voter discrimination that once existed in the federal VRA into state law. This bill will also ensure that California continues to lead on voting rights by providing the California Attorney General and individual California voters with improved means to enforce state elections laws his bill would repeal, and replace the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, with the California Voting Rights Act of 2026."
While staff do not currently recommend that Council take a position on SB 1164, staff want to ensure that Council is...
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