MEETING DATE:
October 28, 2025
SUBJECT:
Title
LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON STATE LEGISLATION WITH CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS
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Recommendation
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Note and File
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Introduction
The City Council adopted the 2025 Legislative Platform to guide the consideration of state and federal bills that affect City operations. Over 2,300 bills were introduced. The legislature recessed for the year on September 13th, after adding a day to the legislative session. Staff and lobbyist consultants have tracked all the bills on which council has taken a position for the 2025 legislative year.
Discussion
This report provides updates on legislation that made it to the Governor's desk during the 2025 legislative session. Staff monitored these bills, and others as Governor made his final signing, or veto decisions. They also collaborated with Cal Cities and our lobbyist teams to submit letters requesting signatures, or vetoes for bills on which the council took a position. The deadline for the Governor to sign or veto bills was October 13th.
The Legislature will reconvene from its fall recess in January of 2026. During the remainder of the year, our state legislators will be working from their district offices, meeting with the community, and beginning to plan for next year's bills.
The following table is a report of the bills on which the council has taken a position in the 2025 legislative year, and the outcome.
Unless a bill has an urgency clause, it will go into effect on January 1st of the following calendar year.
Bill Number
Bill Title
Author
Position
Status
AB 262
California Individual Assistance Act.
Caloza
Support
2-Year Bill
AB 290
California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.
Bauer-Kahan
Support
Signed, Ch. 475, Statutes of 2025
AB 300
Fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal.
Lackey
Support
2-Year Bill
AB 424
Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.
Davies
Support
Signed, Ch. 261, Statutes of 2025
AB 492
Alcohol and drug programs: l...
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