Government Affairs Committee
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The following includes relevant legislation and upcoming events discussed in the GAC meeting on July 25.
If you are able to provide ahead of time any handouts given during the meeting or would like to add specific line items to the meeting agenda, please do so by emailing Stephanie Gorman directly.
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Bill Positions
- The California Chamber of Commerce has released its annual list of job killer bills, calling attention to the negative impact that 28 proposed measures would have on California's job climate and economic recovery should they become law. CalChamber will periodically release job killer watch updates as legislation changes. Track the current status of job killer bills on www.cajobkillers.com.
- The California Chamber of Commerce has released its list of job creator bills, calling attention to 11 bills that will stimulate the economy and improve state's job climate. Since 2008, the CalChamber has identified bills that will encourage employers to invest resources back into the economy and local communities rather than spend them on unnecessary government-imposed costs.
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CalChamber ALERT - July 27
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TUESDAY, JULY 31
California Surfing Day Announcement
Tower Zero @ 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17-19
@ SeaCliff Country Club
MONDAY, AUGUST 20
@ SeaCliff Country Club
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
21900 PCH @ 12 p.m.
Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel @ 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
714 Adams Ave @ 12 p.m.
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Congressman Rohrabacher - Legislative Update
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Passed Legislation
- House Resolution 990 - Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Expresses support for ICE officers and personnel and denounces calls for ICE's abolishment.
- House Resolution 5735 - THRIVE Act
- This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a five-year demonstration program for nonprofit organizations and tribally designated housing entities to provide low-income rental assistance vouchers to individuals recovering form an opiod or other substance-use disorder. Specifically, these vouchers shall be provided through a supportive housing program that provides treatment for such disorders and coordination with workforce development providers.
Introduced Legislation
- House Resolution 5724 - Restoring Community Oversight of Sober Living Homes Act of 2018
- Summary is in progress.
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Senator Nguyen - Legislative Update
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Legislation to Follow
- Assembly Constitutional Amendment 22 - Middle Class Fiscal Relief Act
- A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 15 to Article XIIIB thereof, and by adding Article XXXIV A thereto, relating to fiscal relief.
- Labeled a job killer bill by CalChamber.
- Assembly Bill 1884 - Food facilities: single-use plastic straws
- Would require sit-down restaurants in California to forgo the automatic distribution of straws in every drink, and instead only provide a straw when it is requested by a customer.
- Assembly Bill 1743 - California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program
- Would allow students to gain college and career readiness skills through access to high quality career technical education (CTE) by extending funding for the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) Program. This bill would provide ongoing funding of $500 million per year with a 1:1 local match as well as $12 million per year for regional CTE coordinators to provide technical assistance and support to local CTE providers.
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Assemblyman Harper - Legislative Update
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Legislation to Follow
- Assembly Bill 2390 - Pupil safety: identification cards: suicide prevention telephone numbers.
- An act to add Section 217 to the Education Code, relating the pupil safety.
- Assembly Bill 2391 - Student health: identification cards: suicide prevention telephone numbers.
- An act to add Chapter 15.6 (commencing with Section 67388) to Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to student health.
- Assembly Bill 2880 - California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program
- An act to repeal Section 83123.7 of, and to repeal and add Section 83123.6 of, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
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Proposition 5 - Property Tax Transfer Initiative
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Proposition 5 is on the ballot in California as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute on November 6, 2018. The proposition would amend Proposition 13 (1978) to allow homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled to transfer the tax-assessed value from their prior home to their new home, no matter (a) the new home's market value; (b) the new home's location in the state; or (c) the number of moves. As of 2018, homebuyers over 55 years of age were eligible to transfer their tax assessments from their prior home to the new home if the new home's market value is equal to or less than the prior home's value and once in their lifetimes. Furthermore, counties, not the state, decide whether tax assessments can be transferred across county lines.
- A "yes" vote supports amending Proposition 13 (1978) to allow homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled to transfer their tax assessments, with a possible adjustment, from their prior home to their new home, no matter (a) the new home's market value; (b) the new home's location in the state; or (c) the buyer's number of moves.
- A "no" vote opposes amending Proposition 13 (1978) to change how tax assessments are transferred between properties for homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled.
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Miscellaneous Department Updates
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- Wavelengths Recovery invited 200+ owners of licensed treatment homes to start a conversation about how to be better for the communities they are in and how to institute self-policing, prompting the industry to take responsibility for the problems of the industry and to collaborate on ways to do this effectively.
- MemoricalCare Orange Coast Medical Center's emergency room renovation is almost through Phase 1. The current emergency room will move to the renovated space while the older space receives its renovation (Phase 2). At the close of the project, the emergency room will have doubled in size. Throughout the process, the emergency room is 100% open, operational and staffed.
- SoCalGas issued two grants for $50,000 for which cities affected by mudslides can apply.
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