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GOVERNMENT

| Jan. 10, 2019

Jan. 10, 2019

GOVERNMENT

• AB 105 (Committee on Budget) Clarifies that State costs, including administration, may be used for up to 5% of $7 million funding appropriated in the 2017-18 budget for local government activities related to the 2020 Census.

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2017 (Chapter 14 of the Statutes of 2017) by amending Item 9100-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of, and amending Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

• AB 748 (Ting) Establishes a standard for the release of body-worn camera footage by balancing privacy interests with the public’s interest in the footage.

An act to amend Section 6254 of the Government Code, relating to peace officers.

• AB 807 (Chu) Would place a ballot initiative before the voters to repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act (DST Act).

An act to add Section 6808 to the Government Code, and to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Daylight Saving Time Act, an initiative measure approved at the November 8, 1949, special election, relating to daylight saving time.

• AB 1547 (Quirk-Silva) Abolishes the California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, while retaining the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee with substantially overlapping duties relative to industrial development bonds.

An act to amend Sections 91504, 91529, 91560, 91561.3, and 91561.5 of, to amend and renumber the heading of Article 4 (commencing with Section 91560) of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of, to repeal Sections 91531, 91532, 91561, and 91562.5 of, to repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 91550) of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of, and to repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 91570) of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 44559.13 and 44559.14 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to state finance, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 1561 (Quirk-Silva) Expands and updates the mandatory elements of the state’s international trade and investment strategy (ITI Strategy) to include the role of logistical hubs and inland ports and streamline reporting requirements. This bill also authorizes the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) to finance inland port facilities.

An act to amend Sections 13996.55 and 63010 of the Government Code, relating to economic development.

• AB 1770 (Steinorth) This bill deletes the requirement that the issuer of an asset-based security must be rated in a rating category of A or above to be eligible for investment of surplus local agency funds.

An act to amend Section 53601 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

• AB 1773 (Committee on Appropriations) This bill, an urgency measure, appropriates $11.095 million from the General Fund to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the payment of three specified claims against the state. Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts required for payment of the claims would revert to the General Fund.

An act relating to the payment of claims against the state, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 1782 (Muratsuchi) This bill designates surfing as the official state sport and makes various declarations and findings supporting the designation.

An act to add Section 424.7 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 1817 (Committee on Budget) This is the General Government trailer bill for 2018-19. It contains necessary changes related to the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend Sections 19636 and 26051.5 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 3857, 4101, 4101.2, 4101.3, 4102, 4103, 4103.5, 4104, 4105, 4106, and 4108 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 11270, 12805, 13293, 13332.10, 13405, 15600, 16310, 100000, 100002, 100004, 100008, 100012, 100014, 100016, 100032, 100034, 100046, and 100049 of, to add Sections 12012.96, 13070.5, 13293.1, 13293.3, 13293.5, 13920, and 15570.31 to, and to add and repeal Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 50675.10 and 53561 of, and to add Sections 50406.8 and 53566 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 12905 of the Insurance Code, to add Section 987.010 to the Military and Veterans Code, to amend Sections 3502, 3503, 12100, and 12102.2 of, and to add and repeal Sections 3503.5 and 3503.7 of, the Public Contract Code, to add Section 75218 to the Public Resources Code, to amend Sections 90.50, 214, 215.1, 254.5, 254.6, 480.1, 480.2, and 6377.1 of, and to add Section 95.50 to, the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Section 1088.9 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and to amend Section 12302.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 1824 (Committee on Budget) This trailer bill makes statutory changes related to general government and transportation necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19400) to Division 19 of the Elections Code, to amend Section 13953 of the Government Code, to add Section 1052 to the Military and Veterans Code, and to amend Section 40610 of the Vehicle Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 1826 (Committee on Budget) Creates a funding structure for the replacement of the State Capitol Annex and a separate state office building as part of the 2018 budget package.

An act to amend Sections 9112, 14691, and 14692 of, to add Sections 9112.5, 9113, 9114, and 9114.5 to, and to add Article 5.6 (commencing with Section 9125) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 21189.50, 21189.51, 21189.52, and 21189.53 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 21189.50) of Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, and to amend Section 286 of Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2016, relating to state buildings, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget

• AB 1830 (Committee on Budget) Creates two new reserve funds, the Budget Deficit Savings Account and the Safety Net Reserve as part of the 2018 budget package.

An act to add Article 7.6.5 (commencing with Section 16418.8) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and to add Section 11011 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to budget reserves, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 1831 (Committee on Budget) As part of the 2018 budget package, creates a structure for the expenditure of Proposition 2 revenues that are dedicated for infrastructure.

An act to amend Section 69511 of the Education Code, to amend Section 3312 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to add Article 2.1 (commencing with Section 13105) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to amend Section 50661 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 185020 of the Public Utilities Code, and to amend Section 10202.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• AB 1877 (Limón) Requires the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to create a library of translated emergency notifications and a translation style guide, as specified, and requires designated alerting authorities to consider using the library and translation style guide when issuing emergency notifications to the public.

An act to add Section 8594.16 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

• AB 1900 (Brough) This bill extends the Capital Investment Incentive Program from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024.

An act to amend Section 51298.5 of the Government Code, relating to economic development.

• AB 1912 (Rodriguez) Prohibits member agencies of Joint Powers Authority (JPA) from disclaiming the retirement liability of a JPA, and requires the apportionment of retirement liability among JPA member agencies if the JPA’s agreement with the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is terminated, or the JPA dissolves or ceases operations as applied to other California public retirement systems or associations, among other provisions.

An act to amend Sections 6508.1 and 20575 of, to add Sections 6508.2 and 20574.1 to, and to repeal and add Section 20577.5 of, the Government Code, relating to public agencies, and making an appropriation therefor.

• AB 1914 (Flora) This bill authorizes an excavator to use power-operated or boring equipment, as determined by the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board (Board) beginning July 1, 2020, prior to determining the exact location of a subsurface facility, as specified

An act to amend Section 4216.4 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 1977 (Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review) Authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services (DGS) to dispose of specified state-owned surplus properties.

An act relating to state real property, and making an appropriation therefor.

• AB 2004 (Obernolte) This bill enacts the Big Bear Fire Agencies Pension Consolidation Act of 2018, which provides that all safety employees currently employed by the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District shall become employees of the Big Bear Fire Authority, as specified, which shall assume all associated retirement liabilities.

An act to add Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 31570) to Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 of the Government Code, relating to public employee retirement, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 2031 (O’Donnell) This bill removes the January 1, 2019 sunset date on the requirement of general contractors and specified subcontractors to complete and submit a prequalification questionnaire and financial statement prior to bidding on school construction projects.

An act to amend Section 20111.6 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• AB 2035 (Mullin) Makes a number of administrative and technical changes to Affordable Housing Authority (AHA) Law.

An act to amend Sections 62250, 62251, 62252, 62253, 62254, and 62255 of, and to add Section 62261.1 to, the Government Code, relating to local government.

• AB 2036 (Gipson) Authorizes the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (Institute) to assume the existing responsibilities associated with a bust in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor Mervyn M. Dymally.

An act to amend Section 14633 of the Government Code, relating to the State Capitol.

• AB 2055 (Levine) This bill requires that the lobbying ethics courses taught by the Assembly and Senate Legislative Ethics Committees include information on policies against harassment, including sexual harassment.

An act to amend Section 8956 of the Government Code, relating to legislative ethics.

• AB 2164 (Cooley) This bill allows a local agency to impose administrative fines immediately for certain violations attributable to illegal cultivation of cannabis.

An act to amend Section 53069.4 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

• AB 2192 (Mark Stone) Expands an open access requirement for state-funded research that currently applies only to the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to include other specified state agencies.

An act to amend Sections 13989.2, 13989.4, and 13989.6 of, and to repeal Section 13989.8 of, the Government Code, relating to state-funded research.

• AB 2196 (Cooper) Requires a an election for certain service credit made by a member of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on or after January 1, 2020, to be due and payable by the member’s retirement date or pre-retirement death. The member, or his or her survivor or beneficiary, must pay the remaining balance or elect an actuarial equivalent reduction (AER) of the balance.

An act to amend Sections 20776, 21037, 21039, 21050, and 21073.1 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

• AB 2198 (Obernolte) This bill expands the type of expenditure data that is required to be available on the Financial Information System for California’s (FI$Cal) Internet Web site to include special funds.

An act to amend Section 11862 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2225 (Limón) Requires the Secretary of State (SOS), in consultation with the California Department of Technology (CDT), to approve and adopt appropriate uniform statewide standards for the purpose of storing and recording public records in electronic media or in a cloud computing storage service, as specified.

An act to amend Section 12168.7 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2249 (Cooley) Increases project cost limits specified in the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (UPCCAA).

An act to amend Sections 22020, 22032, and 22034 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• AB 2252 (Limón) Requires the California State Library (State Library), by July 1, 2020, to create an online funding opportunity portal that provides grant seekers a central location for state grant information.

An act to amend Section 8333 of, to add Sections 8333.1 and 8333.2 to, and to repeal and add Section 8334 of, the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2310 (Aguiar-Curry) This bill provides greater flexibility to contracting agencies that wish to adopt member cost sharing provisions in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by modifying California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) contract amendment procedures to accept an MOU that specifies the methodology for calculating a cost-sharing rate instead of the existing CalPERS requirement that the MOU list an exact percentage of member compensation that the members shall pay toward the current service cost of the benefits. This bill also requires the contracting agency to provide CalPERS notice of any change in cost sharing rates as calculated by the methodology by submitting a signed side letter ratified by the employee bargaining unit and the agency indicating the exact percentage at least 90 days prior to the effective date of the cost-sharing rate as set forth in the signed side letter.

An act to amend Section 20516 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

• AB 2350 (Obernolte) Gives the State Controller continuous appropriation authority to make payments from the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Claims Reserve Subaccount, and codifies the Controller’s use of the Franchise Tax Board Offset Account.

An act to amend Section 1564.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and to add Section 16378 to the Government Code, relating to unclaimed property, and making an appropriation therefore.

• AB 2396 (Bigelow) This bill exempts an employee or state officer of a district agricultural association (DAA) from a current conflict of interest prohibition for purposes of contracting with another DAA if approved by the DAA Board of Directors.

An act to add Section 10413 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracting.

• AB 2415 (Calderon) Adds the positions of a chief operating officer (COO) and a chief health director (CHD) to the list of existing positions for which the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has compensation-setting authority, and limits the amount of increased salary an incumbent in either of these positions could receive.

An act to amend Section 20098 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

• AB 2456 (Bloom) This bill authorizes the California Arts Council (CAC) to appoint peer review panels and authorizes members of those panels to, at the discretion of CAC, receive a per diem, an honorarium, and reimbursement for expenses.

An act to amend Section 8753 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2543 (Eggman) This bill requires each state agency or department authorized to undertake any infrastructure project costing $100 million or more to post on its Internet Web site any change in the cost or schedule of the project that will result in the project exceeding its established budget by 10 percent or more, or being delayed 12 months or longer.

An act to add Section 11093.7 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2598 (Quirk) Increases the fine amounts that counties and cities may assess for violations of their building and safety codes, and creates a new fine for specified violations of building and safety codes on commercial property.

An act to amend Sections 25132 and 36900 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

• AB 2667 (Cooley) This bill requires that any construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation or reconstruction of the State Capitol Building Annex (Annex) incorporate elements complementary to the historic State Capitol.

An act to add Section 9105.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2687 (Quirk-Silva) Integrates the Small Business Advocate (Advocate) within the state’s existing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities and updates the role of the Advocate within the small business procurement and regulatory assistance activities.

An act to amend Sections 12098, 12098.3, 12098.4, and 12098.5 of, and to repeal Sections 12098.8 and 12098.9 of, the Government Code, relating to small business advocacy.

• AB 2696 (Rodriguez) Clarifies the calculation of employer penalties to be paid to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) for violating the 960-hour per fiscal year limit on out-of-class appointments.

An act to amend Section 20480 of the Government Code, relating to public employee retirement, and making an appropriation therefor

• AB 2762 (Carrillo) Increases the maximum value of a small business procurement preference used by a local agency when awarding a contract based on the lowest responsible bidder from 5% to 7% and sets a maximum financial value of $150,000, as specified.

An act to amend Section 2002 of, and to add and repeal Section 2003 of, the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• AB 2764 (Chau) This bill requires that contracts entered into by the California Department of Technology (CDT) are subject to the same anti-discrimination prohibitions, certifications, and restrictions that currently apply to contracts approved by the Department of General Services (DGS).

An act to amend Section 10430 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• AB 2777 (Daly) This bill extends, until January 1, 2022, the sunset date in existing law authorizing the use of transportation network companies (TNCs) or short-term rentals for state employees traveling on official state business.

An act to amend Section 19822.4 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

• AB 2822 (Obernolte) Allows the California State Auditor (Auditor) to review publicly available information when identifying local government agencies that are high risk under the Auditor’s high-risk local government agency audit program (program).

An act to amend Section 8546.10 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2898 (Gloria) Requires a governing body of a local agency to review the need for continuing a local emergency pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act every 60 days, instead of every 30 days.

An act to amend Section 8630 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

• AB 2958 (Quirk) This bill, for a state body that is an advisory board, advisory commission, advisory committee, advisory subcommittee, or similar multimember advisory body, would authorize an additional way of holding a meeting by teleconference, as prescribed, provided it also complies with all other applicable requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Bagley-Keene).

An act to add Section 11123.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 2969 (Low) This bill requires the Governor to annually proclaim the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.

An act to add Section 6728 to the Government Code, relating to LGBT Pride Month.

• AB 2973 (Gray) Allows a 24-month extension for unexpired subdivision maps that relate to the construction of single or multifamily housing, in jurisdictions that meet certain criteria.

An act to amend Section 65961 of, and to add Section 66452.26 to, the Government Code, relating to land use.

• AB 3002 (Grayson) In order to promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, including by increasing awareness about the Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Program, requires that additional information about construction-related accessibility laws and how to comply with those laws is provided to applicants for business licenses and building permits.

An act to add Section 4469.5 to the Government Code, relating to disability access.

• AB 3133 (Berman) Requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency (NRA) to be a member of the State Public Works Board (Board) for matters related to the acquisition of properties or construction of projects for any programs under the jurisdiction of the NRA.

An act to amend Section 15770 of, and to add Section 15770.3 to, the Government Code, relating to state government.

• AB 3254 (Committee on Local Government) This bill makes several non-controversial changes to the local agency formation commission (LAFCO) statutes, which govern local government organization and reorganization.

An act to amend Sections 56015, 56046, 56133.5, 56157, 56332, 56375, 56652, 56668, 56856.5, 57025, and 57026, of, to add Section 56079.5 to, and to amend and renumber Section 56880 of, the Government Code, relating to local government.

• AB 3256 (Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media) This bill makes various changes to the Government Code intended clarify the role and responsibilities of the California Film Commission (Commission) and updates the law to replace various references to “motion picture and television filming” and “motion picture” related to the Commission with a reference to “media production”, as defined.

An act to amend Sections 14998, 14998.2, 14998.3, 14998.4, 14998.5, 14998.55, 14998.7, 14998.8, 14998.9, 14998.10, 14998.11, 14998.12, 14998.13, 14999.20, 14999.21, 14999.31, 14999.32, 14999.33, 14999.35, 14999.50, and 14999.55 of, and to repeal Section 14998.6 of, the Government Code, relating to state government.

• SB 419 (Portantino) This bill prohibits the California State Senate and Assembly from discharging, expelling, or otherwise discriminating against a legislative advocate or legislative employee because that person has opposed any practices forbidden by California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) or actionable under Section 51 or 51.9 of the Civil Code. This bill prohibits the California State Senate and Assembly from discharging, expelling, or otherwise discriminating against a legislative advocate or legislative employee because that person filed a harassment complaint, testified regarding harassment or assisted in any proceeding related to a harassment complaint made under FEHA or Section 51 or 51.9 of the Civil Code. This bill further requires the California Senate and Assembly to keep a record of each discriminatory harassment complaint for at least 12 years after the complaint is made. This is an urgency measure.

An act to amend Section 9149.32 of, and to add Article 12 (commencing with Section 9149.38) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to the Legislature, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 635 (Hueso) This bill authorizes the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop content for public dissemination to provide information and resources informing the general public about place-based and other geographically targeted economic development programs, including, but not limited to, California Promise Zones (PZs) and California Opportunity Zones (OZs) and requires GOBiz to convene representatives from various programs and agencies across the state and from various federal programs and agencies to discuss how California can leverage PZs and OZs to meet state and local community and economic development needs.

An act to add Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 12097.5) to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to economic development.

• SB 765 (Wiener) This bill makes various changes to SB 35 (Wiener, Chapter 366, Statutes of 2017), which established a streamlined process for approving local housing developments that meet specified standards, and to AB 932 (Ting, Chapter 786, Statutes of 2017), which amended the Shelter Crisis Act to authorize emergency housing, upon declaration of a shelter crisis by specified cities and counties, to include homeless shelters.

An act to amend Sections 8698.4 and 65913.4 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

• SB 828 (Wiener) This bill makes a number of changes to the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) process.

An act to amend Sections 65584, 65584.01, and 65584.04 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

• SB 840 (Mitchell) This bill expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes, relating to the Budget Act of 2018.

An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

• SB 841 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes supplemental appropriations to the Budget Act of 2017. Specifically, this bill appropriates $830,532,000 General Fund to the Department of Health Care Services, $59,983,000 General Fund to the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, and $7,911 General Fund to reimburse a qualified county for costs of a homicide trial.

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2017 (Chapter 14 of the Statutes of 2017) by augmenting Item 9840-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

• SB 846 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes changes and technical corrections associated with the public employment provisions adopted as part of the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend Sections 1159, 19230, 19232, 19236, 19237, and 31552.5 of the Government Code, to amend Section 101853.1 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 10298.1 to the Public Contract Code, relating to employment, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 847 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill provides for statutory changes to enact the courts-related provisions of the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend Section 384 of, to add Sections 382.4 and 384.5 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 69104, 69592, 70371.7, 70602.6, 70616, 70617, 70657, 70662, and 70677 of, and to add Sections 68520 and 70371.9 to, the Government Code, and to add and repeal Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 40280) of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code, relating to courts, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 850 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes a number of statutory changes necessary to implement the housing provisions of the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend Section 65913.4 of the Government Code, to add Sections 50472 and 50717 to, to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 50210) to Part 1 of Division 31 of, to add Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 50490) to Part 2 of Division 31 of, and to add and repeal Section 50710.3 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend the Budget Act of 2016 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2016) by amending Item 2240-105-0001 of Section 2.00 of that act, relating to housing, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 852 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Provides legislative ratification of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreed to by the state and Bargaining Unit (BU) 6. Specifically, this bill ratifies the MOU for BU 6 – Corrections, represented by Corrections California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

An act to amend Sections 19829.9846 and 19829.9847 of the Government Code, relating to state public employment, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 853 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill is the omnibus developmental services trailer bill, and contains changes to implement the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend Sections 4418.7, 4514, 4685.8, 4690.2, and 7502.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes changes and corrections to provisional language and appropriations in the Budget Act of 2018.

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2018 (Chapters 29 and 30 of the Statutes of 2018) by amending Items 0250-001-0932, 0250-101-0932, 0509-001-0001, 0540-001-6076, 0650-001-0001, 0690-101-0001, 0820-001-0001, 0890-101-0001, 2740-001-0044, 3340-001-0318, 3540-001-0140, 3760-101-3228, 3940-001-0001, 3940-101-0001, 5180-101-0001, 5180-151-0001, 6100-001-0890, 6100-119-0890, 6100-134-0890, 6100-136-0890, 6100-137-0890, 6100-194-0890, 6100-197-0890, 6100-295-0001, 6100-485, 6100-488, 6120-011-0001, 6440-001-0001, 6870-295-0001, 8570-001-0001, and 8660-101-0493 of, and adding Items 3760-490, 3900-011-3119, 3940-002-0001, 6120-140-0001, 6120-141-0001, and 8660-495 to, Section 2.00 of, and amending Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

• SB 867 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill is the legislative workplace conduct trailer bill.

An act to add Section 10249 to the Government Code, relating to the Legislative Counsel Bureau, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 873 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill provides for the legislative ratification of the memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for Bargaining Units (BU) 9 (Professional Engineers) and 10 (Professional Scientists). These agreements impact approximately 10,782 fulltime equivalent employees in BU 9, and 3,304 full-time equivalent employees in BU 10.

An act to amend Sections 19829.9847, 19829.9848, and 22944.5 of, and to add Sections 20683.6, 20683.61, 20683.62, 20683.7, 20683.71, 20683.72, and 22958.1.7 to, the Government Code, relating to state public employment, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 877 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill makes statutory changes necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2018. Specifically, this bill makes changes that impact the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the Government Operations Agency, and local transit agencies.

An act to add Section 53600 to the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 1771.1 and 1773.3 of the Labor Code, and to add Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 19150) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and to amend Section 2 of Chapter 527 of the Statutes of 2013, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 929 (McGuire) This bill requires all independent special districts, with certain exceptions, to maintain a Web site by January 1, 2020.

An act to add Sections 6270.6 and 53087.8 to the Government Code, relating to special districts.

• SB 942 (Lara) This bill, an urgency measure, appropriates $8,383.98 to the Department of General Services (DGS) for the payment of six government claims.

An act relating to state claims, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 946 (Lara) This bill establishes requirements for local regulation of sidewalk vendors.

An act to add Chapter 6.2 (commencing with Section 51036) to Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to sidewalk vendors.

• SB 964 (Allen) Requires the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to analyze climate-related financial risk to the extent that the respective pension boards identify climate-related financial risk as a material risk to their respective funds.

An act to add and repeal Section 7510.5 of the Government Code, relating to public retirement systems.

• SB 961 (Allen) This bill enacts the Second Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvements Act (NIFTI-2), which allows certain enhanced infrastructure financing districts (EIFDs) to issue debt for affordable housing near transit without voter approval.

An act to amend Section 53398.69 of, and to add Sections 53398.75.7 and 65040.15 to, the Government Code, relating to local government.

• SB 978 (Bradford) Requires, commencing January 1, 2020 the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and each local law enforcement agency to conspicuously post on their Internet websites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available if a request was made pursuant California Public Records (CPRA), and makes Legislative findings and declarations.

An act to add Title 4.7 (commencing with Section 13650) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement.

• SB 1022 (Pan) This bill permits California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) contracting agencies to more rapidly terminate a contract with CalPERS and pay associated termination fees in order to limit ongoing pension liability; requires terminating agencies to notify past and present employees and retirees in writing of the intent to terminate the contract; and authorizes CalPERS to share member and annuitant data with the contracting agencies to fulfill the agencies’ obligation to notify their past and present employees and retirees.

An act to amend Sections 20230, 20570, and 20571 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

• SB 1035 (Jackson) This bill requires climate adaptation and resiliency information contained in a general plan to be regularly updated.

An act to amend Section 65302 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

• SB 1053 (Beall) This bill provides that the procedures authorized to be prescribed by Section 935 of the Government Code relating to claims for money or damages against local public entities do not apply to claims of childhood sexual abuse made as described in Section 905(m) of the Government Code.

An act to amend Section 935 of the Government Code, relating to government claims.

• SB 1078 (Committee on Transportation and Housing) This bill makes non-controversial and technical changes to sections of law relating to housing.

An act to amend Section 798.29 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 53398.52, 65583.2, 65584.01, and 65588 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 18150, 18151, 18152, 18153, 18253.5, 51005, and 115927 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

• SB 1144 (Dodd) Provides a Bargaining Unit 8 (BU) state firefighter who is on Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave (EIDL) with any pay raises received by active state firefighters.

An act to amend Section 19871.3 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

• SB 1145 (Leyva) This bill authorizes enhanced infrastructure financing districts to fund maintenance of public capital facilities on a pay-as-you-go basis.

An act to amend Section 53398.52 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

• SB 1162 (Pan) Removes a parcel located at 1619 N Street in the City of Sacramento (City) from the area subject to height restrictions established in the Capitol View Protection Act (Act) of 1992 and, instead, designates Matsui Alley as the southern boundary of the area.

An act to amend Section 8162.7 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• SB 1163 (Galgiani) This bill places new requirements on local governments when performing an autopsy or post mortem examination upon an unidentified body or human remains.

An act to amend Section 27521 of the Government Code, relating to autopsies.

• SB 1195 (Portantino) This bill permits the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Insurance and Benefits Trust to offer regional health benefit plans with varying premiums, as specified.

An act to amend Section 22850 of the Government Code, relating to public employee benefits.

• SB 1202 (Stone) Requires local governments that have not completed a required report on mitigation fees for three consecutive years to pay the costs of requested audits of their Mitigation Fee funds.

An act to amend Section 66023 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

• SB 1227 (Skinner) This bill requires cities and counties to grant a density bonus when an applicant for a housing development of five or more units seeks and agrees to construct a project that will contain at least 20% of the total units for lower-income students in a student housing development, as specified.

An act to amend Section 65915 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

• SB 1244 (Wieckowski) This bill replaces the term “plaintiff” with the term “requester” in Government Code Section 6259(d) to clarify that the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the requester should the requester prevail in litigation filed pursuant to this section and to clarify that the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the public agency if the court finds that the requester’s case is clearly frivolous.

An act to amend Section 6259 of the Government Code, relating to public records.

• SB 1270 (Vidak) This bill authorizes any county board of retirement, as specified, to appoint at-will assistant administrators and chief investment officers provided the board of supervisors approves and adopts a resolution by majority vote.

An act to amend Section 31522.3 of the Government Code, relating to county employees’ retirement.

• SB 1289 (Committee on Judiciary) This bill makes numerous technical changes in the California codes that have been recommended by the Office of Legislative Counsel. The proposed changes do not make any substantive change in the law.

An act to amend Sections 2894, 3502.1.5, 4301, 6081, 7500.3, 7521, 7538.5, 7539, 7639.08, 7685.2, 10145, 19239, 19245, 19250, 25682, 26001, 26013, 26051, 26055, 26057, 26060, 26060.1, 26067, 26068, 26070.5, 26110, 26152, 26211, and 26231 of, to amend the heading of Article 9 (commencing with Section 19285) of Chapter 3.1 of Division 8 of, to amend the heading of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 22980) of Division 8.6 of, and to repeal Section 7530 of, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 846, 945, 1550.5, 1798.25, 1938, and 4615 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 38, 77, 116.221, 1159, 1160, 2016.080, 2034.260, and 2093 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 1401.5 and 12317 of the Corporations Code, to amend Sections 35330, 44010, 44225, 44978.2, 46601, 48204.4, 51422, 54444.2, 84750.7, 87623, and 88912 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 10, 9067, 9111, 9287, 9310, 9503, and 21551 of, and to amend and renumber Section 14228 of, the Elections Code, to amend Sections 22681, 22686, and 22687 of the Financial Code, to amend Section 2080.1 of the Fish and Game Code, to amend Sections 224, 4051, 11792, 14649, 35016, 35221, 54291, 79163, 79187, and 79851 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 915, 946.6, 955.9, 1001, 6253.2, 6253.4, 6254.3, 6268, 8670.32, 9147.7, 9605, 12012.81, 12583, 12993, 14670.35, 14838, 15827, 15830, 15831, 15832, 15841, 16500.5, 20351, 20636, 20636.1, 20825, 22874.3, 22958.1, 31855.3, 53630.5, 65589.5, 65621, 65623, 65624, 65863.11, 65913.4, 66201, 68514, 68803, 69141, 76000.10, 84504.2, 84504.3, 84504.5, 84602.3, and 100002 of, to amend the heading of Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 3550) of Division 4 of Title 1 of, and to amend and renumber Section 12012.91 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 1336.3, 1367.04, 1367.042, 1373.96, 1569.699, 1788, 7000, 7103, 7117, 11361.5, 11362.4, 25507, 42402, 44361, 50710.1, 100851, 100852, 103055, 103780, 111175, 111190, 116277, and 116625 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 1063.2, 10133.8, 10133.11, and 10493 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 1684, 1697.5, and 1720 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 232, 435, and 1451 of the Military and Veterans Code, to amend Sections 831.4, 1202.4, 2808, 5075, 11105, and 31630 of, and to amend and renumber Section 29581 of, the Penal Code, to amend Section 2356.5 of the Probate Code, to amend Section 3501 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Section 14571.9 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Sections 454.52, 2836.7, 99313, 99314, 99314.1, 99314.2, 103326, 120102.5, 132354.1, and 132656 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 259.15, 721.5, 7102, 7285.91, 7653.2, 11053, 17039, 17062, 17063, 17132.11, 17276, 17736, 18152, 23802, 34010, 34011, 34018, and 60050 of, and to repeal Sections 17750 and 19133.5 of, the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 155.7, 2032, 30911, and 30914.7 of the Streets and Highways Code, to amend Sections 545, 1808.1, 22508.5, 25258, 34687, and 34692 of the Vehicle Code, to amend Sections 189.3, 1825, 7049, 13276, 31142.50, and 71611.5 of the Water Code, to amend Sections 727, 4418.25, 4648, 4677, 4698, 5270.15, 5328, 5835.3, 6509, 7502.5, 10951.5, 11323.4, 11403.05, 11403.2, 14029.91, 14029.92, 14132.100, 14132.97, 14197, 14727, and 16501 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to amend Sections 201, 409, and 801 of the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act (Chapter 357 of the Statutes of 2017), to amend Section 1 of Chapter 479 of the Statutes of 2017, and to amend Section 29 of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Act (Chapter 833 of the Statutes of 2017), relating to the maintenance of the codes.

• SB 1293 (Lara) This bill authorizes the California State Auditor (Auditor), after first notifying the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), to conduct initial assessments when determining if an entity is high risk under the Auditor’s high risk local government agency audit program (program).

An act to amend Section 8546.10 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

• SB 1300 (Jackson) This bill addresses the severe or pervasive standard for litigating sexual harassment claims and prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign a release of claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act in exchange for a raise or as a condition of employment.

An act to amend Sections 12940 and 12965 of, and to add Sections 12923, 12950.2, and 12964.5 to, the Government Code, relating to employment.

• SB 1312 (Jackson) This bill extends eligibility for an existing benefit – “disabled veteran sick leave” – to all eligible disabled veterans serving in state employment regardless of date of hire. (Currently, the benefit is provided only to new hires.)

An act to amend Section 19859 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

• SB 1320 (Stern) Allows victims of elder or dependent adult abuse, as defined, to participate in the Secretary of State’s Safe at Home address confidentiality program.

An act to amend Sections 6205, 6205.5, 6206, 6208.5, 6209.5, and 6209.7 of the Government Code, relating to elder or dependent adult abuse.

• SB 1333 (Wieckowski) This bill applies specified provisions in the Government Code pertaining to local planning and zoning requirements to charter cities.

An act to amend Sections 65356, 65700, 65852.150, 65852.25, 65860, 65863, 65863.4, 65863.6, 65863.8, 65866, 65867.5, and 65869.5 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

• SB 1343 (Mitchell) This bill reduces the sexual harassment training requirement threshold from employers with 50 or more employees to employers with five or more employees, include non-supervisorial employees in the training, and requires that the Department of Fair Employment and Housing develop an online training course and make it available on the Department’s Web site.

An act to amend Sections 12950 and 12950.1 of the Government Code, relating to employment.

• SB 1413 (Nielsen) This bill establishes the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund (CEPPTF) for the purpose of allowing state and local public agency employers that provide a defined benefit pension plan to prefund their required pension contributions.

An act to add Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 21710) to Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement, and making an appropriation therefor.

• SB 1496 (Committee on Governance and Finance) This bill enacts the Second Validating Act of 2018, which validates the organization, boundaries, acts, and bonds of state and local agencies.

An act to validate the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of public bodies, and to provide limitations of time in which actions may be commenced, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 1497 (Committee on Governance and Finance) This bill enacts the First Validating Act of 2018, which validates the organization, boundaries, acts, and bonds of state and local agencies.

An act to validate the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of public bodies, and to provide limitations of time in which actions may be commenced, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 1498 (Committee on Governance and Finance) This bill proposes several minor changes to state laws governing local governments’ powers and duties.

An act to amend Sections 12463.1, 25502.5, 27230, 27263, 27293, 27294, 27320, 27321, 27322.3, 27323, 27327, 27329, 27397, 34090, 34093, 34852, 34855, 34857, 36522, 36802, 37107, 37547, 37607, 37683, 38400, 38406, 38741, 38780, 38782, 39501, 39560, 39564, 39573, 39574, 39901, 40537, 40538, 40539, 40603, 40604, 40804, 40806, 40812, 40813, 40814, 41204, 41205, 41602, 41603, 41605, 41608, 41609, 41610, 41611, 41803.7, 43625, 43626, 53343.2, 53398.60, 53398.61, 53398.75, and 54930 of the Government Code, to amend Section 469 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and to repeal Section 36626 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to local government.

• SB 1499 (Committee on Governance and Finance) This bill enacts the Third Validating Act of 2018, which validates the organization, boundaries, acts, and bonds of state and local agencies.

An act to validate the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of public bodies, and to provide limitations of time in which actions may be commenced.

• SB 1504 (Committee on Public Employment and Retirement) This bill makes technical, non-controversial changes to several code provisions to update references from the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) to the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). This bill also makes technical changes to the Savings Plus Program to conform to federal tax law.

An act to amend Section 19218 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 6276.14, 6276.34, 19993, 19993.05, 19995.4, 19999.5, 20677.5, 20677.6, 20677.7, 20677.71, 20677.8, 20677.9, 20677.91, 20677.95, 20681, and 22877 of the Government Code, to amend Section 12693.63 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 201 and 202 of the Labor Code, to amend Section 13600 of the Penal Code, and to amend Section 14021.31 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state employment.

• SB 1505 (Committee on Governmental Organization) This bill requires that when the Department of General Services (DGS) grants an exemption to the requirement that state contracts be advertised, that the exemption be posted utilizing the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal); eliminates the requirement that both DGS and the Department of Technology (CDT) report to the Legislature on CDT’s negotiation process, while still requiring CDT to do so; and requires that when any bidder requests notice of the proposed award, that the notice be posted in a public place at the awarding agency’s own office or on the agency’s Internet Web site.

An act to amend Section 14827.3 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 6611 and 10306 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• SB 1509 (Committee on Governance and Finance) This bill exempts from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) agreements the State Treasurer enters into in connection with the sale or administration of any evidence of indebtedness.

An act to amend Section 5703 of the Government Code, relating to state finance.

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