RCRC members are encouraged to share letters addressed to state and federal representatives and regulatory bodies with RCRC’s Government Affairs staff.
Assembly Bill 84 (Mullin): Primary Elections: Election Date. Assembly Bill 84 would require the presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. AB 84 would also require that the statewide direct primary election be held on that same day and consolidated with the presidential primary election during a presidential primary election year. Status: AB 84 awaits action in the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 168 (Eggman): Employers: Salary Information. Assembly Bill 168 would prohibit an employer from seeking salary history information from an applicant for employment. Status: AB 168 recently secured passage in the Senate Rules Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 174 (Bigelow): California Transportation Commission (CTC): Membership. Assembly Bill 174 would require that at least one voting member serving on the California Transportation Commission reside in a rural county with a population less than 100,000 individuals. Status: AB 174 awaits action in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 255 (Gallagher): Sexually Violent Predators: Out of County Placement. Assembly Bill 255 would require the court to consider additional factors when determining the county of placement for a sexually violent predator outside the county of domicile. Additionally, the bill would provide that if those factors do not identify a suitable county for conditional release that is not the county of domicile, the county of conditional release is the county in which the person was arrested for the crime for which he or she was last incarcerated in the state prison or from which he or she was last returned from parole. Status: AB 255 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 653 (Ridley-Thomas): Property Taxation: Exemption: Indian Tribes. Assembly Bill 653 would exempt from taxation property owned in fee by a federally-recognized Native American tribe. Status: SB 653 awaits action in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1069 (Low): Local Government: Taxicab Transportation Services. Assembly Bill 1069 would make changes to the local licensing of taxicabs. Status: AB 1069 awaits action in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1250 (Jones-Sawyer): Counties and Cities: Personal Contract Services. Assembly Bill 1250 would establish specific standards for the use of personal services contracts by counties. Status: AB 1250 awaits action in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 568 (Lara): Primary Elections: Election Date. Senate Bill 568 would permanently place the Presidential Primary Election and the Gubernatorial Primary Election in March. Status: SB 568 recently secured passage in the Assembly. RCRC Position: Oppose