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Assembly Bill 64 (Bonta): Cannabis: Medical and Nonmedical. Assembly Bill 64 make further revisions to recently-enacted cannabis regulatory statues. Status: AB 64 awaits final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support if Amended
Assembly Bill 148 (Mathis): California Physician Corps Program: Practice Setting. Assembly Bill 148 would revise the definition of “practice setting” for the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program (Program) to include rural area clinics that have 30 percent of patients from medically underserved populations. Status: AB 148 awaits final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 524 (Bigelow): Personal Income Tax: Deduction: Remove Dead and Dying Trees. Assembly Bill 524 would allow a personal income tax deduction for expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer in the taxable year in connection with the removal of a dead or dying tree on real property owned by the taxpayer. Status: Senate Second Reading File. Status: 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: AB 653 awaits action in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 851 (Caballero): Local Agency Design-Build Projects. Assembly Bill include an extension of the sunset on county authority to utilize the construction manager at risk (CMAR) project delivery method. Status: Senate Third Reading File. RCRC Position: Support
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 Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Neutral
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 final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1410 (Wood): Emergency Medical Air Transportation. Assembly Bill 583 would extend the dates of the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act, so that the assessment of the penalties will continue until January 1, 2028, and any monies unexpended and unencumbered in the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund on June 30, 2029, will transfer to the General Fund. Status: AB 1410 awaits final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 1414 (Friedman): Solar Energy System Permits. Assembly Bill 1414 would set a hard cap on permitting fees for solar installations. Status: Senate Third Reading File. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1479 (Bonta): Public Records: Supervisor of Records: Civil Penalties. Assembly Bill 1479 would establish civil penalties for California Public Records Act (CPRA) violations as well as create designated offices or persons to oversee CPRA responses to requestors. Status: AB 1479 awaits final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1665 (Garcia, Eduardo): Telecommunications: Advanced Services Fund: AB 1665 would revise eligibility requirements for projects and project applicants for grants funded from the California Advanced Services Fund. Status: AB 1665 awaits action in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose Unless Amended
Senate Bill 249 (Allen): Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation. Senate Bill 249 would recast significant provisions of the Off-Highway Vehicle Program, which was designed to provide a venue for people to legally enjoy recreational vehicles while also assisting the local economy in many parts of rural California. Status: SB 249 awaits final consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 252 (Dodd): Well Permits. Senate Bill relates to new well permits issued in critically over-drafted groundwater basins. Status: Awaits action in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Neutral
Senate Bill 265 (Berryhill): Disaster Relief. Senate Bill 265 provides that the state share for the removal of dead and dying trees in connection with the Governor's Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued on the specified date. Status: AB 265 awaits final consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Senate Bill 458 (Wiener): Beverage Container Recycling: Mobile Recycling Program. Senate Bill 458 would permit the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to establish several mobile recycling pilot projects. Status: SB 458 awaits action in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. RCRC Position: Support
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: Assembly Third Reading File. RCRC Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 623 (Monning): Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. Senate Bill 623 would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. SB 623 would provide grants, loans, or services to assist those without access to safe and affordable drinking water. Status: SB 623 awaits final consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose Unless Amended
Senate Bill 649 (Hueso): Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. Senate Bill 649 would amend an existing law which provides that a wireless telecommunications collocation facility is subject to a city or county discretionary permit and is required to comply with specified criteria. Status: SB 649 awaits final consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose