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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 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 196 (Bigelow): Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Water Supply. Assembly Bill 196 would authorize the use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds for water and wastewater systems if the investment furthers the regulatory purposes of the act and is consistent with law. With this bill, water supply investments, including repairs, pump and motor efficiency improvements, drinking water transmission and distribution system water loss, and wastewater systems, would be specifically eligible for funding. Status: AB 196 awaits final consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 524 (Bigelow): Public Utilities: Fines and Settlements. Assembly Bill 524 Appropriates moneys resulting from specified citations relating to the 2015 Butte Fire to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to be expended for the Department's program known as the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program. Status: AB 524 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 560 (Salas): State Drinking Water Revolving Fund. Assembly Bill 560 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to provide a range of financing options to water system projects that serve severely disadvantaged communities. Status: AB 560 awaits action on the Senate Floor. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 979 (Lackey): Local Agency Formations Commission: Representation. Assembly Bill 979 would facilitate special district representation on Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs). Status: AB 979 has been signed into law by the Governor. 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 on the Assembly Floor. RCRC Position: Removed Opposition – 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 consideration in the Senate Rules Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1410 (Wood): Emergency Services and Children’s Health Care Coverage. Assembly Bill 583 would amend existing law to rename the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund as the Emergency Medical Air Transportation and Children’s Coverage Fund. Authorizes the department to use money to fund children’s health care coverage relating to emergency medical air transportation. Status: AB 1410 gained passage in the Senate and Assembly, and awaits the Governor's consideration. 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: AB 1414 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1479 (Bonta): Public Records: Supervisor of Records: Civil Penalties. Assembly Bill 1479 would amend the Public Records Act. Requires public agencies to designate a person or office to act as the agency’s custodian of records who is responsible for responding to any request made under the Act and any inquiry from the public about a decision by the agency to deny a request for records. Requires specified state and local agencies to establish written guidelines for accessibility of records. Status: AB 1479 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Removed Opposition – Neutral
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 on the Assembly Floor. RCRC Position: Oppose Unless Amended
Senate Bill 25 (Portantino): Elections: Ballot Orders. SB 25 would establish a revised order of offices on the ballot requiring that local offices and local measures appear first and be listed under a specified heading. Require that county offices and measures appear next, then state offices and measures, and then state judicial offices, all appearing under a specific heading. Requires that nominees for federal offices, including President and Vice President, appear last and appear under a specific heading. Status: SB 25 awaits consideration in the Assembly Higher Education Committee. RCRC Position: Watch
Senate Bill 187 (Berryhill): Sport Fishing Licenses. Senate Bill 187 would revise the duration of sport fishing licenses to twelve consecutive months. Status: SB 187 awaits final consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Senate Bill 252 (Dodd): Well Permits. Senate Bill 252 relates to new well permits issued in critically over-drafted groundwater basins. Status: SB 252 gained passage in the Senate and Assembly, and awaits the Governor's consideration. 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 563 (Lara): Residential Wood Smoke. Senate Bill 563 would establish the Woodsmoke Reduction Program to replace old wood-burning stoves with cleaner and more efficient alternatives. Status: SB 563 gained passage in the Senate and Assembly, and awaits the Governor's consideration. 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: SB 568 awaits action on the Assembly Floor. 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 consideration in the Assembly Rules Committee. RCRC Position: Support
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 gained passage in the Senate and Assembly, and awaits the Governor's consideration. RCRC Position: Oppose