LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: June 12, 2025
Subject: Positions on State Legislation: Taken and Recommended
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Presenter: E. Struthers
Contact: (925) 655-2045
Referral History:
Legislation Committee typically reviews and provides direction on state legislation of interest to the County. While positions approved in the County’s adopted Legislative Platforms may be taken without further review of the Legislation Committee, staff endeavors to keep the Committee, County staff, and members of the public informed on these positions through Legislation Committee. With 2025 being the first year of a two-year legislative session, there is adequate time to bring recommended positions to the Committee for their review and input, enhancing the Committee’s involvement and transparency.
Referral Update:
The 2025-2026 State Legislative Session began on January 6, 2025. This session, over 2,600 bills have been introduced for consideration. Bills impacting the direct operations of the County are brought to the attention of the Committee and Committee staff by department staff, groups such as the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), and the County’s advocates. In addition to the tracked bills included in the State legislative update item, eight (8) bills with recommended positions are presented for the Committee’s consideration. The recommended positions below align with the Board’s adopted platform.
Recommended “Oppose” Positions:
• AB 793 (Schultz) Potentially dangerous and vicious dogs: designation and disposition: burden of proof.
• AB 1337 (Ward) Information Practices Act of 1977.
• SB 777 (Richardson) Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: local agency possession and responsibility.
Recommended “Support” Positions:
• AB 1153 (Bonta) Solid waste disposal and codisposal site cleanup: illegal disposal site abatement.
• AB 1426 (Kalra) Diablo Range Conservation Program.
• AB 1430 (Bennett) County recorders: fees.
• SB 392 (Grayson) Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
• SB 696 (Alvarado-Gil) Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: firefighting equipment.
The attachment includes links to the bill language and analysis for further information.
The County’s Adopted 2025-26 State Legislative Platform includes policy positions that support the recommended positions above. Accordingly, staff recommend taking positions consistent with the platform, as outlined above and in the attachment.
Following directions from the Committee, staff will communicate any recommended positions to the County’s advocacy team and coordinate with the Chair of the Board on submitting related position letters.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Review recommended positions on state legislation of interest to the County and provide any necessary feedback.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.