LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: May 27, 2026
Subject: 2027-28 State Legislative Platform
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator
Presenter: E. Struthers
Contact: (925) 655-2045
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee reviews and considers the draft State and Federal Legislative Platforms prior to their proposal to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. The adopted Legislative Platforms of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors are available on the County website: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation.
Referral Update:
In 2020, the County shifted its State and Federal Legislative Platforms from one to two-year documents running concurrently with the legislative and congressional sessions. The County Administrator's Office is responsible for coordinating the development of the Platforms. Pursuant to Administrative Bulletin 110, platform updates are accomplished in the fall of even-numbered years.
In preparation for this process, staff is soliciting initial feedback on key issues, including:
* Timing and Process
* Format and content
* Sponsored bill proposals
Past iterations of the Legislative Platform development process have included the following steps, which have yielded successful results:
1. Board members, County Department Heads, and/or senior staff were invited to meetings with the County's federal and state lobbyists to discuss the department's legislative and regulatory priorities, sponsored bill proposals, and policy interests.
2. Department Heads and their senior staff were asked to solicit input from any Board-established advisory bodies for which they provide staff support. They are also requested to provide the legislative priorities and principles of the professional associations to which they belong.
3. Policy positions, when included in the Platform, were requested to be refashioned to "principles." This is intended to streamline the documents, moving away from program, project...
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