LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: July 28, 2025
Subject: State Legislative Updates of Interest to Contra Costa County
Submitted For: Legislation Committee
Department: County Administrator’s Office
Referral Name: Federal Update
Presenter: M. Rubalcava and G. Neill, Nielsen Merksamer
Contact: E. Struthers (925) 655-2045
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee regularly receives reports on the State Budget and bills of interest to the County and provides direction and/or input to staff and the County’s state lobbyists.
Referral Update:
The California State Legislature and Governor Newsom came to a budget agreement in the final days of June, just in time to meet the constitutional deadline. The budget includes a range of solutions to close a $11.8 billion General Fund shortfall. The specific state budget impacts will be further discussed in a separate item.
Additionally, the Legislative Session is approaching the end of its first year. The Legislature recessed on July 19, and will return on August 18. After recess, several critical deadlines lay ahead before the last day for each house to pass bills occurs on September 12.
In advance of this deadline, the Committee is asked to consider a position in alignment with the County’s adopted legislative platform on SB 356 (Durazo). SB 356 would strengthen local tools to ensure compliance with local ordinances regarding the collection and remittance of transient occupancy taxes (TOT) applicable to short-term rentals.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the report and provide direction and/or input to County staff and the County’s state advocates, as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.