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1 Brian Augusta & Associates th Street Suite 702 Sacramento, CA baugusta@housingadvocates.org To: From: Commissioners, Santa Monica Rent Control Board Tracy Condon, Administrator Stephen Lewis, General Counsel Brian Augusta and Michael Moynagh Date: March 7, 2016 Re: State Legislative Report The legislative session has entered its final year. The deadline to introduce new bills was two weeks ago. A number of significant policy proposals have already been put in print, while others remain spot or intent bills bills whose actual provisions have yet to be decided upon. Only bills that contain actual policy provisions may be passed by the various policy committees, so those that are still in spot form will not move forward until amended. Bills with a fiscal impact must be approved by policy committees by April 22nd; bills deemed non fiscal have until May 5 th. This memo highlights bills of particular import to the Board. See the attached spreadsheet for brief descriptions of all the housing bills currently active in the Legislature. Landlord Tenant Housing Choice Voucher discrimination. Senator Mark Leno, in his last year in the Legislature, has introduced SB 1053, which would ban landlords from discriminating against tenants seeking to use Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). The bill would add HCV holders to the existing source of income discrimination prohibitions in the California Fair Employment & Housing Act. The simple addition means that the bill has no effect either way on the validity of Santa Monica's local ordinance on the same subject. Inclusionary zoning and rental properties. AB 2502 (Mullin & Chiu) would specifically overturn the Palmer case, thus clarifying that local governments can indeed include rental housing in their inclusionary ordinances. The bill as introduced is identical to AB 1229 (Atkins) of 2013, which passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. In his veto message, the Governor said he wanted to await the outcome in an unrelated inclusionary case, CBIA v. San Jose. California courts ruled in favor of San Jose, and finally last week the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case. With CBIA resolved, housing advocates are looking to once again seek a fix to Palmer. Limits on support animals. The state Department of Fair Employment & Housing is in the process of promulgating regulations on a variety of subjects, including support animals. The latest draft language was issued in January for stakeholders to comment upon. The Realtors are sponsoring AB 2760 (Mathis), which would impose restrictions on support animals. Among other provisions in the bill, failure to comply with the restrictions ahead of time, including bringing the animal on the property without prior notice, would subject the tenant to immediate eviction. 1

2 Eviction action procedures. Under AB 2003 (Lackey), the fast track unlawful detainer procedure would require tenants to undertake a variety of tasks before defending themselves in court. The bill would require a defendant to indicate if he or she has hired an attorney to represent him or her in the matter and would require that attorney to contact the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney within certain timeframes. The bill would also require the defendant, if he or she asserts an affirmative defense of breach of the implied warranty of habitability, to indicate if he or she has lodged a complaint regarding the inhabitability of the premises, and would require the defendant to include specified information about that complaint. AB 2391 (Steinorth) would make permanent and extend statewide a pilot program that allows landlords to make a declaration that occupants of a property are squatters and not tenants. The pilot requires the local law enforcement agency with which the property is registered to respond as soon as practicable after being notified that an unauthorized person has been found on the property. The pilot provides minimal tenant protections; owners are allowed to nail and mail notices but the possible hearing can occur before mail is delivered. AB 2312 (Gatto) is an intent bill. As introduced, it states the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the delays and losses in the current unlawful detainer process. Masking of unsuccessful eviction actions. Under current law, access to eviction actions are generally restricted ( masked ) for 60 days after the complaint has been filed, and then made public unless the defendant prevails in the action. AB 2819 (Chiu) would instead provide that case records will remain masked unless judgment has been entered for the plaintiff, as is generally done in foreclosure actions. Short term rentals. Somewhat of a spot bill at this point is SB 1093 (Monning), which currently makes a slight change to notice requirements on webpages. A more substantial bill is possible. Institutional landlords. Assembly Member Calderon has a couple of bills intended to curb institutional investors from buying up and renting single family properties. AB 2282 would limit the number of single family rentals in a particular zip code. The limit is not specified in the bill as introduced. AB 2283 would require the state teachers' and public employees' retirement systems to cease investing in securitized home rental properties, defined as singlefamily rental homes that are aggregated in publicly traded investment products holdovers. Bills on bed bugs (AB 551, Nazarian) and water submeters (SB 7, Wolk) are alive and can be acted upon if progress can be made among the stakeholders. Seismic safety Assembly Member Nazarian introduced AB 2392, similar to his previous efforts on the subject. It would allow a 30% tax credit for seismic retrofits of both single and multi family residential buildings, with a statewide aggregate limit of $12M for the credit. Governor Brown has indicated that he will not sign any stand alone tax credit bills that are not part of the state budget process. Rent control in mobilehome parks AB 2351 (Hernández) is not fully developed. As introduced, it would only allow a locality to enact a rent control ordinance if either: (1) the vacancy rate in the locality exceeds an as yet unspecified percentage; or (2) where the rent charged to mobilehome park residents exceeds an unspecified percent of the average rents for mobilehome park residents within an unspecified radius of the park. Some rent control laws only take effect if vacancy rates are low, not high as the trigger in this bill is currently drafted. 2

3 Administrative SB 775 (Allen) from last year continues to make its way through the legislative process. The bill would remove the requirement that cities that register rent levels (i.e., Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Berkeley, and East Palo Alto) certify the rent level that had been set by the landlord after a vacancy within 5 days of a demand by a landlord or tenant. The bill has no opposition and has passed unanimously throughout the session. It now awaits action by the full Assembly. AB 1707 (Linder) would require that a response to a request under the Public Records Act (to which the Board is subject) be in writing regardless of whether the request was in writing or oral. The bill would further require that the written response include a list that contains the title or other identification of each record requested but withheld due to an exemption and the specific exemption that applies to that record. SB 1275 (Moorlach) is a spot bill on the Public Records Act. 3

4 Bill # Author Subject Status Description AB 2180 Ting D Fair Employment and Housing Council: reports. 2/29/2016-Referred to Com. on A. & A.R Active Housing Bills Note: Bills in this listing with Status listed as Failed Deadline in 2015 are eligible to be heard as 2-year bills in Fair Housing Current law creates the Fair Employment and Housing Council within the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and requires that the council be appointed by the Governor, as prescribed. Current law authorizes and requires the council to issue reports to the Governor and the Legislature that, in its judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. This bill would require the council to issue a biennial report with its recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature. AB 2707 Ridley- Thomas D Stop Consumer Racial Profiling Act of Would enact the Stop Consumer Racial Profiling Act of 2016, which would prohibit a business establishment from using consumer racial profiling, as defined. The bill would also make the Department of Fair Employment and Housing responsible for the enforcement of the act. SB 1021 Runner R Sex offenders: residency restriction: petition for relief. 2/25/2016-Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. Current law, as amended by Proposition 83 at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election, prohibits any person who is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act from residing within 2,000 feet of any public or private school, or park where children regularly gather. This bill would require that the 2,000-foot residency restriction be measured by the shortest practical pedestrian or vehicle path. The bill would limit the residency restriction to persons convicted of specified offenses. SB 1142 Moorlach R Disability access. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on JUD. Would provide that when there is a conflict or difference between the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any state law, standard, or regulation relating to the access of individuals with disabilities to any place to which the general public is invited, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 shall control. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. SB 1351 De Leon D Property ownership. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on JUD. Current statutory law and the California Constitution provide for equal property rights for both citizens and noncitizens. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the statutory provision. Page 1

5 Homelessness AB 702 Maiensche in R CalWORKs: temporary shelter assistance. AB 718 Chu D Local government: powers. AB 847 Mullin D Mental health: community-based services. 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline Current law, with certain exceptions, provides eligible families with homeless assistance, including pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). temporary shelter assistance for one period of up to 16 consecutive calendar days. This bill would (Last location was APPR. eliminate the requirement that the temporary assistance be provided during one period of consecutive on 8/27/2015) days, and instead would limit the temporary assistance to a maximum of 16 calendar days. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to issue an all-county letter or similar instructions by April 1, 2016, and to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by July 1, /11/2015-Failed Deadline Would prohibit the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or otherwise pursuant to Rule 61(a)(14). subjecting to civil or criminal penalties, or removing or impounding a motor vehicle by reason of, the act (Last location was of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked motor vehicle. The bill would also find and declare that the INACTIVE FILE on provisions of the bill address the health and safety of homeless individuals, a matter of statewide 9/10/2015) concern, and that therefore, they apply to charter cities, charter counties, and charter cities and counties. 2/22/2016-From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to no later than September 1, 2017, select from among those states awarded a planning grant, the states that may participate in a time-limited demonstration program that is designed to improve access to community mental health and substance use treatment services provided by certified community behavioral health clinics. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to develop a proposal for the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to be selected as a participating state in the time-limited demonstration program described above to receive enhanced federal matching funds for mental health services provided by certified community behavioral health clinics to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. AB 870 Cooley D Homelessness: rapid rehousing. 9/11/2015-Failed Deadline Would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish, upon pursuant to Rule 61(a)(14). appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act, an enhancement program for awarding grants to (Last location was counties and private nonprofit organizations that operate a rapid rehousing program. The bill would INACTIVE FILE on require the department to develop guidelines to select 4 counties and private nonprofit organizations to 9/9/2015) receive these grant funds and require that eligible counties and private nonprofit organizations include those that are eligible to receive funds from the state pursuant to the Emergency Solutions Grants Program with a demonstrated high funding need. Page 2

6 AB 1399 Baker R Income taxes: voluntary contributions: California Domestic Violence Fund. 2/10/2016-From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. Would allow an individual to designate on his or her tax return that a specified amount in excess of his or her tax liability be transferred to the California Domestic Violence Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would prohibit a voluntary contribution designation for the California Domestic Violence Fund from being added on the tax return until another voluntary contribution designation is removed or a space is available. This bill contains other related provisions. AB 1699 Kim R Homeless youth emergency service projects. 2/18/2016-Referred to Com. on HUM. S. Would require a homeless youth emergency service project to be established in the County of Orange, and would authorize the Office of Emergency Services to establish additional projects in other counties, with a priority given to underserved counties. The bill would additionally require each project to provide transitional living services, for a period of up to 36 months, with access to education and employment assistance, independent living skill development, and family engagement and interventions. The bill would appropriate $25,000,000 from the General Fund to the Office of Emergency Services to provide additional funding for these homeless youth emergency service projects. AB 1789 Santiago D Personal income 2/18/2016-Referred to taxes: voluntary Com. on REV. & TAX. contributions: School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund. Would extend the time period for the validity of a nonprofit's designation until January 1, 2021, and would remove the provision that would automatically remove the School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund from the tax return after 5 taxable years, thus allowing the fund to remain on the personal income tax return until contributions do not meet the minimum contribution amount. AB 1915 Santiago D Homelessness: affordable housing. 2/12/2016-From printer. Under current law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency May be heard in committee housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, veteran housing, home ownership for very low and March 13. low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce homelessness and increase the availability of affordable housing. AB 1995 Williams D Community colleges: homeless students: access to shower facilities. 2/25/2016-Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. Would require a community college campus that has shower facilities for student use to grant access to those facilities to any homeless student who is enrolled in coursework, has paid enrollment fees, and is in good standing with the community college district. The bill would require the community college to maintain records relating to, among other things, student participation in the program, and to conduct outreach to homeless students at each community college campus relating to available services. Page 3

7 AB 2254 Achadjian R Armories: homeless shelter. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on V.A. Current law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year. This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero and Camp San Luis Obispo armories in San Luis Obispo County. AB 2256 Maiensche in R Homelessness: report. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on HUM. S. Would require a homeless services provider to submit a report, as provided, to the California Health and Human Services Agency that contains specified data regarding homeless children or youth and homeless persons. The bill would define, among other things, a "homeless services provider" to mean a governmental or nonprofit agency that receives federal, state, or county or municipal funding to provide services to homeless children or youth and homeless persons or that is otherwise sanctioned to provide those services by a local homeless continuum of care organization. AB 2580 Olsen R Homeless youth: dependency proceedings. Current law provides that a child may come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and become a dependent child of the court in certain cases, including when the child is abused, a parent or guardian fails to adequately supervise or protect the child, as specified, or a parent or guardian fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. AB 2631 Santiago D CalWORKs: housing assistance. Would increase the duration of homeless assistance benefits to 30 days and would delete the limitation on the number of times a recipient may receive homeless assistance or permanent housing assistance benefits. The bill would also delete the authority for the county to require a homelessness avoidance case plan as a condition of eligibility for homeless assistance benefits. Because this bill would increase the administrative duties of counties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. SB 384 Leyva D Veteran housing: multifamily units: underserved veterans. 1/26/2016-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Would require, for all multifamily housing units acquired, constructed, rehabilitated, or preserved on or after January 1, 2017, for the purpose of housing veterans, that a percentage of the bond act funds to be used for purposes of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 be reserved for housing for underserved veterans, as defined, the percentage of the bond act funds to be determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, as specified. Page 4

8 SB 866 Roth D Veterans housing. 1/28/2016-Referred to Com. on V.A. The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $600,000,000 for expenditure by the California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide multifamily housing and services to veterans pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of This bill would authorize a housing developer or service provider that receives bond moneys pursuant to those provisions to provide housing or services to veterans and their children in women-only facilities or men-only facilities in limited instances, as specified. SB 876 Liu D Homelessness. 2/22/2016-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. Would afford persons experiencing homelessness the right to use public spaces without discrimination based on their housing status and describe basic human and civil rights that may be exercised without being subject to criminal or civil sanctions, including the right to use and to move freely in public spaces, the right to rest in public spaces and to protect oneself from the elements, the right to eat in any public space in which having food is not prohibited, and the right to perform religious observances in public spaces, as specified. SB 906 Beall D Public postsecondary education: priority enrollment systems. 2/25/2016-Set for hearing March 9. Current law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to foster youth or former foster youth, as defined. Current law repeals these requirements on January 1, This bill would revise the definition of foster youth or former foster youth for these provisions. SB 928 Liu D Homeless individuals: voter registration, driver's licenses, and identification cards. 2/18/2016-Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and E. & C.A. Would require a homeless shelter that registers a person to vote to keep a record of the person it has registered to vote, including certain information about the person, and to transmit that information to certain government entities at least once per year. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. SB 981 Nielsen R Veterans: homelessness. 2/18/2016-Referred to Com. on RLS. The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $600,000,000, as specified, for expenditure by the California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 (VHHPA). Current law requires the departments to establish and implement programs that focus on veterans at risk for homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness, as specified. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Page 5

9 SB 1013 Beall D Parolees: mental illness: housing. 2/25/2016-Referred to Com. on RLS. Current law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish the Case Management Reentry Pilot Program for specified offenders, primarily eligible parolees, who are likely to benefit from a case management reentry strategy that is designed to address, among other things, homelessness and mental disorders. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would expand mentally ill parolees' access to supportive housing. SB 1056 Liu D Juveniles: family reunification. 2/25/2016-Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD. Current law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which is authorized to adjudge certain children to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, and prescribes various hearings and other procedures for these purposes, including the periodic review of the status of every dependent child in foster care, as determined by the court. Current law requires a supplemental report, with specified content, to be filed in connection with this review, as specified. This bill would require the county, if the parent is in substantial compliance with the case plan and a lack of housing is the sole impediment to family reunification, to include information in the supplemental report about its consideration of the services offered by the county welfare department to assist the parent in securing appropriate housing. SB 1068 Leyva D Homeless children and youth: local educational agency liaisons: training materials. SB 1380 Mitchell D Homelessness: coordinating council. SB 1442 Liu D Discrimination: regulations and enforcement. 2/25/2016-Referred to Com. on ED. 2/22/2016-From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. Read first time. 2/22/2016-From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. Read first time. Current law requires a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Education to provide training materials to local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths regarding the educational rights of homeless children and youths and the resources available to schools to assist homeless children and youths. Current law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, to provide assistance to homeless persons. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a coordinating council on homelessness. Under current law, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, is charged with enforcement of civil rights violations, including discrimination. Current law authorizes the department, and other state agencies that administer programs or activities funded by the state or that receive financial assistance from the state and that enter into contracts for services to be provided to the public, as specified, to promulgate regulations to prohibit discrimination. This bill would reorganize various statutes regarding discrimination. Page 6

10 Homeownership AB 1736 Steinorth R Personal income taxes: deduction: individual homeownership savings accounts. 2/18/2016-Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. Would, on and after January 1, 2017, allow a deduction, not to exceed specified amounts, of the amount contributed in any taxable year to an individual homeownership savings account, and, would exclude from gross income any income earned on the moneys contributed to an individual homeownership savings account AB 2280 Ridley- Thomas D California Housing Finance Agency: program eligibility requirements: changes. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. Would generally prohibit the California Housing Finance Agency from changing the eligibility requirements for a housing or lending program that the agency administrates without providing a lender or other party participating in the program notice of the change at least 5 business days prior to the change taking effect. The bill would require the notice to be provided by a program bulletin and that the program bulletin be posted on the agency's Internet Web site. AB 2281 Calderon D Housing assistance. 2/19/2016-From printer. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide sellers of homes May be heard in committee incentives to sell to families who intend to use the homes as their residences, in order to help California March 20. families compete in the residential real estate market. The bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline the residential home buying purchases of people who are first-time home buyers and those who use conventional mortgages. AB 2282 Calderon D Rental housing: local limits. 3/3/2016-Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. The Planning and Zoning Law requires cities and counties to prepare and adopt a general plan for their jurisdictions that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Current law requires the housing element to include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable for residential development and make adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. This bill would require that, on and after January 1, 2017, the number of single family dwellings that are used more than intermittently as rental properties be limited to an unspecified percent age of the total number of single family dwellings in the relevant postal ZIP Code area. Page 7

11 SB 907 Galgiani D Personal income taxes: gross income exclusion: mortgage debt forgiveness. 2/24/2016-Set for hearing March 16. The federal Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 extended the operation of specified provisions to debt that is discharged before January 1, The federal Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 extended the operation of those provisions to debt that is discharged before January 1, 2017, and provides that its discharge provisions apply to specified written agreements entered into before January 1, This bill would conform to that additional discharge provision relating to specified written agreements, the federal extensions, discharge indebtedness for related penalties and interest, and make legislative findings and declarations regarding the public purpose served by the bill. SB 983 Morrell R Mortgages and deeds of trust. 2/18/2016-Referred to Coms. on JUD. and RLS. Current law imposes various requirements to be satisfied prior to exercising a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust. Current law, with respect to residential real property containing up to 4 dwelling units, requires a mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent to provide to the mortgagor or trustor a copy of the recorded notice of default and a copy of the recorded notice of sale. This bill would instead require the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent to provide the mortgagor or trustor with a copy of the notice of default indicating the recording date and a copy of the notice of sale indicating the recording date. SB 1149 Stone R Personal income taxes: deduction: individual home ownership savings accounts. 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. Would provide that a qualified taxpayer may withdraw amounts from an individual home ownership savings account to pay for qualified individual home ownership savings expenses, as defined, and would provide that any amount withdrawn from that account that is not used for these expenses would be included as income for that taxpayer. The bill would define various terms for its purposes. This bill contains other related provisions. SB 1150 Leno D Mortgages and deeds of trust: mortgage servicers and lenders: successors in interest. 3/4/2016-Set for hearing April 6. Would prohibit a mortgage servicer or lender, as defined, upon notification that a borrower has died, from recording a notice of default for at least 30 days after requesting reasonable documentation of the death of the borrower from the successor in interest, as defined. Page 8

12 Housing Finance & Programs: Local AB 113 Committee Local government. 8/26/2015-In committee: on Budget Hearing postponed by committee. Current law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, make payments due for enforceable obligations and to perform obligations required pursuant to any enforceable obligation. This bill would provide that any action by the Department of Finance, that occurred on or after June 28, 2011, carrying out the department's obligations under the provisions described above constitutes a department action for the preparation, development, or administration of the state budget and is exempt from the Administrative Procedures Act. AB 204 O'Donnell D Redevelopment: County of Los Angeles. 9/11/2015-Failed Deadline Current law authorizes, in each county where more than one oversight board was created, only one pursuant to Rule 61(a)(14). oversight board to be appointed on and after July 1, This bill would require an oversight board (Last location was within the County of Los Angeles to continue to independently operate past the July 1, 2016, INACTIVE FILE on consolidation date, until its successor agency adopts a resolution dissolving the board and the board 6/25/2015) approves that resolution, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions. AB 974 Bloom D Redevelopment dissolution: housing projects: bond proceeds. 9/11/2015-Failed Deadline Would authorize a successor housing entity to designate the use of, and commit, proceeds from pursuant to Rule 61(a)(14). indebtedness that was issued for affordable housing purposes prior to June 28, 2011, and would (Last location was require the proceeds from bonds issued between January 1, 2011, and June 28, 2011, to be used only INACTIVE FILE on for projects meeting certain requirements established in this bill for projects, to be funded by successor 9/10/2015) agencies generally, from proceeds of bonds issued during the same period. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. AB 1740 Alejo D State property: Capitol Area Plan. 2/2/2016-From printer. Current law designates the Capitol Area Plan approved by the Director of General Services as the May be heard in committee official state master plan for development in the City of Sacramento's central city area. Current law March 3. requires the plan to be used as a guide for the location of state buildings and other facilities in the metropolitan area. Current law governs the lease or sale of real property covered by the plan that is owned by the state and not under the jurisdiction of any other state agency. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those lease and sale provisions. AB 1969 Steinorth R Redevelopment. 2/17/2016-From printer. Current law sets forth provisions relating to the requirements for expending moneys in a Low and May be heard in committee Moderate Income Housing Fund to assist housing for specified persons. This bill would make technical March 18. nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Page 9

13 AB 2031 Bonta D Local government: affordable housing: financing. 2/17/2016-From printer. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would allow local governments to May be heard in committee provide additional funding for affordable housing. March 18. AB 2050 Steinorth R Redevelopment. 2/18/2016-From printer. Current law dissolved redevelopment agencies as of February 1, 2012, and designates successor May be heard in committee agencies to act as successor entities to the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law provides March 19. for the continued application of specified provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law under certain circumstances. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision of the Community Redevelopment Law requiring the replacement of affordable housing units. AB 2388 Gipson D Local government: housing: ownership. 2/19/2016-From printer. Current law establishes priorities and procedures that any state agency disposing of that surplus May be heard in committee residential property is required to follow. This bill, on or before January 1, 2018, would require every March 20. local government agency, as defined, to adopt a mortgage program that, among other things, allocates 10% of all single-family residences that the local government agency owns and leases to become eligible for purchase by tenants presently occupying the single-family residence. AB 2492 Alejo D Community revitalization. Current law authorizes certain local agencies to form a community revitalization and investment authority (authority) within a community revitalization and investment area, as defined, to carry out provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law in that area for purposes related to, among other things, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. Current law requires not less than 80% of the land calculated by census tracts or census block groups, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, within the area to be characterized by several conditions, including a condition that the land has an annual median household income of less than 80% of the statewide annual median income. This bill would authorize the calculation to be made with a combination of census tracts and census block groups. AB 2669 Campos D Property taxation: welfare exemption. Current property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a "welfare exemption" for property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and that is owned or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Page 10

14 AB 2697 Bonilla D Redevelopment dissolution: successor agencies: disposal of assets and properties. Would require a successor agency, prior to the disposal of land of the former redevelopment agency, to send a written offer to sell for the purposes of developing low- and moderate-income housing to any local public entity within whose jurisdiction the land is located, as specified. The bill would additionally require the sale of land of the former redevelopment agency to be subject to certain requirements relating to affordable housing. By imposing new duties on local officials, this bill would impose a statemandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. AB 2734 Atkins D Local Control Affordable Housing Act. Would establish the Local Control Affordable Housing Act to require the Department of Finance, on or before and on or before the same date each year thereafter, to determine the state General Fund savings for the fiscal year as a result of the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. The bill would provide that, upon appropriation, 50% of that amount be allocated to the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funding to local agencies for housing purposes. SB 441 Leno D San Francisco redevelopment: housing. 9/12/2015-In Assembly. Would authorize the successor agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Held at Desk. Action Francisco to issue bonds or incur other indebtedness to finance the construction of affordable housing rescinded whereby the bill and infrastructure required by specified enforceable obligations, subject to the approval of the was read a third time, oversight board. The bill would provide that bonds or other indebtedness authorized by its provisions passed, and ordered to the would be considered indebtedness incurred by the dissolved redevelopment agency, would be listed Senate. Ordered to on the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule, and would be secured by a pledge of moneys inactive file on request of deposited into the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund. Assembly Member Holden. SB 975 Committee on Governanc e and Finance Tax increment: property tax override rates. 2/18/2016-Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. Would, for the purpose of any law authorizing the division of taxes, prohibit the division of revenues derived from a property tax rate approved by the voters of a city, county, or city and county and levied in addition to the general property tax rate limited by the California Constitution. The bill would specify that this limitation does not apply to the allocation of property taxes pursuant to provisions relating to the wind down of the affairs of redevelopment agencies and the activities of successor agencies. Page 11

15 SB 996 Hill D Property taxation: welfare exemption. 2/24/2016-Set for hearing March 16. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to exempt from taxation property that is used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes, and is owned or held in trust by a nonprofit entity. Pursuant to this constitutional authority, existing law partially exempts from property taxation property used exclusively for rental housing and related facilities, if specified criteria are met. Current law limits the total exemption amount allowed to a taxpayer, with respect to a single property or multiple properties for any fiscal year on the sole basis of the application of this criterion, to $20,000 of tax. This bill would increase that total exemption amount allowed to $100,000 of tax, with respect to lien dates occurring on and after January 1, SB 1020 Wieckowsk i D Historical property. 2/25/2016-Referred to Com. on RLS. Current law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to contract with the owner of a qualified historical property, as defined, to restrict the use of the property for a minimum period of 10 years, and establishes methods for the property tax valuation of any property so restricted during the contract period on a basis that is consistent with its restrictions and uses. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. SB 1413 Leno D School districts: school property: lease for employee housing. 2/22/2016-From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. Read first time. Current law authorizes the governing board of any school district to sell or lease any real property, together with any personal property located on the real property, belonging to the school district which is not or will not be needed by the school district for school classroom buildings at the time of delivery of title or possession. This bill would authorize a school district to lease property owned by the school district for purposes of developing and providing housing to employees of the school district. Housing Finance & Programs: State AB 134 Committee Budget Act of on Budget 9/11/2015-Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 24. Noes 3. Page 2737.) Ordered to third reading. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Mitchell. The Budget Act of 2015 made appropriations for the support of state government for the fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2015 by revising items of appropriation and making other changes. This bill contains other related provisions. Page 12

16 AB 156 Perea D California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: disadvantaged communities. 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) Current law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities and requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified, a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Current law requires the 3-year investment plan to allocate a minimum of 25% of the available moneys in the fund to projects that provide benefits to disadvantaged communities. This bill would require the state board to prepare and post on its Internet Web site a specified report on the projects funded to benefit disadvantaged communities. AB 168 Maiensche in R Mental health: community-based services. 2/4/2016-Referred to Com. on HEALTH. Would require the State Department of Health Care Services to develop and submit a proposal to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to be selected as a participating state in the time-limited demonstration program as specified to receive enhanced federal matching funds for mental health services provided by certified community behavioral health clinics to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. AB 1030 Ridley- Thomas D California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) Current law requires moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to be used to facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, where applicable and to the extent feasible, to foster job creation by promoting in-state greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects carried out by California workers and businesses. This bill would require priority be given to projects involving hiring that support the targeted training and hiring of workers from disadvantaged communities for career-track jobs. AB 1429 Chiu D Earthquake loss mitigation: grant programs. 7/17/2015-Failed Deadline Would recognize the existence of the California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP), a joint powers pursuant to Rule 61(a)(10). authority created in 2012 by agreement between the California Earthquake Authority and the Office of (Last location was INS. on Emergency Services. The bill would require the CRMP to implement a grant program and, on or after 6/11/2015) July 1, 2017, authorize it to give a grant to a qualifying owner of a residential structure that contains between 5 and 10 dwelling units to defray the owner's cost of seismic retrofit work to the structure, as specified, if the Legislature appropriates funds for that purpose. AB 1440 Nazarian D Earthquake loss mitigation: grant programs. 7/17/2015-Failed Deadline Would recognize the existence of the California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP), a joint powers pursuant to Rule 61(a)(10). authority created in 2012 by agreement between the authority and the Office of Emergency Services. (Last location was INS. on The bill would require the CRMP to implement a grant program and give a grant to a qualifying owner 6/11/2015) of a single-family residential structure to defray the owne's cost of seismic retrofit work to the structure, as specified, if the Legislature appropriates funds for that purpose. Page 13

17 AB 1550 Gomez D Greenhouse gases: investment plan: disadvantaged communities. 2/1/2016-Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Current law requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the state board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified, a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. This bill would require the investment plan to allocate a minimum of 25% of the available moneys in the fund to projects located within disadvantaged communities and a separate and additional 25% to projects that benefit low-income households. AB 1555 Gomez D Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. 1/5/2016-From printer. Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would appropriate May be heard in committee $1,700,000,000 from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the fiscal year that would be February 4. allocated to different entities in amounts to be determined in the future legislation for purposes including low carbon transportation and infrastructure, clean energy communities, and community climate improvements, wetland and watershed restoration, and carbon sequestration. AB 1780 Medina D Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Sustainable Trade Corridors Program. 2/18/2016-Referred to Com. on TRANS. Would, beginning in the fiscal year, continuously appropriate 25% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the California Transportation Commission for the Sustainable Trade Corridors Program, which the bill would establish, thereby making an appropriation. AB 1815 Alejo D California Global 2/25/2016-Referred to Warming Solutions Act Com. on NAT. RES. of 2006: disadvantaged communities. AB 1920 Chau D California Tax Credit Allocation Committee: low-income housing credit: fines. 2/25/2016-Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and REV. & TAX. Current law requires the 3-year investment plan to allocate a minimum of 25% of the available moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to projects that provide benefits to disadvantaged communities. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board to prepare and post on its Internet Web site a specified report on the projects funded to benefit disadvantaged communities. This bill contains other related provisions. Current law authorizes the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to make any allocation or reservation of the state's housing credit ceiling to a housing credit applicant subject to specified terms and conditions. This bill would authorize the committee to establish a specified schedule of fines for violations of the terms and conditions, the regulatory agreement, covenants, or program regulations. The bill would require these fines to be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund and would authorize the committee to record a property lien if the fine has not been paid within a specified period of time. Page 14

18 AB 2208 Santiago D Public building construction and seismic retrofit: additional affordable housing structures or levels. 3/3/2016-Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. Would require, before constructing, including seismic retrofitting, a public building with state funds, the State Public Works Board to sell the air rights above the public building to a private or nonprofit developer to construct affordable housing above the public building. The bill would also require the public works contract to construct the public building to include provisions that require the building to be constructed or retrofitted to accommodate additional structures or levels that may be added by a private or nonprofit developer to provide affordable housing. AB 2276 Brown D Greenhouse gases: emissions reduction. 2/19/2016-From printer. Current law requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop and administer the Affordable Housing May be heard in committee and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that March 20. implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development and that support other related and coordinated public policy objectives. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. This bill contains other current laws. AB 2319 Gordon D California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank. 3/3/2016-Referred to Would expand the authority of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank by Coms. on H. & C.D. and J., adding affordable housing, as defined, to the types of projects to which the bank is authorized to E.D., & E. provide financial assistance. By expanding the bank's authority to expend funds in a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. This bill would also make conforming, nonsubstantive changes to cross-references to this provision. AB 2392 Nazarian D Income taxes: credit: seismic retrofits. 2/19/2016-From printer. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes May be heard in committee imposed by those laws. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before March 20. January 1, 2022, would allow a tax credit under both laws in an amount equal to 30% of the qualified costs paid or incurred by a qualified taxpayer for any seismic retrofit construction on a qualified building, as provided. AB 2408 Eggman D Energy Efficiency Low- Income Weatherization Program. Current law establishes the Department of Community Services and Development and requires the department to administer, among other things, the Energy Efficiency Low-Income Weatherization Program. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision. AB 2460 Irwin D California Solar Initiative: low-income residential housing. Under current law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Decisions of the commission adopted the California Solar Initiative. Current law requires the commission to undertake certain steps in implementing the California Solar Initiative. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the law requiring the commission to undertake certain steps in implementing the California Solar Initiative. Page 15