Conference Committee to meet Labor Day Weekend on State’s Water Crisis
By Paul McIntosh, Executive Director
pmcintosh@counties.org
With only eight days left until the adjournment of the regular Legislative Session, the Legislature is tackling one of the state’s most politically charged issues: water. A conference committee with members from both the Assembly and Senate – including Democrats and Republicans – held its first meeting on September 2. This water conference committee has promised to meet every day through Labor Day weekend in search of a solution to the state's water crisis.
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Legislature Sends Governor Measure to Maintain Healthy Families Program
The Legislature passed a bipartisan measure on September 3 that will help address the funding shortfall in the Healthy Families Program. AB 1422, by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, left the Assembly floor on 62-5 vote and is headed to the Governor’s desk for his action. The Senate sent the measure to the Assembly on September 2 on a bipartisan vote.
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Property Taxes Might Drop Further
This week, the state Board of Equalization (BOE) sent a letter to county assessors (available here) warning that the growth factor for property taxes might be negative for the first time since Proposition 13 passed in the late 1970s.
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Bills Will Aid Prop. 1A Securitization
As the last week of this year’s legislative session approaches, the Legislature is getting closer to passing a measure that will provide the necessary language for a timely and effective Proposition 1A securitization.
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Administration of Justice
As counties are aware, the Senate narrowly passed a corrections cost-savings measure — ABX3 14 (Arambula) — by a vote of 21-19 on August 20.
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
AB 1536, by Assembly Republican Leader Sam Blakeslee, was substantially amended to revive the state offshore oil leasing provisions that were part of the recent “Big 5” budget agreement, but were not subsequently adopted by the Assembly.
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Employee Relations
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is conducting an election this fall to fill two Member-At-Large seats for representatives on the CalPERS Board of Administration (Board).
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Government Finance and Operations
AB 469, by Assembly Member Mike Eng, would make clear that Californians who owe use tax must pay that tax.
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Health and Human Services
Last year’s federal Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) included provisions to cover newborn babies up to age one born to mothers who are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP programs (known as the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families/Aid to Infants and Mothers programs in California.)
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Housing, Land Use and Transportation
AB 566, by Assembly Member Pedro Nava, would provide that a local government may consider the level of support that a subdivider's survey demonstrates when approving or disapproving a mobilehome park conversion to resident ownership.
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