Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Connie Juarez-Diroll, Chief Legislative Officer
Subject: State and Federal Legislative Update #2
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept this informational report on the 2024 State and Federal Legislative sessions.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 5, 2024, Senator Mike McGuire, representing the north coast region of the state, was sworn in as the Senate President pro-Tempore. As a part of the transition, the new pro-Tem also announced committee memberships for 2024, including the appointment of Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) as chair of the budget committee.
Additionally, February 17, 2024, was the deadline for members to introduce new legislation. While many bills include substantive language providing policy proposal details, a large number are "spot bills" or placeholders, including small, unimpactful changes or language that speaks to the intent of the legislation without making any specific changes to state law. Introducing "spot bills" gives bill authors more time to work on bill details and amend them before or during policy committee hearings, as committees cannot vote on legislation for at least 30 days after a bill's introduction. Policy committees will convene until April 26, 2024, the deadline for a bill's referral to fiscal committees.
On January 31, 2024, the House passed a $78 billion bipartisan tax package that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and restore several business tax benefits.
DISCUSSION:
The following notable bills have been introduced as of February 13, 2024:
Behavioral Health
* SB 1017 (Eggman-D) would require state agencies to collect and display bed availability in mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities licensed by the state.
* AB 2154 (Berman-D) would require involuntary detention facilities to provide a copy of the California Departmen...
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