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 #4
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept the May 2025 informational report on the 2025 State and Federal Legislative sessions.
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BACKGROUND:
In May, the California State Legislature reviewed thousands of bills in policy and fiscal committees. While some proposals failed, others advanced. Those tagged as "fiscal bills"-if they contain an appropriation of funds, require a state agency to spend money, or result in a substantial loss of revenue to the state-now face the challenge of the Appropriations Suspense Hearings, which consider their fiscal impact. The deadline for fiscal committees to report these bills to the Floor is May 23rd. Non-fiscal bills, on the other hand, proceed to the floor of their respective houses for a vote of the full house. All bills have until June 6th to pass out of their house of origin.
On May 14th, Governor Newsom is expected to release the 2025-26 May Revision of the state budget, which is likely to include a multi-billion-dollar deficit that may worsen due to upcoming federal actions. Additionally, the governor introduced a plan to reorganize the state's executive branch, while the legislature unveiled an affordability package.
At the federal level, President Trump released his Fiscal Year 2026 "skinny" budget proposal, which calls for approximately $163 billion in discretionary funding cuts to federal education, health, housing, and labor programs- a 22 percent reduction in non-defense spending. On a separate, though related budgetary matter, House Republicans continued intraparty negotiations on how to pay for President Trump's sweeping domestic policy priorities as part of the so-called "budget reconciliation" measure. Finally, the County Executive's Office and the Department of Pu...
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