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 # 3
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept the April 2025 informational report on the 2025 State and Federal Legislative sessions.
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BACKGROUND:
Policy hearings are taking place in Sacramento, and bills are swiftly going through the state legislative process. Spot bills introduced earlier this year that contain intent language faced a March deadline and have now been amended to include more substantive policy language, some of which have become controversial gut-and-amend bills. The Intergovernmental and Public Affairs (IGPA) unit closely monitors these bills and others of interest to the County with our state associations.
Before adjourning for Spring Recess on April 10th, the Legislature took early action on SB 100/AB 100, also known as a "budget bill jr.," which included provisions on wildfire recovery and resilience, Medi-Cal, and other minor and technical adjustments. It is important to note that this bill is not the 2025-26 budget bill; instead, it amends the 2023-24 and 2024-25 budget acts. The Legislature will reconvene on April 21 to resume its work and meet their spring legislative deadlines. Policy committees have until May 2 to refer bills to fiscal committees and until June 6 to pass bills introduced in their respective houses of origin. Similarly, the Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees will continue to meet weekly to hear various budget proposals in their relevant issue areas ahead of the May Revise, which is expected to be released in mid-May.
On March 27, 2025, a bipartisan group of state legislators unveiled the Fast Track Housing package, which contains over 20 bills to expedite housing production and make it more affordable. The package reflects recommendations from the Final Report of th...
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