Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Connie Juarez-Diroll, Legislative Officer
Subject: 2019 State Legislative Session Wrap Up Report
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept this informational report on the 2019 State Legislative Session.
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BACKGROUND:
The Governor wrapped up the 30-day sign and veto period on Sunday, October 13, taking final action on the remainder of the 1,042 measures that made it to his desk this year. In the final tally, Governor Newsom signed 870 bills and vetoed 172 (a veto rate of 16.5%, which reportedly matches the rate of Governor Jerry Brown's last year in office).
DISCUSSION:
The attached legislative tracker, titled 2019 State Legislative Session-End-of-Session Report, provides your Board with a comprehensive list of bills that have been identified as having a potential impact to County operations, programs and services and which staff have been working on throughout the session. In addition to our County-sponsored measures, the tracker provides information on bills that your Board has taken positions on in this session, either through direct Board action or through established legislative County policy. Bills that the County Manager's Office (CMO) or County departments have determined to be potential significance to County operations are also listed. Copies of all legislative correspondence have already been transmitted to your offices via the County Manager's Spring, Summer and Fall 2019 Quarterly Reports.
The following is the disposition of bills in the 2019 Legislative Session by category:
County-Sponsored Measures:
1. AB 825 (Mullin) San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (Chapter 292, Statutes of 2019)
2. AB 738 (Mullin) Regional housing needs allocation-2-year bill
3. AB 524 (Bigelow) Peace officers: deputy sheriffs-Vetoed by Governor, 10/8/19
4. SB 128 (Beall) Public contracts: B...
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