CSDA’s sponsored bill, Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) , passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee 8-0 on June 7. CSDAs Legislative Representative Marcus Detwiler was joined by Soquel Creek Water District General Manager Ron Duncan in providing lead witness testimony in support of the...
CSDA’s sponsored bill, Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) , will be heard tomorrow morning, June 7, in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. Provided that the bill passes out of that committee, it will next be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee — meaning AB 557 must pass both committees...
Last week, the California State Assembly took up Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) on the Assembly Floor, providing the chamber the first opportunity for its entire membership to vote on the legislation following its 8-0 passage out of the Assembly Local Government Committee. Assembly Members voted 78...
At the Wednesday, April 26 meeting of the California State Assembly Local Government Committee, CSDA provided lead testimony on its sponsored measure amending the Ralph M. Brown Act, Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) . As shown in this video , AB 557 unanimously passed out of the committee on an 8-0...
Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) has been set for its first policy committee hearing, to occur in the California Assembly Local Government Committee on Wednesday, April 26. The deadline to submit a support letter for inclusion in the official committee analysis is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. If...
Recent storms in California have continued to test our emergency preparedness. On March 28, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom expanded his storm state of emergency to include the counties of Alameda, Marin, Modoc, and Shasta in addition to the 43 other counties already under an emergency declaration...
By: Nicholaus Norvell and Holland Stewart, Best Best & Krieger, LLP During its most recent session, the California State Legislature adopted and the Governor signed three significant bills amending the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act). These bills — which take effect on January 1, 2023 —...
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19-related state of emergency proclaimed back in March 2020 would come to an end, terminating at the end of February 2023. The state of emergency remained in place throughout the pandemic, fostering the state’s response to the...
A slate of bills amending the Brown Act open meetings law and supported by CSDA were among the hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in the final days and hours prior to the September 30 deadline. One vetoed bill included yet another website mandate that was opposed by CSDA. Of the...
In response to challenges experienced and lessons learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, three bills amending the Brown Act and supported by CSDA have passed the State Legislature. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1100 (Cortese) last week and Assembly Bill 2647 (Levine) and Assembly...