On Friday, July 12, U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Special District Grant Accessibility Act (SDGAA). The legislation ( S. 4673 ) embodies the National Special Districts Association’s (NSDC’s) longstanding legislative objective of codifying a first-ever,...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Saturday, June 22, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas unveiled their 2024 State Budget agreement and, one week later, June 29 the Governor signed the State Budget into law. The budget includes expenditures...
By @Ophelia Szigeti Yesterday, the California Legislature passed the Democratic Majority version of the State Budget, AB 107 (Gabriel) , marking a significant step in the state’s fiscal planning for the upcoming year. The bill received approval with a 29 – 8 vote in the State Senate and a...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Thursday, May 30, Legislative leaders made significant strides on the 2024-25 State Budget following extensive bilateral negotiations. Among the actions taken by the Legislature’s budget subcommittees were the rejection of a proposal to expand ERAF property tax...
Check out where things stand on the legislative priorities advocated by over 200 special district officials at Special Districts Legislative Days now that the State Legislature’s house of origin deadline has passed. All surviving bills must be heard in their second house policy committees by...
By: @Kyle Packham Today in Sacramento, over 200 special district board members, general managers, fire chiefs, parks directors, water specialists, and other special district officials came together to advocate on the top legislative priorities facing special districts. Major areas of...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are in session this week. Following escalating tensions in the Middle East, the House will consider more than a dozen bills in the coming days regarding Iran and Israel. In light of this past weekend’s military action...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) prepared for CSDA members a Special Report Summary of the Recent FY 2024 Appropriations Acts (combined, the two measures fund the entirety of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year)...
By @Ophelia Szigeti On March 14, Senate Democrats unveiled a fiscal strategy for 2024 and 2025 dubbed Shrink the Shortfall , aimed at swiftly addressing the looming budget deficit prior to the June 15 budget deadline. This plan aims to significantly reduce the anticipated deficit range of...
By @Kyle Packham and the National Special Districts Coalition CSDA is building a coalition letter in support of H.R. 7525, the Special District Grant Accessibility Act, to deliver to the California Congressional Delegation upon the return of the U.S. House and Senate from their...
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