August 29, 2024 - 2024 Legislative Status Update
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Date: August 30, 2024
To: Cupertino City Council
From: Pamela Wu, City Manager
Re: 2024 Legislative Status Update
This memo focuses on the recent updates to the bills that the Council supported in May:
the BAHFA Regional Housing Bond, Assembly Bill 1779, and Senate Bill 1143. The bills
can be amended during the legislative session before being sent to the Governor. The
Governor has until September 30 to make his final decision on all pending legislation.
Below are updates to the three bills mentioned above:
BAHFA Regional Housing Bond
Council position: Support in Concept with concerns relating to return to source funding
and public oversight.
Update: On Wednesday, August 14, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)
voted to remove the $20 billion general obligation bond measure for the production and
preservation of affordable housing from the November 5 general election in all nine Bay
Area counties. The BAHFA Chair and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
President issued a joint statement1, which states that BAHFA will look ahead to a future
election.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1779
Council position: Support
Update: On Friday, August 16, Governor Newsom signed a package of 10 bills aiming to
prevent retail crime and other types of property theft. One of those bills was AB 1779,
which permits the consolidation of specified theft charges. This bill will officially
become part of state law that will go into effect on January 1, 2025. An article detailing
all 10 bills can be viewed here2.
1 https://mtc.ca.gov/news/bahfa-abag-leaders-issue-statement-withdrawal-housing-bond-measure-
november-ballot
2 https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/19/10-bills-newsom-crackdown-retail-theft/
Senate Bill (SB) 1143
Council position: Support
Update: On Monday, August 19, SB 1143 was amended to narrowly focus on waste
management for paint products. The amendment also removes provisions that would
have supported waste management systems for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) at
no cost to residents or local governments. As amended, this bill expands the existing
PaintCare program to allow for more products to be recovered. Current bill text and
prior versions can be viewed here3. The most recent Assembly Floor Analysis is included
as Attachment A. Currently, this bill is still being considered and future amendments
may still occur until August 31.
In October, the City’s lobbyist, City Attorney’s office and staff will prepare a
comprehensive legislative wrap-up memorandum to Council recapping the 2024
Legislative Session. This will also include information regarding Ballot Measures that
will be part of the November 5 general election.
Sustainability Impact
Though the scope of SB 1143 was narrowed, the amendments to SB 1143 would allow for
more paint products to be recovered through the PaintCare program.
Fiscal Impact
Changes to SB 1143 will no longer result in reimbursement that could be applied to the
City’s participation in the County’s HHW program. Diverting more paint products to
PaintCare will save the County HHW program the expense of handling those materials,
which may result in savings to the City. The City currently has funding to participate in
the County’s HHW program for the next 3-4 years.
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Prepared by: Astrid Robles, Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed by: Tina Kapoor, Deputy City Manager
Michael Woo, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Approved for Submission by: Pamela Wu, City Manager
Attachments:
A – SB 1143 Assembly Floor Analysis
3 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1143