Legislation

SB-1 seeks to exclude military retirement and Survivors Benefits Plans (SBP) income from state income tax.

SB-56 removes a disabled Veteran’s disability pay from the personal income calculation when determining their qualification for the Low Income Exclusion of the Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption.

SB-60 provides important clarification to California Veterans, National Guard, and their families who use education benefits at California’s public universities by ensuring extended education courses that fulfill an undergraduate degree program requirement in California public universities are covered by the California Veteran Fee Waiver and the California Military Department GI Bill.

SB-67 will ensure equitable access to California’s higher education for California’s military families by specifying that their dependents are eligible for Cal Grant awards even if they graduate from an out-of-state high school.

SB 70 will increase the maximum contract value under the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act from $250,000 to $350,000 while tying future adjustments to the California Consumer Price Index (CPI).

SB 74 will establish the Infrastructure Gap Fund, which upon appropriation by the Legislature, provides grants of up to 20 percent of necessary remaining funding to cities and local agencies for critically delayed and vital infrastructure projects— including but not limited to roads, schools, and broadband— throughout California.

SB 76 will modify California’s hold harmless protections for private automobile sales, establishing protections for a new owner of a used vehicle from any past due registration fees and penalties carried by the previous owner.

SB-78 will task the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with publishing a study that identifies safety improvements and any common factors contributing to the delay in the delivery of these projects on or before January 1, 2027.

SB 87 will enshrine a sales tax exemption for all-volunteer fire departments (AVFDs) income from fundraising activities, which is due to sunset on January 1, 2026.

SB 90 will utilize Prop 4 (The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024) funding to support prepositioned mobile rigid water storage and mobile rigid dip tanks, in order to support firefighting air assets.

SB 231 would require the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to create a new appendix in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines to establish best practices for lead agencies to follow when determining if a proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment.

SB 232 will study the effects of a lock-in period for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regulations at issuance of Notice of Preparation (NOP) to promote project efficiency while preserving environmental diligence.

SB 233 would require the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to meet with councils of government (COGs) regarding regional housing need methodology at least 38 months prior to the scheduled revision of the housing element.

SB 255 will require counties to establish a record notification program for notifying parties involved in a transfer of ownership of a property, such as recordation of a deed, quitclaim deed, or deed of trust.

SB 288 brings California and its counties into compliance with the ruling by the Supreme Court in Tyler v. Hennepin County.