VICA Legislative Tracker (Updated 11/7/13)

VICA Legislative TrackerAs of 11/7/2013

Bill ID Author Subject Status Summary Position Status Action Topic

S.208 Feinstein (D-CA) Referred to the

Senate Committee on

Commerce, Science,

and Transportation.

H.R.456 Schiff (D-CA) Referred to the

House subcommittee

on Aviation.

H.R. 2120 Schiff (D-CA) Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act Referred to House

subcommittee on

Aviation.

Authorizes the proprietors of Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and

Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to ban aircraft operations

between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

AVIATION

H.R. 5 Kline (R-PA) Student Success Act House passed.

Referred to Senate

Committee on Health,

Education, Labor, and

Pensions.

Proposes to replace the tenets of the No Child Left Behind Act,

by eliminating the Average Yearly Progress target and the

"highly quilified teacher" requirement, replacing them both with

state-established accountability systems. The bill also

eliminates 70 federal programs in favor of a state- and local-

based approach.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

EDUCATION

N/A Obama President Obama’s Plan for Higher

Education

Pending executive or

legislative action.

Calls for the creation of a new rating system before 2015 to

measure college performance. Suggests a variety of means to

make student debt more affordable. Proposes several funds to

test and evaluate innovative approaches that accelerate paths

towards degrees and credentials. Creates a federal database of

individual student records. Increases "Race to the Top" funds to

incentivize states to invest in their universities.

watch Board Action

Pending

EDUCATION

H.R. 2810 Burgess (R-TX) Medicare Patient Access and

Quality improvement Act

House Energy and

Commerce

Committee approved.

Referred to House

subcommittee on the

Constitution and Civil

Justice.

Annually increases Medicate payment rates for providers by 0.5

percent, as well as establish an additional avenue for the

development of Alternative Payment Models (APM) for complex

chronic care management beginning in 2015.

watch Board Action

Pending

HEALTHCARE

H.R. 300 Sherman (D-CA) Visa Waiver for Israel Act Referred to House

subcommittee on

Immigration and

Border Security.

Allows citizens of Israel to travel to the United States without

obtaining a visa, for stays of 90 days or less for business,

tourism, visiting or pleasure

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

INTERNATIONAL

S. 460 Harkin (D-IA) Fair Minimum Wage Act Referred to Senate

Senate Committee on

Health, Education,

Labor, and Pensions.

Raises the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, and then

annually increases it accordingly to inflation.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

H.R.367 Young (R-IN) Regulations From the Executive in

Need of Scrutiny Act

House passed.

Referred to Senate

Committee on

Homeland Security

and Governmental

Affairs.

Requires congressional approval of major rules of the executive

branch before they may take effect Provides that a joint

resolution of approval of a major rule must be enacted within 70

session days or legislative days after the agency proposing the

rule submits its report on such rule to Congress, in order for the

rule to be approved and take effect

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

POLITICAL REFORM

H.R. 148 Van Hollen (D-MD) Democracy is Strengthened by

Casting Light on Spending in

Elections (DISCLOSE) Act

Referred to the

House subcommittee

on the Constitution

and Civil Justice

Creates myriad new campaign finance reporting requirements

for American businesses

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

POLITICAL REFORM

FEDERAL

AVIATIONAdvocacy

Letters

Meetings

Los Angeles Residential Helicopter

Noise Relief Act

oppose Existing

Position

Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator

to issue regulations for helicopter operations in Los Angeles

County, including designating helicopter flight paths and

altitudes Helicopter operations related to emergency, law

enforcement, or military activities are exempt from these

regulations

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FEDERAL

SB 691 Hancock Nonvehicular air pollution control:

penalties.

Dead. Increases the civil penalty for single-day massive release of non-

vehicle air contaminants from $10,000 to $100,000.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy AIR QUALITY

AB 1375 Chau California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: market-

based compliance mechanisms:

Clean Technology Investment

Account.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allocates cap-and-trade revenues toward clean technology

development, demonstration, and deployment projects by non-

profits.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

ENERGY

AB 1079 Bradford Economic development: energy

management area and plans.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes local jurisdictions to work collaboratively with utilities

and energy service companies to designate energy

management areas that would eligible for state-funded energy

use reduction infrastructure.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

ENERGY

SB 605 Lara California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse

Gas Reduction Fund and scoping

plan.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the revised AB 32 scoping plan to prioritize pollution

reduction investments that directly benefit the state economy

and environment.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

ENVIRONMENT

AB 245 Grove California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: public

meetings.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the Western Climate Initiative, Incorporated,

(implementation body of California's cap-and-trade system) to

the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

AIR QUALITY

ENVIRONMENT

REGULATORY

REFORM

SB 798 De León California Green Infrastructure

Bank Act.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes the California Green Infrastructure Bank to

distribute cap-and-trade revenues.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

ENVIRONMENT

TAXATION

AB 1051 Bocanegra Housing. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allocates cap-and-trade revenue to transit-oriented development

projects.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

LAND USE

TRANSPORTATION

AB 574 Lowenthal California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse

Gas Reduction Fund: sustainable

communities strategies.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allocates cap-and-trade revenue to local agencies for

transportation projects, programs and policies that help

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

LOCAL

TRANSPORTATION

AB 1023 Eggman Air resources: greenhouse gas

emissions.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allocates cap-and-trade revenues to provide incentives

to industry sectors that can reduce their emissions through

waste reduction, recycling, composting, and recycled

manufacturing projects.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

MANUFACTURING

AB 153 Bonilla California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the Air Resources Board to to adopt a process for the

review of new offset protocols that may be used to comply

with state emissions standards.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

AIR QUALITY

TAXATION

AB 8 Perea Alternative fuel and vehicle

technologies: funding programs.

Law. Extends existing air quality incentive programs, including the

Carl Moyer program the Alternative & Renewable Fuel &

Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) Lower Emission School

Bus Program, through 2024.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

AIR QUALITY

TRANSPORTATION

STATE

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FEDERALAB 138 Olsen Public postsecondary education:

undergraduate tuition and

mandatory systemwide fees.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the University of California and California State

University systems to set in-state tuition rate for each incoming

first-year class and not to increase the rate on that class of

students for at least 4 academic years.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

EDUCATION

AB 159 Chávez Public postsecondary education:

tuition and mandatory systemwide

fees.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the University of California and California State

University systems to set in-state tuition rate for each incoming

first-year class and not to increase the rate on that class of

students for at least 6 academic years. See Also: AB 138

(Olsen)

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

EDUCATION

AB 330 Chau Student financial aid: disclosures. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires postsecondary educational institutions to disclose their

net price calculators and average student debt per graduate to

the California Student Aid Commission as a condition of

eligibility for the Cal Grant Program and include these figures on

its website and print materials.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

AB 67 Olsen Public postsecondary education:

funding.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits tuition increases by the California State University

system until January 1, 2017, and urges the Regents of the

UC system to do the same.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

EDUCATION

AB 181 Logue Public postsecondary education:

Baccalaureate Degree Pilot

Program: University of California.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a pilot program to establish a coordinated

curriculum model that enables students to earn a baccalaureate

degree from a participating University of California campus

within 3 years of graduating from a secondary school, at a cost

of less than $20,000. See Also: AB 51 (Logue) and SB 32

(Price)

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

AB 450 Jones-Sawyer Postsecondary education:

community college trustee areas.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community

College District to establish by July 1, 2014 an additional

trustee district and reapportion the existing 6 districts to equalize

population across the 7 districts.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

AB 913 Chau Charter schools. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Applies the Brown Act, Public Records Act and Political Reform

Act to charter schools, and permits an employee of a charter

school to serve on the governing board of that charter school.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

AB 684 Medina Workforce training: general

educational development test

preparation: grants.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows high school dropouts preparing for the General

Educational Development (GED) test to be eligible for student

financial aid to be used for both test preparation and subsequent

career employment training at a postsecondary educational

institution.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

AB 386 Levine Public postsecondary education:

cross-enrollment: online education

at the California State University.

Law. Allows students enrolled at a CSU campus to enroll in online

courses offered by any CSU campus systemwide.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy EDUCATION

SB 45 Corbett The Leroy F. Greene School

Facilities Act of 1998.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a state general obligation bond program to provide

funds for construction and modernization of educational

facilities, pending approval by voters on the November 2014

statewide ballot.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

SB 195 Liu California postsecondary

education: state goals.

Law. States the intent of the Legislature that budget and policy

decisions regarding postsecondary education generally adhere

to cross-sector goals for public higher education institutions.

(Provisions establishing a working group to determine

appropriate metrics for achievement of these goals were

removed.)

neutral Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

EDUCATION

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FEDERALSB 440 Padilla Public postsecondary education:

Student Transfer Achievement

Reform Act.

Law. Expands the provisions of the Student Transfer Achievement

Reform Act (STAR) to require that community colleges to create

associate transfer degrees in every major and areas of

emphasis within majors and requires the CSU system to accept

these degrees.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

EDUCATION

SB 64 Corbett California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006: market-

based compliance mechanisms:

Clean Technology Investment

Account.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a competitive financial assistance program

for energy efficiency and clean energy onsite generation

projects, in order to implement the Clean Energy Jobs Act

(Proposition 39 of November 2012). .

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

EDUCATION

ENERGY

AB 29 Williams Proposition 39: implementation. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Appropriates $152 million per year to public

higher education energy efficiency projects from funds allocated

by the Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39 of November

2012). See Also: SB 64

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT

AB 283 Bloom Community colleges: property tax

revenues.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Automatically adjusts appropriations to the California

Community Colleges system if property tax revenues are higher

than expected.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

FISCAL

SB 58 Cannella Public postsecondary education:

funding.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits tuition increases by the University of California,

California State University and California Community College

systems until FY 2018-2019 (the expiration of the Proposition 30

tax increases).

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

EDUCATION

FISCAL

SB 137 Emmerson Developmental services: regional

centers.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires regional centers under contract with the Department of

Developmental Services to specify, on their website, the actual

rates paid to each vendor and the amount of public funds

provided to any nonprofit housing organizations outside of the

regular request for proposal process.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

SB 173 Liu Education funding: adult health and

safety education.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes an evaluation system for adult programs and

noncredit community college courses to determine eligibility for

state funding.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

Referred to

Health

Comm.

EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

AB 778 Bocanegra Employment: workforce and

demographic changes: study.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the Director of Industrial Relations to study workforce

and demographic changes in the workforce in California in the

previous 20 years and projected workforce needs in the coming

30 years.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

Referred to

GA Comm.

EDUCATION

LABOR

AB 375 Buchanan School employees: dismissal or

suspension: hearing.

Dead. Modifies the reasons that a permanent school employee may be

fired.

support Board Voted

to Support

Referred to

Ed. Comm.

Referred to

GA Comm.

Letters EDUCATION

LABOR

AB 144 Wilk Education: authorized classes and

courses of instruction: technology.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Modifies the administration of the California Technology

Assistance Project, which provides a regionalized network of

technical assistance to school districts on the implementation of

education technology

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY

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FEDERALSB 520 Steinberg Student instruction: California

Online Student Incentive Grant

programs.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a state grant program to incentivize faculty at the

University of California (UC), the California State University

(CSU), and the California Community College (CCC) systems to

develop additional online courses.

watch Referred to

Ed. Comm.

EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY

AB 869 Medina Utilities: emergency response. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires large gas and electric corporations to develop

emergency response plans.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

AB 122 Rendon Energy: energy assessment:

nonresidential buildings: financing.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Creates a financing program for energy efficiency improvements

in nonresidential buildings.

Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

AB 1301 Bloom Oil and gas: hydraulic fracturing. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Imposes a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing

(fracking) until the Legislature determines restrictions on its

future use.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

AB 1014 Williams Energy: electrical corporations:

green tariff shared renewable

program.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows customers of investor-owned utilities to purchase an

interest in a community renewable energy facility and receive a

monthly bill credit as dividends. (See Also: SB 43)

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

AB 217 Bradford Electricity: solar electricity: low-

income households.

Law. Extends a bill surcharge for investor-owned utilities customers

to fund monetary incentives for the installation of solar energy

systems on low-income residential housing.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

ENERGY

AB 1257 Bocanegra Energy: State Energy Resources

Conservation and Development

Commission: natural gas.

Law. Requires the California Energy Commission to prepare and

submit a report every four years to the Governor and Legislature

identifying strategies to maximize natural gas use.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

ENERGY

SB 34 Calderon Greenhouse gas: carbon capture

and storage.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Creates a regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage

(CCS) projects, including those used for enhanced oil

extraction.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

ENERGY

SB 241 Evans Oil Severance Tax Law. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Imposes an oil severance tax of 9.9 percent of the gross value

of each barrel produced in California.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

SB 48 Hill Public utilities: research and

development projects.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires annual merit reviews of all research and development

and demonstration projects for an electrical or gas corporation

using ratepayers funds.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

ENERGY

SB 804 Lara Solid waste: energy. Dead. Clarifies the waste conversion technologies that can be defined

within "biomass conversion."

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

ENERGY

SB 124 Corbett Public contracts: bid preferences:

clean energy.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires state agencies and the California State University

system to provide a 5 percent bid preference to California

manufacturers when purchasing clean energy systems.

watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

ENERGY

MANUFACTURING

AB 3 Bocanegra Income taxes: credits: film. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands or continues the California Film and Television Tax

Credit Program

watch Referred to

Ent. Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

AB 286 Nazarian Income taxes: credit: qualified

motion pictures.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands the eligibility parameters for film productions to apply

for the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

watch Referred to

Ent. Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

AB 332 Hall Occupational safety and health:

adult films.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands workplace safety standards and the permitting process

for adult film production.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

AB 1256 Bloom Civil law: privacy: entry and exit of

facilities.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands the crime of invasion of privacy to include non-physical

trepassing and news-gathering on public and non-residential

premises.

watch Referred to

Ent. Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

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FEDERALSB 370 Lieu Income tax: credits: qualified

commercial production.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a $15 million tax credit program for television

commercial production.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

AB 576 V. Manuel Pérez Revenue Recovery and

Collaborative Enforcement Team

Act: pilot program.

Law. Creates a multiagency partnership, to be known as the Revenue

Recovery and Collaborative Enforcement Team, to combat

illegal underground economic operations.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy ENTERTAINMENT

FISCAL

MANUFACTURING

AB 1309 Perea Workers' compensation:

professional athletes.

Law. Eliminates a loophole in our workers compensation system that

allows out-of-state retired professional athletes to claim

damages for cumulative injuries sustained partially in California.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

LABOR

SB 123 Corbett Environmental and land use court. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires superior courts to establish an environmental and land-

use division to process civil proceedings brought pursuant to the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

LAND USE

AB 779 Bocanegra Alcoholic beverages. Law. Authorizes a licensed beer manufacturer that produces more

than 60,000 barrels of beer per year to manufacture and sell

cider and perry.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

ENTERTAINMENT

LOCAL

MANUFACTURING

AB 1413 Committee on

Revenue and

Taxation

Corporation Tax Law: tentative

minimum tax: credits: exempt

organizations.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Provides that the film and television tax credit may be used to

reduce the qualified corporate taxpayer's regular income tax

beyond the tentative minimum tax (TMT) for taxable years

beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2011. Permits federal tax-exempt

organizations formed under Internal Revenue Code Section

501(c)(4), (5), (6), or (7) to be treated as tax-exempt

organizations for California tax purposes, without approval by

the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

ENTERTAINMENT

TAXATION

AB 1291 Lowenthal Privacy: Right to Know Act of 2013:

disclosure of a customer's personal

information.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires businesses that collect and retain personally-

identifiable information through their website or mobile

application to provide a copy of that information to the customer,

upon request, as well as the names and contact information for

all third parties with which the business has shared the

information.

watch Referred to

Ent. Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

TECHNOLOGY

SB 501 Corbett Social networking Internet Web

sites: privacy: minors.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires social networking websites to remove personal

identifying information within 96 hours of a user request,

including requests by parents of users under 18 years of age.

watch Referred to

Ent. Comm.

Referred to

GA Comm.

ENTERTAINMENT

TECHNOLOGY

AB 158 Levine Solid waste: single-use carryout

bags.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits major retailers, including grocers, from providing single-

use plastic bags, while allowing for the distribution of paper

bags.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

ENVIRONMENT

SB 405 Padilla Solid waste: single-use carryout

bags.

Dead. Prohibits major retailers, including grocers, from providing single-

use plastic bags, while allowing for the distribution of paper

bags.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

ENVIRONMENT

SB 731 Steinberg Environment: California

Environmental Quality Act.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Enacts changes to the California Environmental Quality Act. oppose

unless

amended

Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

ENVIRONMENT

JUDICIARY

LAND USE

AB 515 Dickinson Environmental quality: California

Environmental Quality Act: judicial

review.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes CEQA compliance divisions of all superior courts, in

order to hear and resolve CEQA challenge actions and

proceedings.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

ENVIRONMENT

LAND USE

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FEDERALAB 976 Atkins Coastal resources: California

Coastal Act of 1976: enforcement:

penalties.

Dead. Allows the Coastal Commission to impose a penalty of up to 75

percent of the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed by a

superior court for a violation of the California Coastal Act.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

ENVIRONMENT

LAND USE

SB 617 Evans California Environmental Quality

Act.

Dead. Requires assessments under CEQA to consider the exposure of

project to natural hazards or adverse environmental conditions,

and expands notice requirements.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

ENVIRONMENT

LAND USE

SB 529 Leno Recycling: fast food facilities. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Mandates that quick service restaurants only provide customers

with disposable food service packaging or single-use bags that

are either “compostable” or “recyclable."

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

ENVIRONMENT

MISC

AB 70 Morrell Budget Bill: public availability. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires all bills related to the state budget to be available

online to the public for 3 days before any vote is taken.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy FISCAL

SB 810 Price Franchise Tax Board: tax credit

certificates for exporters and

importers: income tax credit.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes up to $100 million in tax credits per year to qualifying

importers and exporters between 2014 and 2018, in order to

incentivize continued high levels of California port activity

following the Panama Canal expansion.

watch Referred to

Int. Comm.

Referred to

M&T Comm.

FISCAL

INTERNATIONAL

LOCAL

MANUFACTURING

TAXATIONAB 886 Allen California Transportation Financing

Authority: tax credit certificates for

exporters and importers: income

tax credit.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes up to $100 million in tax credits per year to qualifying

importers and exporters between 2014 and 2018, in order to

incentivize continued high levels of California port activity

following the Panama Canal expansion.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

Int. Comm.

FISCAL

INTERNATIONAL

LOCAL

TAXATION

AB 208 Gorell State employees: additional

compensation.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits salaried state employees from "moonlighting," earning

additional compensation by being employed at a second, hourly-

wage job within the same agency.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

FISCAL

LABOR

AB 668 Gray Economic disaster area. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires high unemployment areas to be considered economic

disaster areas, and prioritizes state funding toward public

projects in those areas.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

FISCAL

LABOR

LAND USE

AB 690 Campos Jobs and education financing

districts: voter approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes the creation of jobs and infrastructure financing

districts, modeled after infrastructure financing districts,

to provide incentives to targeted industries.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy FISCAL

LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 750 Garcia Economic development: cities. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes cities to dispose of municipally-owned real property,

if the legislative body of the city finds substantial evidence that

the disposition of the property would stimulate job creation and

economic development within the city.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Coalition

FISCAL

LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 113 Committee on Budget Budget Act of 2012. Law. Appropriates additional funds to Secretary of State's office for

hiring overtime and temporary workers to eliminate the backlog

of business filings.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy FISCAL

MISC

ACA 3 Campos Local government financing: public

safety services: voter approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voter approval threshold for local bond measures

specifically designated to fund public safety services,

equipment, or facilities from two-thirds to 55 percent.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

FISCAL

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

SCA 9 Corbett Local government: economic

development: special taxes: voter

approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voter approval threshold for special taxes to finance

community and economic development projects from two-thirds

to 55 percent.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

FISCAL

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

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FEDERALSB 32 Price Business investment: tax credits. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Designates $200 million in tax credits to be sold at auction, and

the proceeds to be distributed to early-stage companies.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

FISCAL

TAXATION

SB 365 Wolk Jail construction: funding. Law. Modifies the funding mechanisms for jail construction

and juvenile facility funding.(Provisions requiring any corporate

or personal tax credit to include a 10-year sunset, as well as

specified goals and performance indicators were removed.)

neutral Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

FISCAL

TAXATION

AB 676 Fox Health care coverage:

postdischarge care needs.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes time frames and other requirements for a

health plan or insurer to facilitate the discharge of a patient who

no longer requires inpatient hospital care.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

AB 771 Jones Public health: wellness programs. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Directs the state Secretary of California Health and Human

Services to apply for California to be a participating pilot state in

the wellness program demonstration project authorized by the

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, in which employers

can offer employee rewards of up to 50% of the cost of health

care coverage for participating in a wellness program.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

AB 975 Wieckowski Health facilities community

benefits.

Dead. Narrows the definition of hospital-provided community benefits,

as well as how charity care is calculated and credited.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

HEALTHCARE

AB 889 Frazier Health care coverage: prescription

drugs.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits a health care service plan or health insurer from

requiring that a patient try and fail on more than two medications

(step therapy) before allowing the patient access to the

preferred medication, prescribed by their physician.

support Board Voted

to Support

Letters HEALTHCARE

AB 900 Alejo Medi-Cal: reimbursement: distinct

part nursing facilities.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Reverses the 2009 cuts to Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for

skilled nursing facilities.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

HEALTHCARE

AB 219 Perea Health care coverage: cancer

treatment.

Law. Places a $100 cap on the health insurance deductable for orally

administered anticancer medications.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

AB 50 Pan Health care coverage: Medi-Cal:

eligibility.

Dead. Allows a hospital that is a participating Medi-Cal provider to

determine whether an individual is eligible for Medi-Cal and to

provide the individual with medical assistance during the

presumptive eligibility period.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

AB 880 Gomez Medi-Cal program costs: large

employer responsibility.

Dead. Assesses a penalty against large employers (500+ employees)

if their employees enroll in Medi-Cal, as well as makes it illegal

to alter an employee's status to avoid providing health insurance

in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable

Care Act.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Coalition

PR

HEALTHCARE

SB 136 Gaines Insurance: brokers and agents:

notice of appointment.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Modifies the requirements for insurance broker-agent licensing. watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

SB 506 Hill Ephedrine: retail sale. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Implements a real-time, stop-sale tracking system for over-the-

counter medications containing pseudoephedrine (PSE), to

prevent their use in illegal drug production.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

HEALTHCARE

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FEDERALSB 18 Hernandez California Health Benefits Review

Program: health insurance.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requests the California Health Benefits Review Program

assess the impact that health coverage mandates will have on

essential health benefits (EHBs) and the California Health

Benefits Exchange (Covered California).

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

SB 20 Hernandez Health care: workforce training. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Transfers monies from a defunct program for high-risk

Californians to obtain health insurance to a program that repays

physicians' student loans in exchange for three years of service

in underserved areas.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

SB 161 Hernandez Stop-loss insurance coverage. Law. Raises the spending thresholds and requirements of stop-loss

insurance policies. (Provisions severely restricting ability of

small employers to self-insure were removed.)

neutral Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

HEALTHCARE

SB 746 Leno Health care coverage: premium

rates.

Dead. Requires health plans to annually disclose certain aggregate

claims data to purchasers in the large group market.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

HEALTHCARE

AB 633 Salas Emergency medical services: civil

liability.

Law. Precludes an employer from any civil or criminal liability for any

act in which an employee provides emergency medical services

to a patron or co-worker.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

HEALTHCARE

LABOR

AB 459 Mitchell Public contracts: healthy and

sustainable food.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires vending machines in public buildings to contain strictly

food and drinks that meet certain nutritional guidelines.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

HEALTHCARE

MANUFACTURING

SB 808 De León Sales and use taxes: air common

carrier: employing Medi-Cal

recipients.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Excludes the sales and use tax exemption for jet fuel for

employers that do not provide health care to its employees.

watch Referred to

Aviation

Comm.

HEALTHCARE

TAXATION

TRANSPORTATION

AB 412 Allen International trade. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic

Development to study the potential roles of the state in global

markets.

watch Referred to

Int. Comm.

INTERNATIONAL

SB 397 Hueso Vehicles: enhanced driver's

license.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue enhanced

driver licenses to U.S. citizens to expedite legal traffic along the

U.S.-Mexican border.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

Int. Comm.

Referred to

M&T Comm.

INTERNATIONAL

LABOR

TECHNOLOGY

TRANSPORTATION

AB 1400 Committee on Jobs,

Economic

Development , and

the Economy

Export documents: expiration. Law. Authorizes a person requesting an export document to make the

request electronically.

watch Referred to

Int. Comm.

Referred to

M&T Comm.

INTERNATIONAL

MANUFACTURING

AB 729 Roger Hernández Evidentiary privileges: union agent-

represented worker privilege.

Dead. Grants union representatives the same evidentiary privilege as

afforded to attorneys and doctors under attorney-client and

physician-patient privilege.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

PR

JUDICIARY

LABOR

AB 1165 Skinner Occupational safety and health:

violations.

Dead. Creates a new adjudication procedure to stay abatement for an

employment safety violation.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

JUDICIARY

LABOR

SB 462 Monning Employment: compensation. Law. Restricts when an employer may obtain its attorney's fees

("loser pays") to when the employer can prove the action was

brought in bad faith.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

JUDICIARY

LABOR

AB 211 Wilk Unfair competition: enforcement. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Institutes protective measures for businesses against frivolous

unfair competition lawsuits.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

JUDICIARY

MISC

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FEDERALAB 227 Gatto Proposition 65: enforcement. Law. Protects small businesses from drive-by lawsuits by providing a

14-day right to cure for allegations of a failure to post a

Proposition 65 warning.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

JUDICIARY

REGULATORY

REFORM

SB 713 Correa Liability: good faith reliance on

administrative ruling.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Affirms that employers may rely upon the written advice of a

state agency regarding how to comply with a law or regulation.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

JUDICIARY

REGULATORY

REFORM

AB 360 Alejo Workers' compensation:

independent contractors.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Extends workers compensation laws to independent

contractors.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LABOR

AB 152 Yamada Unemployment: Self-Employment

Assistance Program.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes the Self-Employment Assistance Program to train

unemployed workers on self employment, while allowing them

to continue collecting unemployment benefits.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

AB 228 Logue Labor Commissioner: employee

claims.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes the Labor Commissioner, or his or her deputies, to

waive employer penalties for loss of wage claims if the employer

resolves the claim within 30 days of notice.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LABOR

AB 907 Conway Employment: flexible work

schedules.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Permits an individual nonexempt employee to request an

employee-selected flexible work schedule providing for

workdays up to 10 hours per day within a 40-hour workweek

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LABOR

AB 1164 Lowenthal Liens: employees and workers. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows employees to file liens on an employer's personal

property, or real property where the work was performed, based

on an alleged wage violation.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

PR

LABOR

AB 155 Alejo Employment: payroll records: right

to inspect.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows former employees who have been terminated for

misconduct to receive copies of their payroll records. (VICA-

opposed provisions allowing the former employee to enter the

employers premises to inspect their records have been

removed.)

neutral Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

AB 640 Hall Occupational safety and health:

adult films.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Imposes additional workplace safety requirements on the adult

film industry, despite their outstanding record of self-regulation.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

PR

LABOR

AB 10 Alejo Minimum wage: annual adjustment. Law. Increases the state minimum wage to $8.25 per hour beginning

in 2014, $8.75 in 2015, $9.25 in 2016, $9.50 in 2017 and $10 in

2018.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

LABOR

AB 241 Ammiano Domestic work employees: labor

standards.

Law. Adds new regulations on the wages for domestic workers,

including overtime compensation and rest periods, and

establishes a private right of action for violation.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LABOR

AB 442 Nazarian Employees: wages. Law. Requires employers that violates employee wage regulations to

pay liquidated damages to an employee in excess of wage

restitution.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LABOR

SB 626 Beall Workers' compensation. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Repeals the employer protections in last year’s workers

compensation reform package by eliminating the employer right

to independent medical review (IMR) of claims.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

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FEDERALSB 761 DeSaulnier Family temporary disability

insurance.

Dead. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee

who applies for or intends to apply for paid family leave.

oppose Referred to

GA Comm.

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

SB 404 Jackson Fair employment: familial status. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a protected class for employees who are, or may

be, family caregivers.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

LABOR

SB 435 Padilla Compensation: meal and rest or

recovery periods.

Law. Extends existing rest period protections available within the

Industrial Welfare Commission orders to workers paid on a

"piece-rate basis"

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

LABOR

SB 655 Wright Fair Employment and Housing Act:

unlawful practices.

Dead. Allows a judge to impose up to a $25,000 penalty for economic

damages in an employee discrimination case wherein the

discrimination did not lead termination but had a severe impact

on working conditions. (Provisions requiring the $25,000 penalty

and allowing for non-economic damages were removed.)

neutral Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LABOR

AB 305 V. Manuel Pérez Income taxes: hiring credits:

investment credits.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Creates the California New Markets Tax Credit Program for

businesses that undertake development projects in low-income

areas.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LABOR

LAND USE

TAXATION

AB 1383 Roger Hernández Hazardous waste: permitting. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Defines the term “significant noncomplier” relative to hazardous

waste facilities permit violations. (Provisions allowing local

jurisdictions to issue more stringent employment regulations

than prescribed in state law were removed.)

neutral Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

LABOR

LOCAL

SB 434 Hill Personal income and corporation

taxes: hiring credits: enterprise

zones.

Dead. Sets various restrictions on enterprise zones, including the

elimination of retroactive hiring credits.

oppose Referred to

GA Comm.

Advocacy LABOR

LOCAL

MANUFACTURING

TAXATION

AB 825 Medina Income taxes: credits: hiring full-

time employees.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands eligibility for the new hire tax credit to employers of 50

or fewer employees.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy LABOR

TAXATION

AB 878 Torres Land use: local planning. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Modifies the requirements for the housing element of a general

plan of a city or county.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

LAND USE

AB 380 Dickinson California Environmental Quality

Act: notice requirements

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires all CEQA-related notices to be posted in print and

online by the county clerk within 24 hours of receipt and to

remain posted for 30 days.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

LAND USE

AB 543 Campos California Environmental Quality

Act: translation.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires CEQA notices to be translated into languages spoken

by at least 25 percent of the population within the lead agency's

jurisdiction.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

LAND USE

AB 667 Roger Hernández Land use: development project

review: superstores.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires major retailers to undergo a local economic impact

report before building a facility.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

LAND USE

AB 662 Atkins Local government: redevelopment:

successor agencies to

redevelopment agencies.

Dead. Allows infrastructure financing districts to include redevelopment

project areas and redevelopment successor agency to fulfill long-

term enforceable obligations, if the project does not require new

tax funds or tax increment diversion.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

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FEDERALAB 116 Bocanegra Land use: subdivision maps:

expiration dates.

Law. Automatically extends by 24 months the expiration date of

tentative maps or vesting tentative maps issued after 2000, and

extends pre-2000 maps, as long as the map is consistent with

the local jurisdiction's current general plan.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

AB 203 Stone Coastal resources: coastal

development permits: penalties.

Dead. Halts the coastal development permit process if the applicant

has an unresolved California Coastal Act violation, cease and

desist order or restoration order issued by the California Coastal

Commission's staff.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

AB 953 Ammiano California Environmental Quality

Act.

Dead. Requires CEQA documents to include a detailed statement of

any potential effects that may result from a natural hazard or

disaster.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

SB 754 Evans California Environmental Quality

Act.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Increases the complexity and cost of CEQA compliance by 1)

prohibiting a lead agency from asking a project proponent to

draft an EIR, 2) forcing re-analysis of projects that are more than

7 years old, 3) creating a new cause of action to allow anyone to

stop a project by alleging a mitigation measure has not been

implemented, and 4) removing limits on archeological resources

mitigation fees.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

SB 787 Berryhill Environmental quality: the

Sustainable Environmental

Protection Act.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits a CEQA lawsuit from alleging noncompliance based

on topics or criteria for which compliance obligations are already

identified, or if the EIR already complies with (A) existing state

environmental law, (B) local planning requirements, and (C)

incorporates applicable mitigation requirements.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

LAND USE

SB 33 Wolk Infrastructure financing districts:

voter approval: repeal.

Dead. Streamlines the formation and operation of infrastructure

financing districts to fund public works projects.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

AB 22 Blumenfield Sidewalks: repairs. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits the governing body of a city or county from shifting

responsibility for repairing or reconstructing damaged streets,

sidewalks, or driveways from the local government to property

owners, unless the change is approved by a majority of the

jurisdiction's voters.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 1229 Atkins Land use: zoning regulations. Dead. Authorizes cities and counties to mandate that private

developers set aside a percentage of new housing for low-

income rental for up to 55 years.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

PR

LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 229 John A. Pérez Local government: infrastructure

and revitalization financing districts.

Dead. Authorizes the creation of an infrastructure and revitalization

financing district (as a successor to redevelopment agencies) if

approved by two-thirds of local voters.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 243 Dickinson Local government: infrastructure

and revitalization financing districts.

Dead. Authorizes the creation of an infrastructure and revitalization

financing district, modeled after infrastructure financing districts,

to fund economic development projects.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

LOCAL

AB 59 Bonta School districts: parcel taxes. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Authorizes school district ballot measures to include

assessment of property taxes according to a "split roll" system.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

LAND USE

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

AB 1026 Quirk Toxic chemicals: listing. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires evidence that a substance is known to cause cancer

or reproductive toxicity before being included on the Proposition

65 list of hazarous materials.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LAND USE

REGULATORY

REFORM

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FEDERALAB 188 Ammiano Property taxation: change in

ownership.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Alters Proposition 13 property tax protections and institutes a

"split roll" system.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

LAND USE

TAXATION

AB 561 Ting Taxation: documentary transfer tax. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Expands the types of properties subject to a local documentary

transfer tax.

watch Referred to

Land Use

Comm.

LAND USE

TAXATION

SB 391 DeSaulnier California Homes and Jobs Act of

2013.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Assesses a $75 fee on real estate documents to fund

construction of affordable housing. VICA supports if amended to

include a cap on the number of taxable documents.

support if

amended

Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

LAND USE

TAXATION

ACA 8 Blumenfield Local government financing: voter

approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voting threshold to pass infrastructure bonds to 55

percent from the current two-thirds supermajority.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

PR

LAND USE

TAXATION

TRANSPORTATION

AB 128 Bradford Peace officers: airport law

enforcement.

Law. Expands the authority of airport law enforcement officers

employed by the Los Angeles World Airports to any place in the

state related to airport-related homeland security.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

LOCAL

AB 965 Brown State government: small business

certification.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Creates a statewide small business certification system. watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LOCAL

MISC

SB 19 Knight Sales and use taxes: exemptions:

property for use in space flight.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Exempts equipment and materials used to construct,

reconstruct, or improve commercial space launch sites from the

state sales and use tax.

watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

MANUFACTURING

SB 747 DeSaulnier Public Health Impact Report. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows the Department of Public Health to require

manufacturers of consumer products to undergo a public health

report if it suspects the product will contribute to a public health

epidemic, (ie: obesity, cancer, lack of sleep) and allows the

department to restrict or prohibit the sale of these products.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

MANUFACTURING

SB 193 Monning Hazard evaluation system and

information service.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires manufacturers, formulators, suppliers, and distributors

of chemicals to report customer names and addresses to the

state Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service.

watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

MANUFACTURING

SB 12 Corbett Consumer affairs. Law. Establishes the Made in California Program to foster purchases

of products manufactured in California, and requires products

manufactured with a "Made in California" label to be approved

by the Governor's Office of Business and Economic

Development.

support Board Voted

to Support

Referred to

M&T Comm.

Letters MANUFACTURING

AB 486 Mullin Sales and use taxes: exemption:

manufacturing research and

development.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a state sales-and-use tax exemption for purchases

of manufacturing and research and development equipment.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

MANUFACTURING

TAXATION

TECHNOLOGY

SB 376 Correa Sales and use taxes: exemption:

manufacturing: research and

development.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a state sales-and-use tax exemption for purchases

of manufacturing and research and development equipment.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

MANUFACTURING

TAXATION

TECHNOLOGY

SB 412 Knight Sales and use taxes: exemption:

aerospace products manufacturing:

research and development.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a state sales and use tax exemption for purchases

of aerospace manufacturing equipment.

watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

MANUFACTURING

TAXATION

TECHNOLOGY

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FEDERALAB 9 Holden Income taxes: credits: enterprise

zone.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Enacts legislation that promotes job and business growth and

encourages economic development.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

MISC

AB 172 Weber State agency contracts:

microbusiness preference.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Grants a 7 percent bid preference on state agency contracts to

microbusinesses and non-small businesses with microbusiness

subcontractors.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

MISC

AB 53 John A. Pérez Governor's Office of Business and

Economic Development: biennial

California Economic Development

Strategic Plan.

Dead. Requires the Governor's Office of Business and Economic

Development to prepare an economic development strategic

plan.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

MISC

AB 160 Alejo California Public Employees'

Pension Reform Act of 2013:

exceptions.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Exempts federally-regulated pension plans from the California

Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

PENSION REFORM

SB 24 Walters Public employees' retirement:

benefit plans.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Removes the requirement that a local agency must receive state

legislative approval in order to reduce its public retirement

system's defined benefit pension plan.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

PENSION REFORM

AB 476 Jones-Sawyer Primary election: ballot contents. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Modifies the requirements for the information printed on primary

election ballots.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

AB 644 Wieckowski Campaign finance: advisory

election.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Places an advisory question on an upcoming ballot to ask

whether there should be a Consitutional amendment to overturn

the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal

Elections Commission

oppose Referred to

GA Comm.

Advocacy POLITICAL REFORM

ACA 4 Olsen Legislative procedure. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits the Legislature from voting on a bill until it has been

made available to the public for at least 72 hours preceding the

vote.

support Board Voted

to Support


AB 510 Ammiano Political Reform Act of 1974:

advertisement disclosures.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires a political action committee (PAC) that pays for the

appearance of an expert in a political advertisement to disclose

the amount of the payment.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

AB 45 Dickinson Political Reform Act of 1974. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Revises various provisions of campaign finance law,

including raising the contribution threshold requiring donor

disclosure from $100 to $250; requiring multipurpose

organization to disclose political contributions (see also: SB 3

and SB 37); extending the period before a legislator must

dislose their surplus campaign funds after leaving office;

requiring a filing officer to affix a date stamp to statements of

economic interests; repealing the online filing requirement for

campaign statements if the Secretary of State's website is

unavailable, and requires the Secretary of State to submit

campaign and lobbying statements to the FPPC.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

ACA 6 Gatto Initiatives: constitutional

amendments: voter approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Increases the vote threshold for initiative measures proposed by

the public from a majority to 55% of the votes cast.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

SCA 10 Wolk Legislative procedure. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Prohibits the Legislature from passing a bill until it has been

available to the public in print and online for at least 72 hours

preceding the vote.

support Existing

Position


SB 121 Evans Corporations: political activities:

shareholder disclosure.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires a corporation that plans to make a political contribution

or expenditure to notify their shareholders at least 24 hours

before the contribution or expenditure.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

SB 26 Correa Political Reform Act of 1974: slate

mailers.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires more prominent disclosure notices on slate mailers. watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

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FEDERALSB 52 Leno Political Reform Act of 1974:

campaign disclosures.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires political action committees (PACs) to disclose detailed

information about its three largest donors in all advertisements

and to maintain a website listing its 10 largest donors.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

SB 29 Correa Vote by mail ballots and election

result statements.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows vote by mail ballots to be counted if received by the

election officials within 3 days after election day, as long as the

ballot is postmarked on or before election day.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

SB 27 Correa Political Reform Act of 1974. Dead. Requires discloure of out-of-state donors to a non-profit with the

intention that the payment will be used to make a contribution

to support or oppose a California state or local candidate

or ballot measure, and requires political action committees that

raise at least $1 million to post an online list of their top 10

donors.

support Existing

Position


SCA 11 Hancock Local government: special taxes:

voter approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voter approval threshold for special tax from two-

thirds to 55 percent.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

SCA 4 Liu Local government transportation

projects: special taxes: voter

approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voter approval threshold for imposing special taxes

to fund local transportation projects from two-thirds to 55

percent. See Also: SCA 8

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

TRANSPORTATION

SCA 8 Corbett Transportation projects: special

taxes: voter approval.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Lowers the voter approval threshold for imposing special taxes

to fund local transportation projects from two-thirds to 55

percent. See Also: SCA 4

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

TAXATION

TRANSPORTATION

AB 19 Ting Internet Voting Pilot Program. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Implements a pilot program whereby a county may enable

voters to vote via the Internet.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

POLITICAL REFORM

TECHNOLOGY

SB 176 Galgiani Administrative procedures. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires state agencies proposing to adopt regulations to

involve parties that would be subject to those regulations in

public discussions prior to establishing the regulation.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

Referred to

M&T Comm.

REGULATORY

REFORM

AB 456 Morrell Taxation: deductions: net operating

losses.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Extends the carryback period for the state personal and

corporate tax deduction for net operating losses.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

TAXATION

AB 769 Skinner Taxation: deductions: net operating

loss carrybacks.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Disallows the use of net operating loss carrybacks by individual

and corporate taxpayers.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

TAXATION

AB 990 Conway Income taxes: minimum franchise

tax.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Reduces the annual minimum franchise tax from $800 to $700. watch Referred to

GA Comm.

TAXATION

AB 833 Harkey Tax information: administration. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires the development of a single Internet Web site portal to

enable online, self-service access to tax filing services.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

TAXATION

SB 622 Monning Taxation: sweetened beverage tax:

Children's Health Promotion Fund.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Imposes a per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages. oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

TAXATION

SB 768 De León Cigarette and tobacco products

taxes: California Tobacco Tax Act

of 2014.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Imposes an additional excise tax of $2.00 per package of 20

cigarettes and a floor stock tax on dealers and wholesalers.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

TAXATION

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FEDERALAB 879 Bocanegra Emerging technology and

biotechnology company: income

taxes: net operating losses:

transfers.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Allows emerging technology and biotechnology companies

to sell their unused net operating loss carrybacks or carryovers.

watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

TAXATION

TECHNOLOGY

AB 242 Chau Privacy: Internet. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Requires website privacy policy statements to be no more than

100 words and be written at an 8th grade reading level.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

TECHNOLOGY

AB 300 Perea Telecommunications: prepaid

mobile telephony services: state

surcharge and fees: local charges

collection.

Dead. Establishes a prepaid telephone surcharge to fund critical

emergency services. This surcharge would be equal the amount

currently being paid by contracted phone customers and is

based upon a percentage of sale price.

support Board Voted

to Support

Referred to

M&T Comm.

Letters TECHNOLOGY

AB 777 Muratsuchi Taxes: exemption: space flight

property.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Exempts space flight vessels from being taxed as property. watch Referred to

M&T Comm.

TECHNOLOGY

SB 51 Wright Internet gambling. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Establishes a framework for intrastate Internet gambling. support if

amended

Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

TECHNOLOGY

AB 749 Gorell Public-private partnerships. 2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Extends the sunset date on legislative authorization for the

California Department of Transportation and regional

transportation agencies to enter into public-private partnership

(P3s) agreements through 2022.

support Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

Advocacy TRANSPORTATION

AB 1002 Bloom Vehicles: registration fee:

sustainable communities

strategies.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Increases the vehicle registration fee by $6 to fund

transportation projects included in local sustainable community

strategies.

watch Referred to

Trans.

Comm.

TRANSPORTATION

AB 179 Bocanegra Public transit: electronic transit fare

collection systems: disclosure of

personal information.

Law. Prohibits a transportation agency from selling or sharing

personally identifiable information of transit users that participate

in an electronic transit fare collection system.

support Board Voted

to Support

TRANSPORTATION

AB 405 Gatto Highways: high-occupancy vehicle

lanes: County of Los Angeles.

Dead. Allows all vehicles to use the high-occupancy vehicle lane on

State Highway Route 134 between State Route 170 and

Interstate 5 during non-rush hour times.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

TRANSPORTATION

SB 40 Pavley Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking

Water Supply Act of 2012.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Reduces the amount of the general obligation bonds to be

issued to finance a safe water and water supply reliability

program, if the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply

Act of 2012 (slated for the November 2014 ballot) is approved

by voters.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

WATER

SB 42 Wolk Safe Drinking Water, Water

Quality, and Flood Protection Act of

2014.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Replaces the the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water

Supply Act of 2012 (slated for the November 2014 ballot) with a

revised, renegotiated version to finance to

finance?environmental and infrastructure improvements in

the?Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region.

watch Referred to

EE&U

Comm.

WATER

SB 735 Wolk Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Reform Act of 2009: multispecies

conservation plans.

2 YR Bill (Pending

hearing in 2014)

Undermines Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of

2009 by requiring development of multispecies conservation

plans for the Bay-Delta.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy WATER

Ballot Designation

Pending

Gatto Rainy Day Budget Stabilization

Fund Act

Slated for November

2014 ballot

Requires 3 percent of general revenues to be deposited each

year into the state 'rainy day' fund, unless revenues drop below

last year's budget.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

FISCAL

Ballot Designation

Pending

California Chamber of

Commerce &

California State

Council of Laborers

Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking

Water Supply Act

Slated for November

2014 ballot

Allows the state to borrow $111 billion to overhaul the state's

water system.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

WATER

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FEDERALBallot Designation

Pending

Consumer Watchdog Insurance Rate Public Justification

and Accountability

Slated for November

2014 ballot

Grants the Insurance Commissioner the power to deny premium

increases for individual and small group policies.

watch Referred to

Health

Comm.

Referred to

GA Comm.

HEALTHCARE

N/A Southern California

Association of

Governments

SCAG Regional Aviation Program Under development

by SCAG staff, with

advisement by SCAG

Aviation Technical

Advisory Committee

(incl. VICA)

Develops new 2040 regional aviation demand forecasts and a

new airport ground access element for the 2016-2040 SCAG

Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities

Strategies. The element will reflect the varying airport attributes

at the 10 air carrier and two commuter airports in the regional

system, including travel times to airports, legally enforceable

policy constraints and physical capacity constraints at

constrained airports, airport hours of operation, and future flight

frequencies and portfolios.

watch Refered to

Aviation

Comm.

AVIATION

N/A Los Angeles World

Airports

Renovation of VNY Runway

16R/34L

Runway completed in

August 2013.

Initial Los Angeles World Airports proposed a complete

reconstruction of the runway during a 16 week closure of the

airport Revised proposal renovates segments of runway during

a series of 2-3 night closures over 5 months between January

and May 2013

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Meetings

AVIATION

N/A Los Angeles World

Airports

VNY Deficit Recovery Program Board of Airport

Commissioners

approved. Dormant

implementation

provisions included in

new leases, pending

Board of Airport

Commissioners

action.

Allows the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to recover any

Van Nuys Airport operational cost deficit by charging additional

rent to airport tenants at the end of the fiscal year.

watch Board Action

Pending

AVIATION

N/A LAUSD

Superintendent John

Deasy

Elimination of LAUSD DACE and

Regional Occupational Centers

Board of Ed approved

reduced cuts for 2012

and 2013.

Eliminates the LAUSD Department of Adult and Career

Education (DACE) and reduces funding to Regional

Occupational Centers & Programs (ROCP) by 75 percent, in

order to reallocate $196 million to other LAUSD programs and

personnel

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

AVIATION

EDUCATION

N/A Burbank-Pasadena-

Glendale Airport

Authority

Bob Hope Burbank Airport

Regional Intermodal Transportation

Center

Under construction.

Completion

scheduled for

Summer 2014.

Located along Empire Avenue, across from the Bob Hope

Airport Train Station, the RITC will be a three-level structure that

houses a consolidated rental car facility and customer service

building, as well as a bus transit station on the ground level An

elevated moving walkway will convey rental car customers and

rail and bus passengers between the airport passenger terminal

and the RITC

support Existing

Position

Advocacy AVIATION

TRANSPORTATION

Ballot Designation

Pending

LAUSD

Superintendent John

Deasy

Los Angeles Unified School District

Parcel Tax

Postponed to future

ballot.

Establishes a $298 annual parcel tax on property owners within

the district

watch Referred Ed.

Comm.

EDUCATION

N/A LAUSD Board of

Education

LAUSD Boardmember Salaries Awaiting LAUSD

Board action.

Increases boardmember salaries to reflect the expanding scope

and issues pending before the board and encourage qualified

candidates to run to be full-time boardmembers.

watch Referred Ed.

Comm.

EDUCATION

N/A LAUSD School Board

member Tamar

Galatzan

Implementation of Local Control

Funding Formula

LAUSD board

approved FY 2014

budget, based on

additional state

dollars resulting from

the Local Control

Funding Formula

Provides supplemental and concentration grants allocated for

needy students. State funding follows the child and school,

instead of district.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy EDUCATION

LOCAL

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FEDERALN/A First 5 LA Budget for Los Angeles Universal

Preschool

Failed. Full funding to

LAUP granted.

Lowers funding for Los Angeles Universal Preschool

significantly over the next three school years (2013 - 16). Also,

forces mandatory seat reduction for students in LAUP program.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

EDUCATION

Measure BUSD-S Burbank Unified

School District

Burbank Schools Improvement

Measure

Law. Expands the Burbank USD's bond program by an additional

$110 million in bonds to fund technology improvements and

facility renovations to all district schools

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

PR

EDUCATION

TAXATION

N/A Southern California

Edison

San Onofre Nuclear Generating

Station

Liscence agreement

failed. Closure

process underway.

Requested the restart and operation of the San Onofre Nuclear

Generating Station (SONGS) Unit 2.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

ENERGY

CF-13-0340 Los Angeles

Department of Water

and Power

LADWP Coal Replacement

Strategy

LADWP board

approved. Awaiting

Council action.

Eliminates coal power from Navajo Generating Station in 2015

and will transform Intermountain Power Plant by building a new

plant on-site that complies with CA emission standards.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT

BOS-13-1693 Antonovich County Facility Filming Rates /

Grand Park

Board of Supervisors

approved.

Originally set filming fees for Grand Park in downtown Los

Angeles at $20,000 per block or $80,000 for the entire park -

compared to an average of $1,500 for most other Los Angeles

landmarks. Following VICA advocacy, fees reduced to $2,000-

$6,000 per block.

oppose

unless

amended

Existing

Position

Advocacy

Testimony

ENTERTAINMENT

CF-13-0983 LaBonge 2024 Olympic and Paralympic

Games

Council approved. Formally expresses the City of Los Angeles' interest in hosting

the 2024 Olympic and Paraolympic Games, to be decided in

2016 by the International Olympic Committee. VICA is working

with Southern California Olympic Committee to ensure the

maximum number of suitable Valley facilities are utilized.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

ENV-2007-0254-EIR NBCUniversal NBC Universal Evolution project Board of Supervisors

approved.

Construction

underway.

Proposes $3B project that would create 31,000 construction

jobs, and is expected to add 12,000 full-and part-time jobs in a

variety of industries after completion The 391-acre project site is

expected to include neighborhood shops and restaurants,

additional studios and office space, as well as park and open

space and Community facilitiy

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

ENTERTAINMENT

LAND USE

Pending Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures' Hollywood

Project

Environmental Impact

Report released.

Final EIR under

preparation.

Enhances studio operations with state-of-the-art soundstages

and production facilities, including an LEED-certified

headquarters building, technologically-advanced soundstages

and adjacent production offices with new climate control and

lighting systems, production support facilities for storage and on-

lot distribution of lighting, props and other technical resources,

upgraded employee amenities, increased gathering spaces for

employees, high-tech post production facilities, parking and

production “basecamps," and improved circulation for studio

trucks and trailers

support in

concept

Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

LAND USE

TR071216-(5) Disney Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch Board of Supervisors

approved.

Modernizes the Disney Golden Oak Ranch in Santa Clarita by

installing state-of-the-art studio space and soundstages as well

as natural features to conserve the surrounding open space.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

ENTERTAINMENT

LAND USE

CF-13-0479 Huizar Spring Street / Repainting Bike

Lane Green / Green Bike Lanes

Program

Council approved. Originally required a complete repainting of the bicycle lane on

Spring Street between Temple and 7th St. using highly

reflective, flourescent green paint at a cost of $40,000, to the

detriment of filming along the popular corridor. Following VICA

advocacy, repainting occured using film industry-recommended

dark green paint and minimalist design, at a cost of

approximately $10,000.

support as

amended

Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Meetings

PR

ENTERTAINMENT

TRANSPORTATION

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FEDERALCF-10-1797 Alarcon Wastehaulers Franchise System

for Multifamily Residential Buildings

Council approved.

Implementation plan

being negotiated with

Department of

Sanitation.

Implements a franchise system for refuse and recycling

collection for multifamily residential properties VICA and

strategic partners support a non-exclusive system, in which any

hauler willing to conform to the city's environmental and labor

restrictions may continue to operate However, indications show

that the department will enact an exclusive system Under such a

system, the city would be divided into six wastesheds and a

limited number of haulers would be allowed to operate

oppose

unless

amended

Existing

Position

Advoacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

PR

Testimony

ENVIRONMENT

CF-13-1374 Koretz Genetically Modified (GM) Crops

within City Limits

Pending Arts, Parks,

Health, Aging, and

River Committee

action.

Prohibits the growth of genetically modified (GM) crops within

City limits, specifically the planting of GM seeds; the sale of GM

seeds including any seeds that could potentially be

contaminated by other genetically modified organisms (GMO);

and the sale of GM fruit trees and plants.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

PR

ENVIRONMENT

Pending Los Angeles County

Department of Public

Works

Big Tujunga Reservoir Sediment

Removal Project

Initial Study/Mitigated

Negative Declaration

released in June

2013. Awaiting Final

Mitigated Negative

Declaration.

Institutes a surface water diversion system to allow sediment to

settle to the bottom of the reservoir and diverts the water to one

of the risers associated with the dam valves via a pipe bypass.

watch Referred to

EEU Comm.

ENVIRONMENT


Flood control District

Clean Water, Clean Beaches

Stormwater Cleanup Parcel Fee

Postponed to future

ballot.

Imposes a parcel fee to fund water quality improvement. The

rate of the fee is $0.026185 per square foot, which is then

multiplied by the parcel size and the percentage of impervious

area.

oppose as

currently

written

Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

Testimony

Ad Hoc

ENVIRONMENT

Pending Republic Waste

Services

Overturn Nine Inch Soil Mandate

for Sunshine Canyon Landfill

Awaiting Council

action.

Eliminates the current requirement on the Sunshine Canyon

Landfill to place nine inches of soil on the landfill’s disposal area

daily.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

ENVIRONMENT

CF-09-0235 Garcetti Foreclosure Registry Program Awaiting Chief

Legislative Analyst

report.

Requires lenders to pay a fee on foreclosed properties upon the

notice of default to fund dedicated code enforcement staff to

conduct proactive inspections of properties, and report monthly

on the status of foreclosed properties

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

Testimony

PR

FINANCIAL

CF-09-2560 Garcetti CORE Blueprint for Reform of City

Collections

Inspector General for

Revenue Efficiency

Fernando Campos

hired to review and

implement

recommendations.

In October 2010, CORE released their Blueprint for Reform of

City Collections which included 65 recommendations applying to

several city departments and provides opportunities for

enhancing revenue collections.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

PR

FISCAL

CF-12-0600-S154 Villaraigosa Creation of Los Angeles City

Economic Development Non-Profit

or Department

Economic

Development

Department created,

under leadership of

former

Councilmember Jan

Perry. Hearings

ongoing regarding

non-profit. Request

for Proposals

expected soon.

Creates a economic development non-profit and department to

mirror similar institutions in other major US and international

cities. VICA working closely with the Mayor's office and the

Council to determine appropriate model that does not conflict

with existing private economic development institutions in Los

Angeles

watch Refered to

GA Comm.

Meetings

Coalition

FISCAL

LAND USE

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FEDERALPending AIDS Healthcare

Foundation

Los Angeles City Health

Department

Slated for June 2014

ballot

If approved by City of L.A. voters, the proposed measure would

require the city to establish its own public health department

within 120 days and bars the city from contracting with the

county for the enforcement of public health laws.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

PR

HEALTHCARE

CF-12-1000 Los Angeles

Department of City

Planning

General Plan Update / Health &

Wellness Chapter

Consultant, Raimi +

Associates,

undergoing

community outreach.

Citizens Advisory

Council meetings

underway.

Establishes a health and wellness chapter in the city's General

Plan to guide land use planning decisions. VICA participating in

Citizens Advisory Committeee meetings along with health

advocates and non-profits.

support, if

amended

Board Voted

to Support

Set of

Principles

Advocacy

Coalition

Meetings

HEALTHCARE

LAND USE

CF-10-1716 Koretz Amending the Hotel Workers

Retention Ordinance

Awaiting Trade,

Commerce and

Tourism Committee

action.

Amends the Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance, enacted in

2006, to apply to all hotels with 50 rooms or more within the City

of Los Angeles.

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Testimony

LABOR

CF-13-1004 Fuentes LADWP-IBEW MOU Council approved. Approves a new contract between the City of Los Angeles and

the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers employed by

LADWP, with a revised retirement tier system for new hires that

reduces the city’s potential liability by $180 to $210 million.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Testimony

LABOR

CF-12-0493 Alarcon Hotel Modernization / Living Wage Council approved an

economic analysis,

based on VICA's

suggestion.

Increases the Tourism Marketing District fee on hotel guests

and reinvests the funds into renovating city hotels, in order to

create a nexus to mandate "living wage" at non-union hotels

Based on the Airport Hospitality Enhancement Zone

surrounding LAX

oppose Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Meetings

LABOR

LAND USE

CF-08-2020 Greuel Sign Ordinance Revision Awaiting Planning &

Land Use

Management

Committee action.

Makes changes to the sizes, types and locations of signage

permittable in the City of Los Angeles. VICA closely engaged in

development and amendment of ordinance.

support, if

amended

Board Voted

to Support, if

Amended.

Advocacy

Coalition

Meetings

Letters

Testimony

LAND USE

CF-11-1072 Zine Clean Hands Ordinance Council approved.

Awaiting City Attorney

to draft ordinance

language.

Precludes the processing of new building permit applications

until the applicant remedies any existing Zoning Code violations.

Mirrors an existing County of Los Angeles ordinance.

watch Refered to

Land Use

Comm

LAND USE

CF-11-1532-S2 Blumenfield Advertising on Motor Vehicles Pending

Transportation

Committee action.

Prohibits the parking of an unhitched trailer with advertising

attached to it on any public street and imposes penalties when

violations occur.

watch Board Action

Pending

LAND USE

CF-11-1602 Englander North Valley Manufacturing Zone Pending Planning &

Land Use

Management

Committee action.

Expands the criteria for a restricted light manufacturing zone in

Council District 12 to include advanced manufacturers (VICA

supports a citywide expansion of the criteria for restricted light

manufacturing districts)

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy LAND USE

CF-11-1981-S5 Zine Public-Private Parternship with

Westfield

Council approved. Expedits development of community benefits as part of The

Village at Westfield Topanga project from 15 years to 2 years

using the city tax revenue generated by the new commercial

space at Westfield Topanga

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

PR

LAND USE

CF-12-01460 Department of City

Planning

Zoning Code Reform Council approved

contract with

consultant, Code

Studio, to undergo

drafting process,

beginning with

downtown L.A.

Revises the entire Zoning Code for the City of Los Angeles, in

order to streamline the application process for minor entitlement

requests that are not controversial; standardize the rules for

calculating floor area, height, and density; and update core

findings to provide a better framework for analyzing the merits of

proposed development projects

support Existing

Position

Advovcacy

Letters

Meetings

Testimony

LAND USE

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FEDERALCF-13-0197 Los Angeles City

Planning Department

Warner Center 2035 Plan Council approved. Replaces Warner Center Specific Plan to provide urban design

guidelines including increasing the floor area ratios, height and

density for commercial and mixed use lots Plan is targeted at a

net increase of 14 million sq ft of new non-residential area,

including 125 million sq ft of office and 23 million sq ft of retail,

as well as 235 million square feet of residential area consisting

of 19,848 units

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

PR

LAND USE

CF-13-0877-S1 M. David Paul &

Associates

Construction

Il Villagio Toscano Council approved. Mixed-used complex at the corner of Sepulveda Blvd and

Camarillo St in Sherman Oaks, which will revitalize Ventura and

Sepulveda Boulevards as a walkable environment in

accordance with the our region’s air quality and transit-oriented

development goals

support Board Voted

to Support

AdvocacyM

eetings

Testimony

LAND USE

CPC-2010-3315-CA Department of City

Planning

Planned Development Districts Pending Planning

Commission action

Modifies the Residential Planned Development supplemental

use district establishment provisions to enable innovative, mixed

use and infill development projects as planned developments in

the City of Los Angeles

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

LAND USE

ENV-2008-2141-EIR Fifteen Group Land

and Development

New Wyvernwood Pending Planning

Commission action.

Redevelops a 69-acre low-income housing property located in

the Boyle Heights community into a new mixed-use

residential/commercial community The project includes up to

4,400 apartments and condominiums; 325,000 square feet of

retail, office and civic space; and 10 acres of parks and open

space

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy LAND USE

ENV-2013-1950-EAF Harvard-Westlake

School

Harvard-Westlake School Parking

Improvement Project

Draft EIR released for

public comment in

October 2013.

Constructs a three-story, 750-space parking garage on vacant

property owned by the school, as well as an athletic practice

field, pedestrian bridge connecting the parking structure with

the campus, and a new southbound through lane and two

dedicated turning lanes into the parking structure.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

LAND USE

Pending Forestar Real Estate

Group LLC

Hidden Creeks Estates & Preserve Pending Planning

Commission action.

Approves construction of a residential community of 188 luxury

homes on a 285-acre site northwest of the final build-out of

Porter Ranch

support in

concept

Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

PR

LAND USE


Department of

Regional Planning

Hillside Management Area

Ordinance

Latest draft ordinance

released in October

2013; County

Department of

Regional Planning

undergoing public

outreach, including

VICA.

Establishes a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for any new

development of a parcel or lot in the county that is entirely or

partially on a natural slope of 25 percent or greater Establishes

design standards for applicable lots relative to location, lot width,

structure height, terracing, grading, street access and design,

stormwater runoff, and retaining walls Requires 70 percent of

net rural land and 25 percent of all other areas of applicable lots

to be designated open space

watch Refered to

Land Use

Comm

LAND USE


Department of

Regional Planning

Revised Significant Ecological Area

Ordinance

Latest draft ordinance

released in December

2012; Department

undergoing public

outreach, including

VICA.

Establishes a SEA conditional use permit for proposed

development in SEA areas Expands the SEA areas of the

county from 125,787 acres to 645,517 acres and divides them

into 27 SEA districts Eliminates by-right exemptions from the

SEA for grading projects, single family residences and

vegetation clearance of certain sizes

watch Refered to

Land Use

Comm

LAND USE

CF-12-1682-S1 Huizar Neighborhood Council Membership Pending Education

and Neighborhoods

Committee action

Removes the current definition of factual basis stakeholder for

neighborhood council participation and substitutes it with a

community interest stakeholder defined as a person who affirms

a substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood

Counci I boundaries.

watch Referred to

GA Comm.

LOCAL

CF-10-2414-S2 Buscaino Manufacturing Local Bid

Preference

Awaiting Council

Approval.

Establishes a Local Manufacturing Ordinance that would provide

a preference to companies that manufacture in L.A. County,

when bidding on City contracts for goods. The Department of

Water and Power,The Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles

World Airports be requested to adopt the local preference.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

MANUFACTURING

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FEDERALCF-09-1914 Business Tax

Advisory Committee

Business Tax Advisory Committee

Proposals

Awaiting Budget and

Finance Committee

action.

Recommends that the City of Los Angeles reduce the highest

tax class rates by half over 5 years and begin process of

eliminating the gross receipts tax for all classes, based on an

economic analysis by Dr Charles Swenson

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

Testimony

PR

TAXATION

CF-13-0002-S94 Koretz Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor

Project / Funding Propositions

Pending Rules,

Elections and

Intergovernmental

Relations Committee

action.

Includes in the City of Los Angeles 2013-2014 State Legislative

Program opposition to the use of funding from transportation

projects in the City of Los Angeles as part of the contract award

recommendation for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project

that will be considered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan

Transportation Authority (MTA).

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

PR

TAXATION

TRANSPORTATION

Item 7 (September 12,

2013 Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority Board of

Directors Meeting)

Antonovich,

Yaroslavsky, Najarian,

Wilson

San Fernando Valley

Transportation Priorities

Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority (MTA)

Board of Directors

approved amended

version, based on

VICA

recommendations.

Directs the MTA CEO to recognize formally the transportation

priorities of the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments

(SFVCOG), including renovation of key sections of the US-101

freeway and study of the Orange Line corridor.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

TRANSPORTATION

Item 70 (June 27, 2012

Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority Board of

Directors Meeting)

Katz Congestion Mitigation Fee Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority (MTA)

Board of Directors

approved.

Directs the MTA CEO to work with our Sacramento delegation

to investigate, hold hearings and ascertain whether the CMP is

still an appropriate, useful and consistent tool aligned with our

state and regional objectives. Motion resulted from VICA

advocacy against the institution of this massive fee on all new

development to fund minor local transportation projects,

predominately bicycle lanes.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Coalition

Meetings

PR

Testimony

TRANSPORTATION

07-LA–005-PM

R45.4/59.0 2332E0

Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority

Accelerated Regional

Transportation Improvements: I-5

North Capacity Enhancements

Project

Final EIR under

development.

Establishes a public-private partnership to accelerate the

construction of High Occupancy Toll Lanes on Interstate 5 in the

Santa Clarita Valley between SR-14 and Parker Rd., as part of

the Los Angeles Metropolitian Transportation Authority (MTA) I-

5 North Capacity Enhancements Project

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

Testimony

TRANSPORTATION

Pending VICA U.S. 101 Corridor Improvements

Project

Incorporated into

SFVCOG

Transportation

Priorities. Planning for

joint meeting

underway.

Prioritizes Los Angeles Metropolitian Transportation Authority’s

(MTA) funding to relieve congestion along the US-101 corridor

in Los Angeles County, including a complete roadway

improvement project focused on major chokepoints at the I-405,

SR-170 and SR-134 in the Long Range Transportation Plan

(LRTP)’s Recommended Plan section under Freeway

Improvements and Gap Closures.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Meetings

PR

TRANSPORTATION

CF-13-0002-100 LaBonge SB 211 (Robbins) / Light Rail /

North Hollywood to Hazeltine

Avenue

Council approved. Supports state legislation to repeal Public Utilities Code section

130265, enacted in 1991 as SB 211 (Robbins), which prohibits

above-ground rail along the Metro Orange Line route. Supports

legislative and/or administrative action by the Los Angeles

County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to prioritize

the development of rail-based transit for corridors with the

highest ridership in the San Fernando Valley in its Long Range

Transportation Plan. The resolution is a direct result of VICA

advocacy.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

PR

TRANSPORTATION

N/A Los Angeles

Metropolitan

Transportation

Authority

East San Fernando Valley Transit

Corridor

Scoping Process

complete. Preliminary

EIR due early 2014.

Constructs a transit line through the east San Fernando Valley

from Sylmar to Sherman Oaks. VICA supports a light rail transit

(LRT) system along Van Nuys Blvd.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

Meetings

PR

TRANSPORTATION

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FEDERALN/A Los Angeles

Department of City

Planning

Compass Blueprint Proposal for the

Southern California Association of

Governments

Awaiting SCAG

action.

Enhance the use of existing infrastructure by funding studies of

parking demand management strategies in the Van Nuys

Central Business District, making it a cost-effective catalyst for

improved mobility and economic development.

support Existing

Position

Advocacy

Letters

TRANSPORTATION

Measure B-S Burbank City Council Special Tax to Support

Sewer/Refuse Customer

Assistance Programs

Failed. Institutes an annual fee on Burbank residents to subsidize

reduced trash and sewer service rates for low-income seniors

and disabled residents

support Board Voted

to Support

PR TAXATION

Measure LA-A Wesson Neighborhood Public Safety and

City Services

Funding and Accountability

Measure

Failed. Increases the sales tax in the City of Los Angeles by a half-cent,

for a combined rate of 9%

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Coalition

Letters

Meetings

Testimony

PR

TAXATION

Proposition LA-C California Common

Cause

Citizens United Supreme Court

Ruling.

Failed. Directs the City of Los Angeles to support a Consitutional

amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in

Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission , which

removes restrictions on political contributions by labor unions

and corporations to independent expenditures.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

PR

POLITICAL REFORM

Measure LA-D Koretz Medical Marijuana Law. Allows medical marijuana dispensaries that opened prior to

2007, to remain open, and increase taxes to $60 per $1,000 in

gross receipts.

support Board Voted

to Support

Advocacy

Letters

PR

HEALTHCARE

TAXATION

Proposition LA-E Americans for Safe

Access

Medical Marijuana Failed. Allows medical marijuana dispensaries that were operating prior

to the 2007 moratorium, to remain open, without tax changes.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

PR

HEALTHCARE

TAXATION

Proposition LA-F The Committee to

Protect Patients and

Neighborhoods

Medical Marijuana Failed. Allows an unlimited amount of marijuana dispensaries to open

or remain in business, and increases the tax on medical

marijuana sales to $60 per $1,000 of sales.

oppose Board Voted

to Oppose

Advocacy

Letters

PR

HEALTHCARE

TAXATION

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