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P U 6 L I C A F F A I R S To: City of Santa Ana From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: February 13, 2017 Subject: 2016 Year End Legislative Update The Legislature completed their work and adjourned the 2015-16 legislative session early in the morning on September 1, 2016. The new Legislature convened the 2017-18 session on December 5, 2016, to swear -in members, and then adjourned until they begin the new session the first week of January 2017. In the final days before adjournment, the Legislature considered hundreds of bills that were pending before them. The topics that took center stage at the end of session included: climate change, Cap and Trade, overtime pay for farmworkers, and tributes for outgoing members of the Legislature. After the Legislature concluded their work, the Governor had until September 3011 to act on all legislation passed by the Legislature. After the Governor considered all bills, he ultimately signed 900 bills and vetoed 150; a veto rate of 15 percent. While the veto rate may sound low, it represents Governor Brown's highest rate during any of his four terms as Governor. The Governor vetoed several bills that attempted to establish new tax credits, expend new funds, or fund new programs. In several of his veto messages, the Governor indicated he would like to consider these types of proposals during the Budget negotiations in June, in order to maintain optimal fiscal forecasting and a balanced budget. Legislative Activity Over 2,300 bills were introduced by the Assembly and Senate during the most recent legislative session; however, a great number of those bills failed to meet legislative deadlines and a little less than half were sent to the Governor for his consideration. Below are brief summaries of measures that the City took a position on, as well as items of interest to the City, and the final action on each measure. Bills with Official Positions: o AB 1217 (Daly) — The City adopted a support position on this bill last year. After going through several amendments, the final version of this measure codified the action taken by the Orange County Fire Authority to prohibit the board from containing alternate members. The Governor signed this measure on September 23, 2016. Exhibit 1 State Capitol Office - 925 L Street • Suite 1404 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-0383 Federal Office - 600 Pennsylvania SE • Suite 207 • Washington, DC 20003 • Phone (202) 546-8696 • Fax (202) 546-4555 Southern California Office - 1401 Dove Street • Suite 330•. rt ach, CA 92660 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215 Central California Office • 744 P Street • Suite 30 93721 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215 Northern California Office • 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza • Suite 204 • Oakland, CA 94612 • Phone (510) 835-9050 • Fax (510) 835-9030