Strengthening Homeownership and Housing Stability
AB 1684 HOA AC Installation Standards – Prohibits an HOA from restricting a homeowner’s installation, use, or replacement of a home cooling system.
AB 2089 Welfare Property Tax Exemption Reform – Reforms the State Property Welfare Tax Exemption to ease tax burdens on affordable housing providers during ownership or control transitions, preserving hundreds of thousands of dollars for affordable housing.
AB 2559 Deposit Reform – Creates a standardized timeline in which consumers can request a deposit refund for meeting the recycling requirements of local construction and demolition programs, mandated by state waste diversion laws.
Climate Smart California
AB 864 Solar Recycling – Exempts solar PV modules, not identified as hazardous waste and treated as universal waste, from state hazardous waste requirements if the solar PV modules are transferred to a designated recycler for legitimate recycling as authorized under federal law and regulation.
Making Government Work Better & Supporting Local Newsrooms
AB 1793 CA Common “Cents” Act – Standardizes the symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel, ensuring fairness and transparency upon the elimination of the penny.
AB 1954 Municipal Golf Course Reform – Prohibits the brokering and reselling of reservations or tee times at municipal golf courses without a written agreement.
AB 2180 Prop 218 Reform – Provides clarity and consistency to water agencies and their customers in setting proportional rates to provide predictability and minimize unnecessary legal disputes over water rates.
AB 2222 Community Newsroom Employment & Workforce Sustainability Act (The Community NEWS Act) - Establishes a tax credit to incentivize local news organizations to retain and hire journalists in California, helping sustain local journalism and community reporting. The bill aims to address the decline of local newsrooms by supporting newsroom employment and strengthening access to reliable local information.
AB 2292 State Disability Insurance Reform - Prohibits providers from charging a fee to complete a patient's State Disability Insurance certification form.
Supporting Veterans
AB 1775 Support for Discharged Service Members Act – Provides critical housing, employment, and transition-to-civilian-life support for service members being discharged from the U.S. military, particularly because of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14183, which targets transgender service members.