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LEGISLATION UPDATE: GOVERNOR CONCLUDES ACTIONS TO SIGN AND VETO BILLS 7A Page 6 As city officials know, the deadline for Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign or veto bills that reached his desk was midnight on September 30. Below is an update of the bills mentioned in last week's Priority Focus that had been pending at the time of last week's publication, but have now been acted upon by the Governor. A complete list of the bills the League was monitoring is available on the League website at www.cacities.org. Administrative Services SB 1818 (Alarcon). Attorney Fees. Big Box Lawsuits. SB 1818 would permit cities to recover attorney fees under certain circum- stances when they are sued by big box retailers. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Position: Signature Requested. Status: VETOED EmDloyee Relations AB 1368 (Karnette). Workers' Compensa- tion. AS 1368 would exempt public safety em- ployee presumptive injury claims from the Governor's 2004 workers' compensation reforms, which included requiring physicians who prepare reports on claimed industrial disability to address the issue of causation. Staff: P. Anthony Tho- mas, Position: Veto Requested. Status: SIGNED - Chapter 836, Statutes of 2006 Environmental AB 2951 (Goldberg). Capital Facilities Fees. AB 2951 clarifies existing law regarding the obligation of schools and other public agencies to pay their fair share of capital facilities fees for municipal utilities such as water and waste water service. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Position: Signa- ture Requested. Status: SIGNED - Chapter 866, Statutes of 2006 land Use and Housing SB 1322 (Cedillo) - Housing. SB 1322 would limit an agency's discretion on "special needs facilities" serving seven or more people by limiting the authority to condition or deny a project on factors in current law. This limitation would apply to all special needs facilities regardless of size: a 150 bed facility must be treated the same as an eight-bed facility. sa 1322 would extend the attorney fee provisions to allow awards to anyone who could occupy a special need facility, social rehabilitation facility, adult day program facility, or community care facility. As a result, this provision unnecessarily encourages lawsuits and litigation in the land use planning process. Staff: Bill Higgins, Position: Veto Requested. Status: VETOED Public Safety AB 1873 (Torrico). Child Protection. Safe Surrender. AB 1873 will allow a local fire agency, upon approval of the appropriate governing board, to designate safe-surrender sites for accepting physical custody of a minor child 30 days old or younger. Staff: Liisa Lawson Stark, Position: Signature Requested. Status: VETOED Revenue & Taxation S8 1432 (Lowenthal). Mello-Roos Districts. sa 1432 would expand the authorized use of Mello-Roos districts to include lighting mainte- nance, street and road maintenance, plowing and removal of snow and graffiti management and removal. The bill also expands Mello-Roos districts to include programs to create incentives or to subsidize construction, rehabilitation or acquisition of housing for lower income households. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Position: Signature Requested. Status: VETOED S8 1374 (Cedillo). Franchise Tax Board. sa 1374 will extend the sunset date of 2008 on existing law that allows cities to continue in their tax discovery efforts by allowing the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to share taxpayer information. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Position: Request Signature. Status: SIGNED - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2006 Continued on Page 7 PAGE 6 . PRIORITY FOCUS October 6, 2006 . Issue #39 Visit the League's Official Website-www.cacltles.org