City of Cupertino, CA
Home MenuThe Legislative Review Committee consists of two City Councilmembers. The primary goals of the committee are to make recommendations on legislative advocacy issues and to authorize position letters for legislation that aligns with the City's Council-approved Legislative Platform. Items not addressed in the City's Legislative Platform require approval of the full Council prior to any legislative advocacy efforts. For more information, view the City's Legislative Advocacy Policy.
Committee Meetings
Meetings are held as needed to accommodate legislative proposals and to allow the City to respond to urgent legislative issues. To receive updates for upcoming meetings, please sign up for eNotifications and subscribe to "Legislative Affairs."
The next Legislative Review Committee meeting is scheduled for March 30th at 3:00 p.m. at City Hall, Conference Room A.
Committee Members
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Mayor Steven Scharf |
Councilmember Liang Chao |
2020 Legislative Agenda
The City Council approved the City of Cupertino's 2019 Legislative Platform at its meeting on January 21st. The Legislative Platform is comprised of guiding principles that provide a framework for Cupertino’s regional, state, and federal legislative priorities. Adopted annually, the City’s Legislative Platform will serve as a reference guide for legislative positions and objectives that provide direction for the City Council and staff throughout the year. The Legislative Platform is the foundation of a focused advocacy strategy and the 2020 Legislative platform can be found here.
Below are bills that Council or the Legislative Review Committee have taken a formal position on or are watching.
| State Bills | ||||
| Bill | Topic | Author | Position | Status |
| AB 67 | Housing: Homeless Integrated Data Warehouse | Rivas/Chiu | Watch | 8/30/19 In committee: Held under submission. (Two-year bill) |
| AB 68 | Land Use: Accessory Dwelling units | Ting | Oppose 6/25/19 |
10/9/19 |
| AB 516 | Authority to remove vehicles | Chiu/Santiago | Oppose 6/25/19 |
8/30/19 |
| AB 881 | Accessory Dwelling Units | Bloom | Oppose 6/25/19 |
10/9/19 |
| California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act |
AB 1080: Gonzalez SB 54: Allen |
Support 8/27/19 |
AB 1080: SB 54: |
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| AB 1210 | Crimes: Package Theft | Low | Support 8/27/19 | 4/23/19 In committee: hearing postponed (Two-year bill) |
| AB 1487 | San Francisco Bay Area housing development | Chiu | Support if amended 9/3/19 | 10/8/19 Approved by the Governor |
| SB 4 | Housing | Beall/McGuire | Watch | 4/24/19 Hearing cancelled at the request of the author. |
| SB 5 | Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program | Beall/McGuire | Support 6/25/19 | 10/13/2019 Vetoed by the Governor. In senate pending consideration of veto. |
| SB 6 | Residential Development: Available Land | Beall | Support 8/27/19 | 10/9/2019 Approved by the Governor |
| SB 12 | Mental Health Services: Youth |
Beall/ |
Support 6/25/19 |
8/30/19Held in committee and under submission |
| SB 13 | Accessory Dwelling Units | Wieckowski | Oppose 6/25/19 | 10/9/2019 Approved by the Governor |
| SB 23 | Unlawful Entry of a Vehicle | Wiener | Support 6/25/19 | 8/30/19Held in committee and under submission (Two-year bill) |
| SB 50 | Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Streamlined Approval: Incentives | Wiener | Oppose 4/16/19 | 6/4/19 Amended, re-referred to Committee on Appropriations (Two-year bill) |
| SB 330 | Housing Crisis Act of 2019 | Skinner | 10/9/2019 Approved by the Governor | |
| SB 592 | Housing Accountability Act | Wiener | Oppose 6/25/19 | 9/11/19 Re-referred to Committee on Rules (Two-year bill) |
| Federal Bills | ||||
| Bill | Topic | Author | Position | Status |
| H.R. 530 | Accelerating Broadband development by Empowering Local Communities Act | Eshoo | Support 7/23/19 |
01/25/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology |
| S. 2012 | Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act | Feinstein | Support 7/23/19 |
06/27/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
City of Cupertino's Legislative Support/Opposition Letters
Assembly Bill 68 (Ting) - Notice of Opposition, Request for Veto
Assembly Bill 516 (Chiu) - Notice of Opposition
Assembly Bill 881 (Bloom) - Notice of Opposition, Request for Veto
Assembly Bill 1080 (Gonzalez) - Letter of Support
Assembly Bill 1210 (Low) - Letter of Support
Assembly Bill 1487 (Chiu) - Support if Amended
Federal Bill H.R. 530 (Eshoo) - Notice of Support
Federal Bill S. 2012 (Feinstein) - Notice of Support
Senate Bill 5 (Beall) - Notice of Support, Request for Signature
Senate Bill 6 (Beall) - Notice of Support, Request for Signature
Senate Bill 12 (Beall) - Notice of Support
Senate Bill 13 (Wieckowski) - Notice of Opposition, Request for Veto
Senate Bill 23 (Wiener) - Notice of Support
Senate Bill 50 (Wiener) - Notice of Opposition
Senate Bill 54 (Allen) - Letter of Support
Senate Bill 330 (Skinner) - Notice of Opposition, Notice of Opposition 2, Request for Veto
Senate Bill 592 (Wiener) - Notice of Opposition
For more information on legislation and regional measures regarding housing visit, our Statewide and Regional Housing Policy page.