Assemblymember Valencia 2024 End of the Year Wrap Up
Legislative Summaries
1) AB 1170 FPPC E-Filing— requires public officials and candidates to electronically file their Statements of Economic Interests with the FPPC and redacts sensitive information to address privacy concerns. Chapter 211, Statutes of 2024.
2) AB 1824 Protecting Privacy during Mergers—requires that merging businesses, subject to the CCPA, notify newly acquired consumers about their right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their data. Chapter 940, Statutes of 2024.
3) AB 2131 Expanding Access to Certified Nursing Assistants—requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that testing vendors provide the written and oral portions of the CNA competency exam in Spanish. Additionally, it requires the Department of Public Health to publish on its website a list of approved training programs for nurse assistant certification, the exam pass rates aggregated by language, and the number of nurse assistants trained. Chapter 380, Statutes of 2024.
4) AB 2574 Unlicensed Recovery Residences—requires that certified programs or licensed recovery treatment facilities disclose if any of its agents, partners, directors, officers, or owners have a financial interest in a recovery home. Chapter 410, Statutes of 2024.
5) AB 2803 Campaign Fund Integrity Act—prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay or reimburse any legal costs for charges involving public crimes or fraud. If candidates or elected officials use these funds and are later convicted, they must reimburse their campaign accounts. Chapter 576, Statutes of 2024.
6) AB 2946 Orange County Discretionary Funds Oversight—requires a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors (Board) to receive majority approval from the Board before awarding district discretionary funds, requires the Board to publish detailed information on all appropriated district discretionary funds on their website, and prohibits the Board from taking specified action on discretionary funds within the 90 days preceding an election. Chapter 249, Statues of 2024.
7) AB 2991 Electronic Fund Payments in the Alcohol Industry—beginning 2026, requires the use of electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments for payments between alcohol distributors and retailers. Chapter 426, Statutes of 2024.
8) AB 3025 Protecting County Pensions—protects county pensions by mandating that employers stop reporting disallowed compensation to the retirement system and instead ensure that disallowed compensation is credited against future contributions. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2024.
Budget Wins
1) Diaper Banks – Secured $9 million through the State of California’s 2024 Budget to sustain networks of diaper banks throughout California. These diaper banks provide free diapers and wipes to families in need.
2023 End of the Year Wrap Up
District Budget Wins
1) City of Orange Homeless Resource Center — $1 million for the City of Orange to enter into contract with the HUB OC (local nonprofit) to provide homeless services, such as but not limited to: hot meals, laundry services, showers, bathrooms, and hygiene other access, clothing, mail, cell phones and charging, haircuts, and bike repairs.
2) City of Anaheim Mobile Family ResourceCenter — $1.5 million for the Anaheim Community Services Department to expand their mobile resource center and serve 32 key Anaheim neighborhoods. The Mobile Family Resource Center provides food boxes, vaccinations, library services, city outreach programs, medical and mental health resources, as well as emergency financial assistance to help pay for food, transportation, groceries, and medical/utility expenses.
3) City of Anaheim Store One — $1 million for the City of Anaheim’s Store One Food Services Incubator and Job Training Center, which will allow new businesses in the food industry to benefit from the expertise of industry professionals and will provide access to specialized equipment, which will help further their success.
Legislative Summaries
1) AB 34 Orange County Independent Redistricting Commission — creates an independent redistricting commission for Orange County. The independent redistricting commission will be responsible for drawing the county supervisorial districts following the 2030 census and subsequent redistricting cycles. Ch. 315, Statutes of 2023
2) AB 342 Collecting Racial Equity Data — authorizes the Architect Board and Bureau of Real Estate to request demographic information from their licensees at the time of application or renewal. This data will be used by the respective professions to better understand how to increase DEI efforts. Ch. 200, Statutes of 2023
3) AB 470 Expanding Cultural Medical Equity — reaffirms the importance of increasing linguistic competency through cont.’ med. education (CME) courses and the importance of keeping CME standards for these courses updated on a frequent basis as determined by stakeholder input. Ch. 330, Statutes of 2023
4) AB 648 Virtual HOA Meetings — allows homeowner associations (HOAs) to meet via teleconference. Ch. 203, Statutes of 2023.
5) AB 721 Modernizing District Budget Notices— removes the statutory requirement for county superintendents to publish district budget meeting notices in local newspapers on January 1, 2027, and allows these notifications to be posted online by the districts. Ch. 811, Statutes of 2023.
6) AB 1068 Improving Communications Access at the CPUC — allows written ex parte communications to take place at the CPUC if the Commission modifies a proposed decision during the quiet period. Ch. 826, Statues of 2023.
7) AB 1355 Employer E-Delivery — allows employees to opt-in and electronically receive employer-mandated documents. Ch. 277, Statutes of 2023
8) AB 1483 Sensible Firearm Purchases — eliminates the private party transaction exemption and requires require consumers to wait 30 days before acquiring another firearm. Ch. 246, Statutes of 2023
9) AB 1578 Clarifying Insurance Licensees — aligns the requirements for email correspondence with those of printed documents, thus clarifying the law for licensees and California consumers. Ch. 280, Statutes of 2023
Audit Request
1) Emergency Audit of the City of Anaheim — to review the public funds the City of Anaheim disbursed to the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and Visit Anaheim, and to look into whether they have fulfilled their contractual obligations.