2019 Legislative Agenda

The City Council approved the City of Cupertino's 2019 Legislative Platform at its meeting on June 18th. 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. View the 2019 Legislative Platform.(PDF, 431KB)

Below are bills that Council or the Legislative Review Committee have taken a formal position on or were watching for the Legislative Session ending in 2019.

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 Approved by the Governor
AB 516	Authority to remove vehicles	Chiu/Santiago	Oppose 6/25/19	8/30/19 In committee: Held under submission. (Two-year bill)
AB 881	Accessory Dwelling Units	Bloom	Oppose 6/25/19	10/9/19 Approved by the Governor
AB 1080 SB 54	California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act	AB 1080: Gonzalez SB 54: Allen	Support 8/27/19	AB 1080: 9/14/19 Ordered to inactive file (Two-year bill) SB 54: 9/12/19 In committee: Ordered to third reading (Two-year bill)
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/ Portantino	Support 6/25/19	8/30/19Held in committee and under submission (Two-year bill)
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	Oppose 4/16/19 Reaffirmed opposition 6/25/19	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

For more information on legislation and regional measures regarding housing visit, our Statewide and Regional Housing Policy page.