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The City of Palos Verdes Estates tracks legislation with the potential to impact the City and periodically takes action either through a regional effort or on its own. The items below reflect where the City has taken action.

Residents wishing to express their opinion on the proposed legislation above can do the following:

Contact the author of the proposed legislation by clicking the hyperlink associated with the author's name below.
Contact local state elected officials below that represent Palos Verdes Estates

State Senate Bills

Letters of Support

Bill Number	Author	Topic	Date Sent	Letters
SB 1	Beall	Transportation Funding	January 17, 2017	SB 1
SB 541	Allen	Stormwater Guidelines for Schools	April 11, 2017	SB 541
SB 589	Hernandez	Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems	April 11, 2017	SB 589
SB 485	Hernandez	County of Los Angeles Sanitation Districts	March 25, 2015	SB 485

Letters of Opposition

Bill Number	Author	Topic	Date Sent	Letters
SB 35	Wiener	Affordable Housing: Streamlined Approval Process	August 14, 2017	SB 35
SB 649	Hueso	Wireless Telecommunications Facilities	April 11, 2017	SB 649
SB 649	Hueso	Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Veto	September 22, 2017	SB 649 Veto
SB 649	Hueso	Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Thank You	October 16, 2017	SB 649 Thank You
SB 1069	Wieckowski	Accessory Dwelling Units	May 13, 2016	SB 1069
SB 542	Stern	Workers' Compensation	June 11, 2019	SB 542
SB 50	Wiener	Housing Development Incentives	June 11, 2019	SB 50
SB 902	Wiener	Multi-Family Housing	July 28, 2020	SB 902
SB 423	Wiener	Streamlines Housing Approvals: Multi-family Housing Developments	April 6, 2023	SB 423
SB 450	Atkins	Housing Development: Approvals	August 30, 2024	SB 450
SB 79	Wiener	Transit-oriented Developments	April 8, 2025	SB 79
SB 1037	Wiener	Housing Element Enforcement	May 13, 2024	SB 1037

State Assembly Bills

Letters of Support

Bill Number	Author	Topic	Date Sent	Letter
AB 1180	Holden	Stormwater Permit Compliance Fund	April 11, 2017	AB 1180
AB 1775	Muratsuch	State lands: Leasing Oil and Gas	May 8, 2018	AB 1775
AB 1251	Muratsuchi	Public Heath Officer Service Areas	April 27, 2021	AB 1251

Letters of Opposition

Bill Number	Author	Topic	Date Sent	Letter
AB 1250	Jones-Sawyer	Contracts for Personal Services	April 17, 2017	AB 1250
AB 1912	Rodriguez	Public Employees' Retirement	May 8, 2018	AB 1912
AB 2788	Gatto	Wireless Telecommunications Facilities	June 20, 2016	AB 2788
AB 1479	Bonta	Supervisor of Records: Fines	May 9, 2017	AB 1479
AB 377	Rivas	Water Quality: Impaired Water	March 2, 2021	AB 377
AB 215	Chiu	RHNA subject to mid-cycle review with HCD	July 14, 2021	AB 215
AB 1886	Alvarez	Housing Element Law: Substantial Compliance	May 14, 2024	AB 1886
AB 3093	Ward	Housing Element: Streamlined Multi-Family Housing	June 25, 2024	AB 3093

Other Legislation

Piece of Legislation	Position	Date Sent/Adopted	Letter/Resolution
S. 3157 (STREAMLINE Act)	Oppose	July 13, 2018	S. 3157
Tax Fairness, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018	Oppose	May 8, 2018	Resolution R18-26
Supporting Proposition 69 and Opposing SB1 Repeal	N/A	May 8, 2018	Resolution R18-28
Letter to FAA on Palos Verdes Overflights	N/A	May 23, 2018	Letter to FAA
Proceeding R. 18-10-007 Wildfire Mitigation Plans	N/A	December 11, 2018	Letter to PUC

Contact local state elected officials below that represent Palos Verdes Estates:

Senator Ben Allen

Mail: 111 Penn St Suite 101, El Segundo, CA 90245

Phone: (310) 414-8190

E-mail: Senator.Allen@Senate.CA.gov

Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi

Mail: 3424 W. Carson St. Suite 450, Torrance, CA 90503.

Phone: (310) 375-0691

E-mail: assemblymember.muratsuchi@assembly.ca.gov