The deadline for bills to be voted out of their house of origin
has passed and second house hearings are underway.
SB 28 (Caballero) is a key broadband bill that would require
the state to identify resources that can aid broadband
deployment. It would reform the Digital Infrastructure Video
Competition Act of 2006 (DIVCA) to require broadband providers to
provide more detailed information and serve more residents in
their service footprints. CSAC
supports SB 28 and will continue to advocate for its passage
when it is heard in the Assembly Communications and Conveyance
Committee on June 23. Counties are encouraged to
communicate their support to the committee.
SB 219 (McGuire) would codify the county tax collector’s
ability to cancel late payment penalties and other charges for
taxpayers who have experienced financial hardship due to a
shelter-in-place order.
CSAC supports SB 219 as a means to allow county tax
collectors to assist those who suffered most during the COVID-19
crisis while maintaining important predictability of critical
revenue support for local agencies. The bill is scheduled
to be heard by the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on
June 21.
