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State lobbyist briefs subcommittee on May revise, SB79 and other housing bills; motion to support SB741 moved but no recorded vote
Summary
The city’s state lobbyist summarized current bill activity, the governor’s reorganization plan review by the Little Hoover Commission and next‑week appropriations suspense hearings; Councilmember Burkholder moved to support SB 741 (Blakespear) and a second was recorded, but no formal vote appears in the transcript.
Sharon Gonzalez, the city’s state contract lobbyist, briefed the subcommittee on the state legislative calendar ahead of the May revise and highlighted bills of interest to Carlsbad.
Gonzalez said the May revise (governor’s updated budget) will clarify the state’s fiscal outlook and influence what bills on the appropriations suspense file can advance. She described the governor’s reorganization plan to split Business, Consumer Services and Housing into separate agencies; that proposal is under review by the Little Hoover Commission and Assembly committees and could be operative by next July if enacted.
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