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City staff brief committee on legislative changes for housing, ALPR rules and public-safety tax certification
Summary
Staff summarized the 2026 legislative session’s relevant outcomes: limited gains on indigent defense funding, capital-budget funding for manufactured-home preservation, a STEP housing law affecting local siting, and new state regulations for automated license-plate readers with privacy provisions; staff also described the certification process tied to a public-safety sales tax option.
Jennifer briefed the committee on legislation that could affect city policy and budgeting. She said advocacy on indigent defense funding produced little direct state support for cities this session and that proposals to expand sales taxes on services could have revenue impacts for municipalities.
On housing, Jennifer said the capital budget included funding for manufactured-home-park acquisition and preservation and that the STEP housing law…
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