CAI-CLAC
LEGISLATIVE Update
OCTOBER 2021 BY: MR. JEFFREY A. BEAUMONT, ESQ., CCAL CAI-CLAC DELEGATE
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membership vote and extends the deadline for compliance to July 1, 2022. The bill has been signed by the Governor.
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SB 9 (Atkins) This bill makes a lot split of single residential property a ministerial act of local government and prevents certain restrictions on these actions. Late in the Session, CAI-CLAC and other organizations was able to secure a Letter to the Senate Journal from the author stating the bill does not amend the Davis Stirling Act and therefore does not impact existing governing documents. While not a perfect outcome, the Letter to the Journal is a clear expression of legislative intent which could be used in the future.
Our CAI-CLAC legislative priorities continue to move. Here’s an update on where we stand:
SB 60 (Glazer) This bill allows local governments to impose higher penalties for short term rental violations that create health and human safety issues within a community. CAI-CLAC supported this bill this session and last. It was signed by the Governor.
he 2021 Legislative Session officially ended on Sunday, October 10, 2021. The Governor has acted on a number of CAI-CLAC’s priority bills. Here is a summary below. You can also visit our Legislative Session Hot Bills for more information.
AB 1101 (Irwin) CAI-CLAC sponsored bill to clean up issues with the financial security law adopted in 2019. This bill was signed by the Governor. AB 1584 (Assembly Housing Committee) This bill includes language to clean up the rental restriction bill from 2020. Specifically, this bill allows a board to amend governing documents to be in compliance with the new rental restriction law without a
SB 391 (Min) This bill clarifies the open meeting rules to allow for virtual meetings, with no physical presence, during a State of Emergency that makes it impossible to meet in person. This bill was signed by the Governor. SB 392 (Archuleta) This bill makes minor changes to existing law adding emails to the list of CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 information that members can ISSUE FOUR 2021 • CONNECT MAGAZINE
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