Legislative Position Letters

City Council positions on bills before the California Legislature

The Mission Viejo City Council provides input to the California State Assembly and Senate in Sacramento to voice support or opposition for a variety of bills under consideration. Copies of recent letters may be viewed through the following links, and you can send your own letters to State representatives by using the online California Legislature Position Letter Portal.

2024

April 15, 2024 – AB 1886 (Alvarez) Housing Element Law: Substantial Compliance Notice of Opposition

April 2, 2024 – SB 913 (Umberg) Support for Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Facilities

Opposition to language included in the Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (Prop. 1)

2023

September 8, 2023 - AB 531 (Irwin) The Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2023 – City of Mission Viejo Notice of Opposition Unless Amended

August 29, 2023 - ACA 13 (Ward) Protect and Retain the Majority Vote Act - Notice of Support

July 27, 2023 - Senate Constitutional Amendment 7 - Notice of Opposition

May 17, 2023 - JLAC Audit of Regulating Sober Living Homes - Notice of Support

April 18, 2023 - AB 1078 (Jackson) Removing Instructional Materials and Curriculum - Notice of Opposition

March 23, AB 1708 (Muratsuchi) Theft - Notice of Support

March 16, 2023 - SB 423 (Wiener) Streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments: SB 35 (Chapter 366, Statues of 2017) Expansion - Notice of Opposition

2022

August 30, 2022 - Senate Bill 6 (Caballero) Local planning: housing: commercial zones City of Mission Viejo – Request to Veto

August 30, 2022 - AB 2011 (Wicks) Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 City of Mission Viejo – Request to Veto

June 8, 2022 - Support: SB 1338 (Umberg and Eggman) Community Assistane, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program

May 27, 2022 - AB 2840 (Reyes) Qualifying logistics use projects. City of Mission Viejo – Notice of Opposition

May 16, 2022 - Support: SB 904 – Controlled Substances: Treatment

April 22, 2022 - AB 2011 (Wicks): Affordable Housing and High Roads Jobs Act of 2022. City of Mission Viejo – Notice of Opposition

January 17, 2022 - Support: AB 1595 – Veterans Cemetery, County of Orange

2021

September 1, 2021 - SB 9 (Atkins) - Request for Veto

September 1, 2021 - SB 10 (Wiener) - Request for Veto

August 27, 2021 - AB 215 (Chiu) Planning and Zoning Law: housing element: violations (As Amended 8.16.2021) - Notice of Opposition

August 27, 2021 - AB 989 (Gabriel): Housing Accountability Act: Appeals: Office of Housing Appeals - Notice of Opposition

July 9, 2021 -  SB 140 - Housing Trailer Bill - Notice of Opposition

April 27, 2021 - AB 339 (Lee) Local Government: Open and Public Meetings - Notice of Opposition

April 13, 2021 - SB 556 (Dodd) Street Light Poles, Traffic Signal Poles, Utility Poles, and Support Structures - Notice of Opposition

April 12, 2021 - Support: SB 623 (Newman) 

March 29, 2021 - SB 760 (Bates) - Notice of Opposition

March 29, 2021 - SB 761 (Bates) - Notice of Opposition

February 22, 2021 - SB 9 (Atkins) - Notice of Opposition