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    SB-782
    Infrastructure

    Enhanced infrastructure financing district: climate resilience districts.

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    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Authorizes cities to create climate resilience districts to fund disaster recovery and infrastructure projects.
    • Requires districts to be established within two years of a declared disaster emergency.
    • Limits district funding to repair damaged infrastructure, mitigate future disasters, and support economic recovery.
    • Mandates public meetings and 30-day review periods before districts can be established.

    Summary

    Senator Pérez's climate resilience district legislation provides California cities and counties with expedited procedures to establish enhanced infrastructure financing districts in areas impacted by state-declared disasters. The measure allows local governments to bypass standard infrastructure financing requirements when creating districts, provided the disaster has substantially reduced normal area usage and the district is formed within two years of the emergency declaration.

    The districts may use incremental property tax revenues and local sales tax allocations to fund disaster recovery and resilience projects. Authorized expenditures include repairing damaged infrastructure and housing, implementing risk mitigation measures like utility hardening, and supporting economic recovery through construction loans, business assistance, and workforce development programs. Adjacent areas comprising up to 20% of the total district may be included to support comprehensive recovery efforts.

    Local governments must hold public meetings before establishing districts and adopting infrastructure financing plans, with notices posted online at least 10 days in advance. While districts can approve projects that conflict with general or specific plans, they must make financing plans available for public review 30 days before adoption and consult affected taxing entities. The legislation takes effect immediately to facilitate recovery from the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires and enable rapid response to future disasters.

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government
    Next Step
    Assembly Committee
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate 3rd Reading SB782 Pérez Urgency Clause
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Introduced
    Senate Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Contacts

    Profile
    Blanca RubioD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    James RamosD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Chris WardD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Lori WilsonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
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    Blanca RubioD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
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    James RamosD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Chris WardD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Lori WilsonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Juan CarrilloD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Blanca PachecoD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Tri TaR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Catherine StefaniD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Sasha Renee PerezD
    Senator
    Bill Author

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    Introduced By

    Sasha Renee Perez
    Sasha Renee PerezD
    California State Senator
    40% progression
    Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/28/2025)

    Latest Voting History

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    July 16, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    100010PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Authorizes cities to create climate resilience districts to fund disaster recovery and infrastructure projects.
    • Requires districts to be established within two years of a declared disaster emergency.
    • Limits district funding to repair damaged infrastructure, mitigate future disasters, and support economic recovery.
    • Mandates public meetings and 30-day review periods before districts can be established.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

    Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

    Introduced By

    Sasha Renee Perez
    Sasha Renee PerezD
    California State Senator

    Summary

    Senator Pérez's climate resilience district legislation provides California cities and counties with expedited procedures to establish enhanced infrastructure financing districts in areas impacted by state-declared disasters. The measure allows local governments to bypass standard infrastructure financing requirements when creating districts, provided the disaster has substantially reduced normal area usage and the district is formed within two years of the emergency declaration.

    The districts may use incremental property tax revenues and local sales tax allocations to fund disaster recovery and resilience projects. Authorized expenditures include repairing damaged infrastructure and housing, implementing risk mitigation measures like utility hardening, and supporting economic recovery through construction loans, business assistance, and workforce development programs. Adjacent areas comprising up to 20% of the total district may be included to support comprehensive recovery efforts.

    Local governments must hold public meetings before establishing districts and adopting infrastructure financing plans, with notices posted online at least 10 days in advance. While districts can approve projects that conflict with general or specific plans, they must make financing plans available for public review 30 days before adoption and consult affected taxing entities. The legislation takes effect immediately to facilitate recovery from the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires and enable rapid response to future disasters.

    40% progression
    Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/28/2025)

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government
    Next Step
    Assembly Committee
    Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate Floor
    Vote on Senate Floor
    Senate 3rd Reading SB782 Pérez Urgency Clause
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Senate Committee
    Senate Local Government Hearing
    Do pass as amended
    Introduced
    Senate Floor
    Introduced
    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    July 16, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Local Government Hearing
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    100010PASS

    Contacts

    Profile
    Blanca RubioD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    James RamosD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Chris WardD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Lori WilsonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 10 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 2
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Blanca RubioD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    James RamosD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Chris WardD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Lori WilsonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Josh HooverR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Juan CarrilloD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Blanca PachecoD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Tri TaR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Catherine StefaniD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Sasha Renee PerezD
    Senator
    Bill Author