Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2559Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend add Section 65102 of 65850.72 to the Government Code, relating to land use.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2559, as amended, Petrie-Norris. Local planning. planning: electric vehicle service equipment: permitting delays.Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station to be limited to the building officials review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law requires an electric vehicle charging station to comply with, among other things, all applicable rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability, as specified. This bill would require GO-Biz to create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, as specified. The bill would require GO-Biz to establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz to submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified throughout the data collection process, as specified. The bill would also require GO-Biz to establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to these provisions.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to planning and land use. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of each city and county to assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. Existing law authorizes a legislative body to establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65850.72 is added to the Government Code, to read:65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.SECTION 1.Section 65102 of the Government Code is amended to read:65102.A legislative body may establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2559Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend add Section 65102 of 65850.72 to the Government Code, relating to land use.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2559, as amended, Petrie-Norris. Local planning. planning: electric vehicle service equipment: permitting delays.Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station to be limited to the building officials review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law requires an electric vehicle charging station to comply with, among other things, all applicable rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability, as specified. This bill would require GO-Biz to create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, as specified. The bill would require GO-Biz to establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz to submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified throughout the data collection process, as specified. The bill would also require GO-Biz to establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to these provisions.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to planning and land use. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of each city and county to assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. Existing law authorizes a legislative body to establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2559
Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 14, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris
February 14, 2024
An act to amend add Section 65102 of 65850.72 to the Government Code, relating to land use.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2559, as amended, Petrie-Norris. Local planning. planning: electric vehicle service equipment: permitting delays.
Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station to be limited to the building officials review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law requires an electric vehicle charging station to comply with, among other things, all applicable rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability, as specified. This bill would require GO-Biz to create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, as specified. The bill would require GO-Biz to establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz to submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified throughout the data collection process, as specified. The bill would also require GO-Biz to establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to these provisions.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to planning and land use. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of each city and county to assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. Existing law authorizes a legislative body to establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station to be limited to the building officials review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law requires an electric vehicle charging station to comply with, among other things, all applicable rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability, as specified.
This bill would require GO-Biz to create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, as specified. The bill would require GO-Biz to establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz to submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified throughout the data collection process, as specified. The bill would also require GO-Biz to establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to these provisions.
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to planning and land use. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of each city and county to assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. Existing law authorizes a legislative body to establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65850.72 is added to the Government Code, to read:65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.SECTION 1.Section 65102 of the Government Code is amended to read:65102.A legislative body may establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 65850.72 is added to the Government Code, to read:65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.
SECTION 1. Section 65850.72 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.
65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.
65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.(3) The length of delay, if applicable.(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.
65850.72. (a) Consistent with Chapter 598 of the Statutes of 2015 and Chapter 710 of the Statutes of 2021, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) shall create and maintain a publicly accessible internet website that contains a landing page with functionality to collect information and report delays and denials in the permitting of electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The authority having jurisdiction over the permit.
(2) The reported reason for delay or denial.
(3) The length of delay, if applicable.
(b) GO-Biz shall establish a working group to evaluate the data it receives from the internet website described in subdivision (a) and direct the working group to determine recommended solutions to address permitting delays.
(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, GO-Biz shall submit to the Legislature and publish on its internet website a comprehensive report regarding the challenges identified through the data collection process pursuant to this section.
(2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(d) GO-Biz shall establish a permit streamlining specialist to assist authorities having jurisdiction with permit delays and denials related to this section.
A legislative body may establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal laws.