CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 751Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 53064.3 to the Government Code, relating to franchise agreements. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 751, as introduced, Padilla. Franchise agreements: labor impasse.Existing law contains various provisions relating to franchise agreements between a local jurisdiction and a service provider for the provision of services such as utilities, waste hauling, and cable television.This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53064.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 751Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 17, 2023 An act to add Section 53064.3 to the Government Code, relating to franchise agreements. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 751, as introduced, Padilla. Franchise agreements: labor impasse.Existing law contains various provisions relating to franchise agreements between a local jurisdiction and a service provider for the provision of services such as utilities, waste hauling, and cable television.This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 751 Introduced by Senator PadillaFebruary 17, 2023 Introduced by Senator Padilla February 17, 2023 An act to add Section 53064.3 to the Government Code, relating to franchise agreements. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 751, as introduced, Padilla. Franchise agreements: labor impasse. Existing law contains various provisions relating to franchise agreements between a local jurisdiction and a service provider for the provision of services such as utilities, waste hauling, and cable television.This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. Existing law contains various provisions relating to franchise agreements between a local jurisdiction and a service provider for the provision of services such as utilities, waste hauling, and cable television. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from entering an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53064.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. 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 53064.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. SECTION 1. Section 53064.3 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. 53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. 53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse. 53064.3. A city, county, or city and county shall not enter an exclusive franchise agreement for services on or after January 1, 2024, or an agreement amended on or after that date, that contains a force majeure provision that can be triggered by a labor impasse.