RCRC sponsored Assembly Bill 632 (Hart), is heading to the Assembly Committee on Local Government on Wednesday, April 9. RCRC is asking for support letters from our counties to help bolster our advocacy efforts. This measure would enhance local enforcement mechanisms for unlicensed cannabis activities, state housing law violations, and fire hazards by codifying existing caselaw regarding collection of administrative penalties through (ordinary priority) property liens and providing enhanced tools for collection of penalties associated with certain serious code violations.
Counties and cities are currently authorized to enforce local ordinances through several methods, including the imposition of administrative penalties. However, the existing penalty statutes were primarily designed for ordinary zoning and building violations, and these processes are not always well suited to addressing serious violations like large-scale illegal commercial cannabis operations. To strengthen enforcement mechanisms for local jurisdictions, AB 632 bolsters code enforcement in two ways. Read more about how this measure bolsters code enforcement here, or view RCRC’s letter of support here.
RCRC requests that counties send letters of support to the Assembly Committee on Local Government no later than Thursday, April 3rd at 5:00 p.m. A template is available here.
Counties are highly encouraged to submit the letter through the legislative portal (see here). For assistance or additional information, please contact Policy Advocate, Sarah Dukett.