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AB-24 • 2026

San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors.

San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
DeMaio
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify how this act affects local agencies and school districts in San Diego County beyond mentioning potential state-mandated local programs.

Give San Diego Rural Communities a Voice Act

This act changes how the board of directors is chosen for the San Diego Association of Governments, adding one member from an unincorporated area and one representative from planning groups.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the composition of the board of directors to include a supervisor from an unincorporated part of San Diego County.
  • Adds a representative from the Association of Planning Groups - San Diego County to the board.
  • Requires these new members to be chosen by their respective governing bodies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The San Diego Association of Governments

Terms To Know

unincorporated area
Land within a county that is not part of any city or town.
state-mandated local program
A program where the state requires local agencies to perform certain duties, often with additional funding provided by the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill's full impact on local agency costs and state reimbursement is not yet determined.
  • It depends on the Commission on State Mandates' decision if there will be state reimbursement for any mandated costs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Held without recommendation.

  4. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  5. 2025-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  6. 2025-03-25 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  7. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  8. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and TRANS.

  9. 2024-12-03 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.

  10. 2024-12-02 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 24, as amended, DeMaio.
San Diego Association of Governments: board of directors.
The San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act reorganizes the transportation responsibilities in the San Diego region by consolidating the San Diego Association of Governments and the transit operations of 2 specified transit boards. Existing law establishes a 21-member board of directors to govern the consolidated agency that includes, among others, 2 members of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County.
This
bill
bill, the Give San Diego Rural Communities a Voice Act,
would instead require the board of directors to include, among others, one member of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County from an unincorporated area of the county and
one representative from the Association of Planning Groups - San Diego County to be selected by their respective governing bodies. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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