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AB-471 • 2026

County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.

County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hart
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text mentions 'specified' limits for daily and annual pay but does not list the exact numbers in this summary.

Pay and Expense Rules for Air Quality Board Members

This law allows board members in specific air pollution districts to be reimbursed for necessary expenses and, if the district votes for it, receive pay with daily and yearly limits while doing official work.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows board members to get money back for actual and needed costs from doing their job duties.
  • Requires boards that vote a resolution to give members compensation with set daily and yearly limits when attending meetings or handling official business.
  • Needs the district board to send a report about this new pay system to state lawmakers within 3 years of starting it.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Board members of county air pollution control districts that must include mayors, city council members, or county supervisors on their boards.
  • The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and its seven-member board.

Terms To Know

Reimbursement
Getting money back for actual costs you paid while doing your job duties.
Compensation
Payment given to board members when they attend meetings or do official business, if the district votes to pay them.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not state the exact dollar amounts for daily or yearly pay limits.
  • District boards must vote a resolution before paying members; it is unclear which districts will choose to do this.
  • The specific details of what information must be in the report sent to lawmakers are not listed here.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.