AB 652: San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: governing board: alternate members.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law provides for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District to have a governing board of 11 members, including 2 members representing the board of supervisors of the County of San Diego, the mayor or a city council member of the City of San Diego, a city council member from each of the 5 supervisorial districts of the county, and 3 public members who are appointed by the other members representing those local governments. Existing law requires the 5 city council members to be selected by city selection committees representing the cities of that supervisorial district. Existing law provides for the members of the governing board to receive compensation while attending meetings of the district governing board or while on official business of the district and to receive the actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member’s official duties, as specified.

This bill would provide that the members selected by the city selection committee members may be either a mayor or city council member from the applicable supervisorial district.

The bill would authorize each appointing authority to designate an alternate member to serve in place of the regular member when the regular member is absent or disqualified from participating and would require the alternate member to meet the same qualifications applicable to the regular member. When serving in place of the appointed member, the bill would authorize the alternate member to vote and to receive compensation and expenses, as specified.

Existing law requires each member of the district to serve a 4-year term, as specified.

The bill would. require, on the first board meeting in the 2029 calendar year, the governing board clerk to conduct a random drawing to select 2 members appointed by city selection committee members and 2 public members to serve a 2-year term and until that member’s successor is appointed.

Existing law requires governing board of the district to designate one member representing the board of supervisors to serve as the liaison to the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. October 1, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 160, Statutes of 2025.
2. October 1, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. September 9, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. September 3, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2870.).
5. September 2, 2025In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. September 2, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2391.).
7. July 17, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
8. July 16, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).
9. July 8, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
10. July 2, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
11. June 12, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
12. June 5, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.