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County employees' retirement: Contra Costa County.California · SB 1494 · Last action Aug 21, 2012This bill would authorize the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and the governing boards of districts within that county, if authorized by the board of supervisors, to negotiate with specified recognized employee organizations representing general members to subject general members who are hired on or after January 1, 2013, or a later date, to a 2%…Latest action: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.Session ended
Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.California · SB 227 · Last action Oct 1, 2025This bill would extend the authorization for the Green Empowerment Zone to January 1, 2040, and would authorize the expansion of the Green Empowerment Zone to include 4 additional cities, including the Cities of El Cerrito, Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo, upon adoption of a resolution by each city.Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 213, Statutes of 2025.Enacted law
Highways: Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.California · SB 578 · Last action Feb 1, 2018This bill would, notwithstanding these requirements and until January 1, 2021, designate the segment of county highway known as Vasco Road, between the State Highway Route 580 junction in Alameda County and the Marsh Creek Road intersection in Contra Costa County, as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone upon the approval of the boards of supervisors of…Latest action: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Session ended
Transactions and use taxes: County of Contra Costa.California · SB 1349 · Last action Sep 30, 2020This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the combined rate limit under the Transactions and Use Tax Law, neither a transaction and use tax rate imposed in the County of Contra Costa by the transportation authority under the above-described authority nor a transactions and use tax rate imposed by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, as…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 369, Statutes of 2020.Enacted law
Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.California · AB 844 · Last action Sep 28, 2021This bill, until January 1, 2028, would authorize establishment of a Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 377, Statutes of 2021.Enacted law
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