CaliforniaJoint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers.
What it does
Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, as defined, to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as provided. Among other things, that act also authorizes a mutual water company to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purposes of risk pooling, as specified. Existing law, the Government Claims Act, among other things, authorizes public entities, mutual water companies, public agencies, water corporations, and mutual water companies to provide insurance under that act by a joint powers agreement, as specified.
More detail
This bill would additionally authorize a nonprofit housing developer to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purpose of risk pooling, and would expand the list of entities authorized to provide insurance by a joint powers agreement to include nonprofit housing developers. The bill would require that, if a nonprofit housing developer enters into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies, that the agreement ensure that no participating public agency becomes responsible for the underlying debts or liabilities of the joint powers agreement and that any participating public agency be indemnified against those debts and liabilities. The bill would require a joint powers agreement established pursuant to this authorization to solely utilize any revenues it generates to provide technical support, continuing education, safety engineering, and operational and managerial advisory assistance to its members for the purpose of reducing risk liabilities and furthering the technical managerial and financial capacity of those members.
Existing law also authorizes 2 or more local public entities having the same governing board, a mutual water company and a public agency, or a water corporation, a mutual water company, and one or more public agencies, as specified, to be coinsured under a master policy and the total premium prorated among them.
This bill would recast the provisions described above, provide that the affected entities are those authorized pursuant to specified provisions, and include among those entities nonprofit housing developers.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 810, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 30Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 25In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 1170 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Caloza. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6513.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jun 17
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Referred to Coms. on INS. and L. GOV.Minor
- Apr 30In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4113.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 23Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4014.) (April 22).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 22.
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced