Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Agenda Items
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Roster
Eddie Ahn, Candace Andersen, Pat Burt, Pamela Campos,
Ken Carlson (Chair), Noelia Corzo, Betty Duong, Pat Eklund, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft,
Dorene M. Giacopini*+, Alicia John-Baptiste (Vice Chair), Matt Mahan, Mitch Mashburn,
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Wanda Williams, and Vacant (MTC-1)
*Non-Voting Member
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Agenda item 1.
Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum -
Agenda item 2.
Consent Calendar -
Agenda item 2a.
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the March 13, 2026 Meeting
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Agenda item 2b.
Assembly Bill 1837 (Gonzalez): Bus Camera Parking Enforcement Reauthorization
Makes permanent the forward-facing camera pilot program authorized by the MTC-supported Assembly Bill 917 (Bloom, 2021), which enables transit agencies to utilize video imaging to enforce parking violations at bus stops and on bus-only lanes.
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Agenda item 2c.
Legislative History
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento, including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.
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Agenda item 3.
State Legislation -
Agenda item 3a.
Senate Bill 1411 (Stern): Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High Speed RailRevises California High Speed Rail funding conditions to eliminate the cap on expenditures outside the Central Valley Merced-to-Bakersfield segment.
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Agenda item 3b.
Senate Bill 979 (Strickland): Regional Housing Needs AllocationProvides that a final regional housing needs allocation determination by a council of governments or a delegate subregion is subject to judicial review.
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Agenda item 3c.
Senate Bill 1087 (Cabaldon): Transportation Planning: Sustainable Communities StrategiesOverview of MTC-ABAG’s co-sponsored bill to modernize Senate Bill 375, the 2008 law that added sustainable communities strategies to regional transportation plans.
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Agenda item 3d.
Electric Bicycle Legislative LandscapeSummary of 2026 legislative activity on bills related to electric bicycles.
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Agenda item 3e.
MTC-ABAG March Sacramento Advocacy TripReport out on MTC-ABAG’s 2026 advocacy trip to Sacramento.
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Agenda item 4.
Federal Legislation -
Agenda item 4a.
Washington, D.C. Legislative UpdateReport on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.
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Agenda item 5.
Public Comment / Other Business -
Agenda item 6.
Adjournment / Next MeetingsThe next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.