Agenda - Legislative Committee

Thursday June 4, 2009
1:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento CA

Presiding:
Heath Hilgenberg, Chair
Liz Anderson Fitzgerald, Vice Chair
Pat "Ziggy" Zicarelli, Vice Chair

Bill Jansen, Executive Committee Liaison
Terry Wunderlich, Executive Committee Liaison
Allen Chaing, NAR Liaison

Staff:
Alex Creel
Stan Wieg

I.  Welcome and Opening Remarks - Heath Hilgenberg, Chair

II.  Legislative Overview
a. Member mobilization report - DeAnn Kerr
b. Review of Legislative Day
c. Ballot propositions, Budget issues and special sessions*

III.  Point of Sale
a. Report of the Point of Sale Alternatives Working Group*
b. Legislation of others
1. SB 407 (Padilla), Toilet retrofit
2. SB 183 (Lowenthal), Disclosures and carbon monoxide detectors
3. AB 758 (Skinner), Comprehensive home energy conservation program
4. HR 2454 (Waxman), Pending federal mandate for energy rating disclosure

IV.  Unconstitutional Property Restrictions; AB 985 (De La Torre)

V.  C.A.R. Sponsored Legislation
a. SB 206 (Dutton) - First time homebuyer tax credit
b. Bill Number Pending (Author Pending) - Local REO property maintenance ordinances
 
VI.  Reports of Committees and Task Forces
a. Common Interest Development - Mike Riley
b. Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity - Cathlyne Scharetg
c. Housing Opportunity - Steve White
d. Land Use and Environmental - Lisa Meutterties
e. Local Governmental Relations - Tim Brigham
f. Manufactured Housing - Carl San Miguel
g. Property Management - Don Readinger
h. Real Estate Finance - Skip Zeleny
i. Taxation - Cnythia Carley

VII.  Department of Real Estate
a. AB 33 (Nava) consolidation into new Department of Financial Services super-agency
b. Foreclosure loan modification emergency regulations
c. License numbers on first contact materials
d. SB 498 (Maldonado), license disqualification for sex offenders
e. LAO report "DRE: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection"
f. License fee increase
g. Advance fee contract issues
h. SAFE Act compliance; separately licensing loan originators - AB 34, SB 36, SB 491
i. DRE task force review of examination questions

VIII.  Expanding Anti-Deficiency Protections*

IX.  Bills of Others
[Note: For a complete listing of pending legislation and C.A.R. positions, please see the Legislative Program Report, which is updated every other month and available on-line through the Government Affairs section of car.org ]

- AB 764 (Nava), SB 94 (Calderon); Mortgage loan modification
- AB 255 (Anderson) Prohibiting Google Earth street views
- AB 260 (Lieu) High cost loan originator restrictions
- AB 329 (Feuer), SB 660 (Wolk); Reverse mortgage restrictions
- AB 457 (Monning); Notice to owners of lien actions
- AB 957 (Galgiani); "Buyer's choice" in selection of escrow
- AB 1118 (Hayashi); Licensing home inspectors
- AB 1160 (Fong); Translation of contract disclosures
- SB 109 (Calderon); Real estate auctions
- SB 237 (Calderon); Appraisal management company regulation
- SB 306 (Calderon); short pay beneficiary statement request
- SB 318 (Calderon); Dogfighting forfeitures