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April 2025 Take Action Brief

May 2 is the deadline for policy committees in the State Legislature to hear all bills with a fiscal impact – meaning Legislators will have just two weeks to hear hundreds of the most substantive and controversial measures of the year when they return from Spring Recess on April 21. This is the peak of the State Legislative Session, before any of the thousands of bills introduced this winter have failed passage and as stakeholders wrestle over amendments that could spell success or failure for their cause. Join the nearly 300 combined supporters of CSDA’s sponsored bills that recently cleared their first hurdle and get up to speed on the numerous costly CSDA-opposed bills on the docket in the coming days.

Inside this edition:

• Be part of the movement on Brown Act and Safe Fleets
• Employment bills threaten affordability of special district services
• Legislation cuts infrastructure funding that supports new housing
• Access Special Districts Week toolkit to raise awareness in your community

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Grassroots Mobilization Survey

One voice at one district may be able to reach one legislator, but to be successful we must reach all 120 legislators. By answering this survey, you are helping CSDA strengthen advocacy efforts on behalf of all special districts:

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Sample Policy for Adopting Positions on State Legislation

To make sure your district is ready to respond to a CSDA Call to Action in the fast-moving legislative environment, make sure your district has adopted a Legislative Advocacy Policy, governing the process your agency must go through to register your support or opposition to an issue that significantly impacts special districts.

Sample Policy

Key Messages: When Communicating with Legislators, Media, and the Public

As a member resource, CSDA has developed clear, considered, and consistent messages for members to use as desired when communicating on key issues facing special districts.

Key Messages