Bill
AB 10
Empowers nonprofit state contractors to modify service delivery during emergencies to protect services and funding, with agency approval and required reporting.
Status: Died at Desk (02/03/2025)
Introduced: 12/02/2024
Primary subject shown in bill header: State government; Emergency services; Nonprofit service providers
Note: The legislative digest and bill text provided include two distinct, mutually exclusive texts that were each circulated under AB 10. One text (sponsored by Essayli) would have been a special/urgency statute overriding a California Coastal Commission objection related to Vandenberg Space Force Base launches. The other text (sponsored by Macedo) would have added emergency‑related flexibilities for nonprofit contractors. The bill record here identifies the emergency-services / nonprofit text as the bill’s subject; both versions are summarized below.
Coastal Commission / Vandenberg version: To nullify the California Coastal Commission’s October 10, 2024 objection to a federal consistency determination (CD‑0007‑24) and to deem SpaceX’s increased Falcon 9 launch activity at Vandenberg Space Force Base (from 36 to 50 launches/year) consistent with the California Coastal Act. The bill declares an urgency and that a special statute is necessary for this site because of national security interests.
Nonprofit / Emergency Services version: To provide government contracting flexibility to nonprofit entities that deliver services under state contracts during a declared state of emergency or state of war emergency — and in some non‑declared disruption situations — so contracts can be modified to maintain service purposes and preserve funding.
Coastal/Vandenberg text (adds Public Resources Code §30345)
- Deems the Coastal Commission’s 10/10/2024 objection to Consistency Determination CD‑0007‑24 null and void.
- Deems the increased SpaceX launch activities described in CD‑0007‑24 consistent with the California Coastal Act; this statutory language acts as a concurrence.
- Finds a special statute is necessary for Vandenberg and declares the act an urgency statute taking immediate effect.
Nonprofit/Emergency text (adds Government Code §8596.1)
- During a declared state of emergency or state of war emergency, a nonprofit contractor may request a state agency allow modification of service delivery methods so long as the contract’s purpose is served; budget cannot be exceeded unless both parties agree and sign a contract addendum.
- Requires nonprofits to notify state funders of closures or impacted programs (location‑specific or due to executive order) and to explain impacts on service levels.
- Requires nonprofits to document and retain expense records related to program closures, including guidance on fixed costs, hourly employees, and exclusion of expenses not incurred.
- Requires agencies to ensure funding is available to pay for canceled services, closed programs, or reduced service levels.
- Allows nonprofits, even without a declared emergency, to request flexibility from state agencies; agencies may approve if reasonable under the circumstances.
Coastal/Vandenberg version: California Coastal Commission (its decision on CD‑0007‑24), U.S. Space Force / U.S. Department of the Air Force, SpaceX operations at Vandenberg, Santa Barbara County coastal interests, and coastal regulatory processes generally; national security and aerospace stakeholders referenced in the bill’s findings.
Nonprofit/emergency version: Nonprofit organizations contracting with state agencies to deliver public services, the state agencies that contract with them, and populations served by those nonprofit programs (health, human services, etc.). State fiscal staff may be affected through invoicing and documentation practices; potential fiscal impacts depend on agency implementation.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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