Legislative Update

Event Details

This session will review key legislation of interest to AIA members in California, including bills to encourage and promote the creation of housing to address our state’s availability and affordability issues.

This is a VIRTUAL event that will take place over ZOOM. All registered attendees will be sent a ZOOM Link 24 hours prior to the event.

Speaker

Mike Belote, Immediate Past-President, California Advocates, Inc.

Mike Belote has over 43 years of experience as a lobbyist in California. After serving as President of California Advocates, Inc. for ten years, he is currently Immediate Past President of the firm. His responsibilities include representing the American Institute of Architects before the California Legislature and providing AIA counsel on legislative and regulatory issues. Mike also represents a variety of other association and corporate clients in a similar capacity.
Before joining California Advocates in 1990, Mike worked in lobbying as an employee of several trade and professional associations. Mike was vice-president/legislative counsel for the California Land Title Association, working on issues such as insurance regulation, escrow procedures and foreclosures. He has also served as legislative advocate for the California Association of REALTORS, focusing on broker liability, agency and taxation. His career also includes representation of Certified Public Accountants in Sacramento.

Mike has many times been named by Capitol Weekly as one of the Top 100 in California politics. Mike is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. He lives in Loomis, outside of Sacramento, with his wife.