CA AB2257

Requires property owners to submit written objections specifying grounds for noncompliance within 45 days of notice before they can bring judicial challenges to water, sewer, or assessment fees adopted under Proposition 218.

Local agencies must make proposed fees available 45 days before the objection deadline, post a written basis online, mail it upon request, and respond in writing to timely objections before the protest hearing.

Local agency responses to objections go to the weight of evidence on compliance with constitutional requirements and cannot be challenged as an independent cause of action.

Court review of fee challenges is limited to the administrative record before the agency, including cost studies, transcripts, notices, objections, responses, and decision documents.

Exception allows evidence outside the record for issues of standing, affirmative defenses, record accuracy, procedural compliance, or explaining information in the administrative record.