HomeMy WebLinkAboutLRC 06-01-2026 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall, Conference Room A
Monday, June 1, 2026
2:00 PM
IN-PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
OPTIONS TO OBSERVE:
Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following
ways:
1) Attend in person at City Hall, Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Ave.
2) Watch a live stream online at https://youtube.com/@cupertinocitycommission.
3) Attend in person at a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code
54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda.
OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE AND COMMENT:
Members of the public wishing to address the Legislative Review Committee may do so in
the following ways:
1) Appear in person at City Hall, Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Ave.:
A. During “Oral Communications”, the public may comment on matters not on the agenda,
and for agendized matters, the public may comment during the public comment period for
each agendized item.
B. Speakers are requested to complete a Speaker Card. While completion of Speaker Cards
is voluntary and not required to attend the meeting or provide comments, it is helpful for
the purposes of ensuring that all speakers are called upon.
C. Speakers must wait to be called and may begin speaking when recognized by the Chair.
D. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. However, the Chair may reduce the
speaking time depending on the number of people who wish to speak on an item. A
speaker representing a group of 2 to 5 or more people who are present may have up to 2
minutes per group member, up to 10 minutes maximum.
E. Please note that due to cyber security concerns, speakers are not allowed to connect any
personal devices to any City equipment. However, speakers that wish to share a document
(e.g. presentations, photographs or other documents) during oral comments may do so by:
a. E-mailing the document to LRC@cupertino.gov by 9:00 a.m. and staff will advance the
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slides/share the documents during your oral comment.
2) Written communications as follows:
A. E-mail comments to LRC@cupertino.gov.
B. Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Legislative Review Committee, City
Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
C. Comments addressed to the Legislative Review Committee received by 12:00 p.m. on the
day of the meeting will be included in written communications published and distributed
before the beginning of the meeting.
D. Comments addressed to the Legislative Review Committee received after the 12:00 p.m.
deadline, but through the end of the Commitee meeting, will be posted to the City’s
website by the end of the following business day.
3) Teleconference in one of the following ways:
A. Online via Zoom on an electronic device (Audio and Video): Speakers must register in
advance by clicking on the link below to access the meeting:
https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b-iQWKlJTjWUyoDQ13seZQ
a. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
b. Speakers will be recognized by the name they use for registration. Once recognized,
speakers must click ‘unmute’ when prompted to speak.
c. Please read the following instructions about technical compatibility carefully: One can
directly download the teleconference (Zoom) software or connect to the meeting in their
internet browser. If a browser is used, make sure the most current and up-to-date browser,
such as the following, is used: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+.
Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer.
B. By Phone (Audio only): No registration is required in advance and speakers may join the
meeting as follows:
a. Dial 669-900-6833 and enter WEBINAR ID: 880 6185 3077
b. To “raise hand” to speak: Dial *9; When asked to unmute: Dial *6
c. Speakers will be recognized to speak by the last four digits of their phone number.
C. Via an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323 Information:
144.195.19.161 (US West)
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206.247.11.121 (US East)
Meeting ID: 880 6185 3077
SIP: 88061853077@zoomcrc.com
D. Online via the teleconferencing device (Audio and Video) being used to provide access
to the meeting from a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code
54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda.
a) Speakers are required to notify the City Clerk via email to cityclerk@cupertino.gov prior
to noon on the date of the meeting during which they plan to participate and comment from
the remote location noticed to ensure the City Clerk is prepared to accept their comment.
b) If the teleconferencing device malfunctions impeding access to the meeting from the
remote location, the speaker may alternatively participate via the other options for remote
participation provided above.
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Consider approving the April 6, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes
Approve the April 6, 2026, Legislative Review Committee
minutes
A - Draft Minutes
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
OLD BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS
2.Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative update and provide any input
A - Bill Tracking List
B - Positions from SCC Cities Association, YIMBY, Cal Cities
3.Subject: Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 1821 (Pacheco) California
Public Records Act: Agency Response Time
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Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on AB 1821 and authorize the Mayor
to send letters to the state legislature
A - AB 1821 Summary Report
4.Subject: Discuss upcoming Legislative visit to Sacramento on June 9
Discuss and Review upcoming Legislative visit to Sacramento
on June 9
A - Legislative Day Itinerary and Priorities
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should
call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for
assistance. In addition, upon request in advance by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and
writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate
alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will
be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section
2.08.100 written communications sent to the City Council, Commissioners or staff concerning a matter
on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City website and kept in packet archives. Do
not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not
wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made
publicly available on the City website.
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Agenda Item
Subject:Consider approving the April 6, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes
Approve the April 6, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes
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DRAFT MINUTES
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Monday, April 6, 2026
At 2:11 p.m., Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles called the Special Legislative Review
Committee Meeting to order in the Quinlan Conference Room, 10185 Stelling Road, and via
teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Mayor Liang Chao and Councilmember R “Ray” Wang. Absent: None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
OLD BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Subject: Election of Legislative Review Committee Chair and Vice Chair for calendar
year 2026
Recommended Action: Elect Chair and Vice Chair for calendar year 2026
Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles introduced the item.
City Clerk Lauren Sapudar opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed
the public comment period.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to elect Councilmember R “Ray” Wang as
Chair and Vice Mayor Chao as Vice Chair. The motion passed with the following vote:
Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
2. Subject: Legislative Calendar and 2026 Legislative Review Committee Meeting
Recommended Action: Review Legislative Calendar and Establish the 2026 Legislative
Review Committee Meeting schedule
Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
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from Gonsalves and Son gave a verbal report.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to approve the 2026 Legislative Calendar
with amendments to add a regular meeting on June 1, 2026, and special meeting on June
9, 2026, for Legislative Advocacy Day in Sacramento (with times to be determined). The
amended motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None.
Abstain: None. Absent: None.
3. Subject: City Legislative Process and 2026 Legislative Platform
Recommended Action: Review the City’s Legislative Process and the 2026 Legislative
Platform
Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff responded to.
The Committee reviewed the City’s Legislative Process and the 2026 Legislative
Platform.
4. Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative update and provide any input
Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
from Gonsalves and Son gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff and the presenter responded to.
The Committee reviewed the legislative update.
5. Subject: Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 1751 (Quirk-Silva) Missing
Middle Townhome Ownership Act
Recommended Action: Adopt an oppose position on AB 1751 and authorize the Mayor
to send letters to the state legislature
Jason Gonsalves from Gonsalves and Son gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which the presenter responded to.
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Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to oppose AB 1751 and authorize the Mayor
to send a letter to the state legislature. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes:
Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
6. Subject: Consider recommending a position on Assembly Bill 2517 (Calderon) Fire
safety: Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Recommended Action: Recommend that the City Council adopt a support position on
AB 2517 at the next City Council meeting
Senior Management Analyst Astrid Robles introduced the item.
Jason Gonsalves from Gonsalves and Son gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which the presenter responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to adopt a support position on AB 2517 at
the next City Council meeting. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao
and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
7. Subject: Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 1708 (Solache) Homeless
Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program
Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on AB 1708 and authorize the Mayor
to send letters to the state legislature
Jason Gonsalves from Gonsalves and Son introduced the item and gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff and presenter responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to adopt a support position on AB 1708 and
authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature. The motion passed with the
following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
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8. Subject: Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 1674 (Ahrens) Food
Affordability Act
Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on AB 1674 and authorize the Mayor
to send letters to the state legislature
Jason Gonsalves from Gonsalves and Son introduced the item and gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which the presenter responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing none, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to adopt a support position on AB 1674 and
authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature. The motion passed with the
following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
Committee members added the following items.
• SB 922 (Chao)
• SB 1005 (Chao)
• SB 1117 (Wang)
• SB 1172 (Wang, Chao)
• SB 1349 (Wang)
• AB 2576 (Wang)
• AB 2296 (Wang)
• SB 1415 (Chao)
• AB 1953 (Chao)
ADJOURNMENT
At 3:19 p.m., Chair Wang adjourned the Special Legislative Review Committee meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
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Lauren Sapudar, City Clerk
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Agenda Item
Subject:Legislative Update
Review legislative update and provide any input
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2026 Preliminary Bill List Sorted by: Subject
Thursday, 05/21/2026
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AB 35 (Alvarez, D) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of
2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
Current Text: 01/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Natural Resources and Water
Summary: The Administrative Procedure Act outlines how state agencies should adopt and implement
regulations. The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of
2024, passed as Proposition 4, approved issuing $10 billion in bonds for various environmental and agricultural
projects. Typically, regulations required for such programs can be adopted as emergency regulations, needing to
be filed with the Office of Administrative Law. However, this bill exempts the adoption of regulations for these
programs from the Administrative Procedure Act. Instead, state entities receiving funding must develop draft
project guidelines and submit them to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, who will post them online.
The bill permits the use of existing guidelines and criteria and is set to take effect immediately as an urgency
statute.
AB 736 (Wicks, D) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 04/10/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #172 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: Under existing law, various assistance programs support emergency housing, multifamily housing,
farmworker housing, home ownership for very low-income and low-income households, and down payment
assistance for first-time home buyers. The law also permits issuing bonds to fund these programs and related
projects, like infill development and housing-related parks. The bill, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026,
seeks to authorize $10 billion in bonds to support affordable rental and home ownership programs, such as the
Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program.
To take effect, this bill needs to be approved by voters in the June 2, 2026, statewide primary election, and it has
been declared an urgency statute to ensure immediate implementation if passed.
AB 1383 (McKinnor, D) Public employees’ retirement benefits.
Current Text: 05/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/13/2026 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Summary: The bill would change pension rules for new members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System
(PERS) and the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) starting January 1, 2027, by limiting pensionable
compensation, adjusting benefit formulas, and allowing certain negotiated safety-member formulas.
It would apply new caps tied to federal benefit-base percentages, require STRS new members to follow specified
limits, and create new safety retirement formulas at age 55 for employees first hired on or after that date. It also
would let public employers and unions negotiate prospective increases or, in some cases, higher or lower safety
plans through collective bargaining, and it would increase appropriations from pension funds.
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AB 1546 (Schultz, D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #72 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law in California penalizes individuals convicted of DUI offenses with imprisonment ranging
from 120 days to one year and fines, especially if the offense occurs within 10 years of previous DUI offenses.
This bill introduces a "wobbler" penalty, allowing such convictions to be categorized as either a misdemeanor or a
felony, leading to potential imprisonment for up to three years and fines. The bill also increases penalties for
repeat offenses, mandating extended periods of license revocation and installation of ignition interlock devices.
The new penalties apply to those with multiple prior convictions within a specified timeframe. No reimbursement
from the state is required for implementing this bill, as stated in the California Constitution.
AB 1567 (Ta, R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
Current Text: 03/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #78 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Planning and Zoning law mandates that every planning agency must develop, and each county
and city legislative body must adopt, a comprehensive long-term general plan that includes various specified
elements, such as a housing element. This housing element must be updated according to a defined schedule.
Once any part of the general plan is adopted, the law requires the planning agency to submit an annual report by
April 1 to certain entities, detailing specific information. The Department of Housing and Community Development,
in collaboration with councils of governments, determines the current and future housing needs of each region.
Each council, or the department for areas without councils, must create a final regional housing need plan that
allocates the housing need share to each city and county, aligning with specified objectives. This bill allows
planning agencies, starting from the 7th revision of the housing element, to report the number of units approved
for elderly congregate care or residential care facilities, counting up to 15% towards a jurisdiction's regional
housing need allocation for any income category.
AB 1602 (Rubio, Blanca, D) Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
Current Text: 01/16/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #90 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law oversees foster youth placement and child welfare services, aiming to protect child
welfare, prevent unnecessary family separations, and reunite families when possible. It mandates that the State
Department of Social Services coordinates emergency response services and requires counties to have disaster
response plans, which the department reviews and updates. This bill introduces the Child Welfare Disaster
Response Program, funded by a dedicated account, to assist foster children and caregivers during disasters.
Upon legislative appropriation, funds would address needs such as housing, clothing, and transportation within
180 days of a local or state emergency. County agencies and tribes could apply for these funds, and the
department is tasked with setting eligibility criteria and distributing guidance through written instructions.
AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: 03/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
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Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Local Government
Summary: This bill proposes several amendments to the Planning and Zoning Law, particularly concerning the
process of postentitlement phase permits for building projects. The bill mandates that local or state agencies can
only request a maximum of two plan check and specification reviews for a building permit application. If an
application is not compliant after these reviews, the agency can deny it. Applicants can request additional
submissions if compliance is still lacking. If a building inspection is required, agencies cannot require changes that
deviate from approved plans unless specified. The current tolling system for external review periods would be
modified, requiring notification to applicants about tolling. The appeal process for incomplete or noncompliant
postentitlement phase permits is revised. The bill shortens the decision timelines for appeals to 30 business days
for small projects and 45 business days for larger projects. It removes previous appeal requirements to the agency
director when no governing body exists and clarifies that applicants can seek court intervention if their appeal is
denied, not processed in time, or if no appeal process is available. Under the Housing Accountability Act, the bill
expands what constitutes a disapproval of a project to include agency non-compliance with permit timelines.
AB 1662 (Wilson, D) Driving record: points: misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #421 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill requires a court to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when a misdemeanor case
dismissed through diversion involved a violation that carries points, and it requires the DMV to add those points to
the driver’s record.
Under existing law, certain convictions already result in violation points used for suspension or revocation of
driving privileges, and judges may offer misdemeanor diversion that can end in dismissal if the defendant
complies with all conditions. This bill closes that gap by ensuring that a dismissed diverted case still leads to the
appropriate DMV points when the underlying offense is one that must be assessed points.
AB 1680 (Calderon, D) California FAIR Plan Association.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #110 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance program of all insurers writing basic
property coverage, created to provide property insurance to people who cannot get it elsewhere; the Insurance
Commissioner already approves its operating plan, can examine its records, and can impose penalties. This bill
would require the FAIR Plan to correct violations identified in examination or operational reports (statutes,
regulations, statutory accounting principles, or other rules), and would authorize fines up to $20,000 if the
association fails to make agreed corrective changes within the commissioner ’s timeframe. It also sets civil
penalties of up to $10,000 per violating act (up to $20,000 if willful) that the commissioner must impose as
specified. Finally, the commissioner could require the association to change policy limits on its programs and to
offer additional fair rental value coverage in its renters’ property insurance program.
AB 1715 (Schiavo, D) Public utilities: reporting.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #121 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
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Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill concerns the regulation of electrical and gas corporations by the Public Utilities Commission.
The bill requires these corporations to report on taxpayer funding over $1,000,000 that they have applied for or
received. It mandates that corporations disclose this information when seeking ratepayer funding, and the
commission may impose penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, any financial benefits from taxpayer funding
must be promptly delivered to ratepayers. The commission is tasked with providing an annual report, starting
January 1, 2028, summarizing these financial activities and demonstrating ratepayer savings. The bill's provisions
will expire on January 1, 2037. The bill also necessitates the creation of an online database of public utility advice
letters by June 1, 2028. Public utilities must link any rate change notifications to the relevant advice letters. Lastly,
violations of this bill's provisions would be a crime under the Public Utilities Act, potentially leading to a state-
mandated local program. The bill specifies that no reimbursement is required by the state for implementing these
changes.
AB 1761 (Rogers, D) Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #130 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission authority over public utilities, including the ability to
set fair and reasonable rates for electrical corporations. The proposed bill mandates the commission to ensure
transparency by making all data used for decisions or calculations on charges imposed on electricity customers
accessible to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates. This includes costs linked to contracts, corporation-
owned generation, and other resources. The bill requires this data to be publicly disclosed, except for market-
sensitive information. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under the Public Utilities Act.
Additionally, the bill states that it does not require state reimbursement to local agencies for costs, as per certain
existing statutory provisions.
AB 1813 (Ward, D) Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #147 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill amends existing law governing the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) oversight of customer
renewable energy subscription programs and the creation of community renewable energy (CRE) programs. It
tightens program design by promoting low‑income participation, allowing certain customer‑generators to provide
subscriber bill credits based on avoided costs if the CRE is classified as a “load‑modifying” resource, and by
limiting each CRE project to ≤5 MW generation and ≤5 MW storage and the total program capacity to 4 GW (or
ending new enrollments after seven years, whichever comes first). The State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission must, by December 1, 2027, evaluate CREs’ load‑modifying potential and define
required attributes; the PUC then has 90 days to set a mechanism to classify CREs and another 90 days to adopt
or modify the subscription program accordingly. Reporting changes require the PUC to report to the Legislature
within 24 months of program adoption/modification and annually thereafter on participating CREs and subscribers;
that reporting requirement sunsets January 1, 2034. Because PUC orders are enforceable as crimes,
implementing the bill creates a state‑mandated local program, but the bill asserts no state reimbursement is
required for that mandate.
AB 1821 (Pacheco, D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Current Text: 04/06/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #15 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
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Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Under the California Public Records Act, agencies must provide promptly copies of reasonably
described public records on request (subject to fees and statutory exemptions) and, within 10 calendar days, must
determine whether requested records are disclosable and notify the requester; that 10‑day period may be
extended by up to 14 calendar days for unusual circumstances. The bill changes those timing rules to require the
initial determination and notice within 10 business days and allows extensions of up to 14 business days. It also
includes legislative findings stating the bill furthers constitutional requirements for public access to meetings and
writings and that any statutory limits on access are adopted with findings identifying the protected interest and the
need for protection.
AB 1914 (Schiavo, D) General plan elements: childcare.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #33 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law already requires cities and counties to adopt comprehensive general
plans with elements such as land use, circulation, housing, safety, and environmental justice. This bill requires
each city, county, or city and county to prepare and adopt a childcare plan—or incorporate one into its next
general plan adoption—between January 1, 2028 and January 1, 2033 to address local childcare needs. It
declares childcare planning a matter of statewide concern so the requirement applies to all jurisdictions, including
charter cities, and specifies that the state is not required to reimburse local agencies or school districts for costs
imposed by this act.
AB 1941 (González, Mark, D) Organized metal theft.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #186 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law already makes it a crime for dealers, collectors, or their agents who buy or receive certain
metals (wire, cable, copper, lead, solder, mercury, iron, brass) that they know or reasonably should know belong to
specified entities (e.g., railroads, utilities, public service providers) to do so without using due diligence; that
offense can carry imprisonment and a fine up to $5,000. The bill creates a new offense of "organized metal theft,"
defined to include acting in concert with others to steal such materials, acting with two or more persons to receive
or possess metal known or believed to be stolen, acting as an agent in an organized theft plan, or
recruiting/organizing/supervising/financing others to commit metal theft. Organized metal theft would be
punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill also authorizes and requires local law enforcement,
public agencies, and private entities to provide commodity-metal theft information to the Department of Justice,
which must make that information available to those entities. By creating new crimes the bill imposes a state-
mandated local program, but it specifies that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required under the
stated provision.
AB 1976 (Wicks, D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #51 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
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Summary: The bill changes how cities and counties can approve and alter pedestrian, bicycle, and
pedestrian‑mall projects. It bars holding new community input meetings on a pedestrian or bicycle safety project
once that project is included in an approved circulation element plan, and prevents a city or county from
terminating such a project after a contract is awarded or construction is directed unless specific findings are made
at a public meeting. If a jurisdiction creates a resident petition process for traffic calming, it cannot require
signatures exceeding a simple majority of residents within 1,000 feet of the proposed measure. The measure
enacts a new Pedestrian Mall Law of 2026 establishing an alternative public‑hearing process to create pedestrian
malls, allows local improvements and limited private‑business uses (but not vehicle parking), and declares
pedestrian malls consistent with coastal access law. It also exempts establishment or expansion of pedestrian
malls from CEQA subject to the same conditions that apply to existing transportation exemptions (including
local‑agency and labor requirements). The bill states these rules address statewide rather than purely local
concerns (applying to charter cities) and provides that any state‑mandated local costs would be subject to existing
reimbursement procedures.
AB 2005 (Ahrens, D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Current Text: 05/07/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/14/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 1.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: This bill changes urban lot split rules by giving applicants two owner-occupancy options, adding notice
and recording requirements for one option, and limiting local agencies from imposing extra conditions on urban lot
split projects.
It would let an applicant either promise to live in one unit for at least three years or agree to sell both parcels with
a three-year owner-occupancy requirement for the buyer, while also allowing certain LLC or trust representatives
to qualify, creating civil penalties for some violations, and requiring disclosure of the occupancy requirement on
sale.
AB 2037 (Patterson, R) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #471 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would create a Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program, administered by
the California Department of Aging and local area agencies, to provide competitive grants that help seniors and
people with disabilities protect their own properties from wildfires.
It would require eligible applicants to submit specified information, including proof of need, and would allow grant
funds to pay for contractors or other qualified service providers to complete wildfire mitigation work. Area agencies
on aging would be required to keep certain records and report data to the department after the pilot ends,
including the number of applicants and the total amount distributed, and the program would become inoperative
on January 1, 2030, at which point the provisions would be repealed.
AB 2041 (Carrillo, D) Emergency medical services.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #55 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law requires local public agencies to maintain basic emergency telephone systems and sets
standards for emergency response services, including a requirement that certain agencies provide prearrival
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medical instructions to 911 callers by January 1, 2027.
This bill would require any public safety agency that was not already providing those prearrival instructions by
January 1, 2026, to report its compliance status to its local emergency medical services agency by January 31,
2027.
AB 2074 (Haney, D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Current Text: 04/09/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #225 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill expands existing Planning and Zoning Law by requiring major transit cities, by July 1, 2027, to
designate one or more regional transit hub districts and to allow downtown housing developments in those
districts if they meet prescribed objective planning standards and procedural requirements. It makes qualifying
downtown housing eligible for streamlined ministerial approval and imposes specified labor standards for such
projects. The bill creates a continuously appropriated Downtown Revitalization Loan Fund, administered by the
California Housing Finance Agency, to provide loans for eligible downtown housing developments, which the bill
treats as an appropriation. Because it mandates city designations and streamlined approvals, the bill imposes a
state-mandated local program and declares the changes a matter of statewide concern that apply to all cities,
including charter cities. Regarding fiscal effects, the bill states that no reimbursement is required for certain
specified mandates, and for any other mandated costs the Commission on State Mandates would determine
reimbursement under existing statutory procedures.
AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff, R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 04/27/2026 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
Location: 04/21/2026 - Assembly Revenue and Taxation
Summary: The bill allows the existing state sales and use tax exemption for farm equipment, machinery, and
parts used primarily to produce and harvest agricultural products to be incorporated into local sales and use taxes
(including those under the Bradley‑Burns law) by deleting the current provision that excludes that incorporation;
this change is temporary and would expire January 1, 2032. Because local tax revenues could be reduced, the bill
also appropriates General Fund money to the State Controller to reimburse affected counties and cities for those
revenue losses. It further tightens requirements for any new tax‑expenditure bill by adding additional information
obligations on top of existing requirements (specific purposes, performance indicators, and data collection). The
measure would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
AB 2214 (Jackson, D) Government finance: deposits.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 04/14/2026 - Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
Location: 04/13/2026 - Assembly Local Government
Summary: Current law places certain surplus state funds in the Pooled Money Investment Account (PMIA) and
generally requires banks receiving those deposits to post securities worth at least 110% of the deposit. The bill
creates a Community Reinvestment Account (CRA) inside the PMIA, requires the Treasurer to transfer $4 billion
into it (constituting an appropriation), and directs deposits from the CRA to go only to institutions that commit to
specified lending activities—chiefly verified small-business lending in underserved census tracts and first-time or
first-generation homebuyer lending, with at least 50% of CRA funds used for defined affordable housing lending.
For CRA deposits (and for a related Small Business Lending Time Deposit Program), the collateral requirement is
lowered so securities must equal at least 90% of the deposit. Institutions receiving CRA deposits must file
quarterly nonidentifying performance reports to the Treasurer, who must publish the data publicly.
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AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #498 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would extend several deadlines in the regional housing need and housing element allocation
process, while stating legislative intent to consider future revision deadlines based on smaller regional groupings
and jurisdiction size.
Specifically, it would give cities and counties more time to form subregional entities, give councils of governments
more time to determine subregional housing need shares, and move earlier deadlines for developing allocation
methodologies and draft plans, except for a specified 2027 cycle exception. It would also create a state-mandated
local program but declare that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 2313 (Berman, D) Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #284 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission regulatory authority over gas corporations, including
requiring annual pipeline replacement maps until 2031, and the Home Energy Choice Act would create a new Gas
Distribution Service Line Replacement Alternatives Program to incentivize certain residential customers to adopt
approved alternatives when service lines are scheduled for replacement.
The bill would require, by January 1, 2028, the commission to solicit proposals and require each gas corporation
to offer the program, providing monetary incentives for deploying defined alternatives and requiring cessation of
gas service to avoid the replacement under specified conditions, while exempting emergency replacements. The
commission would have to annually review the program’s design to increase participation and report to the
Legislature starting January 1, 2029, and each year thereafter on program progress, with the program provisions
repealed on January 1, 2035. Because violations of commission orders can be criminal and program
implementation could create state-mandated local program costs, the bill would also specify that no
reimbursement is required for a stated reason.
AB 2415 (Hoover, R) Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #27 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law says that on sites zoned for residential mixed or commercial use within specified distances
of a transit stop, housing projects that meet certain requirements must be allowed as transit-oriented housing
developments. Those rules automatically apply to local agencies beginning July 1, 2026, unless the agency
adopts a local ordinance or a specified “transit-oriented development (TOD) alternative plan.” Existing law requires
such alternative plans not to reduce the capacity of any TOD zone—measured by total housing units or residential
floor area—by more than 50%, and it defines key terms for this framework. This bill would permit a TOD
alternative plan to reduce capacity by more than 50% in up to one TOD zone, provided the plan satisfies certain
conditions.
AB 2463 (Petrie-Norris, D) Public Utilities Commission: rates: returns on equity.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
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Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #318 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (which regulates electric and gas utilities and sets just
and reasonable rates) to be more transparent when it sets an authorized return on equity (ROE). For any ROE
decision issued on or after January 1, 2028, the commission must disclose the analytical basis for its ROE
determination, including each financial model used and an analysis of how the utility’s credit quality relates to the
authorized ROE. If the commission’s methodology in a cost-of-capital proceeding materially departs from the
methodology disclosed in the most recent prior decision for that same utility, it must identify each material
departure and provide a reasoned explanation. The commission must open a rulemaking to update its cost-of-
capital determinations and consider a related long-term plan, and it must include analysis of utility credit-rating
trends in its annual report to the Legislature. Because violating a commission order is a crime, the bill creates a
state-mandated local program, but it specifies that no state reimbursement is required under the stated statutory
provision.
AB 2464 (Wicks, D) Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #319 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill requires the California Energy Commission, working with the Public Utilities Commission, to
deliver to the Legislature by January 1, 2028 a statewide assessment of the role and necessity of firm zero‑carbon
resources for meeting the state’s clean‑energy and reliability goals (including the 100% zero‑carbon by 2045
policy). The report must evaluate potential technologies and integration strategies, provide procurement and
planning recommendations to deploy and support firm zero‑carbon resources, project current and future
renewable and firm zero‑carbon generation capacity, analyze reliability under varying system conditions, and
estimate the cost and emissions implications.
AB 2493 (Petrie-Norris, D) Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: permitting: auditor.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #329 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill directs the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which already regulates electrical
utilities, to require large electric utilities to begin permitting projects that need PUC approval within one year after
either the Independent System Operator (ISO) adopts a transmission plan or a generator interconnection
agreement is executed, with limited extensions allowed for good cause and PUC enforcement if deadlines are
missed. Starting January 1, 2027, the PUC must also require those utilities to retain independent third ‑party
auditors to annually review transmission and interconnection filings, the utilities’ progress on required network
upgrades, compliance with permitting deadlines, and adherence to any PUC‑ordered remedies; the auditor must
report to the PUC and the commission must issue remedial directives within 90 days if deficiencies are found.
Because violations of PUC orders are criminal under existing law, these new requirements become part of the
Public Utilities Act and create a state‑mandated local program; the bill states that no state reimbursement to local
agencies is required for the mandated costs for a specified reason.
AB 2516 (Petrie-Norris, D) California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #336 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
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Summary: This bill directs the Energy Unit within GO‑Biz to create the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative to
identify and centrally procure “critical electricity grid components,” and to incentivize new or expanded in‑state
manufacturing of those components. It requires public utilities to submit, by January 1, 2028 and periodically
thereafter, projections of unmet purchasing needs for such components and allows the Energy Unit to coordinate
pooled procurements; utilities may precommit to buy under specified conditions that become binding if met. The
Energy Unit may issue competitive solicitations, provide financial assistance, form production joint ventures, and
offer bond financing to build domestic manufacturing capacity. The Public Utilities Commission may permit
recovery of initiative costs only if they are just, reasonable, cost‑effective and aligned with state energy policy, and
any procurement savings below market price must be credited to ratepayers. The bill creates a continuously
appropriated California Grid Manufacturing Initiative Revolving Fund with Manufacturing Incentive and
Procurement accounts, authorizes the I‑Bank to issue revenue bonds for the initiative, and declares certain
state‑mandated local duties (including criminal penalties tied to commission orders); it also specifies that no state
reimbursement to local agencies is required for specified reasons.
AB 2576 (Harabedian, D) Transit-oriented development.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/13/2026 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
Location: 05/13/2026 - Senate Housing
Summary: Current law makes qualifying housing projects an allowed use as transit‑oriented housing if they meet
specified conditions. Those rules do not apply to a local agency until January 1, 2026, unless the agency adopts
an ordinance or a Department of Housing and Community Development–approved local transit‑oriented
development alternative plan before July 1, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a
qualifying project in a high‑resource area is presumed to violate the law and may be immediately liable for
penalties. The law already excluded sites with locally designated historic resources as of January 1, 2025; the bill
adds exclusions for (1) contributing sites within historic districts listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory
before January 1, 2025, and (2) parcels individually listed as historical resources on that State inventory
designated before January 1, 2025.
SB 16 (Blakespear, D) Ending Street Homelessness Act.
Current Text: 06/23/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/10/2025 - July 16 hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 06/09/2025 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
Summary: Existing law requires counties and cities to create a comprehensive general plan, including a housing
element that assesses housing needs and sets goals. This is regularly revised, with the Department of Housing
and Community Development determining housing needs and councils allocating regional shares, including units
for low-income households. This bill requires interim housing to count towards acutely low income needs until
2032, imposing additional responsibilities on local governments. The Homeless Housing Assistance and
Prevention (HHAP) program provides one-time grants to tackle homelessness. A proposed bill introduces round 7
of HHAP, requiring eligible applicants to submit a "housing now action plan" and meet specific criteria. This plan is
linked to additional funding opportunities and involves regional coordination to expand interim living spaces. The
bill mandates compliance with new criteria and enacts an encampment resolution ordinance for funding allocation.
Under California's property tax laws, a partial welfare exemption applies to properties used for religious, hospital,
scientific, or charitable purposes. A proposed bill extends this exemption to interim housing for specified entities
from 2026 to 2032. While typically local agencies receive state reimbursements for lost tax revenues, this bill does
not provide for such reimbursement, implying increased duties for local tax officials.
SB 222 (Wiener, D) Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.
Current Text: 01/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
Summary: This bill addresses various measures related to the installation of heat pump systems and updates to
existing energy and housing laws. It mandates that by July 1, 2027, cities and counties must adopt asynchronous
inspections for residential heat pump systems, allowing building inspectors to inspect installations without the
contractor present, although they can consult the contractor by phone or video if issues are found. By July 1,
2028, these jurisdictions must also implement an online permitting process to streamline approvals. The bill sets
permit fee limits and requires local entities to offer an electronic means for application submissions while
prohibiting excessive charges except under specified circumstances. It exempts small cities and counties from
some requirements and mandates localities to self-certify compliance to receive funding. Additional provisions
amend the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act by voiding certain restrictions on replacing fuel-
burning appliances with electric ones and ensure that barriers to the installation of residential heat pump systems
are unenforceable. Finally, the bill clarifies that certain costs imposed by these mandates do not require state
reimbursement, unless determined otherwise by the Commission on State Mandates.
SB 327 (McNerney, D) Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political
influence activities.
Current Text: 05/07/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/07/2026 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on U. & E.
Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Utilities and Energy
Summary: The bill would prohibit electrical and gas corporations from charging ratepayers for costs related to
opposing utility municipalization and would give the Public Advocate’s Office the same authority as the Public
Utilities Commission to access utility records.
It would also make violations of commission actions implementing these requirements subject to the existing
criminal penalties under the Public Utilities Act, while stating that no state reimbursement is required for the
resulting local mandate.
SB 417 (Cabaldon, D) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #544 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law includes programs that offer support for different types of housing needs such as
emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, and home ownership for very low and low-income
households. It also covers down payment assistance for first-time home buyers. The law permits the issuance of
bonds to fund these housing initiatives as well as related projects like infill development and brownfield cleanup.
The proposed legislation, titled the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, seeks to authorize $10 billion in bonds,
which will be used to finance affordable housing and home ownership programs. These programs include the
Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program.
The bill will be presented to voters during the November 3, 2026, statewide general election and is designed to
take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
SB 492 (Menjivar, D) Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/04/2026 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
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Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Housing and Community Development
Summary: The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, known as Proposition 1, allows for the
issuance of $4 billion in bonds to fund various housing initiatives, including assistance programs for veterans
purchasing farm homes and mobile homes. This is guided by the State General Obligation Bond Law. It also
supports the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention program, which aims to provide grants to help regions
address homelessness by moving individuals and families into permanent housing. This bill proposes the Youth
Housing Bond Act of 2026, which would enable $1 billion in bonds to fund the Youth Housing Program. This
program would provide financial awards to local agencies, nonprofits, and joint ventures to acquire, renovate, or
construct youth centers and housing. This proposal will be voted on in the statewide election on November 3,
2026, and is designed to take effect immediately as an urgent measure.
SB 837 (Reyes, D) Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/04/2026 - Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.
Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Aging and Long Term Care
Summary: Existing law establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, managed by
the California Department of Aging, to help consumers and their families access information on long-term services
and supports (LTSS) and assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities at the local level. ADRC
programs are required to offer specific services, including enhanced information and referral services, at
convenient hours. The bill mandates that ADRC programs also provide disaster and emergency preparedness
training tailored for older adults and people with disabilities to enhance their safety before, during, and after
emergencies or natural disasters.
SB 868 (Wiener, D) Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Current Text: 04/07/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission authority over investor‑owned electrical
corporations, while local publicly owned utilities are run by their own governing boards. The bill exempts a defined
"portable solar generation device" from interconnection requirements imposed by state law, the commission,
investor‑owned utility rules, or local utility rules, and prohibits utilities from requiring customers using such devices
to pay fees or take other specified actions related to the device or the electricity it supplies to a building’s electrical
system. Utilities may require a simple online registration listing the device’s address and size. Because violations
of commission orders are criminal, and the bill imposes new duties on local publicly owned utilities, it creates
state‑mandated local programs; the bill also states that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required for
specified reasons.
SB 886 (Padilla, D) California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #85 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/18/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create by July 1, 2027, a new electricity tariff
for participating customers that governs interconnection, service charges, eligibility, cost responsibility, and
protections for nonparticipating customers.
The tariff would require disclosure of duplicate interconnection applications, assign transmission upgrade costs to
the customer causing them, impose an early termination fee in some cases, require long-term prefunding for new
zero-carbon resources and demand response participation, and direct utilities to publish maps of suitable
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interconnection locations; because violations of commission actions can be criminal offenses, the bill would create
a state-mandated local program but state that no reimbursement is required.
SB 905 (Becker, D) Electricity.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #89 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/18/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would expand Public Utilities Commission oversight of electrical corporations by requiring
reduced returns on equity for certain capital costs, creating performance-based metrics and incentive
compensation rules for large utilities, and directing studies and reporting on alternative financing and grid
utilization.
It would also require the commission to investigate cost-saving financing methods, mandate public data on
reducing peak load, and submit a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2028. The measure would create a
state-mandated local program but states that no reimbursement is required.
SB 907 (Archuleta, D) Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #141 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/19/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill increases penalties for certain driving under the influence and hit-and-run offenses by adding
sentencing enhancements for prior qualifying convictions within 10 years and expands court advisements about
the possible murder consequences of future fatal conduct.
It would impose an additional three-year term for each prior DUI conviction as specified, increase penalties for
property-damage and injury/death hit-and-run offenses when tied to prior DUI, reckless driving, or gross vehicular
manslaughter violations, and require judges to give the dangerousness advisement even when DUI allegations
are dismissed or a lesser plea is entered.
SB 922 (Laird, D) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
Current Text: 03/11/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Existing law bars local agencies from imposing fees for using streets or highways, except for permit
fees related to extralegal loads, unless the fees were imposed before June 1, 1989. This bill clarifies that the
prohibition specifically applies to weight-based charges. It states that local agencies are allowed to impose fees or
surcharges to cover costs of street maintenance and repair, as well as other related public service costs, and
these are not considered prohibited taxes or charges. The bill also updates the language by removing outdated
references and making technical corrections.
SB 924 (Hurtado, D) Low-income energy assistance.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #44 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
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Summary: The bill amends existing law governing the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which already can
require electric and gas utilities to provide home weatherization for low‑income customers when a significant need
exists, by adding specific program design and oversight requirements. The PUC must consider cost‑effectiveness
at the program level and require utilities to prioritize integrated health, safety, and indoor air quality measures that
enable whole‑home improvements, coordinate delivery across fuel and housing types, and allow tenant‑level
benefits for rental upgrades while preserving design flexibility. The PUC may also consider non‑energy benefits
when setting priorities, must ensure program costs do not create undue ratepayer burdens, and must require
utilities to report measurable household affordability outcomes. The bill mandates meaningful public and
stakeholder input and alignment of diverse contracting requirements with submitted plans and guidelines, revises
the statutory definition of “weatherization,” and notes that violating a PUC order remains a crime; it declares this a
state‑mandated local program but specifies no state reimbursement is required.
SB 1003 (Grayson, D) Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill would allow prohousing-designated cities and counties to create enhanced infrastructure
financing districts under specified conditions and would provide greater incentives for jurisdictions and housing
projects within those districts.
Specifically, it would authorize prohousing jurisdictions to establish “prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing
districts,” set related district requirements, and expand the definition of “prohousing local policies” to include
creating such a district. It would also require that the establishing jurisdiction and projects within the district receive
enhanced scoring points or preference compared with the baseline given to other prohousing jurisdictions for
certain program applications, thereby linking district creation to additional benefits for housing and other
community projects.
SB 1005 (Caballero, D) Local agency: payment: rounding amount.
Current Text: 02/09/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 05/04/2026 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Local Government
Summary: Existing law mandates that public agencies must accept certain payment methods for specific
obligations. This bill would allow local agencies to round cash payments, refunds, or amounts up to the nearest
$0.05. However, this policy would only apply if the local agency's governing body approves it with a majority vote
through a resolution. The bill also includes definitions for the necessary terms.
SB 1014 (Grayson, D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite
improvements.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill amends the Permit Streamlining Act for housing development projects by allowing applicants
to request a preliminary estimate of required onsite and offsite improvements when submitting a preliminary
application or application, and by requiring the local agency to deliver that estimate within 30 business days. It
also requires agencies, within 30 business days of deeming a post-entitlement permit application complete, to
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provide an itemized list of all improvements required before permit issuance. The measure defines key terms,
creates new duties for local agencies (a state‑mandated local program), declares the rules a matter of statewide
concern that apply to all cities including charter cities, and states that no state reimbursement is required for the
added local costs for a specified reason.
SB 1117 (Cervantes, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: 02/17/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 05/19/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: This bill is related to the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in California. Under existing
law, local agencies can create ADUs via ordinance or ministerial approval if no ordinance is in place, following
specific standards. Fees for constructing ADUs must adhere to the Mitigation Fee Act. Impact fees cannot be
charged on ADUs with 750 square feet or less of livable space. For ADUs larger than 750 square feet, fees must
be proportional to the main dwelling's size. The bill proposes that fees for ADUs only apply to the area beyond 750
square feet. This bill would change how local agencies calculate these fees, creating a state-mandated local
program, and asserts that these changes are of statewide concern, affecting all cities, including charter cities. The
bill also specifies that no state reimbursement is required for certain costs imposed by the act.
SB 1138 (Padilla, D) Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.
Current Text: 04/09/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) authority over public utilities, requires the
PUC—working with the Independent System Operator—to set resource adequacy (RA) requirements for all
load‑serving entities (LSEs) and treats LSEs (electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community
choice aggregators) the same as electrical corporations for RA, renewables portfolio standard, and integrated
resource planning obligations. The bill would allow the PUC to permit an LSE to meet up to 25% of its RA
obligations through short‑term transactions or sales with other LSEs, denominated in the same time units used for
RA compliance, and would allow the PUC to suspend or adjust that authority. Because violations of PUC orders
are criminal under existing law, the bill would create a state‑mandated local program, but it also states that no
state reimbursement to local agencies or school districts is required for that mandate.
SB 1168 (McNerney, D) Data centers: rate structures.
Current Text: 04/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #63 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill directs the Public Utilities Commission—already authorized to set just and reasonable utility
rates—to evaluate and redesign rate structures so data centers pay a fair share of transmission and distribution
costs, to create mechanisms ensuring data centers fund their proportionate costs for load increases and for
procuring nonemitting resources needed to reliably serve those loads, and to structure rates to reduce cost
pressures on residential ratepayers.
SB 1172 (Hurtado, D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Summary: Existing law bars local agencies from making agreements that directly or indirectly divert, rebate, or
transfer Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenue in a way that reduces the amount another local agency would
otherwise receive, and requires proposed agreements that do reduce such revenue to be posted online for at least
30 days before approval. This bill adds a cap on consultant pay for a “tax sharing agreement” (any agreement that
causes such diversion): a consultant cannot be paid more than the lower of 5% of the total tax revenues shared
under the agreement or $250,000. It excludes agreements with the agency’s own staff or unpaid technical
advisers, applies only to agreements entered on or after January 1, 2027, and includes findings that the rule is a
statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.
SB 1187 (Durazo, D) Open meetings: majority.
Current Text: 02/19/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 05/18/2026 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly Local Government
Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act mandates that meetings of a local legislative body be open to the public,
allowing participation and attendance, with certain exceptions. A "meeting" is defined as any gathering of a
majority of the legislative body's members to discuss or act on matters within their jurisdiction. The proposed bill
clarifies that "majority" refers to more than half the total seats of the legislative body, including vacant seats.
Additionally, it aligns with constitutional provisions that require statutes limiting public access to meetings or
documents to be justified by a demonstrated need. The bill asserts its compliance with these constitutional
requirements to ensure transparency in public meetings and records.
SB 1218 (Arreguín, D) Refusal of registration: illegal dumping violation penalties.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read
first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/20/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Current law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse vehicle registration renewals when an
owner or lessee has delinquent parking violations, and it already criminalizes illegal dumping of waste on roads or
public areas and, in some cases, dumping in commercial quantities.
The bill would extend the same vehicle registration renewal refusal process to illegal dumping violations by
requiring the DMV to refuse to renew the registration when the registered owner or lessee has been mailed a
notice of a delinquent illegal dumping violation.
SB 1233 (Allen, D) Public utilities: rates.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/22/26 #68 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: Under current law the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) sets utility rates and utilities may not change
rates, classifications, contracts, practices, or rules that produce a new rate without showing the change is justified
to the PUC and notifying customers. This bill would require an electrical or gas corporation seeking a rate change
that is directly or indirectly based on its requested return on invested capital to include specified supporting
information in its proposal. The PUC, when approving such changes, must consider and make specific findings
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about the electrical corporation’s wildfire risk-reduction efforts. Because violating PUC orders is a crime, the bill’s
requirements would create a state-mandated local program; the bill also states that no state reimbursement is
required for those mandated costs for a specified reason.
SB 1349 (Gonzalez, D) Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst’s Office: assessment, report, and
recommendation.
Current Text: 04/28/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/20/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill requires the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to conduct comprehensive reviews of the state’s
major tax expenditures—defined tax benefits such as exemptions, deductions, exclusions, and credits found in
laws like the property, sales and use, personal income, corporation, motor vehicle fuel, insurer taxation, use fuel,
and diesel fuel laws—and to publish a report and recommendation for each. As part of each review LAO must
identify potential savings from reducing or limiting the expenditure and evaluate whether the expenditure is a
cost‑effective way to achieve its stated purpose compared with other options. LAO must publish its first report by
October 15, 2027, and publish subsequent reports annually as it determines; when a review is completed in a
legislative session the Senate and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committees must hold a joint public hearing
on the report by August 15 of the session’s second year. The bill also includes related legislative findings and
declarations.
Total Measures: 53
Total Tracking Forms: 1
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LEAGE and YIMBY, Legislative Summary
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
LEAGUE
AB 35 (Alvarez, D) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of
2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
Current Text: 01/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 12/02/2024
Last Amended: 01/14/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Natural Resources and Water
Summary: The Administrative Procedure Act outlines how state agencies should adopt and implement
regulations. The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of
2024, passed as Proposition 4, approved issuing $10 billion in bonds for various environmental and agricultural
projects. Typically, regulations required for such programs can be adopted as emergency regulations, needing to
be filed with the Office of Administrative Law. However, this bill exempts the adoption of regulations for these
programs from the Administrative Procedure Act. Instead, state entities receiving funding must develop draft
project guidelines and submit them to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, who will post them online.
The bill permits the use of existing guidelines and criteria and is set to take effect immediately as an urgency
statute.
Position: Support
AB 262 (Caloza, D) California Individual Assistance Act.
Current Text: 05/23/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/16/2025
Last Amended: 05/23/2025
Status: 04/27/2026 - Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Location: 04/27/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: The California Disaster Assistance Act mandates the Director of Emergency Services to provide
financial support to local agencies for costs incurred during disaster response activities following a state
emergency declared by the Governor. Funding for this is drawn from the Disaster Assistance Fund and the
Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account. A new bill proposes the California Individual Assistance Act, which
aims to establish a grant program to financially assist local agencies, community organizations, and individuals for
disaster-related costs, contingent upon legislative approval. The director must prioritize those not qualifying for
federal aid due to insufficient damage levels. Regulations will be implemented for program administration. The bill
is set to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Position: Watch
AB 650 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2025
Last Amended: 09/05/2025
Status: 01/22/2026 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Location: 10/13/2025 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: The text outlines legislative changes to the Planning and Zoning Law related to housing development.
It mandates that cities and counties adopt a comprehensive plan, including a housing element, to promote fair
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housing. The Department of Housing and Community Development must develop a standardized reporting format
by December 31, 2026. The timeline for assessing housing needs prior to plan revisions is extended from two to
three years, and new consultation timelines with councils of governments are introduced.
Subregional entities, comprising multiple cities or counties, have increased time—from 28 to 34 months before
housing plan revisions—to coordinate housing needs, while councils have additional time to allocate housing
needs within subregions. The timeline for developing and distributing a housing needs methodology and draft
allocation plan is also extended for specific housing element cycles.
Furthermore, any draft housing elements or amendments not in compliance must be reviewed by the Department,
which will identify deficiencies and suggest required content adjustments. Changes also integrate with other
legislative proposals (SB 340, AB 610, SB 486, AB 1275, AB 507) if they are enacted, affecting sections of the
Government Code. No reimbursement to local agencies for these additional duties is required under the bill,
aligning with California's constitutional framework.
Position: Watch
AB 1407 (Wallis, R) Planning and Zoning Law: housing elements: rezoning.
Current Text: 03/28/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 03/28/2025
Status: 02/02/2026 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Location: 01/23/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: Under existing law, cities and counties must create a general plan, including a housing element that
identifies adequate housing sites, assesses housing needs, and inventories resources and constraints. If these
sites are insufficient for different income levels, rezoning is required. If a local government fails to adopt a
compliant housing element within 120 days of the deadline, current law mandates rezoning within one year of this
deadline. This bill proposes extending that rezoning deadline to one year and six months.
Position: Watch
AB 1421 (Wilson, D) Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 01/05/2026
Status: 01/29/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 21.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: Existing law mandates the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to set up a Road Usage
Charge Technical Advisory Committee with the Secretary of Transportation. This committee is tasked with guiding
a pilot program that explores replacing the gas tax system with mileage-based revenue collection. The
Transportation Agency, in consultation with the commission, must implement this pilot, which is set to be repealed
on January 1, 2027. This bill requires that the commission, alongside the Transportation Agency, compiles
research and provides recommendations on implementing a road user charge or mileage-based fee system. The
commission must submit a report detailing this research and recommendations to relevant legislative committees
by January 1, 2027, after consulting with state agencies and other stakeholders.
Position: Support
AB 1439 (Garcia, D) Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 01/22/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Summary: The California Constitution grants public employee retirement boards full authority and fiduciary
responsibility over investment decisions and fund management. While these boards generally maintain this
control, the Legislature can prohibit certain investments if it benefits the public interest and aligns with fiduciary
care standards. Currently, laws prevent the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the State
Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) from investing in specific areas, such as thermal coal companies, unless
such investments are deemed consistent with fiduciary duties. This bill mandates that PERS and STRS partner
with University of California Labor Centers to study the effects of banning investments in California projects that
lack worker labor standards. The study's findings are to be reported to the Legislature and the Department of
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Finance by January 1, 2028. The retirement boards are not obligated to act on the provision unless it aligns with
their fiduciary responsibilities.
Position: Oppose
AB 1559 (Calderon, D) Residential property insurance images.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/08/2026
Last Amended: 04/13/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: The bill changes how residential property insurance policies are handled by admitted insurers. It
requires insurers to tell policyholders that they may obtain aerial images of the insured property, but only for
evaluating a claim, if no claim is submitted or pending. It also gives policyholders the right to request those aerial
images, and the insurer must include instructions on how to make that request. The bill limits when insurers can
use aerial images to decide to terminate coverage, generally prohibiting termination based on images taken more
than 180 days before the insurer notifies the policyholder, with some exceptions. If an insurer does rely on aerial
images to terminate, it must provide the image to the policyholder, notify them of the termination decision, and
allow them to dispute the image’s accuracy and verify that any needed remediation has occurred before the
termination becomes effective. These rules start on July 1, 2027.
Position: Support
AB 1564 (Ahrens, D) Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #409 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would prohibit public employers from questioning or compelling disclosure of confidential
communications between public employees and their employee representatives, with limited exceptions.
It would add these protections to existing public-sector labor law, which already bars employers from interfering
with employee rights and from denying employee organizations rights guaranteed by law. The bill would cover
communications made in confidence in connection with representation on matters within the scope of the
organization’s authority, but it would not apply to criminal investigations or certain investigations involving public
safety officers.
Position: Oppose
AB 1567 (Ta, R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
Current Text: 03/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Last Amended: 03/16/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #79 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Planning and Zoning law mandates that every planning agency must develop, and each county
and city legislative body must adopt, a comprehensive long-term general plan that includes various specified
elements, such as a housing element. This housing element must be updated according to a defined schedule.
Once any part of the general plan is adopted, the law requires the planning agency to submit an annual report by
April 1 to certain entities, detailing specific information. The Department of Housing and Community Development,
in collaboration with councils of governments, determines the current and future housing needs of each region.
Each council, or the department for areas without councils, must create a final regional housing need plan that
allocates the housing need share to each city and county, aligning with specified objectives. This bill allows
planning agencies, starting from the 7th revision of the housing element, to report the number of units approved
for elderly congregate care or residential care facilities, counting up to 15% towards a jurisdiction's regional
housing need allocation for any income category.
Position: Support
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AB 1569 (Davies, R) Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Last Amended: 04/13/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: The bill requires the State Department of Education, consulting with the California Highway Patrol, to
create a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for students in grades 7–12 by March 1, 2028. It
allows the departments to work with local law enforcement or local governments that already run e‑bike training so
the program uses proven best practices. The bill also encourages local school districts and parent organizations to
offer training demonstrations for students and parents, in collaboration with local authorities.
Position: Support
AB 1577 (Bauer-Kahan, D) Data centers: reporting.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #412 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would require owners and developers of data centers to submit specified energy and
operational information to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and local
agencies, and would require public reporting of aggregated, anonymized data while limiting disclosure of
identifiable information.
Specifically, the commission would establish a submission process and collect details such as data center location
and size, power usage effectiveness, and fuel consumption for onsite generators or other fuel-based energy
systems, then include assessments of data center electrical load trends beginning with the 2029 integrated energy
policy report; it would also annually publish the submitted information online in anonymized and aggregated form.
In addition, when seeking discretionary permits, entitlements, or land use authorizations, owners or developers
would have to provide local agencies with expected annual energy consumption and expected sound levels, which
local agencies could use for planning, infrastructure and energy supply assessments, and environmental review,
while the bill would prohibit disclosure in a way that reveals identifiable customer or consumption information
except as provided, and it would include related constitutional findings and specify that reimbursement is not
required for certain costs.
Position: Support
AB 1588 (Stefani, D) Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/15/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #86 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current California law already makes it illegal to participate in, help, or encourage a “motor vehicle
exhibition of speed” on a highway or in an off-street parking facility, with penalties of up to 90 days in county jail
and a fine up to $500. Starting January 1, 2029, courts could also suspend a person’s driver privilege for 90 days
to 6 months if the speed event happened as part of a “sideshow,” which is currently defined as two or more people
blocking or impeding traffic to let spectators watch vehicle stunts, contests, speed demonstrations, or reckless
driving. This bill would broaden the sideshow definition by explicitly including the use of any motor vehicle (such
as motorcycles or off-highway vehicles) to barricade or obstruct traffic. It would also increase penalties for speed
exhibitions tied to sideshow activities, including higher fines, a mandatory minimum jail term, and the possibility of
the offense being treated as a misdemeanor or felony if the act proximately causes injury to someone. Because it
increases punishment for an existing crime, it may create a state-mandated local program, but the bill states that
no reimbursement is required under specified constitutional procedures.
Position: Support
AB 1614 (Dixon, R) Vehicles: bicycles.
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Current Text: 01/21/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/21/2026
Status: 05/12/2026 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/12/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: The California Bicycle Transportation Act defines four types of bikeways to promote bicycle travel.
Current law mandates that anyone riding a bicycle, including electric bicycles, on a highway must use a
permanent seat unless the bike was designed otherwise. Passengers must also ride on a specified seat. Violating
these rules results in an infraction. The bill would extend these seating requirements to Class I bikeways. By doing
so, it introduces a state-mandated local program, but it specifies that no reimbursement to local agencies is
needed, despite the California Constitution's general requirement for state reimbursement of certain local costs.
Position: Support
AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: 03/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Last Amended: 03/04/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Local Government
Summary: This bill proposes several amendments to the Planning and Zoning Law, particularly concerning the
process of postentitlement phase permits for building projects. The bill mandates that local or state agencies can
only request a maximum of two plan check and specification reviews for a building permit application. If an
application is not compliant after these reviews, the agency can deny it. Applicants can request additional
submissions if compliance is still lacking. If a building inspection is required, agencies cannot require changes that
deviate from approved plans unless specified. The current tolling system for external review periods would be
modified, requiring notification to applicants about tolling. The appeal process for incomplete or noncompliant
postentitlement phase permits is revised. The bill shortens the decision timelines for appeals to 30 business days
for small projects and 45 business days for larger projects. It removes previous appeal requirements to the agency
director when no governing body exists and clarifies that applicants can seek court intervention if their appeal is
denied, not processed in time, or if no appeal process is available. Under the Housing Accountability Act, the bill
expands what constitutes a disapproval of a project to include agency non-compliance with permit timelines.
Position: Oppose
AB 1662 (Wilson, D) Driving record: points: misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/29/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #422 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill requires a court to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when a misdemeanor case
dismissed through diversion involved a violation that carries points, and it requires the DMV to add those points to
the driver’s record.
Under existing law, certain convictions already result in violation points used for suspension or revocation of
driving privileges, and judges may offer misdemeanor diversion that can end in dismissal if the defendant
complies with all conditions. This bill closes that gap by ensuring that a dismissed diverted case still leads to the
appropriate DMV points when the underlying offense is one that must be assessed points.
Position: Support
AB 1667 (Boerner, D) Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/29/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #424 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would add knowingly furnishing fentanyl or fentanyl analogs to a minor to the definition of a
serious felony, which would trigger existing limits on plea bargaining and a possible five-year sentence
enhancement for repeat offenders.
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Because this expansion would increase the scope of an existing enhancement, the bill would create a state-
mandated local program, but it also states that no state reimbursement would be required for the resulting costs.
Position: Support
AB 1685 (Lackey, R) Driving privilege: points.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/02/2026
Last Amended: 04/13/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #113 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law generally makes DMV records public unless another law requires confidentiality and
requires the DMV to disclose conviction and accident-report abstracts for DUI-related offenses that occurred
within the past 10 years. The bill would add gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with gross negligence
to the types of offenses whose abstracts must be disclosed within 10 years. It also changes driver-record point
assessments: currently a conviction for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without gross negligence carries
2 violation points; the bill would impose 3 violation points for a conviction of gross vehicular manslaughter while
intoxicated with gross negligence, which affects suspension or revocation of driving privileges.
Position: Support
AB 1687 (Lackey, R) Driver’s licenses: revocation.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/02/2026
Last Amended: 03/26/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #114 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Under current law the Department of Motor Vehicles must immediately revoke a person’s driving
privilege when it receives a certified court record of certain convictions (for example, gross vehicular manslaughter
while intoxicated), and may reinstate the license three years later if the person proves financial responsibility. The
bill would allow the DMV to revoke a license when a person has three or more convictions for offenses like driving
under the influence within a ten‑year period, and would bar reinstatement for eight years after revocation (subject
to specified conditions). An exception requires the DMV to reinstate earlier if the person meets certain conditions,
including agreeing to install and maintain an ignition interlock device (a breath‑test starter lock), plus other
requirements.
Position: Support
AB 1708 (Solache, D) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 8: smaller jurisdictions.
Current Text: 04/06/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/04/2026
Last Amended: 04/06/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
5/6/2026)
Location: 05/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: The Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program provides grant funds to
jurisdictions to coordinate regionally and expand local capacity to address homelessness. Funding has been
allocated across multiple rounds: rounds 1–5 were administered by the Interagency Council on Homelessness,
round 6 by the Department of Housing and Community Development, and round 7 was established with future
legislative parameters anticipated. Existing law required non-tribal jurisdictions seeking round 5 or 6 base
allocations to apply as part of a region and be signatories to a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan
that meets specified requirements. The bill applies to round 8. It requires round 8 regional plans to describe
programs and interventions provided by “smaller jurisdictions” (as defined), authorizes regions to set aside part of
their round 8 funding for those smaller jurisdictions to support those programs, and establishes eligibility rules for
smaller jurisdictions to receive such funds.
Position: Support
AB 1740 (Zbur, D) Coastal resources: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
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Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #430 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill creates temporary coastal development permit exemptions for certain activities and types of
development in the City of Santa Monica, and those exemptions would expire on January 1, 2029.
It would amend the application of the California Coastal Act in Santa Monica by removing the need for a coastal
development permit for specified projects in that city only. The bill also includes legislative findings and
declarations stating that a special statute is necessary for the City of Santa Monica.
Position: Support
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva, D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #433 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act would create a streamlined, mostly ministerial approval
process for certain townhome housing projects, requiring local agencies to process related parcel and subdivision
maps without discretionary review or public hearings while meeting specified objective standards.
Specifically, the bill would allow proponents to seek approval for qualifying townhome development projects under
objective criteria, define “townhome” and “townhome development project,” and require ministerial consideration
of parcel maps and tentative/final maps that meet requirements such as density limits and newly created parcels
being at least 600 square feet, with disapproval allowed only through written findings that the project would cause
a specified adverse impact to public health and safety that cannot be feasibly mitigated or avoided.
Position: Oppose
AB 1761 (Rogers, D) Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Last Amended: 03/19/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #131 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission authority over public utilities, including the ability to
set fair and reasonable rates for electrical corporations. The proposed bill mandates the commission to ensure
transparency by making all data used for decisions or calculations on charges imposed on electricity customers
accessible to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates. This includes costs linked to contracts, corporation-
owned generation, and other resources. The bill requires this data to be publicly disclosed, except for market-
sensitive information. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under the Public Utilities Act.
Additionally, the bill states that it does not require state reimbursement to local agencies for costs, as per certain
existing statutory provisions.
Position: Support
AB 1768 (Bryan, D) Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.
Current Text: 04/30/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Last Amended: 04/21/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/20/26 #231 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/19/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to impose voter-approved
transactions and use taxes above the usual county limit, through December 31, 2031.
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Los Angeles County could levy a tax of up to 0.5 percent for general and special purposes, and Contra Costa
County could levy a tax of up to 0.625 percent for general or specific purposes. The bill also includes findings
supporting a special statute for these counties and would take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Position: Oppose
AB 1786 (Harabedian, D) Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San
Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
Current Text: 03/12/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Last Amended: 03/12/2026
Status: 05/12/2026 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/12/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: Existing law allows counties to choose construction project bidders based on "best value" for projects
over $1,000,000. It also permits counties to use this method for annual contracts up to $3,000,000 for repetitive
work. The law outlines how to select a best value contractor, requiring bidders to verify information under oath,
and mandates counties to report on these projects to the Legislature by March 1, 2029. This program is set to be
repealed on January 1, 2030. The bill changes this by allowing counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council
of Governments to select bidders on a best value basis for projects over $500,000 and extends the program until
January 1, 2040. The new reporting deadline is March 1, 2031, and the reporting responsibility now includes more
entities. The bill also expands the legal obligations related to perjury and states that it does not require state
reimbursement to local agencies for its mandates.
Position: Support
AB 1812 (Aguiar-Curry, D) Solid waste: compostable products.
Current Text: 03/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Last Amended: 03/23/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #147 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would tighten California’s “compostable” labeling rules by requiring either OK compost HOME
certification or a state-adopted standard, removing certain ASTM review and labeling requirements, and adding a
new prohibition on selling plastic-containing products labeled “compostable” or “home compostable” after January
1, 2027.
Specifically, it would repeal the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery’s requirement to review
revisions to an ASTM standard and instead allow the department to adopt an alternative standard recognized by
the department; it would also change exemptions for fiber products that contain no plastics or polymers by
conditioning label compliance on whether the department adopts a standard for compostable fiber products.
Beginning January 1, 2027, the bill would prohibit the sale of any product labeled “compostable” or “home
compostable” that is made wholly or partly of plastic, and it would eliminate existing labeling requirements for
compostable bags that meet the current ASTM-based specification.
Position: Support
AB 1820 (Schiavo, D) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.
Current Text: 03/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Last Amended: 03/16/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #32 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law mandates that local governments approve applications for electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations through streamlined permitting processes, ensuring fees do not exceed the cost of providing services
needed for the permits unless approved by voters. Currently, there is a cap on fees for solar energy system
permits until 2034, which cannot exceed specific limits without substantial justification. This bill extends similar
regulations to EV charging stations until 2036, setting fee caps at $100 plus additional charges per kilowatt for
residential and $500 plus per kilowatt charges for commercial stations. These fees should not surpass the
reasonable cost unless justified with evidence. The bill, regarding a matter of statewide concern, applies to all
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cities, including charter cities, and does not require state reimbursement to local agencies for new obligations
imposed by its provisions.
Position: Oppose
AB 1821 (Pacheco, D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Current Text: 04/06/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/11/2026
Last Amended: 04/06/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #16 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Under the California Public Records Act, agencies must provide promptly copies of reasonably
described public records on request (subject to fees and statutory exemptions) and, within 10 calendar days, must
determine whether requested records are disclosable and notify the requester; that 10‑day period may be
extended by up to 14 calendar days for unusual circumstances. The bill changes those timing rules to require the
initial determination and notice within 10 business days and allows extensions of up to 14 business days. It also
includes legislative findings stating the bill furthers constitutional requirements for public access to meetings and
writings and that any statutory limits on access are adopted with findings identifying the protected interest and the
need for protection.
Position: Support
AB 1859 (Ortega, D) Public works.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/11/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #452 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would expand enforcement of California prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements by
allowing joint labor-management committee representatives to monitor job sites while authorizing penalties and
denying access for safety violations.
It would require awarding bodies or owners to provide reasonable access, as defined, to committee
representatives to check compliance; it would allow access to be denied or revoked if the representative does not
follow specified job site safety rules, and it would permit the committee to sue an awarding body, contractor, or
subcontractor that willfully blocks access. The bill would allow courts to impose civil penalties up to $1,000 and to
award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party, and it would exclude reimbursement of certain
mandated local program costs for a specified reason.
Position: Oppose
AB 1883 (Bryan, D) Workplace surveillance tools.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/12/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #455 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would regulate employers’ use of workplace surveillance tools and worker data, prohibiting
certain uses such as inferring protected information, emotional state, gait, neural data, or using facial recognition
for discipline or termination.
It would assign enforcement to the Labor Commissioner, allow employee civil actions and public prosecution, and
authorize civil penalties of up to $500 per violation. The bill also creates exemptions for certain federally required
or necessary uses in aviation, national security, military space, or defense contexts, and declares the measure a
matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.
Position: Oppose
AB 1899 (Caloza, D) Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
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Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/12/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #174 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would create an Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Interagency
Council on Homelessness to reduce youth homelessness in California to functional zero and to oversee a
statewide framework, dashboard, advisory committee, and annual reporting process.
It would require the office to develop a comprehensive plan by September 15, 2027, post a public progress
dashboard by December 15, 2027, and submit reports to the Legislature and the council each year thereafter. The
bill would also establish a dedicated fund for the office and make related findings and declarations.
Position: Support
AB 1924 (Gabriel, D) Statewide homelessness prevention strategy.
Current Text: 03/09/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/12/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 03/09/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #181 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Department of Housing and Community Development is responsible for overseeing various
housing programs under existing law. There are also established programs aimed at preventing and assisting
homelessness. This bill mandates that by July 1, 2027, the department must develop and publicly release a
comprehensive statewide strategy for preventing homelessness. This strategy should include a detailed action
plan for certain state agencies and incorporate evidence-based model practices for preventing homelessness.
Additionally, the department is required to annually review, update, and publish any changes to this strategy. The
bill also defines specific terms related to its implementation.
Position: Support
AB 1934 (Bennett, D) State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
Current Text: 03/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 03/25/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #186 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create and post a Wildland-Urban Interface
Fire Safety training for local building officials, builders, and fire personnel, and it can certify contractors who
complete required training to perform wildfire-resilient work such as defensible space and home hardening. The
office must also maintain an approved products listing for building in wildland-urban interface areas. With
legislative appropriations, the office may use funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving
Fund to research, develop, and support these training and product-listing efforts. This bill would require the
Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop, by January 1, 2028, an implementation plan for a voluntary
home hardening certification program that specifies wildfire risk-reducing measures (including defensible space)
that can be applied during renovation or property improvements to align older homes with state wildland-urban
interface building standards. The committee must provide required recommendations, submit a report to
designated legislative committees by January 1, 2028, and the Fire Marshal could use the same special revolving
fund (with appropriation) to support development of the plan.
Position: Support
AB 1941 (González, Mark, D) Organized metal theft.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 03/26/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #187 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
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Summary: Existing law already makes it a crime for dealers, collectors, or their agents who buy or receive certain
metals (wire, cable, copper, lead, solder, mercury, iron, brass) that they know or reasonably should know belong to
specified entities (e.g., railroads, utilities, public service providers) to do so without using due diligence; that
offense can carry imprisonment and a fine up to $5,000. The bill creates a new offense of "organized metal theft,"
defined to include acting in concert with others to steal such materials, acting with two or more persons to receive
or possess metal known or believed to be stolen, acting as an agent in an organized theft plan, or
recruiting/organizing/supervising/financing others to commit metal theft. Organized metal theft would be
punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill also authorizes and requires local law enforcement,
public agencies, and private entities to provide commodity-metal theft information to the Department of Justice,
which must make that information available to those entities. By creating new crimes the bill imposes a state-
mandated local program, but it specifies that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required under the
stated provision.
Position: Support
AB 1954 (Ward, D) Municipal golf courses: reservations.
Current Text: 04/21/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 04/21/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #190 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill prohibits third-party golf-reservation platforms from listing, advertising, selling, or transferring
tee times for golf courses owned by local public agencies unless they have written authorization from the golf
course operator. It exempts transfers for no more than the purchaser’s original price when the operator does not
offer refunds. Violations are treated as unlawful business acts or practices under the Unfair Competition Law,
which allows civil penalties (up to $2,500 per violation) and enforcement by specified entities including cities. The
bill also declares the issue a matter of statewide concern, applying to all cities, including charter cities.
Position: Support
AB 1961 (Ahrens, D) Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #194 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law allows an employer or a collective bargaining representative to ask a court for a workplace
violence restraining order (WVRO) when an individual employee has experienced harassment, unlawful violence,
or a credible threat; the court can extend protection to additional employees. The bill expands that authority by
letting an employer seek a WVRO on behalf of all employees at a particular workplace or at a location where a
group of employees primarily work, whenever harassment, unlawful violence, or a credible threat is directed at
that place. Employers would not be required to name any specific employees as protected parties when seeking
relief for the whole workforce. The bill also requires the Judicial Council to adopt or update the relevant court
forms by January 1, 2028.
Position: Support
AB 1976 (Wicks, D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #52 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill changes how cities and counties can approve and alter pedestrian, bicycle, and
pedestrian‑mall projects. It bars holding new community input meetings on a pedestrian or bicycle safety project
once that project is included in an approved circulation element plan, and prevents a city or county from
terminating such a project after a contract is awarded or construction is directed unless specific findings are made
at a public meeting. If a jurisdiction creates a resident petition process for traffic calming, it cannot require
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signatures exceeding a simple majority of residents within 1,000 feet of the proposed measure. The measure
enacts a new Pedestrian Mall Law of 2026 establishing an alternative public‑hearing process to create pedestrian
malls, allows local improvements and limited private‑business uses (but not vehicle parking), and declares
pedestrian malls consistent with coastal access law. It also exempts establishment or expansion of pedestrian
malls from CEQA subject to the same conditions that apply to existing transportation exemptions (including
local‑agency and labor requirements). The bill states these rules address statewide rather than purely local
concerns (applying to charter cities) and provides that any state‑mandated local costs would be subject to existing
reimbursement procedures.
Position: Oppose
AB 1997 (Lee, D) Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #467 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would modify how California local agencies process housing development projects under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the Permit Streamlining Act by requiring faster approval or
disapproval after an environmental impact report (EIR) is certified, while also addressing state reimbursement for
related mandated costs.
It explains that CEQA generally requires lead agencies to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) or a
negative declaration based on whether a proposed project may significantly affect the environment, and it allows a
mitigated negative declaration when revisions would avoid or lessen those effects without substantial evidence of
remaining significant impacts. It then states that the Permit Streamlining Act already sets timelines for approving
or disapproving development applications, and the bill would add a specific 30-day approval/disapproval
requirement for housing projects after EIR certification under certain CEQA conditions. Because these added
requirements would impose duties on local agencies, the measure would constitute a state-mandated local
program, but it would also specify that no reimbursement is required for a stated reason.
Position: Oppose
AB 2002 (Solache, D) Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.
Current Text: 02/17/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #205 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law mandates that counties and cities create comprehensive long-term
plans for physical development, including a housing element. These plans must address housing needs as
determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development in collaboration with councils of
governments. The Local Government Planning Support Grants Program provides one-time funding to help regions
and jurisdictions meet housing needs as per the regional housing need assessment. This bill establishes the
Regional Early Action Planning Fund to provide one-time funding and grants for planning activities related to the
7th and future cycles of the housing need assessment. The Department of Housing and Community Development
would allocate these funds, upon legislative appropriation, to councils of governments or regional entities that
qualify. Funds can be used for developing methodologies for housing needs assessments and providing technical
assistance, staffing, or consulting for updating local planning documents. Jurisdictions that benefit from a
suballocation must use these funds for housing-related planning activities. The bill also calls for the department to
monitor compliance and to issue implementation guidelines exempt from the usual regulatory procedures.
Position: Support
AB 2033 (Papan, D) Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting: cities.
Current Text: 05/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 05/04/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #29 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
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Summary: The bill would create a pilot program authorizing a city to use job order contracting as a procurement
method, subject to specified financial limits, contract-term restrictions, and additional procedural requirements.
This bill would cap awards under a single job order contract at $3,000,000 and limit any single job order to
$750,000, require an initial contract term of no more than 12 months with prescribed extensions, and impose
further requirements governing how the contracting method is used. The authority would be required to report to
the Legislature by January 1, 2030, and the authorization would expire by repealing the provisions on January 1,
2032.
Position: Support
AB 2038 (Harabedian, D) Residential property insurance: cancellations and nonrenewals.
Current Text: 03/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 03/16/2026
Status: 05/12/2026 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/12/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: Existing law mandates that insurers renew residential property insurance policies for at least two years
following a total loss caused by a disaster. Additionally, insurers cannot cancel or refuse to renew policies in areas
affected by wildfires for one year after a state of emergency is declared. The bill extends these requirements:
insurers would need to renew policies for at least three years (36 months) after a total loss, and they would be
prohibited from canceling or refusing to renew policies in fire-affected areas for two years after a state of
emergency declaration.
Position: Support
AB 2041 (Carrillo, D) Emergency medical services.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #56 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law requires local public agencies to maintain basic emergency telephone systems and sets
standards for emergency response services, including a requirement that certain agencies provide prearrival
medical instructions to 911 callers by January 1, 2027.
This bill would require any public safety agency that was not already providing those prearrival instructions by
January 1, 2026, to report its compliance status to its local emergency medical services agency by January 31,
2027.
Position: Oppose
AB 2076 (Lowenthal, D) The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
Current Text: 04/09/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 04/09/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #228 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill amends California law that requires businesses selling age-restricted products or services to
take reasonable steps (including verifying age at purchase or delivery) to ensure the buyer is of legal age. It adds
nitrous oxide to the list of restricted items, prohibits online sellers from allowing gift card payments for products
illegal to sell to minors, raises the civil penalty to $7,500 per violation and allows a court to increase the penalty up
to $250,000 per violation for businesses with over $25 million in prior-year gross revenue if needed to deter future
violations, and permits prosecutors to seek injunctive relief and recover attorney fees and costs.
Position: Support
AB 2101 (Gipson, D) Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
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Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #476 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill expands existing requirements on posting anti-slavery and human-trafficking notices and
providing employee training by adding privately operated entities working in disaster or mitigation sites, effective
for training starting June 1, 2027.
Under current law, specified businesses and establishments must post Department of Justice-developed notices
with information on slavery and human trafficking and resources, and certain transit-related businesses must
provide at least 20 minutes of training to employees on recognizing trafficking signs and reporting them, including
relevant definitions and risk-identification guidance. This bill would additionally require privately operated entities
involved in response, recovery, rebuilding, cleanup, or disaster mitigation or prevention in designated disaster or
mitigation sites to post the same notice (excluding telecommunications companies and internet service providers).
Beginning June 1, 2027, these entities would also be required to provide at least 20 minutes of training to all
employees performing specified disaster recovery or mitigation tasks, with training that may be developed or
administered by a nonprofit or private entity experienced in human trafficking, delivered in the most widely spoken
language among the employees receiving it, and including the same core training elements plus examples and
case scenarios specific to how trafficking may occur in disaster or mitigation sites.
Position: Oppose
AB 2180 (Ward, D) Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
Current Text: 03/11/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 03/11/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Local Government
Summary: The California Constitution outlines requirements for local agencies levying assessments and
property-related fees. These fees must not exceed the proportional cost of services provided to a property.
Proposition 218 sets guidelines to ensure these constitutional requirements are met, including allowing service
providers to adjust fees automatically for wholesale cost changes or inflation in certain cases. This bill allows local
governments to demonstrate service costs through reasonable methods that allocate costs to parcels. For water
or sewer services, exact cost measurement per parcel is not necessary; instead, uniform or tiered rates can be
applied to customer classes with similar usage characteristics. The bill permits discretion in allocating costs within
each tier, provided that fees do not exceed the proportional service cost for those tiers.
Position: Support
AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff, R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/20/2026
Status: 04/27/2026 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
Location: 04/21/2026 - Assembly Revenue and Taxation
Summary: The bill allows the existing state sales and use tax exemption for farm equipment, machinery, and
parts used primarily to produce and harvest agricultural products to be incorporated into local sales and use taxes
(including those under the Bradley‑Burns law) by deleting the current provision that excludes that incorporation;
this change is temporary and would expire January 1, 2032. Because local tax revenues could be reduced, the bill
also appropriates General Fund money to the State Controller to reimburse affected counties and cities for those
revenue losses. It further tightens requirements for any new tax‑expenditure bill by adding additional information
obligations on top of existing requirements (specific purposes, performance indicators, and data collection). The
measure would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Position: Oppose
AB 2218 (Kalra, D) Water policy: California Native American tribes.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #257 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
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Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill builds on existing state law that recognizes California’s sovereignty by requiring the state to
support California Native Americans in preserving cultural and linguistic traditions, practicing ecosystem
stewardship, and consulting in good faith with all California Native American tribes on policies that may affect
them. It also responds to inequities by setting a statewide policy to recognize and address harms to Native tribes,
particularly regarding water-related issues. The bill requires key state agencies, including the State Water
Resources Control Board and other relevant boards and agencies, to incorporate this inequity-focused policy
when they revise or create regulations, permits, and grant criteria, and to identify and provide financial assistance
to tribes consistent with existing program rules. In addition, when the State Water Resources Control Board
investigates water rights and a tribe requests it, the board must consult with the tribe whose ancestral territory
includes the relevant water bodies.
Position: Oppose
AB 2253 (Boerner, D) Solid waste: products: environmental marketing claims.
Current Text: 04/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/08/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #273 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law requires manufacturers or suppliers who make recycled‑content claims for plastic food
containers to keep written records showing the recycled material was diverted from the solid‑waste stream either
during manufacturing (preconsumer) or after consumer use (postconsumer), and that the claim complies with the
Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims; cities, counties, or the state
may impose civil penalties for violations. The bill expands these requirements to all products, updates the
FTC‑guide reference to the version in effect on January 1, 2026, adds a requirement that documentation show the
claim is based on the actual physical recycled content used in production calculated as specified (excluding
certain accounting methods), and provides a definition of “postconsumer.”
Position: Support
AB 2254 (Addis, D) Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #496 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Coastal Commission to
identify monarch butterfly overwintering habitats in the coastal zone and develop model protection policies, after
which affected local governments must adopt and implement enforceable habitat protection measures.
The bill sets deadlines of January 1, 2028, for identifying habitat sites and existing local plans, and July 1, 2028,
for issuing model policies that address protection, restoration, and enhancement. It would impose new duties on
local governments, creating a state-mandated local program, and provides that any required reimbursement would
follow the usual state mandate process if the Commission on State Mandates so determines.
Position: Oppose
AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #499 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would extend several deadlines in the regional housing need and housing element allocation
process, while stating legislative intent to consider future revision deadlines based on smaller regional groupings
and jurisdiction size.
Specifically, it would give cities and counties more time to form subregional entities, give councils of governments
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more time to determine subregional housing need shares, and move earlier deadlines for developing allocation
methodologies and draft plans, except for a specified 2027 cycle exception. It would also create a state-mandated
local program but declare that no state reimbursement is required.
Position: Support
AB 2297 (Stefani, D) Restitution: diversion.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 03/26/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Public Safety
Summary: The bill requires courts to order victim restitution when a defendant enters a diversion program,
provided the defendant is informed of the right to a judicial determination of restitution and either is given a
hearing or waives/stipulates to the amount. If the court finds restitution is owed, it must order payment during the
diversion period. A defendant’s indigence or mental disorder cannot be used to deny diversion or to count as
noncompliance with diversion for failure to pay. If the defendant withdraws from or fails to complete diversion, the
restitution order is suspended until the criminal case is resolved.
Position: Support
AB 2346 (Wilson, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 03/26/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #296 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill updates California e‑bike and bicycle rules: effective Jan 1, 2029, all Class 1 and 2 e‑bikes
sold or offered for sale must have a speedometer, and all e‑bikes sold or offered must include an integrated front
and rear lamp; manufacturers/distributors must include a written description of California e‑bike laws with
packaging and sellers must provide specified disclosures at or before sale, with civil penalties (up to $15,000 for a
first violation and up to $50,000 for subsequent violations) enforceable by the Attorney General or local
prosecutors (these violations are civil, not criminal). It authorizes local authorities to set posted speed limits on
bicycle paths (15 or 20 mph) and multiuse trails (10, 15, or 20 mph) and bars riders under 16 from operating
e‑bikes faster than 15 mph on highways or bicycle paths. The bill also sets a prima facie 10 mph speed limit for
sidewalks and specifies that a conviction for that limit will not add points to a driver ’s record. Finally, although the
changes add Vehicle Code requirements that could mandate local costs, the bill states no state reimbursement to
local agencies is required for those costs.
Position: Support
AB 2373 (Dixon, R) The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale
adaptation approach.
Current Text: 04/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/22/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
5/6/2026)
Location: 05/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: Under the California Coastal Act local governments within the coastal zone must prepare local coastal
programs (LCPs) and submit them to the California Coastal Commission; current law also requires those
governments to include a sea level rise plan in their LCPs by January 1, 2034, subject to Commission approval.
This bill permits—rather than mandates—local governments to use a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach
when developing LCP land use policies and sea level rise plans. That approach can identify specific areas and
assets for the strategy and adopt policies that group places with similar planning needs and select preferred
adaptation measures tailored to their geophysical and land‑use characteristics, with the goal of minimizing,
mitigating, or avoiding coastal impacts.
Position: Support
AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris, D) Local reconstruction agencies.
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Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #307 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill updates California’s disaster-recovery framework (building on the Disaster Recovery and
Reconstruction Act and the earlier Community Redevelopment Law) by renaming pre-disaster planning as a
“disaster recovery plan,” requiring cities/counties that adopt such plans to amend their general plans for
consistency, and expanding contingency planning to include intermediate recovery as well as short- and long-term
recovery with specified optional elements. It directs the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, with other
agencies, to assess statewide recovery needs and produce model ordinance language, and directs the Office of
Emergency Services (with that Office) to issue guidance on disaster recovery plans. The bill authorizes local
governments to adopt ordinances creating a local reconstruction agency (LRA) to coordinate recovery in defined
reconstruction areas, requires procedures for setting those area boundaries, and allows LRAs many
redevelopment-style powers (sue and be sued, contract, issue bonds, accept public/private funds). LRAs may
receive certain tax revenues—including incremental property tax revenues from participating taxing entities if
approved by resolution—to finance activities; must have a board made up of legislative members of participating
taxing entities and public members; and are subject to the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, and the Political
Reform Act.
Position: Support
AB 2469 (Papan, D) Data centers: water use disclosures.
Current Text: 04/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/08/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #323 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill restricts city and county approval of any permit or entitlement that would build or expand a
data center in a way that increases its maximum peak water use unless several conditions are met: the applicant
must submit prescribed information (including a water scarcity plan, a water supply assessment, and a water use
assessment), the project generally must not be located in a groundwater basin designated as critically overdrafted
(with limited exceptions), and the applicant must cover the full cost of any required water conveyance, treatment,
storage, or distribution improvements as determined by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) or the local
water supplier. The bill also requires DWR to recommend, by June 30, 2028, and the State Water Resources
Control Board to adopt, by December 31, 2029, a separate commercial/industrial/institutional (CII) water-use
classification for large consumptive facilities (including data centers). Because it expands local agencies’ duties to
enforce these rules, the measure creates a state-mandated local program, declares the issue a statewide concern
(so it applies to charter cities), and specifies that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required.
Position: Oppose
AB 2513 (Petrie-Norris, D) Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program:
regional landscape grants.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #335 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law requires a Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop and track implementation
of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan and to update that plan by March 1, 2026 and every five
years thereafter. The Department of Conservation runs a Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program that gives
block grants to regional entities to create governance, assess wildfire risk, prioritize projects, and implement
regional strategies; the department may authorize advance grant payments through July 1, 2025. The bill would
let the Director of Conservation directly award regional landscape grants to those regional entities, require the
director and the Task Force to set grant-funding guidelines tied to the state action plan before issuing grants, and
make the advance-payment authority permanent. It would also require the Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection to allocate some landscape-scale funding to ecosystem-health projects and to regional landscape
grants, allow the Cal Fire director to directly award those grants under Task Force-guided funding guidelines,
expand a local assistance grant program to include vegetation modification and ignition-prevention activities
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(including addressing ignition risk along roads/driveways), and authorize the Wildlife Conservation Board to award
regional landscape grants to local entities under Task Force-aligned funding guidelines.
Position: Support
AB 2576 (Harabedian, D) Transit-oriented development.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/13/2026 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
Location: 05/13/2026 - Senate Housing
Summary: Current law makes qualifying housing projects an allowed use as transit‑oriented housing if they meet
specified conditions. Those rules do not apply to a local agency until January 1, 2026, unless the agency adopts
an ordinance or a Department of Housing and Community Development–approved local transit‑oriented
development alternative plan before July 1, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a
qualifying project in a high‑resource area is presumed to violate the law and may be immediately liable for
penalties. The law already excluded sites with locally designated historic resources as of January 1, 2025; the bill
adds exclusions for (1) contributing sites within historic districts listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory
before January 1, 2025, and (2) parcels individually listed as historical resources on that State inventory
designated before January 1, 2025.
Position: Support
AB 2724 (Bauer-Kahan, D) Catastrophe modeling: distressed areas.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: Current law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and
generally regulates insurance in the state. Current law also establishes the California FAIR Plan Association, a
joint reinsurance association of all basic property insurers to ensure coverage for people unable to obtain it
through normal channels. Regulations allow insurers in distressed areas and for FAIR Plan–insured properties
exposed to wildfire risk to use catastrophe modeling; “distressed areas” currently include undermarketed ZIP
Codes and distressed counties. The bill requires the department, on or before July 1, 2027 and annually
thereafter, to review and update the list of distressed areas and to hold at least one public meeting for input;
beginning January 1, 2028 and annually thereafter, the department must publish a bulletin listing distressed-area
ZIP Codes on its website and provide that list to specified legislative committees.
Position: Support
SB 239 (Arreguín, D) Open meetings: teleconferencing: subsidiary body.
Current Text: 04/07/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/30/2025
Last Amended: 04/07/2025
Status: 05/11/2026 - Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Location: 05/11/2026 - Assembly Local Government
Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act mandates that meetings of a legislative body of a local agency must generally
be open to the public, allowing attendance and participation. If teleconferencing is used, certain conditions must
be met, including posting agendas at all teleconference locations, identifying these locations in notices, and
ensuring public accessibility. A quorum must usually participate from within the agency's jurisdiction, except in
specific cases. Until January 1, 2026, neighborhood city councils are permitted to use alternative teleconferencing
rules if approved by a two-thirds vote and after adopting an authorizing resolution. This bill extends similar
provisions to subsidiary bodies, requiring them to post agendas at designated physical locations and to have
members appear visibly on camera during online meetings. These bodies must also document remote
participation in meeting minutes, and their legislative body must formally establish the subsidiary body and make
specific findings prior to using teleconferencing. Subsidiary bodies must approve teleconferencing by a two-thirds
vote, but those dealing with police oversight, elections, or budgets are exempt from these provisions.
Position: Watch
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SB 454 (McNerney, D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.
Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2025
Last Amended: 09/02/2025
Status: 03/02/2026 - Stricken from file. Veto sustained.
Location: 10/01/2025 - Senate VETOED
Summary: The existing law assigns the State Water Resources Control Board to manage programs related to
drinking water, such as the California Safe Drinking Water Act. The proposed bill would establish a program to
address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and create a PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State
Treasury. The state board could use the fund, once approved by the Legislature, for specific purposes related to
PFAS treatment and remediation. The state board may also pursue additional funding from federal and private
sources, with such funds continuously appropriated for designated uses. The bill allows the board to create
accounts within the fund and to provide financial support in the form of grants, loans, or contracts to water
suppliers and sewer system providers to help them meet state and federal PFAS standards. To qualify for funding,
these providers must clearly state how the funds will benefit the community, particularly concerning safe drinking
water and related services. The state board is tasked with developing guidelines to implement these measures.
Position: Watch
SB 496 (Hurtado, D) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.
Current Text: 04/07/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2025
Last Amended: 04/07/2025
Status: 02/02/2026 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Location: 01/23/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: Current law requires the State Air Resources Board to manage vehicle emissions and fuel standards
to control air pollution effectively, ensuring they are feasible and cost-effective. The California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 designates this board to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Under this authority, the board
implemented the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, mandating that government and high-priority fleets transition
to zero-emission vehicles, with some exemptions permitted. This bill proposes the establishment of an Appeals
Advisory Committee to review denied exemption requests. This committee, comprising specified government and
non-government representatives, must meet monthly, with meetings recorded and accessible online. They must
review appeals and provide recommendations within 60 days, which the board must consider publicly within
another 60 days. Certain vehicles involved in emergency responses would be exempt from the regulations, and
fleet owners will not be pressured to produce zero-emissions vehicle purchase agreements to delay transitioning
mandates.
Position: Watch
SB 866 (Blakespear, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: unhoused population.
Current Text: 04/28/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/05/2026
Last Amended: 04/28/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/20/26 #42 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill affects local general plans by tightening requirements for the housing element: cities and
counties must assess housing needs and list resources and constraints, and for jurisdictions that do not receive
Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds the housing assessment must now include specific
data on people who are unhoused and a description of key actions to reduce homelessness based on that data.
Background: HHAP provides grants to support regional coordination and local capacity to address homelessness,
with rounds 1–5 administered by the Interagency Council on Homelessness, round 6 by the Department of
Housing and Community Development, and round 7 established pending further legislation. Because it adds
duties for local governments the bill creates a state‑mandated local program, but it also declares that the changes
address a statewide concern and apply to all cities, including charter cities, and states that no state
reimbursement is required for a specified reason.
Position: Oppose
SB 1159 (Cabaldon, D) Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Current Text: 03/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
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Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 03/25/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
Summary: This bill clarifies that certain California open-government and regulatory laws do not treat nonhuman
systems as “persons” or as members of the public. Under the California Public Records Act, the Bagley-Keene
Open Meeting Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Political Reform Act of 1974, the Administrative Procedure Act,
and CEQA, terms such as “person,” “interested person,” “participant,” and “member of the public” (and similar
phrases) would explicitly exclude artificial intelligence systems, autonomous agents, robots, and other nonhuman
entities, whether physical or digital. The text notes existing statutes already define “person” broadly to include
corporations, partnerships, associations, etc., and it adds that this bill makes findings and declarations to support
the change. It also includes the legislative findings required by the California Constitution that the measure
furthers public access to government records and meetings.
Position: Support
SB 1172 (Hurtado, D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Existing law bars local agencies from making agreements that directly or indirectly divert, rebate, or
transfer Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenue in a way that reduces the amount another local agency would
otherwise receive, and requires proposed agreements that do reduce such revenue to be posted online for at least
30 days before approval. This bill adds a cap on consultant pay for a “tax sharing agreement” (any agreement that
causes such diversion): a consultant cannot be paid more than the lower of 5% of the total tax revenues shared
under the agreement or $250,000. It excludes agreements with the agency’s own staff or unpaid technical
advisers, applies only to agreements entered on or after January 1, 2027, and includes findings that the rule is a
statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.
Position: Support
YIMBY
AB 736 (Wicks, D) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 04/10/2025 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2025
Last Amended: 04/10/2025
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/20/26 #229 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: Under existing law, various assistance programs support emergency housing, multifamily housing,
farmworker housing, home ownership for very low-income and low-income households, and down payment
assistance for first-time home buyers. The law also permits issuing bonds to fund these programs and related
projects, like infill development and housing-related parks. The bill, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026,
seeks to authorize $10 billion in bonds to support affordable rental and home ownership programs, such as the
Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program.
To take effect, this bill needs to be approved by voters in the June 2, 2026, statewide primary election, and it has
been declared an urgency statute to ensure immediate implementation if passed.
Position: Support
AB 1070 (Ward, D) Residential developments: building standards: review.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 01/05/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Housing
Summary: The California Building Standards Law creates the California Building Standards Commission, which
approves and adopts building standards, integrating them into the California Building Standards Code. The law
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mandates a full revision of this code every three years, aligning with international industry standards like the
International Residential Code. The Department of Housing and Community Development must report annually to
the Governor and Legislature on its housing programs. The bill requires the department to form a working group
by December 31, 2027, to explore amending state building standards to permit residential developments of 3 to 10
units under the California Residential Code. By December 31, 2028, the department must report these findings to
the Legislature. If amendments are recommended, the department should develop potential standards for
Commission adoption. The bill allows the department to exceed the International Residential Code's scope for
these developments and mandates a review of construction cost pressures due to building standards, with
findings due by December 31, 2027, and every three years thereafter.
Position: Support
AB 1406 (Ward, D) Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 01/22/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on JUD.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Judiciary
Summary: Existing law requires that if a buyer defaults on the initial sale of a newly built condominium unit, the
seller can collect liquidated damages from the buyer. However, if the amount exceeds 3% of the unit's purchase
price, certain requirements, like providing an accounting of costs and revenues, must be followed. This new bill
proposes to raise that threshold from 3% to 6%, meaning sellers could collect up to 6% of the purchase price
without needing to meet those additional requirements.
Position: Support
AB 1556 (Haney, D) Recovery residences: funding.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/08/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #78 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and requires state
programs that fund or provide housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to adopt Housing First
policies, whose core components include harm-reduction approaches that acknowledge and nonjudgmentally
address drug and alcohol use. This bill conditions state funding for recovery residences (defined to meet those
Housing First components) on specified requirements: residency must be initiated by the resident and at least one
harm-reduction housing placement option must be offered; relapse cannot be a basis for eviction and residents
must receive relapse support; staff and residents must receive emergency preparedness and overdose
prevention/response training and overdose-reversal medication must be available onsite; the residence must
provide consent and confidentiality protections consistent with state and federal law; and the residence must
adopt and maintain a written return-to-use policy. The bill also includes related findings and declarations.
Position: Support
AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: 03/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Last Amended: 03/04/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Local Government
Summary: This bill proposes several amendments to the Planning and Zoning Law, particularly concerning the
process of postentitlement phase permits for building projects. The bill mandates that local or state agencies can
only request a maximum of two plan check and specification reviews for a building permit application. If an
application is not compliant after these reviews, the agency can deny it. Applicants can request additional
submissions if compliance is still lacking. If a building inspection is required, agencies cannot require changes that
deviate from approved plans unless specified. The current tolling system for external review periods would be
modified, requiring notification to applicants about tolling. The appeal process for incomplete or noncompliant
postentitlement phase permits is revised. The bill shortens the decision timelines for appeals to 30 business days
for small projects and 45 business days for larger projects. It removes previous appeal requirements to the agency
director when no governing body exists and clarifies that applicants can seek court intervention if their appeal is
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denied, not processed in time, or if no appeal process is available. Under the Housing Accountability Act, the bill
expands what constitutes a disapproval of a project to include agency non-compliance with permit timelines.
Position: Support
AB 1704 (González, Mark, D) Greenhouse gases: embodied carbon building materials.
Current Text: 04/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/04/2026
Last Amended: 04/08/2026
Status: 05/06/2026 - Referred to Com. on E.Q.
Location: 05/06/2026 - Senate Environmental Quality
Summary: Current law requires the State Air Resources Board (CARB), working with stakeholders, to produce by
Dec 31, 2026 a framework for measuring the average carbon intensity of materials used in new construction
(including residential), and by Dec 31, 2028 a comprehensive strategy for the building sector to achieve a 40% net
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from building materials by no later than Dec 31, 2035. CARB is also
authorized to create an embodied carbon trading system. This bill would make implementation conditional on
CARB first finding that lower‑embodied‑carbon building materials have reached cost parity with conventional
materials; if CARB finds they have not, the board must delay or suspend those requirements for at least five years
and up to a total of ten years.
Position: Support
AB 1732 (Alvarez, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects: public
higher education land use plan.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Last Amended: 05/14/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #68 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would expand the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) housing exemption by allowing
additional housing developments to qualify under specified consistency and evidence-based conditions, while
addressing related state-mandate reimbursement.
Specifically, it would extend CEQA’s exemption criteria to housing projects consistent with the applicable public
higher education land use plan, and it would allow projects not subject to certain local plans or zoning to meet the
exemption if substantial evidence shows that a reasonable person could conclude the project satisfies specified
requirements, including statewide performance standards for infill projects. Because this expansion increases
local government responsibilities tied to the exemption, it would be treated as a state-mandated local program, but
the bill would also state that no reimbursement is required for a specified reason under the state constitutional
reimbursement framework.
Position: Support
AB 1738 (Carrillo, D) State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #125 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would require cities and counties to offer remote inspections for certain permitted work in one-
and two-family homes by July 1, 2027, and would extend existing legal immunities to those remote inspections.
It would also allow local agencies to conduct occasional on-site audits and temporarily bar homeowners or
contractors who intentionally misrepresent the work. The bill would apply statewide, including to charter cities, and
would not require state reimbursement for the costs it creates.
Position: Support
AB 1740 (Zbur, D) Coastal resources: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
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Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #430 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill creates temporary coastal development permit exemptions for certain activities and types of
development in the City of Santa Monica, and those exemptions would expire on January 1, 2029.
It would amend the application of the California Coastal Act in Santa Monica by removing the need for a coastal
development permit for specified projects in that city only. The bill also includes legislative findings and
declarations stating that a special statute is necessary for the City of Santa Monica.
Position: Support
AB 1815 (Wicks, D) Factory-built housing: building standards.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #149 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law places the California Building Standards Commission in charge of adopting the statewide
Building Standards Code and, under the Factory‑Built Housing Law, requires factory‑built housing sold to first
users in California to carry a Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) insignia, treats such
housing as complying with applicable local construction ordinances, reserves certain local land‑use/zoning
requirements to jurisdictions, and makes violations misdemeanors. This bill would bar cities and counties
(including charter cities) from imposing or enforcing local building standards that exceed the state minimums in the
California Building Standards Code on projects that use factory‑built housing, so long as at least 15% of each
building’s hard costs are spent on factory‑built housing bearing the HCD insignia. Because it adds duties for local
officials and expands criminal liability, the bill creates a state‑mandated local program; the bill declares the change
a matter of statewide concern and states that no state reimbursement to local agencies is required for the
mandate.
Position: Support
AB 1903 (Wicks, D) Construction defects.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/12/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #458 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would create an alternative, builder-managed defect-resolution process for certain certified
condominium and townhouse projects beginning on or after January 1, 2027, while tightening notice, proof, and
litigation dismissal rules and altering related costs and waivers.
Specifically, builders could obtain “certified building” status through private inspection, repairs, and reinspection
during construction, after which future challenges to that certified status would be barred; builders would then
handle postconstruction claims through a builder-established process and could inspect and repair at mutually
agreed times, with a claimant deemed to have released the builder if the claimant refuses repair or blocks access
for more than seven days. The Department of Real Estate would certify and publish a list of eligible private
inspectors meeting specified criteria. The bill would require more detailed construction-defect claim notices,
signed and/or verified as appropriate, and would replace the current “stay until requirements are met” remedy with
a mandatory court dismissal without prejudice for substantial nonconformance. It would also increase the burden
for proving a construction-standard violation by requiring proof of causation and appreciable present physical
damage to another component, prohibit recovery of investigative costs, bar claims based on extrapolation, limit
testing, and adjust the developer litigation notice requirements by adding a bold-font warning about potential
effects on resale and refinancing, along with providing a courtesy sample to the builder.
Position: Support
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AB 2005 (Ahrens, D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Current Text: 05/07/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 05/07/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 1.) In Senate. Read first
time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate Rules
Summary: This bill changes urban lot split rules by giving applicants two owner-occupancy options, adding notice
and recording requirements for one option, and limiting local agencies from imposing extra conditions on urban lot
split projects.
It would let an applicant either promise to live in one unit for at least three years or agree to sell both parcels with
a three-year owner-occupancy requirement for the buyer, while also allowing certain LLC or trust representatives
to qualify, creating civil penalties for some violations, and requiring disclosure of the occupancy requirement on
sale.
Position: Support
AB 2058 (Harabedian, D) California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 03/19/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #222 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The California Factory-Built Housing Law mandates that factory-built housing sold to first users in the
state must have an insignia of approval from the Department of Housing and Community Development, ensuring
compliance with all relevant regulations. The law requires this department to enforce its provisions, with local
agencies conducting on-site inspections. It allows these agencies to charge inspection fees and the department to
qualify quality assurance agencies for inspections. This bill changes the enforcement and inspection process by
allowing first users to choose between local enforcement or a department-supervised quality assurance agency
for these tasks. It limits local inspection fees to 50% of those for non-factory-built housing and prohibits any
inspection fee if a quality assurance agency is chosen. Additionally, it restricts permitting fees to the same 50%
limit and prevents destructive inspection practices. The bill also updates related legal language. This bill impacts
local programs by expanding local officials' duties and broadening the scope of related crimes, highlighting that
these changes address statewide concerns. It specifies that no state reimbursement is required for certain
mandates, unless determined otherwise by the Commission on State Mandates, in which case reimbursement
procedures should follow existing statutory guidelines.
Position: Support
AB 2074 (Haney, D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Current Text: 04/09/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 04/09/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #226 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill expands existing Planning and Zoning Law by requiring major transit cities, by July 1, 2027, to
designate one or more regional transit hub districts and to allow downtown housing developments in those
districts if they meet prescribed objective planning standards and procedural requirements. It makes qualifying
downtown housing eligible for streamlined ministerial approval and imposes specified labor standards for such
projects. The bill creates a continuously appropriated Downtown Revitalization Loan Fund, administered by the
California Housing Finance Agency, to provide loans for eligible downtown housing developments, which the bill
treats as an appropriation. Because it mandates city designations and streamlined approvals, the bill imposes a
state-mandated local program and declares the changes a matter of statewide concern that apply to all cities,
including charter cities. Regarding fiscal effects, the bill states that no reimbursement is required for certain
specified mandates, and for any other mandated costs the Commission on State Mandates would determine
reimbursement under existing statutory procedures.
Position: Support
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AB 2118 (Hoover, R) Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #36 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill temporarily (through January 1, 2033) implements the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs
Act of 2022 to speed creation of mixed-income housing along commercial corridors: developers may apply for
projects that meet specified site, affordability, and objective development standards and those projects are treated
as a "use by right" subject to streamlined ministerial review rather than discretionary review. It prevents objective
standards from forcing lower-than-required residential density or smaller unit sizes and also bars those standards
from prohibiting or limiting mixed-use components. The measure modifies some statutory definitions without
changing substantive meaning, declares the changes a matter of statewide concern that apply to all cities
(including charter cities), and thereby creates a state-mandated local program; however, it states no state
reimbursement to local agencies or school districts is required for that mandate for a specified reason.
Position: Support
AB 2166 (Carrillo, D) Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #247 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The California Housing Finance Agency currently has the authority to issue loans for affordable
housing projects. This bill proposes the creation of the Multifamily Backstop Financing Program, which would
provide state-backed financial support for multifamily housing projects. This program would help surety companies
issue payment and performance bonds to qualified offsite housing factories. The agency would be allowed to offer
credit backstops to these surety companies under specific guidelines. Additionally, the agency would be required
to establish rules and regulations to implement the program, and the Legislature intends to include procedures for
prioritizing and reviewing applications for this support.
Position: Support
AB 2185 (Quirk-Silva, D) Housing: multifamily affordable housing programs.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 03/19/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #61 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, effective from July 5, 2025, restructured certain
state agencies, eliminating the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency by July 1, 2026. In its place,
the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency were
established. From July 1, 2026, the GRP outlines the duties of the California Housing and Homelessness Agency
and related departments in implementing state housing policies, including support for multifamily, farmworker, and
veteran housing programs. This bill mandates that by July 1, 2027, several Californian housing agencies must
review and adjust their regulations to encourage the use of factory-built housing in multifamily affordable housing
programs.
Position: Support
AB 2243 (Haney, D) State Bank Act.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 04/20/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
5/6/2026)
Location: 05/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
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Summary: The bill creates an Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank within the Governor ’s Office of
Business and Economic Development to finance certain economic development projects. It also establishes a
State Bank Commission (with prescribed membership) charged with developing a plan to create a state bank. The
commission must hold at least two public hearings by January 1, 2028, produce the state bank plan (addressing
items including a state guarantee of public deposits, including those held by public banks) by June 1, 2028, and
vote on adoption by July 1, 2028; if a majority adopts the plan, the commission must publish the plan and the
adoption notice on its website.
Position: Support
AB 2270 (Arambula, D) Low-income housing tax credit: farmworker housing.
Current Text: 04/30/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/30/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #277 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would require the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) to consider amending
its low-income housing tax credit scoring system to better account for farmworker housing projects, including
points based on proximity to amenities.
This bill would direct CTCAC to consider establishing a farmworker housing category within the existing regulatory
scoring framework and to consider applying the same point allocations used for rural set-aside projects when
scoring farmworker housing according to amenity proximity. It would also make a statutory change that would
increase the tax paid by a taxpayer under the meaning of California’s Proposition 13, requiring a two-thirds vote in
each house of the Legislature for passage, and would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Position: Support
AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 05/18/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #499 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would extend several deadlines in the regional housing need and housing element allocation
process, while stating legislative intent to consider future revision deadlines based on smaller regional groupings
and jurisdiction size.
Specifically, it would give cities and counties more time to form subregional entities, give councils of governments
more time to determine subregional housing need shares, and move earlier deadlines for developing allocation
methodologies and draft plans, except for a specified 2027 cycle exception. It would also create a state-mandated
local program but declare that no state reimbursement is required.
Position: Oppose
AB 2351 (Bonta, D) General plan: annual report: shelter beds.
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/27/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
5/6/2026)
Location: 05/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: The bill amends Planning and Zoning Law reporting requirements: currently, after a legislative body
adopts a general plan, the planning agency must file an annual report by April 1 on the plan’s status and
implementation. Beginning with the April 1, 2028 report, the bill would require those reports to also list the number
of temporary emergency shelter beds and the number of permanent housing units serving people experiencing or
exiting homelessness in the jurisdiction, broken out by specified categories. Because it adds reporting duties for
local planning agencies, the bill creates a state-mandated local program; if the Commission on State Mandates
finds the bill imposes reimbursable costs, the state would reimburse local agencies under existing statutory
procedures.
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Position: Support
AB 2433 (Alvarez, D) Housing development: density bonus.
Current Text: 04/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/22/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #63 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill overhauls California’s Density Bonus Law by shifting entitlement from a developer’s request to
projects that a city or county determines meet specified affordability and senior-housing criteria, and by expanding
the definition of “moderate‑income” to explicitly include lower-, very-low-, and extremely-low‑income households. It
revises how density bonuses and related incentives/concessions/waivers are applied—requiring them to be
available on sites within the same housing development—and updates the formulae for calculating eligible
incentives. Local governments must provide an eligibility determination when an application is deemed complete,
and proposed bonuses, incentives, concessions, and standard waivers are made non‑discretionary and not to
trigger general plan/zoning/coastal plan amendments, additional studies, or environmental review under CEQA.
Housing projects that meet the bill’s affordability and consistency criteria would be treated as uses by right and
processed ministerially (administratively) rather than through discretionary review. The bill declares these rules a
matter of statewide concern applicable to all cities, creates a state‑mandated local program, and specifies that no
state reimbursement is required for the mandate.
Position: Support
AB 2480 (Ávila Farías, D) Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/15/2026 - Set for Hearing 5/18/2026
Calendar: 05/21/26 #43 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 05/15/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The Density Bonus Law currently requires cities and counties to grant developers density bonuses and
concessions if a housing project includes specified affordable student units—for example, one option is dedicating
20% of units to lower‑income students, with all units reserved for full‑time students and rent for those
lower‑income units set at 30% of 65% of area median income for single‑room occupancy. This bill revises how
rents for lower‑income student units are calculated, and creates an additional density bonus for projects that
dedicate 24% of units to lower‑income students and also add rentable units affordable to moderate‑income
students, provided no more than 50% of units in the project are restricted to moderate‑ or lower‑income students.
Because it imposes new obligations on local governments it is a state‑mandated local program and the bill
declares the changes a matter of statewide concern applying to all cities, including charter cities; it also states that
no state reimbursement to local agencies is required for the specified reason.
Position: Support
AB 2576 (Harabedian, D) Transit-oriented development.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/13/2026 - Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
Location: 05/13/2026 - Senate Housing
Summary: Current law makes qualifying housing projects an allowed use as transit‑oriented housing if they meet
specified conditions. Those rules do not apply to a local agency until January 1, 2026, unless the agency adopts
an ordinance or a Department of Housing and Community Development–approved local transit‑oriented
development alternative plan before July 1, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a
qualifying project in a high‑resource area is presumed to violate the law and may be immediately liable for
penalties. The law already excluded sites with locally designated historic resources as of January 1, 2025; the bill
adds exclusions for (1) contributing sites within historic districts listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory
before January 1, 2025, and (2) parcels individually listed as historical resources on that State inventory
designated before January 1, 2025.
Position: Oppose
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AB 2741 (Muratsuchi, D) Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 04/30/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was L. GOV. on 4/22/2026)
Location: 04/30/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: The bill modifies California’s housing element and zoning requirements so cities/counties can meet
mandated rezoning for housing by applying a zoning classification such as an overlay zone, mixed‑use zone,
combining district, or similar zone that allows owner‑occupied and rental multifamily housing at specified minimum
densities and development standards. Localities must include a written explanation of the housing and affordability
incentives of that zoning and may allow a mix of uses if prescribed requirements are met; key terms are defined
and the rules apply to the 6th housing element cycle retroactive to January 1, 2019. The bill also addresses
conflicts between Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) findings and court rulings: if a
court finds an adopted housing element out of compliance despite HCD’s prior substantial‑compliance finding, the
element will still be treated as substantially compliant until either HCD finds a newly adopted element substantially
compliant or 275 days after the court’s order—whichever is earlier. That timing rule affects when jurisdictions
qualify under the Housing Accountability Act’s standards for approving or denying lower‑income housing projects.
Position: Oppose
SB 299 (Cabaldon, D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: family daycare home:
zoning.
Current Text: 01/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2025
Last Amended: 01/14/2026
Status: 01/26/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read
first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mandates a lead agency to prepare and certify an
environmental impact report for any project potentially affecting the environment or to adopt a negative declaration
if the project is deemed not to have a significant environmental effect. If a project could have a significant effect
but can be revised to mitigate this, a mitigated negative declaration must be prepared. Certain projects, like those
involving only a daycare center not located in residential areas, are exempt from CEQA. This bill would broaden
this exemption to include daycare centers or family daycare homes situated on land zoned exclusively for
residential use, with some exceptions. This bill would assign new responsibilities to lead agencies to determine if
these exemptions apply, thus creating a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the
state to reimburse local entities for specified state-mandated costs, but this bill states no reimbursement is needed
for the costs it would impose.
Position: Support
SB 417 (Cabaldon, D) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2025
Last Amended: 01/22/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/21/26 #544 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law includes programs that offer support for different types of housing needs such as
emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, and home ownership for very low and low-income
households. It also covers down payment assistance for first-time home buyers. The law permits the issuance of
bonds to fund these housing initiatives as well as related projects like infill development and brownfield cleanup.
The proposed legislation, titled the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, seeks to authorize $10 billion in bonds,
which will be used to finance affordable housing and home ownership programs. These programs include the
Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program.
The bill will be presented to voters during the November 3, 2026, statewide general election and is designed to
take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Position: Support
SB 677 (Wiener, D) Housing development: transit-oriented development.
Current Text: 01/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
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Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 01/08/2026
Status: 01/26/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read
first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Existing law allows housing projects near transit-oriented development (TOD) stops to be
automatically approved if they meet specific criteria concerning height, density, and floor area ratios. The definition
of proximity to TOD stops affects which requirements apply. Developers must adhere to labor standards, including
signing a specific affidavit under penalty of perjury. Projects that comply are eligible for streamlined approval. The
law defines "high-frequency commuter rail" as a service with at least 48 trains daily. This bill proposes redefining it
to include stations with 48 daily passenger trains on average, regardless of direction, excluding temporary
changes. It does not require local reimbursement, as the changes increase the local government's responsibilities
and expand perjury crimes.
Position: Support
SB 908 (Wiener, D) Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California
Building Code compliance.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 7.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill prevents governing documents in common interest developments (under the Davis‑Stirling
Act) from restricting or banning an owner’s defined residential window replacement project or from imposing
requirements on windows that comply with the California Energy Code in defined housing development projects.
Under the Planning and Zoning Law it requires cities and counties to approve such residential window
replacement applications administratively (ministerially), prohibits discretionary review or hearings and prohibits
denial (and, for a city‑and‑county, largely prohibits imposing conditions on specified windows), while exempting
certain situations such as structures individually listed as historical resources. These changes create a
state‑mandated local program, are declared a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities including
charter cities, and include a special‑statute finding for the City and County of San Francisco. The bill also states
no state reimbursement to local agencies is required for the specified reason.
Position: Support
SB 916 (Ashby, D) Civil actions: housing development projects.
Current Text: 03/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 01/27/2026
Last Amended: 03/18/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly Judiciary
Summary: Existing law allows a defendant in a civil action, involving a housing development for low- or moderate-
income individuals, to request the plaintiff to provide a financial security (undertaking) to cover potential costs and
damages. This is applicable if the lawsuit could prevent or delay the project. The court has the authority to reduce
or waive this requirement if the plaintiff demonstrates that providing such a security would cause significant
economic hardship. The bill extends these provisions to include student housing developments as well.
Position: Support
SB 996 (Padilla, D) Manufactured housing: classification as real property.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Last Amended: 05/14/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 05/20/26 #157 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/18/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would expand and clarify California rules for installing manufactured homes, mobilehomes,
and commercial modular units on permanent or nonpermanent foundations, and it would create a process for
classifying certain units as real property for title and security-interest purposes.
It would change permit and evidence requirements, direct the Department of Housing and Community
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Development to update regulations by January 1, 2028, require local agencies to accept new applications, and
require cancellation of registration and notice to county assessors in some cases. The bill also includes related
findings and local mandate provisions, with reimbursement for certain state-mandated costs governed by existing
law.
Position: Support
SB 1014 (Grayson, D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite
improvements.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill amends the Permit Streamlining Act for housing development projects by allowing applicants
to request a preliminary estimate of required onsite and offsite improvements when submitting a preliminary
application or application, and by requiring the local agency to deliver that estimate within 30 business days. It
also requires agencies, within 30 business days of deeming a post-entitlement permit application complete, to
provide an itemized list of all improvements required before permit issuance. The measure defines key terms,
creates new duties for local agencies (a state‑mandated local program), declares the rules a matter of statewide
concern that apply to all cities including charter cities, and states that no state reimbursement is required for the
added local costs for a specified reason.
Position: Support
SB 1085 (Durazo, D) Water supply planning: housing developments.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill amends California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) procedures by changing when and how
cities/counties must involve public water systems for certain housing and development projects. Under the bill,
when a qualifying housing project submits a preliminary application or a development application is deemed
complete, the city or county must identify affected public water systems and, within 15 days, request each system
to state whether the project’s projected water demand was included in the system’s most recently adopted urban
water management plan. For those housing projects the bill shortens the water supply assessment (WSA)
submission deadline from 90 to 45 days and eliminates the requirement that the WSA be approved at a public
meeting. It also authorizes cities/counties to seek a writ of mandamus to compel a public water system that fails to
provide the assessment. The bill imposes duties on local agencies (a state-mandated local program) but states
that no state reimbursement is required under the cited constitutional/procedural provisions.
Position: Oppose
SB 1116 (Caballero, D) Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Last Amended: 04/23/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third
reading.
Calendar: 05/20/26 #81 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill strengthens state rules to speed and protect ministerial approval of housing on certain
subdivided lots under Planning and Zoning and the Subdivision Map Act. It limits local objective zoning,
subdivision, and design standards that physically preclude allowed densities, requires height limits to be
measured as physical building height (not number of floors), and largely bars specified front/internal setbacks; it
also directs liberal interpretation to maximize total units. It revises parcel-map rules to allow smaller lots in
multifamily zones (as small as 480 sq ft, or 960 sq ft in some cases), caps parcel-size disparities when averaging
(no new parcel more than 50% of the original unless excepted), narrows “net habitable square feet” to exclude
stairs and enclosed bicycle parking, and tightens the vacant-lot definition. Local agencies must decide final-map
applications within 60 days, submit adopted implementing ordinances to the Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) within 60 days (HCD may send compliance findings), and an ordinance can be
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void if submission requirements are not met; most changes apply to applications received on or after Jan 1, 2027.
Local annual housing reports must include data on these subdivision-based projects.
Position: Support
SB 1117 (Cervantes, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: 02/17/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: This bill is related to the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in California. Under existing
law, local agencies can create ADUs via ordinance or ministerial approval if no ordinance is in place, following
specific standards. Fees for constructing ADUs must adhere to the Mitigation Fee Act. Impact fees cannot be
charged on ADUs with 750 square feet or less of livable space. For ADUs larger than 750 square feet, fees must
be proportional to the main dwelling's size. The bill proposes that fees for ADUs only apply to the area beyond 750
square feet. This bill would change how local agencies calculate these fees, creating a state-mandated local
program, and asserts that these changes are of statewide concern, affecting all cities, including charter cities. The
bill also specifies that no state reimbursement is required for certain costs imposed by the act.
Position: Support
SB 1159 (Cabaldon, D) Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Current Text: 03/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Last Amended: 03/25/2026
Status: 05/18/2026 - Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
Summary: This bill clarifies that certain California open-government and regulatory laws do not treat nonhuman
systems as “persons” or as members of the public. Under the California Public Records Act, the Bagley-Keene
Open Meeting Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Political Reform Act of 1974, the Administrative Procedure Act,
and CEQA, terms such as “person,” “interested person,” “participant,” and “member of the public” (and similar
phrases) would explicitly exclude artificial intelligence systems, autonomous agents, robots, and other nonhuman
entities, whether physical or digital. The text notes existing statutes already define “person” broadly to include
corporations, partnerships, associations, etc., and it adds that this bill makes findings and declarations to support
the change. It also includes the legislative findings required by the California Constitution that the measure
furthers public access to government records and meetings.
Position: Support
SB 1196 (McNerney, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units: electrical service
connections.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/20/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The Powering Up Californians Act directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to define
criteria and set reasonable average and maximum target energization timeframes to minimize delays in providing
electrical service. This bill requires the CPUC, in a new or existing proceeding, to adopt by September 30, 2027
specific timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to energize accessory dwelling
units (ADUs) and junior ADUs (JADUs), and to require utilities to meet certain compliance requirements when
implementing those timelines. Because violations of CPUC orders are criminal under existing law, enforcing these
timelines would create a state‑mandated local program. Although the state is generally required to reimburse local
agencies for costs of state mandates, the bill states that no reimbursement is required for a specified reason.
Position: Support
SB 1216 (Cabaldon, D) Planning and Zoning Law: housing leadership designation.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/13/2026
Status: 04/23/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was HOUSING on 3/4/2026)
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Location: 04/23/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: Existing law requires cities and counties to adopt multi-element general plans that include a housing
element, and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) reviews housing elements for
substantial compliance and may designate jurisdictions as “prohousing,” which can earn scoring preference in
some state programs. This bill would create a new annual “housing leadership” designation (HCD must publish
the list and each jurisdiction’s affordability category by July 1) for jurisdictions that have filed complete annual
progress reports for the prior five years and that meet housing production thresholds that differ by affordability
status (affordable, unaffordable, extremely unaffordable). Designated jurisdictions could adopt ordinances that
exempt or modify certain Planning and Zoning Law provisions, would have their adopted housing element or
amendment deemed in substantial compliance upon local adoption unless HCD issues contrary written findings
within 30 days, and would be exempt from some required analyses in the housing element. The bill states these
changes address statewide concerns and therefore apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Position: Support
SB 1258 (Wiener, D) Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Last Amended: 04/16/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
5/4/2026)
Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: Current law lets a responsible party request that a local officer supervise cleanup when waste is
released, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) or a regional water quality control board
already oversees the site; the department or a regional board can also assume oversight. The bill requires the
State Water Resources Control Board, working with DTSC and consulting the Office of Land Use and Climate
Innovation, to create guidelines for developers and agencies conducting development-specific cleanups and
deciding whether sites are suitable for reuse. It also directs the board and DTSC to set contaminant "thresholds of
significance" by contaminant source and intended future use, and declares sites exceeding those thresholds
unsuitable for residential development.
Position: Support
SB 1296 (Durazo, D) Real property: rentals: pet policy.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/20/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 05/18/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: The bill builds on existing law (which already bans requiring declawing or devocalization) by imposing
disclosure and documentation duties for landlords about pet rules. Landlords who prohibit pets must clearly state
the no‑pet policy in any advertisement, rental application, or lease; landlords who allow pets must have a written
pet policy and make it available on the property website, in digital ads, and in information provided to rental search
engines, and must give a written copy or summary with any rental application. Pet policies or addenda must
specify items such as breed and weight restrictions and required fees. Minor, correctable errors that are fixed after
notice do not create a violation (the bill allows substantial compliance). Service and support animals are excluded
from the definition of “pet.” If a landlord charges an application fee but failed to disclose the pet policy and the
applicant is later ineligible or withdraws because of the policy, the landlord must refund the fee. The bill takes
effect April 1, 2027.
Position: Support
SB 1344 (Cabaldon, D) Civil actions: housing development projects.
Current Text: 03/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 03/25/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 7.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: Current law allows a defendant in certain lawsuits challenging qualifying housing development projects
to require the plaintiff to post a bond (an undertaking) to cover possible costs and damages if the lawsuit prevents
or delays the project. Under this law, the plaintiff’s liability for the bond is capped at $500,000. The law also gives
defendants the ability to file a special motion to dismiss (to strike) the plaintiff’s claims in cases involving priority
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housing developments, and the court must deny that motion if the plaintiff shows a likely chance of winning based
on the pleadings, affidavits, and, when relevant, the administrative record. This bill raises the bond liability cap
from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and expands these procedures to certain priority care developments that include
supportive housing or other housing assistance connected to behavioral health services and related purposes.
Position: Support
SB 1361 (Durazo, D) Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Current Text: 04/30/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Last Amended: 04/30/2026
Status: 05/19/2026 - Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 05/19/2026 - Assembly DESK
Summary: This bill would extend existing transit-oriented housing development protections by also restricting
certain actions by local governments that have existing or planned transit-oriented development stops.
Under current law, housing projects that meet specified requirements must be allowed as transit-oriented housing
developments, with some rules delayed for local agencies until July 1, 2026 unless they act sooner. The bill would
further prohibit local governments with existing or planned transit-oriented development stops from taking
specified actions affecting transit agencies and transit projects.
Position: Oppose
SB 1415 (Arreguín, D) Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.
Current Text: 02/20/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Status: 05/14/2026 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Location: 05/11/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The existing property tax law, backed by constitutional authority, offers a "welfare exemption" for
properties exclusively used for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes by certain nonprofit entities if
they meet specific criteria. This exemption partially applies to residential rental properties used for lower-income
households, calculated based on the proportion of such units within the property. The proposed bill seeks to
extend this partial welfare exemption to residential rental properties serving low- and moderate-income
households. The exemption would be proportional to the percentage of such units in the property. Property owners
would need to certify their property's use to qualify. The bill includes measures that increase the responsibilities of
local tax officials and adjust legal provisions related to perjury, creating a state-mandated local program. Although
the California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain state-
mandated costs, this bill states that no reimbursement is required for specific mandates, but if deemed necessary
by the Commission on State Mandates, reimbursement will follow established procedures. Additionally, despite
existing requirements for the state to reimburse local agencies annually for lost property tax revenues due to
exemptions, this bill specifies no appropriation or reimbursement for lost revenues under its provisions. The bill
would become effective immediately as a tax levy.
Position: Support
Total measures: 101
Total Tracking Forms: 106
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject:Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 1821 (Pacheco) California Public Records
Act: Agency Response Time
Adopt a support position on AB 1821 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature
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TO: CITY OF CUPERTINO
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
FROM: ANTHONY, JASON, AND PAUL GONSALVES
SUBJECT: CONSIDER ADOPTING A POSITION ON AB 1821 (PACHECO)
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT: AGENCY RESPONSE
TIME
DATE: JUNE 1, 2026
Bill Information:
The official text of AB 1821 can be found here1.
Summary:
AB 1821 proposes to extend the time public agencies have to respond to public records
requests by changing the existing deadlines from calendar days to business days.
Specifically, agencies must determine whether a request seeks disclosable public
records in their possession and notify the requester within 10 business days. In certain
unusual circumstances, agencies may extend this determination period by providing
written notice, allowing up to an additional 14 business days beyond the initial 10-day
deadline.
Support:
Support has been expressed by the League of California Cities (sponsor) and the cities
of Buena Park, LA Verne, Newport Beach and Upland.
Others in support include, Alameda County Office of Education, Association of
California School Administrators, California Association of School Business Officials
(CASBO), California Municipal Clerks Association (CMCA), California Special Districts
1 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1821
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Association, California State Association of Counties, California State Sheriffs'
Association, Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and Urban Counties of
California (UCC)
Opposition:
Opposition has been expressed by ACLU California Action, Buen Vecino, California
Common CAUSE, California News Publishers Association, Center on Juvenile and
Criminal Justice, Construction Industry Force Account Council, Corporation for
Supportive Housing, Disability Rights California, First Amendment Coalition, Justice in
Aging, Justice2jobs Coalition, LA Defensa and Western Center on Law & Poverty.
Status:
AB 1821 passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee 8-2 and the Assembly
Appropriations Committee 11-2. The bill is now on the Assembly Floor and is eligible to
be heard at any time.
Legislative Platform:
This bill falls under Cupertino’s 2026 Legislative Platform in the Government
Transparency section Page 5, Item #1, “The City supports government transparency,
public access to required meetings and records, and legislation that facilitates these
principles while still allowing for necessary municipal operations and services.”
Recommended Action:
Adopt a support position on AB 1821 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the
state legislature.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject:Discuss upcoming Legislative visit to Sacramento on June 9
Discuss and Review upcoming Legislative visit to Sacramento on June 9
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STATE LEGISLATIVE DAY AGENDA AND PRIORITIES
Date: June 9, 2026
Attendees: Mayor Kitty Moore
Council Member R “Ray” Wang
City Manager Tina Kapoor
Deputy City Manager Kirsten Squarcia
Estimated Time Details
7:30 am Drive to Sacramento
10 am -1pm Meetings in capital
• Assemblymember Ahrens
• Senator Becker
• Transportation committee (Assemblymember Wilson)
• Chris Hill - Dept of Finance
1-2pm Lunch
2pm Meetings with HCD
3pm Drive back to Cupertino
Priority Areas of Discussion
1) The large number of housing bills and how they are affecting City operations i.e. No Net Loss
2) The City’s current financial outlook resulting from the reduction of sales tax following the CDTFA audit and
the loss of retail, in addition to the City’s ongoing negotiations with the County Sheriff’s Contract
3) Transportation safety including E-bike safety and other concerns resulting from further Transit-Oriented
Development AB 2576
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