HomeMy WebLinkAboutLRC 10-19-2026 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall, Conference Room A and via Teleconference
Monday, October 19, 2026
2:00 PM
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E-mail comments to LRC@cupertino.gov.
Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Legislative Review Committee, City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
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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.
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 August 17, 2026, Legislative Review Committee
minutes.
Recommended Action: Approve the August 17, 2026, Legislative Review Committee
minutes.
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
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)
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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 Year-end Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative year-end update and provide any input
A - Legislative Update - 2026 Session Recap
B - Bill Tracking List
C - Bill Positions from CCCA, Cal Cities, and YIMBY
3.Subject: Provide input for 2027 Legislative Platform
Recommended Action: Provide input for 2027 Legislative Platform
A - 2026 Legislative Platform
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
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 August 17, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes.
Approve the August 17, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes.
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DRAFT MINUTES
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Monday, August 17, 2026
At 2:02 p.m., Chair R “Ray” Wang called the regular Legislative Review Committee meeting to
order in City Hall Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Avenue, and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair R “Ray” Wang and Vice Chair Liang Chao. Absent: None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Consider approving the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee
minutes.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to approve the June 22, 2026, Legislative
Review Committee minutes. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Wang and
Chao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative update and provide any input
Assistant to the City Manager, Astrid Robles, introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
and Paul Gonsalves of Joe A. Gonsalves & Son, the City's State Legislative Advocacy
Service provider gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which Jason Gonsalves responded to.
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Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
The Committee received the report.
3. Subject: Consider adopting an oppose unless amended position on Assembly Bill 1976
(Wicks) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities
Recommended Action: Adopt an oppose unless amended position on AB 1976 and
authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.
Assistant to the City Manager, Astrid Robles, introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which Jason Gonsalves responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to adopt an oppose position on AB 1976
and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature . The motion passed with
the following vote: Ayes: Wang and Chao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
4. Subject: Consider adopting a support position on Assembly Bill 2037 (Patterson)
Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program
Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on AB 2037 and authorize the Mayor
to send letters to the state legislature.
Assistant to the City Manager, Astrid Robles, introduced the item, and she and Jason
Gonsalves gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff and Jason Gonsalves responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to take no position on AB 2037 until Joe
Patterson brings it back. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Wang and
Chao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
5. Subject: Consider recommending the City Council adopt a support position on Senate
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Bill 922 (Laird) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways
Recommended Action: Recommend that the City Council adopt a support position on
SB 922 and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Governor requesting his
signature on this bill.
Assistant to the City Manager, Astrid Robles, introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which Jason Gonsalves responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to recommend that the City Council adopt
a support position on SB 922 and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Governor
requesting his signature on this bill. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes:
Wang and Chao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
6. Subject: Consider adopting a watch position on Assembly Bill 1997 (Lee) Land use:
housing development approvals: timelines and processes
Recommended Action: Adopt a Watch position on AB 1997
Assistant to the City Manager Astrid Robles introduced the item, and she and Jason
Gonsalves gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff and Jason Gonsalves responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Wang moved and Chao seconded to adopt a watch position on AB 1997. The
motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Wang and Chao. Noes: None. Abstain:
None. Absent: None.
7. Subject: Consider adopting a support or watch position on Assembly Bill 1857
(Aguiar-Curry) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets
Recommended Action: Adopt one of the following positions on AB 1857:
1. Adopt a Support position and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State
Legislature.
2. Adopt a Watch position on AB 1857.
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Assistant to the City Manager, Astrid Robles, introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves
gave a verbal report.
Committee members asked questions which staff and Jason Gonsalves responded to.
Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to adopt a watch position on AB 1857. The
motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Wang and Chao. Noes: None. Abstain:
None. Absent: None.
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS – None
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:48 p.m., Chair Wang adjourned the regular Legislative Review Committee meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
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Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject:Legislative Year-end Update
Review legislative year-end update and provide any input
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CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3212
CUPERTINO.GOV
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Date: October 30, 2026
To: Cupertino City Council
From: Kirsten Squarcia, Deputy City Manager
Re: Legislative Update – 2026 Session Recap
Background
In February 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-022, reestablishing the Legislative
Review Committee (LRC) and reinstating the annual Legislative Platform (Attachment A). The
platform establishes the City’s official positions on state legislative issues important to the City
and the community. It also authorizes the LRC to take positions on legislation that is clearly
addressed in the adopted platform, while bills outside of the scope of the platform must be
considered by the full Council.
With this reinstated approach, the City updated Cupertino’s legislative process to include the
following three-step approach that is strategically timed to coincide with key milestones in the
legislative process:
*LRC adopts positions that align with the Council approved Legislative Platform. All other positions are
considered by the full Council.
Step One
December
Step Two
Jan-Feb
Step Three
Mar-Oct
Assign Legislative Review Committee (LRC) members during Council
Committee Assignments.
City Council will review and adopt the annual Legislative
Platform.
LRC and Council considers bills and adopts
positions* throughout the legislative session.
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Steps one and two of the legislative process were completed earlier this year with the creation of
the LRC and the adoption of the Legislative Platform. As step three of the process, the LRC and
Council adopted the following positions on bills throughout the 2026 legislative session:
• AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) – Oppose
• AB 1674 (Ahrens) – Support
• AB 1708 (Solache) - Support
• AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva) – Oppose
• AB 1821 (Pacheco) – Support
• AB 1857 (Aguiar-Curry) – Watch
• AB 1976 (Wicks) – Oppose
• AB 1997 (Lee) – Watch
• AB 2346 (Wilson) – Support
• AB 2517 (Calderon) – Support
• SB 922 (Laird) – Support recommended to the full Council
• SB 1167 (Blakespear) - Support
In addition to the bills listed above, staff monitored other bills of interest, which are listed in
Attachment B. All bill information can be found on the Legislative Activity Webpage.
Legislative Update
This year, the Legislature introduced 2,833 bills between the two houses, with 1,777 in the
Assembly and 1,056 in the Senate. Originally, the 2025–2026 Regular Session was scheduled to
adjourn on Monday, August 31, following several days of intense floor activity. While August
31st was the constitutional deadline for the Legislature to complete most of its work, lawmakers
did return on Tuesday, September 1, for final action on a small number of budget and wildfire-
related measures that were amended too late to satisfy California’s constitutional 72-hour in-
print requirement before the traditional end-of-session deadline. The Governor had until
September 30, 2026 to act on legislation, and this year he signed 1,040 bills and vetoed 120 bills.
During the 2026 Legislative Session, California lawmakers focused on housing affordability,
homelessness, climate change, energy costs, transportation funding, and wildfire prevention
and recovery. Housing production and streamlining development remained major priorities,
often raising concerns over local control. Legislators also addressed state budget challenges,
infrastructure investment, labor relations, and public safety. Overall, the session reflected the
Legislature’s continued push to address affordability and environmental goals while balancing
fiscal constraints and the growing responsibilities placed on local governments. The following
will provide you with a summary of these priority areas from this past year:
Housing
Not uncommon to prior years, the Legislature focused on various housing and development
legislation that is particularly impactful to local governments. Here are bills of importance to
Cupertino:
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• AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) – Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): The legislation expands
opportunities for homeowners to construct accessory dwelling units by allowing up to
two detached ADUs on qualifying residential properties, rather than limiting
homeowners to one detached unit. The bill also strengthens protections against
homeowners associations (HOAs) imposing restrictions that prevent otherwise legally
permitted ADUs, including on single-family properties located within multifamily
zoning districts. The bill is intended to increase housing production and expand
affordable housing options by streamlining residential development under California's
existing ADU laws. This bill, opposed by the LRC, was signed into law by the Governor
on September 29, 2026.
• AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva) – Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act: The legislation
seeks to increase homeownership opportunities and housing production by streamlining
the approval and subdivision process for townhome developments. The bill establishes a
ministerial approval process for qualifying townhome projects on residentially zoned
properties, allowing developers to construct and sell individual townhomes without
undergoing certain discretionary local approval processes. The bill requires cities and
counties to approve qualifying subdivision maps without public hearings, provided the
projects meet applicable objective development standards. The bill reduces discretionary
authority over certain residential developments and may require updates to local
subdivision procedures and zoning regulations. This bill, opposed by the LRC, was
signed by the Governor on September 29, 2026.
• AB 1708 (Solache) – Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program: This bill
sought to expand access to state homelessness funding for smaller cities through Round
8 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program. The
legislation would have required regional homelessness action plans to identify
programs and services provided by smaller jurisdictions and allowed regional funding
recipients to allocate a portion of HHAP funding directly to cities with populations
under 300,000. AB 1708, supported by the LRC, was held on the Assembly
Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 14, 2026.
Transportation
• AB 1976 (Wicks) – Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Projects: This legislation seeks to
accelerate pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements by limiting local governments'
ability to delay or reconsider projects that have already advanced through the planning
and design process. Specifically, AB 1976 prohibits cities and counties from holding
community input meetings to reconsider, delay, or prevent qualifying pedestrian or
bicycle safety projects once they have reached 90% design completion, subject to
specified exceptions. The bill also expands exemptions under CEQA for establishing or
expanding pedestrian malls. This bill, opposed by the LRC, was signed by the Governor
on September 27, 2026.
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• AB 2346 (Wilson) – Electric Bicycle Safety and Speed Limits: The legislation establishes
new statewide safety requirements for e-bikes, particularly aimed at protecting younger
riders and pedestrians. The bill establishes a 10-mile-per-hour speed limit for e-bikes on
sidewalks, provides local governments with greater flexibility to establish speed limits
on bicycle paths and trails, and requires e-bike retailers and distributors to provide
consumers with educational materials regarding safety laws and recommended speeds
for younger riders. Beginning in 2029, e-bikes sold in California must be equipped with
lights, while Class 2 e-bikes must also have speedometers. This bill, supported by the
City Council, was signed by the Governor on September 30, 2026
• SB 922 (Laird) – Vehicles: Local Agency Charges for Use of Streets or Highways: This
legislation clarifies that cities and other local agencies may impose fees, charges, or
surcharges on public service providers or ratepayers to recover costs associated with the
use, maintenance, and repair of local streets and highways. Specifically, SB 922 clarifies
that these cost-recovery charges are not prohibited under existing Vehicle Code
restrictions on certain local fees for roadway use. The LRC recommended that the full
Council support this bill, however the Governor signed the bill on August 27, 2026, three
days before the agendized City Council meeting.
• SB 1167 (Blakespear) – Electric Bicycle Safety and Consumer Protections: This
legislation strengthens consumer protections and public safety by prohibiting
manufacturers and retailers from advertising, labeling, or selling certain motorized
vehicles as electric bicycles when they do not meet California's legal definition of an e-
bike. Under existing law, e-bikes must have fully operable pedals, motors that do not
exceed 750 watts, and maximum assisted speeds of 20 mph using a throttle or 28 mph
with pedal assistance. SB 1167 clarifies that higher-powered vehicles, including certain
motor-driven cycles and mopeds, cannot be marketed as e-bikes to avoid applicable
safety and regulatory requirements. The legislation takes effect January 1, 2027. This bill,
supported by the LRC, was signed into law by the Governor on September 30, 2026.
Other Bills of Interest:
• AB 1383 (McKinnor) – Public Employees’ Retirement Benefits: The legislation sought
to modify the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) by enhancing
retirement benefits for public safety employees, including lowering the retirement age
from 57 to 55, establishing new pension formulas allowing benefits of up to 3% of
compensation per year of service, and increasing pensionable compensation limits.
While supported by public safety labor organizations as a means of improving
recruitment, retention, and retirement security, the bill faced significant opposition from
cities, counties, and special districts concerned about increased pension obligations.
CalPERS estimated the changes could increase annual pension costs by hundreds of
millions of dollars statewide. For local governments, the legislation would have created
substantial long-term financial obligations, potentially diverting resources from essential
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municipal services. The City monitored this bill throughout the legislative session but
did not take a formal position. AB 1383 was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on
September 20, 2026.
• AB 1674 (Ahrens) – Food Affordability Act: This bill sought to improve access to
affordable, healthy food in underserved communities by establishing the Food Desert
Elimination Grant Program. The legislation would have provided grants to grocery store
operators and developers to establish, expand, or maintain grocery stores in areas with
limited food access. AB 1674 would have required cities and counties to ensure that new
housing developments in designated food deserts did not eliminate space needed for
grocery stores unless equivalent mitigation was provided. The bill also would have
imposed annual reporting requirements on local agencies. AB 1674 passed the Assembly
Agriculture Committee on March 25, 2026, by a unanimous 5–0 vote but stalled in the
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee after its April 7 hearing
was canceled at the author's request. As a result, the bill failed and was never presented
to Governor Newsom for consideration. This bill was supported by the LRC.
• AB 1821 (Pacheco) – California Public Records Act: Agency Response Time: This bill
will modify the California Public Records Act (CPRA) by changing the deadline for
public agencies to respond to public records requests from 10 calendar days to 10
business days. Additionally, the bill changes the allowable 14-day extension under
unusual circumstances to 14 business days. The legislation is intended to provide state
and local agencies with additional flexibility to process public records requests,
recognizing staffing limitations, increasing workloads, and the challenges of responding
within deadlines that include weekends and holidays. For cities and other local
governments, AB 1821 provides additional time to review requests, identify responsive
records, and determine whether records are subject to disclosure, while maintaining
existing requirements to make disclosable records promptly available. The legislation
takes effect January 1, 2027. This bill, supported by the LRC, was signed into law by the
Governor on September 30, 2026.
• AB 2517 (Calderon) – Fire Safety: Fire Hazard Severity Zones: This bill sought to
provide greater flexibility and transparency in California's wildfire hazard mapping
process. The legislation would have authorized cities and counties to apply the higher
fire hazard severity designation to an entire parcel when multiple designations existed
on the property, while allowing local governments to document existing wildfire
mitigation efforts and programs. The bill also proposed changes to the State Fire
Marshal's mapping and review requirements, including greater public access to locally
adopted fire hazard severity zone ordinances. AB 2517 was held on the Assembly
Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 14, 2026. As a result, AB 2517 failed to
reach the Governor for his consideration. This bill was supported by the City Council.
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State budget
The California Legislature approved the 2026–27 state budget on June 15, followed by a final
budget agreement with Governor Newsom on June 26. Adoption of the implementing budget
legislation was completed on June 29. The enacted budget totals approximately $346.6 billion in
state spending, including $251.5 billion from the General Fund and $95.1 billion from special
funds. Including federal and bond funds, total spending reaches approximately $539 billion.
The budget prioritizes education, health care, housing, homelessness, transportation, and
infrastructure, while addressing fiscal pressures through revenue measures, spending
adjustments, and fund shifts. For local governments, the budget maintains important state
funding programs but continues to create uncertainty surrounding future discretionary grants
and local assistance.
Although the Administration describes the enacted budget as balanced for 2026–27 and 2027–
28, the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) cautions that an underlying structural imbalance
remains because ongoing expenditures exceed ongoing revenues. The June spending plan
projects approximately $19.6 billion in General Fund reserves at the end of 2026–27, consisting
of $15.1 billion in the Rainy Day Fund and $4.5 billion in the state's operating reserve. The
Administration's January projections had anticipated operating deficits of $27 billion in 2027–28,
$22 billion in 2028–29, and $23 billion in 2029–30. The June agreement substantially reduced
those projected shortfalls, although it did not eliminate the state's longer-term fiscal risks.
During the final days of the legislative session, lawmakers advanced additional budget bill
juniors and trailer bills to adjust appropriations, implement policy changes, and address
funding priorities not fully resolved in June. These actions included $88.9 million in General
Fund allocations for housing and homelessness initiatives, additional workforce development
funding, and technical changes to education, climate bond, and other state programs.
The budget provides several important opportunities and challenges for cities, including:
• Homelessness: $890 million for Round 7 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and
Prevention (HHAP) program, including $390 million in additional funding,
accompanied by new local matching and accountability requirements.
• Housing: Continued investments in affordable housing and changes intended to
streamline housing finance and development.
• Transportation and infrastructure: Continued funding for transportation programs and
infrastructure investments, with ongoing competition for limited discretionary
resources.
Although the state avoided an immediate budget shortfall, structural pressures remain, making
future reductions, funding shifts, or additional requirements on local governments an ongoing
concern.
2027 Legislative Session
The Legislature will officially kick off the 2027-28 2-year legislative session on January 4, 2027.
This is the first year of a two-year session. The Legislature will have until the middle of January
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2027 to submit language to Legislative Counsel for new bills followed by the bill introduction
deadline in the middle of February 2027.
With the elections coming up in November, we will see at least 26 new members of the
Legislature. This in turn brings new Leadership roles, Chairs of committees, and committee
makeups. It also highlights the importance of educating these new Legislators on our priorities.
Next Steps
In December, Council will reestablish next year’s LRC members through the Council
Committee assignments. In January/February, staff will bring forward a draft 2027-2028
Legislative Platform for Council consideration. Once adopted, the new LRC will start meeting
in early 2027 and adopt a schedule for the year of the remainder of the legislative session. For
ongoing information on Cupertino’s Legislative Activity visit the Legislative Activity Webpage.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact is associated with this memorandum.
City Work Program (CWP) Item/Description
None
Council Goal:
Public Engagement and Transparency, Quality of Life
TBD Item:
No
California Environmental Quality Act
The information in this report is not related to a “project” subject to CEQA
_____________________________________
Prepared by: Astrid Robles, Assistant to the City Manager
Joe A. Gonsalves and Son, State Lobbyist
Reviewed by: Floy Andrews, Interim City Attorney
Kirsten Squarcia, Deputy City Manager
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, City Manager
Attachments:
A – Resolution No. 26-022
B – 2026 Bills of Interest
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2026 Preliminary Bill List Sorted by: Subject
Tuesday, 10/13/2026
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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: 07/16/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 07/16/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 07/16/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would exempt regulations needed to implement Proposition 4 bond programs from the
Administrative Procedure Act and create a faster process for adopting related grant guidelines.
It would require funded state entities to prepare draft solicitation and evaluation guidelines, share them with
legislative committees, hold a noticed public meeting, and submit them to the Secretary of the Natural Resources
Agency, who would post them online; it would also allow use of certain existing guidelines and make the bill
effective immediately as an urgency statute.
AB 956 (Quirk-Silva, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 791, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill revises California accessory dwelling unit rules to broaden protections in single-family
residential areas and to require local agencies to approve more detached accessory dwelling units on eligible lots.
It would change several references from lots zoned for single-family residential use to lots zoned to allow single-
family residential use, and it would require ministerial approval of up to two detached new-construction accessory
dwelling units on a lot with a proposed or existing single-family home. It also states that a junior accessory
dwelling unit is not required on a lot where those two detached units have been built, while creating new local
government duties that the bill says do not require state reimbursement.
AB 1088 (Bains, D) Public health: kratom.
Current Text: 06/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/01/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was HEALTH on 6/10/2026)
Location: 07/01/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: The bill would add kratom products to California’s food and drug law, requiring registration, labeling,
age and flavor restrictions, and laboratory certification, while imposing a 15% retail tax on kratom purchases to
fund public health and safety programs.
It would also authorize the Department of Public Health to deny, suspend, or revoke registrations for violations,
require retailers to collect the tax, and create a continuously appropriated fund for the revenues. By expanding
criminal and tax collection provisions, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, but it states that no
reimbursement is required.
AB 1383 (McKinnor, D) Public employees’ retirement benefits.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
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Location: 09/20/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: This bill would change pension rules for new public employees and safety members beginning
January 1, 2027, by limiting pensionable compensation, adding new safety retirement formulas, and allowing
certain negotiated changes under PEPRA.
It would apply new compensation caps for PERS and STRS members, require new STRS members to follow
specified limits, and replace existing safety formulas with new options such as 2.5%, 2.7%, or 3% at age 55. The
bill would also let employers and unions negotiate higher or lower safety plans in some cases and would increase
appropriations from continuously funded retirement accounts.
AB 1546 (Schultz, D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Current Text: 09/25/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/25/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/25/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would increase penalties for repeat DUI offenses in California by making certain convictions
punishable as wobblers or felonies depending on the number of prior violations within 10 years.
It would change sentencing for offenders with two prior DUI-related convictions to allow county jail or felony
punishment, and for offenders with three or more prior violations to impose wobbler or felony treatment based on
the number of priors. The bill also makes conforming changes, is contingent on related legislation, and states that
no state reimbursement is required.
AB 1567 (Ta, R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
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Location: 09/27/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: The bill would allow a planning agency, starting with the seventh housing element revision, to count
approved units for certain elderly care facilities toward up to 15 percent of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need
allocation in any income category, and would also expand annual reporting on surplus land disposal.
It updates existing housing element and surplus land reporting requirements under state law and includes
contingent changes to Government Code Section 65400 that would take effect only if SB 1116 and this bill are
both enacted, with this bill enacted last.
AB 1602 (Rubio, Blanca, D) Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
Calendar: 11/30/26 #28 A-GOVERNOR'S VETOES
Location: 09/20/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: The bill would create a Child Welfare Disaster Response Program and a dedicated account to provide
disaster-related support for foster children, youth, and their caregivers.
It would be administered by the State Department of Social Services, which would set eligibility rules and allow
county child welfare agencies, county probation departments, and specified Indian tribes to apply for funds. The
money could be used, with legislative appropriation, for housing, clothing, transportation, and other tangible needs
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arising within 180 days after a local or state emergency proclamation, and the department could issue written
guidance to implement the program.
AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 780, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would speed up and tighten local review of postentitlement building permits by limiting plan
check reviews, shortening appeal deadlines, and allowing applicants to seek court relief if agencies miss required
steps.
It would also change the Housing Accountability Act so failures to follow these permit rules count as violations,
apply the rules statewide including to charter cities, and make related conforming changes while denying state
reimbursement for mandated local costs.
AB 1662 (Wilson, D) Misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
6/29/2026)
Location: 08/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: This bill would require notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles when a defendant receives diversion
in a case that otherwise would have required an abstract of conviction to be sent, and it would make the
prosecutor responsible for ensuring that notice is provided.
It also states that the measure creates a state-mandated local program because it increases duties for local
officials, and any reimbursable costs would be paid under existing state reimbursement procedures if the
Commission on State Mandates makes that determination.
AB 1680 (Calderon, D) California FAIR Plan Association.
Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 540, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/27/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would strengthen oversight of the California FAIR Plan Association by requiring corrective
action for identified violations, authorizing new civil penalties, and allowing the Insurance Commissioner to require
changes to policy limits and additional renters’ coverage options.
It would make the association comply with corrective measures ordered after examinations or reports and impose
penalties of up to $20,000 for failing to act within an agreed timeframe. It would also establish penalties of up to
$10,000 per violation, or $20,000 if willful, and include contingent changes to the Insurance Code if AB 69 is also
enacted and this bill is enacted last.
AB 1715 (Schiavo, D) Public utilities: reporting.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 372, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/20/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
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Summary: This bill would require electrical and gas corporations to report quarterly on certain taxpayer funding of
$1 million or more, disclose related funding when seeking ratepayer funding, and pass financial benefits from such
funding on to ratepayers.
It would also authorize the Public Utilities Commission to enforce these reporting requirements with penalties,
require annual reports to the Legislature beginning in 2028, and repeal the provisions in 2037. Because violations
would be crimes under the Public Utilities Act, the bill creates a state-mandated local program, but states that no
reimbursement is required.
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva, D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 781, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would create a new ministerial approval process for qualifying townhome development
projects, allowing them to be reviewed without discretionary review or a hearing if they meet objective standards
and procedural requirements.
It would also require local agencies to ministerially process tentative and final maps for eligible townhome
projects, define key terms such as “townhome” and “townhome development project,” and permit denial only for
specific adverse impacts on public health and safety that cannot be feasibly mitigated. The bill would expand
CEQA’s ministerial exemption, authorize local implementation ordinances, exempt San Francisco, and state that
no state reimbursement is required.
AB 1761 (Rogers, D) Electricity: calculation methodology: nonbypassable charges: data disclosure.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
Calendar: 11/30/26 #29 A-GOVERNOR'S VETOES
Location: 09/20/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to make available, and require parties to
disclose, the data used to support certain decisions and proposals involving nonbypassable charges, while
protecting personally identifying information and certain market-sensitive data.
It would apply to charges used to recover costs tied to contracts, utility-owned generation, or similar resources,
and would ensure that load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates can access the underlying data; the bill also
states that no state reimbursement is required for its mandated local program effects.
AB 1813 (Ward, D) Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
Calendar: 11/30/26 #75 A-GOVERNOR'S VETOES
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: The bill revises California’s customer renewable energy subscription program to expand low-income
participation, set limits on generator size and total program capacity, and create a process for identifying load-
modifying community renewable energy resources.
It requires the Energy Commission to evaluate whether these generators have load-modifying potential and, if so,
to define qualifying attributes by December 1, 2027; the PUC must then update the program within 180 days,
report annually to the Legislature, and implement the changes without state reimbursement for mandated local
costs.
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AB 1821 (Pacheco, D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 899, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would change the California Public Records Act so agencies must determine whether a
request seeks disclosable records and notify the requester within 10 business days, with a possible 14-business-
day extension.
It also makes legislative findings required by the California Constitution, stating that the measure supports public
access to records and meetings and, where it limits access, identifies the protected interest and need for the
limitation.
AB 1857 (Aguiar-Curry, D) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 901, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would make certain covenants restricting grocery stores or supermarkets on qualifying
properties void and unenforceable, and would prohibit new such restrictions beginning January 1, 2027.
It applies when a grocery store or supermarket previously operated on the property and is no longer operating in a
commercial project or shopping center, and it allows an interested party to challenge the restriction by recording a
restrictive covenant modification document. The bill also imposes duties on county officials, creates related
legislative findings, and states that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 1914 (Schiavo, D) General plan elements: childcare.
Current Text: 06/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
8/3/2026)
Location: 08/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: The bill would require each city, county, or city and county to adopt a childcare plan or include one in
its general plan by January 1, 2033, and would declare that this requirement addresses a statewide concern and
applies to all cities, including charter cities.
It would amend planning law to make childcare planning part of local general planning and specify that the state
need not reimburse local agencies or school districts for the costs of this mandate.
AB 1941 (González, Mark, D) Organized metal theft.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would create a new offense of organized metal theft, covering coordinated theft, possession,
purchase, or facilitation of stolen metal materials, and would allow the crime to be charged as either a
misdemeanor or a felony.
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It would also make related legislative findings and declarations, state the Legislature’s intent, and specify that no
state reimbursement is required for local costs because the bill creates new crimes.
AB 1976 (Wicks, D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/27/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would limit local governments’ ability to delay or cancel pedestrian and bicycle safety projects,
restrict petition signature requirements for traffic-calming measures, and exempt the establishment or expansion
of pedestrian malls from CEQA while applying existing labor and project requirements.
It would bar cities and counties from holding reconsideration meetings after a safety project reaches 90 percent
design, or from terminating a project after contract award or construction direction unless a public finding is made.
It also declares the measure a matter of statewide concern, applies it to charter cities, and provides for state
reimbursement if mandated local costs are found.
AB 1997 (Lee, D) Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Vetoed HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Vetoed by Governor.
Calendar: 11/30/26 #80 A-GOVERNOR'S VETOES
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly VETOED
Summary: The bill would require approval or disapproval of certain housing development projects within 30 days
after EIR certification and would define “housing development project” for the Permit Streamlining Act.
It also makes related conforming changes to CEQA and permit review procedures, and it states that the new
duties create a state-mandated local program for which no reimbursement is required.
AB 2005 (Ahrens, D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Current Text: 08/28/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/31/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was THIRD READING on
8/30/2026)
Location: 08/31/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: The bill changes urban lot split owner-occupancy rules by requiring applicants to choose between two
affidavit-based options and adding disclosure duties for certain sales, while also creating special limits for LLC
applicants in fire-affected areas.
It would let an applicant either promise to live in one unit for at least three years or agree to sell both parcels within
three years after occupancy permits are issued and keep one unit owner-occupied for three years after a sale; the
home buyer would also need to sign an occupancy affidavit. The bill applies special rules to parcels in the 2025
Palisades and Eaton Fires area, adds civil penalties for certain LLC violations, requires sellers to disclose the
three-year occupancy condition, sunsets in 2032, and states that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 2037 (Patterson, R) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
8/3/2026)
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Location: 08/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
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: 09/18/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/18/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 285, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/18/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require certain public safety agencies to report their compliance status to local
emergency medical services agencies if they were not already providing required prearrival medical instructions to
911 callers by January 1, 2027.
Under existing law, local public agencies must maintain basic emergency telephone systems, and specified
agencies must provide prearrival medical instructions for emergency medical calls by January 1, 2027. The bill
adds a reporting requirement for agencies that are not meeting that obligation, with the report due by January 31,
2027.
AB 2074 (Haney, D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 797, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require major transit cities to create regional transit hub districts by July 1, 2027, allow
certain downtown housing developments in those districts with streamlined ministerial approval, and direct the
California Housing Finance Agency to study housing construction loans and financing.
It would also add these new requirements to the list of state housing law violations enforceable by the Department
of Housing and Community Development, apply them to all cities including charter cities as a matter of statewide
concern, and address possible state reimbursement for mandated local costs.
AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff, R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/31/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was REV. & TAX on 4/21/2026)
Location: 08/31/2026 - Assembly DEAD
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
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obligations on top of existing requirements (specific purposes, performance indicators, and data collection). The
measure would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 798, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would extend and adjust several timelines for housing element and regional housing need
planning, including subregional formation, methodology development, draft allocations, and housing element
update schedules for affected local governments.
It would lengthen certain deadlines from 28 to 34 months and from 25 to 31 months for subregional actions, shift
allocation and methodology deadlines later, revise housing element update timing for jurisdictions tied to
metropolitan planning organizations and regional transportation planning agencies, require earlier notice of
regional transportation plan adoption dates, and declare the measure a matter of statewide concern with no state
reimbursement required.
AB 2313 (Berman, D) Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 934, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The Home Energy Choice Act would require the Public Utilities Commission to create a Gas
Distribution Service Line Replacement Alternatives Program by January 1, 2028, giving certain residential gas
customers monetary incentives to avoid gas line replacement by ending gas service and using alternatives
instead.
The commission would have to exempt emergency replacements, review the program annually, and report to the
Legislature beginning in 2029. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2035, and it would create a
state-mandated local program but specify that no reimbursement is required.
AB 2346 (Wilson, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 842, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would add safety and disclosure requirements for electric bicycles, allow local governments to
set certain trail speed limits, establish a 10-mile-per-hour sidewalk speed limit, and make related violations
infractions.
Beginning January 1, 2029, class 2 electric bicycles would need speedometers, and all electric bicycles would
need front and rear lamps, while sellers and distributors would have to disclose classification, maximum speed,
and a warning about riders under 16. The bill also authorizes local speed limits of 10, 15, or 20 miles per hour on
bicycle paths and multiuse trails, keeps earlier limits in place, sets a prima facie sidewalk speed limit of 10 miles
per hour, and states that no state reimbursement is required for the local costs of enforcement.
AB 2415 (Hoover, R) Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/31/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was CONCURRENCE on
8/19/2026)
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Location: 08/31/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: The bill would allow a transit-oriented development alternative plan to reduce housing capacity in one
transit-oriented development zone by more than 50 percent, if specified conditions are met.
It would also make related changes to Government Code Section 65912.161 and would take effect only if this bill
and AB 2576 are both enacted, with this bill enacted last.
AB 2463 (Petrie-Norris, D) Public Utilities Commission: rates: cost of capital proceeding: authorized return on
equity.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 943, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to provide a more detailed explanation when
setting the authorized return on equity for electrical and gas corporations in cost of capital proceedings issued on
or after December 31, 2030.
The commission would have to assess party proposals, identify the financial models it used, analyze the
relationship between utility credit quality and return on equity, and explain any material changes from prior
methodology. It would also add credit rating trend analysis to the commission’s annual report to the Legislature,
and the bill specifies that no state reimbursement is required for the resulting mandate.
AB 2493 (Petrie-Norris, D) Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission
development monitor.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 944, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would require large electrical corporations and certain transmission owners to submit project
schedules to a new transmission development monitor, which would be created within the Public Utilities
Commission by October 1, 2027, and would oversee progress, compliance, and remedial actions for transmission
and interconnection projects.
The monitor would review project information, network upgrade progress, schedule compliance, and any
corrective actions ordered by the commission, and would issue annual reports and notify the commission of
material deficiencies within 15 days. The bill also makes related legislative findings and states that no state
reimbursement is required for the local costs created by the act.
AB 2516 (Petrie-Norris, D) California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
8/3/2026)
Location: 08/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
Summary: The bill would create the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative to reduce delays and costs for critical
electricity grid components by promoting in-state manufacturing, joint procurement, and state financial assistance.
It would direct GO-Biz’s Energy Unit and the Public Utilities Commission to identify needed grid components,
assess demand over 10 years, and, in some cases, require electrical corporations to participate in joint
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procurement. The bill would also establish a revolving fund and authorize the I-Bank to issue revenue bonds and
provide financing for qualifying projects, while limiting cost recovery to amounts found just and reasonable and
requiring ratepayer credits if joint procurement prices are below market.
AB 2576 (Harabedian, D) Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
Current Text: 09/15/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/14/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/14/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would expand existing exclusions from transit-oriented housing development rules to include
certain historic properties, while also making related technical changes that depend on the enactment of AB 2415.
Under current law, qualifying housing projects are allowed uses in transit-oriented housing developments, with
local agencies generally subject to these provisions starting July 1, 2026, and with penalties applying in certain
cases beginning January 1, 2027. The bill would add two new exclusions: contributing sites in historic districts on
the State Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025, and parcels individually listed as
historical resources on that inventory before that date.
SB 16 (Blakespear, D) Mental health: involuntary commitment.
Current Text: 09/18/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/18/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 314, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/18/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require county behavioral health directors to establish and implement procedures for the
designation and training of professionals involved in involuntary mental health detention and treatment under the
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
It would change existing law, which only authorizes such procedures to be developed, by making them mandatory.
Because this would add duties to county behavioral health directors, the bill would create a state-mandated local
program and provide for reimbursement if state-mandated costs are found by the Commission on State Mandates.
SB 122 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Taxation.
Current Text: 06/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would expand California sales and use tax law to cover digital products, extend and modify
several business tax credit limits and refund options, reduce a first-year tax for certain business entities, and
impose a 100% tax on federal Anti-Weaponization Fund payments.
It also appropriates $750,000 for tax administration, requires reporting by the Franchise Tax Board on the reduced
tax, includes no local reimbursement requirement, and would take effect immediately as a budget-related
appropriation measure.
SB 222 (Wiener, D) Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
Current Text: 09/28/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/28/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/28/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
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Summary: This bill would expand state requirements for permitting, inspection, and installation of residential heat
pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems, while also limiting local and association rules that block or
restrict their use.
It would require local governments to provide asynchronous inspections and online real-time permitting, limit
permit fees, and bar permits or inspections for certain plug-in ready window units. It would also make restrictive
common-interest-development rules unenforceable, apply statewide including to charter cities, and address state
reimbursement for any mandated local costs.
SB 327 (McNerney, D) Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political
influence activities.
Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 645, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/27/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would prohibit electrical and gas corporations from recovering ratepayer costs for activities
opposing municipalization of utility service and would expand the Public Advocate’s authority to obtain information
and review utility records.
It would also align the Public Advocate’s investigative powers with those of the Public Utilities Commission,
change the timing of the office’s annual report to the Legislature, and make violations of the new requirements
subject to existing criminal and state-mandate provisions.
SB 417 (Limón, D) The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 06/25/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 06/25/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would place the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 on the November 3, 2026
ballot, authorizing $11.25 billion in state bonds to support affordable housing and veteran home purchase
assistance.
Of that amount, $10 billion would fund rental housing and homeownership programs such as the Multifamily
Housing Program, CalHome, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program, while $1.25 billion would
provide additional support for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans. The measure would
take effect immediately as an urgency statute if adopted.
SB 492 (Becker, D) Wildfire.
Current Text: 08/29/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/31/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was THIRD READING on
9/1/2026)
Location: 08/31/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: The bill makes broad changes to California wildfire prevention, data sharing, insurance information
access, claims processing, utility accountability, and funding structures, while also creating new reporting,
preparedness, and fast-pay programs.
It would require state agencies to develop wildfire risk data standards and a statewide preparedness strategy,
allow anonymized insurance data sharing for wildfire research, revise wildfire fund and bond rules, restrict certain
wildfire claim transfers and attorney solicitation practices, expand closed-session and public-record exemptions for
some claims matters, and strengthen executive compensation requirements for large electrical corporations.
SB 758 (Umberg, D) Public health: nitrous oxide.
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Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 979, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would extend retail licensing rules to prohibit retailers from selling nitrous oxide in most retail
locations, while allowing local governments to adopt stricter ordinances as long as legitimate uses are not
restricted.
It would also create a state-mandated local program by expanding an existing crime, but state reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts would not be required under the bill.
SB 837 (Reyes, D) Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs to provide disaster and
emergency preparedness community education for older adults and people with disabilities.
This education would be designed to inform these populations about emergency readiness and to promote their
safety before, during, and after natural disasters and other emergency events.
SB 868 (Wiener, D) Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 985, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would temporarily exempt portable solar generation devices from many utility interconnection
requirements through January 1, 2030, while limiting what electrical corporations and local publicly owned utilities
may require of customers using such devices.
It would also allow utilities to require simple online registration information, prohibit certain fees and other
demands, and later bar the sale of noncompliant portable photovoltaic devices; because it would create new
duties and potential violations, it would establish a state-mandated local program without requiring reimbursement
for specified reasons.
SB 886 (Padilla, D) California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
Current Text: 09/21/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/21/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 438, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/21/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create or update electric tariffs and rules by
January 1, 2028 for participating customers, with special provisions for data centers and transmission-level
interconnection.
It would require the commission to consider effects on nonparticipating customers, prevent stranded costs and
cost shifts, separately identify certain generation-related charges for unbundled customers, and allow a new
demand response program. It would also allow interim contracts for certain data centers before the tariff is
approved, and violations of commission actions under the bill could create a state-mandated local program,
though no reimbursement would be required.
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SB 905 (Becker, D) Electricity.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 986, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would direct the Public Utilities Commission to evaluate ways to lower electrical utility costs,
including reduced returns on equity for certain capital investments and alternative financing methods for
distribution, generation, and transmission projects.
It would require a rulemaking, public data disclosure by large electrical corporations on grid utilization potential,
and a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2028. The bill also notes that violations may create a state-
mandated local program, while stating that no reimbursement is required for a specified reason.
SB 907 (Archuleta, D) Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.
Current Text: 09/25/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/25/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 443, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/25/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would increase penalties for hit-and-run offenses involving injury, death, or serious injury,
especially when committed by repeat offenders, and would expand court warnings for defendants in driving-under-
the-influence cases.
It would make injury-related violations punishable as either misdemeanors or felonies, raise felony penalties for
deaths or serious injuries committed within 10 years of certain prior offenses, and require courts to give murder
advisements even when a person pleads to a lesser or different offense. Because it increases possible
imprisonment, it would create a state-mandated local program, but the bill states that no reimbursement is
required.
SB 922 (Laird, D) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
Current Text: 08/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 08/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 08/27/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would clarify that local agencies may impose certain fees, charges, or surcharges on public
service providers or ratepayers to recover street maintenance and related costs, and that these amounts are not
prohibited taxes or permit fees under existing law.
It would also state that the Vehicle Code does not bar a local agency from imposing or collecting such charges,
while removing obsolete references, making technical changes, and adding legislative findings and declarations.
SB 936 (Blakespear, D) Nitrous oxide: sales.
Current Text: 09/18/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/18/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 317, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/18/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would restrict the sale, distribution, and possession of certain nitrous oxide products and
inhalation devices, and it would create new penalties, license actions, and seizure authority for violations. It would
also update licensing and enforcement references to reflect the California Department of Tax and Fee
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Administration rather than the State Board of Equalization.
More specifically, it would prohibit larger nitrous oxide containers, flavored products, and devices intended for
inhalation; make violations infractions; allow civil penalties, license suspension or revocation, and recovery of
enforcement costs; and require businesses selling cigarettes or tobacco products not to store or sell illegal nitrous
oxide at those sites. It would also establish procedures for CDTFA enforcement and specify that no state
reimbursement is required for the local costs created by the bill.
SB 1003 (Grayson, D) Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/31/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on
8/20/2026)
Location: 08/31/2026 - Assembly DEAD
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: 09/18/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/18/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 321, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/18/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would allow a local agency, if approved by majority vote of its governing body, to round cash
payments, refunds, and other cash amounts to the nearest five cents.
It would apply only to local agencies that adopt a resolution making the bill effective for them, and it would define
relevant terms for this purpose. The bill would also take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
SB 1014 (Grayson, D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite
improvements.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 806, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require local agencies to provide housing development applicants with preliminary and
itemized lists or estimates of required improvements within set deadlines, and it would apply these rules statewide
as a matter of statewide concern.
It would allow applicants to request early information about likely onsite and offsite improvements for housing
projects and postentitlement permits, while preserving existing requirements for imposing new improvements;
because it creates new local duties, it is described as a state-mandated local program, though the bill says no
reimbursement is required.
SB 1117 (Cervantes, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
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Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 809, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would change how fees for certain accessory dwelling units are calculated so that charges
apply only to square footage above 750 square feet, and it would apply this rule statewide, including to charter
cities.
It amends existing ADU fee rules under the Planning and Zoning Law and the Mitigation Fee Act, would create a
state-mandated local program, and states that no state reimbursement is required for the costs of this change.
SB 1138 (Padilla, D) Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
8/5/2026)
Location: 08/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to allow load-serving entities to meet up to 25
percent of their resource adequacy obligations through short-term transactions with other load-serving entities,
subject to commission rules and possible suspension or adjustment.
It would also require those transactions to be measured in the same time unit used for resource adequacy
compliance. Because violations of commission actions enforcing the bill could be crimes, the bill would create a
state-mandated local program, but it states that no state reimbursement would be required.
SB 1167 (Blakespear, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 846, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill revises California vehicle laws by redefining and regulating electric bicycles, mopeds, motor-
driven cycles, and off-highway electric motorcycles, while adding labeling, disclosure, battery safety, rental, and
enforcement requirements.
It expands restrictions on how these vehicles may be advertised, sold, rented, or operated, requires additional
labels and documentation, and authorizes enforcement actions for unauthorized high-speed electric two- and
three-wheeled devices on highways and public lands. The bill also makes conforming changes, includes
conditional provisions tied to other bills, and states that it creates a state-mandated local program without
requiring reimbursement for a specified reason.
SB 1168 (McNerney, D) Data centers: rate structures.
Current Text: 09/21/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/21/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/21/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to examine rate structures so data centers pay a
fair share of transmission and distribution costs, load-related increases, and related procurement costs while
protecting residential ratepayers.
It would direct the commission to assess options that ensure rates remain just and reasonable and that data
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centers contribute proportionately to the costs of reliably serving their electricity demand, consistent with existing
integrated resource planning requirements.
SB 1172 (Hurtado, D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1013, Statutes of
2026.
Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill limits consultant compensation related to certain tax sharing agreements to no more than 5
percent of shared tax revenues or $250,000, whichever is lower.
It applies to agreements involving the diversion, transfer, or rebate of Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenue,
with exceptions for certain local staff and unpaid technical advisors, and it takes effect for agreements entered into
on or after January 1, 2027. The bill also declares that these rules address a matter of statewide concern and
apply to all cities, including charter cities.
SB 1187 (Durazo, D) Open meetings.
Current Text: 09/18/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/18/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 324, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/18/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: This bill would remove several upcoming requirements for eligible local legislative bodies under the
Ralph M. Brown Act, including electronic requests for agendas and documents and certain translation and
interpretation duties, while declaring the measure an urgency statute.
It also makes legislative findings required to support limits on public access and to show that the bill furthers
California constitutional requirements for open meetings and public records.
SB 1218 (Arreguín, D) Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 425, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/20/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would authorize law enforcement to immobilize a vehicle when its registered owner has
accumulated a specified number of delinquent illegal dumping notices or notices for failure to pay or appear in
court.
This would extend existing vehicle immobilization authority, which already applies to certain delinquent parking
and traffic violations, to cases involving illegal dumping violations. The vehicle could remain immobilized until the
owner provides the required information and satisfies the outstanding penalties.
SB 1233 (Allen, D) Public utilities: rates.
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on
8/5/2026)
Location: 08/14/2026 - Assembly DEAD
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Summary: This bill would require electrical and gas utilities seeking rate changes to provide specified information,
and it would require the Public Utilities Commission to consider wildfire risk reduction efforts when approving
electrical rate changes.
It would also expand the commission’s annual report on utility costs by adding five-year expenditure comparisons
by functional category for each utility, require the underlying source data to be published online, and specify that
no state reimbursement is required for the resulting mandate.
SB 1349 (Gonzalez, D) Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst’s Office: assessment, report, and
recommendation.
Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 433, Statutes of 2026.
Location: 09/20/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major state tax expenditures, publish
annual reports with recommendations, and identify possible savings for the Legislature, beginning by January 1,
2028 and ending with a final report on January 1, 2032.
It would also require legislative tax committees to hold a joint public hearing on the reports, direct state tax
agencies to provide anonymized taxpayer data with security protections as needed, and repeal the provisions on
January 1, 2033. The bill includes findings and declarations supporting these requirements.
Total Measures: 59
Total Tracking Forms: 0
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CCCA, LEAGUE and YIMBY, Legislative Summary
October 15, 2026
CCCA
AB 1546 (Schultz D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/25/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 444
Introduced: 1/5/2026
Last Amended: 8/28/2026
Status: 9/25/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 444, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/25/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Under existing law, if a person is convicted of either driving under the influence (DUI) of any alcoholic
beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug or driving while
having 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in the person’s blood within 10 years of 2 separate
violations of specified DUI offenses, or any combination thereof, that resulted in convictions, that
person has committed an offense punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 120
days nor more than one year and by a fine, as specified. This bill would, instead, make the above DUI
conviction punishable as a wobbler by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 120 days nor
more than one year and by a fine, as specified, or by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2
or 3 years and a fine, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1588 (Stefani D) Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 366
Introduced: 1/15/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 366, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law prohibits a person from, among other things, engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor
vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility. Under existing law, a
violation of this prohibition is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by
a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law,
beginning on January 1, 2029, authorizes a court to suspend the privilege to operate a vehicle for 90
days to 6 months for a person who engages in, aids, or abets a motor vehicle exhibition of speed that
occurred as part of a sideshow. For these purposes, existing law defines “sideshow” as an event in
which 2 or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility for the
purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of
speed, or reckless driving for spectators. This bill would revise the definition of sideshow to include the
use or operation of any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, motorcycles or off-highway motor
vehicles, as specified, to barricade, block, impede, or otherwise obstruct traffic. The bill would also
provide enhanced penalties for engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed as
part of a sideshow, including, as specified, increasing fines, requiring a mandatory minimum jail
sentence, and making the offense punishable as a misdemeanor or felony if the offense proximately
causes injury to another person.
Position: Support
AB 1621 (Wilson D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 780
Introduced: 1/22/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 780, Statutes
of 2026.
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Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency or state agency to compile one or more lists that
specify in detail the information required from any applicant for a postentitlement phase permit, as
defined. Existing law also establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an
application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant, and whether to approve or
deny an application. Existing law requires the time limits to be tolled, if the local agency or state agency
requires review of the application by an outside entity, until the outside entity completes the review
and returns the application, as specified. This bill would prohibit a local agency or state agency from
requiring or requesting more than 2 plan check and specification reviews in connection with an
application for a building permit, as part of its review. The bill would authorize a local agency or state
agency to deny an application that is not compliant with the permit standards following 2 plan check
and specification reviews. The bill would also authorize an applicant to request additional submittals of
applications that are not compliant with the permit standards.
Position: Oppose
AB 1712 (Pacheco D) City of Santa Fe Springs: sale of water utility property.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 371
Introduced: 2/4/2026
Last Amended: 4/6/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law authorizes the furnishing of utility services by publicly owned public utilities, including
municipal corporations, that are subject to control by their governing bodies. Existing law authorizes
any municipal corporation to acquire, construct, own, operate, or lease any public utility, as defined,
and authorizes a municipal corporation to sell or dispose of any public utility it owns. Existing law
establishes procedures whereby a municipal corporation may lease, sell, or transfer that portion of a
water utility used for furnishing water service outside or inside the boundaries of the municipal
corporation, including, in the case of sale or transfer of the public utility located inside the municipal
boundaries, the determination that the public utility is not necessary for supplying water to its own
inhabitants or that its inhabitants will be provided with equal or better service by the acquiring entity, if
the sale or transfer is approved by a majority of all voters voting on the issue in an election, and the
acquiring entity discloses specified information before the election. This bill would authorize the City of
Santa Fe Springs, until January 1, 2032, to sell its public utility for furnishing water service for the
purpose of consolidating its public water system with another public water system pursuant to
specified procedures if certain requirements are met.
Position: Support
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 781
Introduced: 2/9/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 781, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law contains various provisions requiring a local government that receives an
application for certain types of qualified housing developments to review the application under a
streamlined, ministerial approval process, depending on the type of housing development, as specified.
Existing law, the Subdivision Map Act, vests the authority to regulate and control the design and
improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures
governing the local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of
tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modification thereof. The act generally requires a subdivider
to file a tentative map or vesting tentative map with the local agency, as specified, and the local
agency, in turn, to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within a specified time
period. Existing law, known as the Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021, among other things,
requires a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map
or a tentative and final map for a housing development project that meets certain requirements,
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including that the housing development project on the lot proposed to be subdivided will contain 10 or
fewer residential units, except as provided. This bill, the Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act,
would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for a townhome development
project that is subject to a prescribed ministerial approval process if the development complies with
certain procedural requirements and satisfies specified objective planning standards. The bill would
also require a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a
tentative and final map for a townhome development project that meets specified requirements,
including that the proposed subdivision complies with the requirements established by the bill for
ministerial approval of a townhome development project, as described in the preceding sentence, and
that the newly created parcels are no smaller than 600 square feet.
Position: Oppose
AB 1820 (Schiavo D) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 348
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county to administratively approve an application to
install an electric vehicle charging station through the issuance of a building permit or similar
nondiscretionary permit, and requires every local government to adopt an ordinance that creates an
expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as provided. Existing
law defines “electric vehicle charging station” to mean any level of electric vehicle supply equipment
station that is designed and built in compliance with specified provisions, and delivers electricity from a
source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. Existing law requires fees charged by a
local agency for specified purposes, including permits, to not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of
providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless a question regarding the amount of the fee
charged in excess of this cost is submitted to, and approved by, 2/3 of the electors. Existing law, until
January 1, 2034, prohibits a city, county, city or county, or charter city from charging a permit fee for a
solar energy system that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the
fee is charged, which cannot exceed $450 plus $15 per kilowatt for each kilowatt above 15kW for
residential solar energy systems, and $1,000 plus $7 per kilowatt for each kilowatt between 51kW and
250kW, plus $5 for every kilowatt above 250kW, for commercial solar energy systems, unless the city,
county, city and county, or charter city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue
the permit as part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided. This bill,
until January 1, 2036, would prohibit a city, county, city or county, or charter city from charging a permit
fee for an electric vehicle charging station that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service for which the fee is charged, which cannot exceed $500 plus $5 per kilowatt for each kilowatt
between 51kW and 250kW, plus $2 for every kilowatt above 250kW, for a level 2 electric vehicle
charging station installed at a new or existing multifamily housing development, unless the city, county,
city and county, or charter city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue the permit
as part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided.
Position: Oppose
AB 1941 (González, Mark D) Organized metal theft.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 838
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/18/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law makes a person who is a dealer in or collector of junk, metals, or secondhand materials, or
their agent, employee, or representative, who buys or receives any wire, cable, copper, lead, solder,
mercury, iron, or brass that the person knows or reasonably should know is used by or belongs to
specified entities, including a railroad, certain utility companies, or a public entity engaged in furnishing
public utility service, without using due diligence to ascertain that the person selling or delivering that
material has a legal right to do so, guilty of criminally receiving that property and, in addition to
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imprisonment, makes that act punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. This bill would prohibit
organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or more persons to steal metal materials
from one or more of specified materials and items with the intent to sell, exchange, or return those
metal materials for value, acting in concert with 2 or more persons to receive, purchase, or possess
those metal materials knowing or believing it to have been stolen, acting as an agent of another to
steal those metal materials as part of an organized plan to commit theft, or recruiting, coordinating,
organizing, supervising, directing, managing, or financing another to undertake acts of theft of metal.
Position: Support
AB 2346 (Wilson D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 842
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 6/18/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 842, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric
motor of less than 750 watts, and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions for
various purposes. This bill would require all class 2 electric bicycles manufactured, sold, or offered for
sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with a speedometer. The bill would also require all
electric bicycles manufactured, sold, or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with
an integrated or detachable front lamp and a rear lamp, as specified. The bill would also require sellers
and distributors of electric bicycles to disclose specified information at or before the point of sale.
Position: Support
AB 2349 (Solache D) State Air Resources Board: regional air quality incident response program.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 7/1/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. VETOED
Calendar:
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Summary:
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary
responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control districts and air quality
management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources
other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the state board to inventory sources of air pollution
within the air basins of the state, determine the kinds and quantity of air pollutants, and monitor air
pollutants in cooperation with districts and other agencies. This bill would require the state board to
expand its incident air monitoring program, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for those
purposes, to provide support for a regional network of air quality incident response centers, including
at least one air quality incident response and evaluation center located at the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, in order to facilitate emergency air monitoring response at the local and regional
level. The bill would require each air quality incident response center to be operated by the state board
or an air district and would require the state board and each district that operates an air quality
incident response center to coordinate to provide emergency air monitoring response for disasters or
other crises impacting air quality and public health in the state.
Position: Support
AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris D) Local reconstruction agencies.
Current Text: Amended: 8/3/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/3/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/10/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
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The Community Redevelopment Law established redevelopment agencies in each community and
granted specified powers to those redevelopment agencies for the purpose of promoting
redevelopment in blighted areas. Existing law dissolved those community redevelopment agencies in
2012. Other existing law, the Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986, authorizes each city,
county, or other local subdivision, as provided, to prepare, prior to a disaster, plans and ordinances
facilitating the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the area in case of a disaster.
Existing law authorizes the plans and ordinances to include, among other things, a contingency plan of
action and organization for short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction to be instituted after
a disaster. Existing law authorizes the plans and ordinances to include the authority and proposed
organization for establishment of a local reconstruction authority with powers parallel to those of a
community redevelopment agency, except as specified. This bill would refer to those plans as a disaster
recovery plan and would require a city or county that prepares a disaster recovery plan to amend its
general plan, if necessary, as provided, to ensure consistency between both plans. The bill would
revise the contingency plan of action and organization to include intermediate recovery and
reconstruction, in addition to the short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction, and would
specify elements that may be included in the contingency plan of action and organization. The bill would
require the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, on or before January 1, 2029, and in
consultation with other specified state and local entities, to assess the recovery and rebuilding needs
of jurisdictions across the state and develop model ordinance language, as provided.
Position: Support
AB 2529 (Johnson R) Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 618
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 4/9/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 618, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Government Claims Act governs the tort liability and immunity of, and claims and actions against,
public entities, officers, and employees. Existing law requires that a claim against a public entity or
public employee be signed by the claimant or by some person on the claimant’s behalf. This bill would
require a claim against a public entity or public employee to include a declaration that, upon information
and belief, the contents of the claim are true and correct.
Position: Support
SB 1266 (Stern D) Crimes: theft.
Current Text: Amended: 7/2/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/5/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted by Proposition 47, as approved by the voters at the
November 4, 2014, statewide general election, requires the theft of property that does not exceed
$950 to be punished as a misdemeanor, except as specified. Proposition 47 authorizes amendment of
its provisions by a 2/3 vote of the Members of each house of the Legislature so long as the
amendments are consistent with and further the intent of the act. Under existing law, it is grand theft
to steal, take, or carry away copper materials of another valued at more than $950. This bill would
amend Proposition 47 to require, for the purposes of this provision, value to be calculated as the cost
to the victim to repair and replace the stolen materials, including equipment that was damaged or
destroyed by the stealing, taking, or carrying away, as specified.
Position: Support
SB 1274 (Archuleta D) Industrial cities.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/14/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 231
Introduced: 2/20/2026
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Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/14/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 231, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/14/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law defines terms for the identification of state and local governmental entities. This bill would
define an industrial city.
Position: Support
SB 1359 (Stern D) Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 1026
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1026,
Statutes of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including
gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public
utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires, until at
least December 31, 2029, each gas corporation to submit to the commission a map that includes,
among other things, the location of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects identified in
its distribution integrity management plan and any foreseeable gas distribution pipeline replacements,
as provided. This bill would require each gas corporation to submit an annual report to the commission
that describes its expenditures associated with gas distribution infrastructure replacement and
upgrade projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission, as part of its long-term gas
planning rulemaking or a successor proceeding, to consider a framework for the depreciation of gas
distribution infrastructure that reflects reasonably foreseeable changes in gas demand and is designed
to minimize future ratepayer exposure to stranded asset costs, and would authorize the commission to
apply the framework in evaluating the depreciation of, and cost recovery for, gas distribution
infrastructure replacements and upgrades. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws.
Position: Oppose
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: Chaptered: 7/16/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 89
Introduced: 12/2/2024
Last Amended: 6/11/2026
Status: 7/16/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 7/16/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Administrative Procedure Act sets forth the requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and
implementation of regulations by state agencies. The Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought
Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (act), approved by the voters as Proposition 4 at the
November 5, 2024, statewide general election, authorized the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe
drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire and forest resilience, coastal resilience,
extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable,
and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands, park creation and outdoor access, and clean air
programs. Existing law authorizes certain regulations needed to effectuate or implement programs of
the act to be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
as provided. Existing law requires the emergency regulations to be filed with the Office of
Administrative Law and requires the emergency regulations to remain in effect until repealed or
amended by the adopting state agency. This bill, notwithstanding the above, would exempt the
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adoption of regulations needed to effectuate or implement programs of the act from the requirements
of the Administrative Procedure Act, as provided. The bill would require a state entity that receives
funding to administer a competitive grant program established using the Administrative Procedure Act
exemption to do certain things, including, among other things, to develop draft project solicitation and
evaluation guidelines, to transmit copies of those guidelines to the fiscal committees and to the
appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, to hold a noticed public meeting on those guidelines,
and to submit those guidelines to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, except as provided.
Position: Support
AB 262 (Caloza D) California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.
Current Text: Amended: 6/22/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/16/2025
Last Amended: 6/22/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law, the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, beginning July 1, 2026, eliminates the
Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and instead establishes the Business and
Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (agency). Existing law
requires the agency to coordinate with the California Health and Human Services Agency and the
California Consumer Protection Agency on various state policies, including housing. This bill would
require the agency to create a study on issues impacting pregnant people experiencing homelessness
and report the results of the study, as well as recommendations to establish a PINK Alert, to the
Legislature by July 1, 2028.
Position: Watch
AB 650 (Papan D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: Vetoed: 10/13/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 2/13/2025
Last Amended: 9/5/2025
Status: 1/22/2026-Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Location: 10/13/2025-A. VETOED
Summary:
Current law requires a public agency to administer its programs and activities relating to housing and
community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and take no action that is
materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. Current law defines
“affirmatively furthering fair housing,” as provided. The Planning and Zoning Law requires that a
housing element include, among other things, a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during
the planning period. Current law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to
develop a standardized reporting format for programs and actions taken pursuant to the requirement
to affirmatively further fair housing. This bill would require the department to develop the above-
described standardized reporting format on or before December 31, 2026.
Position: Watch
AB 846 (Connolly D) Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities.
Current Text: Amended: 6/26/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2025
Last Amended: 6/26/2025
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 7/14/2025)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered, threatened, or candidate
species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (department) may
authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or memorandums of
understanding for specified purposes. Current law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in
the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide
criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Existing law
requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity
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zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal, as
provided. This bill would authorize a city, county, city and county, special district, or other local agency
to submit to the department a wildfire preparedness plan to conduct wildfire preparedness activities on
land designated as a fire hazard severity zone, as defined, that minimizes impacts to wildlife and
habitat for candidate, threatened, and endangered species. The bill would require the wildfire
preparedness plan to include, among other things, a brief description of the planned wildfire
preparedness activities, the approximate dates for the activities, and a description of the candidate,
endangered, and threatened species within the plan area. The bill would require the department to
impose a fee on a local agency for the cost of reviewing a wildfire preparedness plan submitted by that
local agency, as specified. The bill would require the department, if sufficient information is included in
the wildfire preparedness plan for the department to determine if an incidental take permit is required,
to notify the local agency within 90 days of receipt of the wildfire preparedness plan if an incidental
take permit or other state permit is needed, or if there are other considerations, exemptions, or
streamlined pathways that the wildfire preparedness activities qualify for, including, but not limited to,
the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s California Vegetation Treatment Program.
Position: Watch
AB 1407 (Wallis R) Planning and Zoning Law: housing elements: rezoning.
Current Text: Amended: 3/28/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 2/21/2025
Last Amended: 3/28/2025
Status: 2/2/2026-From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Location: 1/23/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Current law requires a city or county to prepare and adopt a general plan for its jurisdiction that
contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Current law requires the housing
element to identify adequate sites for housing. Current law requires the housing element to contain an
assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to the meeting of
these needs. Current law requires rezoning, as specified, when an inventory of sites does not identify
adequate sites to accommodate the need for groups of specified household income levels. If the local
government fails to adopt a housing element that the Department of Housing and Community
Development has found to be in substantial compliance with specified law within 120 days of the
statutory deadline for adoption of the housing element, existing law requires the local government to
complete this rezoning no later than one year from the statutory deadline for adoption of the housing
element. This bill would extend the above-described one-year deadline to one year and 6 months.
Position: Watch
AB 1421 (Wilson D) Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.
Current Text: Amended: 1/5/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/21/2025
Last Amended: 1/5/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was RLS. on 1/29/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Current law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage
Charge Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation to guide the
development and evaluation of a pilot program assessing the potential for mileage-based revenue
collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Current law additionally requires the Transportation
Agency, in consultation with the commission, to implement the pilot program, as specified. Current law
repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would require the commission, in consultation
with the Transportation Agency, to consolidate and prepare research and recommendations related to
a road user charge or a mileage-based fee system. The bill would require the commission to submit a
report, as specified, on the research and recommendations described above to the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the Legislature by no later than January 1, 2027.
Position: Support
AB 1439 (Garcia D) Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 365
Introduced: 2/21/2025
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
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Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 365, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law prohibits the boards of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the State
Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) from making certain new investments or renewing existing
investments of public employee retirement funds, including in a thermal coal company, as defined.
Existing law provides that a board is not required to take any action regarding those investments
unless the board determines in good faith that the action is consistent with the board’s fiduciary
responsibilities established in the California Constitution. This bill would request the University of
California, Berkeley, Labor Center to conduct an independent study to analyze the extent of labor
standards protections in California real estate and infrastructure development projects funded through
the real asset portfolios of PERS and STRS. The bill would request that the study and a report of its
findings be completed and provided to the Legislature and the Department of Finance by January 1,
2028, as specified.
Position: Oppose
AB 1559 (Calderon D) Residential property insurance images.
Current Text: Amended: 4/13/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/8/2026
Last Amended: 4/13/2026
Status: 7/1/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was P., D.T., & C.P. on
6/10/2026)
Location: 7/1/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential property insurance. Existing
law requires an insurer to send various notices to a policyholder at specified intervals. This bill would
require an admitted insurer to notify a residential property insurance policyholder that aerial images
may be taken or obtained of the insured property, as specified, unless a claim has been submitted or is
pending on the property and the images will be used only for evaluating the claim. The bill would
require the insurer to provide the aerial images upon request, as specified, and would require the
notice to include instructions regarding how a policyholder may make that request.
Position: Support
AB 1564 (Ahrens D) Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
Current Text: Amended: 5/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/12/2026
Last Amended: 5/18/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law that governs the labor relations of public employees and employers, including, among
others, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, provisions relating to public schools, and
provisions relating to higher education prohibits employers from taking certain actions relating to
employee organization, including imposing or threatening to impose reprisals on employees,
discriminating or threatening to discriminate against employees, or otherwise interfering with,
restraining, or coercing employees because of their exercise of their guaranteed rights. Those
provisions of existing law further prohibit denying to employee organizations the rights guaranteed to
them by existing law. This bill would prohibit a public employer from questioning a public employee, a
representative of a recognized employee organization, or an exclusive representative regarding
communications made in confidence between an employee and an employee representative in
connection with representation relating to any matter within the scope of the recognized employee
organization’s representation.
Position: Oppose
AB 1567 (Ta R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/12/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
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Status: 9/27/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. VETOED
Calendar:
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Summary:
Existing law requires the housing element to be revised according to a specific schedule. After the
legislative body has adopted all or part of a general plan, existing law requires the planning agency to
provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to various entities that includes specified information.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with
each council of governments, to determine each region’s existing and projected housing need, as
provided. Existing law requires each council of governments, or the department for cities and counties
without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of
the regional housing need to each city, county, or city and county and that furthers specified objectives.
This bill would, for the 7th and each subsequent revision of the housing element, authorize a planning
agency to include in that report the number of units approved for congregate care for the elderly or
residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined, for up to 15% of a jurisdiction’s regional housing
need allocation for any income category, if congregate housing for the elderly or residential care
facilities is included in the regional housing need determination, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1569 (Davies R) Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.
Current Text: Chaptered: 8/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 128
Introduced: 1/12/2026
Last Amended: 4/13/2026
Status: 8/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 8/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Would require, on or before March 1, 2028, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the
Department of the California Highway Patrol, to develop a standardized electric bicycle safety and
training program for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, as provided. In developing the program, the bill
would authorize the State Department of Education and the Department of the California Highway
Patrol to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies or local governments that have implemented
electric bicycle training programs already to ensure the program reflects proven best practices. The bill
would encourage local educational agencies and parent organizations to offer training demonstrations
to pupils and parents on electric bicycle operations in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies
or local governments, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1577 (Bauer-Kahan D) Data centers: reporting.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/21/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 434
Introduced: 1/12/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/21/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/21/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and
vests the commission with various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the
state’s energy policies. Existing law requires the commission to biennially adopt an integrated energy
policy report, as specified, and to make the reports accessible to state, local, and federal entities and
to the general public. This bill would require the commission to establish a process for the owner or
operator of a data center, as defined, to submit specified information to the commission, including,
among other information, the data center’s location and size, the data center’s power usage
effectiveness, as defined, and the quantity of fuel consumed by onsite generators or other fuel-based
energy systems, as specified. The bill would require the owner or operator of a data center to submit
the required information in the manner and timeframe specified by the commission. The bill would
require the commission, beginning with the 2029 integrated energy policy report, and in subsequent
biennial reports thereafter as determined by the commission, to include an assessment of electrical
load trends for data centers, as provided.
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Position: Support
AB 1588 (Stefani D) Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 366
Introduced: 1/15/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 366, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law prohibits a person from, among other things, engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor
vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility. Under existing law, a
violation of this prohibition is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by
a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law,
beginning on January 1, 2029, authorizes a court to suspend the privilege to operate a vehicle for 90
days to 6 months for a person who engages in, aids, or abets a motor vehicle exhibition of speed that
occurred as part of a sideshow. For these purposes, existing law defines “sideshow” as an event in
which 2 or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility for the
purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of
speed, or reckless driving for spectators. This bill would revise the definition of sideshow to include the
use or operation of any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, motorcycles or off-highway motor
vehicles, as specified, to barricade, block, impede, or otherwise obstruct traffic. The bill would also
provide enhanced penalties for engaging in, aiding, or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition of speed as
part of a sideshow, including, as specified, increasing fines, requiring a mandatory minimum jail
sentence, and making the offense punishable as a misdemeanor or felony if the offense proximately
causes injury to another person.
Position: Support
AB 1614 (Dixon R) Vehicles: bicycles.
Current Text: Chaptered: 6/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 40
Introduced: 1/21/2026
Status: 6/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 40, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 6/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Bicycle Transportation Act establishes 4 classifications of facilities, referred to as
bikeways, that provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. Existing law requires a person
operating a bicycle, which includes an electric bicycle, upon a highway to ride the bicycle upon or
astride a permanent and regular seat unless the bicycle was designed by the manufacturer to be
ridden without a seat. Existing law requires a person riding as a passenger on a bicycle upon a
highway to be upon or astride a seat attached to the bicycle, as specified. A violation of these
provisions in punishable as an infraction. This bill would make those provisions applicable to the
operation of a bicycle upon a Class I bikeway.
Position: Support
AB 1621 (Wilson D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 780
Introduced: 1/22/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 780, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency or state agency to compile one or more lists that
specify in detail the information required from any applicant for a postentitlement phase permit, as
defined. Existing law also establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an
application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant, and whether to approve or
deny an application. Existing law requires the time limits to be tolled, if the local agency or state agency
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requires review of the application by an outside entity, until the outside entity completes the review
and returns the application, as specified. This bill would prohibit a local agency or state agency from
requiring or requesting more than 2 plan check and specification reviews in connection with an
application for a building permit, as part of its review. The bill would authorize a local agency or state
agency to deny an application that is not compliant with the permit standards following 2 plan check
and specification reviews. The bill would also authorize an applicant to request additional submittals of
applications that are not compliant with the permit standards.
Position: Oppose
AB 1662 (Wilson D) Misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: Amended: 6/3/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/29/2026
Last Amended: 6/3/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 6/29/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law authorizes a judge in a case where a misdemeanor is being prosecuted, over the objection
of the prosecuting attorney, to offer diversion to the defendant. Existing law prohibits this type of
diversion when, among other things, the current charged offense is willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly
following or willfully and maliciously harassing another person while making a credible threat toward
that person, as specified. Existing law requires the clerk of a court, in which a person was convicted of
a violation of the Vehicle Code or other specified provisions, to prepare within 5 days after conviction
and immediately forward to the Department of Motor Vehicles an abstract of the record of the court
covering the case in which the person was convicted. This bill would require the court, if the court
grants diversion to a defendant who, if they had been convicted, would have had an abstract of record
forwarded to the department pursuant to the above provisions, to instead direct that the prosecuting
attorney ensure notice of the arrest or incident is provided to the department, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1667 (Boerner D) Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.
Current Text: Amended: 5/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/29/2026
Last Amended: 5/18/2026
Status: 5/28/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on
5/21/2026)
Location: 5/28/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law, as added by the Victims’ Bill of Rights, approved as Proposition 8 at the June 8, 1982,
statewide primary election, and as amended by the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of
1998, approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, among other
things, defines a serious felony. Existing law prohibits plea bargaining in a case in which a serious
felony is charged and imposes a 5-year enhancement for conviction of a serious felony if the person
has previously been convicted of a serious felony. This bill would include knowingly furnishing fentanyl
and fentanyl analogs to a minor within the definition of a serious felony.
Position: Support
AB 1685 (Lackey R) Driving privilege: points.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/25/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 445
Introduced: 2/2/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/25/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 445, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/25/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires all records of the Department of Motor Vehicles relating to the registration of
vehicles, other information contained on an application for a driver’s license, abstracts of convictions,
and certain abstracts of accident reports to be open to public inspection during office hours, except
when a specific provision of law prohibits the disclosure of records or information or provides for
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confidentiality. Of these records, existing law requires the department to make available or disclose
abstracts of convictions and abstracts of accident reports if, for driving under the influence-related
violations, the date of occurrence is not later than 10 years. This bill would also require the department
to make available or disclose these abstracts or reports within 10 years of the occurrence for a
violation of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
Position: Support
AB 1687 (Lackey R) Driver’s licenses: revocation.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/25/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 446
Introduced: 2/2/2026
Last Amended: 8/27/2026
Status: 9/25/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/25/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a
person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has
been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Existing law
requires a person who has been convicted of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as specified, to
install an interlock ignition device on the vehicle they operate for a mandatory period of time as
ordered by the court. This bill, Irene’s Law, would require the department, commencing on January 1,
2031, to revoke the driving privilege of a person upon a showing that the person has been convicted of
a violation of driving while intoxicated that proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than
the driver and has 4 or more prior convictions within a 10-year period for, among other things, driving
while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.
Position: Support
AB 1708 (Solache D) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 8: smaller jurisdictions.
Current Text: Amended: 4/6/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/4/2026
Last Amended: 4/6/2026
Status: 5/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 5/6/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program for the
purpose of providing jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or
develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified. Existing law
provides for the allocation of funding under the program among continuums of care, cities, counties,
and tribes in 6 rounds, with rounds 1 to 5, inclusive, administered by the Interagency Council on
Homelessness and round 6 administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development,
as provided. Existing law establishes round 7 of the program and states the intent of the Legislature to
enact future legislation that specifies the parameters, as specified. To be eligible for round 5 or round 6
base program allocation, existing law requires a jurisdiction that is not a tribe to apply as part of a
region and be signatory to a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan that meets specified
requirements. This bill would apply to the allocation of funding available under round 8 of the program
and require a round 8 regionally coordinated homelessness action plan to include certain components,
including a description of programs and interventions provided by smaller jurisdictions, as defined, that
serve the objects and goals of the program, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1738 (Carrillo D) State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/18/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 271
Introduced: 2/5/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
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Summary:
The State Housing Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used
for human habitation. Existing law requires the building department of every city or county to enforce
the provisions of the State Housing Law, the State Building Standards Code, and other specified rules
and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings
used for human habitation. Existing law authorizes an officer, employee, or agent of an enforcement
agency to enter and inspect any building or premises whenever necessary to secure compliance with,
or prevent a violation of, any provision of the State Housing Law, the building standards published in
the State Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of the State Housing Law. Existing law provides certain immunities to a public entity or
employee immunity relative to an inspection or license, as provided. This bill would require a city,
including a charter city, county, or city and county, except as specified, to offer a homeowner or
contractor, as described, the option of requesting remote inspections for all or a subset of an inspection
required by a building permit for specified works in one- or 2-family dwelling units, by either January 1,
2028, or July 1, 2028, as provided. The bill would authorize these local agencies to adopt reasonable
protocols governing the technical conduct of a remote inspection, as specified. The bill would apply the
above-described immunities to remote inspections. The bill would authorize these local agencies to
temporarily ban the homeowner or contractor from using the remote inspection if a homeowner is
found to have willfully misrepresented the work, as provided.
Position: Oppose
AB 1740 (Zbur D) Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 892
Introduced: 2/5/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 892, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for the
planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act generally requires
each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program for certification by the
commission, however, the act authorizes any local government to request the commission to prepare
the local coastal program for the local government, as provided. The act generally prohibits, after
certification of a local coastal program and all implementing actions within the affected area, the
commission from exercising its coastal development permit review authority over any new development
within the area to which the certified local coastal program, or any portion thereof, applies. This bill
would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the City of Santa Monica to submit to the commission a
proposed, complete local coastal program for the city’s portion of the coastal zone. By creating a new
duty for the City of Santa Monica, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would
require the commission to act within 6 months of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal
program, unless an extension is requested by the city. The bill would also require the commission,
within 45 days of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal program, to provide the city, in writing,
a list of identified issues, if any, that require further refinement through suggested modifications for the
local coastal program, as provided, and would require the city and the commission to coordinate
expeditiously and in good faith to reach agreement on any suggested modifications within 6 months of
receipt of the submitted complete proposal.
Position: Support
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 781
Introduced: 2/9/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 781, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law contains various provisions requiring a local government that receives an
application for certain types of qualified housing developments to review the application under a
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streamlined, ministerial approval process, depending on the type of housing development, as specified.
Existing law, the Subdivision Map Act, vests the authority to regulate and control the design and
improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures
governing the local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of
tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modification thereof. The act generally requires a subdivider
to file a tentative map or vesting tentative map with the local agency, as specified, and the local
agency, in turn, to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within a specified time
period. Existing law, known as the Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021, among other things,
requires a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map
or a tentative and final map for a housing development project that meets certain requirements,
including that the housing development project on the lot proposed to be subdivided will contain 10 or
fewer residential units, except as provided. This bill, the Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act,
would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for a townhome development
project that is subject to a prescribed ministerial approval process if the development complies with
certain procedural requirements and satisfies specified objective planning standards. The bill would
also require a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a
tentative and final map for a townhome development project that meets specified requirements,
including that the proposed subdivision complies with the requirements established by the bill for
ministerial approval of a townhome development project, as described in the preceding sentence, and
that the newly created parcels are no smaller than 600 square feet.
Position: Oppose
AB 1761 (Rogers D) Electricity: calculation methodology: nonbypassable charges: data disclosure.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/9/2026
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. VETOED
Calendar:
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Summary:
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including
electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every
public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. This bill would require
the commission to ensure that all data serving as a basis for any decision or ruling issued by the
commission, or in any proposal or analysis provided by commission staff, for the determination or
application of a calculation methodology for any nonbypassable charge imposed on customers of a
load-serving entity to recover costs associated with contracts, electrical corporation-owned generation,
or any other resource or value included in that charge and any other charge derived from those costs,
is made available to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates on behalf of customers. The bill
would require the commission to require an electrical corporation, member association, load-serving
entity, or other party, in submitting a proposal or analysis for the determination or application of a
calculation methodology for any nonbypasssable charge imposed on customers of a load-serving entity
to recover costs associated with contracts, electrical corporation-owned generation, or any other
resource or value included in that charge and any other charge derived from those costs, to make all
data serving as a basis for that proposal or analysis available to load-serving entities and ratepayer
advocates on behalf of customers.
Position: Support
AB 1768 (Bryan D) Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.
Current Text: Chaptered: 6/1/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 11
Introduced: 2/9/2026
Last Amended: 4/21/2026
Status: 6/1/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of
2026.
Location: 6/1/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval
requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes, in accordance with
the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a
requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in
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any county not exceed 2%. This bill would authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Los
Angeles, by an ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use
Tax Law at a rate not to exceed 0.5% for general and special purposes, subject to voter approval, as
specified. The bill would also authorize, until December 31, 2031, the County of Contra Costa, by an
ordinance adopted by the county, to levy a tax pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law at a rate
not to exceed 0.625% for general or specific purposes, subject to voter approval, as specified. The bill
would authorize those taxes to exceed the 2% limit described above.
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: Chaptered: 9/15/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 202
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 6/18/2026
Status: 9/14/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/14/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law establishes a program to allow counties to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as
defined, for construction projects in excess of $1,000,000. Existing law also authorizes counties to use
a best value construction contracting method to award individual annual contracts, not to exceed
$3,000,000, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices, as
specified. Existing law establishes procedures and criteria for the selection of a best value contractor
and requires that bidders verify specified information under oath. Existing law requires the board of
supervisors of a participating county to submit a report that contains specified information about the
projects awarded using the best value procedures described above to the appropriate policy
committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2029.
Existing law repeals the program provisions on January 1, 2030. This bill would, instead, authorize a
county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to select a bidder on the basis of best
value, as described above, for construction projects in excess of $500,000, would make various
conforming changes to the above-described provisions, and would extend the operation of those
provisions until January 1, 2032.
Position: Support
AB 1812 (Aguiar-Curry D) Solid waste: compostable products.
Current Text: Amended: 7/2/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale a product, as defined, that is labeled
with the term “compostable” or “home compostable” unless, among others, the product meets a
specified ASTM standard specification, has OK compost HOME certification, and meets a standard
adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Existing law requires the department
to review revisions to the ASTM standard specification, as provided. Existing law authorizes the
department to adopt a standard different from an ASTM standard if adopted or developed by a
standard-setting organization recognized by the department, the standard adds qualifications to an
ASTM standard specification, and the standard is more stringent than an ASTM standard specification,
as provided. Existing law exempts a fiber product that is demonstrated to not incorporate any plastics
or polymers from complying with any of these ASTM standards. This bill would instead prohibit a person
from selling or offering for sale a product that is labeled with the term “compostable” or “home
compostable” unless the product has OK compost HOME certification or meets a standard adopted by
the department. The bill would repeal the requirement for the department to review revisions to the
ASTM standard specification.
Position: Support
AB 1820 (Schiavo D) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
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Chapter No.: 348
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county to administratively approve an application to
install an electric vehicle charging station through the issuance of a building permit or similar
nondiscretionary permit, and requires every local government to adopt an ordinance that creates an
expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as provided. Existing
law defines “electric vehicle charging station” to mean any level of electric vehicle supply equipment
station that is designed and built in compliance with specified provisions, and delivers electricity from a
source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. Existing law requires fees charged by a
local agency for specified purposes, including permits, to not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of
providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless a question regarding the amount of the fee
charged in excess of this cost is submitted to, and approved by, 2/3 of the electors. Existing law, until
January 1, 2034, prohibits a city, county, city or county, or charter city from charging a permit fee for a
solar energy system that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the
fee is charged, which cannot exceed $450 plus $15 per kilowatt for each kilowatt above 15kW for
residential solar energy systems, and $1,000 plus $7 per kilowatt for each kilowatt between 51kW and
250kW, plus $5 for every kilowatt above 250kW, for commercial solar energy systems, unless the city,
county, city and county, or charter city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue
the permit as part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided. This bill,
until January 1, 2036, would prohibit a city, county, city or county, or charter city from charging a permit
fee for an electric vehicle charging station that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service for which the fee is charged, which cannot exceed $500 plus $5 per kilowatt for each kilowatt
between 51kW and 250kW, plus $2 for every kilowatt above 250kW, for a level 2 electric vehicle
charging station installed at a new or existing multifamily housing development, unless the city, county,
city and county, or charter city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue the permit
as part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided.
Position: Oppose
AB 1821 (Pacheco D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 899
Introduced: 2/11/2026
Last Amended: 6/25/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 899, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Public Records Act requires each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of
records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, to make the records promptly
available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if
applicable, except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law.
Existing law requires each agency, within 10 days of a request for a copy of records, to determine
whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public records in possession of the agency and to
promptly notify the person of the determination and the reasons therefor. Existing law authorizes that
time limit to be extended by no more than 14 days under unusual circumstances, as defined. This bill
would instead require each agency to determine whether the request seeks copies of disclosable
public records in possession of the agency and to promptly notify the person as described above within
10 business days of a request for a copy of records.
Position: Support
AB 1859 (Ortega D) Public works.
Current Text: Amended: 5/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/11/2026
Last Amended: 5/18/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
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Summary:
Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem
wages be paid to workers employed on public works. Existing law defines “public works,” for the
purposes of regulating public works contracts as, among other things, construction, alteration,
demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of
public funds. Existing law makes any officer, agent, or representative of the state or of any political
subdivision who willfully violates specified provisions, including providing notice of certain public works
projects, as specified, to the Department of Industrial Relations, guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law
requires the Labor Commissioner to investigate allegations that a contractor or subcontractor violated
the law regulating public works projects, including the payment of prevailing wages. Existing law
requires each contractor and subcontractor on a public works project to keep accurate payroll records,
showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime
hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman,
apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor in connection with
the public work. This bill would require an awarding body or owner to give reasonable access, as
defined, to representatives of a joint-labor management committee in order to monitor compliance with
the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. The bill would authorize an awarding body,
owner, contractor, or subcontractor to deny or revoke access to the committee’s representative if the
representative fails or refuses to comply with job site safety requirements, as specified. The bill would
authorize the committee to bring an action against an awarding body, contractor, or subcontractor that
willfully denies the committee’s representative reasonable access.
Position: Oppose
AB 1883 (Bryan D) Workplace surveillance tools.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 853
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 853, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of
Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner,
to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state, the enforcement of which is not specifically
vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would, with certain exceptions, prohibit an
employer from using a workplace surveillance tool that uses artificial intelligence to, among other
things, collect neural data or recognize an individual’s emotional state. The bill would define an
employer to include a governmental entity, including, among other entities, charter cities and the
University of California. This bill would authorize the Labor Commissioner or a public prosecutor to
enforce the bill’s provisions. The bill would subject an employer who violates the bill’s provisions to a
civil penalty of up to $500 for each violation. The bill would define various terms for purposes of its
provisions.
Position: Oppose
AB 1899 (Caloza D) Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
Current Text: Amended: 5/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Last Amended: 5/18/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law, the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, beginning July 1, 2026, eliminates the
Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and instead establishes the Business and
Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. The plan also, among
other things, establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness as an independent entity
within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and renames the existing council as the
California Interagency Executive Council on Homelessness, which it establishes within the California
Interagency Council on Homelessness. Existing law requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness
to set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among youth in
California by setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among
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youth in the state, as provided. This bill would establish within the California Interagency Council on
Homelessness the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention (office), with the mission of reducing youth
homelessness in the state to functional zero, defined as the condition in which the number of youth
experiencing homelessness does not exceed the capacity to provide youth with permanent housing.
Position: Support
AB 1924 (Gabriel D) Statewide homelessness prevention strategy.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 794
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 794, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and requires the council
to take various actions to prevent and end homelessness in California. Existing law establishes various
programs to prevent homelessness or assist persons experiencing homelessness, including the No
Place Like Home Program and the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program. This bill
would require the council, by July 1, 2028, to develop a statewide homelessness prevention strategy in
the council’s publicly available Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The bill would require the
strategy to include specified elements, including a homelessness prevention action plan for certain
state agencies and evidence-based model homeless prevention practices, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1934 (Bennett D) State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 763
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 763, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and make available on its internet
website a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Safety Building Standards Compliance training intended for use
in the training of local building officials, builders, and fire service personnel, as specified. Existing law
authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to allow certification of contractors who conduct
defensible space, home hardening, fuel reduction, roadside clearance, and other contracting activities
for wildlife resiliency efforts and who have completed specified training programs. Existing law requires
the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop and update a Wildland-Urban Interface Products listing
of products and construction assemblies that comply with prescribed regulations regarding building in a
wildland-urban interface area. Existing law authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to expend
funds from the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund, upon an appropriation by the
Legislature, for the purposes of researching and developing the products listing and the educational
and training provisions. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to establish the State
Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee. This bill would require, on or before January 1,
2028, the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop an implementation
plan for a home hardening certification program that identifies home hardening measures, including
defensible space, that can be voluntarily implemented during renovation or property improvement
projects, or both, to substantially reduce the risk of loss during a fire and bring existing building stock
into alignment with state building standards for wildland-urban interface areas. The bill would require
the committee, in developing the implementation plan for the home hardening certification program, to
provide specified recommendations.
Position: Support
AB 1941 (González, Mark D) Organized metal theft.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 838
Introduced: 2/13/2026
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Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law makes a person who is a dealer in or collector of junk, metals, or secondhand materials, or
their agent, employee, or representative, who buys or receives any wire, cable, copper, lead, solder,
mercury, iron, or brass that the person knows or reasonably should know is used by or belongs to
specified entities, including a railroad, certain utility companies, or a public entity engaged in furnishing
public utility service, without using due diligence to ascertain that the person selling or delivering that
material has a legal right to do so, guilty of criminally receiving that property and, in addition to
imprisonment, makes that act punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. This bill would prohibit
organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or more persons to steal metal materials
from one or more of specified materials and items with the intent to sell, exchange, or return those
metal materials for value, acting in concert with 2 or more persons to receive, purchase, or possess
those metal materials knowing or believing it to have been stolen, acting as an agent of another to
steal those metal materials as part of an organized plan to commit theft, or recruiting, coordinating,
organizing, supervising, directing, managing, or financing another to undertake acts of theft of metal.
Position: Support
AB 1954 (Ward D) Municipal golf courses: reservations.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 476
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/4/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law authorizes a city to purchase, lease, receive, hold, and enjoy real and personal property,
and control and dispose of that property for the common benefit. Existing law authorizes the legislative
body of a city to acquire property needed for specified purposes, including golf courses. This bill would
prohibit an operator of a third-party golf reservation service platform from listing, advertising,
promoting, selling, or transferring reservations for a golf course owned by a local public agency without
a written authorization from the golf course operator, as specified. The bill would exempt from this
prohibition the sale or transfer of a reservation, for no more than the amount paid, by an individual
who purchased the reservation, if the golf course operator does not clearly post their cancellation
policy on the internet website where the reservation is secured.
Position: Support
AB 1961 (Ahrens D) Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 910
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 910, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Would authorize an employer to seek a workplace violence restraining order on behalf of all employees
at the employer’s workplace or a location at which a group of employees perform their primary job
duties if harassment, unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence is directed at that workplace or
location. The bill would not require an employer to name any individual employee as a protected party if
the employer seeks a workplace violence restraining order on behalf of all employees at the employer’s
workplace or a location at which a group of employees perform their primary job duties. This bill would
require the Judicial Council, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt or modify its forms, as specified.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed
by AB 2179 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2179 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill
would incorporate additional changes to Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by AB
1753 to be operative only if (1) this bill and AB 1753 are both enacted, (2) AB 2179 is not enacted or as
enacted does not amend Section 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and (3) this bill is enacted last.
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Position: Support
AB 1976 (Wicks D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 565
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law grants the legislative body of a city certain powers with respect to city streets and
highways, including the power to construct and maintain those streets and highways. Existing law
grants the board of supervisors of a county general supervision, management, and control of county
highways and authorizes the board of supervisors to lay out, construct, improve, and maintain county
highways. This bill would prohibit a city or county from holding a community input meeting to reconsider,
delay, or prevent implementation of a proposed pedestrian or bicycle safety project after that project
has passed 90% design, as specified. After or upon the award of a contract for, or when county or city
staff, as applicable, are directed to begin, the construction of a pedestrian or bicycle safety project, the
bill would prohibit the city or county from terminating the project unless the city or county makes at
least one specified finding at a public meeting.
Position: Oppose
AB 1997 (Lee D) Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 6/18/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. VETOED
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Summary:
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative
declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project
would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised,
would have a significant effect on the environment. The Permit Streamlining Act sets forth various
procedures for the review and approval of development project applications. Among other things, the
act requires a public agency that is the lead agency or a responsible agency for a development project
to approve or disapprove the project within a specified period of time, which varies depending on the
project’s phase in the CEQA process. The act defines “development project” to include specified
housing development projects, as provided. This bill would additionally require approval or disapproval
of a housing development project within 30 days from the date of certification by the lead agency of
the environmental impact report (EIR), if the EIR is prepared pursuant to specified provisions of CEQA if
certain other conditions are met. The bill would also define “housing development project” for the
purposes of the Permit Streamlining Act and make additional conforming changes. By imposing
additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Position: Oppose
AB 2002 (Solache D) Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.
Current Text: Amended: 6/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 6/18/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 6/29/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term
general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its
boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. That law
requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with each council of
governments, to determine the existing and projected need for housing in each region and further
requires the appropriate council of governments, or the department for cities and counties without a
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council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the
regional housing need to each city, county, or city and county, as provided. Existing law establishes the
Local Government Planning Support Grants Program, administered by the department, for the purpose
of providing regions and jurisdictions with one-time funding, including grants for planning activities to
enable jurisdictions to meet the sixth cycle of the regional housing need assessment, as provided. This
bill would establish the Regional Early Action Planning Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of
providing councils of governments, regional entities, and jurisdictions with one-time funding, including
grants for planning activities, to enable those entities to meet the 7th and subsequent cycles of the
regional housing need assessment. The bill would require the department to allocate funds, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, from the Regional Early Action Planning Fund to each council of
governments or regional entity responsible for allocating regional housing need that applies and
qualifies for those moneys, as specified. The bill would authorize a council of governments or regional
entity to expend funds awarded for certain purposes, including for activities that support the
development, improvement, or implementation of the methodology for the 7th and subsequent regional
housing needs assessment cycles, and for providing jurisdictions with technical assistance, planning,
temporary staffing, or consultant needs associated with updating local planning and zoning documents,
as provided.
Position: Support
AB 2033 (Papan D) Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting: cities.
Current Text: Amended: 5/22/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 5/22/2026
Status: 7/1/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was L. GOV. on 6/10/2026)
Location: 7/1/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is
required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law authorizes certain local
agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed. This bill would establish a pilot program to
authorize a city to use job order contracting as a procurement method. The bill would impose a
$3,000,000 cap on awards under a single job order contract and a $750,000 cap on any single job
order. The bill would limit the term of an initial contract to a maximum of 12 months, with extensions as
prescribed. The bill would establish various additional procedures and requirements for the use of job
order contracting under this authorization.
Position: Support
AB 2038 (Harabedian D) Residential property insurance: cancellations and nonrenewals.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 917
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 3/16/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 917, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including residential property insurance. Existing
law requires an insurer, in the case of a total loss to the primary insured structure under a policy of
residential property insurance, for at least the next two annual renewal periods, but no less than 24
months of coverage from the date of the loss, to renew the policy under certain circumstances,
including that the total loss to the primary insured structure was caused by a disaster. Existing law
prohibits an insurer from canceling or refusing to renew a policy of residential property insurance for a
property located in a ZIP Code within or adjacent to a fire perimeter for one year after the declaration
of a state of emergency, if the cancellation or nonrenewal is based solely on the fact that the insured
structure is located in an area in which a wildfire has occurred. This bill would instead require an insurer
to renew the policy of residential property insurance, under the above-described circumstances, for at
least the next three annual renewal periods, but no less than 36 months of coverage from the date of
the loss.
Position: Support
AB 2041 (Carrillo D) Emergency medical services.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/18/2026 html pdf
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Chapter No.: 285
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 285, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act requires every local public agency to establish within its
jurisdiction a basic emergency telephone system that includes, at a minimum, police, firefighting, and
emergency medical and ambulance services. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services
within the office of the Governor and requires the office to be responsible for the state’s emergency
and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law requires the office, at specified intervals, to
consult with, among others, the State Fire Marshal and the State Department of Public Health in order
to review and update technical and operational standards for public agency systems. Existing law
requires a public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical
response to, by January 1, 2027, provide prearrival medical instructions to “911” callers requiring
medical assistance, as specified. This bill would require a public safety agency described above that
was not providing prearrival instructions to the “911” callers described above on or before January 1,
2027, to report to their local emergency medical services agency the status of their compliance with the
above-described requirement on or before January 31, 2027.
Position: Oppose
AB 2076 (Lowenthal D) The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 920
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 6/4/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 920, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a person or business that conducts business in California and that seeks to sell
specified products or services, to take reasonable steps, as specified, to ensure that the purchaser is
of legal age at the time of purchase or delivery, including, but not limited to, verifying the age of the
purchaser. That law specifies that a person or business that violates these provisions is subject to a
civil penalty not exceeding $7,500 for each violation. This bill would add nitrous oxide, as provided, to
the above-referenced list of specified products or services. The bill would prohibit an online seller from
allowing a purchaser to use a gift card or store credit for specified products or services that are illegal
to sell to a minor. The bill would increase the amount of the civil penalty that may be imposed upon a
person or business that violates these provisions to $7,500 for each violation.
Position: Support
AB 2101 (Gipson D) Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.
Current Text: Amended: 5/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 5/18/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others, airports,
intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice, as
developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human
trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call for
services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking. This bill would additionally
require a privately operated entity that operates in a designated disaster site or designated mitigation
site, as those terms are defined, that is involved in the response, recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup of a
disaster site, permitting related to recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup of a disaster site, or efforts to
mitigate or prevent the occurrence of a disaster, to post the above-described notice, except for
telecommunications companies or internet service providers.
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Position: Oppose
AB 2166 (Carrillo D) Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. VETOED
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Summary:
Would establish, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Multifamily Backstop Financing Program, for
purposes of supporting multifamily projects through the provision of state-backed credit backstops that
would enable surety companies to issue payment and performance bonds to qualified offsite housing
factories in the state. The bill would authorize the bank to provide credit backstops to surety
companies and surety insurers that issue construction bonds according to specified parameters. The bill
would require the bank to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the program.
Position: Support
AB 2180 (Ward D) Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of
service.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 587
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 5/22/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 587, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Constitution specifies various requirements with respect to the levying of assessments
and property-related fees and charges by a local agency. As part of those requirements, the California
Constitution mandates that such fees or charges that are extended, imposed, or increased satisfy
certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the amount of the fee or charge imposed upon
any parcel or person as an incident of property ownership not exceed the proportional cost of the
service attributable to the parcel. Existing law, known as the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation
Act (act), prescribes specific procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with these
requirements and, among other things, authorizes an agency providing water, wastewater, sewer, or
refuse collection services to adopt a schedule of fees or charges authorizing automatic adjustments
that pass through increases in wholesale charges for water, sewage treatment, or wastewater
treatment or adjustments for inflation under certain circumstances. This bill would authorize a local
government to demonstrate the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel by any
method that reasonably allocates the ascertainable cost of providing service to all parcels, if
substantiated as provided. The bill would, however, provide that for water or sewer service fee or
charge impositions, a local government is not required to provide an exact measure of the cost of the
service at each parcel and may instead impose uniform or tiered rates to parcel or customer classes
that are defined based on common characteristics indicative of likely water or sewer use.
Position: Support
AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.
Current Text: Amended: 4/20/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 4/20/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was REV. & TAX on
4/21/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from sales and use taxes, including an
exemption for the sale of, or the storage, use, or consumption of, farm equipment and machinery, and
the parts thereof, purchased for use by a qualified person to be used primarily in producing and
harvesting agricultural products. The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law authorizes
counties and cities to impose local sales and use taxes in conformity with the Sales and Use Tax Law,
and existing laws authorize districts, as specified, to impose transactions and use taxes in accordance
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with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, which generally conforms to the Sales and Use Tax Law.
Amendments to the Sales and Use Tax Law are automatically incorporated into the local tax laws.
Existing law excludes the tax exemption described above from being incorporated into certain local
taxes pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law. This bill would, until January
1, 2032, delete that provision.
Position: Oppose
AB 2218 (Kalra D) Water policy: California Native American tribes.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. VETOED
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Summary:
Would require the state government to support California Native Americans to maintain cultural and
linguistic traditions, practice ecosystem stewardship, and engage in good faith government-to-
government consultations with all California Native American tribes regarding policies that may affect
tribal communities.
Position: Oppose
AB 2253 (Boerner D) Solid waste: products: recycled content claims.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. VETOED
Calendar:
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Summary:
Existing law requires a manufacturer or supplier making an environmental marketing claim relating to
the recycled content of a plastic food container product to maintain specified information and
documentation in written form in its records in support of that claim and to, upon request, furnish that
maintained information to any member of the public, as specified. Existing law requires the maintained
information to include that the recycled content for materials has been diverted from the solid waste
stream either during the manufacturing process (preconsumer) or after consumer use (postconsumer)
and that the recycled content claim conforms to the uniform standards for recycled content contained in
the Federal Trade Commission Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. Existing law
provides for the imposition of a civil penalty by a city, county, or the state for a violation of these
provisions. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2030, expand the application of those provisions from
plastic food container products to all products making recycled content claims. The bill would revise the
reference to the Federal Trade Commission Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims to
specifically refer to those guides as they read on January 1, 2026. The bill would additionally require
documentation in written form that the recycled content material claimed does not exceed the amount
of third-party certified recycled content introduced into the manufacturer’s or supplier’s overall supply
stream for the material used in that product line.
Position: Support
AB 2254 (Addis D) Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.
Current Text: Amended: 7/2/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that
department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish
and wildlife. Existing law authorizes the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch
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butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. Existing law, the
California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, establishes the California Coastal Commission and
provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. This bill would
require, on or before July 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the commission, to identify
known monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in the coastal zone and current local government
monarch butterfly overwintering habitat management plans or policies. The bill would also require, on
or before July 1, 2029, the department, in coordination with the commission, to develop and provide
guidance on model policies to be used by a local government for the protection of monarch butterfly
overwintering habitat, including habitat restoration and enhancement.
Position: Oppose
AB 2296 (Papan D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 798
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 798, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive,
long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other
mandatory elements, a housing element. For the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element,
existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with
each council of governments, to determine each region’s existing and projected need for housing, and
requires the appropriate council of governments, or the department for cities and counties without a
council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing plan that allocates a share of the regional
housing need to each city, county, or city and county, as provided. This bill, except with respect to the
7th housing element cycle for councils of governments with a housing element revision due date during
the calendar year 2027, 2028, or 2029, would extend the above-described timeline for cities and
counties to form a subregional entity to allocate the subregion’s housing need, as provided, from 28
months to 34 months, and the above-described timeline for the council of governments to determine
the share of regional housing need assigned to each subregion from 25 months to 31 months,
respectively. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Support
AB 2297 (Stefani D) Restitution: diversion.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 841
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 3/26/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 841, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a court to, in every case where a person is convicted of a crime, order restitution
to the victim or victims, as specified. Existing law creates and authorizes a number of diversion and
deferred entry of judgment programs, which either defer entry of a plea of guilty by the defendant or
postpone the proceedings of the case as long as the defendant participates in the program. Existing
law requires the court to dismiss the plea or charges if the defendant has performed satisfactorily
during the program. This bill would require the court to order restitution to the victims or victims when a
defendant participates in a diversion program, provided that the defendant is informed of their right to
have a judicial determination of the amount of restitution and is provided with a hearing, waives a
hearing, or stipulates to the amount of restitution ordered. If the court finds restitution is owed
pursuant to this provision, the bill would require the court to order payment of restitution during the
period of diversion.
Position: Support
AB 2346 (Wilson D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 842
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Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 6/18/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 842, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric
motor of less than 750 watts, and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions for
various purposes. This bill would require all class 2 electric bicycles manufactured, sold, or offered for
sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with a speedometer. The bill would also require all
electric bicycles manufactured, sold, or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with
an integrated or detachable front lamp and a rear lamp, as specified. The bill would also require sellers
and distributors of electric bicycles to disclose specified information at or before the point of sale.
Position: Support
AB 2373 (Dixon R) The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale
adaptation approach.
Current Text: Amended: 4/22/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 4/22/2026
Status: 5/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 5/6/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The California Coastal Act of 1976 generally requires each local government lying in whole or in part
within the coastal zone to prepare a local coastal program for that portion of the coastal zone within its
jurisdiction. The act requires a land use plan of a proposed local coastal program to be submitted to
the California Coastal Commission for certification. Existing law requires local governments lying in
whole or in part within the coastal zone to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan
with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the
California Coastal Commission. This bill would authorize local governments lying, in whole or in part,
within the coastal zone to include a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach, as defined, when
including land use policies and implementation measures in their local coastal program or sea level rise
plan, as provided.
Position: Support
AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris D) Local reconstruction agencies.
Current Text: Amended: 8/3/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/3/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/10/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The Community Redevelopment Law established redevelopment agencies in each community and
granted specified powers to those redevelopment agencies for the purpose of promoting
redevelopment in blighted areas. Existing law dissolved those community redevelopment agencies in
2012. Other existing law, the Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986, authorizes each city,
county, or other local subdivision, as provided, to prepare, prior to a disaster, plans and ordinances
facilitating the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the area in case of a disaster.
Existing law authorizes the plans and ordinances to include, among other things, a contingency plan of
action and organization for short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction to be instituted after
a disaster. Existing law authorizes the plans and ordinances to include the authority and proposed
organization for establishment of a local reconstruction authority with powers parallel to those of a
community redevelopment agency, except as specified. This bill would refer to those plans as a disaster
recovery plan and would require a city or county that prepares a disaster recovery plan to amend its
general plan, if necessary, as provided, to ensure consistency between both plans. The bill would
revise the contingency plan of action and organization to include intermediate recovery and
reconstruction, in addition to the short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction, and would
specify elements that may be included in the contingency plan of action and organization. The bill would
require the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, on or before January 1, 2029, and in
consultation with other specified state and local entities, to assess the recovery and rebuilding needs
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of jurisdictions across the state and develop model ordinance language, as provided.
Position: Support
AB 2469 (Papan D) Data centers: water use disclosures.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/21/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 436
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/27/2026
Status: 9/21/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 436, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/21/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to adopt ordinances
that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land as between industry,
businesses, residences, and open space, as specified. This bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and
county from approving a discretionary or ministerial permit or other entitlement that would result in the
construction, or an expansion that increases the maximum peak water use, of a data center unless
specified conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that the applicant provides the city, county,
or city and a county prescribed information. The bill would include in this prescribed information a water
scarcity plan and a water supply assessment, each as provided. The bill would also include in the
specified conditions that the applicant assumes responsibility for the full cost of any required water
conveyance, treatment or storage, or distribution infrastructure improvements necessary to serve the
project, as determined by the applicable water supplier. The bill would provide that this provision is
severable.
Position: Oppose
AB 2513 (Petrie-Norris D) Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program:
regional landscape grants.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 768
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 768, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, including the Natural Resources
Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in coordination with certain public agencies, to develop a
comprehensive implementation strategy to track and ensure the achievement of the goals and key
actions identified in California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, as provided. Existing law
requires the task force, on or before March 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, to update that action
plan, as provided. This bill would authorize the Director of the Department of Conservation to directly
award regional landscape grants to regional entities to implement the above-described regional priority
strategies to contribute to the achievement of the goals of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience
Action Plan, as specified. The bill would extend the authorization for the department to award advance
payments of grants awarded pursuant to the program indefinitely. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Support
AB 2576 (Harabedian D) Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/15/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 214
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/10/2026
Status: 9/14/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/14/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law provides that a housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented
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housing development if specified conditions and requirements are met. Existing law provides that these
provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency adopts an
ordinance or local transit-oriented development alternative plan, as defined, deemed compliant by the
Department of Housing and Community Development before July 1, 2026. Existing law specifies that,
beginning on January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a housing development project meeting
the requirements referenced above that is located in a high-resource area is presumed to be in
violation of specified law and immediately liable for specified penalties. Existing law specifies exclusions
from the provisions described above, including, among other sites prior to one year following the
adoption of the 7th revision of the housing element, a site with a historic resource designated as of
January 1, 2025, on a local register. This bill would also exclude from the provisions described above, a
contributing site within a historic district included on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated
before January 1, 2025, and a parcel individually listed as a historical resource included on the State
Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025.
Position: Support
AB 2724 (Bauer-Kahan D) Insurance: distressed areas.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 961
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 961, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and
generally regulates the business of insurance in the state. Existing law establishes the California FAIR
Plan Association, a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property
insurance participate to administer a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property
insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels. Existing
regulations authorize insurers, in distressed areas and for properties insured by the FAIR Plan that are
exposed to wildfire risk, to use catastrophe modeling, as specified. Under existing regulations, a
distressed area includes undermarketed ZIP Codes and distressed counties. Existing law requires the
State Fire Marshal to classify lands into fire hazard severity zones in accordance with state
responsibility areas and local responsibility areas, as specified. Existing regulations establish and
record wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas in accordance with these classifications. This bill would
require the department, on or before July 1, 2027, and yearly thereafter, to conduct a review and
update distressed areas based on updates to the WUI designated areas.
Position: Support
SB 74 (Seyarto R) Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.
Current Text: Amended: 4/7/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 1/15/2025
Last Amended: 4/7/2025
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 7/2/2025)
Location: 8/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Current law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governor’s office for the
purpose of serving the Governor and the Governor’s cabinet as staff for long-range planning and
research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Current law authorizes a local
agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by authorizing a city or
county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or
other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or
the surrounding community. This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to
establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies for the development
and construction of infrastructure projects, as defined, facing unforeseen costs after starting
construction. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a project’s
additional projected cost, as defined, after the project has started construction, subject to specified
conditions, including, among other things, that the local agency has allocated existing local tax revenue
for at least 45% of the initially budgeted total cost of the infrastructure project. When applying to the
program, the bill would require the local agency to demonstrate challenges with completing the project
on time and on budget and how the infrastructure project helps meet state and local goals, as
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specified.
Position: Watch
SB 239 (Arreguín D) Crimes: criminal threats.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 412
Introduced: 1/30/2025
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 412, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great
bodily injury to another person, as specified. Under existing law, this crime is punishable as a
misdemeanor or by imprisonment in state prison as a felony. Existing law, for the purposes of
sentencing for a felony violation of these provisions, authorizes the court to consider, as a factor in
aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or
great bodily injury of a state constitutional officer, a Member of the Legislature, or a judge or court
commissioner, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the court to consider, as a factor in
aggravation, that the defendant willfully threatened to commit a crime that would result in the death or
great bodily injury of an elections official of a city, county, city and county, or public district, or an elected
local agency official, as specified.
Position: Watch
SB 329 (Blakespear D) Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs:
investigations.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 646
Introduced: 2/11/2025
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment
facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law prohibits operating an alcohol or
other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within
this state without first obtaining a current valid license. If a facility is alleged to be providing those
services without a license, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate
the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or unannounced site
visits to licensed facilities for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as specified. Existing law
requires alcohol or other drug programs to be certified by the department, except as specified. Existing
law prohibits those programs from operating without a certification. If a program is alleged to be
providing services without a certification, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to
investigate the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or
unannounced site visits to certified programs for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as
specified. This bill would require the department to assign a complaint under its jurisdiction regarding a
licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility or a certified alcohol or other drug program
to an analyst for investigation within 10 days of receiving the complaint. If the department receives a
complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, the bill would require the department, to the extent
feasible, to notify the complainant, in writing, that it does not investigate that type of complaint.
Position: Watch
SB 454 (McNerney D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.
Current Text: Vetoed: 10/1/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2025
Last Amended: 9/2/2025
Status: 3/2/2026-Stricken from file. Veto sustained.
Location: 10/1/2025-S. VETOED
Summary:
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Current law designates the State Water Resources Control Board as the agency responsible for
administering specific programs related to drinking water, including, among others, the California Safe
Drinking Water Act and the Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities Funding
Program. This bill, which would become operative upon an appropriation by the Legislature, would
enact a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) mitigation program. As part of that
program, the bill would create the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury and would authorize
certain moneys in the fund to be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to seek out nonstate, federal, and
private funds designated for PFAS remediation and treatment and deposit the funds into the PFAS
Mitigation Fund. The bill would continuously appropriate these funds to the state board for specified
purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to establish accounts within the PFAS Mitigation
Fund. The bill would authorize the state board to expend moneys from the fund in the form of a grant,
loan, or contract, or to provide assistance services to water suppliers and sewer system providers, as
those terms are defined, for multiple purposes, including, among other things, to cover or reduce the
costs for water suppliers associated with treating drinking water to meet the applicable state and
federal maximum PFAS contaminant levels.
Position: Watch
SB 496 (Hurtado D) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.
Current Text: Amended: 4/7/2025 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2025
Last Amended: 4/7/2025
Status: 2/2/2026-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Location: 1/23/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the
state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and
requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically
feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions from those sources. Pursuant to its
authority, the state board has adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, which imposes various
requirements for transitioning local, state, and federal government fleets of medium- and heavy-duty
trucks, other high-priority fleets of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and drayage trucks to zero-
emission vehicles. The Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation authorizes entities subject to the regulation
to apply for exemptions from its requirements under certain circumstances. This bill would require the
state board to establish the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee by an
unspecified date for purposes of reviewing appeals of denied requests for exemptions from the
requirements of the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation. The bill would require the committee to include
representatives of specified governmental and nongovernmental entities. The bill would require the
committee to meet monthly and would require recordings of its meetings to be made publicly available
on the state board’s internet website. The bill would require the committee to consider, and make a
recommendation on, an appeal of an exemption request denial no later than 60 days after the appeal
is made. The bill would require specified information relating to the committee’s consideration of an
appeal to be made publicly available on the state board’s internet website.
Position: Watch
SB 569 (Blakespear D) Bikeways: reversions and modifications.
Current Text: Amended: 8/10/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2025
Last Amended: 8/10/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on
9/1/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law grants the legislative body of a city certain powers with respect to city streets and
highways, including the power to construct and maintain those streets and highways. Existing law
grants the board of supervisors of a county general supervision, management, and control of county
highways and authorizes the board of supervisors to lay out, construct, improve, and maintain county
highways. Existing law authorizes the governing body of a city, county, or local agency to, among other
things, establish bikeways, as defined and classified. Existing law requires the Department of
Transportation, in cooperation with county and city governments, to establish minimum safety design
criteria for the planning and construction of each type of bikeway and of roadways where bicycle travel
is permitted, and requires all city, county, regional, and other local agencies responsible for the
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development or operation of bikeways or roadways where bicycle travel is permitted to utilize the
minimum safety design criteria. This bill would prohibit a bikeway constructed, in whole or part, using
moneys from the State General Fund allocated to any city, county, regional, or other local agency from
being reverted to a nonactive transportation use or modified in a manner that reduces the safety,
accessibility, or mobility of nonmotorized users, for a minimum of 20 years from the date of the
allocation or its actual useful life, as documented in its project design or local building or permit
application materials, whichever is less. less, except as specified.
Position: Watch
SB 866 (Blakespear D) Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.
Current Text: Amended: 6/23/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 1/5/2026
Last Amended: 6/23/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/5/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term
general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its
boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. That law
requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to
the Department of Housing and Community Development that includes, among other specified
information, the agency’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs and the number of
units approved and disapproved in the prior year. This bill, beginning with the first annual report
submitted after the due date for the 7th cycle revision of the housing element, would require that
annual report to additionally include specified information regarding the special housing needs of
families and persons in need of emergency shelter.
Position: Oppose
SB 1159 (Cabaldon D) Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 863
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 6/25/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 863, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Constitution provides that people have the right of access to information concerning the
conduct of the people’s business. Various provisions of existing law, including the California Public
Records Act, the Legislative Open Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and the Ralph M.
Brown Act, provide, with some exceptions, for public access to government records and meetings of
government bodies. Among those acts, the California Public Records Act defines “person” to include any
natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. This bill would
specify that, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, the
Ralph M. Brown Act, the Legislative Open Records Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the California
Coastal Act of 1976, and CEQA, “person,” “interested person,” “participant,” “member of the public,” as
applicable, and any other similar terms under each act referring to those who may engage with
governmental agencies, do not include artificial intelligence, as defined, systems, autonomous agents,
or robots, whether physical or digital.
Position: Support
SB 1172 (Hurtado D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 1013
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 7/1/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1013,
Statutes of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
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Summary:
Existing law prohibits a local agency from entering into any form of agreement that would result,
directly or indirectly, in the payment, transfer, diversion, or rebate of any tax revenue resulting from the
imposition of a sales and use tax under the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law to any
person for any purpose when the agreement results in a reduction in the amount of revenue under the
Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law that, in the absence of the agreement, would be
received by another local agency and the retailer continues to maintain a physical presence within the
territorial jurisdiction of that other local agency. Existing law also requires a local agency entering into
an agreement that results in a reduction of the amount of revenue under the Bradley-Burns Uniform
Local Sales and Use Tax Law that, in the absence of the agreement, would be received by another local
agency to take certain actions with respect to that agreement, including posting the proposed
agreement on its internet website for at least 30 days prior to ratification or approval of that
agreement by its governing body. This bill would prohibit a person from paying compensation to a
consultant with respect to a specific tax sharing agreement, as defined, that exceeds the lower of 5%
of the total tax revenues shared pursuant to the tax sharing agreement and $250,000. The bill would
define a tax sharing agreement for this purpose to mean any agreement that would result, directly or
indirectly, in the payment, transfer, diversion, or rebate of any tax revenue resulting from the imposition
of a sales and use tax under the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law to any person for
any purpose.
Position: Support
YIMBY
AB 736 (González, Mark D) Transfer taxes: limitation.
Current Text: Amended: 6/22/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/18/2025
Last Amended: 6/22/2026
Status: 7/1/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was L. GOV. on 6/22/2026)
Location: 7/1/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The Documentary Transfer Tax Act authorizes the imposition of a tax by a county or city and county, asThe Documentary Transfer Tax Act authorizes the imposition of a tax by a county or city and county, as
provided, with respect to specified instruments that transfer specified interests in real property. This bill
would, beginning January 1, 2027, prohibit a local jurisdiction, defined to include a city, including a
charter city, county, or city and county, from collecting a transfer tax, as defined, levied on the sale or
transfer of a real property interest conveyed if the combined transfer tax rate levied by the local
jurisdiction exceeds 1.5% of the consideration paid for or value of the real property interest conveyed,
except as otherwise provided. The bill would also prohibit a local jurisdiction from levying a transfer tax
on the first sale of single-family housing property occurring within 5 years of one or more housing units
on the real property being destroyed or made uninhabitable by a natural disaster, as defined.
Position: Support
AB 1070 (Ward D) Residential developments: building standards: review.
Current Text: Amended: 6/11/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2025
Last Amended: 6/11/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/3/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The California Building Standards Law establishes the California Building Standards Commission within
the Department of General Services and sets forth its powers and duties, including approval and
adoption of building standards and codification of those standards into the California Building
Standards Code. Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of
the code in its entirety once every 3 years. Existing law requires the building standards and rules and
regulations to impose substantially the same requirements as are contained in the most recent
editions of specified international or uniform industry codes, including the International Residential
Code of the International Code Council. Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and
Community Development (department) and requires the department to submit an annual report to the
Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the
previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. This bill would require
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the department to initiate a study no later than January 31, 2027, evaluating the conditions under
which residential developments of between 3 and 10 units may be designed and constructed under the
requirements of the California Residential Code, as specified. The bill would require the department to
contract with external experts or an independent third party for this purpose. The bill would require the
department, no later than December 31, 2028, to provide a one-time report of its findings to the
Legislature in the annual report described above.
Position: Support
AB 1406 (Ward D) Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.
Current Text: Amended: 1/22/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/21/2025
Last Amended: 1/22/2026
Status: 7/1/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was JUD. on 5/6/2026)
Location: 7/1/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Current law establishes that for the initial sale of a newly constructed condominium unit, as specified,
the amount actually paid to the seller in the event of a buyer’s default pursuant to a liquidated
damages provision that exceeds 3% of the purchase price of the residential unit is subject to specified
requirements, including an accounting of the seller’s costs and revenues, as specified. This bill would
delete the above-specified percentage and, instead, increase that percentage to 6%.
Position: Support
AB 1556 (Haney D) Recovery housing: funding.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 779
Introduced: 1/8/2026
Last Amended: 8/3/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 779, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a state agency or department that funds, implements, or administers a state
program that provides housing or housing-related services to people experiencing homelessness or
who are at risk of homelessness to revise or adopt guidelines and regulations to include enumerated
Housing First policies. Existing law specifies the core components of Housing First, including services
that are informed by a harm-reduction philosophy that recognizes drug and alcohol use and addiction
as a part of tenants’ lives and where tenants are engaged in nonjudgmental communication regarding
drug and alcohol use. This bill would require applicants for state homelessness funding for recovery
housing, as defined, to demonstrate the availability of a range of interventions, as specified. The bill
would require a program that provides recovery housing to meet specified requirements in order to be
eligible for state funding, including that the program satisfies the core components of Housing First,
relapse is not, unless there is another lease violation, grounds for eviction and residents receive
relapse support, the program provides emergency preparedness and overdose prevention and
response training to staff and residents and makes overdose reversal medication available and readily
accessible to staff and residents onsite, and the program adopts and maintains a written return-to-use
policy, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 1621 (Wilson D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 780
Introduced: 1/22/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 780, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency or state agency to compile one or more lists that
specify in detail the information required from any applicant for a postentitlement phase permit, as
defined. Existing law also establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an
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application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant, and whether to approve or
deny an application. Existing law requires the time limits to be tolled, if the local agency or state agency
requires review of the application by an outside entity, until the outside entity completes the review
and returns the application, as specified. This bill would prohibit a local agency or state agency from
requiring or requesting more than 2 plan check and specification reviews in connection with an
application for a building permit, as part of its review. The bill would authorize a local agency or state
agency to deny an application that is not compliant with the permit standards following 2 plan check
and specification reviews. The bill would also authorize an applicant to request additional submittals of
applications that are not compliant with the permit standards.
Position: Support
AB 1704 (González, Mark D) Greenhouse gases: embodied carbon building materials.
Current Text: Amended: 6/23/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/4/2026
Last Amended: 6/23/2026
Status: 8/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(14). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 8/10/2026)
Location: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law requires, by December 31, 2026, the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with
relevant stakeholders, as provided, to develop a framework for measuring the average carbon
intensity of the materials used in the construction of new buildings, including those for residential uses.
Existing law requires, by December 31, 2028, the state board to develop a comprehensive strategy for
the state’s building sector to achieve a 40% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of building
materials, as specified, as soon as possible, but no later than December 31, 2035. Existing law
authorizes the state board to establish an embodied carbon trading system, as defined, in compliance
with these requirements, as provided. This bill would require the state board to determine whether
using building materials with lower embodied carbon would be cost effective during the first 2-year
period of their use compared to using conventional building materials before implementing the above-
described provisions.
Position: Support
AB 1732 (Alvarez D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public
university or public college housing projects.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 792
Introduced: 2/5/2026
Last Amended: 8/3/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 792, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative
declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project
would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised,
would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA, until January 1, 2033, exempts from its
requirements certain actions for affordable housing projects that meet specified requirements, including
confirmation by a public agency that, among other things, the project site satisfies specified
requirements and a vacant project site does not contain tribal cultural resources that could be affected
by the development that were found pursuant to a consultation and the effects of which cannot be
mitigated, as provided. This bill would extend the operation of the above-described exemption to
January 1, 2037, and would expand the exemption to also include a public university or public college
housing project, as defined, that meets specified requirements. Because the bill would extend the
operation of the exemption and would increase duties on a lead agency related to the expansion of
this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Position: Support
AB 1738 (Carrillo D) State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/18/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 271
Introduced: 2/5/2026
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Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The State Housing Law establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used
for human habitation. Existing law requires the building department of every city or county to enforce
the provisions of the State Housing Law, the State Building Standards Code, and other specified rules
and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings
used for human habitation. Existing law authorizes an officer, employee, or agent of an enforcement
agency to enter and inspect any building or premises whenever necessary to secure compliance with,
or prevent a violation of, any provision of the State Housing Law, the building standards published in
the State Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the
provisions of the State Housing Law. Existing law provides certain immunities to a public entity or
employee immunity relative to an inspection or license, as provided. This bill would require a city,
including a charter city, county, or city and county, except as specified, to offer a homeowner or
contractor, as described, the option of requesting remote inspections for all or a subset of an inspection
required by a building permit for specified works in one- or 2-family dwelling units, by either January 1,
2028, or July 1, 2028, as provided. The bill would authorize these local agencies to adopt reasonable
protocols governing the technical conduct of a remote inspection, as specified. The bill would apply the
above-described immunities to remote inspections. The bill would authorize these local agencies to
temporarily ban the homeowner or contractor from using the remote inspection if a homeowner is
found to have willfully misrepresented the work, as provided.
Position: Support
AB 1740 (Zbur D) Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 892
Introduced: 2/5/2026
Last Amended: 7/2/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 892, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for the
planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act generally requires
each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program for certification by the
commission, however, the act authorizes any local government to request the commission to prepare
the local coastal program for the local government, as provided. The act generally prohibits, after
certification of a local coastal program and all implementing actions within the affected area, the
commission from exercising its coastal development permit review authority over any new development
within the area to which the certified local coastal program, or any portion thereof, applies. This bill
would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the City of Santa Monica to submit to the commission a
proposed, complete local coastal program for the city’s portion of the coastal zone. By creating a new
duty for the City of Santa Monica, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would
require the commission to act within 6 months of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal
program, unless an extension is requested by the city. The bill would also require the commission,
within 45 days of receipt of the proposed, complete local coastal program, to provide the city, in writing,
a list of identified issues, if any, that require further refinement through suggested modifications for the
local coastal program, as provided, and would require the city and the commission to coordinate
expeditiously and in good faith to reach agreement on any suggested modifications within 6 months of
receipt of the submitted complete proposal.
Position: Support
AB 1815 (Wicks D) Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 782
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 782, Statutes
of 2026.
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Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Building Standards Law establishes the California Building Standards Commission within
the Government Operations Agency. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt
building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing
law, the California Factory-Built Housing Law, generally regulates the design, manufacture, and
installation of factory-built housing, as defined and specified. That law specifically and entirely reserves
to local jurisdictions certain local requirements, including local use zone requirements, snow load
requirements, and wind pressure requirements. That law provides that any person who violates any of
those provisions and other specified law is guilty of a misdemeanor, as specified. This bill also would
prohibit a city, county, city and county, or district from imposing or enforcing local building standards
applicable to a factory-built housing structure, as defined, that exceed or differ from the applicable
mandatory standards contained in the California Building Standards Code. The bill would authorize a
city or county to make changes or modifications in the requirements contained in the provisions
published in the California Building Standards Code that are reasonably necessary to maintain minimum
health and safety because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, subject to the city or
county making a specified finding. The bill would create a rebuttable presumption in favor of a
determination that facilitates the use of factory-built housing and allows a project to qualify as a
factory-built housing structure. This bill would define certain key terms for purposes of the California
Factory-Built Housing Law.
Position: Support
AB 1903 (Wicks D) Construction defects.
Current Text: Amended: 8/28/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Last Amended: 8/28/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was DESK on 9/2/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law specifies the rights and requirements of a claimant or homeowner to bring a civil action for
construction defects of a dwelling, including applicable standards for home construction, detailed
prelitigation procedures, statute of limitations, burden of proof, and the damages recoverable. Existing
law specifies the rights and prohibitions for a builder to defend against a civil action for construction
defects, including a prohibition against a builder obtaining a release or waiver in exchange for repair
work mandated by law. This bill would modify specific rights, requirements, and prohibitions for the
parties to a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling by revising, among other things, the
requirements for a prelitigation notice from the claimant to the builder and the evidence a claimant is
required to affirmatively demonstrate to make a claim. Among other changes, the bill would repeal the
prohibition on, and, instead, authorize, a builder to obtain a release or waiver in exchange for certain
repair work, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 2005 (Ahrens D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Current Text: Amended: 8/28/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 8/28/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was THIRD READING on
8/30/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that,
among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision
Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the
legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency’s processing,
approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Existing
law requires a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the
development or parcel meets specified requirements. Existing law requires the local agency to require
an applicant for an urban lot split to sign an affidavit stating that the applicant intends to occupy one of
the housing units as their principal residence for a minimum of 3 years from the date of the approval of
the urban lot split. Existing law authorizes a local agency to adopt an ordinance to implement these
provisions, as provided. This bill would instead require the local agency to require an applicant to select
one of 2 sets of owner-occupancy requirements. The first option would be for the applicant to sign,
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under penalty of perjury, the above-described affidavit stating that the applicant intends to occupy one
of the housing units as their principal residence for a minimum of 3 years. The 2nd option would be for
the applicant to sign an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating they intend to sell both parcels of an
urban lot split after issuance of a certificate of occupancy within 3 years from the date of the approval
of the urban lot split and to require that one of the units on both parcels of an urban lot split remain
owner occupied for 3 years, beginning on the date a parcel or unit is conveyed by the applicant to a
home buyer.
Position: Support
AB 2058 (Harabedian D) California Factory-Built Housing Law.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 783
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 783, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Factory-Built Housing Law generally regulates the design, manufacture, and installation
of factory-built housing and defines terms for its purposes. The law authorizes the Department of
Housing and Community Development, among other things, to regulate quality assurance agencies to
perform inspections of factory-built housing manufacturers. The law requires a local enforcement
agency, among other things, to enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing. The law
provides that any person who violates any of its provisions and other specified law is guilty of a
misdemeanor, as specified. This bill would revise these provisions, among other things, to authorize a
quality assurance agency to also perform an installation inspection of factory-built housing, at the
choice of a first user, after the department adopts regulations regarding the requirements for a quality
assurance agency to perform these inspections. The bill would require the department to adopt those
regulations by January 1, 2029.
Position: Support
AB 2074 (Haney D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 797
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 797, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law generally regulates local government zoning and approval of certain
types of housing development projects. The law authorizes a development proponent to submit an
application for a development that is subject to a prescribed ministerial approval process if the
development complies with certain procedural requirements and satisfies specified objective planning
standards. The law also requires a housing development project within a specified distance of a
transit-oriented development stop to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on
any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the development complies with
specified requirements, as applicable. This bill would, by July 1, 2027, require major transit cities to
designate at least one regional transit hub district, as specified, and prescribe requirements for those
districts, including requiring that a district make a downtown housing development an allowable use,
as specified. The bill would define “downtown housing development” as a housing development project
within a regional hub district that meets certain conditions, including that it meets specified labor
standards. The bill would prescribe requirements for the developments, including that the
developments are eligible for streamlined ministerial approval, as specified.
Position: Support
AB 2118 (Hoover R) Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 579
Introduced: 2/18/2026
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Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 579, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, until January 1, 2033, authorizes a
development proponent to submit an application for a mixed-income housing development along a
commercial corridor that satisfies specified site criteria, affordability criteria, and objective development
standards, and deems a housing development that meets those requirements a use by right and
subject to streamlined, ministerial review. Existing law prohibits the objective standards from
precluding a development from being built at specified residential density required and from requiring
the development to reduce unit size to meet the objective standards. This bill would also prohibit the
objective standards from prohibiting or otherwise limiting mixed-use development, as defined, in a
housing development project.
Position: Support
AB 2166 (Carrillo D) Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.
Current Text: Vetoed: 9/18/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/18/2026-Vetoed by Governor.
Location: 9/18/2026-A. VETOED
Calendar:
11/30/2026 #13 ASSEMBLY GOVERNOR'S VETOES
Summary:
Would establish, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Multifamily Backstop Financing Program, for
purposes of supporting multifamily projects through the provision of state-backed credit backstops that
would enable surety companies to issue payment and performance bonds to qualified offsite housing
factories in the state. The bill would authorize the bank to provide credit backstops to surety
companies and surety insurers that issue construction bonds according to specified parameters. The bill
would require the bank to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the program.
Position: Support
AB 2185 (Quirk-Silva D) Housing: multifamily affordable housing programs.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 784
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 8/13/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 784, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, as of July 1, 2026, sets forth the general
responsibilities and roles of the California Housing Homelessness Agency, the Department of Housing
and Community Development, the Housing Development and Finance Committee, and the California
Housing Finance Agency in carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law establishes
programs providing assistance for, among other things, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, and
veteran housing. This bill would require the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, the California
Housing Finance Agency, the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee, and the Housing Development and Finance Committee, no later than July 1,
2027, when administering a multifamily affordable housing program, as specified, to, among other
things, review, analyze, and make any changes necessary to their guidelines and regulations to
facilitate the production and use of factory-built housing.
Position: Support
AB 2243 (Haney D) State Bank Act.
Current Text: Amended: 4/20/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 4/20/2026
Status: 5/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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on 5/6/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act creates within the Governor’s
Office of Business and Economic Development the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and
requires it to administer the act, which, among other things, provides for the financing of certain
economic development projects. This bill, the State Bank Act, would create in state government the
State Bank Commission and provide for its membership, as prescribed. This bill would require, on or
before June 1, 2028, the commission to develop a state bank plan that addresses various items with
respect to creating a state bank, including a state guarantee of public deposits, including those held by
public banks.
Position: Support
AB 2270 (Arambula D) Low-income housing tax credit: farmworker housing.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 931
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 931, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law establishes a low-income housing tax credit program for which the California Tax Credit
Allocation Committee (CTCAC) provides procedures and requirements for the allocation, in modified
conformity with federal law, of state insurance, personal income, and corporation tax credit amounts to
qualified low-income housing projects that have been allocated, or qualify for, a federal low-income
housing tax credit, and farmworker housing. Existing law limits the total annual amount of the state
low-income housing credit for which a federal low-income housing credit is required to the sum of
$70,000,000, as increased by any percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding
calendar year, any unused credit for the preceding calendar years, and the amount of housing credit
ceiling returned in the calendar year. Existing law governing the taxation of insurers, the Personal
Income Tax Law, and the Corporation Tax Law provided an allocation of $500,000,000 for the 2020
calendar year and, for calendar years beginning in 2021, also provides for an additional amount that
may be allocated, up to $500,000,000, to specified low-income housing projects that are new buildings
that are federally subsidized, as specified. Existing law provides that this additional amount is only
available for allocation pursuant to an authorization in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires
specified regulatory action by CTCAC aimed at increasing production and containing costs, including a
scoring system that maximizes the efficient use of public subsidy and benefit created through the low-
income housing tax credit program, as specified. This bill would require CTCAC to consider amending
the regulatory scoring system to establish a housing type for farmworker housing projects, as specified
in the existing CTCAC regulation.
Position: Support
AB 2296 (Papan D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 798
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 798, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive,
long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other
mandatory elements, a housing element. For the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element,
existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with
each council of governments, to determine each region’s existing and projected need for housing, and
requires the appropriate council of governments, or the department for cities and counties without a
council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing plan that allocates a share of the regional
housing need to each city, county, or city and county, as provided. This bill, except with respect to the
7th housing element cycle for councils of governments with a housing element revision due date during
the calendar year 2027, 2028, or 2029, would extend the above-described timeline for cities and
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counties to form a subregional entity to allocate the subregion’s housing need, as provided, from 28
months to 34 months, and the above-described timeline for the council of governments to determine
the share of regional housing need assigned to each subregion from 25 months to 31 months,
respectively. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Oppose
AB 2351 (Bonta D) General plan: annual report: shelter beds.
Current Text: Amended: 4/27/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 4/27/2026
Status: 5/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 5/6/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires cities and counties to prepare, adopt, and amend general plans
and elements of those general plans, as specified. After the legislative body has adopted all or part of
a general plan, the law requires the planning agency to provide by April 1 of each year an annual
report to specified entities that includes certain information, including the status of the plan and
progress of its implementation. This bill would require the planning agency to include in that report,
beginning with the report due by April 1, 2028, the number of temporary emergency shelter beds and
the number of permanent housing units serving those experiencing or exiting homelessness in the
jurisdiction in each of specified categories.
Position: Support
AB 2433 (Alvarez D) Housing development: density bonus.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 800
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 800, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Density Bonus Law requires a city or county to grant a density bonus, other incentives or
concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, to an applicant for a
housing development when the applicant seeks a density bonus for the housing development, as
specified, if the applicant agrees to construct, among other things, a specified percentage of units for
very low income, lower income, or senior citizen housing, and meets other requirements. This bill
would, instead, require a city or county to grant a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and
waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, to an applicant for a housing
development when the applicant submits an application for a housing development that a city, county,
or city and county determines meets specified criteria, including, among others, the housing
development includes specified percentage of units for very low income, lower income, or senior citizen
housing.
Position: Support
AB 2480 (Ávila Farías D) Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 801
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 801, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Density Bonus Law requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing
development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or
concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other options, 20% of the total
units, as defined, for lower income students in a student housing development that meets certain
requirements. These requirements include, among other things, that all units in the student housing
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development be used exclusively for undergraduate, graduate, or professional students enrolled full
time at an institution of higher learning, and the rent provided in the applicable units of the
development for lower income students is calculated at 30% of 65% of the area median income for a
single-room occupancy unit type. This bill, for the purposes of a student housing development being
eligible for a density bonus and other incentives or concessions, would revise and recast the rent
requirements for the applicable units of the development for lower income students. The bill would also
require a city or county to provide an additional density bonus, as specified, for a student housing
development that meets the requirements for being eligible for the above-described density bonus and
meets other specified criteria, including that the development provides 24% of the total units to lower
income students, and the applicant agrees to include additional rental units affordable to moderate-
income students, as defined, provided that the resulting student housing development would not
restrict more than 50% of the total units, as defined, to moderate-income or lower income students.
Position: Support
AB 2576 (Harabedian D) Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/15/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 214
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/10/2026
Status: 9/14/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/14/2026-A. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law provides that a housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented
housing development if specified conditions and requirements are met. Existing law provides that these
provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency adopts an
ordinance or local transit-oriented development alternative plan, as defined, deemed compliant by the
Department of Housing and Community Development before July 1, 2026. Existing law specifies that,
beginning on January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a housing development project meeting
the requirements referenced above that is located in a high-resource area is presumed to be in
violation of specified law and immediately liable for specified penalties. Existing law specifies exclusions
from the provisions described above, including, among other sites prior to one year following the
adoption of the 7th revision of the housing element, a site with a historic resource designated as of
January 1, 2025, on a local register. This bill would also exclude from the provisions described above, a
contributing site within a historic district included on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated
before January 1, 2025, and a parcel individually listed as a historical resource included on the State
Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025.
Position: Oppose
AB 2741 (Muratsuchi D) Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance.
Current Text: Amended: 4/23/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 4/23/2026
Status: 4/30/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was L. GOV. on 4/22/2026)
Location: 4/30/2026-A. DEAD
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law
requires the housing element to include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and
available for residential development. Existing law requires a city or county, based on that inventory of
land, to determine whether each site in the inventory can accommodate the development of some
portion of its share of the regional housing need by income level during the planning period, as
provided. Existing law requires local governments to rezone sites according to a specified program if
the inventory of sites suitable and available for residential development does not identify adequate
sites to accommodate the need for groups of all household income levels. Existing law requires that
program to accommodate 100% of the need for housing for specified lower income households on sites
required to be zoned to permit owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential use, as provided, and
requires these sites to be zoned with specified minimum density and development standards, as
provided. This bill would provide that these zoning requirements would be met by applying a zoning
classification, including, but not limited to, an overlay zone, mixed-use zone, combining district, or
similar zone that permits owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential use with the above-
described minimum density and development standards, as specified. The bill would require a program
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that includes application of this zoning classification to include a written explanation of the housing and
affordability incentives of the zoning classification.
Position: Oppose
SB 299 (Cabaldon D) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/20/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 413
Introduced: 2/10/2025
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/20/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 413, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/20/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative
declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project
would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised,
would have a significant effect on the environment. Existing law exempts specified projects from CEQA,
including a project that consists exclusively of a day care center, as defined, that is not located in a
residential area. This bill would exempt from CEQA a project that consists exclusively of a day care
center, as defined, that is located in a residential area, except as provided. By imposing additional
duties on a lead agency to determine the applicability of these exemptions, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
Position: Support
SB 417 (Limón D) The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: Chaptered: 6/25/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 16
Introduced: 2/18/2025
Last Amended: 6/22/2026
Status: 6/25/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 6/25/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency
housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income
households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the
issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and
requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing
programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill
development, and housing-related parks. Existing law, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act
of 2018, authorized, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,000,000,000 to finance various existing
housing programs, as well as infill infrastructure financing and affordable housing matching grant
programs, as well as financing for a specified program for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase
assistance for veterans, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. This bill would enact the
Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of
bonds in the amount of $11,250,000,000, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Of the
proceeds from the sale of these bonds, $10,000,000,000 would be used to finance programs to fund
affordable rental housing and home ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily
Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program,
and $1,250,000,000 would be used to provide additional funding for the above-described program for
farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans, as provided.
Position: Support
SB 677 (Wiener D) Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals: subdivisions: tentative and
final maps: appeals.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 974
Introduced: 2/21/2025
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 974, Statutes
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of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint
powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law,
for the purposes of that act, defines the term “public agency” to include various federal, state, local,
and tribal entities. Existing law requires approval by the Department of General Services of certain joint
powers agreements that include the state as a member, as provided. Existing law authorizes a joint
powers authority to issue revenue bonds to pay the costs and expenses of acquiring, constructing, or
conducting a program for, among other things, low-income housing projects owned or operated by a
city, county, city and county, or housing authority. Existing law provides that the Treasurer and the
Secretary of State are designated as elected representatives for federal tax purposes of a joint powers
agency created to approve or certify the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness
issued by or on behalf of the joint powers agency to the extent approval is required by federal tax law.
This bill would provide that the geographic jurisdiction of a joint powers authority is the area
encompassed by the combined geographical boundaries of all of its member public agencies. The bill
would declare that these provisions are declaratory of existing law. This bill would additionally
authorize the Treasurer to execute an agreement including the state as a member of a joint powers
authority without obtaining approval from the Department of General Services only for the Treasurer to
provide specified approvals for bonds issued by the joint powers authority to finance specified
residential rental projects for which a city, county, or city and county that is a member of the joint
powers authority has failed to provide specified approval required by federal tax law, as defined and
provided.
Position: Support
SB 908 (Wiener D) Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California
Building Code compliance.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 787
Introduced: 1/22/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 787, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act governs the management and operation of
common interest developments. Existing law places various limits and prohibitions on the governing
documents, as defined, relative to an owner’s separate interest within those developments. This bill
would declare void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed,
contract, security instrument, other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a
common interest development, or provision of a governing document that effectively prohibits or
restricts the owner of a separate interest from completing a residential window replacement project or
impose any requirements on California Energy Code-compliant windows, as specified.
Position: Support
SB 916 (Ashby D) Civil actions: housing development projects.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 805
Introduced: 1/27/2026
Last Amended: 8/18/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 805, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law provides that in a civil action brought by a plaintiff to challenge a housing development
project that meets or exceeds the requirements for low- or moderate-income housing, a defendant
may seek an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking as security for costs and damages
that may be incurred by the defendant if the bringing of the action would result in preventing or
delaying the project, as specified. Existing law authorizes the court to limit the amount of the
undertaking or to decline to require the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking if the court determines that,
based on evidence submitted by the plaintiff, furnishing an undertaking would cause the plaintiff to
suffer undue economic hardship. This bill would make these provisions applicable to a student housing
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development, as defined. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 529.2 of the Code of
Civil Procedure proposed by SB 1344 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1344 are enacted and this
bill is enacted last.
Position: Support
SB 996 (Padilla D) Manufactured housing: conformity.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 995
Introduced: 2/9/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 995, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 sets forth various standards relating to manufactured homes,
mobilehomes, special purpose commercial coaches, and commercial coaches, including, but not limited
to, construction and alteration of those homes. Existing law, including the Manufactured Housing Act of
1980 and the Uniform Commercial Code–Secured Transactions, defines the term “manufactured home”
for various purposes to mean a structure that, among other things, is transportable in one or more
sections, is 8 body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or,
when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and is built on a permanent chassis. This bill would
modify that definition to mean a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, with or
without a foundation system, and has the same meaning as defined in specified federal law.
Position: Support
SB 1014 (Grayson D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite
improvements.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 806
Introduced: 2/10/2026
Last Amended: 8/17/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 806, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Permit Streamlining Act sets forth various procedures for the review and approval of development
project applications, including, among other things, requiring each public agency to compile one or more
lists that specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development
project. The act also requires a city, county, or city and county to deem an applicant for a housing
development project to have submitted a preliminary application upon providing specified information
about the proposed project to the city, county, or city and county from which approval for the project is
being sought. This bill would permit an applicant who submits a preliminary application for a housing
development project, as specified, or an application if a preliminary application is not submitted, to
include in the preliminary application or application a request for a preliminary estimate of required
improvements, as provided. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county that receives a
request under these provisions to provide the preliminary estimate within 30 business days of the
submission of the request, as provided. The bill would authorize, for improvements required by a public
agency, as specified, the applicant to request, within 30 days of submission, a list of the types of
improvements that may be required, as provided. The bill, within 30 business days of deeming an
application for a postentitlement phase permit complete, would additionally require the city, county, or
city and county to provide the applicant with an itemized list of all onsite and offsite improvements that
will be required prior to issuance of, or otherwise in connection with, that permit, as provided.
Position: Support
SB 1085 (Durazo D) Water supply planning: housing developments.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 1004
Introduced: 2/13/2026
Last Amended: 8/19/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1004,
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Statutes of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to be responsible
for determining whether a project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, a
negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration is required. Existing law requires a city or
county that determines a certain type of project is subject to the requirements of CEQA to identify any
public water system that may supply water for the project and to request those public water systems
to prepare a specified water supply assessment, as provided. This bill, among other things, would
instead require a city or county, upon receipt of a preliminary application for a housing development
project that meets certain conditions, or upon a development application for certain projects being
determined as complete or deemed complete, to make that identification of public water systems. The
bill would require a city or county, within 15 days of receiving an application that meets either of the
above-mentioned criteria, to request each identified public water system to determine whether the
projected water demand associated with the proposed project was included in the most recently
adopted urban water management plan.
Position: Oppose
SB 1116 (Caballero D) Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 808
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 8/20/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 808, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that,
among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision
Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the
legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency’s processing,
approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Existing
law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development project
on a subdivided lot, as specified, that meets specified requirements, and requires a local agency to
ministerially consider that application, as specified. Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing
on a housing development on a lot subdivided as specified an objective zoning standard, objective
subdivision standard, or objective design standard that, among other things, physically precludes the
development of a project built to specified densities. However, with respect to certain lots, existing law
allows a local agency to impose a height limit of no less than the height allowed pursuant to the
existing zoning designation applicable to the lot. This bill would require the height limits under these
provisions to apply exclusively to the physical height of a building rather than the number of floors. The
bill would additionally prohibit a local agency from imposing specified front or internal setbacks, except
as specified.
Position: Support
SB 1117 (Cervantes D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 809
Introduced: 2/17/2026
Last Amended: 7/8/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 809, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Planning and Zoning Law provides for the creation by ordinance, or by ministerial approval if the
local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in accordance with
specified standards and conditions. Existing law requires fees charged for the construction of ADUs to
be determined in accordance with specified provisions of the Mitigation Fee Act. Existing law prohibits a
local agency, special district, or water corporation from imposing any impact fee upon the development
of an ADU that has 750 square feet of interior livable space or less, and requires any impact fees
charged for an ADU that has more than 750 square feet of interior livable space to be charged
proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. This bill would require the
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charge for certain accessory dwelling units to be based only on the area in excess of 750 square feet
of interior livable space. By changing the duties of local agencies with regard to calculating fees for
ADUs, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Position: Support
SB 1159 (Cabaldon D) Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 863
Introduced: 2/18/2026
Last Amended: 6/25/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 863, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The California Constitution provides that people have the right of access to information concerning the
conduct of the people’s business. Various provisions of existing law, including the California Public
Records Act, the Legislative Open Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and the Ralph M.
Brown Act, provide, with some exceptions, for public access to government records and meetings of
government bodies. Among those acts, the California Public Records Act defines “person” to include any
natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. This bill would
specify that, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, the
Ralph M. Brown Act, the Legislative Open Records Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the California
Coastal Act of 1976, and CEQA, “person,” “interested person,” “participant,” “member of the public,” as
applicable, and any other similar terms under each act referring to those who may engage with
governmental agencies, do not include artificial intelligence, as defined, systems, autonomous agents,
or robots, whether physical or digital.
Position: Support
SB 1196 (McNerney D) Small energization projects: electrical service connections.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 684
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 6/29/2026
Status: 9/27/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 684, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/27/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission to determine the criteria for
timely service for electrical customers to be energized, including, among other things, categories of
timely electric service through energization, as specified. The act requires the commission to establish
reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods to ensure that work is completed in
a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by an electrical customer to the greatest
extent possible. This bill would require the commission, by September 30, 2027, in a new or existing
proceeding, to establish timelines for electrical corporations to respond to and process requests to
energize small energization projects, as provided.
Position: Support
SB 1216 (Laird D) Budget Act of 2026.
Current Text: Amended: 6/11/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 6/11/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was BUDGET & F.R. on
6/15/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
The Budget Act of 2026 would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2026–
27 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2026 by amending a section relating to
appropriations. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.
Position: Support
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SB 1258 (Wiener D) Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.
Current Text: Amended: 4/16/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/19/2026
Last Amended: 4/16/2026
Status: 5/14/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 5/4/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing law authorizes, when a release of waste occurs and remedial action is required, a responsible
party, as defined, to request a local officer to supervise the remedial action if the site is not already
overseen by the Department of Toxic Substances Control or a regional water quality control board.
Existing law authorizes the department or a regional water quality control board to retain or assume
oversight authority from a local officer, as specified. This bill would require the State Water Resources
Control Board, working jointly with the department and in consultation with the Office of Land Use and
Climate Innovation, to develop guidelines for developers and for agencies overseeing development-
specific site remediations and making determinations of site suitability, as provided. The bill would
require the board, in conjunction with the department, to develop thresholds of significance for
contaminants from different sources and for different future uses, as provided.
Position: Support
SB 1296 (Durazo D) Real property: rentals: pet policy.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 1025
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/21/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1025,
Statutes of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law governs the obligations of tenants and landlords. Existing law prohibits a landlord who
allows an animal on the premises from advertising or establishing rental policies in a manner that
requires a tenant or a potential tenant with an animal to have that animal declawed or devocalized as
a condition of occupancy, as provided. This bill would require a landlord or their agent to have a pet
policy or pet addendum in writing and to provide access to the property’s pet policy or addendum on
the property’s internet website, in digital advertisements, and in information provided to a residential
rental search engine, as prescribed. The bill would require a landlord or their agent to provide a written
copy of the property’s established pet policy or pet addendum with any rental application form. The bill
would require a pet policy or pet addendum to include specified information, including a description of
the rights, responsibilities, and requirements for tenant pet owners at the property. The bill would
establish conditions for a landlord or their agent to substantially comply with these provisions and
would specify that a nonmaterial error or omission that is corrected upon notice does not constitute a
violation of these provisions. The bill would specify that it does not affect obligations or rights under
state or federal law relating to service and support animals. The bill would require any landlord or their
agent who charges an application fee but fails to disclose the established pet policy or pet addendum
before charging the fee, and due to the landlord’s or their agent’s failure to disclose that information,
the applicant is no longer eligible to rent the unit or declines to proceed with the application, to refund
the application fee to the applicant upon request, as specified. The bill would make its provisions
operative on April 1, 2027.
Position: Support
SB 1344 (Cabaldon D) Civil actions: housing development projects.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/29/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 811
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/18/2026
Status: 9/29/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 811, Statutes
of 2026.
Location: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law provides that in a civil action brought by a plaintiff to challenge a housing development
project that meets or exceeds the requirements for low- or moderate-income housing, a defendant
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may seek an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking as security for costs and damages
that may be incurred by the defendant if the bringing of the action would result in preventing or
delaying the project, as specified. Existing law limits the liability of the plaintiff who must furnish the
undertaking to $500,000. Existing law also permits a defendant in a civil action challenging the
approval or permitting of a priority housing development project, as defined, to bring a special motion
to strike the pleading. Existing law requires the court to deny the motion to strike if the court
determines, based on the pleadings, affidavits, and administrative record if applicable, that the plaintiff
has established a probability of prevailing on the claim. This bill would increase the above-referenced
liability limit to $1,000,000. The bill would also generally apply the above provisions to priority care
developments, as defined, that provide supportive housing or other housing assistance in connection
with behavioral health services and other specified purposes.
Position: Support
SB 1361 (Durazo D) Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Current Text: Chaptered: 9/30/2026 html pdf
Chapter No.: 1027
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Last Amended: 8/18/2026
Status: 9/30/2026-Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1027,
Statutes of 2026.
Location: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED
Summary:
Existing law requires a housing development project to be an allowed use as a transit-oriented
housing development if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that these provisions do
not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency takes specified actions. Existing
law defines various terms for these purposes. Existing law prohibits a local government from adopting
any requirement that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is seeking
approval as a transit-oriented housing development, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit a
local government with an existing or planned transit-oriented development stop from taking specified
actions with respect to transit agencies and transit projects.
Position: Oppose
SB 1415 (Arreguín D) Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/20/2026 html pdf
Introduced: 2/20/2026
Status: 8/31/2026-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(17). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
on 5/11/2026)
Location: 8/31/2026-S. DEAD
Summary:
Existing property tax law, pursuant to constitutional authorization, provides for a “welfare exemption”
for property used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes and that is owned
or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met. That law provides
a partial welfare exemption in the case of residential rental property used for lower income
households, as specified, calculated as that percentage of the value of the property that is equal to the
percentage that the number of units serving lower income households represents of the total number
of residential units. This bill would provide a partial welfare exemption in the case of certain residential
rental property used for low- and moderate-income households. The partial exemption would be equal
to that percentage of the value of the property that is equal to the percentage that the number of
units serving low- and moderate-income households, as defined, represents of the total number of
residential units, as provided. The bill would require an owner to make specified certifications relating
to the use of the property. By expanding the duties of local tax officials, and by expanding the crime of
perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws.
Position: Support
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Total Tracking Forms: 126
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject:Provide input for 2027 Legislative Platform
Provide input for 2027 Legislative Platform
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City of Cupertino 2026 Legislative Platform
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Approved at February 19, 2026, City Council Meeting
The 2026 Legislative Platform is comprised of guiding principles that provide a framework for
the City of Cupertino’s regional, state, and federal legislative priorities. Adopted annually, the
City’s Legislative Platform serves as a reference guide for legislative positions and objectives that
provide direction for the City Council, the Legislative Review Committee, and staff throughout
the year. The Legislative Platform is the foundation of a focused advocacy strategy.
Guiding Principles
I. Fiscal Responsibility
The City of Cupertino has a fiduciary responsibility to its residents to ensure assets and resources
are properly safeguarded and deployed in a fair, prudent, and efficient manner. As such, the City
supports the protection of existing federal, state, and local funding sources and the authorities
that provide revenues to the City. Likewise, the City has an interest in the solvency of public
entities that provide resources to the City. The City opposes any new mandates that are unfunded
or inadequately funded, and supports efforts to eliminate, or provide funding for currently
unfunded mandates.
II. Local Control
The City supports local decision-making authority and opposes preemption of local control.
Cities are voluntarily created by the residents of a community to provide local self-government
and to make decisions at a local level to best meet the needs of the community. Each community
has unique needs and characteristics that are best met by policies set by its local governing body.
Efforts to remove the ability to set policy at the local level should be opposed, while promoting
legislation that incentivizes and allows flexibility in the City's effort to cost-effectively meet local
priorities.
III. Sustainability
The City of Cupertino is a leader in embracing sustainability efforts in response to current and
anticipated environmental challenges. The City continuously looks for innovative strategies to
reduce its carbon footprint and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The City supports
environmentally friendly legislation and urban sustainability consistent with our Climate Action
Plan (CAP). As such, the City supports environmentally friendly legislation and urban
sustainability consistent with our CAP goals.
IV. Infrastructure and Mobility
The City seeks to maintain existing infrastructure and enhance the safety and accessibility of
sustainable, alternative mobility options for our residents and businesses. The City can
accomplish this by supporting legislation that increases funding for transportation,
infrastructure, operations, and maintenance in Cupertino.
The City seeks to upgrade and maintain municipal facilities so that they operate at peak energy
and water efficiency. In addition, Cupertino seeks to enhance the provision of carbon-free
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services, such as electric vehicles and buildings that are free of fossil fuels. Cupertino supports
legislation or rulemaking that enhances the City’s ability to procure and implement fuel-
switching, on-site renewable energy deployment, and low-carbon or carbon-free critical power
backup services.
V. Healthy, Safe and Resilient Community
One of the City’s primary goals is to provide a healthy and safe environment for our residents.
The City supports legislation that protects and enhances services to the City’s most vulnerable
populations, such as the economically disadvantaged, elderly, homeless, and disabled. In
addition, the City supports federal and state assistance for local law enforcement, as well as any
measures that would help contribute to local public safety and mental well-being, such as support
for parks and open spaces. In order to foster a resilient community, the City supports legislation
that strengthens local disaster preparedness, emergency planning and response activities, as well
as programs that invest in climate adaptation planning and deployment of adaptation strategies.
VI. Education
The City understands that access to quality education is a key factor in maintaining a strong and
vibrant community. The City supports state efforts to ensure that California schools have
adequate funding to ensure that every child has access to a quality education and all schools have
the personnel and materials needed to create an environment where children can succeed.
City of Cupertino - 2026 Federal Legislative Priorities
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG)
1. Support the preservation, or increase, of funding for the CDBG program.
2. Support increased flexibility in how CDBG funds can be utilized.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
1. Monitor the EB5 Visa Program to ensure that investments are concentrated
in target employment areas, such as Qualified Opportunity Zones, that
would most benefit from economic development.
EDUCATION 1. Support education funding to include support for special needs students.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
1. Support legislation that assists regional and local governments in
development and implementing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and
conservation strategies. Ensure that states and local governments can
continue, and not be preempted in, their efforts to achieve economic
improvements through increased energy efficiency, renewable energy and
conservation plans that seek to decrease carbon emissions.
2. Advocate for funding for projects for potable water reuse projects, nonpoint
source pollution control, and watershed management. Accelerate
authorization for indirect and direct potable reuse projects. Support
legislation that generates additional revenue for water infrastructure
improvements, provides for the funding of programs mandated for
compliance, and addresses drought resilience.
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City of Cupertino 2026 Legislative Platform
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City of Cupertino - 2026 State Legislative Priorities
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND
FISCAL STRATEGY
1. The City embraces efforts to support legislation or obtain funding for
economic development initiatives, including the creation of affordable
housing, retail/commercial preservation, and social services.
2. Work with elected representatives to secure funding through the State
Budget for priority projects and programs in the City.
3. Support legislation that would provide workers with a living wage.
4. Support legislation and funding for workforce development and skills
training programs, including those developed with business and education
partners.
5. Monitor legislation related to Artificial Intelligence that may impact the
workforce.
6. Oppose legislation that would increase local costs related to public employee
retirement.
7. Oppose legislation that limits the City’s ability to collect Transient Occupancy
Taxes.
8. Oppose legislation that would burden local rate payers with increased state
utility costs and mandates.
9. Monitor legislation that would provide local governments with additional
3. Support for increased funding for environmental remediation of
groundwater/drinking water supplies impacted by hazardous waste (e.g.
PFAS, PCE, TCE).
HEALTH AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
1. Support legislation to provide services to those experiencing domestic
violence, addiction, or mental health issues, including mental health
services for youth.
2. Support legislation to aid local governments in the preparation for, and
response to, public health emergencies.
3. Monitor legislation related to the public’s right to protest, as well as legislation
related to standards on appropriate law enforcement response to public
protests, including use of force levels.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
1. Oppose legislation that may reduce municipal authority, with an
emphasis on land use policy, local review, and design standards.
2. Oppose preemption of local authority.
3. Oppose new program mandates that are unfunded or underfunded.
TRANSPORTATION &
INFRASTRUCTURE
1. Support adoption of a long-term federal transportation authorization that
provides a stable and reliable funding stream for transportation with focus
on maintenance and preservation, and funding for roads, bridges, and
transit.
2. Support legislation that generates funding to support all modes of
transportation, including transit, bicycles, and pedestrians.
3. Support legislation that generates funding for storm drain capacity and
maintenance projects.
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tax-increment based economic development tools, such as Enhanced
Infrastructure Financing Districts or tax increment financing districts.
10. Oppose legislation that would amend sales tax distribution formulas in a manner
that negatively affects the City.
11. Monitor legislation that would amend the definition of independent contractors.
12. Support legislation that preserves retail and commercial spaces.
13. Monitor legislation that would allow further increases to the sales tax cap (e.g.
SB 63)
EDUCATION
1. The City understands that access to quality education is a key factor in
maintaining a strong and vibrant community. The City supports state efforts
to ensure that California schools have adequate funding to ensure that every
child has access to a quality education and all schools have the personnel and
materials needed to create an environment where children can succeed.
2. Support legislation that ensures full funding of the State’s Proposition 98
guarantee.
3. Support legislation that would increase funding for schools for programs and
salaries.
4. Support legislation that would amend the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities
Act to ensure that facilities funding is sufficient to cover all costs of new
facilities, including the acquisition of land.
5. Support legislation that provides students access to educational resources
and technology needed to be prepared for higher education or the modern
workforce.
6. Monitor legislation that clarifies square footage-based parcel taxes.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
1. Oppose legislation that may reduce municipal authority, with an emphasis
on land use policy, local review, and design standards.
2. Oppose preemption of local authority.
3. Oppose new program mandates that are unfunded or underfunded.
ELECTIONS
1. The City supports legislation that encourages and expands civic engagement
and voter participation in elections.
2. Oppose legislation that weakens voters’ right to petition through the
initiative and referendum processes.
3. Support legislation that provides resources and support for municipal
elections.
4. Monitor legislation that affects the California Voting Rights Acts.
5. Oppose legislation that lowers the voting requirements for passage of local
special purpose agency funding propositions, absent local government
approval.
EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
1. Support legislation that provides funding for local emergency preparedness
planning.
2. Support legislation that provides reimbursement for costs associated with
public safety power shutoffs and other emergency response efforts.
3. Support legislation that provides funding or incentives for retrofitting, and
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other seismic preparedness activities including city emergency operation
centers.
4. Support legislation that would ensure the City, as well as businesses and
residents, have access to communications during emergency events.
5. Support specific funding opportunities to address natural disaster
mitigation and evacuation planning.
6. Monitor legislation regulating the use of drone aircraft by public agencies for
use in emergency response, or other capacities.
7. Monitor legislation and funding regarding wildfire preparedness.
8. Monitor legislation regarding insurance for natural disasters.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
1. The City supports legislation and policies that emphasize sustainable
development, improve environmental standards and the regulatory process,
and promote sustainable energy policies.
2. Support legislation that provides incentives and financial support for
preservation of natural resources, organic waste recycling, and landfill
diversion.
3. Support sustainability efforts that are consistent with the City’s Climate
Action Plan 2.0.
4. Support legislation that assists local governments in the development and
implementation of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and conservation
strategies.
5. Oppose legislation that would preempt local government efforts to achieve
economic improvements through increased energy efficiency, renewable
energy, and conservation plans that seek to decrease carbon emissions.
6. Support increased funding for green buildings, electric vehicle charging
stations, and related infrastructure, including residential homes.
7. Support legislation to reduce plastic waste and single-use plastics, such as
plastic bags and containers.
8. Oppose legislation that weakens environmental review policy or CEQA.
9. Support legislation that expands funding of environmental remediation (e.g.
dry cleaners, PFAS) across the state.
10. Support legislation that expands, promotes, or incentivizes water
conservation practices and programs, including the expanded use of local
water resources such as recycled water, graywater, and rainwater harvesting.
GOVERNMENT
TRANSPARENCY
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.
2. Support legislation which continues to further increase public access through
remote participation.
3. Support legislation which allows for remote participation of less than a
quorum of the legislative body, commissions, and committees for reasonable
cause.
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4. Oppose legislation that impacts the ability of special districts and joint
powers authorities to self-regulate.
5. Oppose legislation that expands the Public Records Act without funding to
carry out the new requirements.
6. Support legislation that improves the ability of local governments to utilize
digital communication and archiving.
HEALTH & PUBLIC
SAFETY
1. The City values public health and social services. The City supports
legislation and policies to access resources that provide high quality police,
fire, emergency management, and emergency medical services.
2. Support legislation to provide services to those experiencing domestic
violence, addiction, or mental health issues, including mental health services
for youth.
3. Support legislation to provide funding and services for vulnerable
populations.
4. Support legislation that allows for local ordinances related to commercial and
recreational drone usage.
5. Support legislation to regulate vaping devices and other e-cigarettes and their
packaging, advertisement, and promotion to youth.
6. Support legislation to regulate the potency, packaging, and advertisement of
recreational cannabis products.
7. Oppose legislation that restricts the ability for the City to adopt ordinances
regarding the purchase, distribution, consumption and cultivation of
cannabis.
8. Monitor legislation related to organized retail theft, as well as modifications to
the definition of petty theft and petty theft value limits.
9. Support funding to implement Prop 36 (2024), the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction,
and Theft Reduction Act,” which allows felony charges for certain repeat drug and
theft offenses and increases penalties for specified crimes.
10. Monitor legislation related to standards on appropriate law enforcement
response to public protests, including use of force levels.
HOMELESSNESS
1. Support legislation that provides funding to create pathways to permanent
housing and supportive services.
2. Support legislation and funding to help facilitate and promote regional
efforts to address homelessness.
3. Support legislation to address issues affecting the homeless population,
including mental health and substance abuse.
4. Support legislation that provides resources for job training, financial
counseling, and skills development for those experiencing homelessness, or
at risk of becoming homeless.
1. The City acknowledges that areas of California continue to face a job-
housing imbalance. The City supports legislation that addresses the root
causes of this problem and positively addresses housing shortages in
communities.
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HOUSING &
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
2. Oppose legislation that may reduce municipal authority, with an emphasis
on land use policy, local review, and design standards.
3. Oppose efforts to erode local decision making over the appropriate location,
scale, and character of residential development or that may reduce public
hearing or oversight.
4. Support legislation that gives local municipalities credit and incentives for
actions under their direct control, including the approval of housing
developments.
5. Support legislation that provides state funding for the construction of
affordable housing, including Extremely Low Income, Very Low Income,
Low Income, and Moderate-Income housing.
6. Oppose legislation that would impact the ability of a local municipality to
regulate ADUs.
7. Support legislation that promotes the construction and protection of
parkland, open spaces, affordable housing, and other community facilities,
instead of allowing in-lieu fees in place of actual facilities.
8. Support legislation to address issues that lead to gentrification, the
displacement of long-time residents, the lack of housing for full-time
students on campus, and homelessness.
9. Monitor legislation that would impact the rental market and tenant
protections.
10. Oppose legislation that provides for by-right up-zoning.
11. Support legislation that requires employers to contribute to the funding of
affordable housing to keep pace with job growth.
12. Support legislation to assert local authority to regulate the use of public
right of ways.
13. Oppose legislation that erodes the ability of cities to condition and deny
projects that inadequately mitigate impacts to the community, including
infrastructure, public safety, and schools.
14. Support legislation that would incentivize community colleges to provide
housing to students and faculty on campus.
15. Support legislation that would provide streamlined projects with minimum
density requirements.
16. Oppose legislation that provides the State with additional powers to
overturn local planning decisions and expands “by-right” or ministerial
approval.
17. Monitor legislation that modifies previously enacted legislation, such as the
Housing Accountability Act, Housing Crisis Act, Affirmatively Furthering
Fair Housing, Density Bonus Law(e.g. SB 35 project streamlining and SB
330).
18. Monitor legislation that modifies the housing element process and RHNA
area calculations.
1. The City values its ability and authority to make policies tailored to diverse
local needs, enable excellent public services, and protect and enhance the
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QUALITY OF LIFE
quality of life for Cupertino residents and businesses.
2. Support legislation that would provide local funding for libraries, arts and
cultural expression in Cupertino.
3. Support legislation and initiatives that provide funding for vibrant parks,
trails, and visitor amenities.
4. Monitoring legislation that affects immigration and the rights and benefits of
immigrants.
5. Oppose legislation that includes unfunded or underfunded mandates.
TRANSPORTATION &
INFRASTRUCTURE
REHABILITATION
1. The City supports legislation and policies that support and fund data-driven
transit solutions that increase the speed and frequency of services.
2. Monitor new statewide funding opportunities for maintenance and repair of
local roads and highways.
3. Support data-driven, prioritized investments in the maintenance and
rehabilitation of aging infrastructure and allow for system capacity expansion
to support smart growth principals.
4. Support legislation that allows for the planning of on-site parking and other
planning tools that can increase safety for pedestrians and bicycles (including
E-Bikes/Scooters) while considering all mobility methods.
5. Monitor the use of cap-and-trade funds derived from transportation fuels
which currently go to high-speed rail, transit and intercity rail (SV Hopper
grant), transit passes, ZEV incentives, Wildfire Suppression, Affordable
housing, and air pollution reduction in disadvantaged communities.
6. Monitor legislation and initiatives that address regional transportation
congestion and transit agency budget deficits
7. Support legislation that generates funding for wastewater infrastructure,
storm drain capacity and maintenance.
8. Oppose legislation that limits or reduces local impact fees that fund local
infrastructure, including those associated with lot splits or the addition of a
second unit on a parcel.
9. Oppose legislation that would impact local authority of cities to zone and plan
for the development of telecommunications infrastructure.
10. Support legislation that enhances the City’s ability to procure and implement
fuel-switching, on-site renewable energy deployment, and low-carbon or
carbon-free critical power backup services.
11. Oppose legislation that would reduce access to, or otherwise condition the
receipt of, local streets and roads funding.
12. Support legislation that would allow flexibility for public contracting
associated with routine public works projects.
13. Oppose legislation that would increase taxes on businesses and residents
without providing a direct tangible benefit to Cupertino.
14. Support legislation and funding to provide free or reduced-price access to public
transit to low-income individuals.
15. Support legislation and funding for local micro-transit (eg. SV Hopper)
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