Agenda packet — Legislative Policy Committee, October 13, 2026

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CHINO LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026 AT 3:00 PM

REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
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ROLL CALL
Committee Members: Mayor Eunice M. Ulloa and Council Member Karen C. Comstock

PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee about subjects that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. Due to Brown Act requirements, action will not be taken on any issues not on the Agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Minutes. Approve Minutes for the Legislative Committee Meeting on June 23, 2026.

DISCUSSION

2. Government Relations Update. Receive a report on federal, state, and regional issues, including City outreach and communications.

Staff Report By: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager

3. Update on Federal issues. Receive a report on Federal legislative, budget, and regulatory issues.

Staff Report By: Jamie Jones, David Turch & Associates

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Staff Report By: Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

ADJOURN
The next Regular Meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee will be held as needed in these Council Chambers and posted with at least 72 hours notice per the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

I, Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk of the City of Chino, hereby declare that on Friday, October 9, 2026 this agenda was posted on the south window of Chino City Hall and this agenda together with all of the agenda reports and related documents were posted on the City’s website at www.cityofchino.org by myself or under my direction.
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Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk.
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CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026 TO: COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK

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REGULAR MEETING - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
13220 CENTRAL AVENUE
CHINO, CA 91710
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026

MINUTES
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CALL TO ORDER
The June 23, 2026, Regular Meeting of the City of Chino Legislative Committee was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Mayor Ulloa in the Council Chambers.

ROLL CALL
PRESENT Eunice M. Ulloa, and Karen C. Comstock
ABSENT NONE.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no requests to speak.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Minutes. Approve Minutes for the Legislative Committee Regular Meeting on May 12, 2026.

Motion by Council Member Comstock, seconded by Mayor Ulloa, to approve Consent Calendar Item 1- Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYES: ULLOA, AND COMSTOCK
NOES: NONE.

ABSENT: NONE.

DISCUSSION

2. Government Relations Update. Receive a report on federal, state, and regional issues, including City outreach and communications.

Staff Report By: Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager
Vivian Castro, Deputy City Manager, provided a presentation on federal, state, and regional issues.

3. Update on Federal issues. Receive a report on Federal legislative, budget, and regulatory issues.

Staff Report By: Jamie Jones, David Turch & Associates
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Jamie Jones, David Turch & Associates, who participated virtually, provided a presentation on federal legislative and budget issues. He also reported on the Federal Housing Legislation Impact funding.

The Committee concurred with staff's recommendation to coordinate a visit from Congressman Gil Cisneros before the end of the year to review City priorities.

4. Update on State issues. Receive a report on State legislative, budget, and regulatory issues.

Staff Report By: Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son, who participated virtually, provided a presentation on state legislative and budget issues, including an update on SB79; AB1751; AB956; SB1117; and AB1109.

Police Chief Kevin Mensen provided an update on AB2108; SB1013; AB1896; AB1537; and SB1220. He also provided an update on the California Institution for Men (CIM) and state discussions regarding prison closures.

The Committee inquired regarding the new CIM mental health facility transition and inmate transfer protocols, and requested staff to arrange a tour for City Council. The Committee also inquired regarding the audit status of the CIM mental health facility, and requested staff to provide an update.

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee will be held as needed in these Council Chambers and posted with at least 72 hours notice per the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026.
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EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR/

COMMITTEE MEMBER
ATTEST:
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NATALIE GONZAGA, CITY CLERK
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(These minutes are not official until signed.)
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CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026 TO: COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: VIVIAN CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER

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City of Chino
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE (Attachment 1)
As of October 8, 2026 (October 13, 2026 Legislative Committee Meeting)

FEDERAL UPDATE
Congressional Calendar - Congressional Fall Session Continues Congress is now in pre-election mode, with the House and Senate both having adjourned until after the November 3 midterm elections as members return to their districts for the final weeks of campaigning.

Upon their return, Congress will enter the final weeks of its fall session, with the House and Senate working through the remainder of their 2026 legislative calendars toward a target adjournment date of December 18, 2026. The two chambers are following separate schedules, with periods of active legislative business occurring throughout the remainder of the session. As the session winds down, lawmakers are continuing to address key budget-related deadlines before adjourning for the year.

Federal FY 2027 Budget - Funding Continues as Congress Works on Appropriations Federal government operations remain funded through December 11, 2026, under a continuing resolution while Congress works to complete the twelve annual FY 2027 appropriations bills that provide funding for federal agencies and programs for the remainder of the fiscal year. The House has passed three of the twelve FY 2027 appropriations bills, while the Senate continues consideration of its versions. After Congress returns to Capitol Hill on November 9, following the mid-term elections, the House and Senate will have roughly five weeks to finish the FY 2027 Appropriations bills to keep the government afloat through September 30, 2027.

TRACKED STATE LEGISLATION REPORTS
The report on tracked state legislation, sorted by subject, is included in Attachment 2. Staff has identified the bills included in the report as potentially relevant to the City and meeting the necessary legislative deadlines to date. Bills are also added and removed from tracking based on lists provided by associations, such as the League of California Cities, staff input, and current bill language.

The positions noted on bills reflect the City Council's adopted Legislative Policy. Additional positions may be taken, or existing positions may be modified based on direction from the Legislative Committee or City Council. Bills sponsored by the League of California Cities are noted in the reports.

POSITION LETTERS & MAJOR ISSUES
The City submitted the following letters to Governor Newsom (Attachment 3):
 State
o AB 1198 (Haney) Public Works: Prevailing Wages – Veto Request o AB 1383 (McKinnor) Public Employees’ Retirement Benefits – Veto Request 7 2
o AB 1537 (Bryan) Peace Officers: Secondary Employment – Veto Request o AB 1821 (Pacheco) California Public Records Act: Agency Response – Sign Request o AB 2257 (Hart) Corrections: Jail Administrators – Veto Request o SB 342 (Umberg) Contractors: Unlicensed Work – Veto Request o SB 1004 (Wiener) Law Enforcement: Masks – Veto Request o SB 1117 (Cervantes) Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units – Veto Request
o SB 1187 (Durazo) Open Meetings – Sign Request
o SB 1414 (Reyes) SB County Citizens Redistricting Commission – Veto Request o OmniTrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application – City letter in support of OmniTrans’ application
 County
o Active360: SBCTA’s Integrated Active Transportation Framework – City submitted letter in support of SBCTA’s application

STATE UPDATE
Legislative Calendar – Recent and Upcoming Legislative Deadlines Sept. 30 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 1 and in the Governor’s possession on or after Sept. 1.

Nov. 3 General Election.

Nov. 30 Adjournment at midnight.

Dec. 7 12 Noon convening of the 2027-28 Regular Session. 2027 Jan. 1 Statutes take effect.

Priority Bills: Status Update
As the legislative session ends, the Governor has acted on several measures affecting local governments and public services. Most notably, he vetoed AB 1383 (McKinnor), preserving the key provisions of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act that the bill would have rolled back. He also signed AB 1821 (Pacheco), which changes Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, giving staff the time to conduct thorough searches as requests grow in volume and complexity while still preserving public access to government.

The Governor also signed SB 117 (Cervantes), which limits the impact fees cities can collect for up to two accessory dwelling units larger than 750 square feet, reducing funding available for local infrastructure 8 3
and public services.

Other priority bills include those for which the City submitted letters to the Governor, as noted above.

Other State Items
On September 21, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a statewide state of emergency in response to forecasts predicting a historic, high-impact El Niño event for the 2026–2027 wet season.

The declaration directs state agencies to pre-position resources, expedite environmental permits, and coordinate flood mitigation efforts to protect vulnerable communities and infrastructure. It also suspends standard procurement rules to enable a rapid local and state response to severe storm risks, high tides, and potential mudslides.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
By Subject
Elections and Campaigns
SB 1414 (Reyes, D) County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1037, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law requires the board of supervisors of each county, following each decennial federal census, and using that census as a basis, to adjust the boundaries of any or all of the supervisorial districts of the county so that the districts are as nearly equal in population as possible and comply with applicable federal law, and specifies the procedures the board of supervisors must follow in adjusting those boundaries. Existing law establishes independent redistricting commissions in the Counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Fresno, and Sacramento, which are charged with adjusting the supervisorial district boundaries for their respective counties. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of San Bernardino, which would be charged with adjusting the boundary lines of the districts of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino. The commission would consist of 14 commissioners who meet specified qualifications. This bill would require the commission to adjust the boundaries of the supervisorial districts in accordance with specified criteria and adopt a redistricting plan in accordance with existing deadlines for the adoption of county supervisorial district boundaries. The bill would create specified procedures by which the commission may remove a commissioner. (Based on 09/30/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Elections and Campaigns, Governance
Governance
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
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Summary: The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. Existing law, beginning July 1, 2026, requires eligible legislative bodies, as defined, to have in place a system for electronically accepting and fulfilling requests for meeting agendas and documents. Existing law additionally requires these legislative bodies to translate the agenda for each meeting of that body and to reasonably assist members of the public who wish to translate a public meeting or receive interpretation, as specified. This bill would instead delete the above-described requirements on eligible legislative bodies. (Based on 09/18/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Governance
SB 1414 (Reyes, D) County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1037, Statutes of 2026.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 853, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
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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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
Legal and Records Management
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 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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text) Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Legal and Records Management
Misc2: CMCA Support
Municipal Funding and Procurement
AB 1198 (Haney, D) Public works: prevailing wages.

Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2026.
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Location: 09/27/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law requires the body awarding a contract for a public work to obtain from the director the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is to be performed, and the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work, for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract. Under existing law, if the director determines during any quarterly period that there has been a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, the director is required to make that change available to the awarding body and their determination is final. Under existing law, that determination does not apply to public works contracts for which the notice to bidders has been published. This bill would instead state, commencing July 1, 2027, that if the director determines, within a semiannual period, that there is a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, that determination applies to any public works contract that is awarded or for which notice to bidders is published after July 1, 2027, if the awarded value of the contract is $35,000,000 or greater. The bill would authorize any contractor, awarding body, or specified representative affected by a change in rates on a particular contract to, within 20 days, file with the director a verified petition to review the determination of that rate, as specified. The bill would require the director to, upon notice to the interested parties, initiate an investigation or hold a hearing, and, within 20 days after the filing of that petition, except as specified, make a final determination and transmit the determination in writing to the awarding body and to the interested parties. (Based on 09/27/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Transportation & Infrastructure 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: Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. (Based on 08/27/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Transportation & Infrastructure Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 956 (Quirk-Silva, 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 791, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/29/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law also provides for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units by local ordinance, or, if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, by ministerial approval, in single-family residential zones in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, among other things, makes void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a planned development, and any provision of a governing document, that effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts the construction or use of an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit on a lot zoned for single-family residential use that meets the above-described standards and conditions for those units. This bill would revise the provision governing prohibitions or restrictions on the construction or use of an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit on a lot zoned for single-family residential use to instead apply to a lot zoned to allow single-family residential use. (Based on 09/29/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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 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, 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. (Based on 09/29/2026 text) 14

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Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
AB 1820 (Schiavo, D) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/20/2026 - Assembly 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. (Based on 09/20/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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: 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 15

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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. (Based on 09/29/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 73 (Cervantes, D) Elections.

Current Text: 05/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 05/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 05/27/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing state and federal law provides for the enforcement of laws related to elections. This bill would prohibit a peace officer from interfering with the administration of an election, as specified. This bill would authorize certain persons to enforce those prohibitions by filing a civil action, as specified. This bill would also prohibit any individual from permitting an agent of a law enforcement agency, as specified, to access, disrupt, modify, or take possession of rosters, combined rosters, or voter lists unless authorized by a court order or to investigate certain types of voting fraud. The bill would additionally require the Attorney General to provide guidance and information regarding how to respond to requests by law enforcement, as defined, to access areas where ballots are present. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 05/27/2026 text) Priority: (3) Significant
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SB 329 (Blakespear, D) Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.

Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/27/2026 - Senate 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. (Based on 09/27/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
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.

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 17

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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. (Based on 06/25/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 677 (Wiener, D) Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals: subdivisions:
tentative and final maps: appeals.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 974, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate 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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
SB 1117 (Cervantes, 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 809, Statutes of 2026.
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Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate 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 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. (Based on 09/29/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Public Safety
AB 1883 (Bryan, D) Workplace surveillance tools.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 853, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly 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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
AB 2257 (Hart, D) Corrections: jail administrators.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 929, Statutes of 2026.

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which has jurisdiction over all county functions, personnel, and facilities, or so many as the board names in its resolution, relating to institutional punishment, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of prisoners, including, but not limited to, the county jail and industrial farms and road camps, their functions and personnel. Existing law, except as specified, requires the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prisoners in it, as specified, and generally imposes requirements and duties on sheriffs for the keeping of jails. This bill would authorize a board of supervisors to, by majority vote, establish the position of jail administrator and impose procedures for the nomination and confirmation or denial of a candidate for the position. The bill would prescribe the powers and duties of jail administrators. The bill would provide that the sheriff retains specified authority with respect to the jail administrator, including the authority to remove the jail administrator, as specified. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Public Safety
SB 1004 (Wiener, D) Law enforcement: masks.

Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Existing law defines law enforcement officer for these purposes as anyone designated by California law as a peace officer who is employed by a city, county, or other local agency, and any officer or agent of a federal law enforcement agency, agency or law enforcement agency of another state, or any person acting on behalf of a federal law enforcement agency. This bill would add peace officers employed by a state agency to the definition of law enforcement officers, thereby making those law enforcement officers subject to those criminal penalties. The bill would specify that facial coverings does not include certain items, including, among other things, sunglasses. The bill would, for all of the items excluded from the definition of facial coverings, limit that exclusion if the items are combined or otherwise used in a manner intended to conceal or obscure an officer’s identity. (Based on 09/29/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Public Safety
Transportation & Infrastructure
AB 1198 (Haney, D) Public works: prevailing wages.

Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2026.

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public work to obtain from the director the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is to be performed, and the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work, for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract. Under existing law, if the director determines during any quarterly period that there has been a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, the director is required to make that change available to the awarding body and their determination is final. Under existing law, that determination does not apply to public works contracts for which the notice to bidders has been published. This bill would instead state, commencing July 1, 2027, that if the director determines, within a semiannual period, that there is a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, that determination applies to any public works contract that is awarded or for which notice to bidders is published after July 1, 2027, if the awarded value of the contract is $35,000,000 or greater. The bill would authorize any contractor, awarding body, or specified representative affected by a change in rates on a particular contract to, within 20 days, file with the director a verified petition to review the determination of that rate, as specified. The bill would require the director to, upon notice to the interested parties, initiate an investigation or hold a hearing, and, within 20 days after the filing of that petition, except as specified, make a final determination and transmit the determination in writing to the awarding body and to the interested parties. (Based on 09/27/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 73 (Cervantes, D) Elections.

Current Text: 05/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 05/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 967, Statutes of 2026.

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license unless the person was a duly licensed contractor at all times during the performance of the act or contract, except as specified. This bill would further exempt from that prohibition an action for compensation arising from a contract for specified projects, including for a public work of improvement or a commercial or institutional construction project, and would, instead, authorize a person to maintain an action for compensation under one of those contracts if the person was a duly licensed contractor at the time the contract was executed and during the portion of the performance of the contract for which compensation is sought. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
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: Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would explicitly state that a fee, charge, surcharge, or component thereof imposed upon the provider of, or ratepayer for, public services by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide those public services is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision described above. The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. (Based on 08/27/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Municipal Funding and Procurement, Transportation & Infrastructure Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
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.

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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 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. (Based on 07/16/2026 text) Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
Total Measures: 19
Total Tracking Forms: 19
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
By Measure
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 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 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. (Based on 07/16/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Trash, Recycling, Water, Resources
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.
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Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 513, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/27/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law requires the body awarding a contract for a public work to obtain from the director the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is to be performed, and the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work, for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract. Under existing law, if the director determines during any quarterly period that there has been a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, the director is required to make that change available to the awarding body and their determination is final. Under existing law, that determination does not apply to public works contracts for which the notice to bidders has been published. This bill would instead state, commencing July 1, 2027, that if the director determines, within a semiannual period, that there is a change in any prevailing rate of per diem wages in a locality, that determination applies to any public works contract that is awarded or for which notice to bidders is published after July 1, 2027, if the awarded value of the contract is $35,000,000 or greater. The bill would authorize any contractor, awarding body, or specified representative affected by a change in rates on a particular contract to, within 20 days, file with the director a verified petition to review the determination of that rate, as specified. The bill would require the director to, upon notice to the interested parties, initiate an investigation or hold a hearing, and, within 20 days after the filing of that petition, except as specified, make a final determination and transmit the determination in writing to the awarding body and to the interested parties. (Based on 09/27/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
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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.

Current Text: 09/20/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/20/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes of 2026.

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. 26

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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. (Based on 09/20/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 853, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
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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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Human Resources, Public Safety
AB 2257 (Hart, D) Corrections: jail administrators.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 929, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law authorizes a board of supervisors of any county to, by resolution, establish a department of corrections, to be headed by an officer appointed by the board, which has jurisdiction over all county functions, personnel, and facilities, or so many as the board names in its resolution, relating to institutional punishment, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of prisoners, including, but not limited to, the county jail and industrial farms and road camps, their functions and personnel. Existing law, except as specified, requires the sheriff to take charge of and be the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prisoners in it, as specified, and generally imposes requirements and duties on sheriffs for the keeping of jails. This bill would authorize a board of supervisors to, by majority vote, establish the position of jail administrator and impose procedures for the nomination and confirmation or denial of a candidate for the position. The bill would prescribe the powers and duties of jail administrators. The bill would provide that the sheriff retains specified authority with respect to the jail administrator, including the authority to remove the jail administrator, as specified. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Public Safety
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.

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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. (Based on 09/29/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 73 (Cervantes, D) Elections.

Current Text: 05/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 05/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2026.

This bill would authorize certain persons to enforce those prohibitions by filing a civil action, as specified. This bill would also prohibit any individual from permitting an agent of a law enforcement agency, as specified, to access, disrupt, modify, or take possession of rosters, combined rosters, or voter lists unless authorized by a court order or to investigate certain types of voting fraud. The bill would additionally require the Attorney General to provide guidance and information regarding how to respond to requests by law enforcement, as defined, to access areas where ballots are present. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 05/27/2026 text) Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure SB 329 (Blakespear, D) Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs:
investigations.

Current Text: 09/27/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/27/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2026.

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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. (Based on 09/27/2026 text) Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: League of Cities Sponsored
SB 342 (Umberg, D) Contractors: unlicensed work.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 967, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/30/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law prohibits a person engaging in the business or acting in the capacity of a contractor from recovering compensation for work performed that requires a contractor’s license unless the person was a duly licensed contractor at all times during the performance of the act or contract, except as specified. This bill would further exempt from that prohibition an action for compensation arising from a contract for specified projects, including for a public work of improvement or a commercial or institutional construction project, and would, instead, authorize a person to maintain an action for compensation under one of those contracts if the person was a duly licensed contractor at the time the contract was executed and during the portion of the performance of the contract for which compensation is sought. (Based on 09/30/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Transportation & Infrastructure
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: Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and lowincome 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 30

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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. (Based on 06/25/2026 text)
Position: Support
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
SB 677 (Wiener, D) Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals: subdivisions: tentative and final maps: appeals.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 974, Statutes of 2026.

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. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
Misc2: Fast Track Housing Package
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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.

Current Text: 09/29/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: Existing law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Existing law defines law enforcement officer for these purposes as anyone designated by California law as a peace officer who is employed by a city, county, or other local agency, and any officer or agent of a federal law enforcement agency, agency or law enforcement agency of another state, or any person acting on behalf of a federal law enforcement agency. This bill would add peace officers employed by a state agency to the definition of law enforcement officers, thereby making those law enforcement officers subject to those criminal penalties. The bill would specify that facial coverings does not include certain items, including, among other things, sunglasses. The bill would, for all of the items excluded from the definition of facial coverings, limit that exclusion if the items are combined or otherwise used in a manner intended to conceal or obscure an officer’s identity. (Based on 09/29/2026 text) Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Public Safety
SB 1117 (Cervantes, 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 809, Statutes of 2026.
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Location: 09/29/2026 - Senate 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 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. (Based on 09/29/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (3) Significant
Subject: Planning, Land Use, Housing
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: The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. Existing law, beginning July 1, 2026, requires eligible legislative bodies, as defined, to have in place a system for electronically accepting and fulfilling requests for meeting agendas and documents. Existing law additionally requires these legislative bodies to translate the agenda for each meeting of that body and to reasonably assist members of the public who wish to translate a public meeting or receive interpretation, as specified. This bill would instead delete the above-described requirements on eligible legislative bodies. (Based on 09/18/2026 text) Position: Support
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Governance
SB 1414 (Reyes, D) County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Current Text: 09/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 09/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1037, Statutes of 2026.

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supervisorial districts of the county so that the districts are as nearly equal in population as possible and comply with applicable federal law, and specifies the procedures the board of supervisors must follow in adjusting those boundaries. Existing law establishes independent redistricting commissions in the Counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Fresno, and Sacramento, which are charged with adjusting the supervisorial district boundaries for their respective counties. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of San Bernardino, which would be charged with adjusting the boundary lines of the districts of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino. The commission would consist of 14 commissioners who meet specified qualifications. This bill would require the commission to adjust the boundaries of the supervisorial districts in accordance with specified criteria and adopt a redistricting plan in accordance with existing deadlines for the adoption of county supervisorial district boundaries. The bill would create specified procedures by which the commission may remove a commissioner. (Based on 09/30/2026 text)
Position: Oppose
Priority: (2) Priority
Subject: Elections and Campaigns, Governance
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MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026 TO: COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: VIVIAN CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER

SUBJECT
..titl e
Update on Federal issues.
..end
..body

RECOMMENDATION
Receive a report on Federal legislative, budget, and regulatory issues. Receive and file. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action. 58 MEMORANDUM

CITY OF CHINO

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026 TO: COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: VIVIAN CASTRO, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER

SUBJECT
..titl e
Update on State issues.
..end

RECOMMENDATION
Receive a report on State legislative, budget, and regulatory issues. Receive and file. ..body

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this action. 59

Legislative Policy CommitteeOctober 13, 2026

Legislative Policy Committee
October 13, 2026