2026 Preliminary Bill List Sorted by: Subject
Wednesday, 08/12/2026
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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: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #157 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Wiener) Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would broaden California rules limiting restrictive covenants on accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, and would increase the required ministerial approval for detached accessory dwelling units on eligible single-family lots from one to two.
It would extend these protections to common interest developments and to lots zoned to allow single-family residential use, while clarifying that a local agency is not required to allow two detached accessory dwelling units plus a junior accessory dwelling unit on the same lot. The bill would create a state-mandated local program but state that no reimbursement is required.
AB 1383 (McKinnor, D) Public employees’ retirement benefits.
Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would change pension rules for the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) beginning January 1, 2027 by limiting pensionable compensation for new members and creating new retirement formulas for safety employees, while also allowing certain negotiated changes.
It would update conforming provisions in the Public Employees’ Retirement Law and Teachers’ Retirement Law, require new STRS members to follow specified limits, and authorize public employers and unions to bargain for higher or lower safety plan formulas within set requirements. The bill would increase contributions to continuously appropriated retirement funds and increase spending from those funds, making it an appropriation.
AB 1546 (Schultz, D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law in California penalizes individuals convicted of DUI offenses with imprisonment ranging from 120 days to one year and fines, especially if the offense occurs within 10 years of previous DUI offenses.
This bill introduces a "wobbler" penalty, allowing such convictions to be categorized as either a misdemeanor or a felony, leading to potential imprisonment for up to three years and fines. The bill also increases penalties for repeat offenses, mandating extended periods of license revocation and installation of ignition interlock devices.
The new penalties apply to those with multiple prior convictions within a specified timeframe. No reimbursement from the state is required for implementing this bill, as stated in the California Constitution.
AB 1567 (Ta, R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would allow planning agencies, beginning with the seventh and later housing element revisions, to count certain approved elderly care housing units toward up to 15 percent of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need allocation for any income category.
This applies to congregate care for the elderly and residential care facilities for the elderly, but only if such housing is included in the regional housing need determination. The change affects what may be reported in the annual housing element report.
AB 1602 (Rubio, Blanca, D) Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
Current Text: 01/16/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law oversees foster youth placement and child welfare services, aiming to protect child welfare, prevent unnecessary family separations, and reunite families when possible. It mandates that the State Department of Social Services coordinates emergency response services and requires counties to have disaster response plans, which the department reviews and updates. This bill introduces the Child Welfare Disaster Response Program, funded by a dedicated account, to assist foster children and caregivers during disasters.
Upon legislative appropriation, funds would address needs such as housing, clothing, and transportation within 180 days of a local or state emergency. County agencies and tribes could apply for these funds, and the department is tasked with setting eligibility criteria and distributing guidance through written instructions.
AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would tighten and shorten procedures for postentitlement phase permits, limit plan check reviews to two, accelerate appeal deadlines for housing projects, and expand enforcement under the Housing Accountability Act.
It would also change tolling rules for outside agency reviews, allow applicants to seek a writ of mandate if appeals are denied or untimely, make related violations enforceable statewide, and declare that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 1662 (Wilson, D) Misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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: 06/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would increase state oversight of the California FAIR Plan Association by requiring it to correct identified violations, authorizing new civil penalties, and allowing the Insurance Commissioner to direct changes to policy limits and coverage options.
It would require the association to take corrective actions for violations of statutes, regulations, accounting principles, its plan of operation, or other binding rules identified in official reports. It would also establish penalties of up to $20,000 for failing to comply with required corrective actions, set other penalties at up to $10,000 per violation or $20,000 for willful acts, and authorize the commissioner to adjust policy limits and expand fair rental value coverage under the renters’ property insurance program.
AB 1715 (Schiavo, D) Public utilities: reporting.
Current Text: 06/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require electrical and gas corporations to disclose and report certain taxpayer funding of $1 million or more, and it would require the Public Utilities Commission to oversee compliance, require ratepayer benefits from such funding, and report the results to the Legislature annually beginning in 2028.
If a utility fails to meet the reporting requirements, the commission could impose penalties. The bill would also apply to ratepayer-funded applications, require disclosure of relevant grants or loans, and repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037; it would create a state-mandated local program but specify that no reimbursement is required.
AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva, D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.
Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #255 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill, called the Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act, would create a ministerial approval process for certain townhome development projects and related subdivision maps if they meet objective standards, while allowing denial only for specified adverse impacts on public health and safety.
It would define qualifying townhomes and require local agencies to review eligible projects without discretionary hearings, expand the CEQA exemption for ministerial projects, permit local ordinances to implement the law, and exempt the City and County of San Francisco; it would also impose a state-mandated local program without requiring reimbursement.
AB 1761 (Rogers, D) Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission authority over public utilities, including the ability to set fair and reasonable rates for electrical corporations. The proposed bill mandates the commission to ensure transparency by making all data used for decisions or calculations on charges imposed on electricity customers accessible to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates. This includes costs linked to contracts, corporationowned generation, and other resources. The bill requires this data to be publicly disclosed, except for marketsensitive information. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under the Public Utilities Act.
Additionally, the bill states that it does not require state reimbursement to local agencies for costs, as per certain existing statutory provisions.
AB 1813 (Ward, D) Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill revises California’s customer renewable energy subscription program to expand access for low-income customers, set size and capacity limits for participating community renewable energy generators, and require new evaluations and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rulemaking before the program is updated.
It directs the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to assess whether such generators can serve as load modifying resources, requires the PUC to create a mechanism for making that
determination, and updates reporting requirements to the Legislature; it also creates a state-mandated local program but states that no reimbursement is required.
AB 1821 (Pacheco, D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #167 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would change the California Public Records Act timeline by requiring agencies to respond to records requests within 10 business days, with a possible 14-business-day extension, and it would add legislative findings required by the California Constitution.
It would keep the existing duty to decide whether requested records are disclosable and to notify the requester of the determination and reasons, but it would replace the current 10-day and 14-day response periods with business-day deadlines. The bill also makes findings that it furthers constitutional requirements for public access to records and open meetings and that any limits on access are supported by the required interest and need.
AB 1914 (Schiavo, D) General plan elements: childcare.
Current Text: 06/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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: 06/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create the crime of organized metal theft, covering coordinated theft, possession, receipt, or financing of stolen metal materials, and would punish violations as either misdemeanors or felonies.
It also would expand reporting and information-sharing about commodity metal theft by allowing local law enforcement, public agencies, and private entities to provide theft information to the Department of Justice, which would then make it available to those groups. The bill would declare legislative findings and intent, create a statemandated local program, and specify that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 1976 (Wicks, D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #172 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would restrict local governments from delaying, reconsidering, or terminating certain pedestrian and bicycle safety projects after they are far along, limit petition requirements for traffic-calming measures, and exempt pedestrian mall establishment or expansion from CEQA.
It also specifies that these rules apply statewide, including to charter cities, and provides for state reimbursement if the bill creates mandated local costs. The bill would require continued compliance with specified labor and project requirements for exempted projects.
AB 2005 (Ahrens, D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Current Text: 08/11/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #6 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - SECOND READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Arreguín) Location: 08/10/2026 - Senate SECOND READING
Summary: The bill changes urban lot split rules by giving applicants two owner-occupancy options, adding recording and disclosure requirements, limiting local agency restrictions on urban lot splits, and creating special provisions for properties in the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fire areas.
It would let an applicant either swear to live in one unit as a principal residence for at least three years or swear to sell both parcels within three years and require a homebuyer to keep one unit owner-occupied for three years after conveyance. It also allows certain trust and LLC representatives to qualify as applicants, bars some LLC applicants in the fire-affected areas, imposes civil penalties for violations, requires sellers to disclose the threeyear occupancy rule, repeals the measure on January 1, 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: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create a Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program, administered by the California Department of Aging and local area agencies, to provide competitive grants that help seniors and people with disabilities protect their own properties from wildfires.
It would require eligible applicants to submit specified information, including proof of need, and would allow grant funds to pay for contractors or other qualified service providers to complete wildfire mitigation work. Area agencies on aging would be required to keep certain records and report data to the department after the pilot ends, including the number of applicants and the total amount distributed, and the program would become inoperative on January 1, 2030, at which point the provisions would be repealed.
AB 2041 (Carrillo, D) Emergency medical services.
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/23/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #86 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE
Location: 06/23/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law requires local public agencies to maintain basic emergency telephone systems and sets standards for emergency response services, including a requirement that certain agencies provide prearrival medical instructions to 911 callers by January 1, 2027.
This bill would require any public safety agency that was not already providing those prearrival instructions by January 1, 2026, to report its compliance status to its local emergency medical services agency by January 31, 2027.
AB 2074 (Haney, D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require major transit cities to create regional transit hub districts by July 1, 2027, and would make certain “downtown housing developments” in those districts eligible for streamlined ministerial approval.
It would also require the California Housing Finance Agency to study housing construction loans and financing and report to the Legislature by December 1, 2027. The bill states that these changes address a statewide concern, apply to all cities including charter cities, and may create state-mandated local costs subject to reimbursement rules, with some mandates exempt from reimbursement.
AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff, R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 04/27/2026 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
Location: 04/21/2026 - Assembly Revenue and Taxation
Summary: The bill allows the existing state sales and use tax exemption for farm equipment, machinery, and parts used primarily to produce and harvest agricultural products to be incorporated into local sales and use taxes (including those under the Bradley‑Burns law) by deleting the current provision that excludes that incorporation; this change is temporary and would expire January 1, 2032. Because local tax revenues could be reduced, the bill also appropriates General Fund money to the State Controller to reimburse affected counties and cities for those revenue losses. It further tightens requirements for any new tax‑expenditure bill by adding additional information obligations on top of existing requirements (specific purposes, performance indicators, and data collection). The measure would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #187 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would extend several deadlines in the regional housing need and housing element process, giving cities, counties, and councils of governments more time to form subregional entities, set housing need shares, develop allocation methodologies, and release draft allocation plans, with an exception for certain 2027 and 2028 revision cycles.
It also states legislative intent to later base housing element deadlines on smaller regional groupings and local jurisdiction size, and it declares that no state reimbursement is required for the costs created by the bill.
AB 2313 (Berman, D) Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create a Gas Distribution Service Line Replacement Alternatives Program by January 1, 2028, offering incentives to certain residential gas customers to choose alternatives to gas service line replacement and stop gas service instead.
It would exempt emergency replacements, require annual review and reporting to the Legislature, and repeal the program on January 1, 2035. Because violations of commission actions could be criminal, the bill would create a state-mandated local program but state that no reimbursement is required.
AB 2346 (Wilson, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #189 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would add safety and disclosure requirements for electric bicycles, allow local governments to set certain trail speed limits, and establish a 10 mile per hour sidewalk speed limit without adding driver points for violations.
Beginning January 1, 2029, class 2 electric bicycles would need a speedometer, and all electric bicycles would need front and rear lamps. Sellers would also have to disclose key information at the point of sale, including the bicycle’s class and maximum speed, and warn that riders under 16 should not exceed 15 miles per hour. The bill would let local authorities set bicycle path and multiuse trail speed limits of 10, 15, or 20 miles per hour with signage, while keeping earlier limits in place, and it states that no state reimbursement is required.
AB 2415 (Hoover, R) Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #266 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Niello) Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
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: returns on equity.
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (which regulates electric and gas utilities and sets just and reasonable rates) to be more transparent when it sets an authorized return on equity (ROE). For any ROE decision issued on or after January 1, 2028, the commission must disclose the analytical basis for its ROE determination, including each financial model used and an analysis of how the utility’s credit quality relates to the authorized ROE. If the commission’s methodology in a cost-of-capital proceeding materially departs from the methodology disclosed in the most recent prior decision for that same utility, it must identify each material departure and provide a reasoned explanation. The commission must open a rulemaking to update its cost-ofcapital determinations and consider a related long-term plan, and it must include analysis of utility credit-rating trends in its annual report to the Legislature. Because violating a commission order is a crime, the bill creates a state-mandated local program, but it specifies that no state reimbursement is required under the stated statutory provision.
AB 2493 (Petrie-Norris, D) Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: permitting: auditor.
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require large electrical corporations to begin permitting certain transmission and interconnection projects within set deadlines, allow deadline extensions for good cause, and subject noncompliance to commission enforcement.
Starting July 1, 2027, it would also require those utilities to hire an independent auditor to review project data, network upgrade progress, and compliance with deadlines and remedial actions, with annual reports to the commission and mandatory corrective orders after review. Because violations could be criminal, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, but it states that no reimbursement is required.
AB 2516 (Petrie-Norris, D) California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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 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: 08/10/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #264 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Pérez) Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill expands existing exclusions from transit-oriented housing development rules to include certain historic properties on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025.
It would exclude contributing sites in historic districts and individually listed historical resources from the law’s requirements, and it also includes a contingent technical change that would take effect only if this bill and AB 2415 are both enacted, with this bill enacted last.
SB 16 (Blakespear, D) Mental health: involuntary commitment.
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require county behavioral health directors, rather than merely authorize them, to develop procedures for designating and training professionals who carry out 72-hour involuntary detention and treatment under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
By making this a mandatory duty, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, and any required reimbursement to local agencies would be handled under existing state mandate reimbursement procedures if the Commission on State Mandates finds reimbursable costs.
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: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create statewide rules to speed and simplify permitting and inspections for residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems, limit related local fees and restrictions, and make certain HOA rules that block these installations unenforceable.
It would require local governments to offer asynchronous inspections and online real-time permitting by set dates, allow only limited local requirements, prohibit permits or inspections for qualifying plug-in-ready window units, and extend protections to common interest developments by invalidating rules that prevent electric appliance replacements or the installation and use of these systems.
SB 327 (McNerney, D) Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would bar electrical and gas corporations from recovering certain costs related to opposing utility municipalization from ratepayers and would expand the Public Advocate’s authority to obtain information needed to support the Public Utilities Commission’s duties.
It also clarifies that the Public Advocate has the same access to utility accounts and records as the commission.
Because violations would be enforceable under existing law, the bill would create a state-mandated local program but states that no reimbursement is required.
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 (Menjivar, D) Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/04/2026 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Housing and Community Development Summary: The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, known as Proposition 1, allows for the issuance of $4 billion in bonds to fund various housing initiatives, including assistance programs for veterans purchasing farm homes and mobile homes. This is guided by the State General Obligation Bond Law. It also supports the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention program, which aims to provide grants to help regions address homelessness by moving individuals and families into permanent housing. This bill proposes the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, which would enable $1 billion in bonds to fund the Youth Housing Program. This program would provide financial awards to local agencies, nonprofits, and joint ventures to acquire, renovate, or construct youth centers and housing. This proposal will be voted on in the statewide election on November 3, 2026, and is designed to take effect immediately as an urgent measure.
SB 837 (Reyes, D) Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, managed by the California Department of Aging, to help consumers and their families access information on long-term services and supports (LTSS) and assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities at the local level. ADRC programs are required to offer specific services, including enhanced information and referral services, at convenient hours. The bill mandates that ADRC programs also provide disaster and emergency preparedness training tailored for older adults and people with disabilities to enhance their safety before, during, and after emergencies or natural disasters.
SB 868 (Wiener, D) Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would exempt portable solar generation devices from state and utility interconnection requirements and limit what electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities may require of customers using them.
It would bar fees or other mandated actions related to the device or its exported electricity, while allowing utilities to require simple online notice of the device’s address, make, model, and size; it would also create statemandated local program duties but specify that no reimbursement is required.
SB 886 (Padilla, D) California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create separate tariffs for certain participating customers’ interconnection, transmission, distribution, and optional generation services by July 1, 2027, while protecting nonparticipating customers from stranded costs and cost shifts.
It would also require data center applicants to disclose related applications in other territories, assign upgrade costs to the participating customer, impose early termination fees in some cases, require long-term prefunding of generation costs, and direct utilities to publish maps of feasible interconnection locations; because violations could be crimes, the bill creates a state-mandated local program but states no reimbursement is required.
SB 905 (Becker, D) Electricity.
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would direct the Public Utilities Commission to reduce authorized returns on equity for certain utility capital costs, create performance-based metrics and incentive compensation rules for large electrical corporations, and study alternative financing methods and grid utilization data.
It would require new commission proceedings by specified dates, including a framework for performance metrics by January 1, 2028, a review of that framework by January 1, 2030, and a report to the Legislature on financing
options by December 31, 2028. It would also make violations enforceable under the Public Utilities Act while stating that no state reimbursement is required.
SB 907 (Archuleta, D) Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would increase criminal penalties for drivers who fail to stop and provide information after an accident involving injury or death, especially when the offense occurs within 10 years of certain prior driving offenses.
It would make injury cases punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony, raise felony penalties for death or serious injury cases with qualifying prior convictions, and expand court warnings to include pleas to lesser offenses; the bill also states that no reimbursement is required.
SB 922 (Laird, D) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Enrollment HTML PDF
Status: 08/10/2026 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Location: 08/10/2026 - Senate ENROLLMENT
Summary: The bill clarifies that certain fees, charges, or surcharges imposed by or for a local agency on public service providers or ratepayers to recover street maintenance, repair, and related costs are not prohibited tax or permit fees.
It also states that the Vehicle Code does not bar a local agency from imposing or collecting these amounts, while deleting obsolete references, making technical changes, and adding legislative findings and declarations.
SB 1003 (Grayson, D) Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #119 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
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: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #42 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Ward)
Location: 06/08/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would allow a local agency, if its governing body approves a resolution, to round cash payments and cash refunds or other cash amounts to the nearest $0.05.
It would apply only to local agencies that choose to adopt it by majority vote, would define key terms for its implementation, and would take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
SB 1014 (Grayson, D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #120 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would require local governments to provide housing project applicants with timely, itemized information about required improvements and related permit conditions during the application process.
It would let applicants request preliminary estimates or lists of potential improvements, require cities and counties to respond within set deadlines, and require itemized improvement lists before postentitlement permits are issued.
The bill would impose new duties on local agencies, apply statewide including to charter cities, and state that no state reimbursement is required.
SB 1117 (Cervantes, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Current Text: 07/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #125 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would change how impact fees are calculated for certain accessory dwelling units, requiring fees to be based only on the portion of an Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above 750 square feet of interior livable space.
It would apply statewide, including to charter cities, and create a state-mandated local program, but it would also state 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: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill revises California law governing electric bicycles, mopeds, motor-driven cycles, and related devices by updating definitions, labeling rules, seller disclosures, safety standards, and restrictions on operation and sale.
It would rename “motorized bicycle” as “moped,” expand prohibited advertising and sale practices, require new certification and warning labels, regulate batteries and charging systems for mopeds and off-highway electric motorcycles, and strengthen enforcement by local officers for certain unsafe or unauthorized vehicles.
SB 1168 (McNerney, D) Data centers: rate structures.
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #169 A-CONSENT CALENDAR 2ND DAY-SENATE BILLS Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly CONSENT CALENDAR
Summary: The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to evaluate rate structures so that data centers pay a reasonable share of the costs they create for transmission and distribution, as well as their proportionate share of load-related increases and needed power procurements.
The bill also intends to keep these measures consistent with integrated resource planning requirements and to reduce cost pressure on residential customers by shifting more of the relevant costs to data centers.
SB 1172 (Hurtado, D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #64 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Stefani) Location: 07/02/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill limits how much a consultant may be paid for work on certain tax sharing agreements involving Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenues, capping compensation at the lesser of 5% of shared tax revenues or $250,000.
It defines the covered agreements broadly, exempts agreements with direct government staff and unpaid technical advisers, applies only to agreements made on or after January 1, 2027, and declares the rule a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.
SB 1187 (Durazo, D) Open meetings.
Current Text: 07/06/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #93 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Fong) Location: 08/03/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would repeal certain future Brown Act requirements for eligible local legislative bodies related to electronic access, agenda translation, and interpretation assistance, while declaring the measure an urgency statute.
It also makes legislative findings that the bill’s limits on public access are justified by a protected interest and are needed to protect that interest, and that the measure furthers the California Constitution’s requirements for public access to meetings and records.
SB 1218 (Arreguín, D) Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.
Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Calendar: 08/13/26 #131 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Bonta) Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would authorize immobilizing a vehicle for repeated delinquent illegal dumping violations, similar to existing authority for parking and traffic violations.
It would allow a peace officer or certain authorized employee to immobilize a vehicle with a device if the registered owner has accumulated a specified number of delinquent notices for illegal dumping or has repeatedly failed to pay or appear in court for those 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: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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: 06/17/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/01/2026 - July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 07/01/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to evaluate major state tax expenditures, publish reports with recommendations for the Legislature, and identify possible savings from reducing or limiting those expenditures.
The reports would be issued annually from 2028 through 2032, with legislative committees holding joint public hearings on them, and state tax agencies would have to provide anonymized taxpayer data with privacy protections as needed. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033.
Total Measures: 54
Total Tracking Forms: 0