B - Positions from Yimby, Cal Cities and Contract Cities Association — Legislative Review Committee, August 17, 2026

CCCA, LEAGUE, and YIMBY, Legislative Summary
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
CCCA
AB 1546 Schultz, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: driving under the influence.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/05/2026
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Introduced
AB 1588 Stefani, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Page 1 ends

Summary: Current California law already makes it illegal to participate in, help, or encourage a “motor vehicle exhibition of speed” on a highway or in an off-street parking facility, with penalties of up to 90 days in county jail and a fine up to $500. Starting January 1, 2029, courts could also suspend a person’s driver privilege for 90 days to 6 months if the speed event happened as part of a “sideshow,” which is currently defined as two or more people blocking or impeding traffic to let spectators watch vehicle stunts, contests, speed demonstrations, or reckless driving. This bill would broaden the sideshow definition by explicitly including the use of any motor vehicle (such as motorcycles or off-highway vehicles) to barricade or obstruct traffic. It would also increase penalties for speed exhibitions tied to sideshow activities, including higher fines, a mandatory minimum jail term, and the possibility of the offense being treated as a misdemeanor or felony if the act proximately causes injury to someone. Because it increases punishment for an existing crime, it may create a state-mandated local program, but the bill states that no reimbursement is required under specified constitutional procedures.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/15/2026
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/16/2026
AB 1621 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
AB 1712 Pacheco, D HTML PDF
City of Santa Fe Springs: sale of water utility property.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information

Page 2 ends

Status: 06/30/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #144 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Archuleta)
Summary: Existing law lets municipal governments own, operate, lease, sell, or transfer public utilities and sets procedures for selling water utilities inside city boundaries, including a determination that the utility is not needed or that residents will receive equal or better service, voter approval, and pre-election disclosures by the buyer. This bill authorizes the City of Santa Fe Springs, until January 1, 2032, to sell its water utility to consolidate with another public water system under specified procedures and requirements. It requires the city to consider oral and written protests and bars the sale for one year if at least 50% of "interested persons" (as defined) protest. The bill also contains legislative findings explaining why a special statute for Santa Fe Springs is necessary.

Location: 06/30/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/04/2026
Current Text: 04/06/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/06/2026
AB 1751 Quirk-Silva, D HTML PDF
Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
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.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/04/2026
AB 1820 Schiavo, D HTML PDF
Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

Page 3 ends

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #204 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill would limit local permit fees for electric vehicle charging stations, especially level 2 stations in multifamily housing, to estimated reasonable costs and set specific fee caps through January 1, 2036.

It would take effect on July 1, 2027, with a delayed start until January 1, 2028, for jurisdictions with fewer than 200,000 residents, and it would apply to all cities, including charter cities, as a matter of statewide concern. The bill would also impose state-mandated local duties but state that no reimbursement is required.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1941 González, Mark, D HTML PDF
Organized metal theft.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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 state-mandated local program, and specify that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/04/2026
AB 2346 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.

Tracking form
Position

Page 4 ends

Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #230 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE 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.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 2349 Solache, D HTML PDF
State Air Resources Board: regional air quality incident response program.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would expand the State Air Resources Board’s incident air monitoring program to support a regional network of air quality incident response centers, including one at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, to improve emergency air monitoring during disasters and other air quality crises.

It would allow legislative funding to be used to plan, create, equip, and maintain these centers, require coordination between the state board and any district operating a center, and specify that if the bill creates state-mandated local costs, reimbursement would follow existing state procedures.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/01/2026
AB 2385 Petrie-Norris, D HTML PDF
Local reconstruction agencies.

Tracking form
Position

Page 5 ends

Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill revises disaster recovery planning and local reconstruction rules by requiring updated plans, state guidance, and new local reconstruction agencies with financing powers.

It would rename existing plans as disaster recovery plans, require consistency with general plans, expand contingency planning to include intermediate recovery, and direct state agencies to develop model ordinance language and guidance by January 1, 2029. It also authorizes cities and counties to create local reconstruction agencies after a disaster, with board membership, public agency status, bonding and taxdivision authority, and a required sunset date no later than 45 years after bond issuance or loan approval.

Location: 06/30/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 08/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/03/2026
AB 2529 Johnson, R HTML PDF
Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #239 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill modifies the Government Claims Act by requiring that any claim against a public entity or employee include a signed declaration that, “upon information and belief,” the claim’s contents are true and correct (current law already requires a signature). Because the bill expands the definition of a crime, it creates a statemandated local program; although the California Constitution generally requires the state to reimburse local agencies for costs of such mandates, this bill specifies that no reimbursement is required for the stated reason.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 04/09/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/09/2026
SB 1266 Stern, D HTML PDF
Crimes: theft.

Tracking form

Page 6 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: This bill would amend Proposition 47 to change how the value of stolen copper materials is calculated, using the victim’s repair and replacement costs, and it would create a state-mandated local program.

Under existing law, theft of property worth $950 or less is usually a misdemeanor, while grand theft applies to copper materials valued at more than $950. The bill would expand the scope of the crime by including related damage to equipment in the value calculation, but it states that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
SB 1274 Archuleta, D HTML PDF
Industrial cities.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #82 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Pacheco) Summary: The bill would add a definition of an industrial city to existing law governing the identification of state and local governmental entities.

This change would clarify the term so it can be used consistently in laws and related governmental references.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
SB 1359 Stern, D HTML PDF
Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Page 7 ends

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill would require gas corporations to file annual reports on gas infrastructure replacement and upgrade spending, and it would direct the Public Utilities Commission to consider electrification and other nonpipeline alternatives before allowing recovery of those costs.

It would also require the commission to review depreciation schedules for such projects to better account for declining gas demand and possible stranded asset risks.

Because violations of commission requirements under the bill could be criminal, the measure would create a state-mandated local program, although it states that no reimbursement is required.

Location: 06/24/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026
LEAGUE
AB 35 Alvarez, D HTML PDF
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024:

Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/16/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2026.

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.

Location: 07/16/2026 -
Assembly CHAPTERED
Introduced: 12/02/2024
Current Text: 07/16/2026 - Chaptered
Last Amend: 06/11/2026
Chapter No. 89
AB 262 Caloza, D HTML PDF
California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.

Tracking form

Page 8 ends

Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require the California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study the needs of pregnant people experiencing homelessness and report findings and recommendations for a proposed PINK Alert system to the Legislature by July 1, 2028.

The recommendations would need to explain how the alert system could work, including a nonprofit opt-in notification process for cases involving a pregnant person needing emergency housing or prenatal services, and would be developed in coordination with other state agencies on housing-related policy.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/16/2025
Current Text: 06/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/22/2026
AB 650 Papan, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 01/22/2026 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Summary: The text outlines legislative changes to the Planning and Zoning Law related to housing development. It mandates that cities and counties adopt a comprehensive plan, including a housing element, to promote fair housing. The Department of Housing and Community Development must develop a standardized reporting format by December 31, 2026. The timeline for assessing housing needs prior to plan revisions is extended from two to three years, and new consultation timelines with councils of governments are introduced.

Subregional entities, comprising multiple cities or counties, have increased time—from 28 to 34 months before housing plan revisions—to coordinate housing needs, while councils have additional time to allocate housing needs within subregions. The timeline for developing and distributing a housing needs methodology and draft allocation plan is also extended for specific housing element cycles.

Furthermore, any draft housing elements or amendments not in compliance must be reviewed by the Department, which will identify deficiencies and suggest required content adjustments. Changes also integrate with other legislative proposals (SB 340, AB 610, SB 486, AB 1275, AB 507) if they are enacted, affecting sections of the Government Code. No reimbursement to local agencies for these additional duties is required under the bill, aligning with California's constitutional framework.

Location: 10/13/2025 -
Assembly VETOED
Introduced: 02/13/2025
Current Text: 10/13/2025 - Vetoed
Last Amend: 09/05/2025

Page 9 ends

AB 1407 Wallis, R HTML PDF
Planning and Zoning Law: housing elements: rezoning.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 02/02/2026 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Summary: Under existing law, cities and counties must create a general plan, including a housing element that identifies adequate housing sites, assesses housing needs, and inventories resources and constraints. If these sites are insufficient for different income levels, rezoning is required. If a local government fails to adopt a compliant housing element within 120 days of the deadline, current law mandates rezoning within one year of this deadline. This bill proposes extending that rezoning deadline to one year and six months.

Location: 01/23/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Current Text: 03/28/2025 - Amended
Last Amend: 03/28/2025
AB 1421 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 01/29/2026 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 21.) In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Summary: Existing law mandates the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to set up a Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee with the Secretary of Transportation. This committee is tasked with guiding a pilot program that explores replacing the gas tax system with mileage-based revenue collection. The Transportation Agency, in consultation with the commission, must implement this pilot, which is set to be repealed on January 1, 2027. This bill requires that the commission, alongside the Transportation Agency, compiles research and provides recommendations on implementing a road user charge or mileage-based fee system.

The commission must submit a report detailing this research and recommendations to relevant legislative committees by January 1, 2027, after consulting with state agencies and other stakeholders.

Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 01/05/2026
AB 1439 Garcia, D HTML PDF

Page 10 ends

Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 06/22/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would request an independent study of labor standards protections in California real estate and infrastructure projects funded through the real asset portfolios of PERS and STRS.

The University of California, Berkeley Labor Center would be asked to analyze these protections and submit a report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance by January 1, 2028.

Location: 06/22/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Current Text: 06/11/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/11/2026
AB 1559 Calderon, D HTML PDF
Residential property insurance images.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was P., D.T., & C.P. on 6/10/2026)
Summary: The bill changes how residential property insurance policies are handled by admitted insurers. It requires insurers to tell policyholders that they may obtain aerial images of the insured property, but only for evaluating a claim, if no claim is submitted or pending. It also gives policyholders the right to request those aerial images, and the insurer must include instructions on how to make that request. The bill limits when insurers can use aerial images to decide to terminate coverage, generally prohibiting termination based on images taken more than 180 days before the insurer notifies the policyholder, with some exceptions. If an insurer does rely on aerial images to terminate, it must provide the image to the policyholder, notify them of the termination decision, and allow them to dispute the image’s accuracy and verify that any needed remediation has occurred before the termination becomes effective. These rules start on July 1, 2027.

Location: 07/01/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 01/08/2026
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/13/2026
AB 1564 Ahrens, D HTML PDF
Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.

Page 11 ends

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would prohibit public employers from questioning or compelling disclosure of confidential communications between public employees and their employee representatives, with limited exceptions.

It would add these protections to existing public-sector labor law, which already bars employers from interfering with employee rights and from denying employee organizations rights guaranteed by law. The bill would cover communications made in confidence in connection with representation on matters within the scope of the organization’s authority, but it would not apply to criminal investigations or certain investigations involving public safety officers.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 1567 Ta, R HTML PDF
General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 1569 Davies, R HTML PDF
Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.

Tracking form

Page 12 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #256 S-CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY Summary: The bill requires the State Department of Education, consulting with the California Highway Patrol, to create a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for students in grades 7–12 by March 1, 2028. It allows the departments to work with local law enforcement or local governments that already run e‑bike training so the program uses proven best practices. The bill also encourages local school districts and parent organizations to offer training demonstrations for students and parents, in collaboration with local authorities.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Senate CONSENT

CALENDAR
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/13/2026
AB 1577 Bauer-Kahan, D HTML PDF
Data centers: reporting.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require data center owners and developers to report energy and operational information to the state and local agencies, and would direct the Energy Commission to include data center load trends in future energy reports.

It would also require the commission to publish anonymized, aggregated data, protect confidential customer and trade secret information, and establish an exemption process for sensitive disclosures. The information collected could be used for planning, permitting, infrastructure, energy supply, and environmental review.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/12/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1588 Stefani, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information

Page 13 ends

Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/15/2026
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/16/2026
AB 1614 Dixon, R HTML PDF
Vehicles: bicycles.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/30/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 40, Statutes of 2026.

Summary: The bill extends existing bicycle seating and passenger seat requirements to bicycle operation on Class I bikeways and makes violations of those rules apply there as well.

It also creates a state-mandated local program by expanding an existing infraction, but states that no reimbursement is required from the state for the resulting local costs.

Location: 06/30/2026 -
Assembly CHAPTERED
Introduced: 01/21/2026
Current Text: 06/30/2026 - Chaptered
Chapter No. 40
AB 1621 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information

Page 14 ends

Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
AB 1662 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Misdemeanor diversion.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/29/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
AB 1667 Boerner, D HTML PDF
Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/28/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(11). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 5/21/2026)
Summary: The bill would add knowingly furnishing fentanyl or fentanyl analogs to a minor to the definition of a serious felony, which would trigger existing limits on plea bargaining and

Page 15 ends

a possible five-year sentence enhancement for repeat offenders.

Because this expansion would increase the scope of an existing enhancement, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, but it also states that no state reimbursement would be required for the resulting costs.

Location: 05/28/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 01/29/2026
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 1685 Lackey, R HTML PDF
Driving privilege: points.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: Existing law generally makes DMV records public unless another law requires confidentiality and requires the DMV to disclose conviction and accident-report abstracts for DUI-related offenses that occurred within the past 10 years. The bill would add gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with gross negligence to the types of offenses whose abstracts must be disclosed within 10 years. It also changes driver-record point assessments: currently a conviction for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without gross negligence carries 2 violation points; the bill would impose 3 violation points for a conviction of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with gross negligence, which affects suspension or revocation of driving privileges.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/02/2026
Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/13/2026
AB 1687 Lackey, R HTML PDF
Driver’s licenses: revocation.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would let the Department of Motor Vehicles revoke a person’s driving privilege after three or more DUI-related convictions within 10 years and generally bar reinstatement for eight years.

It also creates an exception requiring reinstatement if the person meets specified

Page 16 ends

conditions, including agreeing to install and maintain an ignition interlock device and satisfying other requirements.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/02/2026
Current Text: 06/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/04/2026
AB 1708 Solache, D HTML PDF
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 8: smaller jurisdictions.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE on 5/6/2026)
Summary: The Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program provides grant funds to jurisdictions to coordinate regionally and expand local capacity to address homelessness. Funding has been allocated across multiple rounds: rounds 1–5 were administered by the Interagency Council on Homelessness, round 6 by the Department of Housing and Community Development, and round 7 was established with future legislative parameters anticipated. Existing law required non-tribal jurisdictions seeking round 5 or 6 base allocations to apply as part of a region and be signatories to a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan that meets specified requirements. The bill applies to round 8. It requires round 8 regional plans to describe programs and interventions provided by “smaller jurisdictions” (as defined), authorizes regions to set aside part of their round 8 funding for those smaller jurisdictions to support those programs, and establishes eligibility rules for smaller jurisdictions to receive such funds.

Location: 05/14/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/04/2026
Current Text: 04/06/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/06/2026
AB 1738 Carrillo, D HTML PDF
State Housing Law: remote inspections.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #202 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill would require most California cities and counties to offer remote inspections for certain building permit work in one- or two-family homes and would allow local governments to set reasonable rules for how those inspections are conducted.

Page 17 ends

It would extend existing legal immunities to remote inspections, allow a temporary ban on remote inspection use if a homeowner willfully misrepresents the work, and declare the measure a statewide concern that applies to charter cities without requiring state reimbursement for the local costs created.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1740 Zbur, D HTML PDF
Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require the City of Santa Monica to submit a complete local coastal program for its coastal zone by January 1, 2029, and would create expedited commission review and reporting requirements, while also making it easier to approve certain road-right-of-way conversions that improve coastal access.

It would require the Coastal Commission to identify issues within 45 days, act within six months unless extended, and report delays to the Legislature if it does not act in time. It would also expand de minimis processing and permit waivers for bicycle, transit, and pedestrian projects that provide commensurate or enhanced public access to the coast, and require annual reporting through December 31, 2032.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1751 Quirk-Silva, D HTML PDF
Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.

Page 18 ends

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/04/2026
AB 1761 Rogers, D HTML PDF
Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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, corporation-owned generation, and other resources. The bill requires this data to be publicly disclosed, except for market-sensitive information. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under the Public Utilities Act.

Additionally, the bill states that it does not require state reimbursement to local agencies for costs, as per certain existing statutory provisions.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 03/19/2026
AB 1768 Bryan, D HTML PDF
Transactions and use taxes: Counties of Contra Costa and Los Angeles.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 06/01/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2026.

Summary: This bill would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County, until December 31, 2031, to levy voter-approved transactions and use taxes above the usual countywide 2 percent limit.

Page 19 ends

Los Angeles County could impose a tax of up to 0.5 percent for general and special purposes, and Contra Costa County could impose up to 0.625 percent for general or specific purposes. The bill would apply only to these counties, include findings supporting a special statute, and take effect immediately as an urgency measure.

Location: 06/01/2026 -
Assembly CHAPTERED
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Current Text: 06/01/2026 - Chaptered
Last Amend: 04/21/2026
Chapter No. 11
AB 1786 Harabedian, D HTML PDF
Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/30/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #146 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill expands an existing best-value construction contracting program to allow counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to use it for projects over $500,000, and extends the program until January 1, 2032.

It also makes conforming changes, delays the required report until March 1, 2031, and states that no state reimbursement is required, while including findings supporting a special statute for the San Gabriel Valley.

Location: 06/30/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 1812 Aguiar-Curry, D HTML PDF
Solid waste: compostable products.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would tighten California rules for products labeled “compostable” or “home compostable” by removing ASTM-based compliance paths, limiting the use of those labels, and banning such labels on plastic products starting June 30, 2027.

It would require products to have OK compost HOME certification or meet a Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery standard, allow the department to adopt alternative recognized standards, exempt certain fiber products that contain no

Page 20 ends

plastics or polymers unless a fiber-specific standard is adopted, and preserve local authority over food service ware while creating a narrow recycling-based exemption for some plastic single-use items.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1820 Schiavo, D HTML PDF
Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1821 Pacheco, D HTML PDF
California Public Records Act: agency response time.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #205 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE 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-businessday 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

Page 21 ends

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.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/11/2026
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/25/2026
AB 1859 Ortega, D HTML PDF
Public works.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would expand enforcement of California prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements by allowing joint labor-management committee representatives to monitor job sites while authorizing penalties and denying access for safety violations.

It would require awarding bodies or owners to provide reasonable access, as defined, to committee representatives to check compliance; it would allow access to be denied or revoked if the representative does not follow specified job site safety rules, and it would permit the committee to sue an awarding body, contractor, or subcontractor that willfully blocks access. The bill would allow courts to impose civil penalties up to $1,000 and to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party, and it would exclude reimbursement of certain mandated local program costs for a specified reason.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/11/2026
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 1883 Bryan, D HTML PDF
Workplace surveillance tools.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would generally prohibit employers from using AI-based workplace surveillance tools that collect neural data or detect emotional state, and it would apply to public and private employers, including charter cities and the University of California.

Page 22 ends

It would be enforced by the Labor Commissioner, employees could sue for specified remedies, and public prosecutors could also take action. Violations could result in civil penalties of up to $500 per violation, with exceptions for safety or federal compliance needs related to aircraft, national airspace, or national security, military space, and defense work.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/12/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1899 Caloza, D HTML PDF
Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would create an Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to reduce youth homelessness in California to functional zero and to oversee a statewide framework, dashboard, advisory committee, and annual reporting process.

It would require the office to develop a comprehensive plan by September 15, 2027, post a public progress dashboard by December 15, 2027, and submit reports to the Legislature and the council each year thereafter. The bill would also establish a dedicated fund for the office and make related findings and declarations.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/12/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 1924 Gabriel, D HTML PDF
Statewide homelessness prevention strategy.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to develop and publish a statewide homelessness prevention strategy by July 1, 2027, and to review and update it each year.

The strategy would have to include a homelessness prevention action plan for certain state agencies and evidence-based model prevention practices. The bill also defines several terms for these purposes.

Page 23 ends

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/12/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/15/2026
AB 1934 Bennett, D HTML PDF
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would direct the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee to develop, by January 1, 2028, an implementation plan for a voluntary home hardening certification program and would require the State Fire Marshal to establish and implement the program by January 1, 2029.

The plan would identify home hardening measures, including defensible space, that can be used during renovation or property improvement projects to reduce fire risk and better align existing buildings with wildland-urban interface standards. The committee would also provide recommendations and report its findings to legislative committees, and the State Fire Marshal could use designated funds, subject to legislative appropriation, to develop the plan.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/09/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/09/2026
AB 1941 González, Mark, D HTML PDF
Organized metal theft.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Page 24 ends

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/04/2026
AB 1954 Ward, D HTML PDF
Municipal golf courses: reservations.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #15 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - SECOND READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Ochoa Bogh )
Summary: The bill would prohibit third-party golf reservation service platforms from listing, advertising, promoting, selling, or transferring reservations for golf courses owned by a local public agency without written authorization from the golf course operator.

It would also allow resale at no more than the original price if the operator does not clearly post the cancellation policy on the reservation website, and it declares that these rules address a matter of statewide concern and apply to all cities, including charter cities.

Location: 08/04/2026 -
Senate SECOND READING
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/04/2026
AB 1961 Ahrens, D HTML PDF
Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: This bill would expand workplace violence restraining orders to allow an employer to seek protection for all employees at a workplace or work location when harassment, unlawful violence, or a credible threat is directed there.

It would also remove the need to name individual employees in that situation and would require the Judicial Council to update its forms by January 1, 2028.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026

Page 25 ends

AB 1976 Wicks, D HTML PDF
Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #210 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE 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.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/17/2026
AB 1997 Lee, D HTML PDF
Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #211 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill would require certain housing development projects to be approved or disapproved within 30 days after certification of the EIR, and it would define “housing development project” for the Permit Streamlining Act while making related conforming changes.

It builds on CEQA and the Permit Streamlining Act by adding a new deadline for lead or responsible agencies in specified cases. Although the bill imposes additional duties on local agencies, it states that no state reimbursement is required for the resulting costs.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026

Page 26 ends

AB 2002 Solache, D HTML PDF
Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would create the Regional Early Action Planning Fund to provide one-time grants for regional housing planning and to support councils of governments, regional entities, and jurisdictions in preparing for the seventh and later cycles of the regional housing need assessment.

It would allow these funds to be used for planning, technical assistance, staffing, consulting, and related work on housing methodology and local planning updates, require use within three years unless extended, authorize state monitoring, and direct the department to adopt emergency regulations to implement the program until permanent regulations take effect.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 2033 Papan, D HTML PDF
Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting: cities.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was L. GOV. on 6/10/2026)
Summary: The bill would create a pilot program allowing a city to use job order contracting as a procurement method, subject to specified limits and procedures.

It would cap awards at $3,000,000 per contract and $750,000 per individual job order, limit the initial contract term to 12 months with possible extensions, require a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2030, and repeal the authorization on January 1, 2032.

Location: 07/01/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 05/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/22/2026
AB 2038 Harabedian, D HTML PDF
Residential property insurance: cancellations and nonrenewals.

Page 27 ends

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: Existing law mandates that insurers renew residential property insurance policies for at least two years following a total loss caused by a disaster. Additionally, insurers cannot cancel or refuse to renew policies in areas affected by wildfires for one year after a state of emergency is declared. The bill extends these requirements: insurers would need to renew policies for at least three years (36 months) after a total loss, and they would be prohibited from canceling or refusing to renew policies in fire-affected areas for two years after a state of emergency declaration.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 03/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 03/16/2026
AB 2041 Carrillo, D HTML PDF
Emergency medical services.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 06/23/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #101 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE 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.

Location: 06/23/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 2076 Lowenthal, D HTML PDF
The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.

Tracking form
Position
Support

Page 28 ends

Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill expands California age-verification and sales restrictions to include nitrous oxide, bars online sellers from accepting gift cards or store credit for illegal sales to minors, and increases penalties for violations.

It would keep the civil penalty at up to $7,500 per violation, but allow courts to raise it to as much as $250,000 per violation for large businesses with more than $25 million in annual gross revenue if needed to deter future violations. It would also let public prosecutors seek injunctive relief, attorney’s fees, and costs.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 06/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/04/2026
AB 2101 Gipson, D HTML PDF
Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill expands existing requirements on posting anti-slavery and human-trafficking notices and providing employee training by adding privately operated entities working in disaster or mitigation sites, effective for training starting June 1, 2027.

Under current law, specified businesses and establishments must post Department of Justice-developed notices with information on slavery and human trafficking and resources, and certain transit-related businesses must provide at least 20 minutes of training to employees on recognizing trafficking signs and reporting them, including relevant definitions and risk-identification guidance. This bill would additionally require privately operated entities involved in response, recovery, rebuilding, cleanup, or disaster mitigation or prevention in designated disaster or mitigation sites to post the same notice (excluding telecommunications companies and internet service providers). Beginning June 1, 2027, these entities would also be required to provide at least 20 minutes of training to all employees performing specified disaster recovery or mitigation tasks, with training that may be developed or administered by a nonprofit or private entity experienced in human trafficking, delivered in the most widely spoken language among the employees receiving it, and including the same core training elements plus examples and case scenarios specific to how trafficking may occur in disaster or mitigation sites.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/18/2026
AB 2166 Carrillo, D HTML PDF
Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.

Page 29 ends

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The California Housing Finance Agency currently has the authority to issue loans for affordable housing projects. This bill proposes the creation of the Multifamily Backstop Financing Program, which would provide state-backed financial support for multifamily housing projects. This program would help surety companies issue payment and performance bonds to qualified offsite housing factories. The agency would be allowed to offer credit backstops to these surety companies under specific guidelines.

Additionally, the agency would be required to establish rules and regulations to implement the program, and the Legislature intends to include procedures for prioritizing and reviewing applications for this support.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/27/2026
AB 2180 Ward, D HTML PDF
Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #69 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Arreguín) Summary: The bill would clarify how local governments may demonstrate that property-related fees and charges under California’s Proposition 218 requirements are proportional to the cost of service.

It would allow costs to be allocated by any reasonable method, and for water and sewer rates it would permit uniform or tiered pricing based on customer classes without requiring an exact parcel-by-parcel cost measure, so long as each tier does not exceed its reasonably allocated proportional cost. These provisions would not apply to water or sewer connection fees or capacity charges.

Location: 06/11/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 05/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 05/22/2026
AB 2192 Gonzalez, Jeff, R HTML PDF
Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.

Page 30 ends

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 04/27/2026 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.

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.

Location: 04/21/2026 -
Assembly Revenue and
Taxation
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/20/2026
AB 2218 Kalra, D HTML PDF
Water policy: California Native American tribes.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require California state agencies to support Native American tribes through cultural preservation, consultation, financial assistance, and the use of Indigenous knowledge in policies affecting tribal communities and water resources.

It would direct agencies such as the State Water Resources Control Board and the Natural Resources Agency to consider and address inequities affecting tribes when making regulations, permits, and grant decisions, and would require mediation through the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs before certain disputes can go to court.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 2253 Boerner, D HTML PDF
Solid waste: products: recycled content claims.

Tracking form

Page 31 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would expand existing recycled-content documentation and verification rules from plastic food containers to all products making recycled-content claims, and would update the Federal Trade Commission guide reference to its version effective January 1, 2026.

It would also require written proof that the claimed recycled content does not exceed the amount of third-party certified recycled content entering the manufacturer’s or supplier’s overall supply stream, and that the claim is based on the actual recycled content used in production using specified methods.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 2254 Addis, D HTML PDF
Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would require state agencies and affected local governments to identify, plan for, and protect monarch butterfly overwintering habitat in the coastal zone through new timelines for mapping sites, developing model policies, and adopting enforceable local protections.

Specifically, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Coastal Commission would identify habitat sites and existing local plans by July 1, 2028, develop model policy guidance by July 1, 2029, and require local governments with such habitat in their jurisdiction to implement protection policies by July 1, 2031. It would also create a state-mandated local program and allow reimbursement if the Commission on State Mandates finds reimbursable costs.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 2296 Papan, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Tracking form
Position

Page 32 ends

Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #228 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE 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.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026
AB 2297 Stefani, D HTML PDF
Restitution: diversion.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/10/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #61 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill requires courts to order victim restitution when a defendant enters a diversion program, provided the defendant is informed of the right to a judicial determination of restitution and either is given a hearing or waives/stipulates to the amount. If the court finds restitution is owed, it must order payment during the diversion period. A defendant’s indigence or mental disorder cannot be used to deny diversion or to count as noncompliance with diversion for failure to pay. If the defendant withdraws from or fails to complete diversion, the restitution order is suspended until the criminal case is resolved.

Location: 06/10/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 03/26/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 03/26/2026
AB 2346 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.

Tracking form
Position
Support

Page 33 ends

Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 2373 Dixon, R HTML PDF
The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE on 5/6/2026)
Summary: Under the California Coastal Act local governments within the coastal zone must prepare local coastal programs (LCPs) and submit them to the California Coastal Commission; current law also requires those governments to include a sea level rise plan in their LCPs by January 1, 2034, subject to Commission approval. This bill permits—rather than mandates—local governments to use a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach when developing LCP land use policies and sea level rise plans.

That approach can identify specific areas and assets for the strategy and adopt policies that group places with similar planning needs and select preferred adaptation measures tailored to their geophysical and land‑use characteristics, with the goal of minimizing, mitigating, or avoiding coastal impacts.

Location: 05/14/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 04/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/22/2026
AB 2385 Petrie-Norris, D HTML PDF
Local reconstruction agencies.

Tracking form

Page 34 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 06/30/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 08/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/03/2026
AB 2469 Papan, D HTML PDF
Data centers: water use disclosures.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill would restrict local approval of data centers that increase peak water use unless applicants provide detailed water-related information, accept responsibility for needed infrastructure costs, and meet other specified conditions.

It would also require the Department of Water Resources to define and estimate annual water consumption for large consumptive-use facilities such as data centers by June 30, 2028, declare the measure a matter of statewide concern, and state that no reimbursement to local agencies is required.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 2513 Petrie-Norris, D HTML PDF

Page 35 ends

Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill would expand and strengthen California’s wildfire and forest resilience grant programs by authorizing new regional landscape grants, broadening eligible prevention activities, and extending advance payment authority indefinitely.

It would allow the Department of Conservation, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the Wildlife Conservation Board to fund regional entities and local entities for priority strategies that support the state’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, while requiring funding guidelines to be set in collaboration with the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force. It would also add ecosystem health projects, vegetation modification, and ignition prevention to existing grant purposes.

Location: 06/23/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 08/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/03/2026
AB 2576 Harabedian, D HTML PDF
Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #183 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill would expand existing exclusions from transit-oriented housing development rules to include certain historic properties listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory before January 1, 2025.

Specifically, it would exempt contributing sites within historic districts on that inventory, as well as parcels individually listed as historical resources on that inventory, if they were designated before January 1, 2025.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/15/2026

Page 36 ends

AB 2724 Bauer-Kahan, D HTML PDF
Catastrophe modeling: distressed areas.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: Current law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and generally regulates insurance in the state. Current law also establishes the California FAIR Plan Association, a joint reinsurance association of all basic property insurers to ensure coverage for people unable to obtain it through normal channels. Regulations allow insurers in distressed areas and for FAIR Plan– insured properties exposed to wildfire risk to use catastrophe modeling; “distressed areas” currently include undermarketed ZIP Codes and distressed counties. The bill requires the department, on or before July 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, to review and update the list of distressed areas and to hold at least one public meeting for input; beginning January 1, 2028 and annually thereafter, the department must publish a bulletin listing distressed-area ZIP Codes on its website and provide that list to specified legislative committees.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/16/2026
SB 239 Arreguín, D HTML PDF
Crimes: criminal threats.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill would expand sentencing aggravation factors for felony criminal threats to include threats against local elections officials and elected local agency officials, in addition to the officials already covered by existing law.

Under current law, courts may treat as an aggravating factor a willful threat to commit a crime causing death or great bodily injury to certain state officials, such as constitutional officers, legislators, judges, or court commissioners. The bill would add elections officials of cities, counties, city and counties, and public districts, as well as elected local agency officials, to that list.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 01/30/2025
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026

Page 37 ends

SB 454 McNerney, D HTML PDF
State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 03/02/2026 - Stricken from file. Veto sustained.

Summary: The existing law assigns the State Water Resources Control Board to manage programs related to drinking water, such as the California Safe Drinking Water Act.

The proposed bill would establish a program to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and create a PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury. The state board could use the fund, once approved by the Legislature, for specific purposes related to PFAS treatment and remediation. The state board may also pursue additional funding from federal and private sources, with such funds continuously appropriated for designated uses. The bill allows the board to create accounts within the fund and to provide financial support in the form of grants, loans, or contracts to water suppliers and sewer system providers to help them meet state and federal PFAS standards. To qualify for funding, these providers must clearly state how the funds will benefit the community, particularly concerning safe drinking water and related services. The state board is tasked with developing guidelines to implement these measures.

Location: 10/01/2025 -
Senate VETOED
Introduced: 02/19/2025
Current Text: 10/01/2025 - Vetoed
Last Amend: 09/02/2025
SB 496 Hurtado, D HTML PDF
Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: appeals advisory committee: exemptions.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 02/02/2026 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Summary: Current law requires the State Air Resources Board to manage vehicle emissions and fuel standards to control air pollution effectively, ensuring they are feasible and costeffective. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates this board to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Under this authority, the board implemented the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, mandating that government and high-priority fleets transition to zero-emission vehicles, with some exemptions permitted. This bill proposes the establishment of an Appeals Advisory Committee to review denied exemption requests. This committee, comprising specified government and nongovernment representatives, must meet monthly, with meetings recorded and accessible online. They must review appeals and provide recommendations within 60 days, which the board must consider publicly within another 60 days. Certain vehicles

Page 38 ends

involved in emergency responses would be exempt from the regulations, and fleet owners will not be pressured to produce zero-emissions vehicle purchase agreements to delay transitioning mandates.

Location: 01/23/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 02/19/2025
Current Text: 04/07/2025 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/07/2025
SB 569 Blakespear, D HTML PDF
Bikeways: reversions and modifications.

Tracking form
Position
Watch
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #48 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Zbur) Summary: The bill would bar bikeways funded in whole or part with State General Fund money from being converted to a nonactive transportation use or altered in a way that reduces safety, accessibility, or mobility for nonmotorized users for at least 20 years or for their documented useful life, whichever is shorter.

It would also require any such modification to remain consistent with active transportation use and to follow specified public meeting and hearing requirements.

The measure states that it addresses a matter of statewide concern and would apply to all cities, including charter cities.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/20/2025
Current Text: 06/24/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/24/2026
SB 866 Blakespear, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes

0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: This bill would require cities and counties to add information about the housing needs of families and people needing emergency shelter to their annual housing reports, starting with the first report due after the seventh-cycle housing element revision deadline.

Page 39 ends

The expanded report would include details such as funding allocated from relevant programs and efforts to reach unhoused individuals about those resources. The bill also states that no state reimbursement is required for the mandate.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 01/05/2026
Current Text: 06/23/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/23/2026
SB 1159 Cabaldon, D HTML PDF
Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #52 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Summary: The bill would exclude artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, and robots from terms such as “person” and “member of the public” in several California transparency, administrative, environmental, and coastal laws, while allowing agencies to use verification tools and prohibiting false claims that a real person interacted with an agency.

It would apply to the Public Records Act, open meeting laws, the Administrative Procedure Act, CEQA, and the Coastal Act, and it would include legislative findings to support these changes under the California Constitution’s public access requirements.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/25/2026
SB 1172 Hurtado, D HTML PDF
Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #51 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS 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

Page 40 ends

or after January 1, 2027, and declares the rule a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/01/2026
YIMBY
AB 736 González, Mark, D HTML PDF
Transfer taxes: limitation.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was L. GOV. on 6/22/2026)
Summary: This bill would, starting January 1, 2027, limit local real property transfer taxes by prohibiting cities, counties, and city and county governments from collecting a transfer tax that exceeds 1.5 percent of the value or consideration of the property interest sold, and would also bar such taxes on the first sale of certain single-family housing after disaster-related destruction or uninhabitability within five years.

The bill would apply to all cities, including charter cities, on the ground that it addresses a matter of statewide concern, and it would create a state-mandated local program. If the Commission on State Mandates finds reimbursable costs, the state would reimburse local agencies and school districts under existing statutory procedures.

Location: 07/01/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 02/18/2025
Current Text: 06/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/22/2026
AB 1070 Ward, D HTML PDF
Residential developments: building standards: review.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to study whether residential developments with 3 to 10 units can be designed and built under the California Residential Code, and to report its findings to the Legislature by December 31, 2028.

Page 41 ends

The department would have to begin the study by January 31, 2027, use outside experts or an independent third party, and, if needed, research and propose related building standard amendments to the commission. The bill would also require a separate review of construction cost pressures from building standards for singlefamily and multifamily housing, with findings due by December 31, 2027.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/20/2025
Current Text: 06/11/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/11/2026
AB 1406 Ward, D HTML PDF
Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(13). (Last location was JUD. on 5/6/2026)
Summary: Existing law requires that if a buyer defaults on the initial sale of a newly built condominium unit, the seller can collect liquidated damages from the buyer. However, if the amount exceeds 3% of the unit's purchase price, certain requirements, like providing an accounting of costs and revenues, must be followed. This new bill proposes to raise that threshold from 3% to 6%, meaning sellers could collect up to 6% of the purchase price without needing to meet those additional requirements.

Location: 07/01/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 01/22/2026
AB 1556 Haney, D HTML PDF
Recovery housing: funding.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: This bill would set new eligibility rules for state homelessness funding for recovery housing and require such programs to meet specified Housing First and safety standards.

In particular, applicants would need to show access to a range of recovery interventions, and funded programs would have to follow core Housing First principles, avoid eviction for relapse unless another lease violation occurs, provide relapse

Page 42 ends

support, train staff and residents in emergency preparedness and overdose response, keep overdose reversal medication available onsite, and maintain a written return-touse policy.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 01/08/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 08/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/03/2026
AB 1621 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
AB 1704 González, Mark, D HTML PDF
Greenhouse gases: embodied carbon building materials.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/29/2026 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill would require the State Air Resources Board to first determine whether lowerembodied-carbon building materials are cost effective during their first two years of use before implementing existing building-sector emissions requirements.

If the board finds they are not cost effective, it would have to delay or suspend implementation of the related framework, strategy, and trading system provisions for at least five years and no more than ten years in total.

Page 43 ends

Location: 06/17/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/04/2026
Current Text: 06/23/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/23/2026
AB 1732 Alvarez, D HTML PDF
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill would extend until January 1, 2037, a CEQA exemption for certain affordable housing projects and expand it to include qualifying public university and public college housing projects.

It would also increase duties for lead agencies in connection with the expanded exemption, creating a state-mandated local program, but the bill states that no reimbursement is required under the act.

Location: 06/30/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Current Text: 08/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/03/2026
AB 1738 Carrillo, D HTML PDF
State Housing Law: remote inspections.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Page 44 ends

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/05/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1815 Wicks, D HTML PDF
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: This bill would revise California’s Factory-Built Housing Law by changing which local standards may be reserved, defining factory-built housing more broadly, and limiting cities and counties from imposing standards above state minimums on factory-built housing projects.

It would reserve to local jurisdictions only certain local requirements, such as use zone, design standard, flood-resistant control, and wildfire safety requirements, while clarifying that state building standards already address snow load and wind pressure.

It would also update key definitions, apply to all cities including charter cities as a matter of statewide concern, and state that no state reimbursement is required for the resulting local program changes.

Page 45 ends

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 1903 Wicks, D HTML PDF
Construction defects.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

Summary: The bill would revise the rules governing civil actions for construction defects in dwellings by changing prelitigation notice requirements, the evidence a claimant must show, and limits on recoverable investigative costs.

It would also allow builders to obtain releases or waivers in exchange for certain repair work, and it would bar insurers from treating those repairs as voluntary payments or denying credit against a deductible or self-insured retention.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Senate Housing
Introduced: 02/12/2026
Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 08/04/2026
AB 2005 Ahrens, D HTML PDF
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/29/2026 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Calendar: 08/10/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Summary: The bill changes rules for urban lot splits by giving applicants two owner-occupancy options, adding disclosure and recording requirements, limiting local agency restrictions, and creating special provisions and penalties, including a Los Angeles fire-area exception.

It would let an applicant either live in one unit for at least three years or agree to sell both parcels with a condition that one unit remain owner-occupied for three years after conveyance. The bill also requires written disclosure for sales under the second option, allows certain limited liability company and trust representatives to qualify as applicants with exceptions in the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires area, repeals the law on January 1, 2032, and states that no state reimbursement is required.

Page 46 ends

Location: 06/30/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 06/22/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/22/2026
AB 2058 Harabedian, D HTML PDF
California Factory-Built Housing Law: inspection: permitting.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Summary: The bill would revise California factory-built housing law by shifting installation inspection choices to the first user, limiting local fees, and expanding departmental fee authority, while also declaring the changes a matter of statewide concern.

It would let the first user choose inspection by a local enforcement agency or a quality assurance agency, with the user paying if the latter is chosen, cap certain local inspection and permitting fees at 50 percent of comparable nonfactory-built housing fees, and prohibit damaging inspections. It would also increase department fee authority, affect the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund, apply to charter cities, and address state reimbursement for mandated local costs.

Location: 06/23/2026 -
Senate Appropriations
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/25/2026
AB 2074 Haney, D HTML PDF
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to 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.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended

Page 47 ends

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/18/2026 (Spot bill)
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
AB 2118 Hoover, R HTML PDF
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #277 S-CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY Summary: The bill would amend the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 to prevent objective standards from limiting mixed-use development in qualifying mixedincome housing projects, while preserving streamlined ministerial review and use-byright treatment.

It would also make nonsubstantive definitional changes, declare the measure a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities including charter cities, and state that no state reimbursement is required for the resulting local costs.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Senate CONSENT

CALENDAR
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026
AB 2166 Carrillo, D HTML PDF
Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/27/2026

Page 48 ends

Introduced: 02/18/2026
AB 2185 Quirk-Silva, D HTML PDF
Housing: multifamily affordable housing programs.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, effective from July 5, 2025, restructured certain state agencies, eliminating the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency by July 1, 2026. In its place, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency were established.

From July 1, 2026, the GRP outlines the duties of the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and related departments in implementing state housing policies, including support for multifamily, farmworker, and veteran housing programs.

This bill mandates that by July 1, 2027, several Californian housing agencies must review and adjust their regulations to encourage the use of factory-built housing in multifamily affordable housing programs.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 03/19/2026
AB 2243 Haney, D HTML PDF
State Bank Act.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE on 5/6/2026)
Summary: The bill creates an Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to finance certain economic development projects. It also establishes a State Bank Commission (with prescribed membership) charged with developing a plan to create a state bank. The commission must hold at least two public hearings by January 1, 2028, produce the state bank plan (addressing items including a state guarantee of public deposits, including those held by public banks) by June 1, 2028, and vote on adoption by July 1, 2028; if a majority adopts the plan, the commission must publish the plan and the adoption notice on its website.

Location: 05/14/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/19/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/20/2026

Page 49 ends

AB 2270 Arambula, D HTML PDF
Low-income housing tax credit: farmworker housing.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Summary: The bill would change California law on low-income housing tax credits by directing the committee to consider scoring changes for farmworker housing and by barring those credits, beginning in 2027, from funding housing used to satisfy H-2A worker housing requirements.

It would also treat state low-income housing tax credits as “state funding” for the existing prohibition on subsidizing employer-provided H-2A housing, and because it raises taxes, it would require a two-thirds legislative vote and take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 2296 Papan, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026

Page 50 ends

AB 2351 Bonta, D HTML PDF
General plan: annual report: shelter beds.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE on 5/6/2026)
Summary: The bill amends Planning and Zoning Law reporting requirements: currently, after a legislative body adopts a general plan, the planning agency must file an annual report by April 1 on the plan’s status and implementation. Beginning with the April 1, 2028 report, the bill would require those reports to also list the number of temporary emergency shelter beds and the number of permanent housing units serving people experiencing or exiting homelessness in the jurisdiction, broken out by specified categories. Because it adds reporting duties for local planning agencies, the bill creates a state-mandated local program; if the Commission on State Mandates finds the bill imposes reimbursable costs, the state would reimburse local agencies under existing statutory procedures.

Location: 05/14/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 04/27/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/27/2026
AB 2433 Alvarez, D HTML PDF
Housing development: density bonus.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #234 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill would expand California’s Density Bonus Law by requiring cities and counties to grant density bonuses, incentives, concessions, and waivers when a housing project meets specified affordability or senior-housing criteria, while also making the approval process non-discretionary and exempt from CEQA review.

It would also revise several definitions and eligibility rules, adjust how bonuses and incentives are calculated and applied across a project site, require local governments to confirm eligibility when an application is complete, and declare the changes a matter of statewide concern with no state reimbursement required for local costs.

Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026

Page 51 ends

AB 2480 Ávila Farías, D HTML PDF
Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/30/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #154 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Summary: The bill revises the Density Bonus Law for student housing developments by changing rent requirements for lower-income units and creating an additional density bonus for qualifying projects that provide 24% lower-income units and additional affordable units for moderate-income students.

It also requires cities and counties to grant the new bonus when specified criteria are met, including limits on the share of units restricted to moderate- or lower-income students, and declares the measure a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities. The bill states that it imposes a state-mandated local program but provides that no reimbursement is required.

Location: 06/30/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/18/2026
AB 2576 Harabedian, D HTML PDF
Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate THIRD

READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/15/2026
AB 2741 Muratsuchi, D HTML PDF

Page 52 ends

Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 04/30/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was L. GOV. on 4/22/2026)
Summary: The bill modifies California’s housing element and zoning requirements so cities/counties can meet mandated rezoning for housing by applying a zoning classification such as an overlay zone, mixed‑use zone, combining district, or similar zone that allows owner‑occupied and rental multifamily housing at specified minimum densities and development standards. Localities must include a written explanation of the housing and affordability incentives of that zoning and may allow a mix of uses if prescribed requirements are met; key terms are defined and the rules apply to the 6th housing element cycle retroactive to January 1, 2019. The bill also addresses conflicts between Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) findings and court rulings: if a court finds an adopted housing element out of compliance despite HCD’s prior substantial‑compliance finding, the element will still be treated as substantially compliant until either HCD finds a newly adopted element substantially compliant or 275 days after the court’s order—whichever is earlier. That timing rule affects when jurisdictions qualify under the Housing Accountability Act’s standards for approving or denying lower‑income housing projects.

Location: 04/30/2026 -
Assembly DEAD
Introduced: 02/20/2026 (Spot bill)
Current Text: 04/23/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/23/2026
SB 299 Cabaldon, D HTML PDF
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill would exempt certain day care center projects from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including those located on land zoned exclusively for residential use, and would add related duties for lead agencies to determine whether the exemption applies.

It also states that, although this creates a state-mandated local program, no reimbursement is required because of the specified statutory reason.

Location: 06/22/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/10/2025
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026

Page 53 ends

SB 417 Limón, D HTML PDF
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/25/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2026.

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.

Location: 06/25/2026 -
Senate CHAPTERED
Introduced: 02/18/2025
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Chaptered
Last Amend: 06/22/2026
Chapter No. 16
SB 677 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals:subdivisions: tentative and final maps:
appeals.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/07/2026 - From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: This bill would revise several rules governing joint powers authorities and certain housing finance and subdivision map procedures, primarily by giving the State Treasurer expanded authority and clarifying when the state may join an existing joint powers authority.

More specifically, the bill would designate the Treasurer as the applicable elected representative for federal tax purposes, allow the Treasurer to approve bond-related actions without Department of General Services approval when the state is a member, treat the state as included within certain city and county bond-financing provisions, and state that the state joining an existing joint powers authority does not itself count

Page 54 ends

as a change in composition. It would also create a limited exception to Subdivision Map Act appeal rules for certain maps and declare that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/21/2025
Current Text: 07/07/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/07/2026
SB 908 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes

0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: This bill would protect and streamline residential window replacement projects by limiting restrictions in homeowners’ governing documents and requiring local governments to administratively approve such projects without discretionary review, hearings, or denial in most cases.

It also bars cities and counties from imposing certain conditions on California Energy Code-compliant windows in housing development projects, with exceptions for some historic properties. The bill applies statewide, including charter cities, declares a special statute for San Francisco, and states that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 01/22/2026
Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/15/2026
SB 916 Ashby, D HTML PDF
Civil actions: housing development projects.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #84 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Summary: The bill extends existing court authority over plaintiff undertakings in certain housingrelated civil actions to include student housing developments.

Page 55 ends

Under current law, defendants in challenges to qualifying low- or moderate-income housing projects may ask a court to require a plaintiff to post security for costs and damages if the suit could delay or block the project, subject to limits or waiver for undue economic hardship. This bill would apply the same rules to student housing developments as defined.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 01/27/2026
Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/17/2026
SB 996 Padilla, D HTML PDF
Manufactured housing: classification as real property.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/01/2026 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill revises California rules for manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial modular units by distinguishing permanent and nonpermanent foundation systems and by creating a process to classify certain units as real property for titling and security interests.

It removes some existing lease-based proof-of-ownership provisions, requires departmental approval and local agency acceptance of applications, directs recordation of a homesite designation notice, and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to update regulations by January 1, 2028; it also includes state mandate and reimbursement provisions.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/09/2026
Current Text: 06/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/16/2026
SB 1014 Grayson, D HTML PDF
Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/25/2026 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes

0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Page 56 ends

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
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.

Location: 06/24/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/10/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
SB 1085 Durazo, D HTML PDF
Water supply planning: housing developments.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes

0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill would change California’s CEQA-related water supply rules for certain housing projects by requiring cities or counties to identify affected public water systems earlier, requiring those systems to respond faster, and allowing court action if they do not comply.

Specifically, a city or county would have to make the identification when a qualifying application is received and, within 15 days, request a determination about whether the project’s water demand is included in the most recently adopted urban water management plan. For certain housing projects, the public water system would then have 45 days to submit the water supply assessment, without public meeting approval, and the bill states that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/13/2026
Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/17/2026
SB 1116 Caballero, D HTML PDF
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

Tracking form

Page 57 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: This bill would expand and clarify state housing rules for subdivided lots by limiting local and private restrictions that block development, requiring liberal interpretation in favor of maximizing housing units, and applying the measure statewide, including to charter cities.

It would change ministerial approval standards for certain housing projects, adjust lot size, density, setback, height, and floor-area rules, revise reporting requirements beginning in 2028, and make restrictive covenants unenforceable in many cases, while excluding common interest developments and stating that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/02/2026
SB 1117 Cervantes, D HTML PDF
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/08/2026 - From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
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 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.

Location: 07/01/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/17/2026
Current Text: 07/08/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 07/08/2026
SB 1159 Cabaldon, D HTML PDF

Page 58 ends

Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 07/02/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/18/2026
Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/25/2026
SB 1196 McNerney, D HTML PDF
Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/29/2026 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/05/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Summary: The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to set timelines by September 30, 2027, for electric utilities to respond to and process requests for small energization projects.

It also would require the commission to impose certain utility requirements in doing so, and because violations could be criminal offenses under existing law, the bill would create a state-mandated local program while stating that no state reimbursement is required.

Location: 06/24/2026 -
Assembly Appropriations
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/29/2026
SB 1216 Laird, D HTML PDF

Page 59 ends

Budget Act of 2026.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/15/2026 - Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

Summary: The Budget Act of 2026 would appropriate funding for state government for the 2026– 27 fiscal year and amend an existing appropriations section.

It would also declare itself an emergency Budget Bill, allowing it to take effect immediately upon enactment.

Location: 06/15/2026 - Senate Budget
and Fiscal Review
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 06/11/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/11/2026
SB 1258 Wiener, D HTML PDF
Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE on 5/4/2026)
Summary: Current law lets a responsible party request that a local officer supervise cleanup when waste is released, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) or a regional water quality control board already oversees the site; the department or a regional board can also assume oversight. The bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board, working with DTSC and consulting the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, to create guidelines for developers and agencies conducting development-specific cleanups and deciding whether sites are suitable for reuse. It also directs the board and DTSC to set contaminant "thresholds of significance" by contaminant source and intended future use, and declares sites exceeding those thresholds unsuitable for residential development.

Location: 05/14/2026 - Senate DEAD
Introduced: 02/19/2026
Current Text: 04/16/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 04/16/2026
SB 1296 Durazo, D HTML PDF
Real property: rentals: pet policy.

Tracking form

Page 60 ends

Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 06/10/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #28 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Summary: The bill would require landlords who allow pets to keep a written pet policy, disclose it in specified online and application materials, and refund application fees in certain cases if the policy was not properly disclosed.

It would also require the policy or pet addendum to state the rights, duties, and requirements for pet owners, allow substantial compliance with correction of minor errors, preserve existing service and support animal protections, and take effect on April 1, 2027.

Location: 06/10/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
SB 1344 Cabaldon, D HTML PDF
Civil actions: housing development projects.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 08/03/2026 - Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

Summary: The bill would raise the maximum liability for plaintiffs challenging certain qualifying housing projects from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and extend these rules to priority care developments.

It would apply existing provisions on undertakings for costs and damages, as well as special motions to strike in housing-related civil actions, to priority care developments that provide supportive housing or other housing assistance linked to behavioral health services and other specified purposes.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Assembly DESK
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/03/2026
SB 1361 Durazo, D HTML PDF
Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.

Tracking form
Position
Oppose
Bill information

Page 61 ends

Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/06/26 #76 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Summary: The bill would expand existing transit-oriented housing rules by adding new limits on what local governments may do regarding transit agencies and transit projects in areas with existing or planned transit-oriented development stops.

Under current law, certain housing projects qualify as transit-oriented housing developments if they meet specific requirements, with the rules generally delayed for local agencies until July 1, 2026 unless they take specified actions. The bill would add further prohibitions on local governments, preventing them from taking certain actions that affect transit agencies and transit projects in these designated areas.

Location: 08/03/2026 -
Assembly THIRD READING
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 06/23/2026 - Amended
Last Amend: 06/23/2026
SB 1415 Arreguín, D HTML PDF
Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.

Tracking form
Position
Support
Bill information
Status: 05/14/2026 - May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Summary: The existing property tax law, backed by constitutional authority, offers a "welfare exemption" for properties exclusively used for religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable purposes by certain nonprofit entities if they meet specific criteria. This exemption partially applies to residential rental properties used for lower-income households, calculated based on the proportion of such units within the property. The proposed bill seeks to extend this partial welfare exemption to residential rental properties serving low- and moderate-income households. The exemption would be proportional to the percentage of such units in the property. Property owners would need to certify their property's use to qualify. The bill includes measures that increase the responsibilities of local tax officials and adjust legal provisions related to perjury, creating a state-mandated local program. Although the California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain state-mandated costs, this bill states that no reimbursement is required for specific mandates, but if deemed necessary by the Commission on State Mandates, reimbursement will follow established procedures. Additionally, despite existing requirements for the state to reimburse local agencies annually for lost property tax revenues due to exemptions, this bill specifies no appropriation or reimbursement for lost revenues under its provisions. The bill would become effective immediately as a tax levy.

Location: 05/11/2026 - Senate APPR.

SUSPENSE FILE
Introduced: 02/20/2026
Current Text: 02/20/2026 - Introduced
Total measures: 109
Total Tracking Forms: 123

Page 62 ends

Page 63 ends

Legislative Review CommitteeAugust 17, 2026

Legislative Review Committee
August 17, 2026