Legislative Review Committee
August 17, 2026

CITY OF CUPERTINO

LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall, Conference Room A and via Teleconference Monday, August 17, 2026
2:00 PM

IN-PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION OPTIONS TO OBSERVE:

Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following ways:
1) Attend in person at City Hall Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Avenue. 2) Watch a live stream online at https://youtube.com/@cupertinocitycommission. 3) Attend in person at a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code 54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda.

OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE AND COMMENT:

Members of the public wishing to address the Legislative Review Committee may do so in the following ways:
1) Attend in person at City Hall Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Avenue.

During “Oral Communications”, the public may comment on matters not on the agenda, and for agendized matters, the public may comment during the public comment period for each agendized item.

Speakers are requested to complete a Speaker Card. While completion of Speaker Cards is voluntary and not required to attend the meeting or provide comments, it is helpful for the purposes of ensuring that all speakers are called upon.

Speakers must wait to be called and may begin speaking when recognized by the Chair.

Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. However, the Chair may reduce the speaking

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time depending on the number of people who wish to speak on an item. A speaker representing a group of 2 to 5 or more people who are present may have up to 2 minutes per group member, up to 10 minutes maximum.

Please note that due to cyber security concerns, speakers are not allowed to connect any personal devices to any City equipment. However, speakers that wish to share a document (e.g. presentations, photographs or other documents) during oral comments may do so by:

E-mailing the document to [email protected] by 9:00 a.m. and staff will advance the slides/share the documents during your oral comment.
2) Written communications as follows:

E-mail comments to [email protected].

Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Legislative Review Committee, City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
Comments addressed to the Legislative Review Committee received by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be included in written communications published and distributed before the beginning of the meeting.

Comments addressed to the Legislative Review Committee received after the 12:00 p.m. deadline, but through the end of the Commitee meeting, will be posted to the City’s website by the end of the following business day.
3) Teleconference in one of the following ways:

A. Online via Zoom on an electronic device (Audio and Video): Speakers must register in advance by clicking on the link below to access the meeting:
https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PWNdYasvSoyY-6VgCuxmJQ Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speakers will be recognized by the name they use for registration. Once recognized, speakers must click ‘unmute’ when prompted to speak.

Please read the following instructions about technical compatibility carefully: One can directly download the teleconference (Zoom) software or connect to the meeting in their

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internet browser. If a browser is used, make sure the most current and up-to-date browser, such as the following, is used: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+.

Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer.

B. By Phone (Audio only): No registration is required in advance and speakers may join the meeting as follows:

Dial 669-900-6833 and enter WEBINAR ID: 852 8106 8562
To “raise hand” to speak: Dial *9; When asked to unmute: Dial *6 Speakers will be recognized to speak by the last four digits of their phone number.

C. Online via the teleconferencing device (Audio and Video) being used to provide access to the meeting from a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code 54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda. a) Speakers are required to notify the City Clerk via email to [email protected] prior to noon on the date of the meeting during which they plan to participate and comment from the remote location noticed to ensure the City Clerk is prepared to accept their comment. b) If the teleconferencing device malfunctions impeding access to the meeting from the remote location, the speaker may alternatively participate via the other options for remote participation provided above.

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Subject: Consider approving the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes Recommended Action: Approve the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes.

A - Minutes

POSTPONEMENTS

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not on the agenda.

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OLD BUSINESS - None

NEW BUSINESS

2. Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative update and provide any input A - Bill Tracking List
B - Positions from Yimby, Cal Cities and Contract Cities Association

3. Subject: Consider adopting an oppose unless amended position on Assembly Bill 1976 (Wicks) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities Recommended Action: Adopt an oppose unless amended position on AB 1976 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

A - AB 1976 Summary Report

4. Subject: Consider adopting a support position on Assembly Bill 2037 (Patterson) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on AB 2037 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

A - AB 2037 Summary Report

5. Subject: Consider recommending the City Council adopt a support position on Senate Bill 922 (Laird) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways Recommended Action: Recommend that the City Council adopt a support position on SB 922 and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Governor requesting his signature on this bill.

A - SB 922 Summary Report

6. Subject: Consider adopting a watch position on Assembly Bill 1997 (Lee) Land use:
housing development approvals: timelines and processes
Recommended Action: Adopt a Watch position on AB 1997
A - AB 1997 Summary Report

7. Subject: Consider adopting a support or watch position on Assembly Bill 1857 (Aguiar-Curry) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets Recommended Action: Adopt one of the following positions on AB 1857:

1. Adopt a Support position and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State Legislature.

2. Adopt a Watch position on AB 1857.

A - AB 1857 Summary Report

STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

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FUTURE AGENDA SETTING

ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request in advance by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section

2.08.100 written communications sent to the City Council, Commissioners or staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are accessible to the public through the City website and kept in packet archives. Do not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made publicly available on the City website.

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Agenda Item
26-15353 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 1.

Subject: Consider approving the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes Approve the June 22, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes.

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DRAFT MINUTES

LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Monday, June 22, 2026
At 2:10 p.m., Chair R “Ray” Wang called the Regular Legislative Review Committee Meeting to order in City Hall Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Avenue, and via teleconference.

ROLL CALL

Present: Chair R “Ray” Wang and Vice Chair Liang Chao. Absent: None.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Subject: Consider approving the June 1, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes Recommended Action: Approve the June 1, 2026, Legislative Review Committee minutes.

MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to approve the June 1, 2026, Legislative Review Committee Minutes. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.

POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None

OLD BUSINESS

2. Subject: Sacramento Trip Overview
Recommended Action: Receive brief overview of the June 8 Trip to Sacramento.

Assistant to the City Manager Astrid Robles introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves and Paul Gonsalves of Joe A. Gonsalves & Son, the City's State Legislative Advocacy Service provider.

Jason Gonsalves gave a verbal report.

Chair Wang provided comments.
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Committee members asked questions which staff responded to.

Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public comment period.

Committee members received the report.

NEW BUSINESS

3. Subject: Legislative Update
Recommended Action: Review legislative update and provide any input Jason Gonsalves gave a verbal report.

Committee members asked questions which staff, Jason Gonsalves and Paul Gonsalves responded to.

Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public comment period.

Committee members received the report.

4. Subject: Consider adopting a position on Assembly Bill 956 (Quirk-Silva) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units
Recommended Action: Adopt an oppose position on AB 956 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

Assistant to the City Manager Astrid Robles introduced the item and Jason Gonsalves gave a verbal report.

Committee members asked questions which staff and Jason Gonsalves responded to.

Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to adopt an oppose position on AB 956 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.

5. Subject: Consider adopting a position on Senate Bill 1167 (BLAKESPEAR) Vehicles:
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electric bicycles
Recommended Action: Adopt a support position on SB 1167 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

Assistant to the City Manager Astrid Robles introduced the item, and Jason Gonsalves gave a verbal report.

Committee members asked questions which staff and Jason Gonsalves responded to.

Chair Wang opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public comment period.

MOTION: Chao moved and Wang seconded to adopt a support position on SB 1167 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.

STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS – None

FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
Committee members added the following future agenda items. • Consider an oppose unless amended position on AB 1976 (Wang) • Consider a support position on AB 2037 (Wang)
• Consider a support position on SB 922 (Wang)
• Study legislation tracker for the Contract Cities Association (Wang) • Staff to review AB 1997 (Wang)
• Staff to review AB 1857 (Wang)

ADJOURNMENT
At 2:54 p.m., Chair Wang adjourned the regular Legislative Review Committee meeting.

Minutes prepared by:
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Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant
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Agenda Item
26-15361 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 2.

Subject: Legislative Update
Review legislative update and provide any input
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2026 Preliminary Bill List Sorted by: Subject
Wednesday, 08/12/2026
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AB 35 (Alvarez, D) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.

Current Text: 07/16/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 07/16/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 89, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 07/16/2026 - Assembly CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would exempt regulations needed to implement Proposition 4 bond programs from the Administrative Procedure Act and create a faster process for adopting related grant guidelines.

It would require funded state entities to prepare draft solicitation and evaluation guidelines, share them with legislative committees, hold a noticed public meeting, and submit them to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, who would post them online; it would also allow use of certain existing guidelines and make the bill effective immediately as an urgency statute.

AB 956 (Quirk-Silva, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #157 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Wiener) Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would broaden California rules limiting restrictive covenants on accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, and would increase the required ministerial approval for detached accessory dwelling units on eligible single-family lots from one to two.

It would extend these protections to common interest developments and to lots zoned to allow single-family residential use, while clarifying that a local agency is not required to allow two detached accessory dwelling units plus a junior accessory dwelling unit on the same lot. The bill would create a state-mandated local program but state that no reimbursement is required.

AB 1383 (McKinnor, D) Public employees’ retirement benefits.

Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would change pension rules for the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) beginning January 1, 2027 by limiting pensionable compensation for new members and creating new retirement formulas for safety employees, while also allowing certain negotiated changes.

It would update conforming provisions in the Public Employees’ Retirement Law and Teachers’ Retirement Law, require new STRS members to follow specified limits, and authorize public employers and unions to bargain for higher or lower safety plan formulas within set requirements. The bill would increase contributions to continuously appropriated retirement funds and increase spending from those funds, making it an appropriation.

AB 1546 (Schultz, D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.

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Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law in California penalizes individuals convicted of DUI offenses with imprisonment ranging from 120 days to one year and fines, especially if the offense occurs within 10 years of previous DUI offenses.

This bill introduces a "wobbler" penalty, allowing such convictions to be categorized as either a misdemeanor or a felony, leading to potential imprisonment for up to three years and fines. The bill also increases penalties for repeat offenses, mandating extended periods of license revocation and installation of ignition interlock devices.

The new penalties apply to those with multiple prior convictions within a specified timeframe. No reimbursement from the state is required for implementing this bill, as stated in the California Constitution.

AB 1567 (Ta, R) General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.

Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would allow planning agencies, beginning with the seventh and later housing element revisions, to count certain approved elderly care housing units toward up to 15 percent of a jurisdiction’s regional housing need allocation for any income category.

This applies to congregate care for the elderly and residential care facilities for the elderly, but only if such housing is included in the regional housing need determination. The change affects what may be reported in the annual housing element report.

AB 1602 (Rubio, Blanca, D) Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.

Current Text: 01/16/2026 - Introduced HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law oversees foster youth placement and child welfare services, aiming to protect child welfare, prevent unnecessary family separations, and reunite families when possible. It mandates that the State Department of Social Services coordinates emergency response services and requires counties to have disaster response plans, which the department reviews and updates. This bill introduces the Child Welfare Disaster Response Program, funded by a dedicated account, to assist foster children and caregivers during disasters.

Upon legislative appropriation, funds would address needs such as housing, clothing, and transportation within 180 days of a local or state emergency. County agencies and tribes could apply for these funds, and the department is tasked with setting eligibility criteria and distributing guidance through written instructions.

AB 1621 (Wilson, D) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.

Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair

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Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would tighten and shorten procedures for postentitlement phase permits, limit plan check reviews to two, accelerate appeal deadlines for housing projects, and expand enforcement under the Housing Accountability Act.

It would also change tolling rules for outside agency reviews, allow applicants to seek a writ of mandate if appeals are denied or untimely, make related violations enforceable statewide, and declare that no state reimbursement is required.

AB 1662 (Wilson, D) Misdemeanor diversion.

Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles when a defendant receives diversion in a case that otherwise would have required an abstract of conviction to be sent, and it would make the prosecutor responsible for ensuring that notice is provided.

It also states that the measure creates a state-mandated local program because it increases duties for local officials, and any reimbursable costs would be paid under existing state reimbursement procedures if the Commission on State Mandates makes that determination.

AB 1680 (Calderon, D) California FAIR Plan Association.

Current Text: 06/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would increase state oversight of the California FAIR Plan Association by requiring it to correct identified violations, authorizing new civil penalties, and allowing the Insurance Commissioner to direct changes to policy limits and coverage options.

It would require the association to take corrective actions for violations of statutes, regulations, accounting principles, its plan of operation, or other binding rules identified in official reports. It would also establish penalties of up to $20,000 for failing to comply with required corrective actions, set other penalties at up to $10,000 per violation or $20,000 for willful acts, and authorize the commissioner to adjust policy limits and expand fair rental value coverage under the renters’ property insurance program.

AB 1715 (Schiavo, D) Public utilities: reporting.

Current Text: 06/23/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

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Summary: This bill would require electrical and gas corporations to disclose and report certain taxpayer funding of $1 million or more, and it would require the Public Utilities Commission to oversee compliance, require ratepayer benefits from such funding, and report the results to the Legislature annually beginning in 2028.

If a utility fails to meet the reporting requirements, the commission could impose penalties. The bill would also apply to ratepayer-funded applications, require disclosure of relevant grants or loans, and repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037; it would create a state-mandated local program but specify that no reimbursement is required.

AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva, D) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.

Current Text: 08/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #255 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill, called the Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act, would create a ministerial approval process for certain townhome development projects and related subdivision maps if they meet objective standards, while allowing denial only for specified adverse impacts on public health and safety.

It would define qualifying townhomes and require local agencies to review eligible projects without discretionary hearings, expand the CEQA exemption for ministerial projects, permit local ordinances to implement the law, and exempt the City and County of San Francisco; it would also impose a state-mandated local program without requiring reimbursement.

AB 1761 (Rogers, D) Electricity: calculation methodology: data disclosure.

Current Text: 03/19/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Existing law gives the Public Utilities Commission authority over public utilities, including the ability to set fair and reasonable rates for electrical corporations. The proposed bill mandates the commission to ensure transparency by making all data used for decisions or calculations on charges imposed on electricity customers accessible to load-serving entities and ratepayer advocates. This includes costs linked to contracts, corporationowned generation, and other resources. The bill requires this data to be publicly disclosed, except for marketsensitive information. Violations of these provisions would be considered a crime under the Public Utilities Act.

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

AB 1813 (Ward, D) Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.

Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill revises California’s customer renewable energy subscription program to expand access for low-income customers, set size and capacity limits for participating community renewable energy generators, and require new evaluations and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rulemaking before the program is updated.

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determination, and updates reporting requirements to the Legislature; it also creates a state-mandated local program but states that no reimbursement is required.

AB 1821 (Pacheco, D) California Public Records Act: agency response time.

Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #167 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would change the California Public Records Act timeline by requiring agencies to respond to records requests within 10 business days, with a possible 14-business-day extension, and it would add legislative findings required by the California Constitution.

It would keep the existing duty to decide whether requested records are disclosable and to notify the requester of the determination and reasons, but it would replace the current 10-day and 14-day response periods with business-day deadlines. The bill also makes findings that it furthers constitutional requirements for public access to records and open meetings and that any limits on access are supported by the required interest and need.

AB 1914 (Schiavo, D) General plan elements: childcare.

Current Text: 06/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require each city, county, or city and county to adopt a childcare plan or include one in its general plan by January 1, 2033, and would declare that this requirement addresses a statewide concern and applies to all cities, including charter cities.

It would amend planning law to make childcare planning part of local general planning and specify that the state need not reimburse local agencies or school districts for the costs of this mandate.

AB 1941 (González, Mark, D) Organized metal theft.

Current Text: 06/04/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create the crime of organized metal theft, covering coordinated theft, possession, receipt, or financing of stolen metal materials, and would punish violations as either misdemeanors or felonies.

It also would expand reporting and information-sharing about commodity metal theft by allowing local law enforcement, public agencies, and private entities to provide theft information to the Department of Justice, which would then make it available to those groups. The bill would declare legislative findings and intent, create a statemandated local program, and specify that no state reimbursement is required.

AB 1976 (Wicks, D) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #172 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE

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Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would restrict local governments from delaying, reconsidering, or terminating certain pedestrian and bicycle safety projects after they are far along, limit petition requirements for traffic-calming measures, and exempt pedestrian mall establishment or expansion from CEQA.

It also specifies that these rules apply statewide, including to charter cities, and provides for state reimbursement if the bill creates mandated local costs. The bill would require continued compliance with specified labor and project requirements for exempted projects.

AB 2005 (Ahrens, D) Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.

Current Text: 08/11/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #6 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - SECOND READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Arreguín) Location: 08/10/2026 - Senate SECOND READING
Summary: The bill changes urban lot split rules by giving applicants two owner-occupancy options, adding recording and disclosure requirements, limiting local agency restrictions on urban lot splits, and creating special provisions for properties in the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fire areas.

It would let an applicant either swear to live in one unit as a principal residence for at least three years or swear to sell both parcels within three years and require a homebuyer to keep one unit owner-occupied for three years after conveyance. It also allows certain trust and LLC representatives to qualify as applicants, bars some LLC applicants in the fire-affected areas, imposes civil penalties for violations, requires sellers to disclose the threeyear occupancy rule, repeals the measure on January 1, 2032, and states that no state reimbursement is required.

AB 2037 (Patterson, R) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.

Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create a Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program, administered by the California Department of Aging and local area agencies, to provide competitive grants that help seniors and people with disabilities protect their own properties from wildfires.

It would require eligible applicants to submit specified information, including proof of need, and would allow grant funds to pay for contractors or other qualified service providers to complete wildfire mitigation work. Area agencies on aging would be required to keep certain records and report data to the department after the pilot ends, including the number of applicants and the total amount distributed, and the program would become inoperative on January 1, 2030, at which point the provisions would be repealed.

AB 2041 (Carrillo, D) Emergency medical services.

Current Text: 05/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 06/23/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #86 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE

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Location: 06/23/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law requires local public agencies to maintain basic emergency telephone systems and sets standards for emergency response services, including a requirement that certain agencies provide prearrival medical instructions to 911 callers by January 1, 2027.

This bill would require any public safety agency that was not already providing those prearrival instructions by January 1, 2026, to report its compliance status to its local emergency medical services agency by January 31, 2027.

AB 2074 (Haney, D) Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require major transit cities to create regional transit hub districts by July 1, 2027, and would make certain “downtown housing developments” in those districts eligible for streamlined ministerial approval.

It would also require the California Housing Finance Agency to study housing construction loans and financing and report to the Legislature by December 1, 2027. The bill states that these changes address a statewide concern, apply to all cities including charter cities, and may create state-mandated local costs subject to reimbursement rules, with some mandates exempt from reimbursement.

AB 2192 (Gonzalez, Jeff, R) Sales and use taxes: farm equipment and machinery.

Current Text: 04/20/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 04/27/2026 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.

Location: 04/21/2026 - Assembly Revenue and Taxation
Summary: The bill allows the existing state sales and use tax exemption for farm equipment, machinery, and parts used primarily to produce and harvest agricultural products to be incorporated into local sales and use taxes (including those under the Bradley‑Burns law) by deleting the current provision that excludes that incorporation; this change is temporary and would expire January 1, 2032. Because local tax revenues could be reduced, the bill also appropriates General Fund money to the State Controller to reimburse affected counties and cities for those revenue losses. It further tightens requirements for any new tax‑expenditure bill by adding additional information obligations on top of existing requirements (specific purposes, performance indicators, and data collection). The measure would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

AB 2296 (Papan, D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #187 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would extend several deadlines in the regional housing need and housing element process, giving cities, counties, and councils of governments more time to form subregional entities, set housing need shares, develop allocation methodologies, and release draft allocation plans, with an exception for certain 2027 and 2028 revision cycles.

It also states legislative intent to later base housing element deadlines on smaller regional groupings and local jurisdiction size, and it declares that no state reimbursement is required for the costs created by the bill.

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AB 2313 (Berman, D) Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create a Gas Distribution Service Line Replacement Alternatives Program by January 1, 2028, offering incentives to certain residential gas customers to choose alternatives to gas service line replacement and stop gas service instead.

It would exempt emergency replacements, require annual review and reporting to the Legislature, and repeal the program on January 1, 2035. Because violations of commission actions could be criminal, the bill would create a state-mandated local program but state that no reimbursement is required.

AB 2346 (Wilson, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.

Current Text: 06/18/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/04/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #189 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE Location: 08/04/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would add safety and disclosure requirements for electric bicycles, allow local governments to set certain trail speed limits, and establish a 10 mile per hour sidewalk speed limit without adding driver points for violations.

Beginning January 1, 2029, class 2 electric bicycles would need a speedometer, and all electric bicycles would need front and rear lamps. Sellers would also have to disclose key information at the point of sale, including the bicycle’s class and maximum speed, and warn that riders under 16 should not exceed 15 miles per hour. The bill would let local authorities set bicycle path and multiuse trail speed limits of 10, 15, or 20 miles per hour with signage, while keeping earlier limits in place, and it states that no state reimbursement is required.

AB 2415 (Hoover, R) Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.

Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #266 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Niello) Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would allow a transit-oriented development alternative plan to reduce housing capacity in one transit-oriented development zone by more than 50 percent, if specified conditions are met.

It would also make related changes to Government Code Section 65912.161 and would take effect only if this bill and AB 2576 are both enacted, with this bill enacted last.

AB 2463 (Petrie-Norris, D) Public Utilities Commission: rates: returns on equity.

Current Text: 04/13/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair

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Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (which regulates electric and gas utilities and sets just and reasonable rates) to be more transparent when it sets an authorized return on equity (ROE). For any ROE decision issued on or after January 1, 2028, the commission must disclose the analytical basis for its ROE determination, including each financial model used and an analysis of how the utility’s credit quality relates to the authorized ROE. If the commission’s methodology in a cost-of-capital proceeding materially departs from the methodology disclosed in the most recent prior decision for that same utility, it must identify each material departure and provide a reasoned explanation. The commission must open a rulemaking to update its cost-ofcapital determinations and consider a related long-term plan, and it must include analysis of utility credit-rating trends in its annual report to the Legislature. Because violating a commission order is a crime, the bill creates a state-mandated local program, but it specifies that no state reimbursement is required under the stated statutory provision.

AB 2493 (Petrie-Norris, D) Electrical corporations: interconnection: transmission: permitting: auditor.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require large electrical corporations to begin permitting certain transmission and interconnection projects within set deadlines, allow deadline extensions for good cause, and subject noncompliance to commission enforcement.

Starting July 1, 2027, it would also require those utilities to hire an independent auditor to review project data, network upgrade progress, and compliance with deadlines and remedial actions, with annual reports to the commission and mandatory corrective orders after review. Because violations could be criminal, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, but it states that no reimbursement is required.

AB 2516 (Petrie-Norris, D) California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.

Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 S-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CERVANTES, SABRINA, Chair
Location: 08/03/2026 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative to reduce delays and costs for critical electricity grid components by promoting in-state manufacturing, joint procurement, and state financial assistance.

It would direct GO-Biz’s Energy Unit and the Public Utilities Commission to identify needed grid components, assess demand over 10 years, and, in some cases, require electrical corporations to participate in joint procurement. The bill would also establish a revolving fund and authorize the I-Bank to issue revenue bonds and provide financing for qualifying projects, while limiting cost recovery to amounts found just and reasonable and requiring ratepayer credits if joint procurement prices are below market.

AB 2576 (Harabedian, D) Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/11/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #264 S-ASSEMBLY BILLS - THIRD READING FILE (Floor Mgr.- Pérez) Location: 08/11/2026 - Senate THIRD READING
Summary: The bill expands existing exclusions from transit-oriented housing development rules to include certain historic properties on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025.

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It would exclude contributing sites in historic districts and individually listed historical resources from the law’s requirements, and it also includes a contingent technical change that would take effect only if this bill and AB 2415 are both enacted, with this bill enacted last.

SB 16 (Blakespear, D) Mental health: involuntary commitment.

Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require county behavioral health directors, rather than merely authorize them, to develop procedures for designating and training professionals who carry out 72-hour involuntary detention and treatment under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.

By making this a mandatory duty, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, and any required reimbursement to local agencies would be handled under existing state mandate reimbursement procedures if the Commission on State Mandates finds reimbursable costs.

SB 122 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Taxation.

Current Text: 06/30/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 06/29/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 06/29/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would expand California sales and use tax law to cover digital products, extend and modify several business tax credit limits and refund options, reduce a first-year tax for certain business entities, and impose a 100% tax on federal Anti-Weaponization Fund payments.

It also appropriates $750,000 for tax administration, requires reporting by the Franchise Tax Board on the reduced tax, includes no local reimbursement requirement, and would take effect immediately as a budget-related appropriation measure.

SB 222 (Wiener, D) Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would create statewide rules to speed and simplify permitting and inspections for residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems, limit related local fees and restrictions, and make certain HOA rules that block these installations unenforceable.

It would require local governments to offer asynchronous inspections and online real-time permitting by set dates, allow only limited local requirements, prohibit permits or inspections for qualifying plug-in-ready window units, and extend protections to common interest developments by invalidating rules that prevent electric appliance replacements or the installation and use of these systems.

SB 327 (McNerney, D) Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF

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Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would bar electrical and gas corporations from recovering certain costs related to opposing utility municipalization from ratepayers and would expand the Public Advocate’s authority to obtain information needed to support the Public Utilities Commission’s duties.

It also clarifies that the Public Advocate has the same access to utility accounts and records as the commission.

Because violations would be enforceable under existing law, the bill would create a state-mandated local program but states that no reimbursement is required.

SB 417 (Limón, D) The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Current Text: 06/25/2026 - Chaptered HTML PDF
Status: 06/25/2026 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2026.

Location: 06/25/2026 - Senate CHAPTERED
Summary: The bill would place the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, authorizing $11.25 billion in state bonds to support affordable housing and veteran home purchase assistance.

Of that amount, $10 billion would fund rental housing and homeownership programs such as the Multifamily Housing Program, CalHome, and the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program, while $1.25 billion would provide additional support for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans. The measure would take effect immediately as an urgency statute if adopted.

SB 492 (Menjivar, D) Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Current Text: 01/22/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 05/04/2026 - Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

Location: 05/04/2026 - Assembly Housing and Community Development Summary: The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, known as Proposition 1, allows for the issuance of $4 billion in bonds to fund various housing initiatives, including assistance programs for veterans purchasing farm homes and mobile homes. This is guided by the State General Obligation Bond Law. It also supports the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention program, which aims to provide grants to help regions address homelessness by moving individuals and families into permanent housing. This bill proposes the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, which would enable $1 billion in bonds to fund the Youth Housing Program. This program would provide financial awards to local agencies, nonprofits, and joint ventures to acquire, renovate, or construct youth centers and housing. This proposal will be voted on in the statewide election on November 3, 2026, and is designed to take effect immediately as an urgent measure.

SB 837 (Reyes, D) Disaster and emergency preparedness.

Current Text: 01/05/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

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Summary: Existing law establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, managed by the California Department of Aging, to help consumers and their families access information on long-term services and supports (LTSS) and assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities at the local level. ADRC programs are required to offer specific services, including enhanced information and referral services, at convenient hours. The bill mandates that ADRC programs also provide disaster and emergency preparedness training tailored for older adults and people with disabilities to enhance their safety before, during, and after emergencies or natural disasters.

SB 868 (Wiener, D) Electricity: portable solar generation devices.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would exempt portable solar generation devices from state and utility interconnection requirements and limit what electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities may require of customers using them.

It would bar fees or other mandated actions related to the device or its exported electricity, while allowing utilities to require simple online notice of the device’s address, make, model, and size; it would also create statemandated local program duties but specify that no reimbursement is required.

SB 886 (Padilla, D) California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to create separate tariffs for certain participating customers’ interconnection, transmission, distribution, and optional generation services by July 1, 2027, while protecting nonparticipating customers from stranded costs and cost shifts.

It would also require data center applicants to disclose related applications in other territories, assign upgrade costs to the participating customer, impose early termination fees in some cases, require long-term prefunding of generation costs, and direct utilities to publish maps of feasible interconnection locations; because violations could be crimes, the bill creates a state-mandated local program but states no reimbursement is required.

SB 905 (Becker, D) Electricity.

Current Text: 06/29/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would direct the Public Utilities Commission to reduce authorized returns on equity for certain utility capital costs, create performance-based metrics and incentive compensation rules for large electrical corporations, and study alternative financing methods and grid utilization data.

It would require new commission proceedings by specified dates, including a framework for performance metrics by January 1, 2028, a review of that framework by January 1, 2030, and a report to the Legislature on financing

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options by December 31, 2028. It would also make violations enforceable under the Public Utilities Act while stating that no state reimbursement is required.

SB 907 (Archuleta, D) Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would increase criminal penalties for drivers who fail to stop and provide information after an accident involving injury or death, especially when the offense occurs within 10 years of certain prior driving offenses.

It would make injury cases punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony, raise felony penalties for death or serious injury cases with qualifying prior convictions, and expand court warnings to include pleas to lesser offenses; the bill also states that no reimbursement is required.

SB 922 (Laird, D) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.

Current Text: 08/10/2026 - Enrollment HTML PDF
Status: 08/10/2026 - Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Location: 08/10/2026 - Senate ENROLLMENT
Summary: The bill clarifies that certain fees, charges, or surcharges imposed by or for a local agency on public service providers or ratepayers to recover street maintenance, repair, and related costs are not prohibited tax or permit fees.

It also states that the Vehicle Code does not bar a local agency from imposing or collecting these amounts, while deleting obsolete references, making technical changes, and adding legislative findings and declarations.

SB 1003 (Grayson, D) Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.

Current Text: 05/14/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #119 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would allow prohousing-designated cities and counties to create enhanced infrastructure financing districts under specified conditions and would provide greater incentives for jurisdictions and housing projects within those districts.

Specifically, it would authorize prohousing jurisdictions to establish “prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts,” set related district requirements, and expand the definition of “prohousing local policies” to include creating such a district. It would also require that the establishing jurisdiction and projects within the district receive enhanced scoring points or preference compared with the baseline given to other prohousing jurisdictions for certain program applications, thereby linking district creation to additional benefits for housing and other community projects.

SB 1005 (Caballero, D) Local agency: payment: rounding amount.

Current Text: 07/02/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #42 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Ward)

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Location: 06/08/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would allow a local agency, if its governing body approves a resolution, to round cash payments and cash refunds or other cash amounts to the nearest $0.05.

It would apply only to local agencies that choose to adopt it by majority vote, would define key terms for its implementation, and would take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

SB 1014 (Grayson, D) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

Current Text: 06/03/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #120 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would require local governments to provide housing project applicants with timely, itemized information about required improvements and related permit conditions during the application process.

It would let applicants request preliminary estimates or lists of potential improvements, require cities and counties to respond within set deadlines, and require itemized improvement lists before postentitlement permits are issued.

The bill would impose new duties on local agencies, apply statewide including to charter cities, and state that no state reimbursement is required.

SB 1117 (Cervantes, D) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

Current Text: 07/08/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #125 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill would change how impact fees are calculated for certain accessory dwelling units, requiring fees to be based only on the portion of an Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above 750 square feet of interior livable space.

It would apply statewide, including to charter cities, and create a state-mandated local program, but it would also state that no state reimbursement is required for the costs of this change.

SB 1138 (Padilla, D) Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to allow load-serving entities to meet up to 25 percent of their resource adequacy obligations through short-term transactions with other load-serving entities, subject to commission rules and possible suspension or adjustment.

It would also require those transactions to be measured in the same time unit used for resource adequacy compliance. Because violations of commission actions enforcing the bill could be crimes, the bill would create a state-mandated local program, but it states that no state reimbursement would be required.

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SB 1167 (Blakespear, D) Vehicles: electric bicycles.

Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill revises California law governing electric bicycles, mopeds, motor-driven cycles, and related devices by updating definitions, labeling rules, seller disclosures, safety standards, and restrictions on operation and sale.

It would rename “motorized bicycle” as “moped,” expand prohibited advertising and sale practices, require new certification and warning labels, regulate batteries and charging systems for mopeds and off-highway electric motorcycles, and strengthen enforcement by local officers for certain unsafe or unauthorized vehicles.

SB 1168 (McNerney, D) Data centers: rate structures.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #169 A-CONSENT CALENDAR 2ND DAY-SENATE BILLS Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly CONSENT CALENDAR
Summary: The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to evaluate rate structures so that data centers pay a reasonable share of the costs they create for transmission and distribution, as well as their proportionate share of load-related increases and needed power procurements.

The bill also intends to keep these measures consistent with integrated resource planning requirements and to reduce cost pressure on residential customers by shifting more of the relevant costs to data centers.

SB 1172 (Hurtado, D) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/02/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #64 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Stefani) Location: 07/02/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: The bill limits how much a consultant may be paid for work on certain tax sharing agreements involving Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenues, capping compensation at the lesser of 5% of shared tax revenues or $250,000.

It defines the covered agreements broadly, exempts agreements with direct government staff and unpaid technical advisers, applies only to agreements made on or after January 1, 2027, and declares the rule a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.

SB 1187 (Durazo, D) Open meetings.

Current Text: 07/06/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/03/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #93 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Fong) Location: 08/03/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING

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Summary: This bill would repeal certain future Brown Act requirements for eligible local legislative bodies related to electronic access, agenda translation, and interpretation assistance, while declaring the measure an urgency statute.

It also makes legislative findings that the bill’s limits on public access are justified by a protected interest and are needed to protect that interest, and that the measure furthers the California Constitution’s requirements for public access to meetings and records.

SB 1218 (Arreguín, D) Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.

Current Text: 07/01/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/06/2026 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Calendar: 08/13/26 #131 A-THIRD READING FILE - SENATE BILLS (Floor Mgr.- Bonta) Location: 08/06/2026 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: This bill would authorize immobilizing a vehicle for repeated delinquent illegal dumping violations, similar to existing authority for parking and traffic violations.

It would allow a peace officer or certain authorized employee to immobilize a vehicle with a device if the registered owner has accumulated a specified number of delinquent notices for illegal dumping or has repeatedly failed to pay or appear in court for those violations. The vehicle could remain immobilized until the owner provides the required information and satisfies the outstanding penalties.

SB 1233 (Allen, D) Public utilities: rates.

Current Text: 06/15/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 08/05/2026 - August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 08/05/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: This bill would require electrical and gas utilities seeking rate changes to provide specified information, and it would require the Public Utilities Commission to consider wildfire risk reduction efforts when approving electrical rate changes.

It would also expand the commission’s annual report on utility costs by adding five-year expenditure comparisons by functional category for each utility, require the underlying source data to be published online, and specify that no state reimbursement is required for the resulting mandate.

SB 1349 (Gonzalez, D) Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst’s Office: assessment, report, and recommendation.

Current Text: 06/17/2026 - Amended HTML PDF
Status: 07/01/2026 - July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Calendar: 08/13/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE Upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 07/01/2026 - Assembly APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to evaluate major state tax expenditures, publish reports with recommendations for the Legislature, and identify possible savings from reducing or limiting those expenditures.

The reports would be issued annually from 2028 through 2032, with legislative committees holding joint public hearings on them, and state tax agencies would have to provide anonymized taxpayer data with privacy protections as needed. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2033.

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Total Tracking Forms: 0

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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Support
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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 1614 Dixon, R HTML PDF
Vehicles: bicycles.

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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.

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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 1662 Wilson, D HTML PDF
Misdemeanor diversion.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Position
Support

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Support

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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 2373 Dixon, R HTML PDF
The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.

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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.

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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 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 2469 Papan, D HTML PDF
Data centers: water use disclosures.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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: 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

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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.

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Position
Support
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 1704 González, Mark, D HTML PDF
Greenhouse gases: embodied carbon building materials.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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Position
Support
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.

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.

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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.

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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 1815 Wicks, D HTML PDF
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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Position
Oppose
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

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

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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Oppose
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
AB 2741 Muratsuchi, D HTML PDF

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Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance.

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Oppose
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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

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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 1196 McNerney, D HTML PDF
Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

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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

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Budget Act of 2026.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
26-15355 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 3.

Subject: Consider adopting an oppose unless amended position on Assembly Bill 1976 (Wicks) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities Adopt an oppose unless amended position on AB 1976 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

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TO: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
FROM: Anthony, Jason, And Paul Gonsalves
SUBJECT: Consider Adopting An Oppose Unless Amended Position On AB 1976 (Wicks) Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities DATE: August 17, 2026
The official text of AB 1976 (Wicks) can be found at the California Legislative Information webpage.

Summary:

AB 1976 (Wicks), as amended on June 17, 2026, streamlines the implementation of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects by limiting the ability of local agencies to reconsider or cancel projects once they have substantially progressed. The bill prohibits cities and counties from reopening projects after they have reached approximately 90% design or after construction has been authorized, except under limited circumstances. It also modernizes the State's Pedestrian Mall Law, expands CEQA exemptions for pedestrian mall projects, and limits local petition requirements for traffic-calming improvements.

For cities, the bill would provide greater certainty for delivering active transportation projects and reduce delays for grant-funded improvements. However, it also limits local discretion by restricting the ability of elected officials to revisit projects in response to community concerns after significant project development has occurred.

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and existing protections while still allowing pedestrian and bicycle safety projects to move forward efficiently. Specifically, they want cities and counties to retain the ability to conduct project-specific public outreach even when a project has already been included in an approved planning document, maintain appropriate environmental review requirements, and preserve existing authority under the Pedestrian Mall Law of 1960 to levy assessments for the maintenance, operation, repair, and improvement of pedestrian malls. They also seek to maintain local discretion to pause, modify, or terminate projects after construction has been authorized when circumstances such as costs, funding, or community impacts change, rather than requiring local agencies to satisfy a state-imposed evidentiary standard.

Support:

AARP, Active San Gabriel Valley, California Yimby, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, South Pas Active Streets, Spur, Streets for All, Sustainable Claremont, Transform, Walk San Francisco Opposition:

California Contract Cities Association, California State Association of Counties, County of Fresno, League of California Cities, Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), Urban Counties Caucus
Status:

The bill is now on the Senate Floor and was ordered to a third reading on August 4, 2026.

Legislative Platform:

This bill falls under the Local Authority section Page 4, Item #1, “Oppose legislation that may reduce municipal authority, with an emphasis on land use policy, local review, and design standards,” and Item #2, “Oppose preemption of local authority.” Recommended Action:

Adopt an opposition unless amended position on AB 1976 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State Legislature.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
26-15356 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 4.

Subject: Consider adopting a support position on Assembly Bill 2037 (Patterson) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program
Adopt a support position on AB 2037 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the state legislature.

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TO: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
FROM: Anthony, Jason, And Paul Gonsalves
SUBJECT: Consider Adopting A Support Position On AB 2037 (Patterson) Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program
DATE: August 17, 2026
The official text of AB 2037 (Patterson) can be found at the California Legislative Information webpage.

Summary:

AB 2037 (Patterson), as amended on May 18, 2026, establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program within the California Department of Aging.

Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the program would provide grants through Area Agencies on Aging in three pilot regions to help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities pay for wildfire mitigation activities on their properties.

Eligible grant funds could be used to hire licensed contractors or other qualified service providers to perform defensible space, vegetation management, and other wildfire risk reduction measures that recipients could not otherwise afford. The bill appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to implement the pilot program and requires participating agencies to report on program outcomes before the pilot sunsets on January 1, 2030.

Santa Clara County's Area Agency on Aging is not currently included in the bill's proposed pilot program; however, the program could serve as a model for future statewide expansion depending on funding availability and pilot program outcomes. 95 LRC 08-17-2026
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Support:

City of Thousand Oaks, AARP, California Fire Chiefs Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Fire Districts Association of California Opposition:

None
Status:

AB 2037 passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee 5-0 on June 29, 2026. The bill was also heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee and was referred to the Appropriations Suspense File.

Legislative Platform:

This bill falls under the Emergency Preparedness section Page 5, Item #5, “Support specific funding opportunities to address natural disaster mitigation and evacuation planning.” This bill also falls under the Health & Public Safety section Page 6, Item #3, “Support legislation to provide funding and services for vulnerable populations.” Recommended Action:

Adopt a support position on AB 2037 and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State Legislature.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
26-15357 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 5.

Subject: Consider recommending the City Council adopt a support position on Senate Bill 922 (Laird) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways Recommend that the City Council adopt a support position on SB 922 and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Governor requesting his signature on this bill.

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TO: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
FROM: Anthony, Jason, And Paul Gonsalves
SUBJECT: Consider Recommending the City Council Adopt a Support Position On SB 922 (Laird) Vehicles: Local Agency Charges: Use of Streets or Highways DATE: August 17, 2026
The official text of SB 922 (Laird) can be found at the California Legislative Information webpage.

Summary:

SB 922 (Laird), as amended on July 2, 2026, clarifies the authority of local governments to recover the costs of street maintenance and repair through utility rates, franchise fees, and other public service charges.

The bill amends Vehicle Code Section 9400.8 to specify that the existing prohibition on local charges for the use of streets and highways applies only to charges based on vehicle weight. It further clarifies that fees, charges, or surcharges imposed by or for a local agency to recover the costs of street maintenance, street repair, and other roadway impacts associated with providing public services are not a tax or permit fee that is prohibited for the privilege of using public streets. The bill expressly authorizes local agencies to impose and collect these charges and includes legislative findings rejecting the interpretation adopted in Rogers v. City of Redlands.

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without violating state law. Opponents, such as the California Taxpayers Association, argue that this bill reduces transparency and weakens taxpayer protections by allowing road repair costs to be charged through service fees without voter approval.

Supporters, including the League of California Cities and the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), argue that this bill restores legal clarity and preserves long-standing local practices that allow service fees to recover roadway maintenance costs associated with providing essential public services.

Support:

Cities: Belmont, Beverly Hills, Camarillo, Campbell, Capitola, Chino Hills, Concord, El Cerrito, Fairfield, Foster City, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Glendale, Goleta, Gonzales, Grover Beach, Hollister, Hueneme, Lafayette, Lakewood, Marina, Moorpark, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norwalk, Oceanside, Orinda, Oxnard, Pacific Grove, Paramount, Paso Robles, Pico Rivera, Rancho Cucamonga, Redondo Beach, Redwood City, Rocklin, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Paula, Scotts Valley, Soledad, Stanton, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tulare, Union City, Upland, Vacaville, Ventura, Vernon, Walnut Creek, and Westminster.

Additional support: League of California Cities [SPONSOR], Rural County Representatives of California [SPONSOR], American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9, California Chapters of the American Public Works Association, California Contract Cities Association, California Police Chiefs Association, California Special Districts Association, California State Association of Counties, Californians Against Waste, City and County of San Francisco, CR&R, Inc., Contra Costa County, Lamorinda Legislative Coalition, Madera County, Marin County, Monterey County, Recology, RecycleSmart, Republic Services, Santa Cruz County, Service Employees Union International, California, Shasta County, Sonoma County Mayor’s and Councilmembers’ Association, StopWaste, Town of Apple Valley, Town of Truckee, West Valley Solid Wate Management Authority
Opposition:

Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association, California Building Industry Association, California Taxpayers Association, Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers, Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, Long Beach Reform Coalition, Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association, National Motorists Association (unless amended) Status:

SB 922 passed out of the Assembly Floor 30-1 on August 10, 2026. This bill has been ordered to engrossing and enrolling and will then be sent to the Governor’s Office. 99 LRC 08-17-2026
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Legislative Platform:

This bill falls under the Transportation & Infrastructure Rehabilitation section Page 8, Item #2, “Monitor new statewide funding opportunities for maintenance and repair of local roads and highways.”
Recommended Action:

Recommend that the City Council adopt a support position on SB 922 and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Governor requesting his signature on this bill. 100
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
26-15358 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 6.

Subject: Consider adopting a watch position on Assembly Bill 1997 (Lee) Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes
Adopt a Watch position on AB 1997
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TO: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
FROM: Anthony, Jason, And Paul Gonsalves
SUBJECT: Consider adopting a watch position on AB 1997 (Lee) Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes
DATE: August 17, 2026
The official text of AB 1997 (Lee) can be found at the California Legislative Information Webpage.

Summary:

AB 1997 (Lee), as amended on June 18, 2026, streamlines the approval process for affordable housing developments by shortening local review timelines following environmental review and clarifying provisions of the Permit Streamlining Act. The bill requires local agencies to approve or disapprove qualifying housing development projects within 30 days after certifying an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), rather than allowing additional discretionary delays. It also defines "housing development project" for purposes of the Permit Streamlining Act and makes conforming changes to ensure consistent application of approval timelines.

The bill primarily applies to housing developments in which at least 90% of the units are affordable to very low- or extremely low-income households. In addition, AB 1997 establishes a statewide working group to identify recommendations for improving and expediting housing development approvals throughout California.

Support:

Aids Healthcare Foundation
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Opposition:

City of La Verne
Status:

AB 1997 is now on the Senate Floor and was ordered to a third reading on August 4, 2026.

Legislative Platform:

This bill falls under the Housing & Community Development section Page 7, Item #2, “Oppose legislation that may reduce municipal authority, with an emphasis on land use policy, local review, and design standards.”
Recommended Action:

Adopt a watch position on AB 1997.

Though the LRC can choose to oppose this bill based off of the Legislative Platform, a watch position is recommended as there is limited support and opposition at this time.

The League of CA Cities removed their opposition because the recent amendments removed the requirements for local agencies to assign a single staff member to coordinate all aspects of development, and referring back to existing timelines. Also, the bill is narrowly targeted and primarily applies to projects where at least 90% of the units are affordable to very low- or extremely low-income households. Lastly, the bill largely addresses the timing of local decisions after environmental review has already been completed.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
26-15359 Agenda Date: 8/17/2026
Agenda #: 7.

Subject: Consider adopting a support or watch position on Assembly Bill 1857 (Aguiar-Curry) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets Adopt one of the following positions on AB 1857:

1. Adopt a Support position and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State Legislature.

2. Adopt a Watch position on AB 1857.

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TO: City of Cupertino
Legislative Review Committee
FROM: Anthony, Jason, And Paul Gonsalves
SUBJECT: Consider adopting a support or watch position on AB 1857 (AguiarCurry) Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets DATE: August 17, 2026
The official text of AB 1857 (Aguiar-Curry) can be found at the California Legislative Information webpage.

Summary:

AB 1857 (Aguiar-Curry), as amended on June 15, 2026, seeks to increase access to grocery stores by invalidating restrictive covenants that prevent former grocery store sites from being reused as grocery stores or supermarkets. The bill makes void and unenforceable any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in a deed, lease, contract, or other instrument that prohibits or restricts the operation of a grocery store or supermarket on a property where one previously operated and has since closed. It also establishes a process for property owners, prospective tenants, and other interested parties to record a restrictive covenant modification that removes these restrictions from the property.

The bill includes findings that increasing grocery store access serves an important public purpose by promoting food security, public health, and economic development.

Support:

Cities: City of Escondido
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Additional Support: California Food and Farming Network (co-sponsor), Economic Security California Action (co-sponsor), Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet, Agricultural Institute of Marin, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Alchemist CDC, American Economic Liberties Project, Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement, Californians for Disability Rights INC, Cameo Network, Casa Visco, Ceres Community Project, Community Alliance With Family Farmers, End Child Poverty CA Powered by Grace, Faacts (Food and Agriculture Action Coalition Toward Sovereignty), Farm2people, Food Access LA, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Food Empowerment Project, Food for People, Foodshed Coop, Fresh Approach, Fullwell, Glide Foundation, Health Right 360, Institute for Local Self-reliance, Los Angeles Community Action Network, Los Angeles Food Policy Council, National Right to Food Community of Practice, Native American Environmental Protection Coalition (NAEPC), Nextgen California, Nourish California, Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative of the Central Coast, Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network, Roots of Change, Sacramento Food Policy Council, San Diego Food System Alliance, San Diego Hunger Coalition, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Shalom Farms, Sierra Harvest, Sola Food Co-op, Techequity Action, Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture (WANDA), World Be Well Organization, Yolo Food Hub Network Opposition:

None
Status:

AB 1857 was referred to the Appropriations Suspense File on August 3, 2026.

Legislative Platform:

This bill falls under the Economic Development and Fiscal Strategy section Page 4, Item #12, “Support legislation that preserves retail and commercial spaces.” Recommended Action:

Adopt one of the following positions on AB 1857:

1. Support and authorize the Mayor to send letters to the State Legislature.

2. Watch position.

The LRC could support this bill, based on the Legislative Platform, but it could also remain neutral as the measure has generated little engagement from cities or local government organizations. Given the limited concern and advocacy by peer cities, there is no compelling need for the City to take a formal position this late in the session.

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