HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-14; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; 02; Legislative and Advocacy UpdateMeeting Date: April 14, 2026
To: Legislative Subcommittee
From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Staff Contact: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
jason.haber@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2958
Subject: Legislative and Advocacy Update
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive updates on federal and state legislative and budget activity and the city’s recent and
ongoing advocacy efforts; discuss and provide feedback to staff, including identifying high-
priority bills, advocacy positions, funding opportunities, and items for future City Council
consideration.
Discussion
Staff and the city’s contract lobbyists – Federal: Carpi & Clay Government Relations / State:
California Public Policy Group – will present updates and overviews of federal and state
legislative and budget activity and the priority legislation and intergovernmental matters being
tracked on behalf of the city (Exhibits 1 through 3).
The Subcommittee is requested to provide feedback to help city staff and the city’s lobbying
consultants focus the city’s advocacy efforts on high-priority bills and to identify bills for future
City Council consideration.
Next Steps
Staff and the city’s contract lobbyists will monitor, evaluate, and engage the Legislative
Subcommittee in a discussion of legislative activity and proposed measures that may impact
city operations and policy priorities throughout the legislative session.
If the Legislative Subcommittee decides to refer any matters to the City Council, staff will work
with the City Manager to place an item on a future City Council agenda for consideration.
Exhibits
1.Carpi & Clay Government Relations – Federal Monthly Update, March 31, 2026
2.California Public Policy Group Legislative Summary: March 2026
3.California Public Policy Group – Priority State Legislation as of April 9, 2026
4.Correspondence received as of April 9, 2026
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
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Federal Update
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Federal Appropriations Update
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lapse in funding remains unresolved. On March 27, the Senate passed a bill by voice vote to provide FY26 funding for most of DHS, excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. House
Republicans rejected the Senate bill. The House instead passed a 60-day continuing resolution to fund all of DHS through May 22 by a vote of 213-203, sending the measure back to the Senate. With both chambers now in recess through April 13, no immediate resolution is in sight. Amid deteriorating airport security conditions, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the use of previously appropriated funds to compensate Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) personnel who have worked without pay during the shutdown. The White House has urged Congress to cancel its recess and return to Washington to resolve the impasse. Senate Republicans are separately exploring including multi-year DHS funding in a budget reconciliation package.
Meanwhile, the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process is advancing on both sides of the Capitol. The House Appropriations Committee opened its Member request portal in late February, and most subcommittee deadlines for programmatic and Community Project Funding submissions have now passed. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) have also released their Committee’s FY27
guidance, with Congressionally Directed Spending, programmatic funding, and language
submission deadlines spanning April through early May. The Trump Administration is targeting release of its FY27 budget request in early April, with House planning to begin markups in mid-to-late April.
GSA Proposes Revised Certifications for SAM.gov Registrants
The General Services Administration (GSA) has published a proposed rule to revise the
Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations required of all entities
registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), the federal database through which entities must register to receive federal grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. The proposed revision would add three new certifications that registrants must affirm at initial registration and each annual renewal: (1) that the organization complies with federal anti-
discrimination laws as framed under Executive Order 14173 and DOJ guidance issued July 29,
2025, including with respect to programs labeled DEI or DEIA; (2) that the organization will not knowingly transport, conceal, harbor, or hire undocumented individuals; and (3) that the
Exhibit 1
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organization will not fund or facilitate violence, terrorism, or activities threatening public safety or national security. Because SAM.gov registration is a prerequisite for all federal financial assistance, these certifications would function as universal eligibility conditions across federal
programs. Some stakeholders have raised questions about the specificity and scope of the
anti-discrimination certification, potential retroactive compliance implications for entities renewing SAM registration mid-grant and expanded False Claims Act exposure given that a disputed certification could implicate multiple active federal awards simultaneously. The public comment period closed March 30.
Senate Passes Bipartisan Housing Reform Package; Returns to House for Further Consideration
On March 12, the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) by a vote of 89–10, combining the Senate's ROAD to Housing Act with six provisions from the House's
Housing for the 21st Century Act into a single bipartisan package led by Senate Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The bill is primarily a policy measure and does not appropriate new federal funding. Key provisions include supply-side reforms such as expanded environmental
streamlining for smaller infill residential projects, removal of the chassis requirement for
manufactured homes, modernized multifamily loan limits, and flexible funding incentives for communities that increase housing stock. The bill also establishes a permanent CDBG Disaster Recovery program, reforms the HOME Investment Partnerships program and Rural Housing Service programs, and includes a ban on central bank digital currency. Section 901 of the bill,
a late addition, would prohibit entities with investment control of 350 or more single-family
homes from purchasing additional single-family homes, while permitting build-to-rent development as an excepted purchase subject to a seven-year divestiture requirement to individual homebuyers. The provision has drawn significant criticism from the housing industry, which argues it will reduce new rental construction. The bill now returns to the House, where
Republican leadership has signaled opposition to Section 901 and passage remains uncertain.
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
Senate Confirms Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary. On March 23, the Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as Secretary of Homeland Security by a 54-45 vote. All Republicans except Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted in favor, joined by two Democrats—Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). Mullin was sworn in the next day, replacing Kristi Noem. At his confirmation hearing, Mullin signaled a somewhat different
approach than his predecessor on several issues, including stating that judicial warrants should
generally be used to enter homes and places of business and that FEMA should be restructured rather than eliminated.
House Passes Aviation Bills. On March 25, the House approved the following aviation bills:
•The Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act (H.R. 2247), which would authorize the use ofphysical or digital copies of certain certificates for certain FAA inspections.
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•The Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act (H.R. 3410), which would allow for theoperation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain
conditions.
•The ACPAC Modernization Act (H.R. 5663), which would modify the membership of theAviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee.
•The Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitalization Act (H.R. 6267), whichwould direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on theimpediments to digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain.
•The Airport Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 6427), which would permit the use of state
highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain
circumstances.
•The Recreational Drone Empowerment Act (H.R. 6460), which would clarify exceptionsfor limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft in certain airspace.
•The Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618), which would require the FAA toconduct a study on drone incursions on wildfire suppression.
These bills now head to the Senate for consideration.
Senate Passes WIPPES Act. On March 22, the Senate passed the Wastewater Infrastructure
Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act (S. 1092) by unanimous consent. The bill would establish federal labeling standards for so-called “flushable” wipes to include the language “Do Not Flush.” These wipes can significantly impact wastewater pipes and
infrastructure. A similar version of the legislation passed the House (H.R. 2269) in June 2025.
House Committee Advances Bill Targeting Sanctuary Jurisdictions. On March 5, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026 (H.R. 7640), which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to preempt certain state and
local policies restricting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and make jurisdictions that decline to comply with federal immigration detainers ineligible for certain federal law enforcement grants. The bill would also provide liability protections for local officials cooperating with federal immigration enforcement and create a private right of action for victims of crimes committed by individuals released from custody after a detainer was declined.
House Committee Approves ALERT Act. On March 26, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency
(ALERT) Act of 2026 (H.R. 7613) by a 62-0 vote. The bipartisan bill is a response to the various aviation safety issues raised by the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines
Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA). The bill now heads to the full House for consideration.
House Committee Holds Hearing on Information Sharing and Collaboration Ahead of Major Events. The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing titled “Before the
Whistle: Assessing Information Sharing and Security Collaboration Ahead of Major Events”.
Witnesses included representatives from the National Fusion Center Association, the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee, the Kansas City Police Department, and the State of Maryland. In his opening statement, Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) emphasized the need for
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unprecedented collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners to secure the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup and nationwide America250 celebrations, highlighting the scale of these events and the evolving threat landscape. He noted recent
investments in security and counter-UAS capabilities and framed the hearing as an opportunity
to ensure timely intelligence, resources, and coordination to keep the public safe.
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing with DOT and HUD IGs. On March 5, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies held a hearing with the Inspectors General (IGs) of Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During his opening statement, Subcommittee Chair Steve Womack (R-AR) emphasized the critical oversight role IGs play in helping Congress identify waste, fraud, and abuse across federal programs, particularly as Congress has recently provided record funding for transportation and
housing initiatives. He noted that the insights from IG audits and investigations are essential for ensuring taxpayer dollars are used effectively and for informing future appropriations decisions, including oversight of major investments such as FAA air traffic control modernization. In his testimony, DOT IG Behm highlighted three major oversight priorities: improving transportation safety; strengthening oversight to curb fraud, waste, and abuse in
federal transportation spending; and ensuring effective management of modernization and innovation initiatives. He emphasized ongoing concerns about FAA safety oversight and air traffic controller staffing, risks in managing large infrastructure investments, and the need for stronger planning and oversight as DOT advances airspace modernization and emerging transportation technologies. HUD Acting IG Brian Harrison identified four recurring themes as
HUD's most significant management challenges: the need to modernize HUD's information technology systems, which he described as a prerequisite for effective oversight and fraud prevention; persistent improper payment risks in Tenant-Based and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs, where HUD has failed to produce required improper payment estimates for eight consecutive years; fragmented grants management practices across HUD's 60
programs; and ongoing concerns about the availability and quality of HUD-assisted housing, including lead-based paint hazards and inadequate property inspections.
House T&I Chairman Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection. On March 27, Representative Sam Graves (R-MO), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee, announced he will not seek reelection at the end of his current term, concluding 26 years in Congress. In a statement, Graves emphasized his intention to remain fully engaged on the Committee's legislative agenda through the end of 2026, including a surface transportation reauthorization bill, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, aviation safety, pipeline safety program reauthorization, Clean Water Act permitting reform, and FEMA
reforms.
Rep. Darrell Issa Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) announced he will not run for reelection, ending a congressional career spanning more than two decades. Issa first served in the House from 2001 to 2019, including as chair of the
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2011 to 2015, before returning to Congress in 2020. He said it was “the right time for a new chapter” after roughly 25 years in Congress and previously leading a business career. Issa currently represents California’s 48th
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congressional district, whose boundaries changed following the passage of Proposition 50 in November 2025.
Bipartisan House Bill Introduced to Establish Federal E-Bike Safety Standards. On March
5, Representatives Dave Min (D-CA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Safe Standards for Personal E-Bike and E-Moto Device
Specifications (Safe SPEEDS) Act (H.R. 7839), which would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish federal standards for the classification and labeling of low-
speed electric bicycles and certain off-road electric devices. The bill also calls for improved
data collection on crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving e-bikes and authorizes grants to support safety training, data reporting, and public education initiatives related to electric micromobility devices. This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for further consideration.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Introduced to Establish Disaster Recovery Reform Task Force. On March 5, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Disaster
Recovery Improvement Act (S. 4022), which would establish an interagency task force to recommend ways to streamline federal disaster relief and speed the delivery of recovery
funding. Chaired by a FEMA official, the task force would include representatives from multiple
federal agencies as well as governors and county commissioners with recent disaster recovery experience. The bill would require reports to Congress identifying gaps, bureaucratic delays, and recommendations to improve coordination, accelerate the obligation of disaster funds, and strengthen continuity during presidential transitions.
Bipartisan Railway Safety Act Reintroduced in Senate. Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have reintroduced the Railway Safety Act of 2026 (S. 3903). Key provisions would require Class I railroads to deploy wayside defect detectors averaging every 15 miles on main lines; expand the categories of hazardous materials subject to higher safety
standards and speed restrictions; mandate two-person crews on freight trains carrying hazardous materials or trains of 7,500 feet or more; strengthen pre-departure and periodic railcar inspection requirements and prohibit railroads from limiting inspection time; require Class I railroads to provide real-time electronic train consist information to fusion centers and commodity flow reports to state and tribal emergency response commissions; increase
maximum civil penalties for rail safety violations from $100,000 to $1 million, with enhanced penalties up to $5 million for violations resulting in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage; and establish a new emergency response assistance program to reimburse first responders for costs incurred in responding to significant hazardous materials transportation incidents. The bill also expands the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant
program to allow purchase of personal protective equipment and increases the federal cost share for state grants from 80 to 90 percent. This bill has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for further consideration.
House Bill Reintroduced to Expand WIFIA Assistance for Drought Projects. On March 5,
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) reintroduced the Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help
Today (DROUGHT) Act (H.R. 7845), which would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act (WIFIA) to increase the federal assistance cap for certain projects from 80
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percent to 90 percent of total project costs. The higher limit would apply to projects in states experiencing severe drought, projects designated as regionally or nationally significant, and projects serving disadvantaged communities. The bill was referred to the House Transportation
and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce Committees for further consideration.
House Resolution Introduced Recognizing Community Water Fluoridation. On February 26, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced H. Res. 1087, a resolution recognizing community water fluoridation as a safe and effective public health intervention to prevent tooth decay and
improve oral health. The resolution highlights research supporting fluoridation and encourages
states and localities to maintain or adopt fluoridated community water systems.
CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
Senators Request DHS OIG Briefing on FEMA Complaints. On March 6, Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph
Cuffari requesting a briefing on complaints received about FEMA since January 2025. The
lawmakers cited concerns about agency leadership vacancies, alleged retaliation against staff, and FEMA’s lack of responses to congressional oversight inquiries. The Senators asked for information on the number and subject matter of complaints submitted to the Office of Inspector General.
House Democrats Press NTIA on BEAD Funding Implementation. On March 10, House Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a follow-up letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) urging the agency to implement the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program consistent with statutory
requirements established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The lawmakers—
Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Yvette Clarke—requested a briefing from NTIA and reiterated that executive orders do not supersede federal law. The letter raises concerns about potential restrictions on BEAD funding
tied to state artificial intelligence policies and calls on NTIA to respond to oversight questions
first raised in November 2025.
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DOJ Publishes Byrne JAG Local Formula NOFO. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has published a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Formula. The program
provides formula-based grants to eligible units of local government and tribal governments to
support a broad range of criminal justice purposes, including personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems. Prospective
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applicants should consult the allocation table to confirm eligibility for direct funding prior to applying. Applications are due April 21, 2026.
DOJ Publishes Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative NOFO. DOJ’s BJA has published
a NOFO for the FY25 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative, which will provide up to $42 million to support coordinated responses to untreated mental illness and substance use disorders within the justice system. Grants of up to $3 million will support projects such as crisis stabilization centers, treatment services, housing access, and electronic health record
modernization to improve coordination among public safety, justice, and health agencies.
Applications must be submitted through a two-step process. Applicants were required to submit the SF-424 form in Grants.gov by March 30, 2026. The full application is due in JustGrants by April 6, 2026.
DOT Publishes SS4A NOFO. DOT has published a NOFO for the availability of $993.5 million through the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program. The program helps to fund regional, local, and tribal initiatives that prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Applications are due May 26, 2026.
FEMA Publishes BRIC NOFO. On March 25, FEMA published the availability of $1 billion through a combined FY24 and FY25 NOFO for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The BRIC program provides federal grants to states, territories, tribal governments, and local governments for pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation activities, with an emphasis on infrastructure and construction projects that deliver measurable risk
reduction and adoption and enforcement of modern building codes, while limiting capability- and capacity-building activities to those directly tied to infrastructure resilience. Individual awards are capped at $150 million. Local governments must apply through their state or territory. Applications are due July 23, 2026.
SAMHSA Publishes NOFOs for Mental Health Grant Programs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published NOFOs for $69.1 million in funding opportunities across three grant programs supporting mental health services and suicide prevention. The funding includes $43 million for the Children’s Mental Health Initiative to expand community-based services for children and youth with serious emotional
disturbances; $16.1 million for the Implementing Zero Suicide in Health Systems program to help healthcare systems adopt evidence-based suicide prevention frameworks; and $10 million for Assisted Outpatient Treatment grants supporting court-ordered, community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness. Applications for all three programs are due April 20, 2026.
FEDERAL FUNDING AWARDS
USDA Announces Grants to Support Local Food Markets. The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced more than $26.8 million in grants through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to strengthen local and regional food systems. The funding supports projects under the Farmers Market Promotion Program, Local Food Promotion Program, and Regional
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Food System Partnerships, which help farmers expand direct-to-consumer sales, strengthen regional food supply chains, and increase access to locally produced food.
FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS AND PERSONNEL CHANGES
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable
Home Construction. On March 13, President Trump signed an executive order directing
federal agencies to reduce regulatory barriers to residential construction. Key provisions direct the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to review and revise stormwater, wetlands, and Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting requirements; direct Council on Environmental Quality and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to
streamline the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 historic preservation review
for housing and related infrastructure; and direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop regulatory best practices for state and local governments covering permitting timelines, by-right development, building code reform, and manufactured housing restrictions. The order also directs agencies to review energy efficiency and water-use
requirements for federally financed housing, and directs Treasury and HUD to evaluate aligning
Opportunity Zone incentives with single-family home construction programs.
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Extend FEMA Review Council. On March 24, President Trump signed an executive order further extending the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Review Council, which was originally established by Executive Order
14180 on January 24, 2025, and previously continued by Executive Order 14378 on January 23, 2026. The order extends the Council until 10 days after the Council's final report is submitted to the President, or May 29, 2026, whichever occurs first.
President Signs Memorandum Directing Funds for TSA Personnel Pay. On March 27,
President Trump signed a memorandum to DHS and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directing TSA personnel to be paid. The memorandum asks that DHS and OMB use previously appropriated funds that have a “reasonable and logical nexus” to compensate TSA officials who have worked without pay as the partial shutdown continues.
White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework. On March 20, the Trump Administration released a national legislative framework for artificial intelligence (AI), calling on Congress to establish a uniform federal standard to replace the existing patchwork of state AI laws. The framework is organized around protecting children online; safeguarding
communities from AI-enabled fraud and managing data center energy costs; protecting
intellectual property rights for creators and publishers; preventing government-directed censorship of AI platforms; removing regulatory barriers to accelerate AI development and deployment; and expanding AI workforce training and education programs. On federal preemption, the framework calls on Congress to preempt state AI laws that impose undue
burdens on innovation while preserving state authority over areas such as child protection,
consumer fraud, zoning, and state procurement. Prospects for legislation this year are uncertain. Some Republicans, including Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), have pushed for stricter requirements on technology companies, while many Democrats
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have signaled the framework lacks sufficient substance on issues such as national security threats and misinformation. The framework aims to build on President Trump's December 2025 executive order directing evaluation of state AI regulations and federal preemption options.
OPM Proposes Changes to RIF Procedures. On March 5, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule revising how federal agencies conduct reductions in force (RIFs). The proposal would prioritize employee performance ratings over length of service when determining which workers are retained during layoffs, with tenure used primarily
as a tiebreaker. According to OPM, the change is intended to create a more performance-
based framework for workforce restructuring while preserving existing veterans’ preference rules. Public comments on the proposed rule are due May 4, 2026.
DOT Publishes P3 Project Delivery Final Guidance. The Build America Bureau and the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have issued guidance to help the public understand statutory requirements to evaluate the appropriateness of using public-private partnerships (P3s) to deliver infrastructure projects. This guidance intends to inform project sponsors of the Bureau's implementation of the evaluation requirements when seeking federal credit assistance through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and
the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit assistance programs and FHWA's implementation of the major project financial plan requirement to perform detailed value for money analysis. The guidance does not contain any new criteria, does not impose any new legal requirements, and has no legal effect. This final guidance also addresses the comments received on the draft guidance published in the Federal Register on November 13,
2024.
DOT Publishes Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. DOT has published the “Do's and Don'ts for the Substance Abuse Professional and the Return-to-Duty Process” in the U.S. Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol
Testing Program.
DOT Seeks NACTTI Nominations. DOT is seeking nominations to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI). NACTTI advises the Secretary on current and emerging priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs related to the
use of the intermodal transportation network of the United States to facilitate travel and tourism; serves as a forum for discussion for travel and tourism stakeholders on transportation issues affecting interstate and interregional mobility of passengers; and gathers information, develops technical advice, and makes recommendations to the Secretary on policies that improve the condition and performance of an integrated national transportation system that is safe,
economical, and efficient. Nominations are due April 1, 2026.
DOT Launches Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Challenge. DOT has launched the “Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Challenge,” a competition where individuals of all ages and experience levels can submit creative infrastructure design concepts that capture
the spirit and greatness of America. Design categories include bridges, transit hubs and
corridors, and rural transportation-related features. Participants and their designs will compete
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for cash prizes. The challenge will offer $650,000 in total prize money across three categories: Professional Tier, Public Tier, and Student Tier. Submissions are due May 13, 2026.
DOT IG Publishes Report on FAA Staffing Levels at Contract Towers. DOT’s Office of
Inspector General has published a report titled “FAA Took Action to Improve Monitoring and Increase Staffing Levels at Contract Towers, but Staffing Shortages Remain.” The report finds that FAA has taken steps to improve oversight of its Contract Tower Program, such as restructuring management, updating staffing requirements, and enhancing tracking processes,
but still faces challenges in validating contractor-reported staffing data. It concludes that
despite efforts to expand the hiring pool and streamline training requirements, contract towers remain understaffed by roughly 18 percent, driven in part by persistent attrition and stagnant wage levels. The report also highlights that these staffing gaps continue to affect tower operations and FAA’s ability to maintain consistent service levels across the system. The report
recommends that FAA strengthen data validation and oversight, address compensation and
retention challenges, and further evaluate and expand workforce pipeline and training efforts. EPA Launches RealWaterTA Initiative. On March 4, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new initiative, Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA), aimed
at strengthening support for drinking water and wastewater utilities nationwide. The program will focus on core technical assistance to help systems maintain compliance with the Safe
Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act, including engineering and design support, operational assistance, workforce development, and financial management. EPA also rescinded a March 2023 guidance memo related to water technical assistance as part of the shift in program
priorities. EPA Replaces Water Utility Climate Resilience Program. EPA has replaced a technical assistance program that helped water utilities prepare for climate-related risks with a new initiative that avoids references to climate change. The program, Strengthening Water
Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT), replaces the former Creating Resilient Water Utilities
effort and focuses on extreme weather preparedness and infrastructure resilience. According to EPA officials, the shift aligns the program with statutory authorities under the Clean Water
Act and Safe Drinking Water Act and with administration priorities emphasizing state and local preparedness.
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment Guidance. On March 26, EPA published a request for public input on its Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) guidance, a non-regulatory resource used to evaluate communities' ability to afford wastewater infrastructure upgrades when negotiating
implementation schedules under permits and enforcement agreements. The guidance also
informs water quality standards variances, antidegradation reviews, and in some cases decisions about revising designated uses for waterbodies. EPA indicated it will consider updating the guidance to better reflect ratepayers' ability to support infrastructure costs, potential impacts on rural and small communities, and related topics. The current guidance
was last updated in March 2024. Public comments are due May 26, 2026. EPA also plans to hold two virtual public meetings before the comment period closes.
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EPA Seeks NDWAC Nominations. EPA is accepting nominations for three-year appointments to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), a 15-member advisory body established under the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on drinking water policies and programs. EPA is seeking nominees from the
general public, state and local agencies, and organizations with expertise in water hygiene and public water supply, including representatives of small and rural systems. Nominations must be submitted by April 8, 2026.
EPA IG Finds Agency Lacks Grants Workforce Plan. On March 11, EPA’s Office of
Inspector General published a report finding that EPA lacks an agencywide plan to address its grants workforce needs despite a dramatic increase in grants volume driven by supplemental appropriations under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. As of May 2025, EPA was managing 8,581 grants valued at approximately
$78.3 billion, a 56 percent increase in grant volume and a 338 percent increase in grant value
since 2018. The report also found that EPA's workload benchmarks for grant specialists and project officers have not been updated since a 2005 contractor study, and that the agency lacks a formally documented process for conducting its semiannual workload analyses.
FAA Announces eVTOL and eIPP Selections. FAA has selected eight proposals as a part
of the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). The eight selected projects span 26 states and involve leading aircraft manufacturers, operators, and state partners. The selected projects include a range of operational concepts, including urban air taxi services, regional passenger transportation
(including short takeoff and landing aircraft), cargo and logistics networks, emergency medical
response operations, autonomous flight technologies, and offshore and energy-sector transportation. FAA Publishes Interim Helicopter Separation Procedures. On March 18, FAA announced
a new general notice that suspends the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters and mandates that air traffic controllers will instead use radar to actively manage these aircraft to keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances. Court Orders FEMA to Restore BRIC Program. On March 6, U.S. District Court Judge
Richard G. Stearns issued an order requiring FEMA to take specific steps to restore the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster mitigation grant program. The order followed FEMA's incomplete compliance with the court's December 11, 2025 summary judgment ruling, which had declared the Trump administration's April 2025 termination of the program unlawful. The order requires FEMA to communicate the status of
all BRIC projects to each plaintiff state's emergency management agency and to file a status report with the court on remaining steps and timelines to fully reverse the termination. On March 18, FEMA issued an advisory confirming it had notified states, Tribes, and territories of the status of their BRIC projects. On March 25, FEMA issued a combined notice of funding opportunity for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 for an estimated $1 billion in available funding.
The BRIC program has distributed more than $5 billion in grants since its creation.
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FHWA Publishes MUTCD Final Rule. On March 5, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a final rule updating the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), which is incorporated in FHWA regulations and recognized
as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all public roads, bikeways, and
private roads open to public travel. The final rule makes technical corrections to revise Standard, Guidance, Option provisions, and supporting information, relating to the traffic control devices in all parts of the MUTCD. The changes provide minor technical corrections and address editorial changes that have been identified since the 11th Edition of the MUTCD
was published. The changes promote uniformity and ultimately improve and promote the safe
and efficient utilization of roads that are open to public travel. The MUTCD, with these changes incorporated, is being designated as Revision 1 of the 11th Edition of the MUTCD. GAO Publishes Report on Transportation Demonstration Grants. On March 12, the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled “Transportation Demonstration Grants: DOT Should Develop and Implement a Lessons Learned Plan.” The report reviews the Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program, which funds pilot projects that test advanced transportation technologies such as autonomous vehicles, drones, and smart traffic systems.
Between fiscal years 2022 and 2024, DOT received more than 1,000 applications and awarded about $289 million for 135 projects, with recipients reporting that the funding helped accelerate technology testing but also noting procurement and implementation challenges. GAO found that while DOT collects information about these projects, it has not yet developed a structured process to analyze and share lessons learned as required by statute. GAO recommends that
DOT develop and implement a formal plan to evaluate project outcomes and disseminate best practices to help communities adopt successful transportation technologies. HUD Proposes Rule to Allow Work Requirements and Term Limits in Assisted Housing Programs. On March 2, HUD published a proposed rule that would allow public housing
authorities (PHAs) and Section 8 project-based rental assistance owners to voluntarily implement work requirements and term limits for non-elderly, non-disabled adults across public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Voucher, and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs. PHAs and owners could require work-eligible adults—defined as adults ages 18 to 61 who are not disabled, pregnant, primary caretakers of children under six, or
enrolled in higher education—to engage in qualifying work activities for up to 40 hours per week, and could establish assistance term limits of no less than two years. PHAs and owners electing either policy would be required to offer supportive services, provide at least three months’ written notice before implementation, and establish hardship policies. Elderly and disabled families are categorically excluded, as are HUD-VASH and certain other special
purpose vouchers. The rule would not apply to PHAs designated as troubled performers. Public comments are due May 1, 2026. States Sue HUD Over Proposed Fair Housing Funding Conditions. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development plan to condition Fair Housing Assistance Program funding on state
and local agencies limiting certain anti-discrimination enforcement. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges HUD would decertify partner
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agencies and withhold roughly $10.7 million in funding if states continue enforcing protections that go beyond the federal Fair Housing Act. The states argue the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution's Spending Clause and are seeking to block
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Date: April 2, 2026
To: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Cindie McMahon, City Attorney
City of Carlsbad
From: Sharon Gonsalves
Managing Director
California Public Policy Group
Re: CPPG Legislative Summary: March 2026
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Legislative Session in Full Swing
The 2026 legislative session is well underway, with hundreds of bills advancing to policy
committees—the first major step on their path to the Governor’s desk. Committee hearings are in
full swing, with packed agendas that will continue to intensify through early July as key deadlines
approach. Several important milestones are ahead: May 1 is the deadline for fiscal bills to be referred
to the Appropriations Committees, followed by May 15, when those committees must advance bills
to the Floor. All bills must then pass their house of origin by May 29 to move to the opposite chamber
(e.g., Senate bills to the Assembly and vice versa). Additionally, all “spot” bills were required to be
amended with substantive language by the end of March, resulting in a surge of newly detailed
proposals throughout the month. The Legislature is currently on spring recess and will reconvene on
Monday, April 6.
Budget Update
A recent post by Assembly Budget Committee Chief Jason Sisney highlights the potential impacts of
recent Trump Administration actions in the Middle East, which have contributed to a global oil shock
and a dip in the stock market. This has raised concerns in Sacramento budget circles about how
these developments could affect this year’s budget negotiations.
Despite this uncertainty, the state remains in a relatively strong fiscal position, with substantial cash
on hand and General Fund revenues exceeding projections by more than $6 billion year-to-date.
However, the rapidly shifting economic outlook makes the May Revision—expected in early May—
especially important as the Legislature moves toward finalizing the budget.
The central question is whether the additional $6 billion in revenue will be enough to offset the
current economic slowdown. Mr. Sisney and other budget staff we’ve consulted believe it likely will,
but the May Revision will provide more definitive answers. Even if the downturn persists, the state
has several options available, including internal borrowing and drawing from reserves.
At the same time, it remains unclear what level of funding, if any, will be available for district budget
requests. Looking ahead, the state’s out-year structural deficit is still projected to be around $20
billion. This issue, which was not addressed in the Governor’s January Budget, will need to be taken
up either this year or by the next administration in 2027. The Legislature has until June 15 to pass a
budget and send it to the Governor.
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2026 Proposed Billionaire Tax Act
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), sponsor of the proposed California Billionaire Tax
Act (Initiative No. 25-0024), faces a mid-April deadline to gather sufficient signatures to qualify the
measure for the ballot. Recent polling from the University of California, Berkeley shows the proposal
holding a narrow lead among voters if the election were held today. While roughly half of Californians
support the wealth tax, initiative campaigns typically aim to begin with at least 55 percent support to
withstand anticipated opposition messaging.
The polling also highlights voter concerns that the tax could have unintended consequences,
including prompting wealthy individuals and businesses to leave the state. At the same time, broader
attitudes toward the state’s budget present challenges for the campaign. A separate UC Berkeley
poll found that voters generally prefer addressing California’s multibillion-dollar deficit through
spending cuts rather than tax increases: 42 percent favor primarily spending reductions, 35 percent
support a mix of cuts and taxes, and only 12 percent prefer mostly tax increases, with 10 percent
undecided. Additionally, about 85 percent of respondents believe the government wastes some
public funds.
Together, these findings underscore a tension in public opinion. While there is measurable support
for taxing billionaires, many voters remain skeptical of broader tax increases and favor fiscal
restraint—dynamics that could complicate efforts to build and sustain a winning campaign
message.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) had previously released a brief overview of the proposed
measure.
ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS UPDATE
On March 25, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had, “through the California Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD), issued final warnings to 15 cities and counties that
have failed to adhere to housing law requirements to plan for housing that meets the needs of all
income levels.”
ACTIVE POSITIONED BILLS
•AB 1909 (Davies) Off-highway vehicle: emergency response situation.
o Location: Assembly Transportation
o Position: Sponsor
•AB 2179 (Patel) Workplace violence: restraining orders.
o Location: Assembly Appropriations
o Position: Sponsor
•AB 35 (Alvarez) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean
Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and
selection criteria.
o Location: Senate Rules
o Position: Support
•AB 1557 (Papan) Vehicles: electric bicycles.
o Location: Assembly Transportation
o Position: Support
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•AB 1569 (Davies) Pupil safety: electric bicycle parking: safety program.
o Location: Assembly Education
o Position: Support
•AB 1614 (Dixon) Vehicles: bicycles.
o Location: Assembly Transportation
o Position: Support
•AB 1667 (Boerner) Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.
o Location: Assembly Appropriations
o Position: Support
•AB 1708 (Solache) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 7.
o Location: Assembly Housing And Community Development
o Position: Support
•AB 1866 (Rogers) California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds.
o Location: Assembly Appropriations
o Position: Support
•AB 2284 (Dixon) Vehicles: electric bicycles.
o Location: Assembly Transportation
o Position: Support
•AB 2517 (Calderon) Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones.
o Location: Assembly Natural Resources
o Position: Support
•SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development.
o Location: Assembly Desk
o Position: Oppose
•SB 722 (Wahab) Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
o Location: Assembly Desk
o Position: Support
•SB 1167 (Blakespear) Vehicles: electric bicycles.
o Location: Senate Transportation
o Position: Support
LOOKING FORWARD
•April 6: Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
•Mid-May: Governor releases the May revision of the state budget
•May 29: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills out of their house of origin
•June 15: Legislature must pass the primary budget bill
•June 30: Governor must sign the primary budget bill
•July 2: Summer Recess begins upon adjournment
•August 3: Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess
•August 31: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills; end of the session
•September 30: Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills
GRANT WRITING
CPPG continues to monitor new regional, state, and federal grant opportunities on behalf of the City
of Carlsbad. The March 2026 Municipal Funding Outlook was sent out on March 24th. On March 18th,
Director of Grant Services Jake Whitaker, Senior Grant Writing Associate Maira Durazo, Grant
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Services Intern Remi Beck, and Grant Services Assistant Kylie Sheridan met with Staff for the Monthly
Grants Meeting. Opportunities are being tracked for many of the City’s high priority project areas,
including transportation infrastructure, recreation and open space, climate adaptation, and
sustainability.
Grant applications in progress include the Coastal Conservancy Grant Program and SB1 Sea Level
Rise Track 2 Full Application.
Pending applications include:
•SB1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Track 2 Letter of Intent submitted on February 20, 2026 for
$2,000,000. Funding will be used for the South Carlsbad Coastal Adaptation Project.
Additionally, CPPG sent grant alerts on the following upcoming funding opportunities: Alcohol
Policing Partnership, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program,
WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Program, Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant
Program, WaterSMART Drought Response Program, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant (JAG) – Local Formula, Active Transportation Program (ATP) – Cycle 8, and Safe Streets and
Roads for All (SS4A) Program.
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City of Carlsbad Priority Legislation as of April 9, 2026
Children, Youth and Recreation
AB 1639 (Davies) California Drowning Prevention and Rescue Act. (Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law requires specified lifeguards, firefighters, and peace officers to be trained to
administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and requires the training to meet
standards prescribed by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Existing law requires, by
January 1, 2027, a public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency
medical response to provide prearrival medical instructions to “911” callers requiring medical
assistance, including, among other things, CPR instructions for children and children and adults.
Existing law also requires persons providing aquatic instruction at a public swimming pool to
possess current certificates from an American Red Cross or a YMCA of the USA lifeguard training
program, or have equivalent qualifications, as determined by the State Department of Public
Health, and requires lifeguard service, as defined, to be provided for any public swimming pool that
is of wholly artificial construction and for the use of which a direct fee is charged. This bill would
clarify that CPR instructions, for purposes of the above-described “911” provision, also include
CPR instruction in both ventilation and chest compressions for calls that involve a drowning victim.
The bill would require the State Department of Public Health, in coordination with other specified
state entities, to review and update the state’s public communications efforts to ensure everyone
in California is educated about the importance of CPR knowledge and how to obtain CPR training.
This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Location: 03/25/2026 - Assembly Emergency Management
Economic Development
AB 1674 (Ahrens) Food Affordability Act. (Introduced 02/02/2026)
Existing law creates the Office of Farm to Fork within the Department of Food and Agriculture, and
requires the office, to the extent that resources are available, to work with various entities, as
prescribed, to increase the amount of agricultural products available to underserved communities
and schools in the state. Existing law requires the office, among other things, to identify distribution
barriers that affect limited food access and work to overcome those barriers through various
actions and to coordinate with school districts and representatives to increase the nutritional
Exhibit 3
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profile of foods provided in schools. This bill, the Food Affordability Act, would create the Food
Desert Elimination Grant Program under the administration of the department to expand access to
healthy foods in food deserts, as defined, and areas at risk of becoming food deserts, by providing
grants to developers and grocery store operators, as specified. The bill would create the Food
Desert Elimination Fund and would authorize the department, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, to expend moneys in the fund for the purpose of the program. The bill would authorize
the department to collect nonstate, federal, and private moneys for the purpose of the program,
require those moneys to be deposited into the California Equitable Food Access Account within the
Food Desert Elimination Fund, which the bill would create, and continuously appropriate those
moneys to the department for the purpose of the program. The bill would authorize the department
to award grants for specified purposes to developers or grocery store operators seeking to locate
grocery stores in food deserts or to existing grocery stores located in food deserts. The bill would
require a developer or grocery store operator that received a grant to locate a grocery store in a
food desert and opened a grocery store accordingly, to return any unused grant moneys to the
department if the grocery store closes within 2 years of the date of opening. The bill would also
authorize the department to award grants to grocery store operators of existing large grocery stores
that provide essential food access to food deserts to support the retention, stabilization, or
continued operation of the large grocery store, as specified. The bill would require the department,
on or before January 1, 2028, to report the number of grants awarded under the program and the
location of grant recipients to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature. The bill would
authorize the department to adopt guidelines to implement these provisions. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/02/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room
126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/25/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness
AB 442 (Hadwick) Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management
plans: harvest area. (Amended 04/21/2025)
Under the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, the Legislature finds and declares the policy
of the state to encourage prudent and responsible forest management of nonindustrial
timberlands by approving working forest management plans in advance. Existing law requires the
harvest area of a working forest management plan to be contained within a single hydrological
area, as defined. This bill would delete the requirement that the harvest area of a working forest
management plan be contained within a single hydrological area. (Based on 04/21/2025 text)
Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
AB 1866 (Rogers) California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds.
(Amended 03/11/2026)
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Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, requires the Director of Emergency Services to
provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the
cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a
state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria. This bill would require
the director, in administering those provisions, to prioritize local agencies that are not eligible for
federal funding due to the agency’s inability to meet minimum damage thresholds under federal
law, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/11/2026 text)
Location: 03/23/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
Position: Support
Notes1:
3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added support. Still awaiting
letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and Asm Committee on Emergency
Management.
AB 2101 (Gipson) Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites. (Introduced
02/18/2026)
Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others,
airports, intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice,
as developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human
trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call
for services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking. This bill would
additionally require designated disaster sites and designated mitigation sites, as those terms are
defined, to post the above-described notice. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 02/18/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 A-JUDICIARY 8 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Judiciary
AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris) Local reconstruction agencies. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
The Community Redevelopment Law established redevelopment agencies in each community and
granted specified powers to those redevelopment agencies for the purpose of promoting
redevelopment in blighted areas. Existing law dissolved those community redevelopment agencies
in 2012. Other existing law, the Disaster Recovery Reconstruction Act of 1986, authorizes each city,
county, or other local subdivision, as provided, to prepare, prior to a disaster, plans and ordinances
facilitating the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the area in case of a
disaster. Existing law authorizes those plans and ordinances to include the authority and proposed
organization for establishment of a local reconstruction authority with powers parallel to those of a
community redevelopment agency, except as specified. This bill would refer to those plans as a
disaster recovery plan and would require a city or county that adopts a disaster recovery plan to
ensure that its general plan is consistent with, and references, the disaster recovery plan. The bill
would require the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, in consultation with other specified
state and local entities, to assess the recovery and rebuilding needs of jurisdictions across the
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state and prepare guidance on disaster recovery plans, including model ordinance language, as
provided. This bill would authorize a city, county, or other local subdivision of the state to adopt an
ordinance prior to a disaster, which could be invoked as soon as possible after a disaster, that
would establish a local reconstruction agency, rather than a reconstruction authority, to
coordinate disaster recovery efforts in the areas impacted by the disaster. The bill would authorize
the ordinance to grant the reconstruction agency specified powers, similar to those previously
authorized for a community redevelopment agency, including, among other powers, to sue and be
sued, to make and execute contracts, to issue or sell bonds, and to accept financial assistance
from any public or private source. The bill would also authorize a reconstruction agency to accept,
through a dedication by the city, county, or other taxing entity, incremental tax revenues derived
from local sales and use taxes or from transactions and use taxes, as provided. (Based
on 02/20/2026 text)
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Emergency Management
SB 911 (Becker) Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance
documentation. (Amended 03/10/2026)
Existing law requires a seller of a real property that is located in a high or very high fire hazard
severity zone to provide to the buyer documentation stating that the property is in compliance with
specified fire safety requirements or local vegetation management ordinances. If the seller of a real
property as described above has not obtained that documentation of compliance, existing law
requires the seller and the buyer to enter into a written agreement pursuant to which the buyer
agrees to obtain documentation of compliance with those specified fire safety requirements or
local vegetation management ordinances. In a local jurisdiction that has not enacted an ordinance
requiring an owner or buyer to obtain documentation of compliance, and if a state or local agency,
or other government entity, or other qualified nonprofit entity, provides an inspection with
documentation for the jurisdiction in which the property is located, existing law requires the buyer
to obtain documentation of compliance within one year of the date of the close of escrow. This bill
would additionally require the seller to notify the local fire department having jurisdiction over the
property, or the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection if the property is within a state
responsibility area, as provided, of the written agreement and of the buyer’s obligation to obtain
documentation of compliance. The bill would also require that fire department, or the Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, as applicable, to conduct a compliance inspection at the property if
it has not received documentation of compliance from a qualified entity or otherwise certified
compliance within one year of the date of the close of escrow. The bill would authorize the local fire
department to prioritize compliance inspections and reinspections based on certain factors. By
increasing the duties of local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This
bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/10/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 S-JUDICIARY 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary
Energy and Utilities
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AB 1820 (Schiavo) Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees. (Amended 03/16/2026)
Existing law requires a city, county, or city and county to administratively approve an application to
install an electric vehicle charging station through the issuance of a building permit or similar
nondiscretionary permit, and requires every local government to adopt an ordinance that creates
an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as provided.
Existing law defines “electric vehicle charging station” to mean any level of electric vehicle supply
equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with specified provisions, and delivers
electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. Existing law
requires fees charged by a local agency for specified purposes, including permits, to not exceed
the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged, unless a
question regarding the amount of the fee charged in excess of this cost is submitted to, and
approved by, 2/3 of the electors. Existing law, until January 1, 2034, prohibits a city, county, city or
county, or charter city from charging a permit fee for a solar energy system that exceeds the
estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged, which cannot
exceed $450 plus $15 per kilowatt for each kilowatt above 15kW for residential solar energy
systems, and $1,000 plus $7 per kilowatt for each kilowatt between 51kW and 250kW, plus $5 for
every kilowatt above 250kW, for commercial solar energy systems, unless the city, county, city and
county, or charter city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue the permit as
part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided. This bill, until January
1, 2036, would prohibit a city, county, city or county, or charter city from charging a permit fee for
an electric vehicle charging station that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
service for which the fee is charged, which cannot exceed $100 plus $15 per kilowatt for each
kilowatt above 15kW for residential electric vehicle charging stations, and $500 plus $5 per kilowatt
for each kilowatt between 51kW and 250kW, plus $2 for every kilowatt above 250kW, for
commercial electric vehicle charging stations, unless the city, county, city and county, or charter
city provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue the permit as part of a written
finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, as provided. By requiring local agencies to perform
additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based
on 03/16/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Local Government
AB 2369 (Rogers) Electricity: resource adequacy requirements: transmission facility planning.
(Amended 03/19/2026)
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public
utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the
Independent System Operator (ISO), to establish resource adequacy requirements for all electrical
corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators, as provided, and
requires that the resource adequacy program achieve certain objectives. This bill would require
that the resource adequacy program also achieve the objectives of recognizing a reliability
contribution for energy-only resources that reflects the value of those resources in supporting grid
reliability, maximizing the timely development and interconnection of certain energy resources,
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and promoting increased use of electrical grid infrastructure, as provided. (Based
on 03/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/22/26 A-UTILITIES AND ENERGY 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 PETRIE-
NORRIS, COTTIE, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Utilities And Energy
SB 222 (Wiener) Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.
(Amended 01/15/2026)
Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
and prescribes the authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the commission pertaining to energy
matters. Existing law requires the commission, on or before January 1, 2019, in consultation with
the Contractors State License Board, local building officials, and other stakeholders, to approve a
plan that promotes compliance with specified regulations relating to building energy efficiency
standards in the installation of central air-conditioning and heat pumps, as specified. Existing law
authorizes the commission to adopt regulations to increase compliance with permitting and
inspection requirements for central air-conditioning and heat pumps, and associated sales and
installations, consistent with the above-described plan. The bill would require a city, county, or city
and county, beginning July 1, 2027, to adopt and offer asynchronous inspections for installations of
residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems, as defined, that do not require a
licensed contractor and building inspector to be simultaneously present during the inspection. The
bill would authorize a building inspector to contact the licensed contractor who performed the
installation by telephone call or real-time video conferencing during their inspection, and, if the
building inspector determines during an asynchronous inspection that there is an issue with an
installation of the heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC system and that the licensed
contractor who performed the installation must be present to perform tests or cure the installation,
to require the licensed contractor who performed the installation to schedule an additional
inspection in which the building inspector and the licensed contractor who performed the
installation are required to be simultaneously present during the additional inspection. The bill
would specify that these provisions do not require a local entity described above to discontinue
offering inspections for the installation of a residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC
system where in a building inspector and licensed contractor who performed the installation are
simultaneously present. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 01/15/2026 text)
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly Desk
Environment and Climate
AB 35 (Alvarez) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air
Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection
criteria. (Amended 01/14/2026)
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Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, sets forth the requirements for the adoption,
publication, review, and implementation of regulations by state agencies. The Safe Drinking Water,
Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (act), approved by the
voters as Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, statewide general election, authorized the
issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation
Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire
and forest resilience, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based
climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands,
park creation and outdoor access, and clean air programs. Existing law authorizes certain
regulations needed to effectuate or implement programs of the act to be adopted as emergency
regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as provided. Existing law requires
the emergency regulations to be filed with the Office of Administrative Law and requires the
emergency regulations to remain in effect until repealed or amended by the adopting state agency.
This bill, notwithstanding the above, would exempt the adoption of regulations needed to
effectuate or implement programs of the act from the requirements of the Administrative
Procedure Act, as provided. The bill would require a state entity that receives funding to administer
a competitive grant program established using the Administrative Procedure Act exemption to do
certain things, including develop draft project solicitation and evaluation guidelines and to submit
those guidelines to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, except as provided. The bill
would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to post an electronic form of the
guidelines submitted by a state entity and the subsequent verifications on the Natural Resources
Agency’s internet website. The bill would authorize the use of certain previously developed
program guidelines and selection criteria for these purposes, as provided. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 01/14/2026 text)
Location: 01/27/2026 - Senate Rules
Position: Support
Notes1:
1/14/26: DA tagged as support. 1/15/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 1/26/26:
EN received final Word draft of letter, finalized, and sent back to the City for their records. 1/26/26:
DA submitted letter to portal and delegation.
AB 1536 (Addis) Offshore oil: pipeline safety. (Amended 04/06/2026)
This bill would make an application for a specified exemption pursuant to provisions subject to a
60-day public comment period and, upon request of any interested person, require it to be
considered at a public hearing. The bill would make a project that has received an exemption
pursuant to these provisions subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill would
make any repaired pipeline near environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas in the coastal
zone subject to the requirement to use best available technology based on a risk analysis
conducted by an independent expert, rather than the operator, and require that analysis to address
prevention, as well as reduction, of the amount of oil released in an oil spill, as described above,
and make related changes. The bill would prohibit idled, inactive, or out-of-service hazardous
liquid pipelines under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal that have experienced a reportable
incident, such as a hazardous liquid spill, from being reactivated or operated, unless specified
conditions are met. The bill would require, for any idled, inactive, or out-of-service pipeline that has
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spilled 10,000 gallons or more of hazardous liquid, the operator to permanently abandon the
pipeline by July 1, 2027, or within 6 months of the pipeline’s most recent incident, and require the
operator to restore the site to its natural condition no later than one year following permanent
abandonment. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/13/26 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN,
ISAAC, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Natural Resources
AB 1777 (Garcia) Air pollution: indirect sources. (Introduced 02/09/2026)
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the
primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control districts
and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution
from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law authorizes air districts to adopt and
implement regulations to reduce or mitigate emissions from indirect sources of air pollution.
Existing law requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations relating to vehicular emissions
standards, as specified, that will achieve the ambient air quality standards required by federal law
in conjunction with other measures adopted by the state board, air districts, and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency. This bill would authorize the state board, if necessary to carry
out that duty to achieve those ambient air quality standards, to adopt regulations to reduce or
mitigate emissions from indirect sources of pollution. This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. (Based on 02/09/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 03/24/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
AB 2253 (Boerner) Solid waste: products: environmental marketing claims. (Introduced
02/19/2026)
Existing law requires a manufacturer or supplier making an environmental marketing claim relating
to the recycled content of a plastic food container product to maintain specified information and
documentation in written form in its records in support of that claim. Existing law requires the
maintained information to include that the recycled content for materials has been diverted from
the solid waste stream either during the manufacturing process (preconsumer) or after consumer
use (postconsumer) and that the recycled content claim conforms to the uniform standards for
recycled content contained in the Federal Trade Commission Guides for the Use of Environmental
Marketing Claims. Existing law provides for the imposition of a civil penalty by a city, county, or the
state for a violation of these provisions. This bill would expand those provisions from plastic food
container products to all products. The bill would revise the reference to the Federal Trade
Commission Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims to specifically refer to those
guides as they read on January 1, 2026. The bill would additionally require the recycled content
claim to be based on the actual physical recycled content in the product without the use of certain
types of accounting. The bill would define “postconsumer” for purposes of these
provisions. (Based on 02/19/2026 text)
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Location: 04/06/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
SB 887 (Padilla) California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development
projects: data centers: clean energy powerplant projects. (Amended 03/19/2026)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. This bill would prohibit the application of categorical exemption to a project for the
development and operation of a data center, as defined. By increasing the duties of a lead agency
in relation to the environmental review of a data center project, this bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/18/2026 - Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications
SB 982 (Wiener) Climate disasters: civil actions. (Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law gives a person the right of protection from bodily harm and the right to possess and use
property. If a person suffers bodily harm or a loss of their property because of the unlawful act or
omission of another, existing law authorizes them to recover compensation from the person at
fault, which is known as damages. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to bring various civil
actions due to damage or loss. This bill would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action
against specified fossil fuel companies for climate-attributable damage to recover costs and
losses suffered by the California FAIR Plan Association, funds borrowed from the California
Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, or costs and losses incurred by insurance
policyholders. The bill would make those companies strictly liable without regard to fault for any
relief granted. The bill would authorize the court and jury to use market share and alternate liability
principles to determine proportionate liability of those companies for the climate-attributable
damage, as described. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/14/26 S-JUDICIARY 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary
Governmental Operations
AB 1383 (McKinnor) Public employees’ retirement benefits: safety members. (Amended
01/22/2026)
The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) establishes the Public Employees’ Retirement
System (PERS) to provide a defined benefit to members of the system based on final
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compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. Existing law
creates the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for purposes
of PERS, including depositing employer and employee contributions. Under the California
Constitution, assets of a public pension or retirement system are trust funds. The California Public
Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) establishes a variety of requirements and
restrictions on public employers offering defined benefit pension plans. In this regard, PEPRA
restricts the amount of compensation that may be applied for purposes of calculating a defined
pension benefit for a new member, as defined, by restricting it to specified percentages of the
contribution and benefit base under a specified federal law with respect to old age, survivors, and
disability insurance benefits. Existing law, the Teachers’ Retirement Law, establishes the State
Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State
Teachers’ Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on
final compensation, creditable service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. This
bill, on and after January 1, 2027, would require a retirement system subject to PEPRA to adjust
pensionable compensation limits to be consistent with specified percentages of the contribution
and benefit base under the specified federal law with respect to old age, survivors, and disability
insurance benefits. The bill would require a new member of STRS to be subject to specified limits of
the Teachers’ Retirement Law. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 01/22/2026 text)
Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
AB 1439 (Garcia) Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
(Amended 01/22/2026)
The California Constitution grants the retirement board of a public employee retirement system
plenary authority and fiduciary responsibility for investment of moneys and administration of the
retirement fund and system. These provisions qualify this grant of powers by reserving to the
Legislature the authority to prohibit investments if it is in the public interest and the prohibition
satisfies standards of fiduciary care and loyalty required of a retirement board. Existing law
prohibits the boards of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and the State Teachers’
Retirement System (STRS) from making certain new investments or renewing existing investments
of public employee retirement funds, including in a thermal coal company, as defined. Existing law
provides that a board is not required to take any action regarding those investments unless the
board determines in good faith that the action is consistent with the board’s fiduciary
responsibilities established in the California Constitution. This bill would state that its purpose is to
require the boards of PERS and STRS to contract with the University of California Labor Centers to
conduct an independent study to determine the impacts on public employee retirement funds of
prohibiting the board of a public pension or retirement system, as defined, from investing in
development projects in California that do not provide labor standards protections for workers. The
bill would require the study and a report of its findings to be completed and provided to the
Legislature and the Department of Finance by January 1, 2028, as specified. The bill would provide
that a board is not required to take action pursuant to this provision unless it determines in good
faith that the action is consistent with the board’s fiduciary responsibilities established in the
California Constitution. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 01/22/2026 text)
Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
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AB 1564 (Ahrens) Employer-employee relations: confidential communications. (Amended
02/25/2026)
Existing law that governs the labor relations of public employees and employers, including, among
others, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, provisions relating to public schools,
and provisions relating to higher education prohibits employers from taking certain actions relating
to employee organization, including imposing or threatening to impose reprisals on employees,
discriminating or threatening to discriminate against employees, or otherwise interfering with,
restraining, or coercing employees because of their exercise of their guaranteed rights. Those
provisions of existing law further prohibit denying to employee organizations the rights guaranteed
to them by existing law. This bill would prohibit a public employer from questioning a public
employee, a representative of a recognized employee organization, or an exclusive representative
regarding communications made in confidence between an employee and an employee
representative in connection with representation relating to any matter within the scope of the
recognized employee organization’s representation. The bill would also prohibit a public employer
from compelling a public employee, a representative of a recognized employee organization, or an
exclusive representative to disclose those confidential communications to a third party. The bill
would not apply to a criminal investigation or when a public safety officer is under investigation and
certain circumstances exist. (Based on 02/25/2026 text)
Location: 03/18/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
AB 1680 (Calderon) California FAIR Plan Association. (Amended 03/25/2026)
The California FAIR Plan Association is a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers
licensed to write basic property insurance participate to administer a program for the equitable
apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage
through normal channels. Existing law requires the Insurance Commissioner to approve the
association’s plan of operation and authorizes the commissioner to examine the association’s
books, records, files, papers, and documents that relate to its operation. Existing law authorizes
the commissioner to impose civil penalties for various violations of the Insurance Code. This bill
would require the association to comply with the recommendations of a report of examination or
other operational report and would subject the association to a fine of not more than $20,000 for
each violation of failing to adopt the recommendations within a timeframe agreed upon by the
commissioner or a person designated by the commissioner. The bill would set other civil penalty
amounts for violations of provisions relative to the association as not to exceed $10,000 for each
act in violation or not to exceed $20,000 if the act was willful, and would require the commissioner
to impose those penalties, as specified. The bill would also authorize the commissioner to require
the association to both adjust the policy limits available under programs underwritten by the
association and make additional coverage offerings available for fair rental value coverage under
the association’s renters’ property insurance program. (Based on 03/25/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-INSURANCE SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 126 CALDERON, LISA, Chair
Location: 02/23/2026 - Assembly Insurance
AB 1753 (Stefani) Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures.
(Amended 03/24/2026)
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Existing law establishes procedures by which a person may petition the court for certain protective
or restraining orders, including civil harassment restraining orders, domestic violence restraining
orders, elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders, gun violence restraining orders,
postsecondary school restraining orders, and workplace violence restraining orders, to enjoin a
restrained person from taking specified actions. Before a hearing on the issuance or denial of a
domestic violence restraining order or gun violence restraining order, existing law requires the
court to ensure that a search has been conducted to determine, among other things, if the subject
of the proposed order owns or possesses a firearm as reflected in the Department of Justice
Automated Firearms System. If after the search, the court finds that the subject of the proposed
order owns or possesses a firearm, existing law requires the court to make a written record as to
whether the subject has relinquished the firearm and provided proof of the required storage, sale,
or relinquishment of the firearm. Upon a court’s issuance of such a protective order, existing law
requires the restrained person to relinquish any firearm and ammunition in that person’s
immediate possession or control, according to specified procedures. Existing law prescribes
procedures by which the restrained person must certify compliance with the court, and for the
court to determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the person has a firearm in
violation of the order. This bill would make clarifying and conforming changes to the procedures
relating to the protective or restraining orders described above by explicitly requiring the restrained
person to relinquish, in addition to any firearm, any ammunition in that person’s immediate
possession or control. The bill would require courts to permit a party, support person, or witness to
appear remotely at a hearing for a postsecondary educational institution or workplace violence
restraining order at no cost. This bill would also require courts to develop rules and instructions for
such remote appearances and to post them on its website. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/24/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 02/23/2026 - Assembly Public Safety
AB 1821 (Pacheco) California Public Records Act: agency response time. (Amended
04/06/2026)
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires each state or local agency, upon a request
for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, to make the
records promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of
duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable, except with respect to public records exempt from
disclosure by express provisions of law. Existing law requires each agency, within 10 days of a
request for a copy of records, to determine whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public
records in possession of the agency and to promptly notify the person of the determination and the
reasons therefor. Existing law authorizes that time limit to be extended by no more than 14 days
under unusual circumstances, as defined. This bill would instead require each agency to determine
whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public records in possession of the agency and to
promptly notify the person as described above within 10 business days of a request for a copy of
records. The bill would instead authorize the time period for each agency to respond to be
extended by no more than 14 business days. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/14/26 A-JUDICIARY 8 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
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Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Judiciary
AB 1883 (Bryan) Workplace surveillance tools. (Amended 03/12/2026)
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of
Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor
Commissioner, to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state, the enforcement of which
is not specifically vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would generally
regulate the use of workplace surveillance tools and an employer’s use of worker data. The bill
would prohibit an employer from using certain workplace surveillance tools, including a workplace
surveillance tool that incorporates facial, gait, or emotion recognition technology, except as
specified. The bill would also prohibit an employer from using a workplace surveillance tool to infer
specified categories of information about a worker, including, among others, their veteran status,
ancestral history, religious beliefs, or disability status. The bill would require the Labor
Commissioner to enforce the bill’s provisions, would authorize an employee to bring a civil action
for specified remedies for a violation of the bill’s provisions, and would authorize a public
prosecutor to enforce the provisions. The bill would subject an employer who violates the bill’s
provisions to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation. The bill would define various terms for
purposes of its provisions. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 03/12/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/16/26 A-PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Upon adjournment of Session -
1021 O Street, Room 1100 BAUER-KAHAN, REBECCA, Chair
Location: 03/18/2026 - Assembly Privacy And Consumer Protection
AB 2033 (Papan) Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting. (Introduced
02/17/2026)
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is
required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law authorizes certain local
agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed. This bill would authorize the city council
to award individual annual job order contracts, not to exceed $500,000, as specified, for repair,
remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices. The bill would prohibit,
among other things, annual contracts from being awarded for any new construction. The bill would
require the contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and be based on plans and
specifications for typical work. (Based on 02/17/2026 text)
Location: 03/02/2026 - Assembly Local Government
AB 2179 (Patel) Workplace violence: restraining orders. (Introduced 02/19/2026)
Existing law authorizes any employer or authorized bargaining representative, as specified, whose
employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence that can reasonably be
construed to be carried out or to have been carried out at the workplace, to seek a temporary
restraining order and an order after hearing on behalf of the employee and other employees at the
workplace, as described. This bill would, beginning on July 1, 2027, allow any party or witness to a
petition for a restraining order to appear remotely at a hearing and would prohibit any fee for
appearing remotely. The bill would require the court of each county to develop rules and
instructions for such remote appearances and post them on its website. The bill would also,
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commencing on July 1, 2027, require courts to allow filings related to such protective orders to be
submitted electronically, as specified. The bill would make conforming changes. (Based
on 02/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/24/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
Position: Sponsor
Notes1:
2/19/26: Bill introduced; EN tagged as sponsor. 2/24/26: EN sent draft sponsor letter to City for
review. EN received final letter and sent to delegation and author's office. Bill not yet referred to a
committee. 3/10/26: DA submitted sponsor letter to portal. 3/11/26: DA submitted sponsor letter
to delegation. 3/24/26: SG provided primary support testimony.
SB 1005 (Caballero) Local agency: payment: rounding amount. (Introduced 02/09/2026)
Existing law requires a public agency to accept specified methods of payment for designated
obligations. This bill would authorize a local agency to round the amount of any payment made
wholly or partly in cash to the local agency, or any refund or other amount tendered wholly or partly
in cash by the local agency, to the nearest $0.05. The bill would apply to a local agency only if the
governing body of the local agency adopts, by majority vote, a resolution to make its provisions
applicable to the local agency. The bill would define terms for its purposes. (Based
on 02/09/2026 text)
Location: 03/26/2026 - Assembly Desk
SB 1187 (Durazo) Open meetings: majority. (Introduced 02/19/2026)
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a
legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted
to attend and participate. Existing law defines “meetings” for these purposes to mean any
congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and location, as
specified, to hear, discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item that is within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the legislative body. This bill would define “majority” for purposes of the act to mean
the number of members of the legislative body equaling more than half of the total number of seats
on the legislative body. The bill would specify that if a seat on the legislative body is vacant, that
seat is to still be counted as a seat on the legislative body. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/04/2026 - Senate Local Government
Health and Human Services
SB 490 (Umberg) Alcohol and drug programs. (Amended 01/05/2026)
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Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcohol or other drug recovery or
treatment facilities by the State Department of Public Health and prohibits the operation of one of
those facilities without a current valid license. Existing law requires the department, if a facility is
alleged to be in violation of that prohibition, to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation.
Existing law requires, if the department’s employee or agent finds evidence that the facility is
providing services without a license, the employee or agent to take specified actions, including,
among others, submitting the findings of the investigation to the department and issuing a written
notice to the facility that includes the date by which the facility is required to cease providing
services. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State
Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive
health care services, through fee-for-service or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal
program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law
establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) and authorizes the department
to enter into a Drug Medi-Cal contract with each county for the provision of alcohol and drug use
services within the county service area. This bill would require the department, if it determines it
has jurisdiction over the allegation, to initiate that investigation within 10 days of receiving the
allegation and, except as specified, complete the investigation within 60 days of initiating the
investigation. The bill would require the department, if it receives a complaint that does not fall
under its jurisdiction, to notify the complainant that it does not investigate that type of complaint.
The bill would require the employee or agent to provide the notice described above within 10 days
of the employee or agency submitting their findings to the department and to conduct a followup
site visit to determine whether the facility has ceased providing services as required. The bill would
authorize, in counties that elect to administer the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and
that provide optional recovery housing services, the county behavioral health agency to request
approval from the department to conduct a site visit of a recovery residence that is alleged to be
operating without a license. The bill would permit the department to approve that request in certain
circumstances, including that the department has sufficient evidence to substantiate the
allegation. (Based on 01/05/2026 text)
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly Desk
Notes1:
Cal Cities sponsored.
Homelessness
AB 1708 (Solache) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 8: smaller
jurisdictions. (Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program for
the purpose of providing jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand
or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified.
Existing law provides for the allocation of funding under the program among continuums of care,
cities, counties, and tribes in 6 rounds, with rounds 1 to 5, inclusive, administered by the
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Interagency Council on Homelessness and round 6 administered by the Department of Housing
and Community Development, as provided. Existing law establishes round 7 of the program and
states the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that specifies the parameters, as
specified. To be eligible for round 5 or round 6 base program allocation, existing law requires a
jurisdiction that is not a tribe to apply as part of a region and be signatory to a regionally
coordinated homelessness action plan that meets specified requirements. This bill would apply to
the allocation of funding available under round 8 of the program and require a round 8 regionally
coordinated homelessness action plan to include certain components, including a description of
programs and interventions provided by smaller jurisdictions, as defined, that serve the objects
and goals of the program, as specified. The bill would authorize a region receiving funding under
round 8 to allocate a portion of that funding to smaller jurisdictions to support those programs. The
bill would prescribe requirements for a smaller jurisdiction to be eligible to receive funding
pursuant to these provisions. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 02/23/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
Position: Support
Notes1:
Cal Cities sponsored. 3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added
support. Still awaiting letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and ASM
Housing and Community Development committee.
SB 866 (Blakespear) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: housing
element. (Amended 03/25/2026)
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the
housing element to include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory
of resources and constraints that are relevant to meeting these needs. Existing law establishes the
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program for the purpose of providing
jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local
capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified. Existing law provides
for the allocation of funding under the program among continuums of care, cities, counties, and
tribes in 6 rounds, with rounds 1 to 5, inclusive, administered by the Interagency Council on
Homelessness and round 6 administered by the Department of Housing and Community
Development, as provided. Existing law establishes round 7 of the program and states the intent of
the Legislature to enact future legislation that specifies the parameters, as specified. For a local
government that does not receive HHAP funding, this bill would require the assessment to include,
among other things, specified data regarding the population of individuals who are unhoused and a
description of key actions that will be taken to reduce individuals who are unhoused based on the
data. By imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter
of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including
charter cities. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 03/25/2026 text)
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Calendar: 04/15/26 S-HOUSING 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
Location: 04/08/2026 - Senate Housing
Housing and Land Use
AB 748 (Harabedian) Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
(Amended 01/05/2026)
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, provides for the adoption and administration of zoning
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations by counties and cities and the implementation of those
general plans as may be in effect in those counties or cities. In that regard, existing law requires
each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory
dwelling unit plans. This bill would require each local agency, as defined, to develop a program for
the preapproval of single-family and multifamily residential housing plans, whereby the local
agency accepts single-family and multifamily plan submissions for preapproval and approves or
denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would require a large jurisdiction, as
defined, to develop this program by July 1, 2027, and a small jurisdiction, as defined, to develop a
program by January 1, 2029. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved single-
family or multifamily residential housing plans and the contact information of the applicant on the
local agency’s internet website. This bill would require a local agency to either approve or deny
ministerially an application for a single-family or multifamily residential housing unit within 30 days
if the lot meets certain conditions and the application utilizes specified plans that have been
preapproved by the local agency or that are identical to a plan used in an application approved by
the local agency. The bill would prohibit the preapproval program from applying to single-family or
multifamily residential housing plans intended for use in certain communities and developments,
as specified. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 01/05/2026 text)
Location: 01/27/2026 - Senate Rules
AB 1621 (Wilson) Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing
Accountability Act. (Amended 03/04/2026)
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a local agency or state agency to compile one or more lists
that specify in detail the information required from any applicant for a postentitlement phase
permit, as defined. Existing law also establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding
whether an application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant, and
whether to approve or deny an application. Existing law requires the time limits to be tolled, if the
local agency or state agency requires review of the application by an outside entity, until the
outside entity completes the review and returns the application, as specified. This bill would
prohibit a local agency or state agency from requiring or requesting more than 2 plan check and
specification reviews in connection with an application for a building permit, as part of its review,
except as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency or state agency to deny an application
that is not compliant with the permit standards following 2 plan check and specification reviews.
The bill would also authorize an applicant to request additional submittals of applications that are
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not compliant with the permit standards. The bill, if a local agency or state agency finds that a
complete application is noncompliant, would prohibit a local agency or state agency from
requesting or requiring any action or inaction as a result of a building inspection undertaken to
assess compliance with the applicable building permit standards that would represent a deviation
from a previously approved building plan or similar approval for the building permit, except as
specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/04/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room
126 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/25/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 1895 (Hadwick) Surplus Land Act: exemptions: land unsuitable for housing. (Introduced
02/12/2026)
Existing law requires land to be declared either surplus land or exempt surplus land, as supported
by written findings, before a local agency may take any action to dispose of it consistent with an
agency’s policies or procedures. Existing law establishes procedures for the disposal of surplus
land, including requiring certain information to be provided to the Department of Housing and
Community Development. These procedures do not apply to the disposal of exempt surplus land.
Existing law establishes various categories of exempt surplus land, including surplus land that is a
former street, right-of-way, or easement, and is conveyed to an owner of an adjacent property. This
bill would broaden the definition of exempt surplus land to include land that is unsuitable for
housing development due to the presence of one or more specified characteristics, including land
with slope instability that increases risk of mudslides, landslides, subsidence, liquefaction, and
other seismic hazards. (Based on 02/12/2026 text)
Location: 03/02/2026 - Assembly Local Government
AB 1903 (Wicks) Construction defects. (Amended 03/19/2026)
Existing law specifies the rights and requirements of a homeowner to bring an action for
construction defects, including applicable standards for home construction, the statute of
limitations, the burden of proof, the damages recoverable, and detailed prelitigation procedures.
This bill would establish an alternative process for certified buildings, as established by the bill. The
bill would authorize a builder to obtain a certified building status for a building by undergoing
private inspection, repairs, and reinspection during construction and would require the inspector
to be a private licensed architect, engineer, or general contractor, as specified. The bill would
prohibit future challenges to the status of the building as a certified building once certified. The bill
would authorize the builder of a certified building to establish its own process for handling
postconstruction claims. The bill would specify that a builder has a complete and unrestricted right
to inspect and repair a certified building at times mutually agreed upon by the builder and claimant
and within timeframes established by the builder. If a claimant refuses the offer of repair or
prevents, restricts, delays, or frustrates access for more than 7 days from the mutually agreed
upon day, the bill would deem the builder to have received a release. This bill contains other
existing laws. (Based on 03/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Judiciary
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AB 2051 (Wicks) Public resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group. (Amended
03/25/2026)
Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency and vests the agency with jurisdiction over
various public resources. Existing law establishes the California Environmental Protection Agency
and sets out its mission for programs, policies, and standards. Under existing law, various state
entities, including the California Coastal Commission, the California Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife have responsibilities with respect to coastal
permitting and development. This bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency,
in consultation with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, to convene a Coastal Resilience
Permitting Working Group for the purpose of developing a Coastal Resilience Permitting Roadmap
for coastal resilience projects proposed in specified areas. The bill would require the Coastal
Resilience Permitting Working Group to consist of representatives from federal, state, and local
agencies, including, among others, the California Coastal Commission, the California
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The bill would, on or
before January 1, 2028, require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to submit the
Coastal Resilience Permitting Roadmap to the Governor and the relevant fiscal and policy
committees of the Legislature. The bill would require, on or before April 1, 2027, the Secretary of
the Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with the California Coastal Commission, the San
Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the Department of Fish and Wildlife,
and the California Regional Water Quality Boards with jurisdiction over the coast and the San
Francisco Bay, to convene a Coastal Resilience Permit Advisory Group to support the deliberations
of the Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group. (Based on 03/25/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/14/26 A-WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 PAPAN,
DIANE, Chair
Location: 03/24/2026 - Assembly Water, Parks And Wildlife
AB 2094 (Harabedian) Surplus Public Land Housing Pilot Program. (Amended 03/16/2026)
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department)
and, pursuant to the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, which became effective on July
5, 2025, transfers the department to the California Housing and Homelessness Agency, effective
July 1, 2026, for purposes of carrying out state housing policies and programs. Existing law,
commonly referred to as the Surplus Land Act, prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus
land by a local agency, as defined, and requires, except as provided, a local agency disposing of
surplus land to comply with certain notice requirements before disposing of the land or
participating in negotiations to dispose of the land with a prospective transferee. As part of these
procedures, existing law requires that the local agency send a notice of availability to housing
sponsors, as defined, that have notified the department of their interest in surplus land, as
specified. This bill would require the department to establish and administer the Surplus Public
Land Housing Pilot Program (program). The bill would set forth the purposes of the program,
including to increase the supply of affordable housing. The bill would require the department to
ensure that at least one housing pilot project on surplus public land is completed by January 1,
2030, and to identify and prioritize surplus public land suitable for housing pilot project
development, as specified. The bill would define a “housing pilot project” as housing developed
pursuant to the bill’s provisions that is owned by a local public entity, provides housing affordable
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to a mix of household income levels, and preserves long-term affordability. The bill would authorize
the department to use surplus public land in collaboration with a local public entity, as described,
and to develop housing, as specified, directly or in partnership with a local public entity, a nonprofit
housing developer, or a mission-driven private entity. The bill would require the housing pilot
project developed pursuant to the bill’s provisions to be, among other things, a use by right and
ministerially approved if it meets local objective planning and zoning standards. The bill would
require the construction of a housing pilot project to be subject to specified prevailing wage
requirements, as specified, and to use a skilled and trained workforce, as described. The bill would
require housing pilot project units to be eligible to be counted by a jurisdiction toward its share of
the regional housing needs assessment, as specified. The bill would require the department,
beginning January 1, 2031, and annually thereafter, until January 1, 2035, to submit a report to the
Legislature, as described. The bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would authorize the
department to utilize legislative appropriations, existing housing funds that may be used for a
housing pilot project, local contributions, federal funds, and bond financing to implement the
program. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based on 03/16/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2170 (Boerner) California Environmental Quality Act: overburdened communities:
documents and information: translations. (Amended 03/19/2026)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. Existing law requires a lead agency to be responsible for determining whether the
project is exempt from CEQA and whether an environmental impact report, negative declaration, or
mitigated negative declaration is required, as provided. Existing law, for certain projects,
establishes a ministerial review process with modified environmental assessment procedures, as
provided. This bill, notwithstanding the above-described provisions relating to determinations by a
lead agency, would require an environmental impact report, negative declaration, or mitigated
negative declaration for the development, operation, substantial modification, or substantial
expansion of a project on land that is zoned to allow industrial uses and is in or within 1 / 2 mile of
an overburdened community, as defined. The bill would disqualify these projects from receiving a
statutory exemption or ministerial review process. Because a lead agency would be required to
determine the applicability of this requirement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Natural Resources
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AB 2296 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
(Amended 03/19/2026)
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which
includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law authorizes at least 2
or more cities and a county, or counties, at least 28 months prior to the scheduled housing element
revision, to form a subregional entity to allocate the subregion’s existing and projected housing
need among its members. If the council of governments does not receive a notification of this
formation at least 28 months prior to the update, existing law requires the council of governments
to implement specified requirements regarding the regional housing need process. Existing law
requires the council of governments to determine the share of regional housing need assigned to
each delegate subregion at least 25 months prior to the scheduled revision. This bill would extend
the above-described timeline for cities and counties to form a subregional entity to allocate the
subregion’s housing need, as provided, from 28 months to 34 months, and the above-described
timeline for the council of governments to determine the share of regional housing need assigned
to each subregion from 25 months to 31 months, respectively. (Based on 03/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2373 (Dixon) The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan:
neighborhood-scale adaptation approach. (Introduced 02/19/2026)
The California Coastal Act of 1976 generally requires each local government lying in whole or in
part within the coastal zone to prepare a local coastal program for that portion of the coastal zone
within its jurisdiction. The act requires a land use plan of a proposed local coastal program to be
submitted to the California Coastal Commission for certification. Existing law requires local
governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone to, on or before January 1, 2034,
develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that
is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission. This bill would authorize local
governments lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone to include a neighborhood-scale
adaptation approach, as defined, when including land use policies and implementation measures
in their local coastal program or sea level rise plan. The bill would authorize the neighborhood-
scale adaptation approach to include, but not be limited to, the identification of areas and assets
that are subject to the approach, as specified, and policies that reflect the shared planning
features and specific preferred adaptation strategies for different areas or development types
based on the geophysical and land use characteristics intended to minimize, mitigate, or avoid
coastal impacts. (Based on 02/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Natural Resources
AB 2419 (Quirk-Silva) Probation officers: body-worn cameras: County of Los Angeles.
(Introduced 02/20/2026)
Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, who violates any federal, state, or
local law or ordinance, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed
specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to
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be a ward of the court. Existing law assigns various responsibilities relating to these individuals to
the probation officer, including, among others, the responsibility to supervise minors placed on
probation. This bill would require the County of Los Angeles to implement a body-worn camera
program for the County of Los Angeles Probation Department (probation department). The bill
would require the county, the probation department, and affected employee organizations to
develop the body-worn camera policy and a plan for implementing the body-worn camera program
by no later than June 1, 2027. The bill would require the body-worn camera program to be
implemented beginning on January 1, 2028. The bill would specify the minimum requirements for
the policy, including the best practices for officer review of recorded body-worn camera data.
Because this bill would create new duties for the County of Los Angeles and the County of Los
Angeles Probation Department, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill
would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the
County of Los Angeles. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 02/20/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/14/26 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Public Safety
AB 2433 (Alvarez) Housing development: density bonus. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to grant a
density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development
standards, as specified, to an applicant for a housing development when the applicant seeks a
density bonus for the housing development, as specified, if the applicant agrees to construct,
among other things, a specified percentage of units for very low income, lower income, or senior
citizen housing, and meets other requirements. This bill would, instead, require a city or county to
grant a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development
standards, as specified, to an applicant for a housing development when the applicant submits an
application for a housing development that a city, county, or city and county determines meets
specified criteria, including, among others, the housing development includes specified
percentage of units for very low income, lower income, or senior citizen housing. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/26/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 CARRILLO,
JUAN, Chair
Location: 03/25/2026 - Assembly Local Government
AB 2576 (Harabedian) Transit-oriented development. (Amended 03/19/2026)
Existing law provides that a housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-
oriented housing development if specified conditions and requirements are met, including certain
requirements pertaining to cities with a population of at least 35,000. Existing law defines various
terms for these purposes. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency
until January 1, 2026, unless the local agency adopts an ordinance or local transit-oriented
development alternative plan, as defined, deemed compliant by the Department of Housing and
Community Development before July 1, 2027. Existing law specifies that, beginning on January 1,
2027, a local government that denies a housing development project meeting the requirements
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referenced above that is located in a high-resource area is presumed to be in violation of specified
law and immediately liable for specified penalties. This bill would delay each of those dates, and
certain related dates, by one year. The bill would also increase the population threshold for certain
requirements to apply to cities, as described above, from 35,000 to 40,000. (Based
on 03/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2601 (Lee) Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and
subdivisions. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances
that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The
Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of
subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local
agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final,
and parcel maps. This bill would require that an application for a proposed housing development
containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, as described
above, be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map for an urban lot
split, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits,
grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development upon the
applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the
above-described urban lot split provisions. The bill would allow the primary dwellings in an urban
lot split under these provisions to be developed or converted to condominiums upon request of the
applicant, as specified, or, if the housing development includes an existing unit, allow the
applicant to request a condominium conversion for that unit pursuant to state and local law. The
bill would specify that a “parcel map” for purposes of these provisions means a parcel map
prepared in accordance with specified provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and may include a
condominium plan if proposed by the subdivider, as specified. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/20/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2689 (Ávila Farías) Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.
(Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, establishes a low-income
housing tax credit program through which the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee allocates
low-income housing tax credits aimed at providing affordable low-income housing within and
throughout the state. Existing federal law sets limitations and guidelines regarding what projects
are eligible for credits, including a requirement that an extended low-income housing commitment
is in effect, and a prohibition against eviction except for good cause. This bill would specify, for
housing projects where the low-income housing commitment requires 100% of the units, not
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including any manager’s units, to be restricted to lower income households, as defined, that good
cause for nonrenewal of a lease includes cases where the nonrenewal relates to a household
whose income exceeds 140% of the area median income for at least 2 consecutive years and 30%
of the household’s monthly income exceeds the fair market rent for the county where they
reside. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/22/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 127 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2702 (Flora) Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly on Faith-Based Lands Act of 2026.
(Amended 03/19/2026)
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each city, county, or city and county to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of
certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing
element. That law allows a development proponent to submit an application for a development
that is subject to a specified streamlined, ministerial approval process not subject to a conditional
use permit, if the development satisfies certain objective planning standards. Existing law, the
Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023, until January 1, 2036,
requires that a housing development project be a use by right, as defined, and does not require a
conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary local government
review, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a local government’s general plan, specific
plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, upon the request of an applicant who submits an application
for streamlined approval, if, among other criteria, the development is located on land owned on or
before January 1, 2024, by an independent institution of higher education or a religious institution,
as specified. This bill would enact the Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly on Faith-Based
Lands Act of 2026. The bill would require, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a local
government’s general plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, that a residential care
facility development project located on land owned by a religious institution be an allowable use at
certain densities, if the development project satisfies all of the prescribed criteria, as provided. The
bill would define “residential care facility” to mean a facility licensed under a specified provision of
law that provides 24-hour nonmedical care for persons who are elderly, adults, or children,
including, but not limited to, a residential care facility for the elderly, as defined. This bill would
specify that a development for a residential care facility that is eligible for approval as an allowable
use under the bill is also eligible for a density bonus, incentives, or concessions, or waivers or
reductions of development and parking standards, except as specified. The bill would require a
development subject to these provisions to provide off-street parking of up to one space per unit,
unless a state law or local ordinance provides for a lower standard of parking, in which case the law
or ordinance applies. The bill would prohibit a local government from imposing any parking
requirement on a development subject to these provisions if the development is located within
one-half mile walking distance of public transit, either a high-quality transit corridor or a major
transit stop, as those terms are defined, or it is within one block of a car share vehicle. This bill
would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2037. The bill would include findings that changes
proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and,
therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. The California Constitution requires the state
to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory
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provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no
reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (Based on 03/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 437 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2741 (Muratsuchi) Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance. (Amended
03/19/2026)
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing
law requires the housing element to include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and
available for residential development. Existing law requires a city or county, based on that
inventory of land, to determine whether each site in the inventory can accommodate the
development of some portion of its share of the regional housing need by income level during the
planning period, as provided. Existing law requires local governments to rezone sites according to a
specified program if the inventory of sites suitable and available for residential development does
not identify adequate sites to accommodate the need for groups of all household income levels.
Existing law requires that program to accommodate 100% of the need for housing for specified
lower income households on sites required to be zoned to permit owner-occupied and rental
multifamily residential use, as provided, and requires these sites to be zoned with specified
minimum density and development standards, as provided. This bill would provide that these
zoning requirements would be met by applying a zoning classification, including, but not limited to,
an affordable housing overlay zone, that permits owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential
use with the above-described minimum density and development standards, as specified. The bill
would require a program that includes application of this zoning classification to include a written
explanation of the housing and affordability incentives of the zoning classification. The bill would
permit this zoning classification to allow a mix of uses if it meets prescribed requirements. The bill
would define key terms for these purposes. Existing law, commonly referred to as the Housing
Element Law, prescribes requirements for a city’s or county’s preparation of, and compliance with,
its housing element, and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to
review and determine whether the housing element substantially complies with the Housing
Element Law, as specified. Existing law provides that a housing element or amendment is
considered substantially compliant with the Housing Element Law when the local agency has
adopted a housing element or amendment, the department or a court of competent jurisdiction
determines the adopted housing element or amendment to be in substantial compliance with the
Housing Element Law, and the department’s compliance findings have not been superseded by
subsequent contrary findings by the department or by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction or the court’s decision has not been overturned or superseded by a subsequent court
decision or by statute. Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a
local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a
housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local
agency makes written findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified. One set of
conditions is that (1) the jurisdiction has adopted a housing element that is in substantial
compliance with the Housing Element Law, and (2) the jurisdiction has met or exceeded its share of
the regional housing need allocation for the planning period for the income category proposed for
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the housing development project. Existing law requires a housing element or amendment to be
considered in substantial compliance with the Housing Element Law only if the element or
amendment was determined to be in substantial compliance when a preliminary application or
complete application was submitted, as specified. This bill would require, if a court of competent
jurisdiction finds an adopted housing element or amendment to be to be out of compliance despite
the department’s findings of substantial compliance, that the housing element or amendment be
considered in substantial compliance until either the date the department finds that a newly
adopted housing element or amendment is in substantial compliance, or 275 days after a court
order, writ, or judgment is issued requiring the local agency to bring its housing element into
substantial compliance, whichever is earlier. (Based on 03/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/22/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 127 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/19/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2748 (Quirk-Silva) Building standards: affordable housing developments: electric vehicle
charging. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards
for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires the building department of every city
or county to enforce within its jurisdiction all the provisions published in the California Building
Standards Code and the provisions of the State Housing Law, as provided. Existing law makes any
violation of the State Housing Law a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, by
imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or by both. This bill would exempt a new or existing
affordable housing development, as defined, for which a permit application is submitted between
January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2035, from the requirements for installation of low power Level
2 or higher electric vehicle charging receptacles in the 2025 California Green Building Standards
Code, as provided. The bill would, instead, require those affordable housing developments for
which a permit application is submitted between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2035, to
comply with the applicable requirements for installation of low power Level 2 or higher electric
vehicle charging receptacles in the 2022 edition of the California Building Standards Code. The bill
would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. By adding to the duties of local officials, and by
expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based
on 02/20/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/22/26 A-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9:30 a.m. - State Capitol,
Room 127 HANEY, MATT, Chair
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Housing And Community Development
SB 417 (Cabaldon) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Amended 01/22/2026)
Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency
housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income
households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes
the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law
and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing
housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes
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infill development, and housing-related parks. This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond
Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of
these bonds would be used to finance programs to fund affordable rental housing and home
ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome
Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. This bill would provide for
submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election, in
accordance with specified law. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute. (Based on 01/22/2026 text)
Location: 01/27/2026 - Assembly Desk
SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development. (Amended 01/08/2026)
Existing law requires that a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance of
a transit-oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, be an allowed use as a transit-oriented
housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the
development complies with certain applicable requirements, as provided. Among these
requirements, existing law establishes requirements concerning height limits, density, and
residential floor area ratio in accordance with a development’s proximity to specified tiers of TOD
stops, as provided, and requires a development to meet specified labor standards that require that
a specified affidavit be signed under penalty of perjury, under specified circumstances. Existing law
specifies that a development proposed pursuant to these provisions is eligible for streamlined,
ministerial approval, as provided. Existing law defines, among other terms, the term “high-
frequency commuter rail” for purposes of these provisions to mean a commuter rail service
operating a total of at least 48 trains per day across both directions, not including temporary
service changes of less than one month or unplanned disruptions, and not meeting the standard
for very high frequency commuter rail, at any point in the past three years. Existing law also defines
the term “Tier 2 transit-oriented development stop” for these purposes to mean a TOD stop within
an urban transit county, as defined, excluding a Tier 1 transit-oriented development stop, as
defined, served by light rail transit, by high-frequency commuter rail, or by bus service meeting
specified standards. This bill would revise the definition of “high-frequency commuter rail” to
instead mean a public commuter or intercity rail station with a total of at least 48 passenger trains
on average per weekday across all directions, not including temporary service changes of less than
one month or unplanned disruptions, and not meeting the standard for very high frequency
commuter rail, at any point in the past three years. By increasing the duties of local officials, and by
expanding the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill
contains other existing laws. (Based on 01/08/2026 text)
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly Desk
Position: Oppose
Notes1:
1/13/26: EN tagged as oppose. 1/14/26: KR testified in opposition in Senate Local Government
Committee. 1/15/26: SG sent draft oppose letter to the City for review. 1/26/26: EN received final
Word draft of letter, finalized, and sent back to the City for their records. 1/26/26: DA submitted
letter to portal and delegation.
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SB 722 (Wahab) Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites. (Amended
01/15/2026)
Existing law requires that a housing development project, as defined, within a specified distance of
a transit-oriented development stop, as defined, be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing
development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the
development complies with certain, applicable requirements, as provided. Among these
requirements, existing law prohibits a proposed development under these provisions from being
located on sites where the development would require demolition of housing, or that was
previously used for housing, that is subject to rent or price controls, as provided. This bill would
additionally prohibit the development from being located on an existing parcel of land or site
governed under the Mobilehome Residency Law, the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law,
the Mobilehome Parks Act, or the Special Occupancy Parks Act. This bill would declare that it is to
take effect immediately as an urgency statute. (Based on 01/15/2026 text)
Location: 01/26/2026 - Assembly Desk
Position: Support
Notes1:
1/14/26: DA tagged as support. 1/15/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 1/26/26:
EN received final Word draft of letter, finalized, and sent back to the City for their records. 1/26/26:
DA submitted letter to portal and delegation.
SB 996 (Padilla) Manufactured housing: classification as real property. (Amended 03/19/2026)
The Mobilehome Parks Act requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to
establish regulations for manufactured home, mobilehome, and commercial modular foundation
systems. Existing law authorizes a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial modular to
be installed on a foundation system as either a fixture or improvement to the real property if certain
conditions are met. In this regard, existing law requires, among other things, a manufactured
home, mobilehome, or commercial modular owner or licensed contractor to obtain a building
permit from the appropriate enforcement agency before installing the manufactured home,
mobilehome, or commercial modular on a foundation system by, among other things, submitting
written evidence acceptable to the enforcement agency that the manufactured home,
mobilehome, or commercial modular owner owns, holds title to, or is purchasing the real property
where the mobilehome is to be installed on a foundation system. Existing law specifies that a lease
held by the owner, that is transferable, for the exclusive use of the real property where the
manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial modular is to be installed, is deemed to comply
with that requirement if the lease is for a term of 35 years or more, or if fewer than 35 years, for a
term mutually agreed upon by the lessor and lessee, and the term of the lease is not revocable at
the discretion of the lessor except for cause, as specified. A willful violation of these provisions is a
crime. This bill would specify that the authorization to install a manufactured home, mobilehome,
or commercial modular as either a fixture or improvement to the real property applies to
permanent foundation systems. The bill would remove the agreements that are deemed to comply
the requirement that the owner or contractor provide written evidence that the manufactured
home, mobilehome, or commercial modular owner owns, holds title to, or is purchasing the real
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property where the mobilehome is to be installed. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 03/19/2026 text)
Location: 03/17/2026 - Senate Revenue And Taxation
SB 1014 (Grayson) Development projects: onsite and offsite improvements. (Introduced
02/10/2026)
Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, among other things, requires a city, county, or city and
county to deem an applicant for a housing development project to have submitted a preliminary
application upon providing specified information about the proposed project to the city, county, or
city and county from which approval for the project is being sought. Existing law requires a public
agency, not later than 30 calendar days after receiving an application for a development project, to
determine in writing whether the application is complete and to immediately transmit the
determination to the applicant for the development project. This bill would require a city, county, or
city and county, within 30 days of receipt of a preliminary application, or if a preliminary application
is not submitted, within 30 days of receipt of an application for a housing development project, to
provide a list to the development proponent of any required onsite or offsite improvements and an
estimate of the cost for those onsite or offsite improvements. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/10/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 DURAZO,
MARÍA ELENA, Chair
Location: 02/18/2026 - Senate Local Government
SB 1016 (Blakespear) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court
Program and court-ordered evaluations. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law, the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act (CARE Act),
authorizes specified persons, including a person with whom the respondent resides, family
members, and first responders, among others, to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE
agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan and implement services, to be provided by county
behavioral health agencies, to provide behavioral health care, including stabilization medication,
housing, and other enumerated services, to adults who are currently experiencing a severe mental
illness and have a diagnosis identified in the disorder class schizophrenia and other psychotic
disorders, or bipolar I disorder with psychotic features, and who meet other specified criteria.
Existing law requires the Judicial Council to develop a mandatory form for use to file a CARE
process petition with the court and any other forms necessary for the CARE process, to be signed
under the penalty of perjury, and requires the form to contain certain information, including either a
specified affidavit of a licensed behavioral health professional or evidence the respondent was
detained for a minimum of two intensive treatments pursuant to specified provisions of law.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act), generally provides for the evaluation,
treatment, and civil commitment of persons with mental health disorders and other specified
persons. This bill would, among other things, authorize a petitioner of a CARE Act petition to
request that the court order a mental health evaluation under the LPS Act if the petitioner believes
that the person may not be willing or able to participate in the CARE process and a CARE plan or
CARE agreement due to the severity of their mental disorder or lack of insight into their mental
disorder, and would require the Judicial Council to include on the mandatory petition form an
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option for the petitioner to request that evaluation. The bill would authorize the petitioner to submit
one or more declarations together with any supporting records, reports, or other evidence available
to the petitioner, setting forth facts sufficient to establish probable cause that the respondent is or
is at risk of becoming a person who is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to
themselves, or is gravely disabled. The bill would authorize the court to issue an order for a mental
health evaluation under the LPS Act if the CARE Act petition included a request for that evaluation
and establishes probable cause to support the evaluation, as specified. The bill would also make
other technical, conforming changes. By expanding the crime of perjury and imposing a higher level
of service on counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/26/2026 text)
Location: 02/10/2026 - Senate Rules
SB 1036 (Grayson) Mitigation Fee Act. (Introduced 02/11/2026)
Existing law, the Mitigation Fee Act, imposes various requirements with respect to the
establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a
development project, including requiring the local agency to identify the use to which the fee is to
be put and determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the fee’s use and the type of
development project on which the fee is imposed. Existing law also requires a local agency, upon
receipt of a fee subject to these provisions, to deposit, invest, account for, and expend the fees as
specified. This bill would additionally require any fee established, increased, or imposed to be
based on the net impact on the need for the public facility being funded by the fee and account for
whether the development project is removing or replacing an existing use or a previous use that
existed at the time the fee was established, as specified. The bill would require, in this
redevelopment scenario, the local agency to provide a fee credit or otherwise reduce the fee in an
amount proportionate to the impact caused by the use that is being removed or replaced. (Based
on 02/11/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 S-LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9:30 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 DURAZO,
MARÍA ELENA, Chair
Location: 02/18/2026 - Senate Local Government
SB 1117 (Cervantes) Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
(Introduced 02/17/2026)
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, among other things, provides for the creation by
ordinance, or by ministerial approval if the local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of an
accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in accordance with specified standards and conditions. Existing law
requires fees charged for the construction of ADUs to be determined in accordance with specified
provisions of the Mitigation Fee Act. Existing law prohibits a local agency, special district, or water
corporation from imposing any impact fee upon the development of an ADU that has 750 square
feet of interior livable space or less, and requires any impact fees charged for an ADU that has
more than 750 square feet of interior livable space to be charged proportionately in relation to the
square footage of the primary dwelling unit. This bill would additionally require the charge to be
based only on the area in excess of 750 square feet of interior livable space. By changing the duties
of local agencies with regard to calculating fees for ADUs, the bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter
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of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including
charter cities. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 02/17/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 S-HOUSING 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
Location: 02/26/2026 - Senate Housing
SB 1122 (Arreguín) Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit
ordinances. (Amended 03/24/2026)
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and each city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and
specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a
housing element. That law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide by April 1 of
each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation,
formerly known as the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and
Community Development that includes, among other specified information, the number of units of
housing demolished and new units of housing that have been issued a completed entitlement, a
building permit, or a certificate of occupancy, thus far in the housing element cycle, as specified.
The Planning and Zoning Law also provides for the creation by local ordinance, or by ministerial
approval if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned
for single-family or multifamily dwelling residential use in accordance with specified standards and
conditions. This bill would require a city or county that has an accessory dwelling unit ordinance to
submit as part of their annual report a copy of the text of that ordinance. By increasing the scope of
data required to be reported in the annual report, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program. (Based on 03/24/2026 text)
Location: 02/17/2026 - Senate Rules
SB 1169 (Grayson) Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates: ministerial
approval. (Amended 03/23/2026)
Existing law, the Subdivision Map Act, (act) vests the authority to regulate and control the design
and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures
governing the processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative
maps, among other maps. Existing law requires a vesting tentative map to be filed and processed in
the same manner as a tentative map, except as specified. The act generally requires a subdivider to
file a tentative map with the local agency, as specified, and the local agency, in turn, to approve,
conditionally approve, or disapprove the map within a specified time period. Under existing law, an
approved tentative map expires 24 months after its approval or conditional approval. Existing law
authorizes the approval or conditional approval to be extended up to 24 months pursuant to local
ordinance, and by 48 months, as provided, if the subdivider is required to expend more than a
certain amount of money to construct, improve, or finance the construction or improvement of
public improvements outside the property boundaries of the tentative map, as provided. Existing
law prohibits those extensions from extending the tentative map more than 10 years from its
approval or conditional approval, except as specified. This bill would extend the initial expiration
period of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map to 8 years and would extend the
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maximum expiration period to 16 years, except as provided. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/23/2026 text)
Location: 02/18/2026 - Senate Rules
SB 1216 (Cabaldon) Planning and Zoning Law: housing leadership designation. (Introduced
02/19/2026)
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and
specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a
housing element. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development
to determine whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with those provisions, as
provided. Existing law requires the department to designate jurisdictions as prohousing pursuant to
emergency regulations adopted by the department, as prescribed, and requires that jurisdictions
that are prohousing and that are in substantial compliance with specified provisions be awarded
additional points or preference in the scoring of applications for specified state programs. This bill
would require the department, on or before July 1 of each year, to publish a list of housing
leadership designated jurisdictions on its internet website. To qualify for a housing leadership
designation, the bill would require that the jurisdiction have submitted a complete annual progress
report for the preceding 5 years and, as applicable, that it meet specified requirements relating to
housing production that vary based on whether the jurisdiction is an affordable jurisdiction, an
unaffordable jurisdiction, or an extremely unaffordable jurisdiction, as those terms are defined. The
bill would also require the department to publish a list of the affordability designation for each
jurisdiction that has submitted a complete annual progress report, as provided. The bill would
authorize a jurisdiction with a housing leadership designation to take prescribed actions, including
to establish by ordinance an exemption or modification of specified provisions of the Planning and
Zoning Law. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of
statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter
cities. (Based on 02/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/15/26 S-HOUSING 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 ARREGUÍN, JESSE, Chair
Location: 03/04/2026 - Senate Housing
SB 1272 (Menjivar) Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties. (Amended 03/23/2026)
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency, as defined, to, by ordinance, make
any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty. Existing law requires a
local agency to set forth, by ordinance, the administrative procedures that govern the imposition,
enforcement, collection, and administrative review of those administrative fines or penalties.
Existing law requires the administrative procedures to provide for a reasonable period of time, as
specified in the ordinance, for a person responsible for a continuing violation to correct or
otherwise remedy the violation prior to the imposition of administrative fines or penalties, when the
violation pertains to building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural or zoning issues, that
do not create an immediate danger to health or safety. This bill would prohibit the imposition of an
administrative fine or penalty as described above for any violation pertaining to building, plumbing,
electrical, or other similar structural or zoning issues, that do not create an immediate danger to
health or safety, of any ordinance enacted by the local agency if certain conditions are met,
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including that the property involved in the violation is a residential property that is owner occupied.
The bill would make conforming changes to the remedy provision. The bill would include findings
that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal
affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (Based on 03/23/2026 text)
Location: 02/20/2026 - Senate Rules
SB 1318 (Allen) Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permit: non-
owner-occupied short-term rentals. (Amended 03/25/2026)
The California Coastal Act of 1976 generally requires each local government lying in whole or in
part within the coastal zone to prepare a local coastal program for that portion of the coastal zone
within its jurisdiction. The act establishes the California Coastal Commission and prescribes
procedures for the preparation, approval, and certification of local coastal programs. Existing law
requires any proposed amendments to a certified local coastal program to be submitted to, and
processed by, the commission in accordance with specified procedures. The act generally requires
anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal
development permit from the commission before certification of the local coastal program or to a
local government after certification of a local coastal program, as provided. The act finds and
declares that it is important for the commission to encourage the protection of existing and the
provision of new affordable housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income in the
coastal zone and requires the commission to encourage housing opportunities for persons of low
and moderate income. This bill would require the commission to approve a coastal development
permit or a local coastal program amendment restricting or prohibiting non-owner-occupied short-
term rentals, regardless of the availability of other visitor-serving accommodations, as
provided. (Based on 03/25/2026 text)
Location: 02/20/2026 - Senate Rules
POU-Energy
AB 2289 (Boerner) Public utilities: telecommunications. (Introduced 02/19/2026)
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, which consists of 5
members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. The California Constitution
authorizes the commission to establish its own procedures and authorizes a commissioner as
designated by the commission to hold a hearing or investigation or issue an order subject to
commission approval. This bill would require the Governor, in appointing members of the
commission, to ensure a diverse composition of commissioners by considering factors that
contribute to diversity, as provided. The bill would recodify as a statutory provision the
commission’s authority to establish its own procedures and the authority of a commissioner to
hold a hearing or investigation or issue an order subject to the commission approval. The bill would
specify that the recodification only becomes operative if ACA 9 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is
approved by the voters, becomes operative, and repeals the corresponding provision in the
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California Constitution. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 02/19/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-UTILITIES AND ENERGY 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 PETRIE-
NORRIS, COTTIE, Chair
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Utilities And Energy
Public Safety and EMS
AB 762 (Irwin) Disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device: prohibition. (Amended
01/26/2026)
Existing law regulates the manufacture, sale, and disposal of various single-use products,
including single-use foodware accessories and condiments and single-use carryout bags. Existing
law prohibits a store from, among other things, providing, distributing, or selling a carryout bag at
the point of sale, except as specified. Existing law defines terms for these purposes. This bill would
prohibit, beginning January 1, 2027, a person from importing or manufacturing for sale in this state
a new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device, and, beginning
January 1, 2028, a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a new or refurbished
disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device in this state. The bill would define a
“disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device” to mean a vaporization device that
contains nicotine but not cannabis or a cannabis product, as defined, and that is not designed or
intended to be reused, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 01/26/2026 text)
Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
AB 1667 (Boerner) Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor. (Introduced 01/29/2026)
Existing law, as added by the Victims’ Bill of Rights, approved as Proposition 8 at the June 8, 1982,
statewide primary election, and as amended by the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention
Act of 1998, approved as Proposition 21 at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, among
other things, defines a serious felony. Existing law prohibits plea bargaining in a case in which a
serious felony is charged and imposes a 5-year enhancement for conviction of a serious felony if
the person has previously been convicted of a serious felony. This bill would include furnishing
fentanyl and fentanyl analogs to a minor within the definition of a serious felony. By expanding the
scope of an enhancement, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill
contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 01/29/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-APPROPRIATIONS 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WICKS, BUFFY, Chair
Location: 03/10/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
Position: Support
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Notes1:
3/6/26: EN tagged as support; EN received final letter, submitted to portal, and sent to delegation.
3/10/26: DA appeared at Asm. Public Safety Committee to express support for the bill.
AB 1941 (González, Mark) Organized metal theft. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law makes a person who is a dealer in or collector of junk, metals, or secondhand
materials, or their agent, employee, or representative, who buys or receives any wire, cable,
copper, lead, solder, mercury, iron, or brass that the person knows or reasonably should know is
used by or belongs to specified entities, including a railroad, certain utility companies, or a public
entity engaged in furnishing public utility service, without using due diligence to ascertain that the
person selling or delivering that material has a legal right to do so, guilty of criminally receiving that
property and, in addition to imprisonment, makes that act punishable by a fine of not more than
$5,000. This bill would prohibit organized metal theft, described as acting in concert with one or
more persons to steal metal materials from one or more of specified materials and items with the
intent to sell, exchange, or return those metal materials for value, acting in concert with 2 or more
persons to receive, purchase, or possess those metal materials knowing or believing it to have
been stolen, acting as an agent of another to steal those metal materials as part of an organized
plan to commit theft, or recruiting, coordinating, organizing, supervising, directing, managing, or
financing another to undertake acts of theft of metal. The bill would make a violation of organized
metal theft punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony. The bill would make related findings
and declarations and state the intent of the Legislature. By creating new crimes, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 03/26/2026 text)
Location: 03/25/2026 - Assembly Appropriations
AB 2097 (Boerner) Crimes: strangulation. (Introduced 02/18/2026)
Under existing law, a person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition
upon specified persons, including, among others, the offender’s spouse or former spouse, is guilty
of a crime, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for
not more than one year, or by a fine of up to $6,000. This bill would additionally make it a crime for a
person to knowingly impede the normal breathing or bloodflow of one of those persons by applying
pressure on the throat, neck, or chest of the person, or by obstructing the nose or mouth of the
person. The bill would make this crime punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4
years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of up to $6,000. By creating a new
crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/18/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 03/02/2026 - Assembly Public Safety
AB 2556 (Boerner) Evidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by
extrinsic policies. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
Existing law sets forth the procedure by which, in any prosecution for rape or other specified sexual
offenses, evidence of sexual conduct of the complaining witness may be offered to attack the
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credibility of the complaining witness. This procedure involves, among other things, the filing of a
written motion by the defendant, accompanied by an affidavit filed under seal stating an offer of
proof, and, if the court determines that the offer is sufficient, a hearing out of the presence of the
jury regarding the offer of proof. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may make an order
stating what evidence may be introduced by the defendant. Under existing law, these procedures
do not apply if the specified offenses are alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or
state prison, as defined. This bill would remove this exception, thereby also applying these
procedures to specified offenses alleged to have occurred in a local detention facility or state
prison. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 02/20/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 A-PUBLIC SAFETY 8:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 SCHULTZ, NICK, Chair
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Public Safety
SB 758 (Umberg) Public health: nitrous oxide. (Amended 01/22/2026)
Existing law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003, requires a retailer, as
defined, to hold a license from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to engage
in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This
bill would expand those provisions to prohibit a retailer from selling nitrous oxide in any retail
location, subject to certain exceptions. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, this bill
would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. (Based on 01/22/2026 text)
Location: 01/27/2026 - Assembly Desk
Transportation and Public Works
AB 1421 (Wilson) Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee. (Amended
01/05/2026)
Existing law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage
Charge Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation to guide
the development and evaluation of a pilot program assessing the potential for mileage-based
revenue collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Existing law additionally requires the
Transportation Agency, in consultation with the commission, to implement the pilot program, as
specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would require the
commission, in consultation with the Transportation Agency, to consolidate and prepare research
and recommendations related to a road user charge or a mileage-based fee system. The bill would
require the commission to submit a report, as specified, on the research and recommendations
described above to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by no later than
January 1, 2027. The bill would require the commission to consult with appropriate state agencies
and other stakeholders, as specified, in preparing the research and recommendations and report
described above. (Based on 01/05/2026 text)
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Location: 01/29/2026 - Senate Rules
AB 1557 (Papan) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Amended 03/16/2026)
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an
electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power. Existing law classifies electric bicycles into
3 classes with different restrictions. Existing law defines a “class 1 electric bicycle” as a bicycle
equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, that is not capable
of exclusively propelling the bicycle, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle
reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Existing defines a “class 2 electric bicycle” as a bicycle
equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not capable of
providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Existing law defines
a “class 3 electric bicycle” as a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and a motor that, in pertinent
part, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance
when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime.
This bill would instead define a class 1 electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with a motor that
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, that is not capable of exclusively propelling the
bicycle, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 16 miles per
hour. The bill would define a class 2 electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be
used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the
bicycle reaches the speed of 16 miles per hour. The bill would provide that, notwithstanding these
definitions, an electric bicycle manufactured prior to January 1, 2027, that was equipped with a
motor that is not capable of exceeding 750 watts of peak power and otherwise met the legal
requirements for the relevant class at the time of manufacture shall retain its classification. The bill
would prohibit a manufacturer from equipping, and a retailer from offering for sale or advertising,
any device labeled as an electric bicycle with a motor that is capable of exceeding 750 watts of
peak power. The bill would also prohibit a manufacturer from equipping, and a retailer from offering
for sale or advertising, any device labeled as a class 1 or class 2 electric bicycle with a motor that is
capable of exceeding 250 watts of continuous power or that is capable of providing assistance to
reach speeds greater than 16 miles per hour. The bill would make a violation of these provisions
punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $50,000
for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a
county counsel, or a district attorney. The bill would specify that a violation of this provision is not a
criminal offense. (Based on 03/16/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/13/26 A-TRANSPORTATION 2:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100 WILSON, LORI,
Chair
Location: 02/02/2026 - Assembly Transportation
Position: Support
Notes1:
2/10/26: EN tagged as support. 2/13/26: EN sent draft support letter to the City for review. 2/24/26:
EN followed up on draft letter. 02/27/26: DA submitted letter to portal and delegation. 03/26/26: SG
sent revised letter to the City. To be discussed further at check in. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of
support to delegation and transportation committee.
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AB 1569 (Davies) Pupil safety: electric bicycle parking: safety program. (Amended 03/09/2026)
Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district having jurisdiction over
elementary, intermediate, junior high, or high school to provide time and facilities to local law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the school of the district for bicycle, scooter, electric
bicycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized scooter safety instruction. Existing law prohibits a person
from driving or parking a vehicle or animal upon the driveways, paths, parking facilities, or grounds
of specific public entities, including a public school or an educational institution exempted, in
whole or in part, from taxation, except with the permission of, and subject to any condition or
regulation that may be imposed by, the governing body of the specified public entity. Existing law
authorizes a public agency to adopt rules or regulations to restrict, or specify the conditions for, the
use of bicycles, motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, skateboards, electrically motorized boards,
and roller skates on public property under the jurisdiction of that agency. This bill would require
each school district and county office of education that allows pupils in kindergarten or any of
grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to park a class 1, 2, or 3 electric bicycle, as defined, on campus to require
pupils to complete the electric bicycle safety and training program developed by the Department of
the California Highway Patrol, as provided, or a related safety course, as specified, as a condition
for parking on campus. The bill would also require a pupil to submit proof of completion of the
above-described course to their school before parking their class 1, 2, or 3 electric bicycle on the
school campus. The bill would exempt school districts and county offices of education that
adopted a policy related to electric bicycle safety, on or before January 1, 2027, from the above-
described requirements. (Based on 03/09/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/08/26 A-EDUCATION 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 126 PATEL, DARSHANA, Chair
Location: 02/09/2026 - Assembly Education
Position: Support
Notes1:
2/19/26: Bill introduced; EN tagged as support. 2/24/26: EN sent draft support letter to City for
review. EN received final letter and sent to delegation and author's office. Bill not yet referred to a
committee. 3/10/26: DA submitted support letter to portal and delegation.
AB 1614 (Dixon) Vehicles: bicycles. (Introduced 01/21/2026)
Existing law, the California Bicycle Transportation Act, establishes 4 classifications of facilities,
referred to as bikeways, that provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. Existing law requires
a person operating a bicycle, which includes an electric bicycle, upon a highway to ride the bicycle
upon or astride a permanent and regular seat unless the bicycle was designed by the manufacturer
to be ridden without a seat. Existing law requires a person riding as a passenger on a bicycle upon a
highway to be upon or astride a seat attached to the bicycle, as specified. A violation of these
provisions in punishable as an infraction. This bill would make those provisions applicable to the
operation of a bicycle upon a Class I bikeway. By expanding an existing infraction, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 01/21/2026 text)
Location: 02/02/2026 - Assembly Transportation
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Position: Support
Notes1:
2/10/26: EN tagged as support. 2/13/26: EN sent draft support letter to the City for review. 2/24/26:
EN followed up on draft letter. 02/27/26: DA submitted letter to portal and delegation. 4/6/26: EN
testified in support in Assembly Transportation.
AB 1740 (Zbur) Coastal resources: coastal development permits: urban multimodal
communities: bicycle facilities. (Amended 04/06/2026)
The California Coastal Act of 1976 requires, among other things, anyone wishing to perform or
undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any
other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency,
to obtain a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission or a local
government, as provided. The act provides that a coastal development permit is not required for
specified types of development in specified areas, as provided. This bill would authorize a city to
designate itself as an urban multimodal community if the city has (1) at least one high-quality
transit corridor or transit priority area in the city, (2) adopted plans that include targets to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and fatal and severe injury crashes, and (3) Class I, Class II, or Class IV
bicycle facilities, as defined. If a city meets the criteria to designate itself as an urban multimodal
community, the bill would require documentation be submitted to the Office of Land Use and
Climate Innovation for review and would require the documentation to be posted on the city’s
internet website and the city to notify the commission of their submission. The bill would authorize
a county to designate an individual local coastal program segment, as defined, as an urban
multimodal community so long as the county, among other things, meets the same criteria and
process requirements as a city. The bill would provide that a coastal development permit is not
required for certain activities and types of development within an urban multimodal community, as
specified. This bill contains other related provisions. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/13/26 A-NATURAL RESOURCES 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 BRYAN, ISAAC,
Chair
Location: 02/23/2026 - Assembly Natural Resources
AB 1942 (Bauer-Kahan) Electric bicycles: registration and special license plates. (Introduced
02/13/2026)
Existing law prohibits a person from driving, moving, or leaving standing upon a highway, or in an
offstreet public parking facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole or pipe dolly, or logging
dolly, unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid, except as specified. Existing
law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon registering a vehicle, to issue to the owner
license plates that identify the vehicles for which they are issued for the period of their validity, as
specified. Existing law also requires a motorized bicycle to display a special license plate issued by
the department. Existing law authorizes a city or county to adopt a bicycle licensing ordinance or
resolution, authorizes the licensing agency, by ordinance or resolution, to adopt rules and
regulations for the collection of license fees, as specified, and sets the fee for each new bicycle
license and registration certificate at a sum of no more than $4 per year. Existing law defines an
electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than
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750 watts, and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions. This bill would
require class 2 electric bicycles and class 3 electric bicycles to be registered with the department
and to display a special license plate issued by the department. The bill would require the
department to adopt regulations to implement these requirements, and would make a person
operating a class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle in violation of these requirements guilty of an
infraction punishable by specified fines. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-
mandated local program. The bill would create the Electric Bicycle Registration Fund in the State
Treasury, require all moneys received by the department pursuant to these provisions to be
deposited in the fund, and require all moneys in the fund to be available, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, to the department for the administration of these provisions. The bill would also
appropriate an unspecified sum of moneys from the General Fund to the Electric Bicycle
Registration Fund as a loan for purposes of administering these provisions, as specified. This bill
contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 02/13/2026 text)
Location: 03/02/2026 - Assembly Transportation
AB 2284 (Dixon) Electric bicycles: Attorney General list. (Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law establishes the Department of Justice under the direction and control of the Attorney
General. Existing law requires each state and local agency that employs peace officers to annually
report to the Attorney General data on all stops conducted by that agency’s peace officers for the
preceding calendar year, in accordance with a specified procedure. This bill would require, on or
before June 1, 2027, the office of the Attorney General, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups,
to compile a list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single
class of electric bicycles and that are labeled, advertised, or commonly perceived by riders or
peace officers as electric bicycles or electric bicycle products. The bill would require the Attorney
General to make the list available on its internet website and to update the list and internet
website, when necessary. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Transportation
Position: Support
Notes1:
3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added support. Still awaiting
letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and Asm transportation committee.
AB 2346 (Wilson) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an
electric motor of less than 750 watts, and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different
restrictions for various purposes. This bill would require all class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles
manufactured, sold, or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with a
speedometer. The bill would also require all electric bicycles manufactured, sold, or offered for
sale on or after January 1, 2029, to be equipped with an integrated front lamp and a rear lamp, as
specified. The bill would also require manufacturers and distributors of electric bicycles to include
a written description of California’s electric bicycle laws with the bicycle’s packaging to be
provided to the consumer. The bill would also require sellers and distributors of electric bicycles to
provide specified disclosures at or before the point of sale. The bill would make a violation of these
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provisions punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 for a first violation and not to exceed
$50,000 for each subsequent violation, upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city
attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney. The bill would specify that a violation of these
provisions is not a criminal offense. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 03/26/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/21/26 A-JUDICIARY 8 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437 KALRA, ASH, Chair
Location: 04/07/2026 - Assembly Judiciary
Position: Support
Notes1:
3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added support. Still awaiting
letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and Asm transportation committee.
Position: Support
Notes1:
4/1/26: Leg. Committee voted to support.
AB 2453 (Rodriguez, Michelle) Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law regulates the operation of recreational off-highway motor vehicles on lands, other than
a highway, that are open and accessible to the public. Existing law generally prohibits a motor
vehicle from being driven upon a highway unless it is registered. However, existing law authorizes
off-highway motor vehicles that are issued identification plates or devices to cross highways in
certain situations, including, among others, a peace officer operating an off-highway motor vehicle
in an emergency response situation. This bill would expand the above-described provision to
additionally authorize first responders, as defined, to operate off-highway motor vehicles in an
emergency response situation. The bill would also authorize peace officers and first responders to
operate off-highway motor vehicles upon a highway, at a distance not to exceed 5 miles, for the
purpose of accessing off-highway recreational areas or locations of patrol, within jurisdictions that
have adopted a policy or plan for the operation of those off-highway motor vehicles pursuant to the
provisions described below. The bill would require peace officers and first responders operating
off-highway motor vehicles pursuant to these provisions to comply with the terms and
requirements of the policy or plan adopted by the applicable local authority. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. (Based on 03/26/2026 text)
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Transportation
Position: Sponsor
Notes1:
4/6/26: AB 1909 folded into AB 2453. SG sent draft co-sponsor letter to the City for review. EN
tagged as sponsor.
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AB 2595 (Papan) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
Existing law defines an electric bicycle and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different
restrictions. Under existing law, a “class 1 electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with a motor that
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the
bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a “class 2 electric bicycle” is a
bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not
capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under
existing law, a “class 3 electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and a motor that
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when
the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. Existing law prohibits a person under 16 years
of age from operating a class 3 electric bicycle. This bill, the San Mateo Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot
Program, would, until January 1, 2031, authorize a local authority within the County of San Mateo,
or the County of San Mateo in unincorporated areas, to adopt an ordinance or resolution that
would prohibit a person under 12 years of age from operating a class 1 or 2 electric bicycle. For the
first 60 days following the adoption of an ordinance or resolution for this purpose, the bill would
make a violation of the ordinance or resolution punishable by a warning notice. After 60 days, the
bill would make a violation of the ordinance or resolution punishable by a fine of $25, except as
specified. This bill would make a parent or legal guardian with control or custody of an
unemancipated minor who violates the ordinance or resolution jointly and severally liable with the
minor for the amount of the fine imposed. The bill would, if an ordinance or resolution is adopted,
require the county to, by January 1, 2030, submit a report to the Legislature that includes, among
other things, the total number of traffic stops initiated for a violation of the ordinance or resolution,
the results of those traffic stops, and the actions taken by a peace officer during a traffic stop, as
specified. The bill would require a local authority or county to administer a public information
campaign for at least 30 calendar days prior to the enactment of the ordinance or resolution, as
specified. (Based on 02/20/2026 text)
Location: 03/09/2026 - Assembly Transportation
AB 2620 (Carrillo) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: wireless
telecommunications facility: broadband internet access projects. (Amended 03/16/2026)
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project
that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to
adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires
a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is
no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment. This bill would exempt from CEQA projects for the installation of a wireless
telecommunications facility, as defined, or a broadband internet access project, as defined, that is
not a small wireless facility, as defined. Because a lead agency would be required to determine
whether a project would qualify for this exemption, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of
statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter
cities. (Based on 03/16/2026 text)
Location: 03/16/2026 - Assembly Natural Resources
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SB 555 (Caballero) Workers’ compensation: average annual earnings. (Amended 01/22/2026)
Existing law establishes a workers’ compensation system, administered by the Administrative
Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries
sustained in the course of employment. Existing law provides for temporary disability, permanent
total disability, or permanent partial disability benefits, among other benefits, for an injured
employee and requires the computation of an injured employee’s average annual earnings and
average weekly earnings for purposes of determining those disability benefits. Existing law
requires, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability
indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at various amounts, including between $240 and
$435 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2014, except as specified. This bill would require,
for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that
average weekly earnings be taken at between $____ and $____ for injuries occurring on or after
January 1, 2027. (Based on 01/22/2026 text)
Location: 01/27/2026 - Assembly Desk
SB 909 (Smallwood-Cuevas) Public works. (Introduced 01/26/2026)
Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem
wages be paid to workers employed on public works and imposes misdemeanor penalties for a
willful violation of this requirement. Existing law defines “public works” for the purposes of
regulating public contracts as, among other things, construction, alteration, demolition,
installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of public funds.
Existing law generally requires a contractor or subcontractor to be registered with the Department
of Industrial Relations to be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or engage in the
performance of any public work contract. Existing law requires a contractor or subcontractor to
meet specific conditions to qualify for this registration, including that a contractor or subcontractor
pay an initial application fee and an annual renewal fee set by the Director of Industrial Relations.
Existing law authorizes the department to establish and adjust annual registration and renewal fees
up to $800 by publishing the fees on the department’s internet website. This bill would exempt the
establishment and adjustment of those fees from the Administrative Procedure Act and would
remove the $800 fee limit. The bill would instead require the director to annually adjust registration
and renewal fees, as specified, and would no longer require the director to publish the fees on the
department’s internet website. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws. (Based on 01/26/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/14/26 S-JUDICIARY 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100 UMBERG, THOMAS, Chair
Location: 03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary
SB 922 (Laird) Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways. (Amended
03/11/2026)
Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the
privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for an extralegal load unless the
local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. This bill would expressly limit this
prohibition to charges based on weight. The bill would also explicitly state that a fee, charge, or
surcharge imposed by or for a local agency to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair
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and other costs associated with the use of its streets, roads, or highways to provide public services
or public works is not a tax, permit fee, or other charge that is prohibited by the provision above.
The bill would provide that nothing in the Vehicle Code prohibits a local agency from imposing or
collecting this fee, charge, or surcharge. The bill would delete obsolete references and make other
technical changes. (Based on 03/11/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/09/26 #33 S-SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Location: 03/19/2026 - Senate Third Reading
Notes1:
Cal Cities sponsored bill.
SB 956 (Choi) Vehicles: Electric Bicycle Special License Plate Pilot Program. (Amended
04/06/2026)
Under existing law, a person riding an electric bicycle is subject to the laws pertaining to the
operation of a bicycle upon a highway. For these purposes, existing law defines an electric bicycle
as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, and
classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions, as specified. Existing law states
that these provisions do not prevent local authorities, by ordinance, from regulating the registration
of bicycles and the parking and operation of bicycles on pedestrian or bicycle facilities, provided
such regulation is not in conflict with the Vehicle Code. Existing law prohibits a city or county,
which adopts a bicycle licensing ordinance or resolution, from prohibiting the operation of an
unlicensed bicycle. The bill would, until January 1, 2032, authorize the County of Orange to
establish a pilot program to require the display of a special license plate on electric bicycles. The
bill would authorize the county to adopt ordinances or resolutions to implement the pilot program,
and would make a person operating an electric bicycle in violation of this requirement guilty of an
infraction punishable by specified fines and mandatory attendance of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol-approved electric bicycle training course. By creating a new crime, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also exempt electric bicycles
from the prohibition described above. The bill would, by January 1, 2032, require the county to
submit a report to the Legislature, as specified. This bill contains other existing laws. (Based
on 04/06/2026 text)
Location: 03/18/2026 - Senate Transportation
SB 1136 (Blakespear) Intercity rail and commuter rail: special events service plans: fare
system integration. (Amended 04/06/2026)
Existing law sets forth various provisions applicable to all public transit and transit districts and
includes specific requirements applicable to public entities that operate commuter rail or rail
transit systems. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, a regional rail operator, as
defined, operating within an intercity rail corridor to ensure that its fare systems are fully integrated
with the fare systems of the intercity rail operator, and any other regional rail operator, operating in
the intercity rail corridor. By imposing additional duties on regional rail operators, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
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Calendar: 04/14/26 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
Location: 02/26/2026 - Senate Transportation
SB 1167 (Blakespear) Vehicles: electric bicycles. (Amended 03/26/2026)
Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an
electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power. Existing law classifies electric bicycles into
3 classes with different restrictions for various purposes, and requires, among other things, a class
3 electric bicycle to be equipped with a speedometer. Existing law prohibits certain vehicles that do
not meet the definition of an electric bicycle from being advertised, sold, offered for sale, or labeled
as an electric bicycle, as specified. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would amend
the type of vehicles that are prohibited from being advertised, sold, offered for sale, or labeled as
electric bicycles, including, among others, motor-driven cycles and mopeds. The bill would
additionally make a violation of this provision a misleading statement for purposes of unfair
competition and false advertising provisions of the Business and Professions Code. By creating
new crimes related to the advertisement, sale, offer, and labeling of electric bicycles, and by
expanding the application of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (Based
on 03/26/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/07/26 S-TRANSPORTATION 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 CORTESE, DAVE,
Chair
Location: 02/26/2026 - Senate Transportation
Position: Support
Notes1:
3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added support. Still awaiting
letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and Sen Transportation Committee.
SB 1324 (Blakespear) Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report.
(Amended 03/23/2026)
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation in the Transportation Agency. Existing
law authorizes the department, subject to approval of the Secretary of Transportation, to enter into
an interagency transfer agreement under which a joint powers board assumes responsibility for
administering state-funded intercity rail service in certain rail corridors, including the LOSSAN Rail
Corridor. Existing law defines the LOSSAN Rail Corridor as the intercity passenger rail corridor
between San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo. Pursuant to this authority, the department
entered into an interagency transfer agreement with the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency to
administer intercity passenger rail service in the LOSSAN Rail Corridor. Existing law requires the
Secretary of Transportation to convene a working group composed of representatives of certain
types of entities, including, among others, representatives from county transportation
commissions and metropolitan planning organizations from specified counties. Existing law
requires the working group to submit consensus recommendations and feedback in a report to the
Legislature on or before February 1, 2026, on various topics relating to rail service in the LOSSAN
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Rail Corridor. This bill would instead require the working group to submit this report to the
Legislature on or before February 1, 2027. By extending the duties of representatives of local
agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other existing
laws. (Based on 03/23/2026 text)
Location: 02/20/2026 - Senate Rules
Water and Wastewater
AB 2180 (Ward) Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional
cost of service. (Amended 03/11/2026)
The California Constitution specifies various requirements with respect to the levying of
assessments and property-related fees and charges by a local agency. As part of those
requirements, the California Constitution mandates that such fees or charges that are extended,
imposed, or increased satisfy certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the amount
of the fee or charge imposed upon any parcel or person as an incident of property ownership not
exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel. Existing law, known as the
Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (act), prescribes specific procedures and
parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with these requirements and, among other things,
authorizes an agency providing water, wastewater, sewer, or refuse collection services to adopt a
schedule of fees or charges authorizing automatic adjustments that pass through increases in
wholesale charges for water, sewage treatment, or wastewater treatment or adjustments for
inflation under certain circumstances. This bill would authorize a local government to demonstrate
the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel by any method that reasonably
allocates the ascertainable cost of providing service to all parcels, if substantiated as provided.
The bill would, however, provide that for water or sewer service fee or charge impositions, a local
government is not required to provide an exact measure of the cost of the service at each parcel
and may instead impose uniform or tiered rates to parcel or customer classes that are defined
based on common characteristics indicative of likely water or sewer use. The bill would provide
that the proportional cost of service within each tier of water service may be substantiated by using
any reasonable basis for allocating costs attributed to the tier, as described, and would provide a
local government discretion to determine the costs allocated to each tier as long as the rate for
each tier does not exceed the proportional cost of service reasonably allocated to parcels subject
to (Based on 03/11/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/09/26 #18 A-THIRD READING FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS
Location: 03/26/2026 - Assembly Third Reading
SB 1313 (McNerney) Drinking water: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (Amended
04/06/2026)
Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and moneys in the fund are
continuously appropriated to the State Water Resources Control Board for the provision of grants
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and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water
systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law provides that
moneys in the fund and the special accounts may be expended for additional purposes provided in
the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. This bill would provide that moneys in the fund and special
accounts may be considered eligible and expended for projects that address perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, consistent with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
By expanding the purposes for which a continuously appropriated fund may be expended, the bill
would make an appropriation. The bill would authorize the state board to implement the bill
through updating an existing policy handbook, which would be exempt from the rulemaking
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. (Based on 04/06/2026 text)
Calendar: 04/22/26 S-ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112 BLAKESPEAR,
CATHERINE, Chair
Location: 03/04/2026 - Senate Environmental Quality
Wildfire
AB 2517 (Calderon) Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones. (Introduced 02/20/2026)
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state that are not state
responsibility areas, commonly known as local responsibility areas, as moderate, high, and very
high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of
fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to
periodically review and make recommendations relative to very high fire hazard severity zones
within local responsibility areas. Under existing law, this review is required to coincide with review
of state responsibility area lands every 5 years and, when possible, fall within the timeframes for
each county’s general plan update. Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance,
moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of
receiving the recommendations from the State Fire Marshal. Existing law authorizes a local agency
to, at its discretion, include areas within its jurisdiction not identified as very high fire hazard
severity zones by the State Fire Marshal as very high fire hazard severity zones and areas not
identified as moderate and high fire hazard severity zones by the State Fire Marshal as moderate
and high fire hazard severity zones. Under existing law, a local agency is required to transmit a copy
of an adopted ordinance to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days of
adoption. Existing law provides that changes made by a local agency to the recommendations
made by the State Fire Marshal are final. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, no fewer
than 180 days before finalizing the designation of local responsibility areas as moderate, high, and
very high fire hazard severity zones, post specified information on its public internet website,
conduct regional public workshops to receive oral public comments and consider those
comments, host a 30-day public comment period to receive written comments from interested
stakeholders and respond to all written comments by local agencies within 30 days of the end of
the public comment period, and coordinate with other state agencies to help educate the public
during the public workshops, as specified. The bill would also require, on or before January 1, 2030,
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and every 5 years thereafter, the State Fire Marshal to review the local responsibility area lands
designated as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones and to recommend changes.
The bill would no longer require this review to, when possible, fall within the timeframes for each
county’s general plan update. (Based on 02/20/2026 text)
Location: 04/06/2026 - Assembly Emergency Management
Position: Support
Notes1:
3/22/26: SG sent draft support letter to the City for review. 3/26/26: KB added support. Still awaiting
letter. 04/01/26: KB submitted letter of support to delegation and Asm Committee on Natural
Resources. 4/6/26: CS attended hearing in Asm. Natural Resources - Consent.
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Melissa Rhodes
From:Melissa.Rhodes@carlsbadca.gov
Subject:FW: Wake Up California Research Group tracked bill email/webpage
Attachments:2026-04-01 Opposition Letter SB 1116 Sen Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter
SB 1117 Sen Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Support Letter AB 2005 Asm Housing.pdf;
2026-04-01 Support Letter SB 979 Sen Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter AB
2002 Asm Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter AB 2074 Asm Housing.pdf;
2026-04-01 Opposition Letter AB 2094 Asm Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter
AB 2118 Asm Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter AB 2676 Asm Housing.pdf;
2026-04-01 Opposition Letter AB-1621 Asm Housing.pdf; 2026-04-01 Opposition Letter
SB 1087 Sen Env Qual.pdf
From: Steve Linke <splinke@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:15 AM
To: Jason Haber <jason.haber@carlsbadca.gov>; Teresa Acosta <teresa.acosta@carlsbadca.gov>; Melanie Burkholder
<melanie.burkholder@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Wake Up California Research Group tracked bill email/webpage
Mr. Haber and Legislative Subcommittee:
In case you are interested, ELUA has developed the list appended below of 16 bills in the state legislature
that we are currently tracking, which impact local control over land use decisions/review. Hearings
(mainly in the housing committees) are scheduled for next week on 11 of them, for which ELUA has
submitted letters of support or opposition through the California Legislature Position Letter
Portal (copies attached).
In order to be included in the committee consultants' bill analyses, submissions must likely occur by
tomorrow for these 11 bills. The three bills at the bottom are scheduled for hearings in two weeks (letter
portal deadline on 4/8), and the first two are not currently scheduled for hearings.
For a previous hearing on AB 2433, we submitted a letter that was included in the committee
consultant's bill analysis, and relatively major amendments were made to the bill at the committee level.
Best regards,
Steve Linke, President
Equitable Land Use Alliance
HIGHEST PRIORITY 1 BILLS
(not currently set for hearings)
SB-677: Housing development: transit-oriented development. (Wiener)
Summary: Existing law (2025 SB-79) forces cities to allow high-density, mid-rise housing projects near
major transit hubs, divided into Tiers 1 and 2. This bill would expand the number of transit stations
eligible for SB-79 and would raise some Tier 2 stations to Tier 1 (higher density).
Recommendation: OPPOSE
Exhibit 4
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AB-2433: Housing development: density bonus. (Alvarez)
Summary: This bill: (1) Defines income levels to include income levels below to achieve more stacked
density bonus benefits. (2) Requires local governments to inform applicants when sites qualify for
density bonuses. (3) States that the granting of incentives and waivers of development standards are
non-discretionary. (4) Requires in-fill projects to be approved "by right."
Recommendation: OPPOSE
BILLS SET FOR HEARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 7TH
(letters should be submitted ASAP, but definitely by 4/2)
PRIORITY 1
AB-2074: Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments. (Haney)
Summary: This bill would require certain cities to designate regional transit hub districts and require
streamlined ministerial approval of certain downtown housing developments, and it would establish the
Downtown Revitalization Loan Fund and continuously appropriate moneys in the fund to the California
Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of making loans to applicants.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
AB-2118: Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
(Hoover)
Summary: Existing law prohibits objective development standards from precluding a development being
built at residential densities prescribed under state law or requiring a development to reduce unit sizes.
This bill would also prohibit the objective standards from precluding or otherwise limiting mixed-use
development. This bill also would re-define “use by right” to mean that any aspect of the project,
including a state or local permit or approval required for the development project, is not a “project” for
purposes of CEQA.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
AB-2676: Housing Crisis Act of 2019. (Gallagher)
Summary: This bill expands the prohibition against enacting a development policy, standard, or
condition that has the effect of imposing or enforcing a moratorium on housing development, to include,
but not be limited to, the referendum power of the electorate (residents). It prohibits local agencies from
“reducing the intensity of land use” through changes to zoning ordinances that would reduce height,
density, or floor area ratio; or introduce new or increased open space or lot size requirements, new or
increased setback requirements, minimum frontage requirements, or maximum lot coverage limitations.
It further provides that an action or special proceeding brought to enforce these provisions is subject to a
3-year statute of limitations and would be applied retroactively to any pending action or proceeding.
Critique: The prohibition against reducing the zoning of a parcel to a less intensive use is terrible policy
that is abused by housing advocates and actually makes jurisdictions less likely to implement higher
density zoning that cannot be reversed.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
SB-1116: Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions. (Caballero)
Summary:
Height limits would apply exclusively to the physical height of a building rather than the number of
floors.
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Prohibits imposition of setbacks or standards that would physically preclude the construction of
the number of units allowed for by minimum lot sizes.
The above provisions relating to ministerial approval would be interpreted liberally in favor of
producing the maximum number of total housing units.
Re-defines in-fill to include more urban uses.
Allows newly created multifamily and single-family parcels to be as small as 480 and 960 square
feet, respectively.
Where lot size averaging is used to create smaller parcels, no new parcel may be more than 50%
of the size of the original parcel.
Revises the definition of “net habitable square feet” to exclude stairs and enclosed bicycle
parking.
Requires a local agency that adopts an ordinance to implement the above-described provisions to
submit it to HCD for permission.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
PRIORITY 2
AB-1621: Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
(Wilson and Wicks)
Summary: Under this bill:
- Local agencies are limited to just two plan review rounds for building permits.
- Local agencies can’t require changes during inspections that deviate from already approved building
plans.
- Local agency review and appeal timelines are reduced.
- If local agencies do not meet the new deadlines, developers can go to court to force approval.
- Any violations of these rules would become violations of the Housing Accountability Act.
The California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities, and the Rural County
Representatives of California, have taken the position of "oppose unless amended" including for the
following reasons:
- The bill would prohibit a local agency from denying an application on non-health-and-safety grounds,
effectively allowing developers to circumvent other necessary regulations adopted at the state and local
levels.
- If it can be shown that just a "reasonable person" (not a trained professional with knowledge of building
codes) could find that the building is compliant and meets the applicable standards, then the agency has
no recourse for ensuring conditions meet the requirements of the law, even if those conditions impact
public health and safety.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
AB-2002: Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund. (Solache)
Summary: Grants under the Regional Early Action Program (REAP) can only be received with a
community plan update that upzones to create an additional capacity for a specified number of homes.
This distorts the planning process by creating incentives that ignore the facts on the ground and results in
unneeded upzoning that drives up land prices and associated housing development.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
AB-2005: Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy. (Ahrens)
Summary: Requires three years of owner occupancy for SB-9 lot splits.
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Recommendation: SUPPORT
AB-2094: Surplus Public Land Housing Pilot Program. (Harabedian)
Summary: This bill creates a pilot "Surplus Land Housing Program" that requires HCD to work with local
jurisdiction(s) to convert surplus lands into "use by right and ministerial approved" housing projects, as
long as they comply with objective design standards. At least one such project needs to be completed by
1/1/2030, and other parcels are supposed to be identified and prioritized. The bill states an intent that
the units will be affordable but is very short on details.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
SB-979: Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation: judicial review.
(Strickland)
Summary: Existing law requires each council of governments (COG) to adopt a regional housing needs
assessment (RHNA) plan that allocates RHNA housing unit shares to each local agency (city/county),
and the local agencies can appeal to the COG. This bill would provide that the final determination by the
COG is subject to judicial review.
Recommendation: SUPPORT
SB-1087: Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding
programs. (Cabaldon)
Summary: Existing law requires an MPO to have a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) to achieve
regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets. This bill would:
Require an 8-year SCS or an SCS implementation report with review shifted to the California
Transportation Commission.
Require the State Air Resources Board to provide regional GHG emission reduction targets for all
on-road transportation sectors for 2035, and would require the target to reflect the combined
effect of policies, regulations, and investments to improve fleet efficiency and reduce vehicle
miles traveled and be based on what is achievable for the region.
Revise the requirements applicable to the preparation of an alternative planning strategy,
including by requiring the metropolitan planning organization to include an analysis of an
alternative development pattern for the region and, if necessary, additional infrastructure,
transportation measures, or policies that could achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction
target.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
SB-1117: Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. (Cervantes)
Summary: Current law states that ADU mitigation fees can only be applied to units that are >750 square
feet, and that the fee must be proportional to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit.
This bill would further reduce the mitigation fee to only apply to the square footage of the ADU that
exceeds 750 square feet.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
BILLS SET FOR HEARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH
(Letters must be submitted by 4/8 at 5p)
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PRIORITY 1
AB-1751: Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act. (Quirk-Silva)
Summary: This bill would force ministerial approval of certain townhome projects and ministerial
approval (without discretionary review or a hearing) of parcel maps and tentative final maps that increase
residential densities.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
AB-2576: Transit-oriented development. (Harabedian)
Summary: Existing law (2025 SB-79) forces cities to allow high-density, mid-rise housing projects near
major transit hubs with a July 2026 implementation deadline. This bill delays implementation by one
year, increases the city population threshold for certain requirements from 35,000 to 40,000, and re-
defines "historic resource" for exclusion.
Recommendation: SUPPORT
PRIORITY 2
AB-2601: Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions. (Lee)
Summary: Developments of two or less units within a single-family zone would be eligible for concurrent
processing with an SB-9 urban lot split. Primary dwellings in an urban lot split would be eligible to be
converted to condominiums upon request. Urban lot split projects or a parcel map or a tentative and
final map would be exempt from the requirement to obtain a public report from the Department of Real
Estate.
Recommendation: OPPOSE
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2002 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 2002. Mandatory upzoning regardless of context
artificially drives up land prices and associated housing development costs.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2074 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 2074 for the following reasons:
●While ELUA supports having funds available for loans to increase housing, there does
not appear to be any increased requirement for affordability.
●ELUA also objects to the continuing shift to ministerially approvals, which significantly
hampers useful expert and public review of projects that are designed to help preserve
safety, health, sufficient infrastructure, and quality of life. There are alternative methods
to speeding up approvals that still allow reasonable review.
●Further, the population-based thresholds triggering the requirements disproportionately
burden larger communities, while allowing legislators from smaller communities to vote
in favor with no apparent consequences.
●Finally, nearly all housing bills, including this one, impose on local jurisdictions additional
staff resource and related monetary and administrative burdens. However, they include,
without any meaningful justification, boilerplate text claiming that the state does not have
to provide constitutionally guaranteed reimbursement.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2094 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 2094. ELUA opposes the provisions in this bill
mandating "use by right and ministerial approval." This approval pathway reduces expert and
public review of projects that are designed to help preserve safety, health, sufficient
infrastructure, and quality of life. There are alternative methods to speeding up approvals that
still allow reasonable review.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2118 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 2118 for the following reasons:
●ELUA objects to the further elimination of objective development standards prescribed
by this bill. Such standards include the number of access points, traffic calming
measures, pedestrian walkways, bicycle parking, setbacks (distances between buildings,
streets, and neighbors), minimum recreation space, privacy buffers, light intrusion limits,
building massing/articulation, etc. Developers are providing the minimum number of
affordable units to get a density bonus designation with unlimited waivers of these
standards, creating huge box-shaped buildings with significantly reduced safety and
quality of life.
●ELUA also objects to this bill's further shift to "use by right," which hampers useful expert
and public review of projects that are designed to help preserve safety, health, sufficient
infrastructure, and quality of life. There are alternative methods to speeding up approvals
that still allow reasonable review.
●Further, ELUA objects to this bill's further shift away from conducting responsible
environmental analyses.
●Finally, nearly all housing bills, including this one, impose on local jurisdictions additional
staff resource and related monetary and administrative burdens. However, they include,
without any meaningful justification, boilerplate text claiming that the state does not have
to provide constitutionally guaranteed reimbursement.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Matt Haney, Chair
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
The State Capitol of California, Legislative Office Building
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2676 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 2676 for the following reasons:
● Laws prohibit local agencies from “reducing the intensity of land use” through changes to
zoning ordinances, including reductions in building height limits, increases in setback
requirements, minimum frontage requirements, increased open space, and any other
action that would reduce a site's residential capacity. ELUA objects to this bill's
expansion of that state mandate. There may be cases where fire departments are
unable to maximally serve such projects due to heights, or where different setbacks are
necessary for safety. There is an exception for safety, but the laws explicitly require that
exception to be "construed narrowly," and local jurisdictions, in fear of HCD/builder's
remedy, are likely to err on the side of approval as opposed to preserving safety and
health.
● ELUA opposes the further erosion of local control, because the state does not
understand the nuances of every local parcel.
● In addition, the bill makes it less likely that responsible local jurisdictions will implement
higher density zoning through their normal processes.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 1621 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 1621 for the following reasons:
● Many projects undergo more than two review rounds, and it is not reasonable to have to
either approve defective permits or start the process over.
● The bill also appears to allow compliance with standards to be determined by a person
with lay-person knowledge rather than an expert.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Catherine Blakespear, Chair
Senate Environmental Quality Committee
1021 O Street, Suite 3230
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Senate Bill 1087 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Blakespear and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Senate Bill 1087.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Equitable Land Use Alliance (elua.us)
300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Jesse Arreguin, Chair
Senate Housing Committee
The State Capitol of California
1020 O Street, Suite 3330
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Senate Bill 1116 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Arreguin and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Senate Bill 1116 for the following reasons:
● ELUA opposes the further loss of local control over subdivided lots proposed in this bill,
which reduces minimum parcel sizes to as small as 480 square feet, among other
mandates.
● Ministerial approvals reduce expert and public review of projects that are designed to
help preserve safety, health, sufficient infrastructure, and quality of life. There are
alternative methods to speeding up approvals of medium complexity projects like these
that still allow reasonable review.
● Expanding the definition of "in-fill" also will likely further reduce environmental review.
● Elimination of setback requirements can lead to safety and quality of life issues for
residents.
● Finally, nearly all housing bills, including this one, impose on local jurisdictions additional
staff resource and related monetary and administrative burdens. However, they include,
without any meaningful justification, boilerplate text claiming that the state does not have
to provide constitutionally guaranteed reimbursement.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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April 1, 2026
Honorable Jesse Arreguin, Chair
Senate Housing Committee
The State Capitol of California
1020 O Street, Suite 3330
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Senate Bill 1117 - OPPOSE
Dear Chair Arreguin and Members:
We urge you to OPPOSE Senate Bill 1117 for the following reasons:
● This bill would further reduce the mitigation fees that local agencies can collect to offset
the infrastructure impacts of ADUs.
● Nearly all housing bills impose on local jurisdictions additional staff resource and related
monetary and administrative burdens. However, they include, without any meaningful
justification, boilerplate text claiming that the state does not have to provide
constitutionally guaranteed reimbursement. Ironically, this bill (and others)
simultaneously reduce the ability of local jurisdiction to collect mitigation fees.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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April 1, 2026
Honorable Chair Matt Haney
Assembly Housing and Community
Development Committee
The State Capitol of California,
1020 N Street, Rm 156
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2005 - SUPPORT
Dear Chair Haney and Members:
We urge you to SUPPORT Assembly Bill 2005.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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300 Carlsbad Village Dr, PMB 108A-79
Carlsbad, CA 92008
April 1, 2026
Honorable Jesse Arreguin, Chair
Senate Housing Committee
The State Capitol of California
1020 O Street, Suite 3330
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Senate Bill 979 - SUPPORT
Dear Chair Arreguin and Members:
We urge you to SUPPORT Senate Bill 979.
Sincerely,
Steven Linke, President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors: Steven Linke, PhD, Kris Wright, and Diane Bedrosian, MD
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Legislative Subcommittee
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Melissa Rhodes
From:Melissa.Rhodes@carlsbadca.gov
Subject:FW: AB 2433 (Alvarez) ELUA opposes
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From: Kris Wright <kriswrt222@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2026 2:49 PM
To: Jason Haber <Jason.Haber@carlsbadca.gov>; Melanie Burkholder <melanie.burkholder@carlsbadca.gov>; Teresa
Acosta <teresa.acosta@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: Drdianeb <Drdianeb@aol.com>; Steve Linke <SPLINKE@gmail.com>
Subject: AB 2433 (Alvarez) ELUA opposes
Hi Jason,
Please include our ELUA opposition letter to AB 2433 (Alvarez) in your staff report for the upcoming
Legislative Subcommittee meeting next week.
Along with SB 677 which our City has already opposed, this particular bill will, if passed, exclude
public input on all infill projects.
Thank you,
Kris
Board Member
Equitable Land Use Alliance
Carlsbad, California 92008
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April7,2026
Honorable Juan Carrillo, Chair
Assembly Local Government Committee
The State Capitol of California, Legislative Office Building
1 020 N Street, Rm 157
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Assembly Bill 2433 (Alvarez), as amended 3/26-Strongly Oppose
Dear Chair Carrillo and Committee Members,
We urge you to Oppose Assembly Bill 2433 (Alvarez) for the following reasons:
Although amended, this bill still provides "stacked" density bonus gifts to developers without
requiring increased affordable housing. In addition, the further shift to by-right, ministerial,
non-discretionary approvals significantly hampers useful expert and public review of projects
that are designed to help preserve safety, health, sufficient infrastructure, and quality of life.
There are alternative methods to speeding up approvals that still allow reasonable
review.Removal of public process is removing the democratic rights of local experts who may be
able to create improvements to the project which could favor both the applicant and safety.
In summary, we are sincerely concerned that this bill could have harmful consequences on
health, safety, and quality life, as well as create an unfunded mandate that can stress local
infrastructure, without providing meaningful levels of affordable housing.
Sincerely,
Kristine Wright, ELUA Vice President/Treasurer
Equitable Land Use Alliance is a nonpartisan, 501 (c)(4) nonprofit group based in Carlsbad, CA. We are
dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering residents to take part in housing policy decisions. Our
mission is to support community self-determination and encourage thoughtful, sustainable development.
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Legislative Subcommittee Meeting
April 14, 2026
Sharon Gonsalves, Managing Director, California Public Policy Group
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2026 Legislative Calendar
•January 1: All legislation signed into law in 2025, unless otherwise stated, goes into effect
•January 5: The Legislature reconvenes for the 2026 legislative session
•January 10: The Governor releases fiscal year 2026-27 budget proposal
•January 31: Last day for two-year bills to advance out of their house of origin
•February 20: Last day for the Legislature to introduce bills
•March 25: Spring Recess begins upon adjournment
•April 6: Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
•Mid-May: Governor releases the May revision of the state budget
•May 29: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills out of their house of origin
•June 15: Legislature must pass the primary budget bill
•June 30: Governor must sign the primary budget bill
•July 2: Summer Recess begins upon adjournment
•August 3: Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess
•August 31: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills; end of the 2026 session
•September 30: Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills
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Advanced Clean Fleets
April 2: CARB posted proposed amendments to ACF regulations, opening a new 15-day comment period.
Comments will be accepted by CARB until April 17 at 5:00pm.
-This is expected to be the final one before regulations are formally adopted.
Major associations, including CalCities and the California Special Districts Association , are asking for changes,
including exempting vehicles reasonably anticipated to respond to emergency situations.
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Sponsored and
Positioned Bills
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City Sponsored Bill
AB 2179 (Patel) Workplace violence: restraining orders.
This bill would, beginning on July 1, 2027, allow any party or witness to a petition for a restraining order to
appear remotely at a hearing and would prohibit any fee for appearing remotely.
Status: Assembly Appropriations
AB 2453 (Rodriguez, Michelle)Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
This bill would authorize first responders to operate off-highway motor vehicles in an emergency response
situation. The bill would also authorize peace officers and first responders to operate off-highway motor
vehicles upon a highway, at a distance not to exceed 5 miles, for the purpose of accessing off-highway
recreational areas or locations of patrol, within jurisdictions that have adopted a policy or plan for the
operation of those off-highway motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions as specified.
Status:Assembly Appropriations
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Positioned Bills: Environment and Climate
AB 35 (Alvarez) Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and
Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program
guidelines and selection criteria.
This bill would exempt the adoption of regulations needed to effectuate or implement programs of the act
from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Position: Support
Status: Senate Rules
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Positioned Bills: E-Bikes
AB 1557 (Papan) Vehicles: electric bicycles.
This bill would lower the assisted speed limit for class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles from 20 mph to 16 mph
and prohibits manufacturers and retailers from equipping or selling any device labeled as an electric bicycle
with a motor exceeding 750 watts of peak power.
Status:Assembly Transportation
Position:Support
AB 1569 (Davies) Pupil safety: electric bicycle parking: safety program.
This bill would require the CA Department of Education to work with CHP to develop an online ebike safety
course that is developmentally appropriate for use by students in seventh to twelfth grade.
Status: Assembly Consent Calendar
Position:Support
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Positioned Bills: E-Bikes
AB 1614 (Dixon) Vehicles: bicycles.
Anyone riding a bicycle, including electric bicycles, on a highway must use a permanent seat unless the bike
was designed otherwise. This bill makes it applicable to the operation of a bicycle upon a Class I bikeway.
Status:Assembly Appropriations
Position:Support
AB 2284 (Dixon)Electric bicycles: Attorney General list.
Requires the Attorney General, in partnership with biking nonprofits, to compile and maintain a publicly
available list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with any electric bicycle class definition but
are labeled or perceived as electric bicycles.
Status:Assembly Transportation
Position:Support
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Positioned Bills: E-Bikes
AB 2346 (Wilson)Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Requires all class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 2029, to be
equipped with a speedometer, and requires all electric bicycles to include integrated front and rear lamps and
written disclosures of California's electric bicycle laws at or before the point of sale.
Status:Assembly Judiciary
Position:Support
SB 1167 (Blakespear)Vehicles: electric bicycles.
Expands the types of vehicles prohibited from being advertised or sold as electric bicycles to include motor-
driven cycles and mopeds, and makes violations of this prohibition actionable under unfair competition and
false advertising law.
Status:Senate Natural Resources And Water
Position:Support
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Positioned Bills: Housing
SB 677 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development.
This bill would change the definitions of “high-frequency commuter rail” and “commuter rail” for purposes of
implementing Senate Bill 79.
Position: Oppose
Status: Assembly Desk
SB 722 (Wahab) Housing development: transit-oriented development.
This bill exempts parcels governed by Mobilehome and Recreation Vehicle Park Occupancy Laws.
Position: Support
Status: Assembly Desk
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Positioned Bills: Homelessness
AB 1708 (Solache)Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: round 8:
smaller jurisdictions.
Summary:This bill would apply to the allocation of funding available under round 8 of the program and require
a round 8 regionally coordinated homelessness action plan to include certain components, including a
description of programs and interventions provided by smaller jurisdictions that serve the objects and goals of
the program.
Status:Assembly Housing And Community Development
Position:Support
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Positioned Bills: Public Safety
AB 1667 (Boerner) Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.
Currently, there is a 5-year sentencing enhancement for repeat offenses involving serious felonies. This bill
would classify supplying fentanyl and its analogs to a minor as a serious felony, expanding the circumstances
under which sentencing enhancements can be applied.
Position: Support
Status: Assembly Appropriations - Suspense File
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Positioned Bills: Emergency Response and
Disaster Preparedness
AB 1866 (Rogers)California Disaster Assistance Act: minimum damages thresholds.
Summary:This bill would require the Director of Emergency Services, in administering the California Disaster Assistance
Act provisions, to prioritize local agencies that are not eligible for federal funding due to the agency’s inability to meet
minimum damage thresholds under federal law.
Position:Support
Status:Assembly Appropriations
AB 2517 (Calderon)Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones.
Summary:This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, at least 180 days before finalizing fire hazard severity zone
designations in local responsibility areas, to post draft information publicly, hold a stakeholder workshop, conduct a 30-
day public comment period, and respond to local agency comments within 30 days.
Position:Support
Status:Assembly Emergency Management
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Legislative Update
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Legislative Update: E-Bikes
AB 1942 (Bauer-Kahan) Electric bicycles: registration and special license plates.
This bill would require class 2 electric bicycles and class 3 electric bicycles to be registered with the
department and to display a special license plate issued by the department, and would make a person
operating a class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle in violation of these requirements guilty of an infraction.
Status: Introduced 2/13
Location: Assembly Transportation, 4/20/26
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Legislative Update: Public Safety
SB 758 (Umberg) Public health: nitrous oxide.
The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 mandates that retailers must obtain a license from
the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to sell cigarettes or tobacco products, with violations
classified as misdemeanors. This bill would extend these provisions by prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide at
retail locations, under certain conditions. The bill creates a state-mandated local program, necessitating local
administrations to fulfill these new obligations. Although the California Constitution mandates state
reimbursement to local agencies for specific state-mandated costs, this bill specifies that no reimbursement
is required in this instance.
Status: Assembly Desk
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Legislative Update: Health and Human Services
SB 490 (Umberg) Alcohol and drug programs.
This bill would require investigations into alcohol and drug treatment facility licensing violations to begin
within 10 days of receiving an allegation, and generally be completed within 60 days. If a complaint is outside
the department's jurisdiction, the complainant must be informed. Additionally, follow-up site visits are
mandated to ensure compliance. The bill allows counties with the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system to
request approval for site visits of alleged unlicensed recovery residences, under certain conditions.
Status: Assembly Desk
AB 1639 (Davies) California Drowning Prevention and Rescue Act.
This bill would clarify that CPR instructions given in 911 calls also include CPR instruction in both ventilation
and chest compressions for calls that involve a drowning victim.
Status: Assembly Emergency Management
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Legislative Update: Housing and Land Use
AB 748 (Harabedian) Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
The bill requires each local agency to develop a program for the preapproval of single-family and multifamily residential housing plans —
by July 1, 2027 for large jurisdictions and January 1, 2029 for small jurisdictions — and to post approved plans and applicant contact
information on the agency's website.
Status: Senate Rules
AB 1895 (Hadwick) Surplus Land Act: exemptions: land unsuitable for housing.
This bill would broaden the definition of exempt surplus land to include land that is unsuitable for housing development due to the
presence of one or more specified characteristics, including land with slope instability that increases risk of mudslides, landslides,
subsidence, liquefaction, and other seismic hazards.
Status: Assembly Local Government
SB 1318 (Allen)Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permit: non-owner-occupied short-term rentals.
This bill would require the commission to approve a coastal development permit or a local coastal program amendment restricting or
prohibiting non-owner-occupied short-term rentals, regardless of the availability of other visitor-serving accommodations.
Status: Senate Natural Resources And Water
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Legislative Update: Housing and Land Use
AB 2373 (Dixon) The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.
This bill would authorize local governments lying within the coastal zone to include a neighborhood-scale adaptation approach when including land use
policies and implementation measures in their local coastal program or sea level rise plan. Neighborhood-scale adaptation approach would include the
identification of areas and assets that are subject to the approach and policies that reflect the shared planning features and specific preferred adaptation
strategies for different areas or development types based on the geophysical and land use characteristics intended to minimize, mitigate, or avoid coastal
impacts.
Status: Assembly Natural Resources
AB 2433 (Alvarez) Housing development: density bonus.
This bill would, instead, require a city or county to grant a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development
standards to an applicant for a housing development when the applicant submits an application for a housing development that a city, county, or city and
county determines meets specified criteria.
Status: Assembly Local Government
SB 1036 (Grayson) Mitigation Fee Act.
This bill would require the amount of a fee or charge that is imposed on a development project that demolishes or changes an existing use to be offset to
account for the demolition or change so that the amount of the fee or charge is attributable only to the development project’s incremental impact on public
facilities or services.
Status: Senate Local Government
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Legislative Update: Housing and Land Use
AB 2295 (Johnson) Regional housing need: affordable housing.
This bill would authorize a local government to enter into a voluntary agreement with another local government to allow new housing
development projects to count toward each locality’s share of the regional housing needs allocation if certain conditions are met,
including that the project includes affordable housing units for very low and lower income households.
Status: Assembly Housing And Community Development
AB 2296 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
This bill would extend the timeline for cities and counties to form a subregional entity to allocate the subregion’s housing need from 28
months to 34 months, and the timeline for the council of governments to determine the share of regional housing need assigned to each
subregion from 25 months to 31 months.
Status: Assembly Housing And Community Development
SB 1014 (Grayson) Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.
This bill would permits development proponents submitting a preliminary application for a housing development project to request a
preliminary estimate of required onsite and offsite improvements, and requires the city, county, or city and county to provide that estimate
within 30 business days of the request.
Status: Senate Local Government
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Legislative Update: Governmental Operations
AB 1821 (Pacheco) California Public Records Act: agency response time.
The bill changes the existing 10-calendar-day deadline for agencies to respond to public records requests to 10 business
days, with the existing allowance for up to a 14-day extension under unusual circumstances remaining in place.
Status: Assembly Judiciary
SB 1159 (Cabaldon) Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
This bill would specify that, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, the
Ralph M. Brown Act, the Political Reform Act of 1974, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), “person,” “interested person,” “participant,” “member of the public,” as applicable, and any other
similar terms under each act referring to those who may engage with governmental agencies, do not include artificial
intelligence, as defined, systems, autonomous agents, robots, or other nonhuman entities, whether physical or digital.
Status: Senate Third Reading
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SB 908 Update
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SB 908/SB 79 Clean Up
SB 908: Housing development: transit-oriented development.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would make technical and clarifying
changes to those laws governing transit-oriented development, and to add a select set of San Francisco Bay area ferry
terminals to the scope of those provisions.
As of April 8: SB 908: Residential windows: retrofitting: California Energy Code compliance.
AB 2576 (Harabedian) This measure would provide clean-up around historic resources and districts by specifying that
historic resources include areas listed on a local, state, or national historic register including historic districts and local
landmarks districts. Additionally, the measure proposes increasing the population cap for some transit-
oriented development projects from 35,000 to 40,000.
AB 2415 (Hoover)This measure would provide clean-up to SB 79 around the alternative plan and opportunities to reduce
capacity in transit-oriented development zones if a local agency meets specific conditions.
SB 1361 (Durazo)SB 1361would limit the density requirements imposed under SB 79 around future rail transit
stops,specifically those not yet in pre-revenue or revenue service.
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