Governor Newsom issues legislative update 9.30.2026

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills:

• AB 40 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export. View signing message here.

• AB 395 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) — Holidays.

• AB 635 by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) — Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program: Attorney General.

• AB 647 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles)  — Abandoned recreational vehicles.

• AB 672 by Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) —  Real property tax: welfare exemption: community land trusts.

• AB 706 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) — Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.

• AB 775 by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D–Alhambra) —  Behested payments: reporting.

• AB 801 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — Nondiscrimination.

• AB 864 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) — Hazardous waste: solar photovoltaic modules.

• AB 982 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) — Mining: The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: mining operations status: idle reserve mine status.

• AB 1129 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) — Birth conditions monitoring.

• AB 1156 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) — Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.

• AB 1199 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) — Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.

• AB 1278 by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) — Mortgages: hazard insurance proceeds: interest.

• AB 1301 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Electricity.

• AB 1486 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) — Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program.

• AB 1539 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) — Presidential elections: qualifications for office.

• AB 1581 by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) — Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.

• AB 1604 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) — Product safety: proofs of purchase: intentionally added bisphenols.

• AB 1607 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) — Emergency medical services.

• AB 1626 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino)— Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.

• AB 1645 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) — Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

• AB 1665 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) — School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.

• AB 1684 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) — Common interest developments: cooling systems.

• AB 1688 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) — Child abuse or neglect: reporting.

• AB 1697 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) — Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.

• AB 1705 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) — Pornographic internet websites.

• AB 1713 by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) — Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: verification: academic accommodations.

• AB 1740 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) — Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica. View signing message here.

• AB 1763 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) — Pupil attendance: excused absences: religious observance.

• AB 1766 by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) — Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety.

• AB 1784 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) — Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues.

• AB 1793 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) — Cash payments: calculation.

• AB 1798 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisan City) — Genetic testing for life and disability insurance.

• AB 1818 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) — California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.

• AB 1821 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) — California Public Records Act: agency response time.

• AB 1837 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) — Video imaging of parking violations.

• AB 1857 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) — Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.

• AB 1860 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) — School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.

• AB 1876 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) — Health care coverage: nondiscrimination.

• AB 1886 by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles) — Wards: probation.

• AB 1890 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) — County of Napa: farmworker housing: funding.

• AB 1904 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) — Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.

• AB 1908 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) — Settlement agreements: victims’ compensation funding.

• AB 1927 by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) — Bail Consumer Protection Act.

• AB 1944 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) — Zero-emission transit buses: axle weight.

• AB 1961 by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) — Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.

• AB 1969 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods.

• AB 1985 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) — Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training.

• AB 1987 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) — Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.

• AB 2007 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) — Youth programs: identifying information of youth.

• AB 2011 by Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) — Nonquantitative treatment limitations.

• AB 2035 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) — Common interest developments: declarations: amendments.

• AB 2038 by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) — Residential property insurance: cancellations and nonrenewals.

• AB 2061 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Brea) — California FAIR Plan Association: data.

• AB 2065 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Rates: prohibited cost recovery.

• AB 2076 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) — The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.

• AB 2084 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) — Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.

• AB 2128 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) — Housing authorities: term limits and work requirements.

• AB 2146 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) — Coordinated Entry System: study.

• AB 2181 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) — Housing development: density bonuses: rent.

• AB 2204 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) — Prisons: organized sports programming.

• AB 2231 by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) — California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.

• AB 2234 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) — California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects.

• AB 2251 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) — Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance.

• AB 2257 by Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) — Corrections: jail administrators.

• AB 2263 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) — Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.

• AB 2270 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) — Low-income housing tax credit: farmworker housing.

• AB 2308 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) — Redevelopment: successor agency debt: City and County of San Francisco.

• AB 2310 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) — Illegal dumping.

• AB 2313 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) — Gas corporations: gas distribution service line replacements: alternatives.

• AB 2320 by Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) — Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: adaptive reuse.

• AB 2321 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) — Occupational safety and health: investigations.

• AB 2329 by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D–Alhambra) — Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted price of the fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.

• AB 2397 by Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) — Local government: community facilities districts: financing.

• AB 2405 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) — Mental health.

• AB 2413 by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) — Large-format public advertisements: public expense.

• AB 2434 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — Inmates: visitation.

• AB 2437 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Brea) — Impounded vehicles.

• AB 2463 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Public Utilities Commission: rates: cost of capital proceeding: authorized return on equity.

• AB 2493 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.

• AB 2499 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) — Health care coverage: claims payments.

• AB 2505 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) — Electrical corporations: hydrogen refueling stations.

• AB 2519 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) — State Teachers’ Retirement System: positions subject to membership.

• AB 2524 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson)  — Pupils: work permits: issuance.

• AB 2532 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) — Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.

• AB 2534 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) —  Domestic Violence Prevention Act: forced marriage.

• AB 2542 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) — Human remains: disposition.

• AB 2563 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) — Sex discrimination: scope.

• AB 2596 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) — Mobilehome parks: federally approved housing programs: compliance with state and local laws.

• AB 2599 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) — Slavery: corporate disclosures.

• AB 2601 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) — Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.

• AB 2646 by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) — Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers.

• AB 2684 by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) — Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation. 

• AB 2689 by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) — Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause. View signing message here.

• AB 2700 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) — Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.

• AB 2706 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) — Acidified foods and low-acid foods.

• AB 2724 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) — Insurance: distressed areas.

• AB 2727 by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) — Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.

• AB 2728 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) — Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.

• AB 2761 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) — Vehicles: crash data.

• SB 226 by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) — Infrastructure revitalization financing districts.

• SB 331 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) — Health care coverage: hearing aids.

• SB 342 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) — Contractors: unlicensed work.

• SB 401 by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) — Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.

• SB 479 by Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) — Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.

• SB 549 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

• SB 577 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) — Public entities. View signing message here.

• SB 607 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.

• SB 626 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) — Perinatal health screenings and treatment.

• SB 677 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — Housing financing: joint powers agreements: bond approvals: subdivisions: tentative and final maps: appeals.

• SB 685 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) — Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.

• SB 690 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) — Crimes: invasion of privacy. View signing message here.

• SB 692 by Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) — Vehicles: homelessness.

• SB 715 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Elections.

• SB 758 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) — Public health: nitrous oxide.

• SB 799 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

• SB 804 by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) — Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.

• SB 811 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) — Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.

• SB 832 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica)— Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.

• SB 837 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — Disaster and emergency preparedness.

• SB 868 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) — Electricity: portable solar generation devices.

• SB 905 by Senator Josh Becker (D‑Menlo Park) — Electricity.

• SB 913 by Senator Josh Becker (D‑Menlo Park) — Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.

• SB 918 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) — Food facilities: retail food safety.

• SB 930 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act: end-to-end encryption.

• SB 932 by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) — Civil proceedings: real party in interest.

• SB 941 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) — Private detention facilities: canteens.

• SB 945 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D-San Diego) — School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

• SB 983 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D-San Diego) — San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.

• SB 991 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) — Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.

• SB 996 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) — Manufactured housing: conformity.

• SB 1009 by Senator Josh Becker (D‑Menlo Park) — Juveniles: detention.

• SB 1012 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) — Employment of inmates.

• SB 1017 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — Pupils: foster youth: access to pupil records.

• SB 1030 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) — CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.

• SB 1047 by Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) — Neurodegenerative disease registry program.

• SB 1049 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D-San Diego) — Health care claims reimbursement.

• SB 1051 by  Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) — Foster care: childcare.

• SB 1073 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) — Income taxes: voluntary contributions: Black Cultural District Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

• SB 1085 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) — Water supply planning: housing developments.

• SB 1087 by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) — Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs. View signing message here.

• SB 1090 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) — Planning and zoning: housing development projects: urban lot splits: subdivisions: 2025 Eaton Wildfire: Altadena. View signing message here.

• SB 1094 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D-San Diego) — Prescription drugs.

• SB 1098 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) — Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts.

• SB 1099 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — State and local public benefits.

• SB 1107 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) — School facilities: design-build: shade structures.

• SB 1148 by Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) — Security guards: training.

• SB 1158 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) — Energy: reliability planning assessment.

• SB 1172 by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) — Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

• SB 1186 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) — Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

• SB 1190 by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) — Child welfare: transport escort services.

• SB 1203 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles)— Security services.

• SB 1209 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Insurance: examination of insurers.

• SB 1223 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) — Fairs: contracting.

• SB 1237 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) — Civil Rights Department.

• SB 1244 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Public Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act.

• SB 1246 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) — Autonomous vehicles.

• SB 1247 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) — Social media platforms: child influencers.

• SB 1255 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

• SB 1256 by Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego) — Subdivision Map Act: action or proceeding.

• SB 1296 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) — Real property: rentals: pet policy.

• SB 1359 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) — Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

• SB 1361 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) — Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.

• SB 1365 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) — Price gouging.

• SB 1369 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — Recall petitions.

• SB 1375 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) — California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.

• SB 1379 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside)— County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.

• SB 1383 by Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) — Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.

• SB 1387 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) —State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity. View signing message here.

• SB 1388 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) — Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program.

• SB 1401 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) — Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.

• SB 1406 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) — Sales and Use Tax Law: vehicles: shell companies.

• SB 1414 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) — County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

• SB 1417 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) — Mutual water companies: assessments and water charges: notice.

• SB 1423 by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) — Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.