SB 239 - Election Official Safety
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 239 would add local election and other local officials to the list of public officials with added protections against criminal threats, strengthening public safety and confidence in the democratic process.
SB 479 - Homeless Multidisciplinary Teams
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 479 allows local health jurisdictions (Berkeley, Pasadena and Long Beach) and the City of Oakland to establish homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams to connect homeless individuals to housing and supportive services and allow for information sharing across departments to better coordinate care.
SB 632 - California College Promise
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Senate Bill 632 will expand the California College Promise, which waives tuition fees for community college, to part-time students.
SB 692 - Abandoned Vehicle Abatement
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 692 will make it easier for local governments to remove abandoned vehicles that pose an imminent health and safety hazard.
SB 739 - California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program
INACTIVE
Senate Bill 739 would update the Clean Miles Standard targets to adapt to changing federal policies while creating incentives to support the electrification of vehicles used by Transportation Network Companies.
SB 762 - Tax Authorization for Local Jurisdictions
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 762 would allow the Cities of Hercules, San Pablo and other California jurisdictions to place a sales tax measure on their local ballot.
SB 830 - Regional Public Transit Funding Measure
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 830 makes clarifications and non-substantive technical changes to the Regional Transit Measure to provide clarity and consistency to the proposed measure across the 5 counties that will vote on it at the November 2026 election.
SB 948 - Firearm Certification and Training
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 948 would require a person who moves into the state and transports a firearm to obtain a firearm safety certificate, as currently required for California gun owners. It will also require starting in July 2028 completing an 4-hour training course in order to obtain a certificate.
SB 1041 - Fire Hardening Act of 2026
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1041 would expand the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which allows homeowners to pay for major household improvements through a voluntary assessment attached to their property, to include fire hardening projects to protect homes from wildfires.
SB 1122 - Annual Reports on Accessory Dwelling Units
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1122 would require cities and counties with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance to submit as a part of their annual housing report to the state a copy of the ordinance to ensure consistency with state law.
SB 1166 - AC Transit Labor Dispute Resolution
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1166 would move AC Transit employees under the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to adjudicate Unfair Labor Practice charges, in line with most major transit agencies in the state.
SB 1218 - Illegal Dumping Accountability
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1218 would require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle if the registered owner has outstanding illegal dumping fines.
SB 1257 - Reports on Immigration Enforcement Incidents
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1257 would require the Attorney General to publish an annual report on immigration incidents and activities that occur in California, helping shine a light and hold accountable improper ICE activity.
SB 1299 - State Fire Marshal Fire Suppression Education and Training Safety Act
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1299 would strengthen certification, registration, training, and oversight requirements for individuals who install, alter, repair, inspect, test, maintain, remove, or service water- and chemical-based fire suppression systems in California.
SB 1330 - Utility Worker Protections
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1330 would create penalties from utility workers who experience threats, assault or battery while on the job, similar to protections afforded to other essential workers.
SB 1351 - Campus Continuity Exemption
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1351 would allow a regionally accredited nonprofit university to step in and keep an existing campus operating when closure is imminent or to reactivate a recently closed campus.
SB 1383 - Protecting Local Labor Standards
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1383 amends the State Density Bonus law to prevent jurisdictions from waiving locally adopted labor standards.
SB 1400 - Alameda Health System Governance
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1400 would modernize the governance structure of Alameda Health System (AHS), providing Alameda County with enhanced flexibility to improve oversight, operational efficiency, and fiscal sustainability of local public hospitals.
SB 1408 - Contra Costa Transportation Authority Tax Reauthorization
SIGNED INTO LAW
Senate Bill 1408 authorizes the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) to place on the ballot a renewal of an existing countywide sales tax to fund transportation improvements, sunsetting on January 1, 2045.
SB 1415 - Moderate Income Housing Tax Exemption
HELD IN COMMITTEE
SB 1415 would expand the welfare tax exemption for new low-income affordable rental housing units at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) to include moderate-income rental units up to 120% of AMI.
SJR 8 - Support the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
PASSED
Senate Joint Resolution 8 expresses support for the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 (Registry Act) in Congress that would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people who have lived continuously in the United States for at least seven years.
SR 71 - Affordable Homeownership
PASSED
Senate Resolution 71 expresses the Senate’s commitment to advancing housing strategies to create homeownership. It recognizes the importance of affordable homeownership in strengthening California’s economic future, promoting racial and economic equity, and building intergenerational stability for working families.