Governor Newsom issues legislative update 10.13.25

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

• AB 70 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.
• AB 82 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) - Health care: legally protected health care activity.
• AB 224 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - Health care coverage: essential health benefits.
• AB 247 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.
• AB 250 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Sexual assault: statute of limitations.
• AB 258 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) - Fairs: allocation of revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.
• AB 289 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - State highway work zone speed safety program.
• AB 309 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) - Hypodermic needles and syringes.
• AB 320 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) - Public social services: eligibility: income exclusions.
• AB 339 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) - Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.
• AB 348 by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) - Full-service partnerships.
• AB 366 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Ignition interlock devices. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 367 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) - Water: County of Ventura: fire suppression.
• AB 416 by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) - Involuntary commitment.
• AB 422 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) - State Seal of Civic Engagement.
• AB 451 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Law enforcement policies: restraining orders.
• AB 476 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Metal theft.
• AB 478 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) - Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
• AB 542 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) - Continuation schools and classes: youth workforce development programs.
• AB 572 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Criminal procedure: interrogations.
• AB 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) - CalFresh: data sharing.
• AB 630 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Abandoned recreational vehicles.
• AB 662 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.
• AB 670 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) - Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
• AB 681 by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles) - California DREAM Loan Program: limits.
• AB 692 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Employment: contracts in restraint of trade. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 726 by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) - Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.
• AB 749 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Youth Sports for All Act.
• AB 761 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Monterey-Salinas Transit District: sales and special taxes. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 770 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Advertisingdisplays: City of Los Angeles: exemption: ordinance.
• AB 774 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Civil actions: enforcement of judgments.
• AB 777 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) - Food assistance: disasters: utilities.
• AB 786 by Assemblymember José Luis Solache (D-Lynwood) - California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.
• AB 799 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando) - Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.
• AB 812 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
• AB 815 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) - Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.
• AB 822 by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles) - Commission on the State of Hate.
• AB 828 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses.
• AB 898 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - The Family Urgent Response System.
• AB 935 by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) - State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
• AB 952 by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles) - Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.
• AB 1046 by Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) - Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.
• AB 1056 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) - Gill nets: permits.
• AB 1071 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Criminal procedure: discrimination.
• AB 1076 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Qualified ABLE Program: CalABLE accounts: funding.
• AB 1084 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) - Change of name and gender and sex identifier.
• AB 1223 by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) - Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act: Sacramento Transportation Authority. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 1250 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) - Transit operators: paratransit: recertification of eligibility.
• AB 1269 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.
• AB 1306 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) - Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
• AB 1339 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Department of Insurance: housing insurance study.
• AB 1388 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - Law enforcement: settlement agreements.
• AB 1441 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) - County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.
• AB 1455 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection: defensible space requirements: ember-resistant zones: emergency regulations: California Environmental Quality Act. A signing message can be found here.
• AB 1487 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Public health: Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.
• SB 8 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Peace officers: injury or illness: leaves of absence.
• SB 20 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone.
• SB 30 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.
• SB 31 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - Water quality: recycled water.
• SB 40 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Health care coverage: insulin.
• SB 59 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Change of name or gender and sex identifier.
• SB 62 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Health care coverage: essential health benefits.
• SB 63 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 68 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Major food allergens.
• SB 71 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.
• SB 78 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) - Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.
• SB 147 by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review - Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.
• SB 148 by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review - Higher education budget trailer bill.
• SB 245 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - Criminal procedure.
• SB 261 by Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
• SB 278 by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) - Health data: HIV test results.
• SB 301 by Senator Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) - County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.
• SB 333 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 346 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) - Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
• SB 387 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.
• SB 391 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.
• SB 392 by Senator Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) - Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
• SB 437 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) - California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
• SB 443 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Retirement: joint powers authorities.
• SB 450 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Adoption.
• SB 456 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Contractors: exemptions: muralists.
• SB 461 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) - State real property: City of Imperial.
• SB 464 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Employer pay data.
• SB 472 by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) - Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program.
• SB 482 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) - Roster of public officials: local government.
• SB 487 by Senator Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) - Workers' compensation.
• SB 497 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Legally protected health care activity.
• SB 500 by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) - Energy: usage data.
• SB 504 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.
• SB 514 by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo) - Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.
• SB 515 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) - Local government: collection of demographic data.
• SB 516 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act.
• SB 533 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay)- Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.
• SB 578 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - California Workplace Outreach Program.
• SB 590 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) - Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.
• SB 596 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Health facilities: administrative penalties.
• SB 597 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.
• SB 630 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) - State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.
• SB 631 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) - Charter School Revolving Loan Fund.
• SB 639 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
• SB 653 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.
• SB 670 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) - Adult Education Program: immigrant integration.
• SB 680 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
• SB 695 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.
• SB 720 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Automated traffic enforcement system programs. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 733 by Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing.
• SB 734 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Criminal procedure: discrimination.
• SB 753 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Special business regulations: shopping carts.
• SB 774 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
• SB 775 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• SB 776 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Optometry.
• SB 838 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) - Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 847 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 7 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 57 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 62 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Civil Rights Department: racially motivated eminent domain. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 76 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 239 by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) - State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 432 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Menopause. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 449 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) - Civil Rights Department: antidiscrimination campaigns. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 546 by Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) - Health care coverage: portable HEPA purifiers. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 554 by Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) - Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 650 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) - Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 742 by Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles) - Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 766 by Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego) - State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 797 by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) - Community Stabilization Act: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 963 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Public works: prevailing wages: access to records. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1032 by Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) - Coverage for behavioral health visits. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1064 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1136 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) - Employment: immigration and work authorization. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1143 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) - State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1336 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Farmworkers: benefits. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1348 by Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) - Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity: independent study plans. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1400 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) - Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 7 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - Employment: automated decision systems. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 11 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Artificial intelligence technology. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 34 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) - Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 75 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 257 by Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - PARENT Act. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 298 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 355 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) - Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 369 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) - Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 388 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) - California Latino Commission. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 404 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 411 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) - Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 414 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, and networks: flex-based instruction: local educational agency contracting. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 418 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 485 by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - County public defender: appointment. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 509 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 512 by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) - District elections: initiatives. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 616 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 641 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 643 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 682 by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) - Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 703 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) - Ports: truck drivers. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 756 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 761 by Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) - CalFresh: student eligibility. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 764 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) - Chain restaurants: children's meals. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 771 by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) - Personal rights: liability: social media platforms. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 783 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 787 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 791 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Vehicle dealers: document processing charge. A veto message can be found here.

For full text of the bills, visit: https://http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.