The Office of the Governor of the State of California

07/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/16/2026 13:48

Governor Newsom signs legislation 7.16.2026

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

  • AB 35 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
  • AB 1781 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez (D-Ontario) - Federal Home Loan Banks.
  • AB 1951 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) - Civil actions: filing fees: refunds.
  • AB 2003 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - Pupil health: suicide prevention.
  • AB 2018 by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) - Missing persons: DNA testing.
  • AB 2175 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D-Rancho Cucamonga) -Renewable electrical generation facilities: multiple meters: aggregation: logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses.
  • AB 2324 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) - Vocational education: youth caregivers.
  • AB 2333 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) - Child welfare nongovernmental organizations.
  • AB 2559 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) - Solid waste: construction debris: diversion: deposits.
  • AB 2781 by the Committee on Judiciary - Civil cases: filing fees.
  • SB 33 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José ) - Public contracts: claim resolution.
  • SB 722 by Senator Dr. Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
  • SB 830 by Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) - Public Transit Revenue Measure District: revenue measure: election procedures.
  • SB 965 by Senator Steven Choi, Ph.D (R-Irvine) - Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
  • SB 963 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.
  • SB 1204 by Senator Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) - Administrative regulations.
  • SB 1236 by the Committee on Governmental Organization - State Records Management Act.
  • SB 1434 by the Committee on Governmental Organization - California State Lottery: prize assignment.

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

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