2025-2026 Legislative Bill Package

SB 34: Ports: emissions: Intermodal goods movement stakeholder group.
(Alternatively, looking at establishing a working group to review national security threats due to automation at the ports).
SB 611: Planning and zoning: Community Plans: Review under CEQA: This is a Pro-Housing bill that allows cities, counties and developers to continue building affordable housing without a court delay due to CEQA complaints
SB 656: Small Business Procurement Contracts: This bill ensures that the State of California continues to not only advertise contracts to small business, but also ensure that those contracts are being awarded to small businesses
SB 703: Misclassification of Truckers at Ports Proposal: This bill would require the ports to collect specific information on trucking companies entering their facilities to help identify which companies are misclassifying their employees.

SB 625 (Co-Author): Helps remove barriers at the local government level in the rebuilding effort of residential homes in affected burn areas.

SB 515: Demographic Data: This bill requires cities and counties to collect more demographic data to properly assess areas where services are needed (i.e. language services).
SB 748: RV Encampments: Expanding the options for cities to use the State Encampment Fund for more parking enforcement, towing, and extending Safe Parking Sites among other things
SB 757: Vacant Lots: This bill ensures that cities and counties have the ability to apply liens to a person’s property, with due process, if the owner does not maintain a clean lot.
SB 777: Cemeteries: This bill would ensure cemeteries are managed and maintained when ownership is relinquished.

SB 530: Strengthen Access to Medi-Cal Providers: This bill will ensure that Medi-Cal recipients receive access to essential alternative services without having to drive out of their city or county to receive them.
SB 717: Regional Cancer Registries: This bill will solidify the status of the regional cancer centers to ensure they continue to receive funding essential to their function.
SB 535: Obesity Prevention and Parity Act: This bill will address obesity and diabetes by ensuring that health plans provide access to at least on FDA-approved weight loss medication.
SB 724: Lead Testing in Public Housing: This bill would require that lead testing be done in public housing to protect families from the harmful effects of lead

SB 752: California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project: transit buses: This bill would extend the sunset time for transportation groups to purchase zero-emission vehicles without paying sales tax. The new date would be January 1, 2028.
SB 533: EV Chargers in app payment: This bill would authorize any facility that uses an internet based application, or where payment is facilitated through an internet based application, to offer charging services through the app if the app is required for admission to the premises.
SB 767: Oil Pipeline Notice: This bill would require the California Energy Commission to determine if California domestic crude pipeline deliveries are reaching minimum throughput levels and also require the commission to provide a notice to the Governor and Legislature of potential gasoline supply disruptions.

SB 631: Charter School Revolving Loan Fund: This bill will allow the California State Treasurer to restructure the Charter School Revolving Loan Fund to increase the amount of the loans and use the money for the development of new schools but would also assist existing schools with re-upping their certification
SB 510: Pupil Instruction: racial disparities: California K-12 Disparities Education Act: Ensures that all California K-12 students receive a complete and accurate education regarding racial disparities, historical injustices.

SB 505: Digital Wallet Accountability and Safety Act: This bill will require digital wallet providers to implement enhanced fraud protection systems.

SB 652: Private Security: This bill would require the training to be administered and certified by a single course provider, as provided, and to be completed within 6 months preceding the date the application is submitted to the bureau. The bill would also require the above-described statement on completion of the training course to include that it was completed within 6 months preceding the date the application is submitted to the bureau.