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Establishes a new grant program to fund community organizations supporting sex trafficking victims. Increases penalties for hotels that fail to report known sex trafficking activities on their premises. Creates a Survivor Support Fund from fines collected from trafficking-related violations. Requires district attorneys to use vertical prosecution methods for human trafficking cases.

Establishes the Office of Education Inspector General to oversee and investigate school financial operations and fraud prevention. Requires stricter financial audits of schools with enhanced requirements for auditors and expanded oversight of charter schools. Mandates integration of student data systems by 2030 to improve tracking of attendance and funding. Restricts charter school funding and operations with new limits on nonclassroom-based instruction and contractor payments.

Requires AI developers to document and disclose copyrighted materials used to train their AI models. Mandates developers to respond within 30 days to copyright owners' requests about their content use. Establishes penalties of $1,000 per violation for developers who fail to provide required information. Exempts AI models trained exclusively on public data or used for noncommercial research.

Restricts California Climate Credit eligibility to exclude higher-income households with annual electric bills under $300. Allocates 15% of greenhouse gas allowance revenues to clean energy and efficiency projects. Preserves climate credits for low-income households enrolled in CARE or FERA assistance programs.

Requires data centers to report their power usage effectiveness ratios to the state Energy Commission twice yearly. Mandates a state assessment by 2027 of how data centers affect electricity costs for other utility customers. Establishes monitoring of data center electricity consumption trends and future load projections. Requires recommendations for reducing data centers' impact on the electrical grid by 2027.

Prohibits schools from allowing immigration authorities to access school grounds without a valid court order. Requires schools to deny and document any unauthorized immigration enforcement attempts on campus. Protects student and family information from being shared with immigration authorities without a warrant. Takes effect immediately to preserve student safety and school attendance-based funding.

Requires automated online accounts using AI to disclose they are bots when first communicating with users. Mandates bots to answer truthfully when asked if they are human or automated. Authorizes state officials to impose $1,000 fines per violation of bot disclosure requirements.

Establishes a statewide framework for electric aircraft and vertiport infrastructure development in California. Requires the Department of Transportation to create a comprehensive aviation plan for electric aircraft charging and vertiports. Mandates the appointment of a state expert to guide local jurisdictions on advanced air mobility implementation. Creates an education campaign to inform local officials about the benefits of electric aircraft transportation.

Authorizes coastal restoration projects to demonstrate and measure carbon storage in marine ecosystems. Requires developers who impact coastal habitats to fund or build carbon-storing restoration projects. Mandates monitoring and public reporting of carbon sequestration data from each restoration project. Restricts restoration to historically degraded areas using native species.

Requires UC to consult with student groups and education boards before changing undergraduate admission policies. Mandates public disclosure of how admission changes would impact local schools and universities. Requires UC Regents to approve admission changes through majority vote in open public sessions. Establishes new oversight of UC admission policy changes by the State Board of Education and CSU Trustees.

Prohibits drone operation at emergency scenes that impedes first responders and emergency personnel. Authorizes civil penalties up to $75,000 per violation for interfering with emergency response. Allows the Attorney General and local attorneys to pursue civil enforcement actions. Exempts drone operators who hold federal operational waivers from these restrictions.

Requires utilities to remove all permanently abandoned electrical facilities by January 2027 to reduce wildfire risks. Mandates utilities to consider undergrounding power lines when rebuilding in wildfire-affected areas. Expands wildfire mitigation plans to address risks in wildland-urban interface areas. Establishes emergency liaison officers to coordinate between utilities and emergency response agencies.

Requires large AI developers to publish safety protocols and undergo annual third-party safety audits by 2030. Establishes CalCompute, a public cloud computing platform to advance safe and ethical artificial intelligence. Creates whistleblower protections for employees who report AI safety risks at large tech companies. Authorizes civil penalties up to $10 million for companies that knowingly create catastrophic AI risks.

Invalidates local ADU ordinances that are not submitted to state housing officials within 60 days of adoption. Requires local agencies to respond to state compliance findings within 30 days or void their ordinance. Mandates the use of state ADU standards when local ordinances are voided until compliant rules are adopted.

Establishes mortgage payment relief for California homeowners affected by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades wildfires. Requires lenders to offer up to 12 months of mortgage forbearance in 90-day increments with no late fees. Prohibits foreclosures and evictions during the forbearance period while borrowers comply with terms. Mandates that lenders report loans as current during forbearance and cannot require lump-sum repayment.

Prohibits defendants from claiming AI systems autonomously caused harm in civil lawsuits. Establishes a legal definition of artificial intelligence for civil liability cases. Applies to all AI systems made available to Californians since January 2022.

Extends the sales tax exclusion program for clean energy and manufacturing projects through January 1, 2031. Adds nuclear fusion power facilities to projects eligible for tax benefits. Maintains annual funding cap at $100 million for qualifying projects. Requires economic and environmental impact reports to the Legislature by January 2027.

Requires law enforcement agencies to review unsolved homicide cases when requested by victims' family members. Mandates case reviews be completed within 120 days of receiving a family's written application. Establishes a five-year waiting period between case reviews unless new evidence emerges. Applies only to unsolved homicides committed after January 1990 with no identified suspects.

Establishes the California Housing Authority to develop publicly-owned mixed-income housing across the state. Creates two housing models: rental units with one-year leases and ownership units with 99-year limited equity leases. Requires residents pay no more than 30% of their income for housing through rent cross-subsidization. Prioritizes development near transit and on vacant or underutilized parcels to meet regional housing needs.

Establishes a public campaign financing system allowing candidates to receive government funds for elections. Requires candidates to demonstrate broad support through small-dollar donations to qualify for public funds. Prohibits using public funds for legal fees, fines, or repaying campaign loans. Increases penalties for foreign entities attempting to influence state and local elections.

Authorizes San Francisco to require permits for selling merchandise on public property to combat retail theft. Establishes a graduated penalty system starting with warnings and escalating to possible jail time for repeat offenders. Caps permit fees at $25 for low-income vendors and those enrolled in public assistance programs. Requires public workshops and multilingual outreach before implementing the permit system.

Requires state agencies to assess alternative uses of forest and agricultural biomass waste by 2028. Mandates the inclusion of biomass disposal plans in all state-funded forest health projects. Establishes a strategy for converting biomass into carbon-removal products like biochar by 2029. Directs state evaluation of biomass for producing low-carbon fuels through new technologies.

Requires AI companies to warn users about legal consequences of creating unauthorized digital replicas by December 2026. Establishes a $25,000 daily fine for AI companies that fail to display required consumer warnings. Expands false impersonation laws to include the use of AI-generated digital replicas of people. Mandates courts to develop rules for handling AI-generated evidence by January 2027.

Expands the definition of looting to include crimes committed in evacuation zones during disasters and emergencies. Increases criminal penalties for burglary and theft committed in evacuation zones during emergencies. Mandates minimum jail time of 180 days for looting offenses unless courts find special circumstances. Extends protection for disaster-damaged homes undergoing reconstruction for up to four years after evacuation orders.

Prohibits healthcare providers from sharing patient immigration status information for enforcement purposes. Requires healthcare facilities to establish visitor monitoring procedures within 45 days. Designates patient treatment areas as nonpublic spaces restricted from immigration enforcement access. Mandates staff notification to management of any immigration enforcement-related facility access requests.