Crimes: prostitution.
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.
Crimes: prostitution.
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.
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting.
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting.
Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
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.
Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
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.
Electricity: climate credits.
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.
Electricity: climate credits.
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.
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
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.
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
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.
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Creates four discrimination-prevention coordinators within the Office of Civil Rights to curb bias. Appoints four coordinators by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Operative only if AB 715 is enacted and effective by January 1, 2026. No funding or duties are specified; AB 715 and future regs set details.
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Creates four discrimination-prevention coordinators within the Office of Civil Rights to curb bias. Appoints four coordinators by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Operative only if AB 715 is enacted and effective by January 1, 2026. No funding or duties are specified; AB 715 and future regs set details.
Bots: disclosure.
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.
Bots: disclosure.
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.
Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
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.
Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
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.
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.
Authorizes blue carbon demonstration projects to quantify sequestration, contingent on funding. Defines blue carbon projects as restoration of historical habitats with native species. Allows requiring blue carbon projects as mitigation for certain coastal habitat impacts. Requires design, monitoring, data collection, and public reporting of results.
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.
Authorizes blue carbon demonstration projects to quantify sequestration, contingent on funding. Defines blue carbon projects as restoration of historical habitats with native species. Allows requiring blue carbon projects as mitigation for certain coastal habitat impacts. Requires design, monitoring, data collection, and public reporting of results.
University of California: admissions changes.
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.
University of California: admissions changes.
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.
Impeding emergency response with drone.
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.
Impeding emergency response with drone.
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.
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Requires large frontier developers to publish a frontier AI framework with mitigations. Establishes CalCompute in the GOA, operable by appropriation; report due January 1, 2027. Imposes whistleblower protections with penalties up to one million dollars per violation.
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Requires large frontier developers to publish a frontier AI framework with mitigations. Establishes CalCompute in the GOA, operable by appropriation; report due January 1, 2027. Imposes whistleblower protections with penalties up to one million dollars per violation.
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: wildfire mitigation.
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.
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: wildfire mitigation.
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.
Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.
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. Authorizes state housing officials to notify the Attorney General when local agencies violate ADU laws.
Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.
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. Authorizes state housing officials to notify the Attorney General when local agencies violate ADU laws.
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
Establishes a mortgage forbearance program for borrowers affected by the 2025 California wildfires. Requires lenders to offer up to 12 months of mortgage payment relief through 90-day increments. Prohibits late fees, default interest rates, and foreclosures during the forbearance period. Mandates that lenders report participating loans as current to credit bureaus during forbearance.
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
Establishes a mortgage forbearance program for borrowers affected by the 2025 California wildfires. Requires lenders to offer up to 12 months of mortgage payment relief through 90-day increments. Prohibits late fees, default interest rates, and foreclosures during the forbearance period. Mandates that lenders report participating loans as current to credit bureaus during forbearance.
Artificial intelligence: defenses.
Establishes a new Civil Code rule barring an AI autonomous-causation defense. Applies to defendants who developed, modified, or used AI. Defines AI as a machine-based system with varying autonomy. Provides no explicit effective date or penalties; enforcement via courts.
Artificial intelligence: defenses.
Establishes a new Civil Code rule barring an AI autonomous-causation defense. Applies to defendants who developed, modified, or used AI. Defines AI as a machine-based system with varying autonomy. Provides no explicit effective date or penalties; enforcement via courts.
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
Establishes public funding for campaigns with eligibility criteria and expenditure limits. Prohibits using public funds to pay legal defense fees or repay personal campaign loans. Allows local governments to raise expenditure limits via a formula and FPPC won’t administer local funding programs. Requires voter approval at the 2026 general election and imposes penalties for foreign funding up to three times the amount contributed or expended.
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
Establishes public funding for campaigns with eligibility criteria and expenditure limits. Prohibits using public funds to pay legal defense fees or repay personal campaign loans. Allows local governments to raise expenditure limits via a formula and FPPC won’t administer local funding programs. Requires voter approval at the 2026 general election and imposes penalties for foreign funding up to three times the amount contributed or expended.
Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.
Requires designated family member or State Bar attorney to file a case-file review. Authorizes reinvestigation when review yields probative leads. Sets a 120-day review deadline, extendable to 180 days with periodic updates. Imposes a five-year moratorium and ensures only one reinvestigation at a time.
Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.
Requires designated family member or State Bar attorney to file a case-file review. Authorizes reinvestigation when review yields probative leads. Sets a 120-day review deadline, extendable to 180 days with periodic updates. Imposes a five-year moratorium and ensures only one reinvestigation at a time.
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.
Extend the sales and use tax exclusion through 2028 for CA projects. Add nuclear fusion electric generation facilities to qualifying projects. Require large employers to certify good wages, training, and worker voice from 2026. Cap exclusions annually and require an efficacy report; starts immediately as a levy.
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.
Extend the sales and use tax exclusion through 2028 for CA projects. Add nuclear fusion electric generation facilities to qualifying projects. Require large employers to certify good wages, training, and worker voice from 2026. Cap exclusions annually and require an efficacy report; starts immediately as a levy.
City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.
Authorizes San Francisco to require permits for selling merchandise commonly targeted by retail theft on public property. Mandates a warning for first offense, with repeat violations punishable by fines or up to 6 months in jail. Caps permit fees at $25 for low-income vendors and those receiving public assistance. Requires annual reporting on enforcement data and prohibits collecting immigration or criminal history information.
City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.
Authorizes San Francisco to require permits for selling merchandise commonly targeted by retail theft on public property. Mandates a warning for first offense, with repeat violations punishable by fines or up to 6 months in jail. Caps permit fees at $25 for low-income vendors and those receiving public assistance. Requires annual reporting on enforcement data and prohibits collecting immigration or criminal history information.
The Social Housing Act.
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.
The Social Housing Act.
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.
Artificial intelligence technology.
Establishes a warning regime for artificial intelligence digital replicas by December 1, 2026. Imposes up to $10,000 daily civil penalties on providers for noncompliance. Expands civil remedies to stop unauthorized digital replicas, with removal within two business days. Requires the judiciary to study artificial intelligence's impact on evidence and craft rules by 2027.
Artificial intelligence technology.
Establishes a warning regime for artificial intelligence digital replicas by December 1, 2026. Imposes up to $10,000 daily civil penalties on providers for noncompliance. Expands civil remedies to stop unauthorized digital replicas, with removal within two business days. Requires the judiciary to study artificial intelligence's impact on evidence and craft rules by 2027.
Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.
Establishes ARB to publish biomass lifecycle emissions by 2028 and a carbon strategy by 2029. Requires CAL FIRE state-funded projects to include a biomass disposal component where feasible. Requires CEC to include biomass fuel value propositions, including hydrogen, in reports. Sets no penalties; enforcement relies on publication and planning.
Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.
Establishes ARB to publish biomass lifecycle emissions by 2028 and a carbon strategy by 2029. Requires CAL FIRE state-funded projects to include a biomass disposal component where feasible. Requires CEC to include biomass fuel value propositions, including hydrogen, in reports. Sets no penalties; enforcement relies on publication and planning.
Crimes: looting.
Expands looting to apply within evacuation zones with harsher penalties. Defines evacuation orders and zones, including dwellings damaged in disasters. Operates only if SB 571 passes by Jan 1, 2026. Requires no reimbursement for local agencies.
Crimes: looting.
Expands looting to apply within evacuation zones with harsher penalties. Defines evacuation orders and zones, including dwellings damaged in disasters. Operates only if SB 571 passes by Jan 1, 2026. Requires no reimbursement for local agencies.
Health and care facilities: information sharing.
Prohibits healthcare providers from sharing patient medical information for immigration enforcement purposes. Requires healthcare facilities to establish visitor monitoring procedures within 45 days of enactment. Mandates healthcare staff to notify management immediately of any immigration enforcement requests. Designates patient treatment areas as nonpublic spaces requiring judicial warrants for immigration access.
Health and care facilities: information sharing.
Prohibits healthcare providers from sharing patient medical information for immigration enforcement purposes. Requires healthcare facilities to establish visitor monitoring procedures within 45 days of enactment. Mandates healthcare staff to notify management immediately of any immigration enforcement requests. Designates patient treatment areas as nonpublic spaces requiring judicial warrants for immigration access.