California Bills & Legislation (2025–2026)

Explore 119 California state bills from the 2025–2026 legislative session, with plain-language summaries, nonpartisan impact analysis, current status, and official sources.

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SB 493 · California

Moderate impactModerate risk

Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

Under existing law, upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by the President of the United States or the Governor, or upon the declaration of a local emergency by the governing authority of any county, city, or city and county, and for 30 days or 180 days, as specified, following the proclamation or declaration of emergency and any period the proclamation or declaration is extended by the applicable authority, it is a misdemeanor for any person, business, or other entity to sell or offe...

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AB 2201 · California

High impactHigh risk

Medi-Cal: eligibility redetermination.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing federal law, enacted on July 4, 2025, sets forth various changes to Medicaid eligibility with regard to community engagement reporting, redeterminations, retroactive coverage, and cost ...

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SB 985 · California

Moderate impactLow risk

911 emergency system.

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to develop a plan and timeline of target dates for the testing, implementation, and operation of a Next Generation 911 emergency communication system, including text to 911 service, throughout California. This bill would require the office to provide quarterly reports to the Legislature on the development, implementation, and spending on the Next Generation 911 system, as specified.

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SB 549 · California

Moderate impactModerate risk

Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

Under existing law, a "heritage school" is a school that, among other things, offers world language education or tutoring and cultural education relating to a country other than the United States to children who are at least 4 years and 9 months of age and no older than 18 years of age and who attend a public or private full-time day school. Existing law exempts a heritage school from licensure by the State Department of Social Services as a child day care center, as specified. This bill wou...

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SCR 185 · California

Low impactLow risk

Relative to Probation Services Week.

This measure would recognize July 19-25, 2026, inclusive, as Probation Services Week.

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SB 907 · California

High impactModerate risk

Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.

Existing law makes it a crime to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and sets forth the penalties for a violation of these provisions. Existing law requires the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to a person, other than that driver, to immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and provide specified personal information to the injured person or the occupants of the other vehicle and to any traffic or police off...

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AB 1918 · California

Moderate impactLow risk

Human trafficking: body art practitioners.

Existing law requires certain businesses or establishments to post a notice relating to slavery and human trafficking, including hotlines and available services and support information. Existing law requires certain businesses or establishments to provide certain employees at least 20 minutes of training on human trafficking, as specified. Under existing law, the training must cover certain subjects, including how to recognize human trafficking. The training may also include information and m...

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AB 2341 · California

Moderate impactLow risk

Local government: emergency response services: use of languages other than En...

Existing law requires, in the event of an emergency within the jurisdiction of a local agency that provides emergency response services and that serves a population within which 5% or more of the people speak English less than "very well," according to American Community Survey data, and jointly speak a language other than English, that the local agency provide information related to the emergency in English and in all languages spoken jointly by the 5% or more of the population that speaks E...

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SB 963 · California

Moderate impactLow risk

California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo ...

Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the California Coastal Commission. Existing law requires the commission to have the primary responsibility for the implementation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and designates it as the state coastal zone planning and management agency, as provided. Existing law, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from a...

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AB 2235 · California

Moderate impactModerate risk

The Judicial Home Security Act.

Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. Existing law authorizes a person who faces violence, harassment, or threats of violence from the public because of their work for a public entity to apply to the Secretary of State for the purposes of enabling state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing a program particip...

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SB 1224 · California

Moderate impactModerate risk

The California Emerging Therapies Research Partnership Act.

Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, classifies controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions and penalties on the use of substances placed in Schedule I. Existing law classifies, among others, psilocybin, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine as Schedule I substances, classifies ketamine as a Schedule III substance, and prohibits various actions related to those substances, including their sale, possession, transportation, manufacture, or c...

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AB 1267 · California

Moderate impactLow risk

Marriage: prohibition on minors.

Existing law authorizes an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age to marry upon obtaining a court order granting permission and the written consent of at least one of the parents or the guardian of each underage party to the marriage, as specified. Existing law requires the court, if it considers it necessary, as part of the court order granting permission to marry, to require the parties to the prospective marriage of a minor to participate in premarital counseling, as specified. Exi...

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California Bills & Legislation (2025–2026)

Explore California state bills from the 2025–2026 legislative session, with plain-language summaries, nonpartisan impact analysis, current status, and official sources.

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