Governor Newsom issues legislative update 10.1.25

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

• AB 16 by Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) - Vote by mail ballots: processing.
• AB 59 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Reclamation District No. 108: hydroelectric power.
• AB 343 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) - California Public Records Act: elected or appointed officials.
• AB 349 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) - Foster care supplement.
• AB 361 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) - Best value procurement: school districts.
• AB 368 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) - Energy: building standards: passive house standards.
• AB 373 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Dependency proceedings: counsel.
• AB 394 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Public transportation providers.
• AB 406 by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Baldwin Park) - Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.
• AB 418 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Property taxation: tax-defaulted property.
• AB 420 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption.
• AB 428 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Joint powers agreements: water corporations.
• AB 438 by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) - Authorized emergency vehicles.
• AB 445 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Alcoholic beverages.
• AB 461 by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) - Truancy.
• AB 484 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) - California bar examination.
• AB 503 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles) - School facilities: Civic Center Act: direct costs.
• AB 518 by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego) - Low-impact camping areas.
• AB 571 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) - California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: Gypsum Canyon Veterans Cemetery.
• AB 602 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Public postsecondary education: student behavior: drug and alcohol use: rehabilitation programs.
• AB 652 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: governing board: alternate members.
• AB 663 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale and distribution prohibition: exemptions.
• AB 665 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Brea) - Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation: report: Office of the Ombuds.
• AB 677 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) - Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.
• AB 752 by Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farías (D-Martinez) - Child daycare facilities.
• AB 753 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D-Rancho Cucamonga) - Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements.
• AB 769 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Regional park and open-space districts.
• AB 870 by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) - California Children's Services Program: county designation.
• AB 875 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) - Vehicle removal.
• AB 876 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) - Nurse anesthetists: scope of practice.
• AB 953 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) - Political Reform Act of 1974: contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals.
• AB 959 by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) - Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
• AB 960 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D-Rancho Cucamonga) - Patient visitation.
• AB 961 by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) - Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.
• AB 985 by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita) - Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
• AB 992 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) - Peace officers.
• AB 993 by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) - Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.
• AB 1017 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) - Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases.
• AB 1079 by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) - Civil appeals: stay of enforcement.
• AB 1085 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) - License plates: obstruction or alteration.
• AB 1087 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) - Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
• AB 1123 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) - Commission on Teacher Credentialing: membership.
• AB 1150 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) - Local agencies: airports: alternative customer facility charges.
• AB 1152 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) - Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.
• AB 1213 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) - Restitution: priority.
• AB 1255 by the Committee on Education Review - Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
• AB 1286 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) - Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.
• AB 1314 by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) - Transitional housing placement providers.
• AB 1322 by the Committee on Agriculture Review - Agricultural commissions and reports.
• AB 1356 by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) - Alcohol and other drug programs.
• AB 1362 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
• AB 1370 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) - State Legislature: nondisclosure agreements.
• AB 1423 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) - Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: payment methods.
• AB 1438 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-East Nicolaus) - School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.
• AB 1501 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - Physician assistants and podiatrists.
• AB 1502 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board.
• AB 1503 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - Pharmacy.
• AB 1504 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - California Massage Therapy Council.
• AB 1505 by the Committee on Agriculture Review - Food and agriculture: omnibus bill.
• AB 1508 by the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs Review - Governor's Military Council.
• AB 1521 by the Committee on Judiciary Review - Committee on Judiciary: judiciary omnibus.
• AB 1523 by the Committee on Judiciary Review - Court-ordered mediation.
• AB 1527 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) - Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
• AB 1529 by the Committee on Housing and Community Development Review - Housing omnibus.
• AB 1531 by the Committee on Emergency Management Review - Office of Emergency Services: comprehensive wildfire mitigation program.
• AB 1532 by the Committee on Communications and Conveyance Review - Public Utilities Commission.
• AB 1533 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) - Claims against the state: appropriation.
• SB 22 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Gift certificates.
• SB 39 by Senator Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) - Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.
• SB 47 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) - February 2025 bar exam: audit.
• SB 72 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets. A signing message can be found here.
• SB 86 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.
• SB 87 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) - Sales and Use Tax Law: consumer designation: all-volunteer fire departments.
• SB 227 by Senator Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) - Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.
• SB 241 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) - Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.
• SB 302 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) - Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.
• SB 303 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.
• SB 359 by Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) - Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation.
• SB 385 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) - Peace officers.
• SB 386 by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) - Dental providers: fee-based payments.
• SB 400 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
• SB 413 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) - Juveniles: case file inspection.
• SB 470 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.
• SB 471 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) - Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson.
• SB 544 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Railroad crossings: permit applications: review.
• SB 551 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.
• SB 553 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) - Prisons: clearances.
• SB 609 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Fish: commercial fishing.
• SB 611 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) - Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
• SB 617 by Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) - California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
• SB 624 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Nonminor dependents: tax guidance.
• SB 711 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - Taxation: federal conformity.
• SB 731 Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) - Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.
• SB 779 Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) - Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.
• SB 792 Senator Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley) - Childcare.
• SB 793 Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) - Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.
• SB 831 by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) - Geologic hazards: California Geological Survey.
• SB 839 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
• SB 851 by Senator Cervantes (D-Riverside) - Elections.
• SB 853 by the Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement - Public employees' retirement.
• SB 854 by the Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement - Unemployment insurance.
• SB 857 by the Committee on Public Safety - Public safety omnibus.
• SB 858 by the Committee on Local Government - Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.
• SB 862 by the Committee on Health - Health.
• SB 864 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego)- Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

• AB 44 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) - Energy: electrical demand forecasts. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 86 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) - Instructional materials: health education. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 255 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - The Supportive-Recovery Residence Program. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 399 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) - Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 400 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 474 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) - Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 524 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 689 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Foster youth: disaster aid assistance. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 699 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) - Elections: local tax measures. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 734 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) - Environmental protection: biological resources data: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: powerplants: power lines: applications. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 843 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia (D-Rancho Cucamonga) - Health care coverage: language access. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 915 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 975 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-East Nicolaus) - Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 986 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) - State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change. A veto message can be found here.
• AB 1273 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) - Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 76 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) - Vehicles: registration fees and penalties. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 274 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) - Automated license plate recognition systems. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 275 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Eligible training provider list. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 419 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Hydrogen fuel. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 454 by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) - State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program. A veto message can be found here.
• SB 785 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment. A veto message can be found here.

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