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LEGISLATION
"All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a
Senate and House of Representatives."
(Article I, Section 1, of the United States Constitution)
How Are Laws Made?
Laws begin as ideas. First, a representative sponsors a bill. The bill is then assigned to a committee for study. If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended. If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate. In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another committee and, if released, debated and voted on. Again, a simple majority (51 of 100) passes the bill. Finally, a conference committee made of House and Senate members works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval. The Government Printing Office prints the revised bill in a process called enrolling. The President has 10 days to sign or veto the enrolled bill.
Current Legislation
Below is a summary of current legislation that has in impact on our community
Legislation
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Proposed Amended Rule 1111
Reduction of NOx Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Furnaces
Proposed Amended Rule 1121
Reduction of NOx Emissions from Residential Type, Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters
Supervisor Dawn Rowe
Stay Safe in Extreme Heat
Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories are in effect for most of San Bernardino County until 8:00 p.m. Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, desert communities will see triple-digit temperatures, with some exceeding 110°F.
Excessive heat can be dangerous, even deadly. When high temperatures linger for days and warm nights don’t give our bodies time to recover, the risk of heat-related illness rises sharply. Heat islands in cities can intensify the problem, leading to breathing difficulties, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke.
The warning signs of heat exhaustion may include dizziness, thirst, heavy sweating, nausea, and weakness. If this happens, move to a cooler area, loosen clothing, sip cool water, and seek medical help if symptoms don’t improve. Left untreated, heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke, a life-threatening emergency marked by confusion, dizziness, or unconsciousness. In this case, call 911, move the person to a cooler area, loosen or remove clothing layers, and cool with water or ice.
Public safety officials recommend these steps to protect yourself and others:
Check on family, friends, and neighbors during heat waves.
Wear light, loose-fitting clothing and drink water frequently—don’t wait until you’re thirsty.
Avoid unnecessary hard work outdoors or in buildings without air conditioning.
Stay in air-conditioned spaces whenever possible—air conditioning is the most effective protection against heat-related illness.
Certain groups face higher risks during extreme heat, including:
Older adults (65+), babies, and young children
People with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or respiratory illness
Outdoor workers and athletes
The unsheltered or those without air conditioning
Pets and animals exposed to direct sunlight
For more extreme heat safety tips, visit prepare.sbcounty.gov.
Senator Ochoa Bogh
Join me for a
Rim of the World Communities Town Hall
Tuesday, September 23rd
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Rim of the World High School
Performing Arts Center
27400 Hwy 18
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
I will provide a Legislative update on important state issues that affect Rim of the World residents and look forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions on ways to improve our state. My town halls are family-friendly events. I welcome and encourage our youth to attend, share their voices, and learn about the importance of civic engagement
To RSVP, please visit: Rim of the World Communities Town Hall
For more information, please contact my District Office at (909) 335-0271
I look forward to meeting with you soon!
Warm regards,
ROSILICIE OCHOA BOGH
Senator, 19th District
Dear Neighbor,
In an effort to keep you informed, I’m writing to share details about recently proposed amendments to South Coast Air Quality Management District's existing air quality rules, specifically Rules 1111 and 1121, which regulate residential and commercial space and water heating appliances, including central furnaces, wall and floor furnaces, mobile home units, and unit heaters.
If amended, Rules 1111 and 1121 would mandate higher costs by forcing consumers to either choose a much more expensive option of "all-electric" space and water heaters that cost thousands more than natural gas appliances or require consumers to pay a fee to continue using natural gas space and water heaters. It is estimated that the proposed amendments could result in an average increased costs of $1,510 per household to more than 10 million single-family homes, mobile home parks, multi-family residences, office buildings, grocery stores, schools, and other small businesses.
Working families and small businesses already feel the burden of Southern California’s high cost of living. California’s cost of living is estimated to be 40% higher than the national average, with portions of Southern California being even higher. To see the report on the estimated economic impacts of SCAQMD Draft Rules Amendements 1111 and 1121, click here.
I encourage you to visit the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s website here SCAQMD to read about the amendments and view comment letters from local agencies, organizations, and individuals. You can submit your own comment letters here by scrolling to the bottom of the page. The hearing for the proposed amendments will be on June 6th.
You can also visit the Cost of Living Council’s website Home | We Cant Afford This, a coalition of homeowners, renters, workers, and small businesses in the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s region.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my district office at (909) 335-0271.
Sincerely,
ROSILICIE OCHOA BOGH
Senator, 19th District
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Congressman Jay Obernolte
My office is here for you!
Fighting to keep the government open
On September 19th, I voted for a clean continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through November 21st. The House passed this legislation, which ensures federal funding continues without policy changes while Congress works toward a longer-term appropriations package. Unfortunately, the Senate has not passed this resolution, or any alternative resolution that would allow the federal government to remain open. The lack of appropriations resulted in a federal government shutdown beginning on October 1st.
How the shutdown impacts you
Many people in our community have questions about what this shutdown means for them. Social Security, Medicare, and veterans’ benefits will continue, and VA medical facilities will remain open. Mail delivery through the U.S. Postal Service will also continue as usual.
Our military and essential federal law enforcement officers will continue working to protect our nation, but without pay until funding is restored. National parks and federal lands in our district, including the Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino National Forest, and BLM managed areas, may face closures or limited services. Visitors should plan for reduced access and no amenities.
Some federal programs and loans, such as SBA small business loans, USDA housing loans, and certain FAFSA or research grant applications, may also experience delays.
We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions below that explain the shutdown and its potential consequences.
Click here for a full list of questions and answers
Keeping Joshua Tree National Park open
I sent a letter to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service urging them to keep Joshua Tree National Park open and ensure basic services remain available for visitors. I am happy to report that the park will remain open during the shutdown. All portions of the park normally open to the public 24/7 are accessible. Visitor centers operated by local partners in Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, and Joshua Tree remain open, while Cottonwood and Black Rock Visitor Centers are closed. Limited staffing will remain for public safety, restrooms, and trash at campgrounds and trailheads.
Ensuring our troops are paid
Our men and women in uniform should never have to worry about whether they will receive a paycheck while serving our nation. That is why I cosponsored the bipartisan Pay Our Troops Act, which ensures active duty service members are paid on time during this and any future government shutdown. I am hopeful this bill will be voted on in the coming week. Protecting our military families must remain a top priority.
Withholding my own pay
In addition, I have asked that my own congressional pay be withheld until the shutdown is over. If federal employees and our troops face uncertainty during a shutdown, I feel that Members of Congress should not be exempt.
See the letter here
My offices remain open to serve you
Both my Washington, D.C. and Hesperia offices remain open to assist constituents. During the government shutdown, we will continue to open cases and solve problems for the people I represent. However, since most federal agencies are operating with only emergency personnel, many issues cannot be resolved immediately, and some casework may be delayed until agencies resume normal operations.
In the meantime, many people have concerns about how this federal government shutdown will affect them. If you have other questions about the shutdown or need help with a federal agency, please reach out to my office. We are here to help!
Strengthening national defense and safeguarding community needs
I was proud to support the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act when it passed the House last week. With five military bases in our district, this bill is vital to strengthening our defenses and supporting our servicemembers. It provides a pay raise for our troops, better housing and healthcare for families, and invests in the advanced technologies needed to keep America safe.
I also spoke on the House floor in support of my amendment to ensure Marine training at Twentynine Palms can expand while protecting local aviation and events like King of the Hammers. Airspace is a public resource, and I will keep pressing the DOD and FAA to finally deliver a system that clearly communicates when restricted airspace is active so that the public can use it when it isn't.
Ensuring public safety
I enjoyed hearing testimony from Sheriff Dicus of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department during the hearing on Public Safety Communications in the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Public safety agencies rely on modern communications systems to protect our communities during disasters, and Congress must ensure a strong federal framework that supports our emergency responders.
Supporting our local tribes
I recently testified before the House Natural Resources Committee in support of my bill, H.R. 3925, the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act. This legislation authorizes an equivalent land swap between the federal government and the San Manuel Nation, exchanging federal acreage for land the Tribe has purchased at the Forest Services’ request. The bill will allow the Tribe to better manage its limited reservation lands, protect sacred cultural sites, and strengthen wildfire prevention in one of the most fire-prone regions of the country.
Supporting innovation in gaming and the arts
It was a privilege to help kick off the Entertainment Software Association’s “Composers of the Video Game Industry” event and celebrate two of the most powerful forces shaping our culture: video games and music. Artificial intelligence is giving composers new tools to create dynamic soundtracks that respond to gameplay in real time, enhancing creativity and making the player experience more immersive.
Securing our southern border
I was proud to support the Stop Illegal Entry Act when it passed the House. This legislation takes important steps to strengthen border security, combat unlawful entry, and uphold the rule of law. Ensuring a secure border is essential to maintaining the integrity of our immigration system and safety of our community.
Bringing technology and music together
I was pleased to welcome music professionals for a roundtable discussion on the intersection of artificial intelligence and music. As co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Artificial Intelligence, I remain committed to fostering innovation while also safeguarding the creative professionals whose work gives that innovation meaning.
Assemblyman Tom Lakey
California Voter Special Election Nov. 4th 2025
Every voter gets a ballot by mail
Ballots mailed by October 6
Drop boxes open October 7
• Return as soon as you fill it out
• Deadline to vote: November 4
Visit sos.ca.gov/elections for info & locations
Fentanyl Crisis Killing Minors—Lackey Pushes Bill to Hold Dealers Accountable
SACRAMENTO – California’s fentanyl crisis is reaching catastrophic levels, claiming the lives of minors at an alarming rate. Despite the outcry from families and law enforcement, the state’s laws remain weak when it comes to holding drug dealers accountable—especially those targeting children.
Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) has introduced AB 568, a bill that would make selling fentanyl to minors a strike under California’s Three Strikes Law, ensuring that those responsible for poisoning children face serious prison time instead of lenient sentences.
“Every day, another family is shattered by fentanyl. How many more children have to die before the supermajority takes action?” Lackey said. “Drug dealers who target kids aren’t low-level offenders. They are predators, and they must be treated as such.”
The statistics are staggering. In 2021, more than 1,500 children died from fentanyl overdoses, many after taking counterfeit pills disguised as medications like Percocet and Xanax. Yet, despite this crisis, the Supermajority has repeatedly blocked attempts to strengthen penalties for fentanyl dealers, leaving children unprotected against this deadly drug.
“Right now, California treats selling meth and heroin more seriously than selling fentanyl to minors,” Lackey stated. “That is a complete failure of leadership.”
While other states have taken aggressive action to crack down on fentanyl trafficking, California lags behind, leaving law enforcement and grieving parents to plead for stronger protections—only to be ignored by legislative leadership.
“This is not about politics—it’s about saving lives,” Lackey said. “Parents deserve better. Our children deserve better. California’s leaders need to stop making excuses and start protecting kids.”
Contact:
Izzy Swindler
Izzy Swindler
Chief of Staff
Assemblyman Tom Lackey | 34th District
Swing Space Room 5340
Cell Phone: (916) 622-6292
Office Phone: (916) 319-2034
Senator Ochoa-Bogh
SB 389 to Governor’s Desk to Preserve Student Health Services
Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R–Yucaipa) has announced that Senate Bill 389 has passed the California State Assembly with bipartisan support and is headed to the Governor for signature. The bill safeguards the ability of licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) working in schools to provide essential respiratory care to students with special healthcare needs under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse.
“At the heart of this bill are the children who depend on us for their health, safety, and education,” said Senator Ochoa Bogh. “SB 389 ensures that students with exceptional healthcare needs will continue receiving the skilled, compassionate care they rely on every day at school. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who worked to protect these vital services and uphold every child’s right to learn in a safe and supportive environment.”
SB 389 addresses an unintended consequence of SB 1436 (Roth, 2022), which inadvertently created uncertainty about whether LVNs in educational settings could continue providing medically necessary suctioning support and tracheostomy care. Without this clarification, students requiring these services could face disruptions in care and school districts could face increased staffing and fiscal burdens.
“Every student deserves the chance to learn in a safe environment. SB 389 ensures that students who require suctioning or tracheostomy care have access to trained LVNs, keeping them safe and included in the school community,” said Katie Nilsson, President of the California School Nurses Organization. “On behalf of the California School Nurses Organization, we want to thank Senator Ochoa Bogh and her staff for their work on this important issue.”
Under SB 389, LVNs working in educational settings will remain governed by Education Code Section 49423.5 regardless of future changes to other healthcare laws allowing them to continue providing suctioning and trach care services they have been trained to perform since 2001.
SB 389 now awaits Governor Newsom’s consideration. If signed into law, the measure will guarantee that school-based LVNs can continue delivering critical care to the state’s most medically vulnerable students.
A Look Ahead
Week of July 14, 2025
Agriculture
Tuesday, July 15
AB 524 (Wilson)
Establishes the Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act (FACT-CA) program to provide financial and technical assistance for acquiring agricultural land. This prioritizes beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers for land transfers or long-term leases.
AB 1042 (Ransom)
Creates the Managed Honeybee Health Program under the Cannella Environmental Farming Act, to support commercial beekeepers through incentives, grants, and research to improve honeybee health that is critical for crop pollination.
Banking & Financial Institutions
Wednesday, July 16
AB 1052 (Valencia) Extends current law to provide that intangible property held in a digital financial asset account escheats to the State of California three years after either written or electronic communication to the owner is returned undelivered, or the date of the last exercise of ownership interest by the owner. Requires the holder of a private key for a digital financial asset account that has escheated to the state, to transfer the digital financial asset to the Controller. Authorizes the Controller to appoint a custodian that holds a valid license issued by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Monday, July 14
AB 309 (Zbur) Extends indefinitely the authority of a physician or pharmacist to furnish hypodermic needles and syringes for personal use to a person 18 years of age or older, without a prescription or a permit.
AB 478 (Zbur) Requires a city or county, upon the next update to its emergency plan, to designate procedures and post resources to its website, for the rescue of household pets from areas subject to an evacuation order. Prohibits household pets rescued from an evacuated area from being made available for adoption, euthanized, or transferred from local animal control custody for 30 days.
AB 667 (Solache) Requires certain boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs to permit an applicant – who cannot read, speak, or write in English – to use an interpreter for the English written and oral portions of a license examination.
AB 873 (Alanis) Requires the employer of an unlicensed dental assistant to ensure that a dental assistant has successfully completed their required infection control course within 90 days of the date of first employment in the dental office. Bloodborne pathogen training must be provided prior to the dental assistant’s exposure to blood, saliva, or other potentially infectious materials.
AB 876 (Flora) Specifies that an order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist for anesthesia services for a specific patient, shall be the authorization for a certified registered nurse anesthetist to select and implement the modality of anesthesia for the patient and to abort or modify the modality of anesthesia for the patient during the course of care.
AB 967 (Valencia) Requires the Medical Board of California to expedite the licensure process for applicants licensed to practice medicine in other states, who intend to provide direct patient care in California and who pay an additional fee.
Education
Wednesday, July 16
AB 84 (Muratsuchi) Enacts sweeping changes related to charter schools – specifically non-classroom-based (NCB) charter schools – by establishing new requirements in the areas of auditing and accounting standards, the funding determination process, contracting process, authorization of NCB charters by small districts, and authorizer oversight responsibilities.
AB 695 (Fong) Allows community college students who were deported – or voluntarily left the United States due to the perceived threat of immigration enforcement – to continue to take online community college courses and be eligible for resident in-state tuition.
AB 887 (Berman) Establishes the California Computer Science Demonstration Project, a pilot program to increase the number of public high schools offering a computer science course.
AB 977 (Ramos) Requires the CA State University (CSU) to create a policy, in consultation with CA Indian tribes, for the reburial of Native American human remains on land owned by CSU.
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Tuesday, July 15
AB 699 (Stefani) Allows proponents of local tax and bond measures to remove critical financial information from the ballot label – such as tax rates, duration, and annual revenue estimates – and replace it with the phrase “See county voter guide for detailed tax rate information.”
AB 789 (Bonta) Eliminates the $10,000 lifetime monetary cap on campaign contributions utilized for security purposes and instead allows a candidate or elected officer to expend a maximum of $10,000 of campaign funds for these purposes per calendar year.
AB 808 (Addis) Eliminates facsimile filing for campaign disclosure reports, allows email submissions, and mandates online or electronic filing for subsequent reports, once the Secretary of State certifies a new Cal Access System. Removes the $100,000 cap on candidates’ personal campaign loans.
AB 1214 (Patterson) Beginning the Thursday following an election, requires a county elections official to post updated election results on the elections official’s website at least twice per week, instead of once per week, as required by existing law.
AB 1249 (Wilson) Requires counties that do not conduct their elections under the Voter’s Choice Act model, to provide at least one early voting location on the Saturday before a statewide election that is open for a minimum of six hours. Allows persons to cast a vote-by-mail ballot at the office of the county elections official or at a satellite location, without providing a signature for comparison with the voter's signature on file.
AB 1370 (Patterson) Prohibits Members of the Legislature – acting in their official capacity – from entering into, or requesting that another individual enter into, a nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation. Provides that any such nondisclosure agreement entered into or requested by a Member of the Legislature, after the effective date of this legislation, shall be void an unenforceable.
AB 1411 (Sharp-Collins) Requires counties that have not opted into the Voter’s Choice Act model, to design and implement a voter education and outreach plan to identify and register qualified electors who are not registered to vote, and to encourage participation in the electoral process. Requires such plans to provide information about online voter registration, preregistration opportunities, vote by mail procedures, ballot tracking services, options for military and overseas voters, and key election dates and deadlines. Requires the Secretary of State to provide a template for these plans.
Energy, Utilities & Communications
Tuesday, July 15
AB 353 (Boerner) Requires every California internet service provider to offer affordable home internet service for purchase to eligible households.
AB 470 (McKinnor) Requires the CA Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process by which a telephone corporation, acting as a carrier of last resort (COLR), is authorized to seek relief from their COLR obligations.
AB 745 (Irwin) Requires the electricity climate credit to be provided to residential customers during the summer months. Provides the credit to be on a volumetric basis, rather than independent of consumption.
AB 825 (Petrie-Norris) Creates the Public Transmission Financing Program, to provide financing for eligible transmission projects. Reauthorizes the defunct California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority to sponsor, finance, purchase, lease, own, operate, acquire, or construct eligible transmission projects.
AB 942 (Calderon) Requires a customer of a large investor owned utility that becomes a new eligible customer-generator, by purchasing property with a solar system, to take service under the current applicable tariff rather than the legacy tariff. Disqualifies eligible customer-generators from receiving the climate credit.
AB 1273 (Patterson) Prohibits the CA Public Utilities Commission from placing the consideration of an electrical corporation rate-setting proceeding on its consent calendar.
Environmental Quality
Wednesday, July 16
AB 28 (Schiavo) Requires operators of solid waste facilities to monitor landfill gas temperatures. Creates specific procedures and notifications that must occur if landfill gas temperatures exceed certain levels. Allows state or local authorities to revoke an operator's permit to operate the landfill.
AB 993 (Hadwick) Allows any county with a population below 150,000 to be eligible for reimbursement from the Rural Certified Unified Program Agency Reimbursement Account. Enactment is contingent upon a budget appropriation.
AB 998 (Hadwick) Specifies that vape pens confiscated at school are considered Household Hazard Waste (HHW) and can be disposed of at a HHW facility or collection program. Schools can transport vape pens to a HHW facility.
AB 1111 (Soria) Expands the conditions that a school can use to request a five year exemption from the 100% zero-emission vehicle school bus mandate that takes effect in 2035.
AB 1264 (Gabriel) As of July 1, 2035, bans public schools from selling or providing any item that meets the definition of particularly harmful ultra-processed foods (UPF) set by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Requires OEHHA to adopt regulations to define the term “particularly harmful ultra-processed foods” by July 1, 2026 and to update the regulations every two years. Starting January 1, 2028, schools must begin to phase out particularly harmful UPF, and by January 1, 2032, vendors shall not offer particularly harmful UPFs to schools.
Health
Wednesday, July 16
AB 56 (Bauer-Kahan) Enacts the Social Media Warning Law. Requires a covered platform to display a certain black box warning to a user each day the user accesses the social media platform.
AB 432 (Bauer-Kahan) Requires a health plan contract or health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to include coverage for evaluation and treatment options for perimenopause and menopause.
AB 592 (Gabriel) Extends the sunset date or makes permanent certain COVID-era flexibilities for restaurants, such as allowing to-go alcoholic beverages and outdoor dining areas.
AB 849 (Soria) Requires a provider that offers a sensitive examination, to provide notice to patients that a medical chaperone will be made available (upon their request) to observe the sensitive examination.
AB 1005 (Davies) Establishes the Swim Lesson Voucher and Swim Lesson Directory Development Plan Partnership to increase water safety in this state. The partnership will offer vouchers for swim lessons at no cost to children under 18 years of age, whose families have an income of no more than 250% of the federal poverty level.
AB 1084 (Zbur) Eliminates the ability of persons to show good cause to the court why an adult's petition to change his or her name, to conform to the petitioner’s gender identity, should not be granted. Provides that a court may only deny a minor’s petition for a change of name to conform to gender identity if good cause is shown, which cannot be based solely on concerns that the change is not the child’s actual gender identity or gender assigned at birth.
Housing
Tuesday, July 15
AB 253 (Ward) Enacts the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act to require a county or city to post a residential building permit fee schedule. Authorizes an applicant to retain a private professional provider to perform the plan check under specified conditions.
AB 462 (Lowenthal) Requires a local agency to issue a certificate of occupancy for an accessory dwelling unit constructed in a county that is subject to a declared state of emergency after February 1, 2025, even if the primary dwelling has not been issued a certificate of occupancy.
AB 818 (Avila Farias) Exempts projects related to the rebuilding or repair of an affected property from specified requirements for solar panel installations.
AB 920 (Caloza) Requires a city or county, with a population of 150,000 or more, to make a centralized application portal available for housing development projects.
AB 1308 (Hoover) Requires a city or county building department to prepare and post a residential building permit fee schedule, if applicable. Requires the building department to provide an applicant with an estimated timeframe in which the inspection of the permitted work will be completed.
AB 1445 (Haney) Authorizes any city or county to establish a downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district, to finance commercial-to-residential conversion projects with incremental tax revenues generated by conversion projects within the district.
Judiciary
Tuesday, July 15
AB 2 (Lowenthal) Establishes statutory penalties for social media companies found to have negligently injured a child in the amount of either:
(1) $5,000 per violation up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per child.
(2) Three times the amount of the child’s actual damages.
AB 45 (Bauer-Kahan) Prohibits the collection, use, disclosure, selling, sharing, or retaining of the personal information of a natural person who is physically located at, or within the precise geolocation, of a family planning center. Makes violations subject to a private right of action, with treble damages and attorneys’ fees.
AB 54 (Krell) Establishes the Access to Safe Abortion Care Act. Affirms that it has been, and will continue to be, lawful to cause the delivery of, or mail, ship, take, receive, or otherwise transport, any drug, medicine, or instrument that can be designed or adapted to produce an abortion that is lawful in the State of California.
AB 62 (McKinnor) Requires the Office of Legal Affairs, within a proposed new agency, to determine whether former owners or their decedents were not paid fair market value after their property was seized by eminent domain because of the owner’s ethnicity or race. Requires the office to determine whether such persons are entitled to additional compensation, return of the property, or other property of equal value. Provides that if the public entity disagrees, the former owner may bring an action to challenge the taking or the amount of compensation paid.
AB 632 (Hart) Allows a local agency to establish, by ordinance, a procedure to collect administrative fines or penalties by placing a lien on the parcel of land on which the violation occurred. The ordinance must require service or mailing of notice to the owner of the parcel before the lien can be recorded, and to the owner of an encumbrance of record on the property. Once a copy of the notice of lien is recorded in the county recorder’s office, the lien has the same force, effect, and priority as a judgment lien.
AB 712 (Wicks) Establishes additional financial penalties that must be imposed by a court in actions against public agencies by housing development applicants seeking to enforce a housing reform law, to include a substantial fine and attorney's fees. Expands legal remedies against local governments to enforce housing reform laws. Requires courts to place penalties on any violation without court discretion.
AB 793 (Schultz) Requires the use of the “clear and convincing evidence” standard of proof when deciding if a dog should be euthanized, because the dog cannot be reasonably and safely maintained through other means.
AB 853 (Wicks) Creates content provenance data (data embedded in content to verify its authenticity, origin, or modification history) labeling requirements for large online platforms and any person who produces a device that can record photos, audio, or video content. Prohibits a GenAI platform from making systems available in this state, unless the content created or altered by the system includes a permanent or very difficult to remove label. Expands content labeling requirements and makes removing labels from content difficult.
AB 1043 (Wicks) Requires any person who manufactures a device, an operating system for a device, or a covered application (apps) store to provide an accessible interface at setup that requires an account holder (a parent or legal guardian of a device used by a person under 18 years old) to indicate the birthdate and/or age of the device's user, to provide an age signal to apps available in a covered app store. Seeks to create an age assurance framework.
AB 1127 (Gabriel) With limited exemptions, bans the sale of a "machinegun-convertible pistol" beginning January 1, 2026. Defines a "pistol converter" as "any device or instrument that when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate, and interferes with the trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function of the trigger.”
Local Government
Wednesday, July 16
AB 532 (Ransom) Authorizes a public urban retail water supplier to provide water rate assistance to its ratepayers and include related information in an annual report.
AB 648 (Zbur) Exempts the construction of student, faculty, and staff housing projects on property owned or leased by a community college district from local zoning regulations, provided the property is within a half-mile of a main or satellite campus.
AB 654 (Caloza) Requires the County of Los Angeles to establish a homelessness resource telephone system to receive telephone calls regarding individuals who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness, in order to provide those individuals with resources.
AB 1108 (Hart) Prohibits a sheriff-coroner, in any county where the offices of sheriff and coroner are combined, from determining the circumstances, manner, and cause of death for any in-custody death. Instead requires the sheriff-coroner to contract with another county or third-party medical examination provider to determine the manner, circumstances, and cause of the in-custody death.
AB 1332 (Ahrens) Authorizes a licensed cannabis microbusiness, with a medicinal cannabis license, to ship directly medicinal cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient in California, if specified conditions are met for both the licensee and the recipient. Limits the type of medicinal cannabis or cannabis product that may be shipped to the patient.
AB 1441 (Soria) Creates the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Merced and tasks it with establishing supervisorial districts for Merced County following the federal decennial census.
Military & Veterans Affairs
Monday, July 14
AB 81 (Ta) Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to commission an academic study on the mental health of women veterans, focusing on stressors, barriers, and suicide rates. The study’s findings and recommendations must be reported to the Legislature by June 30, 2029.
AB 88 (Ta) Extends eligibility for Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship programs to dependents of active-duty military members stationed outside California, provided their parents maintain California residency.
AB 264 (Carrillo) Repeals a restriction preventing dependents of certain veterans from receiving both the California College Fee Waiver and federal Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits concurrently.
AB 571 (Quirk-Silva) Exempts the proposed Gypsum Canyon Veterans Cemetery in Orange County from the CA Environmental Quality Act.
AB 587 (Davies) Mandates that one of the three public members of the CA Student Aid Commission be a veteran.
Natural Resources & Water
Wednesday, July 16
AB 66 (Tangipa) Exempts egress route projects identified by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection from the CA Environmental Quality Act to improve emergency access in fire-prone subdivisions with insufficient egress routes, sunsetting in 2032.
AB 527 (Papan) Exempts geothermal exploratory projects from the CA Environmental Quality Act until 2031, provided they meet specific environmental and labor criteria, including prevailing wage and skilled workforce requirements.
AB 550 (Petrie-Norris) Modifies the CA Endangered Species Act to allow incidental take permits for at-risk species for renewable electrical generation facilities.
AB 1075 (Bryan) Permits privately contracted fire prevention resources to access public water sources for wildfire suppression. This enhances coordination with public fire crews.
AB 1227 (Ellis) Exempts wildfire prevention projects, such as fuel breaks and vegetation removal, from the CA Environmental Quality Act until 2028 in high fire hazard zones.
Public Safety
Tuesday, July 15
AB 15 (Gipson) Authorizes a family member of a murder victim to request that a law enforcement agency review the case file of an open unsolved murder, to determine if a reinvestigation would result in probative investigative leads. Provides that the review must include review of witnesses, evidence, investigative steps, and an update of the case file to bring it up to current standards. Requires this review to be completed within 120 days of the request and tasks the law enforcement agency with a determination as to whether reinvestigation is appropriate.
AB 327 (Ta) Increases the penalty from a misdemeanor to an alternate felony/misdemeanor ("wobbler") for a second or subsequent offense of the crime of making a false report of an emergency, and for making a false 911 call with the intent to annoy or harass a person. (These crimes are referred to as "swatting.") Makes these individuals specifically liable for any property damages cause by the false report. Excludes violations by juveniles from this enhanced penalty.
AB 366 (Petrie-Norris) Requires the installation of an ignition interlock device for six months, for a person convicted of a first offense of driving under the influence. Eliminates the January 1, 2026 sunset date of existing requirements for installation of ignition interlock devices. Eliminates specified reporting requirements on the efficacy of ignition interlock devices from the CA Transportation Agency.
AB 383 (Davies) Provides that a juvenile, who commits specified repeat offenses related to firearms and ammunition, is subject to a prohibition on owning or possessing firearms until the age of 30. Provides that repeat commissions of possession of a handgun by a juvenile is a prohibiting offense, until the juvenile reaches the age of 25. Exempts from the prohibition against a minor possessing a firearm, if the minor has the written permission of the minor's parent or guardian and is engaged in "hunting education."
AB 468 (Gabriel) Increases several penalties (e.g. burglary, theft) for looting if this occurs in an evacuation zone. Defines “evacuation zone” as "an area or an area subject to an evacuation warning," but also includes dwelling units undergoing reconstruction after the order has been lifted. Adds loitering with the intent to commit theft to the underlying crimes covered by looting. Increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer, firefighter, public employee, or utility worker, if this occurs within an evacuation zone.
AB 1231 (Elhawary) Authorizes defendants charged with most felonies (i.e. non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenses) to be eligible for diversion. More specifically this grants diversion for all felonies subject to the realignment law (i.e. most drug and property offenses) and any alternate felony/misdemeanor ("wobbler") offenses. Excludes specified felonies, including sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, and felonies with a firearm enhancement. Requires a defendant granted diversion under these provisions to make "full restitution" to the victim. Generally limits removal from diversion and reinstatement of criminal charges to cases where the individual commits a new felony or misdemeanor involving violence.
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