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Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 9.27.24

Government and Politics

September 27, 2024

From: California Governor Gavin Newsom

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

- AB 598 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) - San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act: regional and county expenditure plans.

- AB 653 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - Public housing authorities: reports.

- AB 810 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) - Postsecondary education: hiring practices: academic, athletic, and administrative positions.

- AB 846 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - Housing programs: rent increases.

- AB 863 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Carpet recycling: producer responsibility organizations: fines: succession: training.

- AB 892 by Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Bakersfield) - Kern County Hospital Authority.

- AB 1205 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - California State University students: California Promise: Finish in Four and Through in Two.

- AB 1359 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) - California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: lead agency.

- AB 1524 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Postsecondary education: on-campus access to drug testing devices.

- AB 1577 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) - Health facilities and clinics: clinical placements: nursing.

- AB 1581 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Conservation: Restoration Management Permit Act and California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act.

- AB 1777 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) - Autonomous vehicles.

- AB 1801 by Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) - Supportive housing: administrative office space.

- AB 1859 by Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) - Coroners: duties.

- AB 1885 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) - Student Success Completion Grant program.

- AB 1889 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) - Conservation element: wildlife and habitat connectivity.

- AB 1930 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - Teaching credentials: Child Development Associate Teacher Permit: renewal.

- AB 1963 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) - Pesticides: paraquat dichloride. A signing message can be found here.

- AB 1976 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Occupational safety and health standards: first aid materials: opioid antagonists.

- AB 1997 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Teachers’ Retirement Law.

- AB 2004 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - County recorder: recordation of documents.

- AB 2037 by Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) - Weights and measures: electric vehicle chargers.

- AB 2047 by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) - Public postsecondary education: discrimination prevention.

- AB 2048 by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) - Community colleges: systemic campus reforms: sexual harassment: report.

- AB 2053 by Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) - Pupil instruction: abusive relationships.

- AB 2057 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) - Associate Degree for Transfer.

- AB 2068 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) - State agencies: call center work: reporting information.

- AB 2082 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) - State highways: State Route 138: reduction.

- AB 2107 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Yorba Linda) - Clinical laboratory technology: remote review.

- AB 2109 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) - Electricity: surcharge exemption: industrial process heat recovery.

- AB 2136 by Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. (D-Los Angeles) - Controlled substances: analyzing and testing.

- AB 2165 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - Pupil instruction: financial aid application.

- AB 2181 by Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) - Juvenile court school pupils: graduation requirements and continued education options.

- AB 2193 by Assemblymember Chris R. Holden (D-Pasadena) - Hazing: educational institutions: prohibition and civil liability: reports and resources.

- AB 2196 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) - Beaver restoration.

- AB 2229 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - California Healthy Youth Act: menstrual health education.

- AB 2235 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Public contracts: local agencies: wind infrastructure.

- AB 2258 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) - Health care coverage: cost sharing.

- AB 2292 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Electrical transmission facilities: certificates of public convenience and necessity.

- AB 2293 by Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) - Joint powers agreements: health care services.

- AB 2304 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) - Unlawful detainer: case records.

- AB 2346 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) - Organic waste reduction regulations: procurement of recovered organic waste products.

- AB 2368 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - System reliability and outages.

- AB 2375 by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - Alcoholic beverages: on-sale general public premises: drink lids.

- AB 2403 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - Community colleges: student equity plan.

- AB 2440 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - 30×30 goal: partnering state agencies: Department of Parks and Recreation.

- AB 2471 by Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) - Professions and vocations: public health nurses.

- AB 2503 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) - California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: passenger rail projects.

- AB 2505 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) - Attorneys: pro bono legal services.

- AB 2509 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Invasive Species Council of California: activities: definitions.

- AB 2525 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) - State highways: property leases.

- AB 2527 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Incarceration: pregnant persons.

- AB 2580 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) - Historical resources.

- AB 2590 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority: contracting.

- AB 2606 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - California Agave Commission.

- AB 2613 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) - Jacqueline Marie Zbur Rare Disease Advisory Council.

- AB 2624 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center) - Prisoners: employment: bereavement.

- AB 2632 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Planning and zoning: thrift retail stores.

- AB 2633 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - California State University: joint degrees: international institutions of higher education.

- AB 2645 by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) - Electronic toll collection systems: information sharing: law enforcement.

- AB 2669 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) - Toll bridges: tolls.

- AB 2672 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - California Alternate Rates for Energy program: public housing authority owned or administered Homekey housing facilities.

- AB 2682 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority.

- AB 2696 by Assemblymember Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) - Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.

- AB 2697  by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) - Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: network roaming standards.

- AB 2723  by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) - The California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act.

- AB 2729 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) - Development projects: permits and other entitlements.

- AB 2740 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center) - Incarcerated persons: prenatal and postpartum care.

- AB 2754 by Assemblymember Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) - Employment contracts and agreements: sufficient funds: liability.

- AB 2765 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) - Public Utilities Commission: reports: telecommunications service: backup electricity.

- AB 2779 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Independent System Operator: transmission planning.

- AB 2780 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Carrier of Passengers Act of 2024.

- AB 2851 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - Metal shredding facilities: fence-line air quality monitoring.

- AB 2859 by Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) - Emergency medical technicians: peer support.

- AB 2866 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) - Pool safety: State Department of Social Services regulated facilities.

- AB 2900 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) - Small agricultural truck fleet assistance program.

- AB 2904 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) - Zoning ordinances: notice.

- AB 2967 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) - Teacher Housing Act of 2016: nonprofit organization employees.

- AB 2975 by Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) - Occupational safety and health standards: workplace violence prevention plan: hospitals.

- AB 2984 by Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) - Fleeing the scene of an accident.

- AB 2999  by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) - Pupil instruction: homework policy.

- AB 3012 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) - Development fees: fee schedule template: fee estimate tool.

- AB 3062 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) - Fire protection districts: electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities: prescribed or controlled burns: notice requirements.

- AB 3122 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) - Streamlined housing approvals: objective planning standards and subdivision applications.

- AB 3123 by Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. (D-Los Angeles) - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: board code of conduct: lobbying rules.

- AB 3138 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - License plates and registration cards: alternative devices.

- AB 3161 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - Health facilities: patient safety and antidiscrimination.

- AB 3162 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) - Octopus: aquaculture: prohibition.

- AB 3190 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Public works. A signing message can be found here.

- AB 3221 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) - Department of Managed Health Care: review of records.

- AB 3227 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) - California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: stormwater facilities: routine maintenance.

- AB 3264  by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) - Energy: cost framework: residential rates: demand-side management programs report: electrical transmission grid study.

- AB 3275 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) - Health care coverage: claim reimbursement.

- SB 56 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) - University of California: transfer of real property.

- SB 59 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) - Battery electric vehicles: bidirectional capability. A signing message can be found here.

- SB 219 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk.

- SB 440 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) - Regional Housing Finance Authorities.

- SB 536 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Surplus state real property: Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility.

- SB 552 by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) - Public safety: pools and spas.

- SB 572 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Surplus state real property: community land trusts.

- SB 583 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) - Salton Sea Conservancy. A signing message can be found here.

- SB 675 by Senator Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara) - Prescribed grazing: local assistance grant program: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force.

- SB 768 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) - California Environmental Quality Act: Department of Housing and Community Development: vehicle miles traveled: study.

- SB 901 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) - The military: eligibility.

- SB 951 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) - California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal zone: coastal development.

- SB 1015 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) - Nursing schools and programs.

- SB 1098 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) - Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor.

- SB 1101 by Senator Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara) - Fire prevention: prescribed fire: state contracts: maps.

- SB 1137 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Discrimination claims: combination of characteristics.

- SB 1150 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) - Dissolution or nullity of marriage: restoration of former name or birth name.

- SB 1152 by Senator Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara) - State Fire Marshal: fire safety: regulations: lithium-based battery systems: telecommunications infrastructure.

- SB 1161 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) - Juveniles.

- SB 1168 by Senator Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara) - Business entities: Secretary of State: document filings.

- SB 1177 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) - Public utilities: women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprises.

- SB 1181 by Senator Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) - Campaign contributions: agency officers.

- SB 1183 by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) - Community colleges: registered nursing programs.

- SB 1210 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) - New housing construction: electrical, gas, sewer, and water service: service connection information.

- SB 1216 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) - Transportation projects: Class III bikeways: prohibition.

- SB 1244 by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) - Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

- SB 1266 by Senator Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara) - Product safety: bisphenol.

- SB 1271 by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) - Electric bicycles, powered mobility devices, and storage batteries.

- SB 1289 by Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) - Medi-Cal: call centers: standards and data.

- SB 1295 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Automobile insurance: notice of cancellation.

- SB 1342 by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) - California Environmental Quality Act: infrastructure projects: County of San Diego. A signing message can be found here.

- SB 1357 by Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Silicon Valley) - Housing Authority of the County of Alameda.

- SB 1382 by Senator Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) - Community and rural health clinics: building standards.

- SB 1384 by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) - Powered wheelchairs: repair.

- SB 1415 by Senator Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) - CalWORKs: permanent housing assistance.

- SB 1458 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) - The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.

- SB 1493 by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) - Elections.

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

- AB 359 by Assemblymember Chris R. Holden (D-Pasadena) - Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 871 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Safety in employment: conveyances. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 1832 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Civil Rights Department: Labor Trafficking Task Force. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 1961 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) - End Hunger in California Act of 2024. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2061 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) - Sales and Use Tax: exemptions: zero-emission public transportation ferries. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2104 by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) - Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2182 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Public works. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2237 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Children and youth: transfer of specialty mental health services. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2286 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) - Vehicles: autonomous vehicles. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2381 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) - California state preschool programs: reimbursement rates. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2442 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Los Angeles) - Healing arts: expedited licensure process: gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2446 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) - Medi-Cal: diapers. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2513 by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) - Gas stoves and ranges: warning label. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2724  by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) - High school pupils: voter registration. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2725 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 2745 by Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) - Agricultural pests: public nuisance: civil penalty. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 3061 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) -Vehicles: autonomous vehicle incident reporting. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 3063 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) - Pharmacies: compounding. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 3068 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) - Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 3142 by Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. (D-Los Angeles) - Los Angeles Community College District: California Center for Climate Change Education. A veto message can be found here.

- AB 3160 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) - Insurance, income, and corporation taxes: credits: low-income housing. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 254 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) - Correctional facilities: media access. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 895 by Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) - Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 1067 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) - Healing arts: expedited licensure process. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 1213 by Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) - Health care programs: cancer. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 1374 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) - Net energy metering. A veto message can be found here.

- SB 1391 by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Teachers: preparation and retention data. A veto message can be found here.

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