2025-2026 Legislative Session
- AB 11 - Social Housing Act
- The bill will create social housing - publicly-owned, mixed-income homes - for Californians by establishing the California Housing Authority.
- AB 590 - Social Housing Bond Act of 2026
- The bill will place a $950 million bond on the November 2026 ballot to finance the California Housing Authority in developing social housing.
- AB 611 - Keep News Independent Act
- The bill aims to prioritize locally owned and operated newsrooms in communities by requiring local media outlets to provide notice to staff and subscribers of their intent to sell at least 120 days before transaction.
- AB 614 - Civil Justice Equity Act
- The bill will ensure consistency and fairness in the Government Claims Act by extending the filing time for claims requiring government reimbursement in cases of property damage, personal injury, or death from six months to one year.
- AB 631 - Animal Shelter Data
- The bill will ensure that the state and other entities are able to direct funding efficiently to shelters with the greatest need, while giving policy makers a more complete picture of the pet overpopulation problem in order to make informed policy decisions.
- AB 661 - The California Guaranteed Income Statewide Feasibility Study Act
- The bill will create a blueprint for the Legislature and Governor to develop a fiscally responsible guaranteed basic income plan that tackles poverty and expands opportunities for all communities.
- AB 678 - LGBTQ+ Safe and Inclusive Housing
- The bill will require the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to develop and recommend best practices and policies for ensuring LGBTQ+ individuals receive culturally competent, inclusive, and affirming services when accessing state-funded housing and homelessness programs.
- AB 703 - California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund
- The bill will create the Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, allowing taxpayers to donate a portion of their California state tax return to support childhood cancer research.
- AB 728 - Protect Children From Anti-Aging Products
- The bill will protect children from the unnecessary risks of anti-aging products by banning the sale of these products to minors and preventing the industry from exploiting our youth.
- AB 792 - Court interpreters
- The bill will empower California's court interpreters to collectively bargain more efficiently when multiple contracts are being negotiated at the same time.
- AB 858 - State of Emergency Rehiring
- The bill will ensure that hospitality workers have rehiring protections to help them deal with economic crises, layoffs, and uncertainty, and will continue to support economic recovery in the hospitality industry after a state of emergency, such as a natural disaster or pandemic.
- AB 867 - The Paw Protection Act
- The bill will protect the welfare of our cats by prohibiting the barbaric surgical procedure of cat declawing.
- AB 890 - Access to Services for Non-Minor Dependents
- The bill will ensure that foster youth who are over 18 and wish to move to a different county have access to critical resources and services by revising residency requirements.
- AB 916 - Safer Soap Act
- The bill will ensure consumers' health and safety by prohibiting the sale of consumer hand soap or body wash containing harmful chemicals.
- AB 936 - CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits Program
- The bill aims to make the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project a permanent program. The pilot made health fruits and vegetables more affordable for tens of thousands of Californians.
- AB 1141 - AC Transit District
- The bill will update existing laws to reflect the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District's decision to be comprised of seven directors elected from seven wards. The decision will reduce election costs and improve resident representation.
- AB 1240 - Corporate Ban on Single-Family Homes
- The bill aims to protect California's limited supply of single-family homes by prohibiting corporations that own more than 1,000 single-family homes from buying additional properties and converting them into rentals.
- AB 1291 - Fair Ticketing Practices Act
- The bill will give live event ticket buyers more certainty by requiring the ticket seller to immediately provide an electronic proof of purchase.
- AJR 5 - Birthright citizenship
- The bill will affirm the Legislature's commitment to birthright citizenship, a fundamental right that is enshrined in the 14th Amendment.