Legislation

Senate Bill 885 requires that any major regulatory proposal with an anticipated impact on Californians of more than $50 million must be explicitly approved by the Legislature.

SB 926 would allocate at least $280 million from the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2026–27 to support behavioral health, county sheriffs and probation departments, and administration for drug and mental health health treatment services.

Senate Bill 979 allows impacted cities and counties to appeal to the courts if they are assigned an unfair housing allocation.

Senate Bill 985 requires the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) to provide quarterly reports on the mismanaged and long-delayed state 911 system technology upgrade project until its completion, and prompts a reassessment of the monthly 911 surcharge on phone lines used to fund the project.

Senate Bill 1015 creates a new offense penalizing predators who coerce or use a minor to harm, groom, harass, or exploit another minor.

Senate Bill 1027 establishes the California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force to study, analyze, and report on street prostitution in the state and its connection to human trafficking.

SB 1035 would temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), and the LCFS cap-and-invest compliance system for one year. These state-imposed costs have contributed to California’s fuel prices remaining consistently higher than the national average. By removing state taxes, the state excise tax, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and Cap-and-Trade costs, California drivers would save $1.08 per gallon of regular unleaded gas. A household of two drivers can expect to save between $900 to $1100 per year.

SB 1133 would require, when the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools is next revised on or after January 1, 2027, the commission to consider including information on evidence-based preventative health instruction, including information on nutrition, food literacy, sleep, movement, stress management, and digital balance.

The SNAP to Thrive Act requires the California Department of Social Services, on or before July 1, 2027, to seek a federal waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of CalFresh benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy, and prepackaged desserts.