Governor Newsom issues legislative update 9.27.24

Statement

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 Limόn (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 Limόn (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 Limόn (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 Limόn (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 Limόn (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.