AB 2323 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Publication: newspapers of general circulation.

Summary

Existing law requires various types of notices to be provided in a "newspaper of general circulation," as that term is defined, in accordance with certain prescribed publication periods and legal requirements. Existing law requires a newspaper of general circulation to meet certain criteria, including publication, a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and printing and publishing at regular intervals in the state, county, or city where publication is to be given. This bill would require any public notice that is legally required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation to be published in the newspaper's print publication and on the newspaper's internet website or electronic newspaper available on the internet. This bill would prohibit a newspaper from charging a fee or surcharge to access public notices on their internet website or for posting a legally required public notice, as specified. This bill would provide, however, that a newspaper may continue to charge a fee or surcharge for access to other content on their internet website. This bill would also provide that certain errors in the publication of a legal notice on a newspaper's internet website, as described, would not constitute a defect in the publication of the legal notice.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Assembly Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Signed Aug 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

08/20/26 - Chaptered → AB2323 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The diff reflects a transition from the official chaptered document format to a web-based rendering of the same bill on the California Legislature website. All statutory language in Section 6009 of the Government Code remains identical.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from the official chaptered document layout (with page numbers, centered headings, and formal legislative formatting) to a web page presentation that includes navigation menus, search tools, bill tracking links, and a sidebar with version history. The underlying legal text is unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2026 · Assembly Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Jun 18, 2026

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 20, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6073.).

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4859.).

upper

Jun 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9).

upper

May 20, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4832.)

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor