Cold storage facilities.

The entire amendment to Section 69842 of the Government Code (requiring publicly accessible electronic criminal case indices searchable by name, date of birth, or driver's license with redacted results) is removed from the bill.

The cold storage facility contingency fund requirement (Section 65850.22) is now limited to facilities located within the geographic boundaries of the Boyle Heights Community Plan as effective August 20, 2026, and sunsets on July 1, 2028. A separate section with the same requirements but without the geographic restriction becomes operative on July 1, 2028, creating a two-phase rollout from local to statewide.

A new legislative finding declares that a special statute is necessary for the Boyle Heights community because of the significant effects of recent events and the risk of future incidents in the area.

Insurance policies providing coverage for the specified community support uses are now an acceptable form of contingency fund, in addition to dedicated accounts and surety bonds.

Air quality monitoring as a use of the contingency fund is now specified to be conducted by the relevant local air pollution control district or air quality management district, rather than being left unspecified.

The fiscal note changes 'State-mandated local program' from 'no' to 'yes,' reflecting the new statewide applicability after July 1, 2028.

All gambling-related provisions were deleted, including requirements for the Governor to notify the Legislature of Gambling Control Commission member removals and technical changes to corporate gambling licensing rules under Business and Professions Code Sections 19813 and 19883.

A legislative finding declares that preventing and mitigating cold storage facility disasters is a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair, making the contingency fund requirement applicable to all cities including charter cities.

New Government Code Section 65850.22 prohibits any city or county from approving a building permit for a cold storage facility (defined as over 20,000 square feet, refrigerated to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below, participating in an accidental release prevention program at Level 1-3) unless the owner, lessee, or operator establishes and maintains a contingency fund capped at $20 million. The fund may be a city-managed account, an owner-managed account, or a surety bond.

The contingency fund can only be accessed when both a state of emergency is declared AND either a health advisory/alert is issued related to the facility or an official inspection report shows unresolved violations that caused the emergency. Required uses include food assistance, housing and rental assistance, air quality monitoring, vector control, and health care for adverse health outcomes.

New Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17138.10 and 24309.10 exclude from gross income any settlement amounts received by qualified taxpayers in connection with the 2026 Boyle Heights fire incident, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032. Both sections sunset on January 1, 2033. The personal income tax provision covers property owners, residents, and business operators in Los Angeles County; the corporate tax provision covers property owners and business operators.

The court electronic records provision (Government Code Section 69842) was retained but renumbered from Section 1 to the final section of the bill. The state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' in the bill's header information.

A new Section 1 amending Government Code Section 69842 requires publicly accessible electronic indices of criminal cases to allow searching by an individual's name, date of birth, driver's license, or any combination thereof. The index must only return records matching the identifiers entered, and results must redact date of birth and driver's license (showing only whether a match exists). All uses of court indices must comply with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Mark Gonzalez was added as a co-author of the bill alongside Assembly Member Nguyen, indicating broader legislative sponsorship in the Senate amendment.

A person authorized to receive public information under the new court index provision is explicitly not considered to have received local summary criminal history information as defined by Penal Code Section 13300(a), creating a legal distinction between accessing these indices and receiving formal criminal history records.

Section 19813 (Business and Professions Code) removed the initial staggered appointment terms (two years, three years, four years) and the requirement for initial appointments within three months of the operative date, leaving only the standard four-year term. This is likely technical since initial appointments would already have occurred.

Section 19883 (Business and Professions Code) underwent pronoun modernization (changing 'he or she' to 'they') and minor article changes ('any' to 'a/an'), with no substantive policy change to the gambling licensing requirements for corporate officers, directors, shareholders, and key employees.