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SB 1440 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Validations.

Summary
This bill would enact the First Validating Act of 2026, which would validate the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of the state and counties, cities, and specified districts, agencies, and entities. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 11, 2026 Signed Jun 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

03/11/26 - Introduced → 06/12/26 - Enrolled · 7 edits · Jun 12, 2026
MODERATE
SB 1440, the First Validating Act of 2026, passed both the Senate and Assembly without any substantive amendments. The changes between the introduced and enrolled versions are purely procedural and formatting: removal of line numbers, updated page numbering, addition of passage dates (Senate April 23, 2026; Assembly June 11, 2026), removal of the committee introduction language, and addition of a gubernatorial approval block at the end.
TECHNICAL

Removed line numbers that appeared throughout the introduced version (e.g., 'line 1', 'line 2') which are not present in the enrolled version.

Page numbering changed from 99 to 98 and header format was adjusted to reflect the enrolled bill layout.

Added passage dates: 'Passed the Senate April 23, 2026' and 'Passed the Assembly June 11, 2026', plus a line for the Governor's receipt date.

Removed the 'Introduced by Committee on Local Government' language listing individual senators and the original introduction date of March 11, 2026.

The legislative counsel digest changed from 'SB 1440, as introduced, Committee on Local Government' to 'SB 1440, Committee on Local Government', dropping the phrase 'as introduced.'

Removed the vote/appropriation/fiscal committee/state-mandated local program line that appeared in the introduced version's digest.

Added a gubernatorial approval block at the end of the enrolled version with 'Approved , 2026' and 'Governor' signature line.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2026

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Apr 23, 2026
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5672.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3).
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)
senate
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4034.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3905.) (April 15).
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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