This bill would enact the Second 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.
This bill designates the year 2026 as the 60th anniversary of the pilot regional centers. It serves as a commemorative resolution to acknowledge the milestone history of these centers without altering any laws or policies. The measure affects no specific individuals or groups and does not create new obligations or change existing regulations. Its sole purpose is to formally recognize the date in official records.
This bill would enact the Third 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 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.
This bill designates May 2026 as Celiac Disease Awareness Month to highlight the condition affecting individuals with an autoimmune reaction to gluten. The measure requires state officials to acknowledge this designation, though it does not mandate specific actions or funding for awareness campaigns. As a symbolic resolution, the legislation impacts no individuals or organizations directly and involves no changes to laws or regulations.
Existing law requires the county clerk to act as the clerk of the board of supervisors in the county and to perform specified duties, including, among other things, to take charge of, safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law all books, papers, and records that are filed or deposited in their office pursuant to law. Existing law requires the county clerk to keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties. This bill would authorize the county clerk to use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk's office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk's office affixed thereto. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including eliminating gendered pronouns.
Existing law, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, administered by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) , provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, as defined, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law grants higher education employees the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations and for the purpose of meeting and conferring with their employer. Existing law authorizes an employer and an exclusive representative who enter into a written memorandum of understanding to agree to procedures for final and binding arbitration of disputes that may arise under the memorandum of understanding or between the parties. Existing law makes it unlawful for the higher education employer to, among other things, refuse or fail to meet and confer with an exclusive representative. This bill would, with respect to arbitrations over violations of a collective bargaining agreement for the contracting out of bargaining unit work, make it an unfair practice for a higher education employer to, among other things, circumvent or disregard an arbitrator's decision by extending or renewing an existing contract or entering into a new contract for the same or similar services at the same location, or violating a contract term already interpreted by an arbitrator to prohibit the employer's conduct. This bill would prohibit PERB, among other things, from deferring repeat offenses in the above-described cases to subsequent arbitration proceedings. The bill would require remedies for a violation of these provisions to include the charging party's attorney's fees and costs.
Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation of various subjects relating to the manufacturing, processing, labeling, advertising, and sale of food, drugs, and cosmetics, under the administration and enforcement of the State Department of Public Health (department) and in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The act generally requires manufacturers, packers, and holders of processed foods to register with the department. A violation of the act is a crime. This bill would add kratom products, as defined, to the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law. The bill would require a processor, as defined, to register with the department and to annually register each kratom product it manufactures, packages, distributes, or labels, which would include certification by a laboratory specifying that the product meets certain qualifications. The bill would establish labeling and packaging requirements for those products. The bill would prohibit the sale of kratom products to those under 21 years of age and would prohibit the sale or distribution of those products at a premise or on an internet website or application that permits a person under 21 years of age to enter and remain or to complete the purchase of any product. The bill would prohibit the sale or distribution of a kratom product that has a child-attractive flavor, as defined. The bill would authorize the department to deny, suspend, or revoke a registration for actions taken in violation of these provisions. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill would require a purchaser of a kratom product to pay a tax on the purchase for use in this state of a kratom product from a retailer of 15% of the sales price from the sale of a kratom product. The bill would require a retailer to collect the tax from the purchaser at the time of the retail sale. The bill would require all revenues, interest, and penalties, less refunds, collected from the tax described above to be deposited into the Kratom Products Public Health and Safety Fund, a continuously appropriated fund created by the bill, and would require all amounts in the fund to be distributed to the University of California Kern County Medical Education Endowment Fund, the Board of State and Community Corrections, the Primary Care Account, and the Specialty Care Account, among others. By creating a continuously appropriated fund and allocating additional moneys to continuously appropriated funds, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would provide for the administration and collection of this tax pursuant to procedures set forth in the Fee Collection Procedures Law. By expanding the application of the Fee Collection Procedures Law, the violation of which is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
This measure would express the Legislature's commitment to advancing innovative solutions that reduce enteric methane emissions while preserving the economic sustainability of the cattle industries. The measure would urge the United States Congress to explore advancing innovative solutions in enteric methane emission reduction while preserving the economic sustainability of the cattle industries.
Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires a person convicted of one of certain crimes, as specified, to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while attending school or working in California, as specified. Existing law, on and after July 1, 2021, authorizes a person to file a petition in the superior court in the county in which they are registered for termination from the sex offender registry on or after their next birthday following the expiration of the mandated minimum registration period. If the district attorney requests a hearing regarding the above-described petition, under existing law, the district attorney is entitled to present evidence regarding whether community safety would be significantly enhanced by requiring continued registration. Existing law requires the court, in determining whether to order continued registration pursuant to the hearing, to consider specified information, including the person's current risk of reoffense as indicated on the State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) , as specified. This bill would authorize the court to order the petitioner to be present at the hearing described above, as specified. The bill would require the hearing to be heard in the county in which the person is registered. The bill would additionally require the court to consider whether the offender was in a position of trust or authority in relation to the victim and proof of participation in or successful completion of sex offender-specific treatment by the offender in the above-described determination. The bill would require the court to verify, as specified, participation in or completion of treatment. The bill would make other clarifying changes.
Existing law establishes various privacy protections relating to the collection, use, sale, or distribution of personal information, images, or video recordings, including restrictions relating to the retention, access, use, sale, or sharing of images or video recordings collected through the operation of an in-vehicle camera. This bill would prohibit a security surveillance company, as defined, from distributing, selling, or otherwise authorizing a third party to access, use, or distribute content obtained from a consumer's security surveillance system without first obtaining the express consent of the consumer and the adult residents of a residential rental property or upon receipt of an order of a court or arbitrator.
This bill designates every June as the annual anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots to honor this historical event. The primary mechanism is a formal declaration that establishes June as a commemorative month, ensuring the riots are recognized each year. It directly affects the state by adding this observance to its calendar of historical remembrance. The measure does not allocate funds or change laws, but rather serves to acknowledge the significance of the 1943 events.
