New California Legislative Acts

New California Legislative Acts – October 2021

California Governor Newsom announced Friday, October 8, 2021 that he has signed the following bills:

• AB 36 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) – Design-build contracting: Town of Paradise.
• AB 43 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) – Traffic safety.
• AB 57 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Law enforcement: hate crimes.
• AB 100 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Drinking water: endpoint devices: lead content.
• AB 107 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) – Licensure: veterans and military spouses.
• AB 118 by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) – Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program.
• AB 124 by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) – Criminal procedure.
• AB 172 by the Committee on Budget – Human services.
• AB 229 by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) – Private investigators, proprietary security services, private security services, and alarm companies: training: use of force.
• AB 304 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Contaminated sites: waste releases or surface or groundwater contamination: local oversight: remedial actions.
• AB 333 by Senator Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) – Participation in a criminal street gang: enhanced sentence.
• AB 335 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-Encinitas) – California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: vessel information.
• AB 379 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) – Wildlife conservation.
• AB 592 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) – Foster youth: transitional housing.
• AB 707 by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) – Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021. 
• AB 764 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – Contempt of court: victim intimidation.
• AB 850 by Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) – City property: sale of water utility property.
• AB 861 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) – Mobilehome parks: rental restrictions: management.
• AB 896 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) – Oil and gas wells and facilities: liens: collections unit.
• AB 900 by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace) – Charitable trusts.
• AB 917 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) – Vehicles: video imaging of parking violations.
• AB 970 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Planning and zoning: electric vehicle charging stations: permit application: approval.
• AB 1066 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) – Priority inland water-contact recreation sites: water quality monitoring.
• AB 1126 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) – Commission on the State of Hate.
• AB 1250 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) – Water and sewer system corporations: consolidation of service.
• AB 1261 by Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) – State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gas emissions: incentive programs.
• AB 1390 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-Encinitas) – State lands: school and lieu lands.
• AB 1422 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Health facilities: critical care units: critical care unit program flexibility.
• AB 1452 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Pilot program: increased fee for low-income jurors: criminal trials.
• AB 1476 by Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced) – Park property: City of Modesto: Beard Brook Park.
• AB 1540 by Assemblymember Philip Ting (D-San Francisco) – Criminal procedure: resentencing.
• SB 68 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) – Building electrification and electric vehicle charging.
• SB 81 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.
• SB 206 by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) – Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: temporary appointments.
• SB 211 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – State Bar: board of trustees: reports: complaints: attorneys’ annual license fees: California Lawyers Association: Legal Services Trust Fund Commission: expenditure of funds.
• SB 221 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) – Health care coverage: timely access to care.
• SB 255 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) – Health care coverage: employer associations.
• SB 297 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) – Subsurface installations: penalties.
• SB 354 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) – Public social services.
• SB 406 by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) – Oil and gas: operations: notice of intention: investigations: data availability.
• SB 483 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) – Sentencing: resentencing to remove sentencing enhancements.
• SB 498 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Funds for the provision of legal services to indigent persons: disabled veterans.
• SB 510 by Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Health care coverage: COVID-19 cost sharing.
• SB 541 by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) – Substance use disorder treatment facilities and programs: disclosure of license and certification status.
• SB 567 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – Criminal procedure: sentencing.
• SB 589 by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) – Air pollution: alternative vehicles and vehicle infrastructure.
• SB 694 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) – Fire prevention: electrical corporations: wildfire mitigation: workforce diversity.
• SB 709 by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) – Z’Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: timber harvesting plans: extensions.
• SB 716 by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) – Land use: habitat restoration and enhancement: mitigation lands.
• SB 718 by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) – Health care coverage: small employer groups.
• SB 742 by Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) – Vaccination sites: unlawful activities: obstructing, intimidating, or harassing.
• SB 790 by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) – Wildlife connectivity actions: compensatory mitigation credits.

For additional information and a list of bills declined, see Office of Governor Gavin Newsom