Jul 30, 2025

Governor Newsom signs legislation 7.30.25

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills:

  • AB 17 by Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) – Elections: precinct maps.
  • AB 377 by Assemblymember David Tangipa (R-Clovis) – High-Speed Rail Authority: business plan: Merced to Bakersfield segment. A signing message can be found here.
  • AB 379 by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) – Crimes: prostitution.
  • AB 642 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) – Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
  • AB 951 by Assemblymember Tri Ta (R-Westminster) – Health care coverage: behavioral diagnoses.
  • AB 1029 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) – Statements of financial interest: digital financial assets.
  • AB 1051 by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) – Route 76: Payómkawish Highway.
  • AB 1114 by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez) – Emergency vehicles: fee and toll exemptions.
  • AB 1216 by the Committee on Education – Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
  • AB 1459 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials – Hazardous waste: underground storage tanks.
  • SB 251 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Claims against the state: appropriation.
  • SB 428 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) – State Auditor: permanent office.
  • SB 521 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) – Public employment: disqualification.
  • SB 648 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) – Employment: gratitudes: enforcement.
  • SB 652 by Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) – Private security services: security guards: training.
  • SB 693 by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) – Employees: meal periods.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

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