Feb 10, 2026

Governor Newsom signs legislation 2.10.26

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

  • AB 1485 by Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo (R – Tulare) – Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes. 
  • SB 25  by Senator Tom Umberg (D – Santa Ana)  – Antitrust: premerger notification. 

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

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