SB 1223 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fairs: contracting.

Summary

Existing law governs fairs in this state, including the California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural associations, county and district fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. Existing law establishes various requirements applicable to contracts of fairs. This bill would prohibit a fair from issuing any invitation to bid or request for proposal, in connection with the awarding of a contract, for services to any person or entity, in a manner that limits the bidding directly or indirectly to any one bidder, except as specified. The bill would make any contract awarded in violation of this prohibition void.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Assembly Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Aug 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

08/30/26 - Enrolled → SB1223 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made. The diff reflects a change in document format from a traditional enrolled bill layout to a web page rendering of the same bill on the California Legislature website. The statutory text of Section 3107 and the legislative counsel's digest are identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document changed from a clean enrolled bill format (with Senate/Assembly passage lines, Governor receipt block, and page numbering) to a web page capture that includes site navigation elements, metadata panels, version history, and sharing options. The underlying law text is unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · Assembly Aug 26, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

May 19, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Aug 26, 2026

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Aug 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Aug 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and amended.

lower

Jul 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

lower

Jun 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

May 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on AGRI.

lower

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4337.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

May 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3971.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on AGRI.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors