Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.

Fixed a drafting error in Section 53069.4(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I)(ia). The prior version contained leftover duplicate language reading 'a residential property that is owner occupied. an owner-occupied residential property containing only four units or less.' The enrolled version cleans this up to simply 'an owner-occupied residential property containing only four units or less,' which was the intended requirement all along.

Added procedural enrollment language including Senate passage date (August 27, 2026), Assembly passage date (August 24, 2026), Governor's receipt line, and approval signature block.

The bill no longer prohibits administrative fines for building, plumbing, electrical, or zoning violations on owner-occupied residential properties. Instead, it allows local agencies to impose such fines but requires a minimum 6-month reasonable period to correct the violation before penalties can be levied, provided certain conditions are met.

A new exemption list (subclause III) specifies that the 6-month cure period does not apply to administrative fines imposed for violations of cannabis laws, the State Housing Law (when the building is substandard), rental housing habitability laws, or fire hazard laws and related regulations. This means landlords and property owners facing these types of violations get no extended cure period.

A new unit cap limits the 6-month cure period protection to owner-occupied residential properties containing only four units or less. The prior version had no unit limit.

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' and the state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now triggers a fiscal analysis and is formally recognized as imposing a state-mandated local program.

Assembly Member Alanis was added as a coauthor of the bill.

The core protection for owner-occupied residential properties changed from a complete prohibition on administrative fines to a requirement that the cure period be no less than 6 months before any fine can be imposed, provided the owner submits a sworn affidavit and shows the violation was not disclosed in a transfer disclosure statement.

A new sworn affidavit requirement: the current owner must swear they were not responsible for the violation and had no knowledge of it when they took title. The bill notes this expands the crime of perjury, creating a state-mandated local program.

Local agencies must extend the cure period by an additional 6 months if the owner demonstrates good faith effort to correct the violation, and may extend further at their discretion. No administrative fee may be charged for requesting an extension.

The amendment to Section 62000 of the Government Code (definitions for Community Revitalization and Investment Authority) was removed entirely from the bill, narrowing its scope to only Section 53069.4.

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program changed from 'no' to 'yes', reflecting the new sworn affidavit requirement that imposes costs on local agencies.

A new Section 3 was added stating no reimbursement is required under Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs incurred relate to creating or changing a crime (the perjury expansion through the affidavit requirement).

Added a new Section 1 amending Government Code Section 53069.4 to prohibit administrative fines for building, plumbing, electrical, or similar structural/zoning violations that do not create an immediate danger to health or safety when three conditions are met: the property is owner-occupied residential, the violation was created by a previous owner before sale, and it was not disclosed in a transfer disclosure statement.

Added Section 2 containing legislative findings that keeping costs predictable for homeowners addressing affordability challenges is a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, making the new provisions applicable to all cities including charter cities. This overrides local autonomy under Article XI, Section 5 of the California Constitution.

Added a requirement that local agency administrative procedures must provide a reasonable period of time for a person to correct or remedy a continuing structural or zoning violation (that does not create immediate danger) before imposing fines, when the owner-occupied exemption conditions are not met.

Added authority for local agencies to declare unlicensed commercial cannabis activity a public nuisance and impose immediate administrative fines without a prior correction period, with caps of $1,000 per violation and $10,000 per day. Excludes lawful medical cannabis use under Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.1 and 11362.5, licensed commercial activity, and persons exempt from licensure.

Added authority for local agencies to refer unlicensed commercial cannabis cases to the Attorney General for civil enforcement under the Business and Professions Code unfair competition law or Section 26038.

Added judicial review procedures: a person may appeal a final administrative order within 20 days to superior court for a de novo hearing as a limited civil case. The filing fee is retained by the court regardless of outcome, but reimbursed by the local agency if the contestant wins.

Added protections for rental property owners who did not know a tenant was engaging in unlicensed commercial cannabis activity: if the lease prohibits such activity and the owner had no actual notice, the ordinance must provide a reasonable correction period before fines are imposed.