SB 170 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

SB 170 is a procedural bill that formally expresses the California Legislature's intent to later enact statutory changes related to the Budget Act of 2025. It does not make any immediate budget adjustments or allocate funds, nor does it directly affect any specific individuals or programs. The bill serves as a preliminary step to signal future legislative action on budget-related statutes, with no fiscal impact specified in its current form.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed Jun 29, 2026
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06/29/26 - Enrolled SB170 · 5 edits
MODERATE
SB 170 is a codification bill for Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, which eliminates the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency effective July 1, 2026 and splits it into two new agencies: the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. The diff shows the enrolled version being replaced with an updated version that updates agency references throughout numerous state codes (Business and Professions, Civil, Financial, Food and Agricultural, Government, Health and Safety, Welfare and Institutions, and others). The changes are primarily mechanical name substitutions to reflect the new agency structure, though they carry significant implications for which agency oversees specific regulatory functions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same (codifying a reorganization plan), but the applicability of agency oversight shifts: functions previously under one combined agency are now split between two separate agencies, changing which secretary has authority over specific regulatory areas as of July 1, 2026.
SCOPE

The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is eliminated and replaced by two separate agencies: the Business and Consumer Services Agency (retaining departments like Consumer Affairs, Real Estate, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Cannabis Control, Financial Protection and Innovation) and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (retaining housing-related functions). All statutory references across multiple codes are updated accordingly.

In Food and Agricultural Code Section 513, consultation requirements for socially disadvantaged farmers now reference the Secretary of the California Housing and Homelessness Agency instead of the Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, reflecting which agency retains housing-related coordination duties.

In Government Code Section 8587.11 (California Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board), the board member representing business interests is now the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness rather than the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, indicating a shift in which agency representative sits on this board.

DEFINITION

Multiple definitions across codes are updated to specify that departments (Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Real Estate, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Cannabis Control, Financial Protection and Innovation) are located within the Business and Consumer Services Agency rather than the former combined agency.

TECHNICAL

The enrolled bill formatting elements (Senate and Assembly passage dates, Secretary of the Senate signature line, Chief Clerk of the Assembly signature line, Governor receipt line with Private Secretary notation) are removed from the text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly Jun 29, 2026

How they voted

2810
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican10
10 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jun 29, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5064.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Jun 29, 2026
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 5892.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 453.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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