SB 226 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Infrastructure revitalization financing districts.

Summary

Existing law authorizes a legislative body of a city to designate one or more proposed infrastructure revitalization financing districts, as specified, which are legally constituted governmental entities established for the sole purpose of financing certain types of facilities, as specified. Existing law limits districts to only financing facilities or projects of communitywide significance, including the acquisition, construction, or repair of commercial or industrial structures for private use. This bill would specify that a facility or project to acquire, construct, or repair commercial or industrial structures for private use includes entertainment or sports facilities.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Aug 30, 2026

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01/28/25 - Introduced → 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly · 3 edits · Jun 11, 2026

MINOR

The Assembly amended SB 226 to add an entirely new provision amending Government Code Section 53369.3, which governs infrastructure revitalization financing districts. The amendment clarifies that these districts may finance entertainment or sports facilities as a subset of commercial or industrial structures for private use. The original community college territory transfer provisions were retained with no substantive changes.

Scope change

The bill expanded from addressing only community college district territory transfers to also covering infrastructure revitalization financing districts, specifically clarifying that entertainment and sports facilities qualify as financeable projects under existing law.

SCOPE

A new section was added amending Government Code Section 53369.3 to specify that infrastructure revitalization financing districts may finance the acquisition, construction, or repair of entertainment or sports facilities, expanding the types of projects these districts can fund beyond what was previously explicit.

The bill now covers two separate subjects: community college territory transfers (Education Code) and infrastructure revitalization financing districts (Government Code), broadening the bill's overall scope from a single-topic measure to a multi-subject measure.

TECHNICAL

Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry was added as principal coauthor, indicating Assembly sponsorship of the amendment.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly Aug 20, 2026

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 40

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic30

26 Yea 4

86% Yea

R Republican10

6 Yea 4

60% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Aug 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.)

upper

Aug 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

upper

Aug 24, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

upper

Aug 20, 2026

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Aug 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jul 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).

lower

Jun 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

lower

Jun 15, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

lower

Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 1390.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1192.) (May 23).

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 865.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

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

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor