Existing law requires, within 7 months after the close of each fiscal year or within the time prescribed by the Controller, whichever is later, the officer of each local agency, as defined, who has charge of the financial records to furnish to the Controller a report of all the financial transactions of the local agency during the preceding fiscal year, as specified. Existing law requires the report to contain underlying data from audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as specified, and to state certain information, including the aggregate income during the preceding fiscal year. Existing law requires the legislative body, upon completion of the report, to either post the report in a conspicuous location on its internet website or to cause copies of the report to be prepared and the clerk of the legislative body to furnish a copy to any person requesting it, as specified. This bill would require a local agency, as defined, that maintains an internet website to post its audited financial statements, or its annual comprehensive financial report, on its internet website within 30 days of the date that the statements or report are completed by the local agency, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2028. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings and declarations related to these provisions. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar) , a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the State Bar to establish an examining committee, also known as the Committee of Bar Examiners, with powers that include examining applicants for admission to practice law. Existing law requires an applicant for admission and licensure to practice law to meet specified requirements, including passing a general bar examination given by the examining committee, and authorizes certain experienced attorneys to take an attorneys' examination instead. Existing law requires specified applicants to take a first-year law students' examination administered by the examining committee. Existing law defines "artificial intelligence" as, among other things, a machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can generate outputs, which can influence physical or virtual environments. This bill would require the State Bar to disclose, on its internet website, the use of artificial intelligence-generated content, as defined, in developing or administering the State Bar examinations described above. The bill would require the State Bar to disclose, on the cover page of study materials, the use of artificial intelligence-generated content in examination study material it, among other things, publishes or endorses. The bill would only require these disclosures for content developed by or at the explicit direction of the State Bar. The bill would apply these disclosure requirements regardless of whether the artificial intelligence-generated content is revised or reviewed by a natural person. The bill would become operative on January 1, 2028.
This bill is a commemorative resolution that honors the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA) for its one-hundredth anniversary. It recognizes CWDA's century-long role in representing county human services agencies and advocating for social safety net programs across the state. The text highlights specific contributions, such as helping create the CalWORKs program, expanding foster care age limits, and supporting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. No new laws or funding are created; the resolution simply directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the document to the bill's author for distribution.
California Assembly Resolution 137 formally recognizes the Diwali festival scheduled for November 8, 2026, and encourages state residents to participate in the celebration. The resolution highlights the cultural significance of the holiday for Indian Americans and South Asian communities, noting its themes of unity, joy, and the triumph of light over darkness. It also acknowledges that California previously designated Diwali as an official state holiday in 2025. This measure serves as a commemorative statement rather than a law with new regulatory or financial provisions.
This California Senate Resolution formally recognizes the week of September 17-23, 2026, as Constitution Week in the state. The bill encourages Californians to mark the occasion by studying the U.S. Constitution, reflecting on civic responsibilities, and participating in community activities. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to the author for distribution.
This bill is a procedural resolution that designates the week of October 5 to October 9, 2026, as National Tutor Appreciation Week in California. It formally recognizes the importance of accessible tutoring services for students and commends free digital platforms, specifically naming Schoolhouse.world, for helping bridge academic gaps. The text does not create new laws or funding but serves as a symbolic acknowledgment of the role tutors play in student success.
This measure would declare the Legislature's opposition to any federal executive action that restricts, burdens, or interferes with California's vote by mail system and would call upon the United States Congress to reject any federal legislation that would restrict or eliminate vote by mail options and to protect the constitutional authority of states to administer their own elections.
Existing law requires county elections officials to update a voter's registration record if change-of-address information indicates the voter has moved to a new residence address in California. Existing law requires county elections officials to change a voter's registration status to inactive if mailings have been returned as undeliverable or if other sources of information indicate that the voter has moved out of state. This bill would repeal an obsolete version of these requirements.
This measure would recognize August 26, 2026, as Women's Equality Day and its historic importance to women's rights, including the battle to attain those rights in the past, present, and future.
(1) Existing law authorizes the consolidation of 2 or more elections that are to be held on the same day, in the same territory, or in territory that is in part the same. When an election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision for the submission of a question, proposition, or office is to be consolidated with a statewide election, and the question, proposition, or office is to appear on the same ballot as that provided for the statewide election, existing law requires the political subdivision, at least 88 days before the election, to file with the county board of supervisors a resolution of the governing board of the political subdivision that, among other things, sets forth the exact form of the question, proposition, or office to be voted on. Existing law requires the political subdivision to also file a copy of the resolution with the county elections official. This bill would authorize the political subdivision to file the resolution with only the elections official if, at least 88 days before the election, the elections official provides the resolution to the board of supervisors or the board of supervisors has authorized the elections official to receive resolutions and consolidate elections without seeking new approval by the board of supervisors for each election. (2) Existing law allows the governing body of a city, district, or other political subdivision with an election that has been consolidated with an election held in the county or counties in which the political subdivision is situated to authorize the county board of supervisors to canvass the returns of the election. Existing law also allows the governing body of a city, district, or other political subdivision with an election that has been consolidated with an election held in another city, district, or political subdivision to authorize the governing body of that other political subdivision to canvass the election returns. This bill would instead allow the governing body of the political subdivision to authorize the county elections official, for an election consolidated with a county election, or the elections official of the other city, district, or political subdivision, for an election consolidated with an election held in another city, district, or political subdivision, to canvass the returns of the consolidated election. The bill would make related conforming changes. (3) Existing law requires elections officials to provide each polling place with specified materials, including not fewer than 6 nor more than 12 instruction cards to guide voters in obtaining and marking their ballots. This bill would eliminate the maximum limit of 12 instruction cards. (4) Existing law prescribes various election day procedures, including the hours that the polls must be open and when voting will commence. Existing law requires the precinct board to proclaim aloud at the polling place that the polls are open and closed, as specified. This bill would require that a precinct board member make those proclamations.
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law sets forth various procedures, including the submission of an application package, for provider enrollment, continuing enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location under the Medi-Cal program. Existing law requires an applicant or provider who is a natural person and is licensed or certificated under provisions relating to healing arts, the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, or is a professional corporation, to comply with the above-described procedures and to be enrolled in the Medi-Cal program as either an individual provider or as a rendering provider in a provider group for each application package that is submitted and approved. This bill would also apply the above-described provision to a nonprofit public benefit corporation that has been granted tax-exempt status and through which licensed providers enumerated in the Medicaid state plan provide nonspecialty mental health services, as specified.
This bill designates 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer to acknowledge the vital contributions of women in agriculture. It functions as a formal proclamation rather than a law that changes regulations or allocates funding. The measure directly affects the state by officially recognizing the importance of female agricultural workers during that year.
