The governor has 30 days to act in 2026. In the first year of the Legislature's two-year cycles, the governor is limited to 12 days. Once the governor signs the measure, it is sent to the secretary of state to become "chaptered" or assigned a chapter number in California code, according to Georgetown University Law.

At the center of the day was the ceremonial swearing-in of Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limon, marking a new chapter for Democrats in the Capitol.

The California legislature has passed a bill intended to curb private equity’s influence in healthcare. The legislation grants the California attorney general the authority to take legal action against private equity firms and hedge funds that ...

The 120 men and women who conduct their business on the floors of the Assembly and Senate are coming back to Sacramento.

California legislators had a goal for 2025: try to lower the state’s lofty housing prices by making it easier to build apartments and other homes. With the help of Gov. Gavin Newsom, they rammed through proposals to further limit the California Environmental Quality Act, a law that at times has been used to slow down or sink housing developments.

"SB 750 represents a much needed constitutional fix to California's housing crisis, and I remain fully committed to advancing it," said Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose. One California bill that would have created an infrastructure bank and another to bolster ...

California has once again stepped to the front of the regulatory line—this time in the school cafeteria. While Washington dithers over what exactly counts as an “ultra-processed food” (UPF), California’s Assembly Bill 1264 delivers the nation’s ...

The California Legislature returns to work Monday for the 2026 session, and a major financial headache awaits. The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that the state will have an $18 billion budget shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year – $5 billion higher than what the Newsom administration predicted in June.