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SB 1204 CA
Became Law

Administrative regulations.

CA · session 20252026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 19, 2026

Latest action (Jul 16, 2026) Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 104, Statutes of 2026.

Summary

California Senate Bill 1204 would require the Office of Administrative Law to report to the Legislature when it disapproves a state agency regulation, including the reasons for disapproval, within 60 days of returning the regulation to the adopting agency. The bill would increase legislative oversight of the regulatory review process.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, sets forth requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and implementation of regulations by state agencies, and for review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law requires the office to review regulations on the bases of necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, reference, and nonduplication and requires the office to either approve or disapprove the regulation within 30 working days. If the office disapproves a regulation, existing law requires the office to return it to the adopting agency and include the reasons for disapproval, as specified. This bill would require the office to report a disapproval and the reasons for disapproval to the Legislature within 60 days of returning a regulation to the adopting agency, as specified.

Sponsor (1)
6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (20)
  1. Feb 19, 2026 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · upper
  2. Feb 20, 2026 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22. · upper
  3. Mar 4, 2026 Referred to Com. on G.O. · upper
  4. Mar 12, 2026 Set for hearing March 24. · upper
  5. Mar 24, 2026 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3658.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · upper
  6. Mar 27, 2026 Set for hearing April 13. · upper
  7. Apr 13, 2026 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. · upper
  8. Apr 14, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · upper
  9. Apr 16, 2026 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3921.) Ordered to the Assembly. · upper
  10. Apr 16, 2026 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · lower
  11. May 26, 2026 Referred to Com. on JUD. · lower
  12. Jun 9, 2026 Coauthors revised. · lower
  13. Jun 9, 2026 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · lower
  14. Jun 24, 2026 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). · lower
  15. Jun 25, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · lower
  16. Jul 2, 2026 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. · lower
  17. Jul 2, 2026 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · upper
  18. Jul 15, 2026 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · legislature
  19. Jul 16, 2026 Approved by the Governor. · legislature
  20. Jul 16, 2026 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 104, Statutes of 2026. · legislature
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