New California Laws 2026
An act to amend Section 22435.7 of, and to add Sec- tion 22435.7.5 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to business. SB 763, Hurtado. Conspiracy against trade: pun- ishment. This bill increases existing criminal fines, and permits the Attorney General or a district attor- ney to seek civil penalties of up to $1 million, for a violation of the Cartwright Act. An act to amend Section 16755 of, and to add Sec- tions 16755.1 and 16762 to, the Business and Profes- sions Code, relating to business. SB 777, Richardson. Abandoned cemeteries: re- port. This bill revises the timeframe and stakeholder participants for the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (Bureau) to convene a workgroup from July 1, 2027 to March 1, 2026, and provide a report to the Legis- lature no later than June 1, 2026, instead of January 1, 2028, summarizing the discussions of the work- group. An act to amend Section 7612.12 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to cemeteries. SB 779, Archuleta. Contractors: civil penalties. This bill increases current minimum civil penalty (enforcement fine) amounts issued by the Contrac- tors State License Board (CSLB) and establishes minimum civil penalty amounts where they do not currently exist, beginning July 1, 2026. This bill au- thorizes the CSLB to adjust fine minimums every five years to correspond to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). An act to amend Section 7138.1 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 7028.7 and 7099.2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to contrac- tors. SB 788, Niello. Tax preparers: exemptions. Ex- empts out-of-state certified public accountants (CPAs) practicing in California under this state’s mobility laws, and owners, partners, shareholders, and employees of an accounting firm licensed by the California Board of Accountancy (CBA), from the requirement to register with the California Tax Ed- ucation Council (CTEC) prior to signing tax returns for paying clients. An act to amend Section 22258 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business. SB 825, Limón. Consumers: financial protection. This bill provides the Department of Financial Pro- tection and Innovation (DFPI) independent enforce- ment authority for unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices by licensees otherwise exempt from the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL). An act to amend Section 90002 of the Financial Code, relating to finance. SB 860, Committee on Governmental Organiza- tion. Gaming: bingo. This bill repeals various obso- lete provisions of law regarding remote caller bingo. An act to repeal Sections 19850.5 and 19850.6 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 326.5 of, and to repeal Sections 326.4 and 326.45 of, the Penal Code, relating to gaming. SB 861, Committee on Business, Professions and
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pletion of the project in accordance with the home improvement contract, plans, and specifications and clarifies this responsibility does not preclude ad- ministrative discipline against any subcontractor or home improvement salesperson (HIS) for violation of the Contractors State License Law (License Law). An act to amend Section 7159 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and voca- tions. SB 576, Umberg. Video streaming services: com- mercial advertisements. This bill, beginning July 1, 2026, prohibits a video streaming service that serves California consumers from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany. An act to add Chapter 27.3 (commencing with Sec- tion 22775) to Division 8 of the Business and Profes- sions Code, relating to video streaming. SB 602, Cortese. Veterinarians: veterinarian-cli- ent-patient relationship. This bill clarifies that a reg- istered veterinary technician (RVT) may act as an agent of a veterinarian for purposes of establishing the veterinarian client patient relationship (VCPR) in a registered veterinary premise that is a public ani- mal control agency or shelter, private animal shelter, humane society shelter, or society for the prevention of cruelty to animal shelter. An act to amend Section 4826.7 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to veterinary medicine. SB 652, Richardson. Private security services: se- curity guards: training. This bill requires the train- ing courses for security guard applicants in exercise of the power to arrest and appropriate use of force be administered and certified by a single course pro- vider and be completed by the applicant within the six months preceding the application submittal date. The bill also limits the individuals to whom a private patrol operator (PPO) licensee may provide training to the licensee’s applicants for employment and di- rect employees. An act to amend Sections 7583.6 and 7583.10 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to profes- sions and vocations. SB 709, Menjivar. Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures. This bill requires a self-storage facility to disclose in a rental agreement with a renter of a self-storage unit certain details re- garding the rental agreement, promotional prices or discounts received by the renter, how the renter can terminate the rental agreement, the contact informa- tion for the owner of the self-storage facility, and if the rental fee is subject to change, and if so, the max- imum rental fee that the owner could charge during the first 12 months following the date of the rental agreement, as specified. An act to add Section 21715.2 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to business. SB 753, Cortese. Special business regulations: shopping carts. This bill expands the authority for cities and counties to recover costs for retrieving shopping carts and returning them to their owners.
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