New California Laws 2026
includes either a name or badge number to the pub- lic when performing their duties; and expands the crime of false personation of a peace officer. An act to add Chapter 17.45 (commencing with Section 7288) to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Govern- ment Code, and to amend Sections 538d, 538e, 538f, 538g, 538h, and 1299.07 of, and to add Sections 13653 and 13654 to, the Penal Code, relating to crimes, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect imme- diately. SB 820, Stern. Inmates: mental health. This bill authorizes, until January 1, 2030, a separate process to involuntarily medicate individuals charged with a misdemeanor who have been found to be incompe- tent to stand trial (IST), as specified. An act to amend Section 4011.6 of, and to add and repeal Section 2603.5 of, the Penal Code, relating to county jail inmates. SB 857, Committee on Public Safety. Public safety omnibus. This bill makes technical and non-contro- versial changes to various code sections relating gen- erally to criminal justice laws, as specified. An act to amend Sections 7583.7 and 7598.2 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 49428.2, 49428.15, and 56366.1 of the Education Code, to amend Section 6389 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 7286, 8589.11, 8589.15, 12838, 12838.6, 13332.09, 14612, and 20403 of the Gov- ernment Code, to amend Sections 1180.2, 1180.4, 1250.10, 1522.41, 1562.01, 1563, and 127825 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 6401.8 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 311.2, 835a, 1171, 1370, 1370.01, 1463.007, 1473.1, 2052, 2056, 2700, 2701, 2716.5, 2800, 2801, 2802, 2804, 2806, 2808, 2810.5, 2811, 2816, 2817, 2818, 4497.50, 4497.52, 4497.54, 4497.56, 6025, 6202, 13511.1, 13515.26, 13515.27, 13515.28, 13515.295, 13515.30, 13519.10, 13652, 13652.1, and 18108 of, and to add Section 2800.5 to, the Penal Code, to amend Sections 6108, 10103.5, 10332, and 12217 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Sections 4953 and 42989.2.1 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Section 99243 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, to amend Sections 1808.4 and 5072 of the Vehicle Code, and to amend Sections 755, 786, 788, 16001.9, 16527, 16529, 18358.10, 18358.20, 18358.30, 18360.10, and 18999.93 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relat- ing to public safety. 2025 Assembly Public Resources Laws AB 14, Hart. Coastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program. Codifies and allows for the expansion and implementation of the Protect- ing Blue Whales and Blue Skies (PBWBS) Program, a voluntary vessel speed reduction (VSR) and sus- tainable shipping program off the California coast designed to reduce whale strikes and air pollution. An act to add Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Sec- tion 35640) to Division 26.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. AB 43, Schultz. Wild and scenic rivers. This bill in-
provides for increased penalties for impersonating a first responder in an area subject to an evacuation or- der and provides that the fact that a person convicted of looting committed the offense while impersonat- ing emergency personnel is a factor in aggravation at sentencing. An act to amend Section 451.5 of, and to add Sec- tions 463.2 and 538i to, the Penal Code, relating to crimes. SB 627, Wiener. Law enforcement: masks. This bill makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer, as de- fined, to wear a facial covering in the performance of the duties, except as specified, and requires any law enforcement agency operating in California to maintain and publicly post a written policy limiting the use of facial coverings, as specified. An act to add Chapter 17.45 (commencing with Section 7289) to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Govern- ment Code, and to add Section 185.5 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement. SB 680, Rubio. Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Makes a defendant convicted of statutory rape subject to mandatory sex offender registration if there is more than a 10-year age gap with the minor, as specified. An act to amend Section 290 of the Penal Code, re- lating to sex offenses. SB 701, Wahab. Signal jammers. This bill estab- lishes several violations and penalties relating to the use of signal jammers, as specified. An act to add Section 636.6 to the Penal Code, re- lating to crimes. SB 704, Arreguín. Firearms: firearm barrels. This bill prohibits, commencing January 1, 2027, the sale or transfer of a firearm barrel unless the transaction is completed in person by a licensed firearms dealer, as specified. An act to amend Section 28235 of, to add Section 16525 to, and to add Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 33700) to Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of, the Penal Code, relating to firearms. SB 733, Wahab. Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing. This bill authorizes a sexual assault victim who is 18 years of age or older to request that all med- ical evidence collected from them not be tested; the victim may later request that their kit be tested, re- gardless of whether they also decide to make a report to law enforcement. An act to amend Section 680 of the Penal Code, re- lating to evidence. SB 734, Caballero. Criminal procedure: discrimi- nation. This bill addresses due process issues for law enforcement related to the California Racial Justice Act. An act to add Section 3305.6 to the Government Code, and to amend Sections 745, 1473, 1473.7, and 13510.8 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal pro- cedure. SB 805, Pérez. Crimes. This bill requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on visible display of identification; requires specified law en- forcement officers operating in California who are not uniformed to visibly display identification that
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