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CA State Senator Becker and Assemblywoman Papan
Year-End Summary


Article Source:  Digital Democracy by CalMatters



 

YOU’RE TRACKING (2025–2026 session)

Senate District 13 - Josh Becker

 

Assembly District 21 - Diane Papan

 

My Legislator

Your weekly report, powered by Digital Democracy from CalMatters.

 

YOU’RE TRACKING (2025–2026 session)

Senate District 13 - Josh Becker

 

Assembly District 21 - Diane Papan



WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW

Hi CalMatters reader,

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on his final batch of bills as California governor. The Legislature sent 1,160 bills to his desk on a wide range of topics, from regulating AI and cracking down on data centers to curbing DUI deaths and banning child marriage.

The CalMatters politics team closely followed Newsom’s final bill signings and vetoes. In this special edition of My Legislator, we’re highlighting the fate of the bills that your state senator and assemblymember authored during the 2025-2026 session.

Below, you’ll see which of their bills Newsom signed into law or vetoed and which ones never made it out of the Legislature. 

Most of the new laws will take effect at the start of the year.

As we approach the midterm elections, you likely won’t hear from us until the new year. The next legislative session starts when new members are sworn into office on December 7. The Legislature will then go on recess before reconvening in January. 

Thank you for reading our newsletter. If you have questions, suggestions or thoughts about our work, contact us at digitaldemocracy@calmatters.org, or reply to this email.

See you next year,

The Digital Democracy team

 


Josh Becker (D)

State Senate: District 13, Menlo Park
(916) 651-4013, senator.becker@senate.ca.gov
Chair, Senate Human Services
Chair, Senate Natural Resources and Water
Time in office: 2020–present

 

Becker authored 39 bills during this session.

✍️ Of the bills authored, Newsom signed 21 into law:

  • SB 254: Energy.
  • SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.
  • SB 1370: Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.
  • SB 905: Electricity.
  • SB 457: Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
  • SB 306: Health care coverage: prior authorizations.
  • SB 1048: State Seal of Climate Literacy.
  • AB 825: Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
  • SB 243: Companion chatbots.
  • SB 913: Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.

See also: SB 272 | SB 338 | SB 358 | SB 361 | SB 390 | SB 822 | SB 923 | SB 949 | SB 968 | SB 973 | SB 1000

⛔ Newsom vetoed three bills:

  • SB 541: Electricity: load shifting.
  • SB 1057: Licensing: certified nurse assistants and home health aides.
  • SB 326: Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.

🗄️ 15 bills didn’t make it out of the California Legislature:

  • SB 468: High-risk artificial intelligence systems: duty to protect personal information.
  • SB 540: Independent System Operator: independent regional organization: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.
  • SB 493: Unlawful business practices: price gouging.
  • SB 1282: Transportation electrification: grid-integrated vehicle technologies: standards.
  • SB 318: Air pollution: stationary sources: best available control technology.
  • SB 492: Wildfire.
  • SB 1142: Digital Dignity Act.
  • SB 911: Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation.
  • SB 606: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: reporting requirements: functional zero unsheltered.
  • SB 751: Veterans and Former First Responders Research Pilot Program.

See also: SB 285 | SB 498 | SB 689 | SB 943 | SB 1110

 






Diane Papan (D)

State Assembly: District 21, San Mateo
assemblymember.papan@assembly.ca.gov
Chair, Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Time in office: 2022–present

 

Papan authored 37 bills during this session.

✍️ Of the bills authored, Newsom signed 15 into law:

  • AB 280: Health care coverage: provider directories.
  • AB 2619: Water resources: data centers.
  • AB 2469: Data centers: water use disclosures.
  • SB 623: Automobile accidents: civil actions: transportation network companies.
  • AB 2296: Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
  • AB 2595: San Mateo Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program.
  • AB 411: Livestock carcasses: disposal: composting.
  • AB 2380: Pest control: registration fees.
  • AB 2111: Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities.
  • AB 2234: California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects.

See also: AB 60 | AB 501 | AB 900 | AB 1250 | AB 1931

⛔ Newsom vetoed three bills:

  • AB 650: Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
  • AB 527: California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells.
  • AB 93: Water resources: data centers.

🗄️ 19 bills didn’t make it out of the California Legislature:

  • AB 787: Provider directory disclosures.
  • AB 1557: Vehicles: electric bicycles.
  • AB 360: Menopause.
  • AB 882: Electronic court reporting.
  • AB 1413: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater adjudication.
  • AB 2088: Public Utilities: thermal energy networks.
  • AB 1849: Decarbonized gaseous fuels.
  • AB 1146: Water infrastructure: dams and reservoirs: water release: false pretenses.
  • AB 2322: Water discharge: commercial, industrial, or institutional sites.
  • AB 2521: California Council on Science and Technology: water availability study: Central Valley.

See also: AB 526 | AB 626 | AB 1030 | AB 1095 | AB 1313 | AB 1372 | AB 1772 | AB 2033 | AB 2715

 

 





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