Bill Commons

CA AB 1608

vetoed

Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1608 pass?

No. CA AB 1608 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 1608 about?

Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state. Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General and authorizes the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General to initiate an audit or review regarding oversight related to delivery of the high-speed rail project undertaken by the authority and the selection and oversight of contractors related to that project. Existing law authorizes the Inspector General to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of the office, as specified. This bill would rename the office as the Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail and revise the title of the Inspector General as the Inspector General of the High-Speed Rail. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to adopt and make use of the classifications, associated salary ranges, and other forms of compensation established or otherwise used by other state agencies identified by the Inspector General as performing comparable oversight work, as specified. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to contract for goods and services that the Inspector General deems necessary for the furtherance of the purposes of the office. For a contract up to $1,000,000 in value, the bill would exempt the Inspector General from all contract requirements of the Public Contract Code, and from all information technology project requirements of the Government Code, that require oversight, review, or approval by the Department of General Services or any other state agency.

Who sponsors CA AB 1608?

Wilson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1608.

Description

Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state. Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General and authorizes the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General to initiate an audit or review regarding oversight related to delivery of the high-speed rail project undertaken by the authority and the selection and oversight of contractors related to that project. Existing law authorizes the Inspector General to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of the office, as specified. This bill would rename the office as the Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail and revise the title of the Inspector General as the Inspector General of the High-Speed Rail. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to adopt and make use of the classifications, associated salary ranges, and other forms of compensation established or otherwise used by other state agencies identified by the Inspector General as performing comparable oversight work, as specified. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to contract for goods and services that the Inspector General deems necessary for the furtherance of the purposes of the office. For a contract up to $1,000,000 in value, the bill would exempt the Inspector General from all contract requirements of the Public Contract Code, and from all information technology project requirements of the Government Code, that require oversight, review, or approval by the Department of General Services or any other state agency.

Introduced
2026-03-10
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wilsonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8.).

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  5. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 6630.).

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  7. 2026-08-11

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-08-10

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. 2026-08-05

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-08-03

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2026-07-02

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  14. 2026-05-27

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  15. 2026-05-13

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  16. 2026-05-05

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. 2026-05-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 4904.)

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  18. 2026-04-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 22).

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  20. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  22. 2026-03-11

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  23. 2026-03-10

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-02-17

    Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  25. 2026-01-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 20.

  26. 2026-01-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-20Compare
  • 03/10/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-10Compare
  • 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
  • 08/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-05Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
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  • AB1608Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-03-23 · pass · 12-4

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Ward: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Lackey: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Papan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-22 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Calderon: other

  • AB 1608 Wilson Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-04 · pass · 52-20

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Dixon: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Flora: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Bains: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Arambula: other
    • Chen: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Patel: other
    • Schiavo: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Niello: no

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