CA AB 1622

enacted

Electrified security fences.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1622 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1622 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 129, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1622 about?

Existing law, until January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, driven by solar-charged batteries of no more than 12 volts of direct current, and used to protect and secure manufacturing or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial purpose that stores, parks, services, sells, or rents vehicles or other materials, subject to specified conditions. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or conditioning the installation of an electrified security fence, as described above, except for requiring an administrative permit to confirm a fence abutting a property in residential use, or within 300 feet of a public park, childcare facility, recreation center, community center, or school facility, meets certain requirements. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2028. Existing law, starting January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, and used to protect and secure commercial, manufacturing, or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purpose, subject to specified conditions and subject to prohibitions imposed by a city, county, or city and county through a local ordinance. This bill would indefinitely extend the operation of the electrified security fence provisions subject to repeal on January 1, 2028, and would repeal the provisions that become operative on January 1, 2028. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

Who sponsors CA AB 1622?

Blanca Rubio is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1622, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 129, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Electrifiedsecurityfences

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 129, Statutes of 2026.
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.).
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2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-06-12
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-05-06
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
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2026-04-09
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-04-09
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4556.)
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2026-03-26
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-03-25
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 25).
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2026-02-09
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-01-23
From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2026-01-22
Read first time. To print.
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Votes

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-03-25 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Pacheco: yes
- Ward: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
AB 1622 Blanca Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-09 · pass · 64-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Alanis: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Hart: yes
- Davies: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Patel: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: other
- Schultz: other
- Bennett: other
- Ávila Farías: other
- Haney: other
- Gallagher: other
- Flora: other
- Kalra: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Ortega: other
- Zbur: other
- Addis: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Bonta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: yes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1622

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