CA AB 1786
enactedPublic contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1786 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1786 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1786 about?
Existing law establishes a program to allow counties to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as defined, for construction projects in excess of $1,000,000. Existing law also authorizes counties to use a best value construction contracting method to award individual annual contracts, not to exceed $3,000,000, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices, as specified. Existing law establishes procedures and criteria for the selection of a best value contractor and requires that bidders verify specified information under oath. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a participating county to submit a report that contains specified information about the projects awarded using the best value procedures described above to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2029. Existing law repeals the program provisions on January 1, 2030. This bill would, instead, authorize a county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as described above, for construction projects in excess of $500,000, would make various conforming changes to the above-described provisions, and would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2032. With regard to the above-specified reporting requirement, the bill would, instead, require the governing body of a participating county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to submit the report, as specified, to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2031. The bill would expand the crime of perjury by extending the operation of the program and expanding the program to cities and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Gabriel Valley.
Who sponsors CA AB 1786?
Harabedian is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1786.
Description
Existing law establishes a program to allow counties to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as defined, for construction projects in excess of $1,000,000. Existing law also authorizes counties to use a best value construction contracting method to award individual annual contracts, not to exceed $3,000,000, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices, as specified. Existing law establishes procedures and criteria for the selection of a best value contractor and requires that bidders verify specified information under oath. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a participating county to submit a report that contains specified information about the projects awarded using the best value procedures described above to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2029. Existing law repeals the program provisions on January 1, 2030. This bill would, instead, authorize a county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as described above, for construction projects in excess of $500,000, would make various conforming changes to the above-described provisions, and would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2032. With regard to the above-specified reporting requirement, the bill would, instead, require the governing body of a participating county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to submit the report, as specified, to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2031. The bill would expand the crime of perjury by extending the operation of the program and expanding the program to cities and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Gabriel Valley.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-12
- Latest action
- 2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Harabedianauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-15
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-15
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-14
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6318.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5545.).
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-17
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5003.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-16
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-02-11
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2026-02-10
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Johnson: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 1786 Harabedian Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 72-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hart: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Chen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Solache: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Gallagher: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-17 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Arreguín: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: other
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