Bill Commons

CA AB 2043

in committee

Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2043 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2043 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E.M.

What is CA AB 2043 about?

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. The act charges the office with responsibility for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The act specifies that its provisions do not prevent the Governor or the office from formally recognizing committees or boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public agencies, or both, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery therefrom. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2027, to establish and lead the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force to develop a statewide strategy to protect mass gatherings, critical infrastructure, and other soft targets from attacks by unmanned aircraft systems. The bill would require the Director of Emergency Services to seek to compose a membership of the task force that includes representatives of specific public and private entities, including, among others, the State Threat Assessment Center. The bill would authorize the task force to achieve its specific purpose, primary objective, and goals by developing or updating response plans specific to unmanned aircraft systems that integrate detection systems into existing emergency operation plans or incident command systems, among other things. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA AB 2043?

Calderon is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2043, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. The act charges the office with responsibility for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The act specifies that its provisions do not prevent the Governor or the office from formally recognizing committees or boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public agencies, or both, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery therefrom. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2027, to establish and lead the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force to develop a statewide strategy to protect mass gatherings, critical infrastructure, and other soft targets from attacks by unmanned aircraft systems. The bill would require the Director of Emergency Services to seek to compose a membership of the task force that includes representatives of specific public and private entities, including, among others, the State Threat Assessment Center. The bill would authorize the task force to achieve its specific purpose, primary objective, and goals by developing or updating response plans specific to unmanned aircraft systems that integrate detection systems into existing emergency operation plans or incident command systems, among other things. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2026-04-06
Latest action
2026-05-22 — Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E.M.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Calderonauthor
  • Bennettcoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Archuletacoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-22

    Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and E.M.

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  2. 2026-05-22

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

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  3. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5261.).

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  4. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  6. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  7. 2026-04-20

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  9. 2026-04-13

    (Pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)

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  10. 2026-04-13

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4580.)

  11. 2026-04-07

    Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  12. 2026-04-06

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

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  13. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Coms. on E.M and P. & C.P.

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  14. 2026-02-18

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  15. 2026-02-17

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-13 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bains: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-16 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Macedo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hoover: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 2043 Calderon Third Reading Urgency

    2026-05-22 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Gabriel: other
    • Chen: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ta: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Arambula: other

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