CA AB 306
vetoedCalifornia Building Standards Commission: appeals: code interpretations.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 306 pass?
No. CA AB 306 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Vetoed by Governor.
What is CA AB 306 about?
(1) Existing law authorizes any person adversely affected by any regulation, rules, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of any state agency respecting the administration of any building standard to appeal the issue for resolution to the California Building Standards Commission. Existing law authorizes any local agency having authority to enforce a state building standard and any person adversely affected by any regulation, rule, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of that agency respecting that building standard to appeal to the commission, provided that both wish to appeal the issue for resolution to the commission. Existing law authorizes the commission to accept those appeals only if the commission determines that the issues involved in the appeal have statewide significance. This bill would revise and recast those provisions to expand the reasons for which a person can appeal to the commission to include, among other things, a request for approval to use an alternate material. The bill would modify the conditions under which the commission may accept an appeal by removing the requirement that both the local agency and the adversely affected person wish to appeal the issue, and by requiring that certain issues appealed have both statewide significance and that the person seeking the appeal has exhausted all local appeals procedures before appealing to the commission, subject to a certain exception. The bill would require the commission to review those appealed issues with specified stakeholders. The bill would additionally authorize any person to request a code interpretation from the commission relative to the intent of any regulation or provision adopted by the commission. The bill would require the commission to post, on its internet website and in a searchable format, decisions on appeals and code interpretations that it issues. (2) Existing law requires a local enforcement agency's written rules and regulations that clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code to be made available to the public upon request. This bill would, instead, require those written rules and regulations to be posted on the agency's internet website in a manner that clearly identifies the rules or regulations as a local interpretation or policy and links those rules or regulations, where applicable, to the related local amendments and express findings. (3) 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. (4) By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 306?
Schultz is the primary sponsor of CA AB 306, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
(1) Existing law authorizes any person adversely affected by any regulation, rules, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of any state agency respecting the administration of any building standard to appeal the issue for resolution to the California Building Standards Commission. Existing law authorizes any local agency having authority to enforce a state building standard and any person adversely affected by any regulation, rule, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of that agency respecting that building standard to appeal to the commission, provided that both wish to appeal the issue for resolution to the commission. Existing law authorizes the commission to accept those appeals only if the commission determines that the issues involved in the appeal have statewide significance. This bill would revise and recast those provisions to expand the reasons for which a person can appeal to the commission to include, among other things, a request for approval to use an alternate material. The bill would modify the conditions under which the commission may accept an appeal by removing the requirement that both the local agency and the adversely affected person wish to appeal the issue, and by requiring that certain issues appealed have both statewide significance and that the person seeking the appeal has exhausted all local appeals procedures before appealing to the commission, subject to a certain exception. The bill would require the commission to review those appealed issues with specified stakeholders. The bill would additionally authorize any person to request a code interpretation from the commission relative to the intent of any regulation or provision adopted by the commission. The bill would require the commission to post, on its internet website and in a searchable format, decisions on appeals and code interpretations that it issues. (2) Existing law requires a local enforcement agency's written rules and regulations that clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code to be made available to the public upon request. This bill would, instead, require those written rules and regulations to be posted on the agency's internet website in a manner that clearly identifies the rules or regulations as a local interpretation or policy and links those rules or regulations, where applicable, to the related local amendments and express findings. (3) 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. (4) By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Vetoed by Governor.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Schultzauthor
- Hadwickauthor
- Wicksauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Vetoed by Governor.
executive-veto
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27).
committee-passage
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6740.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-26
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6646.)
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-21
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-23
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-10
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-05-13
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-23
Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-04-02
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-01
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 954.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-03-20
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-03-19
Coauthors revised.
2025-03-19
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 19).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-19
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-03-13
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-03-12
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-03-12
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
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2025-03-06
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2025-03-05
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
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2025-02-18
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2025-01-24
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
2025-01-23
Read first time. To print.
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- 01/23/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-23Compare
- 03/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-05Compare
- 03/12/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-12Compare
- 05/13/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-13Compare
- 06/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-10Compare
- 06/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-23Compare
- 05/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-21Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-03-12 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Gallagher: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ta: yes
Do pass.
2025-03-19 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Mark González: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hart: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Dixon: other
AB 306 Schultz Third Reading Urgency
2025-04-01 · pass · 71-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Haney: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bains: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Soria: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Essayli: yes
- Flora: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Berman: yes
- Connolly: other
- Alvarez: other
- Wicks: other
- Addis: other
- Zbur: other
- Hart: other
- Boerner: other
- Davies: other
- Caloza: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-24 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Padilla: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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