CA AB 431
enactedAdvanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 431 pass?
Yes. CA AB 431 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 431 about?
Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. This bill, the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act, would require the department, in coordination with specified agencies, to include advanced air mobility, as defined, in the next update to the California Transportation Plan prepared after January 1, 2027, and to establish a statewide working group to facilitate ongoing collaboration to explore California's role as a leader in the development and implementation of advanced air mobility, as specified. The bill would prohibit its provisions from being construed to (1) interfere with or suspend the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal department or agency, or state zoning laws or regulations, as specified, or (2) limit or interfere with the jurisdiction, authority, rights, or responsibilities of any airport sponsor or operator, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 431?
Wilson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 431, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. This bill, the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act, would require the department, in coordination with specified agencies, to include advanced air mobility, as defined, in the next update to the California Transportation Plan prepared after January 1, 2027, and to establish a statewide working group to facilitate ongoing collaboration to explore California's role as a leader in the development and implementation of advanced air mobility, as specified. The bill would prohibit its provisions from being construed to (1) interfere with or suspend the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal department or agency, or state zoning laws or regulations, as specified, or (2) limit or interfere with the jurisdiction, authority, rights, or responsibilities of any airport sponsor or operator, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-29
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wilsonauthor
- Daviescoauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-28
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2026-08-24
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6398.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5587.).
2026-08-18
Ordered to special consent calendar.
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.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-22
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-27
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-07-08
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-11
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
referral-committee
2025-06-03
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1828.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-05-01
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-04-30
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-29
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-02-18
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
referral-committee
2025-02-06
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2025-02-05
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-28 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Hoover: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Davies: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: other
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 431 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-02 · pass · 79-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Rivas: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ward: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Solache: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bonta: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Davies: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Soria: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ta: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Flora: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Addis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bains: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-09 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Valladares: yes
Placed on suspense file
2026-06-22 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: other
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