CA SB 1046
enactedOccupational safety: transboundary pollution.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1046 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1046 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 672, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1046 about?
Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, exists for the purpose of assuring safe and healthful working conditions for all California workers by authorizing the enforcement of effective standards, assisting and encouraging employers to maintain safe and healthful working conditions, and providing for research, information, education, training, and enforcement in the field of occupational safety and health. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations for the adoption of occupational safety and health standards and establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in that department for the enforcement of those occupational safety and health standards, as prescribed. This bill would require the division, on or before January 1, 2030, to propose to the standards board, for its consideration and possible adoption, a standard that protects the health and safety of employees who risk high or prolonged exposure to transboundary pollution, as defined, in outdoor occupational environments, as specified. The bill would require the division to consider identifying an exposure threshold for hydrogen sulfide at which acute or chronic health effects occur to reference in the standards and may consider exposure thresholds for other relevant pollutants. The bill would authorize the division to develop the standard in consultation with other specified groups. The bill would authorize the standards board to adopt emergency regulations to implement these provisions.
Who sponsors CA SB 1046?
Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1046, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, exists for the purpose of assuring safe and healthful working conditions for all California workers by authorizing the enforcement of effective standards, assisting and encouraging employers to maintain safe and healthful working conditions, and providing for research, information, education, training, and enforcement in the field of occupational safety and health. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations for the adoption of occupational safety and health standards and establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in that department for the enforcement of those occupational safety and health standards, as prescribed. This bill would require the division, on or before January 1, 2030, to propose to the standards board, for its consideration and possible adoption, a standard that protects the health and safety of employees who risk high or prolonged exposure to transboundary pollution, as defined, in outdoor occupational environments, as specified. The bill would require the division to consider identifying an exposure threshold for hydrogen sulfide at which acute or chronic health effects occur to reference in the standards and may consider exposure thresholds for other relevant pollutants. The bill would authorize the division to develop the standard in consultation with other specified groups. The bill would authorize the standards board to adopt emergency regulations to implement these provisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 672, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Blakespearauthor
- Padillaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 672, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6530.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-01
July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-20
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4372.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4262.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-14
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-09
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3794.) (April 8).
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2026-03-26
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-03-17
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-12
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
2026-02-11
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-08 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Laird: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
3rd Reading SB1046 Blakespear et al.
2026-05-20 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Jones: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Limón: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Niello: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Wiener: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Becker: other
- Grove: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lee: yes
- Chen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
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