CA SB 1170
enactedJoint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1170 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1170 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 810, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1170 about?
Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, as defined, to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as provided. Among other things, that act also authorizes a mutual water company to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purposes of risk pooling, as specified. Existing law, the Government Claims Act, among other things, authorizes public entities, mutual water companies, public agencies, water corporations, and mutual water companies to provide insurance under that act by a joint powers agreement, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a nonprofit housing developer to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purpose of risk pooling, and would expand the list of entities authorized to provide insurance by a joint powers agreement to include nonprofit housing developers. The bill would require that, if a nonprofit housing developer enters into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies, that the agreement ensure that no participating public agency becomes responsible for the underlying debts or liabilities of the joint powers agreement and that any participating public agency be indemnified against those debts and liabilities. The bill would require a joint powers agreement established pursuant to this authorization to solely utilize any revenues it generates to provide technical support, continuing education, safety engineering, and operational and managerial advisory assistance to its members for the purpose of reducing risk liabilities and furthering the technical managerial and financial capacity of those members. Existing law also authorizes 2 or more local public entities having the same governing board, a mutual water company and a public agency, or a water corporation, a mutual water company, and one or more public agencies, as specified, to be coinsured under a master policy and the total premium prorated among them. This bill would recast the provisions described above, provide that the affected entities are those authorized pursuant to specified provisions, and include among those entities nonprofit housing developers.
Who sponsors CA SB 1170?
Durazo is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1170.
Description
Existing law, the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, authorizes 2 or more public agencies, as defined, to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as provided. Among other things, that act also authorizes a mutual water company to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purposes of risk pooling, as specified. Existing law, the Government Claims Act, among other things, authorizes public entities, mutual water companies, public agencies, water corporations, and mutual water companies to provide insurance under that act by a joint powers agreement, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a nonprofit housing developer to enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purpose of risk pooling, and would expand the list of entities authorized to provide insurance by a joint powers agreement to include nonprofit housing developers. The bill would require that, if a nonprofit housing developer enters into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies, that the agreement ensure that no participating public agency becomes responsible for the underlying debts or liabilities of the joint powers agreement and that any participating public agency be indemnified against those debts and liabilities. The bill would require a joint powers agreement established pursuant to this authorization to solely utilize any revenues it generates to provide technical support, continuing education, safety engineering, and operational and managerial advisory assistance to its members for the purpose of reducing risk liabilities and furthering the technical managerial and financial capacity of those members. Existing law also authorizes 2 or more local public entities having the same governing board, a mutual water company and a public agency, or a water corporation, a mutual water company, and one or more public agencies, as specified, to be coinsured under a master policy and the total premium prorated among them. This bill would recast the provisions described above, provide that the affected entities are those authorized pursuant to specified provisions, and include among those entities nonprofit housing developers.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 810, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Durazoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 810, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-08-30
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-25
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6513.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2026-06-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-05-18
Referred to Coms. on INS. and L. GOV.
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2026-04-30
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-04-30
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4113.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4014.) (April 22).
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-04-30 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: other
- Arreguín: other
- Valladares: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-17 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Ellis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Addis: yes
- Berman: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Chen: yes
- Krell: yes
Do pass.
2026-07-01 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Ransom: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ward: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
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