Bill Commons

CA SB 1263

enacted

Contractors: debris removal.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1263 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1263 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1263 about?

Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board. Existing law prohibits contractors from performing specified acts. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or another state agency tasked to manage contracts for wildfire debris cleanup and removal by the Office of Emergency Services to prequalify contractors to enter into contracts to perform prescribed wildfire debris cleanup and removal work in communities impacted by wildfires. Notwithstanding the prequalification requirement, this bill would prohibit a contractor from engaging in debris removal that includes hazardous materials on residential or commercial property that is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster for which an emergency or major disaster is declared, unless the contractor has one of the specified licenses or classifications, as provided. The bill would require any licensee authorized to perform debris removal that includes hazardous materials under these provisions to have passed an approved hazardous substance certification examination and comply with hazardous waste operation and emergency response requirements, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 1263?

McGuire is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1263.

Description

Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board. Existing law prohibits contractors from performing specified acts. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or another state agency tasked to manage contracts for wildfire debris cleanup and removal by the Office of Emergency Services to prequalify contractors to enter into contracts to perform prescribed wildfire debris cleanup and removal work in communities impacted by wildfires. Notwithstanding the prequalification requirement, this bill would prohibit a contractor from engaging in debris removal that includes hazardous materials on residential or commercial property that is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster for which an emergency or major disaster is declared, unless the contractor has one of the specified licenses or classifications, as provided. The bill would require any licensee authorized to perform debris removal that includes hazardous materials under these provisions to have passed an approved hazardous substance certification examination and comply with hazardous waste operation and emergency response requirements, as specified.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McGuireauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-20

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-20

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5576.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-19

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6262.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read third time and amended.

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  11. 2026-08-06

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-05

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  13. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-24

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  15. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  16. 2026-06-15

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  17. 2026-06-09

    June 16 hearing postponed by committee.

  18. 2026-05-18

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

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  19. 2026-04-30

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  20. 2026-04-30

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  21. 2026-04-28

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  22. 2026-04-27

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  23. 2026-04-17

    Set for hearing April 27.

  24. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3864.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. 2026-04-08

    Set for hearing April 14.

  26. 2026-03-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3638.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  27. 2026-03-19

    Set for hearing March 23.

  28. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and E.M.

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  29. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  30. 2026-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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  • SB1263Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-23 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Arreguín: other
    • Menjivar: other

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Stern: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: 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 as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Macedo: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-29 · pass · 6-0

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

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