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CA SB 516

enacted

Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 516 pass?

Yes. CA SB 516 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 769, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 516 about?

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county, defined to include a city and county, to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance, as provided. Existing law provides for the preparation of a proposed infrastructure financing plan, as provided, which takes effect upon adoption by the public financing authority of the district following a specified public hearing and protest procedure. Existing law authorizes the infrastructure financing plan to provide for the division of taxes levied on taxable property in the area included within the district, as specified, and authorizes the public financing authority to issue bonds by adopting a resolution containing specified provisions, including a determination of the amount of tax revenue available or estimated to be available for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds. This bill would establish the California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act, and would authorize the City or County of Sacramento to create an enhanced infrastructure financing district within the downtown Sacramento geographic area. The bill would authorize an affected taxing entity located entirely, or in part, in the County of Sacramento to opt in to the district. Existing law specifies that an enhanced infrastructure financing district is not prohibited from utilizing revenues from additional sources to support its activities if the district obtains voter approval, as applicable, and the infrastructure financing plan is approved. This bill would additionally specify that a district is not prohibited from utilizing state funds to support its activities if the district obtains voter approval, as applicable, and the infrastructure financing plan is approved. The bill would also specify that the California Capital City Downtown Revitalization District may accept state funds, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the downtown Sacramento geographic area. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 53398.75 of the Government Code proposed by SB 5 to be operative only if this bill and SB 5 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA SB 516?

Ashby is the primary sponsor of CA SB 516.

Description

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county, defined to include a city and county, to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance, as provided. Existing law provides for the preparation of a proposed infrastructure financing plan, as provided, which takes effect upon adoption by the public financing authority of the district following a specified public hearing and protest procedure. Existing law authorizes the infrastructure financing plan to provide for the division of taxes levied on taxable property in the area included within the district, as specified, and authorizes the public financing authority to issue bonds by adopting a resolution containing specified provisions, including a determination of the amount of tax revenue available or estimated to be available for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds. This bill would establish the California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act, and would authorize the City or County of Sacramento to create an enhanced infrastructure financing district within the downtown Sacramento geographic area. The bill would authorize an affected taxing entity located entirely, or in part, in the County of Sacramento to opt in to the district. Existing law specifies that an enhanced infrastructure financing district is not prohibited from utilizing revenues from additional sources to support its activities if the district obtains voter approval, as applicable, and the infrastructure financing plan is approved. This bill would additionally specify that a district is not prohibited from utilizing state funds to support its activities if the district obtains voter approval, as applicable, and the infrastructure financing plan is approved. The bill would also specify that the California Capital City Downtown Revitalization District may accept state funds, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the downtown Sacramento geographic area. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 53398.75 of the Government Code proposed by SB 5 to be operative only if this bill and SB 5 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 769, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ashbyauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

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

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  2. 2025-02-20

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

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-24

    Set for hearing April 23.

  5. 2025-04-07

    April 23 hearing postponed by committee.

  6. 2025-04-07

    Set for hearing May 7.

  7. 2025-04-30

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  8. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).

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  9. 2025-05-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1470.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  11. 2025-06-04

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  12. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  13. 2025-07-17

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2025-07-17

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

  15. 2025-07-17

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16).

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  16. 2025-08-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2025-09-04

    Read third time and amended.

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  18. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2979.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  20. 2025-09-08

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  21. 2025-09-10

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2826.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  22. 2025-09-22

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

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  23. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  24. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 769, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 04/30/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-30Compare
  • 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-17Compare
  • 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-04Compare
  • 09/13/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-13Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB516Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass

    2025-05-07 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Reyes: other
    • Cortese: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-07-16 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wilson: yes

  • SB 516 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Haney

    2025-09-08 · pass · 79-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Nguyen: other

  • Unfinished Business SB516 Ashby Concurrence

    2025-09-10 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

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