Bill Commons

CA SB 935

enacted

Local agency design-build projects: authorization.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 935 pass?

Yes. CA SB 935 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-16): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 935 about?

Existing law authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury. These provisions authorizing local agencies to use the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2031. This bill would repeal the above-described January 1, 2031, repeal date, thereby extending the operation of these provisions indefinitely. By indefinitely extending provisions that would otherwise be repealed on January 1, 2031, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA SB 935?

Choi is the primary sponsor of CA SB 935, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury. These provisions authorizing local agencies to use the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2031. This bill would repeal the above-described January 1, 2031, repeal date, thereby extending the operation of these provisions indefinitely. By indefinitely extending provisions that would otherwise be repealed on January 1, 2031, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-07-16 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Choiauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Niellocoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-16

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-07-16

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-07-15

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

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  4. 2026-07-02

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-06-25

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  9. 2026-06-03

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-05-04

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  11. 2026-04-16

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  12. 2026-04-16

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3920.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  13. 2026-04-14

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  14. 2026-04-13

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

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  15. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 13.

  16. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3601.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-03-05

    Set for hearing March 18.

  18. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  19. 2026-01-30

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.

  20. 2026-01-29

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

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd SB935 Choi et al.

    2026-04-16 · pass · 38-0

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

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

    2026-06-03 · pass · 10-0

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

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-06-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Krell: yes

  • SB 935 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-07-02 · pass · 70-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Papan: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Ransom: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Chen: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Elhawary: other
    • Bains: other

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