New California Laws 2026: Part 36- Homelessness, Wildfire Prevention, Employment Wages 

New California Laws 2026: Part 36

Sacramento, Calif. – Part 36 of the New California Laws 2026 series covers laws chaptered during the 2024–25 legislative session. This installment highlights new legislation on Homelessness, Wildfire Prevention, Employment Wages, and additional statewide updates.

For complete bill text, authorship details, and official effective dates, click the bill numbers below to access the California Legislature's official releases.

New California Laws 2026 (Part 36)

BILLDESCRIPTION
SB-634Local government: homelessness.
SB-635Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.
SB-638California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.
SB-639Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
SB-640Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.
SB-642Employment: payment of wages.
SB-645Juries: peremptory challenges.
SB-646Prenatal multivitamins.
SB-648Employment: gratuities: enforcement.
SB-650The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
SB-652Private security services: security guards: training.
SB-653Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.
SB-655Dwelling units: indoor temperature.
SB-660California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
SB-663Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.
SB-669Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.
SB-670Adult Education Program: immigrant integration.
SB-671Pedestrian crossing signals.
SB-673Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.
SB-676California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.

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