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AB2418Introduced in the Assembly

Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.

Passed

Introduced by Mark Gonzalez, District 54

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 19837 of, and to add Sections 19838 and 19839 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 828, Statutes of 2026.

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 2418 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments · August 20, 2026

76

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Coauthors revised.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5243.)

  10. Measure version as amended on May 21 corrected.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5292.)

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  23. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  24. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6327.).

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

  26. Approved by the Governor.

  27. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 828, Statutes of 2026.

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