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SB828Introduced in the Senate

Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.

Passed

Introduced by Christopher Cabaldon, District 3

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 25132 and 36900 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 12505, 12512, 12540, 12552, 12588, 12590, 12591, 12607, 12619, 12635, 12721, and 12726 of, and to add Sections 12590.5, 12590.6, 12619.1, 12640.1, 12640.2, and 12640.3 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to fireworks.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 652, Statutes of 2026.

September 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB828 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence · August 30, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  6. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  7. Set for hearing April 23.

  8. April 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  9. Set for hearing April 30.

  10. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2934.)

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

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  15. Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. GOV.

  16. Set for hearing January 13.

  17. Set for hearing January 14 in L. GOV. pending receipt.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3213.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3225.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Set for hearing January 20.

  21. January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. Set for hearing January 22.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3283.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  26. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  27. Referred to Coms. on E.M and L. GOV.

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15).

  29. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  31. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  32. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  33. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  34. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  35. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  36. Read third time and amended.

  37. Ordered to third reading.

  38. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6492.) Ordered to the Senate.

  39. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  40. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  41. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E.M. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  42. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.)

  43. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

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

  46. Approved by the Governor.

  47. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 652, Statutes of 2026.

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