California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 716 — Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.

Last action — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 21, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    7 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses penalties for violations of local ordinances related to nonresidential structures.

This bill pertains to how local governments can impose penalties for breaking ordinances that apply to nonresidential buildings. It focuses on creating rules around these penalties.

Summary

Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  3. Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.

  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Withdrawn from committee.

  8. Assembly Rule 96 suspended.

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

  10. August 27 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 2.) Reconsideration granted.

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

  12. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

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

  14. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  15. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read third time and amended.

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From inactive file.

  19. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Garcia.

  20. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).

  23. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 16).

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

  27. Referred to Com. on C. & C.

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

  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 1516.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  32. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1210.) (May 23).

  33. Set for hearing May 23.

  34. May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  35. Set for hearing May 19.

  36. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  37. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 935.) (April 29).

  38. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

  39. Set for hearing April 29.

  40. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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

  42. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  43. Read first time.

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Mark González
  • Caloza

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote — Committee CX15 — Committee vote

Failed 2 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 0001
Republican 0200
Democratic 2005
Total 2206
% of votes cast 20%20%0%60%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Carrillo — Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Failed 2 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2006
Republican 0200
Total 2206
% of votes cast 20%20%0%60%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Reconsideration.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Republican 2000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Stefani, Catherine Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11000
Republican 0400
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Ahrens, Patrick Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Elhawary, Sade Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
González, Mark Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay
Tangipa, David J. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Republican 0101
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Ahrens, Patrick Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caloza, Jessica Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Rogers, Chris Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Castillo, Leticia Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 29001
Republican 0802
Total 29803
% of votes cast 73%20%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Arreguín, Jesse Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
McNerney, Jerry Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Republican 0301
Total 13301
% of votes cast 76%18%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Arreguín, Jesse Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McNerney, Jerry Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 716 do?
Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.
Who sponsors SB 716?
SB 716 is sponsored by Mark González, Caloza, and Durazo, Maria Elena (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 716?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 21, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track SB 716?
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