SB 935 is sponsored by Dixon, Wallis, Valladares, Suzette Martinez (Republican), Niello, Roger W. (Republican), Alvarado-Gil, Marie (Republican), and Choi, Steven S. (Republican).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 R cosponsors

SB 935 — Local agency design-build projects: authorization.

Last action July 16, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2026.

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Passed Senate
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Passed Assembly
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 29, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
6 sponsors

1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

This bill authorizes local agencies to use design-build contracting for projects.

The legislation allows local agencies to employ the design-build method for construction projects, streamlining project delivery. This can enhance efficiency and collaboration between design and construction teams.

What this means for you

Small Business: This means small businesses may have opportunities to participate in design-build projects, potentially increasing their workload.

Summary

Local agency design-build projects: authorization.

Bill Text

Chaptered 07/16/26 - Chaptered Current pdf July 16, 2026
Enrolled 07/07/26 - Enrolled pdf July 07, 2026
Introduced 01/29/26 - Introduced pdf January 29, 2026
SB935 View text html

Action History

July 16, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, Statutes of 2026.
July 16, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
July 15, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
July 02, 2026
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
July 02, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
June 25, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
June 24, 2026
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
June 03, 2026
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.
May 04, 2026
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
April 16, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
April 16, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3920.) Ordered to the Assembly.
April 14, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
April 13, 2026
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
March 27, 2026
Set for hearing April 13.
March 18, 2026
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.
March 05, 2026
Set for hearing March 18.
February 11, 2026
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
January 30, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
January 29, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Choi, Steven S. Republican

Co-sponsors (5)

Dixon
Wallis
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican
Niello, Roger W. Republican
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican

Not signed on (116)

116 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

SB 935 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

July 02, 2026

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	16	0	0	3
Democratic	53	0	0	6
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	70	0	0	9
% of votes cast	89%	0%	0%	11%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Not Voting
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Not Voting
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Not Voting
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

June 24, 2026

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

June 03, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	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 →

Consent Calendar 2nd SB935 Choi et al.

April 16, 2026

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	9	0	0	1
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Total	38	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

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	Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
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	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

March 18, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 935 do?: Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
Who sponsors SB 935?: SB 935 is sponsored by Dixon, Wallis, Valladares, Suzette Martinez (Republican), Niello, Roger W. (Republican), Alvarado-Gil, Marie (Republican), and Choi, Steven S. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 935?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 29, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 935
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 29, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Choi, Steven S.

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