California 20252026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

SB 1358 — News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.

Last action — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications and requires the office to assist in marketing, advertising, and outreach to priority populations, as defined. Existing law requires state agencies that expend funds on marketing, advertising, or outreach to develop a plan for increasing expenditures directed to ethnic media outlets and community media outlets, as those terms are defined. Existing law also requires state agencies to annually report their progress in implementing those plans. Existing law repeals these requirements on January 1, 2029. This bill would delete the January 1, 2029, repeal date, thereby extending operation of these requirements indefinitely. The bill would additionally require the office to establish and maintain a database of the above-described outlets and would authorize the office to hold trainings for state employees responsible for purchasing advertising, as specified. Former law, Chapter 341 of the Statutes of 2020, until July 1, 2023, among other things, required the Department of General Services to publish an annual report on or before July 1 of each year relating to payments for placement of marketing or outreach advertising material by each state agency. This bill would reenact and recast this report requirement to instead require the office to publish an annual report relating to those payments, which the bill would require to include disaggregated information for priority populations and ethnic and community media outlets, as specified. The bill would additionally require state agencies to direct at least 40% of their annual advertising spending to ethnic and community media outlets and to require vendors selected for marketing or advertising services that require outreach to priority populations to prioritize outlets included in the above-described database. The bill would authorize state agencies to award a contract for advertising or marketing services with an estimated value greater than $5,000 and less than $350,000 to an ethnic or community media outlet, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. Set for hearing May 14.

  3. April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. Set for hearing April 27.

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3866.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Set for hearing April 14.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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

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

  10. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  11. Read first time.

  12. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Democratic 11000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Richardson, Laura Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights elections labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1358 do?
Existing law establishes the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications and requires the office to assist in marketing, advertising, and outreach to priority populations, as defined. Existing law requires state agencies that expend funds on marketing, advertising, or outreach to develop a plan for increasing expenditures directed to ethnic media outlets and community media outlets, as those terms are defined. Existing law also requires state agencies to annually report their progress in implementing those plans. Existing law repeals these requirements on January 1, 2029. This bill would delete the January 1, 2029, repeal date, thereby extending operation of these requirements indefinitely. The bill would additionally require the office to establish and maintain a database of the above-described outlets and would authorize the office to hold trainings for state employees responsible for purchasing advertising, as specified. Former law, Chapter 341 of the Statutes of 2020, until July 1, 2023, among other things, required the Department of General Services to publish an annual report on or before July 1 of each year relating to payments for placement of marketing or outreach advertising material by each state agency. This bill would reenact and recast this report requirement to instead require the office to publish an annual report relating to those payments, which the bill would require to include disaggregated information for priority populations and ethnic and community media outlets, as specified. The bill would additionally require state agencies to direct at least 40% of their annual advertising spending to ethnic and community media outlets and to require vendors selected for marketing or advertising services that require outreach to priority populations to prioritize outlets included in the above-described database. The bill would authorize state agencies to award a contract for advertising or marketing services with an estimated value greater than $5,000 and less than $350,000 to an ethnic or community media outlet, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 1358?
SB 1358 is sponsored by Rubio, Susan (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1358?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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