Votes at a glance: Key bills and resolutions the Assembly advanced May 15
May 14, 2026 | California State Assembly, House, Legislative, California
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The California State Assembly moved a large number of bills and resolutions through final action on May 15. The following summarizes key measures that received floor action and their outcomes.
AJR 31 — Passed by roll call 58–8. (Separate coverage focuses on the voting‑rights debate and passage.)
AB 2341 (Fong) — Clarifies how local agencies determine which languages to translate during emergencies and adds a formula to ensure consistent implementation of AB 163 (2023). The Assembly passed the urgency/roll call on the floor (I–68) and approved the measure for transmittal.
AB 1816 (Davies) — Provides a one‑year, court‑ordered extension of supervision in narrowly defined situations to allow individuals to complete essential rehabilitation programs; passed (Ayes 56, No 0).
AB 2561 (Valencia) — Prohibits changes to consumers’ preferred privacy settings without consent and requires clearer consumer control over device settings; passed unanimously (Ayes 65, No 0).
ACR 167 (Hadwick) — Recognizes World Agritourism Day and highlights agritourism’s economic role; adopted by voice vote with co‑author additions.
ACR 190 (Ortega) — Recognizes California Day of the Teacher and calls attention to school funding and class‑size concerns; adopted by voice vote.
AB 1581 & AB 1586 (Ramos) — AB 1581 addresses accurate identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requires opioid‑overdose prevention training for school resource officers and integration of overdose responses into school safety plans. Both passed with recorded tallies (AB 1581 I–69; AB 1586 I–68, No 0).
AB 1712 (Pacheco) — District‑specific bill to streamline protest processes when small municipal water systems seek sale to PUC‑regulated providers, intended to avoid a municipal election and speed infrastructure upgrades for Santa Fe Springs; passed (I–68, No 0).
AB 2518 (Sharp Collins) — Creates a five‑year pilot in San Diego County to reduce energization delays for critical projects (affordable housing, schools, hospitals); passed (I–66, No 0).
AB 2577 (Connolly) — Reforms Proposition 65 enforcement standards and judicial oversight of settlements to better ensure public health outcomes and transparency; passed (I–67, No 0).
Across the session the Assembly also passed dozens of additional bills on a wide range of topics from retail permitting to community college funding and school facility priorities; many were acted on via the consent calendar or passed with unanimous support.
Next steps: Bills that passed the Assembly will move to the Senate for consideration where noted by the clerk; resolutions like AJR 31 are transmitted as the Assembly’s formal position to federal or state counterparts as appropriate.
AJR 31 — Passed by roll call 58–8. (Separate coverage focuses on the voting‑rights debate and passage.)
AB 2341 (Fong) — Clarifies how local agencies determine which languages to translate during emergencies and adds a formula to ensure consistent implementation of AB 163 (2023). The Assembly passed the urgency/roll call on the floor (I–68) and approved the measure for transmittal.
AB 1816 (Davies) — Provides a one‑year, court‑ordered extension of supervision in narrowly defined situations to allow individuals to complete essential rehabilitation programs; passed (Ayes 56, No 0).
AB 2561 (Valencia) — Prohibits changes to consumers’ preferred privacy settings without consent and requires clearer consumer control over device settings; passed unanimously (Ayes 65, No 0).
ACR 167 (Hadwick) — Recognizes World Agritourism Day and highlights agritourism’s economic role; adopted by voice vote with co‑author additions.
ACR 190 (Ortega) — Recognizes California Day of the Teacher and calls attention to school funding and class‑size concerns; adopted by voice vote.
AB 1581 & AB 1586 (Ramos) — AB 1581 addresses accurate identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requires opioid‑overdose prevention training for school resource officers and integration of overdose responses into school safety plans. Both passed with recorded tallies (AB 1581 I–69; AB 1586 I–68, No 0).
AB 1712 (Pacheco) — District‑specific bill to streamline protest processes when small municipal water systems seek sale to PUC‑regulated providers, intended to avoid a municipal election and speed infrastructure upgrades for Santa Fe Springs; passed (I–68, No 0).
AB 2518 (Sharp Collins) — Creates a five‑year pilot in San Diego County to reduce energization delays for critical projects (affordable housing, schools, hospitals); passed (I–66, No 0).
AB 2577 (Connolly) — Reforms Proposition 65 enforcement standards and judicial oversight of settlements to better ensure public health outcomes and transparency; passed (I–67, No 0).
Across the session the Assembly also passed dozens of additional bills on a wide range of topics from retail permitting to community college funding and school facility priorities; many were acted on via the consent calendar or passed with unanimous support.
Next steps: Bills that passed the Assembly will move to the Senate for consideration where noted by the clerk; resolutions like AJR 31 are transmitted as the Assembly’s formal position to federal or state counterparts as appropriate.
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