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California 20252026

AB 1600

Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Disadvantagedcommunities, farmworkercommunities
Introduced / first action
2026-01-16 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law defines "disadvantaged communities" and requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for investment opportunities from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and for other purposes. This bill would require the agency to do specified things regarding farmworker communities for purposes of identifying disadvantaged communities including, among other things, assessing whether designating farmworker communities as disadvantaged communities would increase those communities' access to investment opportunities and identifying potential barriers faced by low-income farmworker communities in accessing investment opportunities, as specified. The bill would require the agency to make its findings publicly available on its internet website and consider those findings when identifying disadvantaged communities. The bill would require the agency and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop and implement a strategy for engaging with farmworker communities on environmental, health, and socioeconomic burdens, as provided.

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  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 12. Page 6886.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 10. Page 5294.)

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  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

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  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.

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  23. Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

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  24. From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.

  25. Read first time. To print.

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