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California 20252026

AB 1608

Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
OfficeoftheInspectorGeneral,High-SpeedRail
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state. Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General and authorizes the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General to initiate an audit or review regarding oversight related to delivery of the high-speed rail project undertaken by the authority and the selection and oversight of contractors related to that project. Existing law authorizes the Inspector General to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of the office, as specified. This bill would rename the office as the Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail and revise the title of the Inspector General as the Inspector General of the High-Speed Rail. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to adopt and make use of the classifications, associated salary ranges, and other forms of compensation established or otherwise used by other state agencies identified by the Inspector General as performing comparable oversight work, as specified. This bill would authorize the Inspector General to contract for goods and services that the Inspector General deems necessary for the furtherance of the purposes of the office. For a contract up to $1,000,000 in value, the bill would exempt the Inspector General from all contract requirements of the Public Contract Code, and from all information technology project requirements of the Government Code, that require oversight, review, or approval by the Department of General Services or any other state agency.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 8.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

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

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 4904.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 22).

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  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

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  22. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.

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  23. From printer. May be heard in committee February 20.

  24. Read first time. To print.

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