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California 20252026

SB 716

Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.

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

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Localgovernment, nonresidentialstructures, ordinances, penaltiesforviolation
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Lifeline program: broadband internet access service.
  • Communications: universal service.
  • California Home Internet LifeLine Act of 2025.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law makes the violation of a county ordinance or a city ordinance a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Existing law specifies monetary fines for any violation of local ordinances that is an infraction, not to exceed specified amounts that vary based on the circumstances of the violation, as prescribed. This bill would authorize the county board of supervisors to impose fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of ordinances and to fix the penalty by a fine or imprisonment, or both. The bill, notwithstanding the above-described provisions, would also establish the amount of the fine that may be imposed for the violation of a city or county ordinance, where the violation pertains to a nonresidential structure with a floor area of 20,000 or more square feet and the violation poses a threat to health and safety, to not exceed $1,000 for the first violation, $2,000 for the 2nd violation within 5 years of the first violation, and $5,000 for subsequent violations within 5 years of the first violation, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.

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Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.

  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. Withdrawn from committee.

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  8. Assembly Rule 96 suspended.

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

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  10. August 27 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 2.) Reconsideration granted.

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  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  12. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  14. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  15. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. Read third time and amended.

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  17. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. From inactive file.

  19. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Garcia.

  20. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).

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  23. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 16).

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  26. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

  27. Referred to Com. on C. & C.

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  28. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 1516.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  31. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  32. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1210.) (May 23).

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  33. Set for hearing May 23.

  34. May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  35. Set for hearing May 19.

  36. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  37. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 935.) (April 29).

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  38. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  39. Set for hearing April 29.

  40. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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

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  42. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  43. Read first time.

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  44. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

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

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