Roundup · Alaska, Cal.
State law roundup: 20 California laws on licensing, EV charging, elections and welfare, plus Alaska game rules
Twenty California laws signed September 18 to 25 and one Alaska regulation package. California extended three licensing boards to 2031, capped multifamily EV charger permit fees, widened streamlined EV permitting, allowed E15 under existing vapor-control certifications, set in-person vote-by-mail procedures, expanded translated election materials, dropped the CalWORKs 100-hour work test and will revoke licenses for six years after an injury DUI with four prior convictions. Alaska's archery and predator-control rules took effect September 23.
State laws and regulations signed or taking effect September 18 to 25, 2026, each with its primary source.
- Alaska Board of Game archery and predator-control regulations take effect (Alaska, September 23, 2026). Alaska Online Public Notices, Alaska Administrative Code - Title 5 - Board of Game regulations re: Archery; Predatory Control
- California will revoke licenses for six years after an injury DUI with four prior convictions (Cal., September 25, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-1687 Driver’s licenses: revocation.
- California excludes dietary supplements from food date-label rules as urgency law (Cal., September 18, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-2779 Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
- California extends voluntary employees’ beneficiary association pilot to 2030 (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-2594 Voluntary employees’ beneficiary association pilot program.
- California extends Respiratory Care Board to 2031, mandates felony-conviction discipline (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1304 Respiratory Care Practice Act.
- California extends Naturopathic Doctors Act to 2031, tightens title and fee rules (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1303 Naturopathic Doctors Act.
- California extends Board of Registered Nursing to 2031 in sunset bill (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1302 Nursing.
- California revives pilot licensing Mexican-trained dentists for health-center practice (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-1307 Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.
- California guarantees foster youth dignified transport of personal belongings (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1345 Foster children: rights of foster youth.
- California removes the 100-hour work test from CalWORKs eligibility (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-1755 CalWORKS.
- California authorizes E15 gasoline sales under existing vapor-control certifications through 2028 (Cal., September 19, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-795 Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends.
- California caps local permit fees for Level 2 EV chargers at multifamily housing through 2035 (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-1820 Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.
- California extends streamlined permitting to supporting infrastructure for EV charging stations (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1283 Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.
- California modernizes EV fueling-system inspections to speed manufacturer-tested public chargers into service (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-969 Weights and measures: electric vehicle fueling systems.
- California requires social workers to secure emergency medical care for children in custody under Gabriel’s Law (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB-2304 Social workers.
- California extends resident tuition for Team USA student-athletes training in the state (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill History - AB-2436 Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
- California directs Cal OES to build a public safety command for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cal., September 20, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill History - AB-2411 California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies.
- California sets uniform in-person vote-by-mail voting procedures for polling places (Cal., September 19, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1420 Vote by mail ballots and early voting.
- California expands translated election materials and language-access services for voters (Cal., September 19, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB-1360 Elections: translation of election materials.
- California authorizes best-value procurement for community college projects over $1 million (Cal., September 18, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - SB1154 Public contracts: best value procurement: community college districts.
- California exempts pest-control licensee personal information from Public Records Act disclosure (Cal., September 18, 2026). California Legislative Information, Bill Text - AB2086 Pest control licenses: personal information: confidentiality.
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