Validations.
Vote required
Two Thirds
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
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Progress
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the First Validating Act of 2026, aims to validate the organization, boundaries, actions, and bonds of various public bodies throughout California, including state agencies, counties, cities, and special districts. It declares that these entities have been legally established and functioning, confirming past actions and proceedings. The bill takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Key provisions
- Validates the organization, boundaries, and actions of state and local public bodies.
- Confirms past acts and proceedings related to public bodies.
- Confirms the validity of bonds issued by public bodies.
- Confirms the legal status of public bodies and their boundaries.
- Provides legislative authorization for previously authorized actions.
- Establishes time limits for challenging the validity of public body actions.
- Requires timely filing of statements and maps for assessment and taxation purposes.
- Declares the act an urgency statute, allowing it to take effect immediately.
Who is affected
- State of California
- Counties
- Cities
- Public Agencies (various types)
- Bondholders
Notable changes
- Provides a mechanism to validate existing public bodies and their actions.
- Addresses potential legal challenges to past decisions of public bodies.
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1 on record
Primary sponsor
Committee on Local Government
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