SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) is proud to announce that nine bills from his 2026 legislative package have passed out of the State Senate and are now advancing to the Assembly.
These bills address a wide variety of issues, including Veteran benefits, wildfire recovery, consumer protection, property tax relief, small business regulations, education, and support for families.
The bills include:
• SB 288 - Clarifies Proposition 19 to ensure families inheriting a home through probate are not unfairly subjected to higher property taxes due to court delays outside their control.
• SB 308 - Streamlines fiscal oversight requirements for California Community Colleges by consolidating duplicative reporting into a single comprehensive annual report, reducing administrative burdens, improving efficiency, and maintaining transparency and accountability.
• SB 888 - Excludes disabled Veterans’ disability compensation from the income calculation for the Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Low-Income Exclusion, helping more low-income Veteran families qualify for property tax relief.
• SB 904 - Strengthens California’s wildfire recovery efforts by creating a consistent statewide protocol to expedite permitting, improve agency coordination, and help communities rebuild more quickly following major wildfires.
• SB 918 - Modernizes California’s drive-through restaurant regulations by allowing approved service openings that improve worker safety, increase efficiency, and maintain existing food safety standards.
• SB 946 - Permanently extends protections that help ensure fairness, accuracy, and privacy in escrow industry rating systems while preserving lenders’ ability to evaluate service providers.
• SB 974 - Clarifies Proposition 19 to protect severely disabled individuals whose inherited homes are held in Special Needs Trusts, helping families retain their Proposition 13 property tax protections.
• SB 1029 - Strengthens consumer protections by requiring the DMV to proactively notify vehicle owners when money may be owed to them from a vehicle lien sale and explain how to claim it.
• SB 1186 - Requires the Department of Public Health to process amended birth certificate requests for adoptive families within two weeks, helping them obtain essential documents more quickly.
“I’m proud to see these common-sense, solutions-oriented bills advance through the legislative process with strong bipartisan support,” said Senator Seyarto. “I’m grateful to my dedicated team for their hard work and to my Senate colleagues for their partnership. I look forward to continuing to work with the Assembly to deliver meaningful results for our 32nd District and the State of California.”