Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1600: Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1600 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities. Primary sponsor: Joaquin Arambula (D). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law defines “disadvantaged communities” and requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for investment opportunities from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and for other purposes.

This bill would require the agency to do specified things regarding farmworker communities for purposes of identifying disadvantaged communities including, among other things, assessing whether designating farmworker communities as disadvantaged communities would increase those communities’ access to investment opportunities and identifying potential barriers faced by low-income farmworker communities in accessing investment opportunities, as specified. The bill would require the agency to make its findings publicly available on its internet website and consider those findings when identifying disadvantaged communities. The bill would require the agency and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop and implement a strategy for engaging with farmworker communities on environmental, health, and socioeconomic burdens, as provided.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joaquin ArambulaPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly31
Jesse ArreguínCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Robert GarciaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly50
Sharon Quirk-SilvaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly67
Eloise Gómez ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Susan RubioCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 12. Page 6886.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page