California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 2738: Construction guidelines for straw-bale structures.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 2738 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Construction guidelines for straw-bale structures. Primary sponsor: Jesse Gabriel (D). Most recent recorded action (February 21, 2026): From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law establishes that certain interim provisions, pending the evaluation of straw bales as a construction material through the normal processes used for the testing and listing of building materials, the determination of construction standards, and the adoption of those materials and construction standards into the California Building Standards Code, shall become inoperative when building standards take effect that permit construction using baled straw as a loadbearing or nonloadbearing material.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provisions described above relating to the operation of laws regulating construction using baled straw.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Gabriel | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 46 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Read first time. To print.