California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 1263: Contractors: debris removal.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1263 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Contractors: debris removal. Primary sponsor: Mike McGuire (D). Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.
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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, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board. Existing law prohibits contractors from performing specified acts. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or another state agency tasked to manage contracts for wildfire debris cleanup and removal by the Office of Emergency Services to prequalify contractors to enter into contracts to perform prescribed wildfire debris cleanup and removal work in communities impacted by wildfires.
Notwithstanding the prequalification requirement, this bill would prohibit a contractor from engaging in debris removal that includes hazardous materials on residential or commercial property that is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster for which an emergency or major disaster is declared, unless the contractor has one of the specified licenses or classifications, as provided. The bill would require any licensee authorized to perform debris removal that includes hazardous materials under these provisions to have passed an approved hazardous substance certification examination and comply with hazardous waste operation and emergency response requirements, as specified.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McGuire | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 2 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5576.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6262.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6262.) Ordered to the Senate.