SB 191: 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Official summary

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

(1)Existing law, the State Athletic Commission Act, establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the State Athletic Commission with prescribed licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions relating to boxing, wrestling, and martial arts. The act prohibits an event from taking place without the prior approval of the commission.

This bill, for a specified period, would exempt any contests conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee from the above provisions.

(2)Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once every 3 years. Existing law requires the responsibility for the enforcement and administration of building standards to remain in the state or local agency, as specified.

This bill would, until January 1, 2029, require temporary structures, as defined, including tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, for any facility or venue deemed necessary by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (Olympic Organizing Committee) to be governed by the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code, and would exempt these structures from all local amendments to that code. The bill would authorize the local building and fire code officials to approve installation of these structures for specified periods of time if certain requirements are met, as applicable.

The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish a task group, as provided, to review requests from the Olympic Organizing Committee for alternate means of protection for fire and panic safety, and to issue a written recommendation to the applicable enforcing agency for each request. The bill would authorize the aggregate area limitations and separation requirements applicable to the structures described above to be modified through an alternate means of protection reviewed by the task group and approved by the applicable local building or fire code official, as provided. The bill would require a local enforcing agency that deviates from the task group’s written recommendations to provide the applicant and the task group with specified information, including an explanation of why the departure is necessary to provide an equivalent level of protection for fire and panic safety.

By increasing the duties of local officials relating to approving the installation of structures for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Sponsors

“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. August 30, 2026Ordered to third reading.
2. August 30, 2026(Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 6855.)
3. August 30, 2026Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
4. August 28, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
5. March 24, 2025Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
6. March 20, 2025In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
7. March 20, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 460.) Ordered to the Assembly.
8. March 18, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. March 17, 2025Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
10. March 17, 2025Ordered to second reading.
11. February 5, 2025Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
12. January 24, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.