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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 935: Local agency design-build projects: authorization.

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

SB 935 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local agency design-build projects: authorization. Primary sponsor: Steven Choi (R). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 16, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 102, 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 authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury. These provisions authorizing local agencies to use the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2031.

This bill would repeal the above-described January 1, 2031, repeal date, thereby extending the operation of these provisions indefinitely. By indefinitely extending provisions that would otherwise be repealed on January 1, 2031, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven ChoiPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Marie Alvarado-GilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Diane DixonCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly72
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Suzette Martinez ValladaresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Greg WallisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly47

“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 102, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3920.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Sources

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