CA AB164

Increases CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System) fee from $9 to $15 annually beginning April 1, 2025, for specified healthcare licensees.

Raises various real estate licensing and application fees, including broker examination fees ($95 to $150), salesperson license fees ($245 to $350), and subdivision application fees, with maximum caps specified for each category.

Establishes Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement combining CaliforniaVolunteers, Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, and California Youth Empowerment Commission, effective July 1, 2024.

Renames Governor's Office of Planning and Research to Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and transfers its precision medicine initiative functions to the California Health and Human Services Agency and community resilience programs to Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development.

Creates new venture capital reporting requirements for covered entities to submit demographic data about funded startup founders, enforced by Department of Financial Protection and Innovation with penalties up to $5,000 per day for violations, beginning March 1, 2026.