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CA AB2690

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Laurie Davies

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands taxpayer standing to sue from local agencies only to include the state and state agencies
  • Allows California taxpayers who have paid state taxes (income, sales, property, or business license) to bring lawsuits against state officers or agents
  • Permits legal actions seeking to restrain illegal expenditures, waste, or injury to state funds and property
  • Changes the statutory term "local agency" to "governmental agency" throughout Code of Civil Procedure Section 526a to encompass state-level entities
  • Introduced by Assembly Member Davies on February 20, 2026; requires majority vote with no appropriation or fiscal committee review needed

Legislative Description

Civil actions: provisional remedies: injunctions.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on JUD.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/16/2026

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