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AB 1835: State of emergency: Governor’s powers and termination.
What AB 1835 does, verified February 24, 2026
This bill aims to modify the governor's powers and termination of a state of emergency in California. The governor would have the authority to exercise all executive power vested in the state to effectuate the purposes of the emergency, rather than the existing police power. The governor would still proclaim the termination of a state emergency at the earliest possible date, but this bill would require a state of emergency that has not been terminated by the governor to automatically terminate 90 days after the governor's proclamation, unless the legislature extends it by a concurrent resolution.
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| Feb. 23, 2026 | Referred to Com. on E.M. |
| Feb. 12, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 14. |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | Read first time. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2026 · 603 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1835
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Jeff Gonzalez, Johnson, Macedo, Ta, and Wallis) (Coauthors: Senators Grove and Seyarto) |
February 11, 2026 |
An act to amend Sections 8627 and 8629 of the Government Code, relating to state of emergency.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1835, as introduced, Gallagher. State of emergency: Governor’s powers and termination.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act (CESA), among other things, authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected by or likely to be affected thereby, if specified conditions exist and either specified local officials request the Governor to make that proclamation, or the Governor determines that local authority is inadequate to cope with, the emergency. During a state of emergency, existing law confers on the Governor, to the extent the Governor deems necessary, complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise within the area designated all police power vested in the state by the Constitution and laws of the state to effectuate the purposes of the CESA.
This bill, instead, would authorize the Governor to exercise within the area designated all executive power vested in the state by the Constitution and laws of the state to effectuate the purposes of the CESA.
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim the termination of a state emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. Existing law requires all of the powers granted to the Governor by the CESA with respect to a state of emergency to terminate when the state of emergency has been terminated by proclamation of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature declaring it at an end.
This bill would require a state of emergency that has not been terminated by the Governor to automatically terminate 90 days after the Governor’s proclamation unless the Legislature extends it by a concurrent resolution, as specified.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8627 of the Government Code is amended to read:8627.
During a state of emergency the Governor shall, to the extentSEC. 2.
Section 8629 of the Government Code is amended to read:8629.
(a) The Governor shall proclaim the termination of a state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.(b) (1) A state of emergency that has not been terminated by the Governor shall automatically terminate 90 days after the Governor’s proclamation pursuant to Section 8625 unless the Legislature extends it by a concurrent resolution.
(2) The Legislature may, by a concurrent resolution, extend a state of emergency before its termination pursuant to paragraph (1) or pursuant to a previous concurrent resolution.
(c) All of the powers granted the Governor by this chapter with respect to a state of emergency shall terminate when the either of the following occur:
(1) The
state of emergency(2) The state of emergency terminates pursuant to subdivision (b).
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