AB 582: Administrative Procedure Act.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What AB 582 does, verified February 3, 2026

This bill aims to amend the administrative procedure act, which governs state agencies' procedures for adopting, amending, or repealing regulations. The bill makes a nonsubstantive change to these provisions, which will update the existing law. The change does not add or remove any substance from the existing rules, but rather clarifies the existing framework. This will help ensure that the procedures for state agencies remain consistent and effective.

Bill journey

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Asm. Blanca PachecoAuthor · California State Assembly

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Feb. 02, 2026	Died at Desk.
Feb. 13, 2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Feb. 12, 2025	Read first time. To print.

Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 167 words

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 582

Introduced by Assembly Member Pacheco

February 12, 2025

An act to amend Section 11370 of the Government Code, relating to administrative hearings.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 582, as introduced, Pacheco. Administrative Procedure Act.

Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law specifies which code sections constitute the Administrative Procedure Act.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 11370 of the Government Code is amended to read:

11370.

This chapter, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), ~~Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370),~~ Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) constitute, and may be cited as, the Administrative Procedure Act.

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