Assemblymember Mark González's 2026 legislative package focuses on strengthening public safety, supporting working families and small businesses, expanding educational opportunities, protecting healthcare, and investing in stronger communities throughout California.
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Fighting for Our Community
AB 2541 - Lowrider Pride: Creates a specialty license plate honoring Lowrider Heritage & Culture. The funds generated from this plate will be reinvested into the community.
AB 1896 - Getting ICE Out: The GTFO (Get The Feds Out) Act bars anyone who has participated in immigration enforcement activity from being a public employee in California.
Fighting to Protect Healthcare
AB 1540 - LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline: Restores the LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Hotline (Press 3) under the national 988 hotline.
AB 1607 - Protecting Emergency Rooms: This bill ensures the continued operation of emergency rooms and the funding of ambulances through a surcharge on fines and fees.
Downtown Recovery and Supporting Business
AB 647 - Hazardous Abandoned Vehicles: Simplifies the process for cities to dismantle and remove towed hazardous abandoned vehicles — improving public safety and health.
AB 1679 - Pop-up and Small Business Recovery: Fills vacant retail spaces with pop-up businesses by allowing businesses to occupy commercial spaces for up to 120 days, rather than the existing average of 1-3 weeks.
AB 2418 - Commercial Property Permit Streamlining: Streamlines the lengthy permit process for small businesses, allowing doors to open more quickly and improving consumer experiences.
AB 1837 - Keeping Metro Moving: Ensures public transportation remains uninterrupted and prevents delays by providing proper enforcement for those who park in transit lanes.
AB 2099 - Cleaning our Cities: This bill ensures broken-down billboards can be repaired.
Lowering Construction Costs and Building Affordable Housing
AB 1704 - Affordable Housing Materials: This bill ensures construction and housing building materials stay affordable by studying an existing legal requirement and delaying it if it should result in increased costs.
AB 2152 - CEQA Streamlining for Fire Stations: This bill provides judicial streamlining and expedited CEQA review for critical fire infrastructure across the state.
Improving Public Safety
AB 1645 - The HUGS Act: Allows incarcerated folks to hug loved ones at visitation, restoring the humanity in our justice system.
AB 1941 - Organizing Copper Wire Theft: Keeps our cities lit by punishing copper wire thieves, protecting our communities from being plunged into darkness.
Access to Education
AB 1920 - California Promise Program: Ensures community college remains free for 1st time students.
AB 2332 - Dual Language Immersion: Expands access to Dual Language Immersion programs across the state by creating a statewide coordinator within the Department of Education.
