California Senate Bill 1036
Session 20252026
Mitigation Fee Act.
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1036
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
3rd Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Existing law, the Mitigation Fee Act, imposes various requirements with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition of a fee by a local agency as a condition of approval of a development project, including requiring the local agency to identify the use to which the fee is to be put and determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the fee's use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed.
This bill would require the amount of a fee that is imposed on a development project that demolishes or changes an existing use to be offset to account for the demolition or change so that the amount of the fee is attributable only to the development project's incremental impact on public facilities or services, as provided.
Existing law provides that when a local agency imposes a fee for water connections or sewer connections, or imposes a capacity charge, as defined, those fees or charges shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee or charge is imposed, except as specified.
This bill would provide that when a change in the capacity of an existing water or sewer connection is proposed, a local agency, in calculating the estimated reasonable cost of a capacity charge, shall only calculate an amount attributable to the change in the capacity. If the existing capacity exceeds the proposed capacity, the bill would prohibit any amount from being refunded, credited, transferred, assigned, or otherwise applied to offset any other charge or fee.
02/11/26 - Introduced
February 11, 2026
04/08/26 - Amended Senate
April 8, 2026
04/16/26 - Amended Senate
April 16, 2026
04/10/26- Senate Local Government
April 10, 2026
04/20/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
April 20, 2026
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04/27/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
04/27/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
04/16/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
04/15/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15).
04/08/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
04/02/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 15.
02/18/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
02/12/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
02/11/2026
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 12, 2026 8:25:30 AM
Record Updated
Apr 28, 2026 9:15:54 AM