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AB-1593 • 2026

State agencies: revenue: report.

State agencies: revenue: report.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dixon
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact definition of monetary charges and which agencies will be affected are not specified in the provided summary.

State Agencies: Revenue Reporting

This law requires state agencies that charge money to report their revenue from these charges on their website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires state agencies with monetary charges, as defined, to post a yearly report of the revenue generated by those charges online starting January 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies that charge money
  • People who use the state agency services and want to see how much revenue is generated

Terms To Know

Monetary charges
Money people have to pay for certain services or actions provided by a state agency.
Machine-readable format
A way of organizing information so that computers can easily read and use it, like CSV or JSON files.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an agency fails to report the revenue as required.
  • It is unclear which state agencies will be affected by this requirement until they start charging money for services.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  2. 2026-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (March 18).

  5. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

  6. 2026-01-16 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.

  7. 2026-01-15 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1593, as amended, Dixon.
State agencies: revenue: report.
Existing law imposes various reporting requirements on state agencies.
This bill would require state agencies that impose monetary
charges
charges, as defined,
to report the revenue generated from those charges on
its
their
internet website on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter.
The bill would require the reports to be made available for download in machine-readable
format, as specified.

Current Bill Text

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