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SB-1386 • 2026

Administrative adjudication: governing procedure.

Administrative adjudication: governing procedure.

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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
Niello
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Referred to Com. on RLS.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact nature of the nonsubstantive changes is not specified in the provided official source material.

Administrative Adjudication: Governing Procedure

The bill makes minor, non-substantive changes to the rules for how state agencies handle administrative adjudications and rulemaking.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to the Administrative Procedure Act that deals with how state agencies manage their decisions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies that handle administrative adjudications and rulemaking proceedings

Terms To Know

Administrative Procedure Act
A law that sets rules for how state agencies make decisions and create regulations.
Precedent
An example of a decision made in the past that can be used to guide future decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear what specific changes are being made without seeing the exact text of the amendment.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  4. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1386, as introduced, Niello.
Administrative adjudication: governing procedure.
Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs the conduct of administrative adjudication and rulemaking proceedings of state agencies. Existing law sets forth the requirements for the governing procedure by which an agency conducts an adjudicative proceeding. Among those requirements, existing law requires an agency to designate and index a decision as precedent, as specified, in order for the decision to be relied on as precedent.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that requirement.

Current Bill Text

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