California

Pending Legislation

Assembly Bill 533: Health Care Districts: Design-Build Process

Introduced: Heath Flora (R-009)

Summary:
Authorizes any health care district to use the design-build process when contracting for the construction of a hospital or health facility building.

Last Action: Apr 24, 2025: In ASSEMBLY. Read third time. Passed ASSEMBLY. *****To SENATE.

Status: Pending

DBIA Position: Support

Senate Bill 65: Budget Act of 2025

Introduced: 1/10/2025 by Scott D. Wiener (D-011)

Summary:
Makes appropriations for the support of state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are to be allocated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, upon approval by the Department of Finance, to develop design and cost information for new projects for which funds have not been previously appropriated, but for which preliminary plans, performance criteria, working drawings, construction, or designbuild are anticipated to be included in future budgets. 

Last Action: Jan 10, 2025: Introduced

Status: Pending

DBIA Position: Monitor

Assembly Bill 227: Budget Act of 2025

Introduced: 1/10/2025 by Jesse Gabriel (D-046)

Summary:
Makes appropriations for the support of state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are to be allocated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, upon approval by the Department of Finance, to develop design and cost information for new projects for which funds have not been previously appropriated, but for which preliminary plans, performance criteria, working drawings, construction, or designbuild are anticipated to be included in future budgets. 

Last Action: Jan 10, 2025: Introduced

Status: Pending

DBIA Position: Monitor

Senate Bill 539

Introduced: Christopher Cabaldon (D-003)

Summary:
The act permits a school district to use any delivery method authorized under law in cases of extraordinary circumstances and has provisions that will make it easier to use progressive design-build.

Last Action: Apr 28, 2025: In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.

Status: Pending

DBIA Position: Support