California State Representative

Chris Ward 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1260

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
An act to amend Section 769.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB137

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
6/24/25  
Refer
6/24/25  
Report Pass
6/25/25  
Enrolled
6/27/25  
Chaptered
6/30/25  
Enrolled
6/27/25  
Passed
6/30/25  
An act to amend Sections 1798.155, 1798.160, 1798.199.55, and 1798.199.90 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 25608 and 31500 of the Corporations Code, to amend Sections 408, 501, 1674, 2038, 4839, 14353.5, 16006, 16505, 17207, and 50401 of the Financial Code, to amend Sections 7929.011, 9795, 10242.5, 11040, 11041, 11042, 12012.85, 12100.63, 63035, 63048.91, 63048.92, 63048.93, 63048.94, 63048.95, 63048.96, 63048.97, 63048.99, 63048.100, and 65400 of, to amend the heading of Article 6.7 (commencing with Section 63048.91) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of, and to add Sections 11011.4 and 11043 to, the Government Code, to amend Sections 25661.5 and 71340 of the Public Resources Code, and to amend Section 18997.51 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB174

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
An act relating to the Budget Act of 2025. An act to amend Sections 367.75, 367.76, and 367.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 69894 and 71651.1 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 977, 977.3, and 1043.5 of the Penal Code, and to amend Section 679.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to courts, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB253

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
3/17/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Report Pass
7/2/25  
Refer
7/3/25  
Report Pass
7/16/25  
Refer
7/17/25  
Refer
8/18/25  
Report Pass
8/29/25  
Enrolled
9/12/25  
Enrolled
9/12/25  
Chaptered
10/10/25  
Passed
10/10/25  
An act to amend Sections 17951 and 17960.1 of, and to add and repeal Section 17960.3 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB629

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Report Pass
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Report Pass
5/23/25  
Engrossed
6/2/25  
Refer
6/3/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Report Pass
6/25/25  
Refer
6/25/25  
Enrolled
7/10/25  
Chaptered
7/28/25  
An act to amend Section 35168 of the Education Code, relating to school districts.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB163

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
An act relating to the Budget Act of 2025. to amend Sections 14672.9, 15432, 95007, 95008, 95012, and 95024 of, and to add Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 95013) to Title 14 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Sections 4435.1, 4435.2, 4519.2, 4519.10, 4519.11, 4572, 4620.5, 4622, 4625.5, 4629, 4636, 4648, 4685.8, 4688.21, 4689.1, 4851, and 4856, 4861, and 4865 of, to amend and repeal Sections 4429, 4430, 4474.1, 4474.12, 4474.15, and 4731 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 4474.2, 4519.1, 4620.3, and 4691 of, to add Sections 4418.05, 4519.12, 4621.6, 4689.9, and 4868.6 to, to add Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4890) to Division 4.5 of, to repeal Section 4892 of, and to repeal and add Section 4625.6 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to repeal Section 53 of Chapter 171 of the Statutes of 2001, to repeal Section 70 of Chapter 758 of the Statutes of 2008, and to repeal Section 19 of Chapter 26 of the Statutes of 2016, relating to developmental services, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1954

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Refer
3/18/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Refer
4/7/26  
Report Pass
4/20/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Refer
5/13/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/21/26  
Refer
5/21/26  
Refer
6/3/26  
Report Pass
6/4/26  
An act to add Chapter 45 (commencing with Section 22949.93) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business.

Co-Author of Legislation

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1149

Introduced
5/14/26  
Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
An act to amend Section 12945.7 of the Government Code, relating to employment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1105

Introduced
7/2/26  
Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/27/26  
An act to amend Section 830.8 of, and to add Section 11054.5 to, the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB868

Introduced
 
Introduced
1/5/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Refer
4/7/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Refer
4/7/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 8530) to Division 4.1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB895

Introduced
5/14/26  
Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Refer
4/6/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
Refer
4/6/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/27/26  
Refer
6/4/26  
Report Pass
6/10/26  
An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 11899) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1005

Introduced
7/2/26  
Introduced
2/9/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/26/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/26/26  
An act to add Section 6158 to the Government Code, relating to local government, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB947

Introduced
7/2/26  
Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Refer
5/26/26  
Refer
5/26/26  
An act to add Part 5.5.5 (commencing with Section 1520) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB954

Introduced
 
Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Refer
4/16/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Engrossed
5/26/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Refer
6/8/26  
An act to amend Sections 21067.5, 21080.085, and 21080.69 of, to add Section 21069.5 to, and to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 21189.100) to Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

Joint Author of Legislation

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB998

Introduced
 
Introduced
2/9/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Refer
5/26/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Refer
6/9/26  
An act to amend Sections 33803.2, 33803.3, 33803.4, and 33803.5 of, to add Sections 33802.1 and 33803.6 to, and to repeal Section 33803 of, the Education Code, relating to educational equity.