New laws taking effect in 2029
7 California changes, spread over 2 months. Pick a state or topic to narrow the list.
January 2029 5
Candidates and their treasurers must complete state campaign finance training
Candidates with a campaign committee, and their treasurers, must take a state campaign finance course within 30 days of registering; committees already registered get a later deadline. A committee that misses the deadline cannot accept contributions until it is done. A similar local ethics training counts.
Diaper makers must list every intentionally added ingredient online and on packages
Makers of children's diapers must post a web page listing all intentionally added ingredients by weight, with each one's name, CAS number and purpose, and print the list and web address on the package. Noncompliant diapers can't be sold; penalties reach $10,000 for repeat violations.
Labor department must design an apprenticeship program to fill its staff vacancies
The Department of Industrial Relations and the state HR department must work with the department's employee unions to design an apprenticeship pilot program for hard-to-fill civil service jobs. Pay scales are set through collective bargaining, and apprentices earn seniority and pension credit.
Security guards need 42 hours of in-person training and 12 paid hours a year
Security guard skills training rises from 32 to 42 hours, taught in person in a classroom, and yearly refresher training from 8 to 12 hours, 4 on de-escalation, paid by the employer. In-house security officers at other businesses get the same 42-hour and 12-hour rules.
Energy Commission must seek agreements with refinery air districts and local governments
The State Energy Commission must try to sign memoranda of understanding with air districts and local governments that have fuel refineries. The goal is closer coordination on managing the fuel supply while keeping environmental, health, labor and consumer protections.
July 2029 2
Colleges can seek restraining orders to protect the campus itself from threats
College leaders can ask a court for a restraining order on behalf of the institution, not only for a student, when they learn of violence or a credible threat against the campus. Repeated calls or emails to the school or its staff can count.
Utilities commission must review its list of hazardous railroad sites
The Public Utilities Commission must review every site on its list of hazardous railroad locations and, in its yearly report to the Legislature, evaluate each one and decide whether changes in conditions, operations or safety data justify removing, changing or adding sites.