CaliforniaFood businesses would reserve service openings for food delivery
California's signed law would reserve pass-through windows and other service openings at retail food businesses for food delivery and set equipment rules based on opening size.
What it does
Retail food businesses would use pass-through windows and other service openings only to deliver food. Employees and customers could not use them as regular entrances or exits.
For pass-through openings larger than 216 and up to 432 square inches, businesses could use an air curtain or an automatic closer. Larger openings would need both.
Businesses with pass-through openings smaller than 216 square inches would no longer need an automatic closer. A solid or screened window would still need to close when unused.
Argument forBusinesses with pass-through openings smaller than 216 square inches could spend less on equipment because the law would remove the automatic-closer requirement.
Argument againstBusinesses with openings larger than 432 square inches could spend more on equipment because the law would require both an air curtain and a self-closing device.
More detail
The signed law would limit pass-through windows and other service openings to food delivery. This applies to retail food businesses. Employees and customers could not use these openings as general entrances or exits.
Businesses would equip pass-through openings with an air curtain, a self-closing device, or both, depending on size. This point covers pass-through openings larger than 216 square inches at retail food businesses. Openings larger than 216 and up to 432 square inches could use an air curtain or a device that closes on its own. Openings larger than 432 square inches would need both devices.
The signed law would remove the self-closing device requirement from the small-window rule. This point covers pass-through openings smaller than 216 square inches at retail food businesses. A solid or screened window would still need to close when the opening is unused.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 988, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 21Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 17Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5484.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB918 Seyarto et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 918 Seyarto Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 9).Major
- Jun 9
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 4Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Apr 16In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd SB918 Seyarto et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3920.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 14Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 13From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 13.
- Apr 6Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3689.) (March 25).Major
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Mar 9Set for hearing March 25.
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jan 29From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
- Jan 28Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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