CaliforniaElectrified security fences.
What it does
Existing law, until January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, driven by solar-charged batteries of no more than 12 volts of direct current, and used to protect and secure manufacturing or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial purpose that stores, parks, services, sells, or rents vehicles or other materials, subject to specified conditions. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting or conditioning the installation of an electrified security fence, as described above, except for requiring an administrative permit to confirm a fence abutting a property in residential use, or within 300 feet of a public park, childcare facility, recreation center, community center, or school facility, meets certain requirements. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2028.
More detail
Existing law, starting January 1, 2028, authorizes an owner of real property to install and operate on their property an electrified security fence that is powered by an electrical energizer, and used to protect and secure commercial, manufacturing, or industrial property, or property zoned under another designation, but legally authorized to be used for a commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purpose, subject to specified conditions and subject to prohibitions imposed by a city, county, or city and county through a local ordinance.
This bill would indefinitely extend the operation of the electrified security fence provisions subject to repeal on January 1, 2028, and would repeal the provisions that become operative on January 1, 2028.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 129, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 18Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 11In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Aug 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB1622 Blanca Rubio et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 3Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 12In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 6Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.Minor
- Apr 9In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1622 Blanca Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4556.)Passed Assembly
- Mar 26Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 25).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Jan 23From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
- Jan 22Read first time. To print.Introduced