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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2043

Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. The act charges the office with responsibility for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The act specifies that its provisions do not prevent the Governor or the office from formally recognizing committees or boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public agencies, or both, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery therefrom. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, on or before January 1, 2027, to establish and lead the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force to develop a statewide strategy to protect mass gatherings, critical infrastructure, and other soft targets from attacks by unmanned aircraft systems. The bill would require the Director of Emergency Services to seek to compose a membership of the task force that includes representatives of specific public and private entities, including, among others, the State Threat Assessment Center. The bill would authorize the task force to achieve its specific purpose, primary objective, and goals by developing or updating response plans specific to unmanned aircraft systems that integrate detection systems into existing emergency operation plans or incident command systems, among other things. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
May 22, 2026
House		AB 2043 Calderon Third Reading UrgencypassSet your home in California to see
May 14, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 16, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 13, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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