California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2341
Local government: emergency response services: use of languages other than English.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Fong (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Umberg (Democratic)
- Rubio
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires, in the event of an emergency within the jurisdiction of a local agency that provides emergency response services and that serves a population within which 5% or more of the people speak English less than "very well," according to American Community Survey data, and jointly speak a language other than English, that the local agency provide information related to the emergency in English and in all languages spoken jointly by the 5% or more of the population that speaks English less than "very well," as specified.
This bill would revise these provisions to instead require the local agency to provide information related to an emergency within a local agency's jurisdiction in English and translated in each language spoken by 5% or more of the population that speaks English less than "very well." The bill, to determine whether a language meets the criteria for translation, would require a local agency to calculate the total population of those within its jurisdiction that speaks English less than "very well," and, for each language included in the American Community Survey data, or data from an equally reliable source, determine whether speakers of any language who speak English less than "very well" comprise at least 5% of the total population of that jurisdiction that speaks English less than "very well." The bill would make organizational and clarifying changes to the above-described provisions, as specified.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Text versions
- 08/31/26 - Chaptered· Aug 31, 2026
- 08/17/26 - Enrolled· Aug 17, 2026
- 06/23/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 23, 2026
- 06/04/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 4, 2026
- 05/05/26 - Amended Assembly· May 5, 2026
- 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 6, 2026
- 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 16, 2026
- 02/19/26 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2026
- AB2341
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 House | AB 2341 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 10, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB2341 Fong et al. Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 16, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | AB 2341 Fong Third Reading Urgency | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 31, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 170, Statutes of 2026. - Aug 31, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 20, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6139.). - Aug 11, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5320.). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Jun 17, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.M. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on E.M. and L. GOV. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 14, 2026 · House
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5038.). - May 5, 2026 · House
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Ordered to second reading. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Withdrawn from committee. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on E.M. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended. - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on E.M. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on E.M. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.