California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB431: Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 21720) to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. aviation Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act. Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 21720) to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. aviation Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act. Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. This bill, the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act, would require the department, in coordination with specified agencies, to include advanced air mobility, as defined, in the next update to the California Transportation Plan prepared after January 1, 2027, and to establish a statewide working group to facilitate ongoing collaboration to explore California’s role as a leader in the development and implementation of advanced air mobility, as specified. The bill would prohibit its provisions from being construed to (1) interfere with or suspend the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal department or agency, or state zoning laws or regulations, as specified, or (2) limit or interfere with the jurisdiction, authority, rights, or responsibilities of any airport sponsor or operator, as specified. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of …
Sponsors
- Lori Wilson (D, AD11) · primary sponsor
- Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
- John Harabedian (D, AD41)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6398.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5587.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Ordered to special consent calendar.
Votes
- AB 431 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 24, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Special Consent AB431 Wilson et al. By Caballero (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (June 22, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 431 Wilson Assembly Third Reading (June 2, 2025): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB431?
- AB431 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
- What does AB431 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 21720) to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. aviation Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act. Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act…
- What is the status of AB431?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB431?
- Lori Wilson (D, AD11), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB431?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB431
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