California AB2180: Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 53751.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government finance. local government finance Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service. The California Constitution specifies various requirements with respect to the levying of assessments and property-related fees and charges by a local agency…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to add Section 53751.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government finance. local government finance Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service. The California Constitution specifies various requirements with respect to the levying of assessments and property-related fees and charges by a local agency. As part of those requirements, the California Constitution mandates that such fees or charges that are extended, imposed, or increased satisfy certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the amount of the fee or charge imposed upon any parcel or person as an incident of property ownership not exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel. Existing law, known as the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (act), prescribes specific procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with these requirements and, among other things, authorizes an agency providing water, wastewater, sewer, or refuse collection services to adopt a schedule of fees or charges authorizing automatic adjustments that pass through increases in wholesale charges for water, sewage treatment, or wastewater treatment or adjustments for inflation under certain circumstances. This bill would authorize a local government to demonstrate the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel by any method that reasonably allocates the ascertainable cost of providing service to all parcels, if substantiated as provided. …

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Sponsors

• Ward, Christopher (D, AD78) · primary sponsor
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)
• Josh Becker (D, SD13)
• Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38)
• Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 587, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 25, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 19, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 17.).
5. August 19, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 6255.).
6. August 18, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 18, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 5520.).
8. August 18, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).
9. June 11, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. June 10, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 10).

Votes

• AB 2180 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 19, 2026): 53 yea, 17 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2180 Ward et al. By Arreguín (August 18, 2026): 30 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Do pass (June 10, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
• AB 2180 Ward Assembly Third Reading (April 9, 2026): 46 yea, 18 nay, passed
• Do pass. (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2180?

AB2180 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.

What does AB2180 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 53751.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government finance. local government finance Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service. The California Constitution specifies various requirements with respect to the levying of assessments and property-related fees and charges by a local agency…

What is the status of AB2180?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 587, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2180?

Ward, Christopher (D, AD78), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2180?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2180