"Among eight new laws authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman that will be on the books in 2026 is a response to a 2022 traffic accident that killed 8-year-old Jacob Villanueva when he was walking to Castlemont Elementary School. Assembly Bill 382 improves safety in school zones by lowering the speed limit to 20 miles per hour. This requirement goes into effect Jan. 1, 2031, to provide local jurisdictions with additional time for implementation."
"Other Berman-authored laws going into effect in 2026 are aimed at strengthening the state's elections systems via speedier ballot counts and more greater opportunity for voters to fix signature deficiencies and have their vote counted; protecting consumers from puppy mills and ending the use of ratepayer funds for political lobbying; requiring that the total estimated charges of a rental car be disclosed as soon as consumers select dates, rental location and vehicle type;"
Assemblymember Marc Berman authored eight new laws taking effect in 2026 addressing school-zone safety, elections, consumer protections, labor rights, public transparency, and firearms rules. Assembly Bill 382 lowers school-zone speed limits to 20 miles per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2031, as a response to a 2022 pedestrian fatality. Other measures speed ballot counts, expand opportunities to cure signature deficiencies, protect consumers from puppy mills, prohibit ratepayer-funded political lobbying, require earlier disclosure of total rental car charges, clarify public access to public works payroll records, allow rideshare drivers to unionize, and update concealed-carry law alignment with recent Supreme Court guidance.
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