Rulemaking

Adoption of Order to Initiate Rulemaking

Please visit the link below for the Notice and Agenda for the Commission on State Mandates' Hearing on May 23, 2025, in person at 10:00 a.m., at California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), First Floor Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814 and via Zoom

Notice, Agenda, and New Filings for CSM Hearing on May 23, 2025 issued May 1, 2025

Please visit the link below for the Revised Notice and Agenda for the Commission on State Mandates' Hearing on May 23, 2025, in person at 10:00 a.m., at California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), First Floor Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814 and via Zoom.

Please note the following revision: Section VI. has been updated to remove Item 4* General Cleanup (Order 25-01), Proposed Amendments to California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Division 2, Chapter 2.5, Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. Items 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been renumbered accordingly.

Revised Notice, Agenda, and New Filings for CSM Hearing on May 23, 2025 issued May 7, 2025

Please visit the link below for the Notice and Agenda for the Commission on State Mandates' Hearing on July 25, 2025, in person at 10:00 a.m., at California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), First Floor Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814 and via Zoom.

Notice, Agenda, and New Filings for CSM Hearing on July 25, 2025 issued July 1, 2025

The Commission on State Mandates has issued the following documents on July 11, 2025 that are scheduled to be heard at the CSM Hearing on July 25, 2025:

Item 4 Adoption of Order to Initiate Rulemaking General Cleanup (Order 25-01), Proposed Amendments to California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Division 2, Chapter 2.5, Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10

Item 4 Exhibits including Proposed Text of Regulations

Please visit the link below for the Revised Notice and Agenda for the Commission on State Mandates' Hearing on July 25, 2025, in person at 10:00 a.m., at California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), First Floor Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814 and via Zoom.

Please note the following revisions: Section V. has been updated to remove Item 3 San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R9-2007-0001, Permit CAS0108758, Parts D.3.a.(3)(b)(iii), D.5.a.(1), D.5.a.(2), D.5.b.(1)(a), D.5.b.(1)(b)(iii-vi), D.5.b.(1)(c), D.5.b.(1)(d), D.5.b.(2), D.5.b.(3), E.2.f., E.2.g., F.1., F.2., F.3., I.1., I.2., I.5., J.3.a.(3)(c)(iv)-(viii), (x)-(xv), the first sentence of L.1. as it applies to the newly mandated activities, and L.1.a.(3)-(6), 07-TC-09-R and Section VI. has been updated to remove Item 5 Public School Restrooms: Menstrual Products, 22-TC-04. Items 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 have been renumbered accordingly.

Revised Notice, Agenda, and New Filings for CSM Hearing on July 25, 2025 issued July 11, 2025

Rulemaking Package 25-01 General Cleanup Provisions Issued For Comment to the Rulemaking Mailing List on July 29, 2025 and will be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on August 8, 2025.

Government Code section 17527(g), authorizes the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) to adopt the proposed regulations. Reference citations: Government Code sections 11123, 11346.4, 11347, 11347.1, and 17500 et seq.

The Commission is a seven-member quasi-judicial body created by the Legislature to resolve disputes regarding the existence of state-mandated local programs (Government Code section 17500 et seq.) and to hear matters involving county applications for a finding of significant financial distress (Welfare and Institutions Code section 17000.6).

The purpose of this rulemaking is to ensure that the regulations provide clear and concise direction, use consistent terminology, and provide transparency to the Commission process. The proposed regulations: (1) clarify definitions; (2) clarify the requirements for certification, filing, service, and formatting documents; (3) clarify the holding of teleconferenced meetings; (4) clarify the filing of a second test claim on the same statute or executive order; (5) clarify the requirements for citations and providing documents relied upon in a filing; (6) clarify the Commission’s process on the granting or denial of a motion to consolidate or sever test claims; (7) clarify the processing of test claims; (8) clarify who may participate in the processing of claims and development of commission forms; (9) clarify requirements for the contents of parameters and guidelines; (10) clarify the requirements for requests for review of state controller’s claiming instructions; (11) clarify requirements for the filing of declarations to be used in lieu of testimony; (12) add new requirements for the timing of filing written testimony, declarations, and other evidence; (13) clarify the process for requesting an extension of time to file comments and rebuttals and to request a postponement of a hearing; and (14) to make minor, non-substantive edits and corrections.

Therefore, the Commission proposes revised language and citations in Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 2, Title 2, Chapter 2.5, Sections 1181.1, 1181.2, 1181.3, 1181.4, 1181.6, 1181.8, 1181.9, 1181.10, 1181.13, 1183.1, 1183.2, 1183.3, 1183.4, 1183.5, 1183.6, 1183.7, 1183.8, 1183.9, 1183.10, 1183.11, 1183.12, 1183.13, 1183.15, 1183.16, 1183.17, 1184.1, 1185.1, 1185.2, 1185.4, 1185.5, 1185.6, 1185.7, 1185.8, 1186.2, 1186.4, 1186.6, 1187.1. 1187.4, 1187.5, 1187.6, 1187.8, 1187.9, 1187.10, 1187.12, 1187.14, 1187.15, 1188.1, 1188.2, 1190.1, 1190.2, 1190.3, 1190.4, and 1190.5 with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026, if no public hearing is requested, or April 1, 2026, if a public hearing is requested.

We invite your participation in the Commission’s rulemaking proceeding. The Commission’s rulemaking packet is posted on https://www.csm.ca.gov/rulemaking.shtml and includes the following documents:

• Order to Initiate Rulemaking Proceedings (No. 25-01 - Adopted July 25, 2025)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR)
• Proposed Text of Regulations

Any interested person or their authorized representative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the Commission. The comment period closes on September 22, 2025. The Commission will only consider written comments received at the Commission offices by that time. Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit their written comments electronically, if possible, via the Commission website "dropbox" at https://www.csm.ca.gov/dropbox.shtml. Written comments may also be submitted to: Jill Magee, Program Analyst, Commission on State Mandates, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814, Phone: (916) 323-3562.

The Commission has not scheduled a public hearing for this proposed action. However, if it receives a written request for a public hearing from any interested person or their authorized representative no later than 15 days before the close of the written comment period, by September 8, 2025, the Commission will conduct a public hearing on this proposed action on September 26, 2025 and will notify all persons of the date, time, and location of the hearing pursuant to Government Code section 11346.8(a). For more details, please view the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking posted on the Commission's website as described above.