20250SB__093598ENR INTRODUCED 2026-01-29 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-07-02 PASSED_SENATE 2026-04-16 ENROLLED 2026-07-07 2025 SB ENR Introduced by Senator Choi (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Niello, and Valladares) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Dixon and Wallis) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Choi COAUTHOR SENATE Alvarado-Gil COAUTHOR SENATE Niello COAUTHOR SENATE Valladares COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis

An act to repeal

Section of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. public contracts Local agency design-build projects: authorization. Existing law authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury.

These provisions authorizing local agencies to use the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2031. This bill would repeal the above-described January 1, 2031, repeal date, thereby extending the operation of these provisions indefinitely. By indefinitely extending provisions that would otherwise be repealed on January 1, 2031, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.

Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. MAJORITY NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Public Contract Code is repealed.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to

Section of

Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of

Section of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of

Section of

Article XIII B of the California Constitution.