Four issue families are open below. Education & school life was refreshed October 22; every other Watch Desk record keeps its own checked date.
Land and water, law and rights, food and resilience, or education and school life.
The complete record stays available below. An older item is not marked current unless its sources have been checked.
The folders group subjects for easier reading. They do not change the findings or their check dates.
Law · Chapter 93 (July 2026)
Chapter 93 remains law. This status did not change on October 16; it was included in the completed 2026 bill reconciliation.
Next public check: Watch DOJ implementation and MMIP overlap.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Vetoed September 30, 2026
Governor’s September 30 action lists the measure as vetoed; prior passage did not result in enactment.
Next public check: Watch reintroduction, override action, or separately enacted substitute; the vetoed measure is not operative law.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Vetoed September 27, 2026
Governor’s September 27 legislative action lists SB 891 as vetoed.
Next public check: Watch reintroduced or replacement MMIP legislation; do not treat this bill as law.
Vetoed September 30, 2026
Governor’s September 30 action lists the measure as vetoed; prior passage did not result in enactment.
Next public check: Watch reintroduction, override action, or separately enacted substitute; the vetoed measure is not operative law.
Signed September 30, 2026
Governor’s September 30 legislative action lists AB 1581 as signed. This supersedes the earlier enrolled/passed state.
Next public check: Follow implementation, school reporting/data procedures and any later amendments.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Signed September 25, 2026
Governor signed this bill September 25, 2026. Effective dates and implementation details still need to be checked in the enacted text and agency guidance.
Next public check: Watch effective-date rules, responsible-agency guidance, budgets and implementation; not governor action.
Held this session · not enacted
Held in Assembly Appropriations August 13 and remained under submission when the 2026 session ended. Not enacted.
Next public check: Watch a new bill or resumed action in a future legislative session.
Senate passed amendment · awaiting House action
September 30 Senate passage was with amendment. Sponsor’s October 1 statement says the measure returned to the House for a final vote. The checked sources establish neither enactment nor a completed conveyance.
Next public check: House agreement to Senate amendment or further congressional action, then any presidential action; later, a documented land transfer.
Under court challenge · passport plan proposed
CASA’s September 2 injunction bars enforcement against the certified class but allows issuance of public guidance. The State Department’s passport plan remains proposed and subject to legal obligations. Nathan was filed September 28.
Next public check: Follow injunctions, court orders and appeals in CASA and Nathan, plus any final effective Department of State agency instruction.
Denied · final CEC decision December 19, 2025
CEC currently labels the project Denied. Its final denial order is dated Dec 19, 2025. Earlier staff recommendations no longer describe the status.
Next public check: Watch only a new application, judicial order, or official reconsideration of docket 23-OPT-01.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
Preliminary inquiry reported · no verified application
A July 10 investigation cites local-government correspondence identifying Dunlieh Infrastructure Group in a preliminary inquiry. This reporting is not a permit. California signed seven data-center oversight laws Sept 21.
Next public check: Request a City/County application, planning docket or permit; if filed, examine water, electricity, CEQA and local approval conditions under 2026 laws.
Summer sampling reported · no adopted designation
MSBEC reported resumed Medicine Lake / Paynes Spring sampling in its October newsletter, funded by a Regional Water Board. This confirms its activity report, not final water designation or changed monument status.
Next public check: Formal Tribal Beneficial Use or ONRW proposal, basin-plan amendment/adoption, water-quality results; separately monitor Forest Service and monument decisions.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
School board dates, agenda windows, funding cycles, public-comment routes, and a new athletics schedule layer for Fall River, Burney, Modoc, and Big Valley.
Meeting calendar, agenda-posting deadlines, and the annual funding cycle for Fall River, Modoc, Big Valley, and the Shasta County Board of Education.
Next public check: Refresh school agendas and sports schedules before travel or when a school posts a change.
CRC/TCC applications closed · review pending
CRC implementation deadline amended from Sep 25 to Sep 30. CRC and TCC application windows closed Sep 30. Oct 13 RFP is for future-grantee TA providers, not a grant reopening or Pit River award.
Next public check: Watch 2027 CRC/TCC award decisions or new public Pit River food-storage, cold-chain, transport and distribution data.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
Source refresh still needed
Inherited Long Return track; visible for continuity but not assigned a September 2 verification date.
Next public check: Complete a current-source refresh before assigning a verification date.
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