CHP HIGHLIGHTS NEW LAWS FOR 2026 🚨
As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol highlights the latest public safety laws passed and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Unless otherwise noted, the laws referenced below take effect January 1, 2026.
-Crimes: Burglary Tools (AB 486, Lackey)
-Electric Bicycles: Required Equipment (AB 544, Davies)
-Off-highway Electric Motorcycles (SB 586, Jones)
-Pedestrian Safety: School Zones: Speed Limits (AB 382, Berman)
-State Highway Work Zone Speed Safety Program (AB 289, Haney)
-Vehicles: Highway Safety (AB 390, Wilson)
-Traffic Safety: Speed Limits (AB 1014, Rogers)
-Vehicle Removal (AB 875, Muratsuchi)
-Electric Bicycles, Powered Mobility Devices and Storage Batteries (SB 1271, Min)
-Autonomous Vehicles (AB 1777, Ting)
For descriptions of these new laws, check out this link: https://bit.ly/3YL8S09
