California: Governor Newsom signs new laws to help reduce costs for families
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Oct 6, 2025

Governor Newsom signs new laws to help reduce costs for families

What you need to know: Following his signing of laws that will provide California families up to $60 billion in electricity bill refunds, Governor Newsom today signed into law bipartisan legislation to put even more money back into the pockets of families and protect consumers from unfair practices that cost time and money.

SACRAMENTO — California continues to have the backs of families and consumers, even as the Trump administration's policies squeeze American families and keep the federal government shut down. Today, Governor Newsom signed into law bipartisan legislation that further protects families by creating stronger consumer protections and increasing affordability.

California is hard at work to help make your life more affordable. While the Trump administration's policies increase prices and make it more difficult to get by, California is passing laws to help eliminate unnecessary fees and add-ons cost time and money. As President Trump and Congress shut down the government and leave on vacation, California is continuing to work for you.

Governor Gavin Newsom

These new laws build on Governor Newsom and the Legislature's efforts to boost affordability for working families, including through the recent passage of $60 billion in electricity bill refunds, expanding affordable childcare, creating free universal preschool (TK) for all, implementing free universal school meals, free summer school for all, tuition-free community college, free college and career savings accounts for all kids, and expanded Paid Family Leave to an entire swath of workers.

California is continuing to stand up for consumers by banning unnecessary fees and eliminating practices that contribute to growing costs and hassles for families. The bills address a wide range of everyday issues that impact California households, including:

✅ Eliminating pesky fees and putting money back in consumer pockets: AB 578 (Bauer-Kahan) makes it easier for consumers to access refunds when a food delivery platform fails to deliver.

✅ Helping out car buyers: SB 766 (Allen) helps make the car-buying process more transparent and strengthens consumer protection laws, including by preventing car retailers from tacking on add-on services and other features that do not benefit car buyers.

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✅ Safeguarding competition: AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry) makes pricing algorithms subject to state antitrust law, thereby protecting consumers from price increases and false scarcity generated through unlawful collusion.

✅ Protecting homeowners: AB 1327 (Aguiar-Curry) allows a homeowner to cancel a contract for home improvement and home solicitation via email or phone, bringing the cancellation process into the 21st century.

✅ Protecting tenants: AB 628 (McKinnor) requires that, beginning with leases entered into next year, rental units must include a working stove and refrigerator to be considered habitable. AB 246 (Bryan) protects tenants from eviction if delays or reductions in Social Security benefits affect their rent payments. AB 391 (Rodriguez) allows mobilehome park notices to be delivered electronically with resident consent. AB 414 (Pellerin) lets landlords return security deposits electronically when tenants choose that option. AB 806 (Connolly) prohibits mobilehome parks from preventing residents from installing and using air conditioning. And AB 863 (Kalra) directs the Judicial Council to create a single multilingual eviction summons form to improve language access for tenants.

✅ Improving rental car transparency: AB 1374 (Berman) improves the online car rental process by increasing price transparency and ensuring that consumers are aware whether they are renting a gas-powered or electric vehicle.

✅Small business financial services: SB 362 (Grayson) ensures small business owners are given accurate information from financing providers.

✅ Filling in the consumer protection void left by the Trump Administration: Amid a weakened Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, SB 825 (Limón and Grayson) strengthens the authority of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to go after bad actors in financial services.

A full list of bills can be found below:
  • AB 246 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles). Social Security Tenant Protection Act of 2025.
  • AB 325 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters). Cartwright Act: violations.
  • AB 391 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez (D-Ontario). Mobilehome parks: notices to homeowners and residents.
  • AB 414  by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz). Residential tenancies: return of security.
  • AB 578 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-San Ramon). Food delivery platforms: customer service.
  • AB 628 by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood). Hiring of real property: dwellings: untenantability
  • AB 806 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael). Mobilehomes: cooling systems.
  • AB 863 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose). Residential rental properties: language requirements.
  • AB 987 by Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego). Vehicles: storage and towing.
  • AB 1299 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles). Parking violations.
  • AB 1303 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim). Communications: lifeline telephone service program.
  • AB 1327 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters). Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.
  • AB 1374 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park). Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties.
  • SB 82 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana). Contracts: consumer goods and services: dispute resolution provisions.
  • SB 255 by Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murietta). County Recorder notification program.
  • SB 362 by Senator Timothy Grayson (D-Concord). Commercial financing: disclosures.
  • SB 709 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-Van Nuys). Self-Service Storage Facilities: Rental Agreement Disclosures.
  • SB 766 by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica). California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.
  • SB 825 by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara). Consumers: financial protection.

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