Board updates: gender‑neutral CCR edits and AB 521 implementation
Summary
Legislative committee reviewed two Section 100 rulemakings (gender‑neutral pronoun updates and removal of outdated processing-time text) and staff outlined steps to implement AB 521, effective Jan. 1, 2026, including notifying the Attorney General and licensing and tort sections and adding an outreach blurb.
Joel Martin, chair of the legislative committee, summarized two Section 100 rulemakings that were approved by the Office of Administrative Law: updates that replace gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language in specified CCR sections (effective June 26, 2025) and deletion of outdated licensing-processing times that were rendered unnecessary following statute repeal. Staff said no board action was needed at this meeting.
On board-sponsored legislation, staff briefed members on implementing AB 521 (referred to in materials as AB 5 21), which the materials state was signed into law and will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. Staff said implementation steps include notifying the supervising assistant attorney general and licensing/tort sections and adding a public-affairs notice in the next newsletter about changes to liability for contractor cash deposits filed with CSLB.
Next steps: staff will complete internal notifications and publish informational outreach to stakeholders ahead of the statute’s effective date.
