In 2026, Speaker Robert Rivas announced 15 Assembly members participating in this year’s inaugural, first-of-its-kind Outcomes Review project, a new oversight tool designed to evaluate whether enacted laws are delivering real-world results for California taxpayers.
This tool empowers lawmakers to assess, review and improve implementation of enacted laws they’ve authored or championed — aiming to strengthen community engagement and improve outcomes for Californians.
With 2026’s Outcomes Review project, lawmakers are focusing on diverse issues, including housing, affordability, energy, health care, worker protections, wildfire recovery, foster care and more.
You can use the following Outcomes Review Tracker to monitor the 15 bills that are being reviewed under the 2026 cohort:
Enacted Bill | Assemblymember(s) | Issues | Policy Committee | Status | In the News | Results and Findings |
| AB 488 (2021) | Jacqui Irwin | Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in Charitable Giving | Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection | Hearing held on 2/17/26 | State Moves to Strengthen Fundraising Platform Bill | Introduced AB 2221 to address implementation issues identified through the review. Pending on the Senate Floor. |
| AB 2011 (2022) | Buffy Wicks | Accelerating Affordable Housing | Committee on Housing and Community Development | Hearing held on 2/25/26 | Assemblymember Buffy Wicks Announces First-In-Nation Oversight Effort on AB 2011 | Plans to work with stakeholders on potential AB 2011 clean-up legislation in the 2027-28 session. |
| AB 2316 (2022) | Chris Ward | Expanding Community Access to Clean Energy | Committee on Utilities and Energy | Hearing held on 2/25/26 | Legislators Push for Viable Path Forward on Community Solar After Implementation Concerns | Introduced AB 1813 to require the CPUC to revise its community solar program to better meet the intent of AB 2316. Pending on the Senate Floor. |
| AB 457 (2025) | Esmeralda Soria | Supporting Affordable Farmworker Housing in the Central Valley | Committee on Housing and Community Development | Hearing held on 3/11/26 | Urban focused' housing fixes leave rural California behind | Policymakers will consider refining AB 457 and/or expanding its streamlining provisions to additional coastal agricultural counties. |
| AB 3012 (2020) | Lisa Calderon | Easing Homeowners' Transitions From the FAIR Plan to Private Coverage | Committee on Insurance | Hearing held on 3/18/26 | Assemblymember Calderon is carrying AB 69 to address concerns identified through the Outcomes Review process. AB 69 is pending on the Senate Floor. | |
| AB 658 (2019) | Diane Papan and Joaquin Arambula | Streamlining Groundwater Recharge to Strengthen Water Supply | Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife | Hearing held on 3/20/26 | Assemblymember Arambula Co-leads Outcomes Review of Groundwater Recharge Efforts Based on His Legislation That is Now Law, AB 658 | AB 2026 would have reduced permitting costs and clarified when water can be captured for recharge; AB 2521 would have studied when recharge can occur without harming other water-right holders. Both were held on Senate Appropriations suspense. |
| AB 238 (2025) | John Harabedian | Protecting L.A. Wildfire Survivors from Post-Disaster Foreclosure | Committee on Banking and Finance | Community roundtable held on 3/20/26 | Fire Survivors Tell State Lawmaker Banks Denied Them Mortgage Relief Required by Law | Introduced AB 1842 to create a permanent statewide emergency mortgage forbearance framework and AB 1847 to extend relief for Eaton and Palisades fire survivors. Both pending on the Senate Floor. |
| SB 588 (2015) | Liz Ortega and Sade Elhawary | Combating Wage Theft and Holding Bad Actors Accountable | Committee on Labor and Employment | Hearing held on 4/29/26 | California Wage-Theft Law Needs More Enforcement Muscle, Advocates Say | Legislators plan to pursue new legislation building on the enforcement tools created by SB 588. |
| AB 988 (2022) | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Strengthening California’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | Committee on Health and Committee on Communications and Conveyance | Hearing held on 5/12/26 | Introduced AB 2093 to strengthen statewide 988 oversight and 988/911 coordination. Pending on the Senate Floor. | |
| AB 2496 (2024) | Gail Pellerin | Stabilizing Foster Family Agencies | Committee on Human Services | Hearing held on 6/30/26 | Introduced AB 2333 to extend existing indemnification provisions through January 1, 2028. Signed into law July 16, 2026. | |
| AB 2247 (2018) | Mike Gipson | Reducing Disruptive Foster Care Placements | Committee on Human Services | Hearing held on 6/30/26 | DSS is expected to strengthen the Child and Family Team process, including potential improvements to facilitation, youth representation and timelines. | |
| AB 519 (2023) | Pilar Schiavo | Reducing Costs and Delays in Affordable Housing Finance | Committee on Housing and Community Development | Hearing held on 8/11/26 | Will continue working with agencies and developers toward a streamlined affordable housing application process by 2027. | |
| AB 744 (2019), AB 32 (2021) | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Expanding Telehealth Access for Families | Committee on Health | Hearing held on 8/4/26 | Plans to pursue further improvements to California’s telehealth policies based on the review. |