January 2026 California Regulatory Notice Registers

Below are the Table of Contents for California Regulatory Notice Registers published in January 2026.  If you would like a copy of a specific California Regulatory Notice Register and the PDF version is not available online, please contact the Office of Administrative Law’s Reference Attorney at staff@oal.ca.gov or (916) 323-6815.

Table of Contents for Notice Register 2026, Number 1-Z, January 2, 2026

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 3. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Cannabis Appellations Program – Notice File Number Z2025-1217-01

TITLE 3. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Japanese Beetle Eradication Area Program – Notice File Number Z2025-1222-01

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST

FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Petition

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with Secretary of State

NOTICE REGISTER 2026, NUMBER 1-Z, January 2, 2026

Table of Contents for Notice Register 2026, Number 2-Z, January 9, 2026

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 3. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Grape Crush Harvest District Boundary Change – Notice File Number Z2025-1229-04

TITLE 5. COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING
Basic Skills Requirement – Notice File Number Z2025-1229-01

TITLE 10. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
Appraiser Qualifications Board Education Updates – Notice File Number Z2025-1230-01

TITLE 11. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Law Enforcement Sales; Transfers of Unsafe Handguns – Notice File Number Z2025-1229-02

TITLE 16. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/BOARD OF PHARMACY
Remote Processing – Notice File Number Z2025-1229-03

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with Secretary of State
Sections Filed October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025

NOTICE REGISTER 2026, NUMBER 2-Z, January 9, 2026

Table of Contents for Notice Register 2026, Number 3-Z, January 16, 2026

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 2. FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Conflict of Interest Code – Notice File Number Z2026-0106-02
AMENDMENT
MULTI-COUNTY: Ava Community Energy Authority

TITLE 14. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Rescinding Select Commercial Groundfish Management Measures – Notice File Number Z2026-0106-03

TITLE 22. DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
Safer Consumer Products Regulations – Listing Manual Dish Detergents and Shampoo – Notice File Number Z2026-0106-01

TITLE 22. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Implementation of AB 40 Concerning Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) – Notice File Number Z2026-0105-02

RULEMAKING PETITION DECISIONS

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Notice Of Decision on Petition from Edward Chamberlain Concerning Rulemaking and Request for Market Conduct Examination Regarding INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB (AAA)

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with Secretary of State

NOTICE REGISTER 2026, NUMBER 3-Z, January 16, 2026

Table of Contents for Notice Register 2026, Number 4-Z, January 23, 2026

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 10. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Revisions to California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan Simplified Rules and Rates Manual — Notice File Number Z2026‑0112‑04

TITLE 11. COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING
Commission Regulations Regarding Instructor Conduct — Notice File Number Z2026‑0112‑03

TITLE 11. COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING
Commission Regulation 1005, Basic Course Waiver Process — Notice File Number Z2026‑0112‑01

TITLE 11. COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING
Commission Regulation 1953, Peace Officer Background Investigation — Notice File Number Z2026‑0112‑02

TITLE 14. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Bear Hunting — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑07

TITLE 14. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Bighorn Sheep Hunting — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑08

TITLE 14. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Elk Hunting — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑10

TITLE 14. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Pronghorn Antelope Hunting — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑09

TITLE 14. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Waterfowl, Migratory; American Coot and Common Moorhen — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑01

TITLE 15. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION
Bereavement Leave for Incarcerated Persons — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑02

TITLE 16. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS/BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Delegation of Certain Functions to the Executive Officer — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑06

TITLE 17. AIR RESOURCES BOARD
California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑04

TITLE 17. AIR RESOURCES BOARD
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑03

TITLE 22. DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
Violations Scoring Procedure Regulation Revisions — Notice File Number Z2026‑0113‑05

RULEMAKING PETITIONS DECISION

FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Regarding Petition from Matthew White Regarding New Class of Deer Tags

Regarding Petition from Rebecca Dmytryk Concerning Use of Traps

Regarding Petition from David Bess, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Concerning Purchase of Second Bear Tags

Regarding Petition from Michael Rescino Concerning Filleting of Striped Bass on Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels

Regarding Petition from Ben Grundy, Associate Oceans Campaigner, Concerning Implementing Commercial Coonstripe Shrimp Fishery Vertical Line Gear Restrictions in Seasonally Biologically Important Areas and to Authorize Use of Pop-Up Gear to Minimize Risk of Whale Entanglements

Regarding Petition from Pascal Meier Concerning Recreational Take of Gooseneck Barnacles

Regarding Petition from Brandon Worthington Concerning Non-Salmonid Fishing

Regarding Petition from Dale Anderson Concerning Restricted Animal Caging Requirements and Materials Used

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with Secretary of State

NOTICE REGISTER 2026, NUMBER 4-Z, January 23, 2026

Table of Contents for Notice Register 2026, Number 5-Z, January 30, 2026

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 8. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
Elevators for Hoisting Workers – Notice File Number Z2026-0120-06

TITLE 14. NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (CalNAGPRA) Enforcement Adoption – Notice File Number Z2026-0116-02

TITLE 16. CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTS BOARD
Review of Applications – Notice File Number Z2026-0116-03

TITLE 16. BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING
Independent Practice Supervision In Disciplinary Guidelines – Notice File Number Z2026‑0116-01

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Proposed Research on Fully Protected Species, Research on Morro Bay Kangaroo Rat

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Consistency Determination Request for Lurline Check and Siphon Replacement Project, 2080-2026-002-02, Colusa County

RULEMAKING PETITION DECISION

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Regarding Petition from Vagharshak Pilossyan, M.D., Concerning California Policy Request Regarding Expedited Specialist Access Issues Following Confirmed Cancer Diagnosis

AVAILABILITY OF INDEX OF PRECEDENTIAL DECISIONS

CALIFORNIA GAMBLING CONTROL COMMISSION
Notice of Availability of Precedential Decisions and Decision Index

OAL REGULATORY DETERMINATION

DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
2026 OAL Determination Number 1 (OAL Matter Number CTU2025-0707-01), Concerning Administrative Directive No. 830, dated December 12, 2023, Special Incident Reports, Issued by the Department of State Hospitals

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with Secretary of State

NOTICE REGISTER 2026, NUMBER 5-Z, January 30, 2026