Recent California regulations affecting small businesses
Page 7 of 8 • Last updated April 10, 2026
114 new California regulations affecting small businesses have been published in the past 30 days. These cover compliance updates from state agencies, regional authorities, and licensing boards — flagged here when they change a rule, fee, deadline, or eligibility threshold. Recent activity has clustered in Capital Investment, alongside cross-cutting administrative changes. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers - Align Appraisal Review Requirements with USPAP (Title 10 CCR § 3705)April 10, 2026
Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers amends Title 10 CCR § 3705 to align appraisal review requirements with current Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice guidelines.
- Bureau of Automotive Repair - Change of Address Requirements (Title 16 CCR §§ 3312.1, 3351, 3351.1)April 10, 2026
California Bureau of Automotive Repair requires vehicle safety inspection stations and repair dealers to notify the Bureau of address changes and material changes within an updated timeframe; Form R-5 incorporation by reference is removed.
- Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists - Fees (Title 16 CCR §§ 407, 3005)April 10, 2026
Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists increases fees for initial licenses, examinations, license renewals, and retired licenses under Title 16 CCR §§ 407, 3005.
- Division of Workers' Compensation - Utilization Review Standards (Title 8 CCR §§ 9792.7.1, 9792.10.2)April 10, 2026 • Impact: medium
California Division of Workers' Compensation amends utilization review standards in Forms IMR and UR-01 under Title 8 CCR to clarify workers' compensation review procedures.
- California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority - Commercial Energy Efficiency Financing Program (Title 4 CCR §§ 10092.1, 10092.7)April 10, 2026 • Impact: low
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority expanded eligible financing for reconstructing buildings damaged or destroyed by natural disasters through emergency regulatory amendments under Government Code section 11…
- California Air Resources Board - Emergency Vehicle Emissions Regulations — Readoption (Title 13, 17 CCR §§ 1900-2149, 2317, 2423, 2485, 2903, 95300-95312, 95660-95664)April 10, 2026
California Air Resources Board readopts emergency vehicle emissions regulations and on-board diagnostic requirements under Government Code section 11236.1(h) to maintain alternative criteria pollutant standards.
- Board of Occupational Therapy - Fees (Title 16 CCR § 4130)April 10, 2026
California Board of Occupational Therapy increases biennial renewal fees for occupational therapists from $270 to $300 and for assistants from $210 to $300 to maintain operations and enforcement through Fiscal Year 2028-29.
- Department of Cannabis Control - Decision on Petition from Caren Woodson Concerning Changes to Individual Units within a Package in the Track and Trace SystemApril 10, 2026
Department of Cannabis Control granted a petition to amend regulations allowing cannabis licensees to reject or adjust individual units within packages in the track and trace system through future rulemaking.
- Department of Cannabis Control - Decision on Petition from Caren Woodson Concerning Exemption from Certification RequirementApril 10, 2026
California Department of Cannabis Control grants petition to exempt cannabis manufacturing employees from food handler certification when licensees demonstrate compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices through future rulemaking.
- Board of Registered Nursing - Application for Approval and Changes to an Approved Program (Title 16 CCR §§ 1421, 1432)April 10, 2026
Board of Registered Nursing updates instructions for nursing program approval applications to remove outdated header language in Title 16 CCR sections 1421 and 1432.
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Non-Substantive Changes — VIO Administrative Determinant (Title 15 CCR § 3375.2)April 10, 2026
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation revises cross-references for the VIO Administrative Determinant under Title 15 CCR § 3375.2 through non-substantive regulatory changes.
- Department of Food and Agriculture - Caribbean Fruit Fly Interior Quarantine (Title 3 CCR § 3422)April 10, 2026
Department of Food and Agriculture amended Title 3 CCR § 3422 to establish interior quarantine zones for Caribbean fruit fly under emergency authority.
- Emergency Medical Services Authority - Scope of Practice for Emergency Medical Technicians Concerning Medications (Title 22 CCR § 100066.02)April 10, 2026
California Emergency Medical Services Authority adds ondansetron to the statewide scope of practice for emergency medical technicians to treat nausea and vomiting in prehospital settings.
- Department of Fish and Wildlife - Sheephouse Creek Bank Failure Assessment & Design Project (Sonoma County, Habitat Restoration)April 10, 2026
California Department of Fish and Wildlife approves Sheephouse Creek habitat restoration project in Sonoma County using boulder-ballasted wood structures to enhance in-stream habitat for coho salmon, steelhead, and amphibians.
- Department of Food and Agriculture - Prohibited Noxious Weed Seed (Title 3 CCR § 3854)April 10, 2026
California Department of Food and Agriculture permanently prohibits Egyptian broomrape seed under Title 3 CCR § 3854, adding it to the state's noxious weed list under Food and Agricultural Code Section 52257.