Validations.

The California Senate Committee on Local Government proposes comprehensive validation of public bodies' legal status, boundaries, and financial instruments through the Second Validating Act of 2025. The legislation encompasses state departments, local governments, special districts, and numerous other public entities, confirming their organizational structure and past actions.

The act validates previously established boundaries, territorial changes, and bond issuances of public bodies while maintaining specific exclusions for community redevelopment agencies and related entities. Public bodies must file required documentation, including boundary maps, for assessment and taxation purposes. The validation extends to bonds and other financial instruments issued by these entities, establishing them as legally binding obligations.

The legislation includes procedural safeguards and limitations. Legal challenges to validated actions must be filed within six months of the act's effective date. The validation excludes matters currently under legal dispute, previously determined illegal acts, and contracts between public bodies and the United States. The act becomes operative September 1, 2025, with an urgency clause enabling immediate effect to maintain continuity in public governance.