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 SB-1398 State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 03/25/2026 09:00 PM

SB1398:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 March 25, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill

No. 1398

Introduced by Senator Rubio

February 20, 2026

An act relating to state buildings. An act to amend Section 8316 of the Government Code, relating to state buildings.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1398, as amended, Rubio.
 State buildings. State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.

Existing law requires all new building and major renovation projects larger than 10,000 gross square feet undertaken by state agencies, and for which the project schematic design documents are initiated by the state agency on or after January 1, 2024, to obtain the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or “LEED” Gold or higher certification, except as provided. Existing law requires state agencies to obtain LEED Silver certification for new buildings or major renovations, as described above, if the state agency concerned makes a finding that achieving LEED Gold conflicts with critical operational or security requirements, is demonstrably cost ineffective, or conflicts with California Building Code requirements.

This bill would, as an alternative to
 obtaining LEED Gold certification as described above, allow building or renovation projects to obtain Three Green Globes or higher certification, as specified. This bill would, as an alternative to obtaining LEED Silver as described above, allow building or renovation projects to obtain Two Green Globes certification, as specified. The bill would make its requirements apply to projects for which the project schematic design documents are initiated by a state agency on or after January 1, 2027.

Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, continues into existence the California Building Standards Commission (commission) and requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to state buildings.

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 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 NOYES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 8316 of the Government Code is amended to read:

8316.

 (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), all new building and major renovation projects larger than 10,000 gross square feet undertaken by state agencies shall obtain LEED Gold Gold, Three Green Globes, or higher certification using the version of LEED or Green Globes that is in effect at the time the project schematic design documents are initiated by the state agency. Certification to an alternative equivalent or higher rating system or standard, if any, is only acceptable when approved by the Director of General Services.

(2) If the state agency concerned makes a finding that achieving LEED Gold or Three Green Globes conflicts with critical operational or security requirements, can be demonstrated to be cost ineffective, or conflicts with
 requirements in the California Building Code, the state agency shall instead obtain LEED Silver or Two Green Globes certification using the version of LEED or Green Globes that is in effect at the time the project schematic design documents are initiated by the state agency.

(b) (1) This section applies to projects for which the project schematic design documents are initiated by the state agency on or after January 1, 2024.

(2) The amendments made to this
 section by the act adding this paragraph shall apply to projects for which the project schematic design documents are initiated by the state agency on or after January 1, 2027.

(c) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Green Globes” means the certification program under the auspices of the Green Building Initiative.

(1)

(2) “LEED” means the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building certification program
 under the auspices of the United States Green Building Council.

(2)

(3)