2026 Legislative Program
Every year, the state and federal governments propose and adopt new laws during the legislative session. The Office of Economic Development and Government Affairs (EDGA) monitors how these proposed laws might impact the County and its residents.
The Legislative Program document outlines the Board of Supervisors’ policy priorities and guides EDGA’s advocacy for the County’s interests at the state and federal levels. We update it each year with input from County departments, County boards and commissions, community members, and local organizations to make sure it represents the topics that San Diegans care about most.
Once we receive that feedback, EDGA looks for common themes and works with County departments to develop a draft document. In December, EDGA will present a draft 2026 Legislative Program for consideration and approval by the Board of Supervisors.
The Legislative Program has three sections: sponsorship proposals, priority issues, and policy guidelines. You can read more about each part in the FAQs. In recent years, the County of San Diego advocated for policies related to topics like:
- Affordable housing and homelessness
- Behavioral health
- Climate change and the environment
- Equity and justice
- Public health and access to medical care
- Community safety
To review the 2025 Legislative Program and which bills we advocated for this year, visit the Documents section on the right-hand side of the page.
Your input on the 2026 Legislative Program will help make it more accessible, easier to understand, and representative of the region’s most pressing issues.
How can you participate in the process to develop the 2026 Legislative Program?
- Stay informed by reviewing the information on this site.
- Share the information and opportunity to participate with others.
- Share your input using the survey tool.
- Contribute to the conversation at our virtual community forum.
- Speak up! Don’t hesitate to ask questions.
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Results of Public Comment
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Thank you so much to everyone who shared feedback during the 2026 Legislative Program public comment period. You can now review all of the 2026 Legislative Program public comments and EDGA’s analysis of the comments and participant demographics.
We received 189 comments in total, and 45 people participated in our virtual community forum on August 27. That is over twice as much participation as last year! Comments came from almost 45% of County zip codes, representing a wide range of people from all over our region.
The County's 2025 Legislative Program had 16 priority issues. On Engage San Diego and during the Community Forum, we asked participants to rate their top three priority issues. Overall, the top 3 priority issues cited were:
- Affordable housing
- Homelessness
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Climate change and the environment
This word cloud shows which words came up most often in public comment. The larger a word appears, the more frequently it was used.
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Virtual Community Forum - 8/27/25
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Join our community forum next Wednesday, August 27 from 5-6pm! Learn more about the County's Legislative Program and the Board of Supervisors' state and federal policy priorities. Share your input with members of the County's Government Affairs team about what issues and legislation we should advocate for at the state and federal levels in 2026.
You can register for the forum to receive an email reminder before the meeting or join us directly on Zoom using the information below. We look forward to hearing your feedback!
2026 Legislative Program Virtual Community Forum - Wednesday, August 27, 5-6pm
Webinar ID: 890 0133 5450
Passcode: 628434
Phone: +1 669 444 9171
