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IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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Passed AssemblyApr 01, 2025
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Passed SenateAug 28, 2026
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
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Assembly • Aug 30, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Comments on AB 540
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YES: 76
- Quirk-Silva
- Flora
- Lackey
- Gabriel
- Ávila Farías
- Carrillo
- Schiavo
- Connolly
- Solache
- Ahrens
- Ellis
- Chen
- DeMaio
- Harabedian
- Petrie-Norris
- Patel
- Macedo
- Ramos
- Sharp-Collins
- Zbur
- Valencia
- Lee
- Krell
- Muratsuchi
- Arambula
- Blanca Rubio
- Bonta
- Calderon
- Ortega
- Papan
- Soria
- Patterson
- Rogers
- Ta
- Ward
- Kalra
- Pellerin
- Schultz
- Mark González
- Hoover
- Fong
- Boerner
- Bains
- Jackson
- Gallagher
- Lowenthal
- Pacheco
- Sanchez
- Wallis
- Irwin
- Caloza
- Bauer-Kahan
- Berman
- Hart
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Hadwick
- Castillo
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Addis
- Haney
- Jeff Gonzalez
- McKinnor
- Rivas
- Wilson
- Dixon
- Stefani
- Tangipa
- Bryan
- Gipson
- Alanis
- Aguiar-Curry
- Garcia
- Essayli
- Nguyen
- Ransom
- Elhawary
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Archuleta
- Menjivar
- Gonzalez
- Arreguín
- Padilla
- Limón
- Niello
- Laird
- McNerney
- Cortese
- Seyarto
- Wahab
- Becker
- Strickland
- Wiener
- Ochoa Bogh
- Choi
- Valladares
- Dahle
- Pérez
- McGuire
- Allen
- Grayson
- Reyes
- Cabaldon
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Caballero
- Cervantes
- Durazo
- Alvarado-Gil
- Hurtado
- Blakespear
- Richardson
- Umberg
- Jones
- Ashby
- Grove
- Rubio
- Weber Pierson
- Stern
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Aug 30, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
- From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 30).
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- Aug 28, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 28, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Aug 26, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 26)
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (b).
- From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Aug 21, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 11, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 10, 2026 | Senate
- From inactive file.
- Ordered to second reading.
- Sep 08, 2025 | Senate
- Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.
- Jul 07, 2025 | Senate
- From Consent Calendar.
- Ordered to third reading.
- Jul 03, 2025 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- Jul 02, 2025 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).
- May 07, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Apr 01, 2025 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.)
- Mar 27, 2025 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- Mar 26, 2025 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 25).
- Feb 24, 2025 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- Feb 12, 2025 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
- Feb 11, 2025 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.

