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IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
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Passed SenateJan 29, 2026
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Passed AssemblyAug 24, 2026
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Became Law
California Senate Bill
Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Sep 02, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 837
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- McGuire
- Arreguín
- Ashby
- Dahle
- Gonzalez
- Rubio
- Grove
- Cortese
- Strickland
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Grayson
- Wahab
- Pérez
- Niello
- Umberg
- Cabaldon
- Choi
- Archuleta
- Jones
- Richardson
- Stern
- Durazo
- Menjivar
- Weber Pierson
- Hurtado
- Cervantes
- Caballero
- Becker
- Blakespear
- Ochoa Bogh
- Allen
- Laird
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Valladares
- Seyarto
- Wiener
- McNerney
- Padilla
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Patel
- Calderon
- Bryan
- Gipson
- Nguyen
- Rivas
- Ramos
- Tangipa
- Irwin
- Krell
- Lee
- Bains
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Lackey
- Berman
- Elhawary
- Papan
- Fong
- Bonta
- Dixon
- Quirk-Silva
- Haney
- Ahrens
- Ortega
- Davies
- Gabriel
- Pellerin
- Muratsuchi
- Ta
- Alvarez
- Stefani
- Ward
- Zbur
- Ávila Farías
- Caloza
- Hoover
- DeMaio
- Jackson
- Johnson
- Wilson
- Wallis
- Flora
- Castillo
- Mark González
- Patterson
- Connolly
- Garcia
- Hadwick
- Harabedian
- Kalra
- Rogers
- Sanchez
- Sharp-Collins
- Solache
- Valencia
- Ellis
- Lowenthal
- Wicks
- Schultz
- Addis
- Macedo
- Petrie-Norris
- Pacheco
- Ransom
- Alanis
- Blanca Rubio
- Bennett
- Aguiar-Curry
- Boerner
- Carrillo
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Soria
- Schiavo
- Bauer-Kahan
- Hart
- Arambula
NO: 0
YES: 40
- McGuire
- Arreguín
- Ashby
- Dahle
- Gonzalez
- Rubio
- Grove
- Cortese
- Reyes
- Strickland
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Grayson
- Wahab
- Pérez
- Niello
- Umberg
- Cabaldon
- Choi
- Archuleta
- Jones
- Richardson
- Stern
- Durazo
- Menjivar
- Weber Pierson
- Hurtado
- Cervantes
- Caballero
- Becker
- Blakespear
- Ochoa Bogh
- Allen
- Laird
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Valladares
- Seyarto
- Wiener
- McNerney
- Padilla
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 02, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Aug 27, 2026 | Senate
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Aug 26, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 24, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- Aug 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 05, 2026 | Assembly
- August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 30, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 24, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
- May 04, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.
- Jan 29, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3324.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing January 22.
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing January 20.
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3204.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing January 12.
- Jan 05, 2026 | Senate
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
- Withdrawn from committee.
- Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- April 30 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 09, 2025 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 30.
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Re-referred to Com. on ED.
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on RLS.
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Read first time.
- Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Documents
- 04/28/25- Senate EducationPDF
- 01/08/26- Senate Human ServicesPDF
- 01/16/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 01/23/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 06/22/26- Assembly Aging And Long-term CarePDF
- 06/26/26- Assembly Emergency ManagementPDF
- 08/03/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 08/17/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 08/24/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF

