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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 LawSep 30, 2026
California Senate Bill
Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Sep 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.
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Summary
Comments on SB 837
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Votes
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- Wahab
- Blakespear
- Durazo
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- McGuire
- Hurtado
- Jones
- Archuleta
- Niello
- Menjivar
- Umberg
- Dahle
- Pérez
- Ashby
- Caballero
- Weber Pierson
- Laird
- Rubio
- Gonzalez
- Choi
- Seyarto
- Arreguín
- Grove
- Ochoa Bogh
- Grayson
- Valladares
- McNerney
- Strickland
- Stern
- Cervantes
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Richardson
- Becker
- Padilla
- Wiener
- Allen
- Cortese
- Cabaldon
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- Caloza
- Dixon
- Carrillo
- Boerner
- Connolly
- Pellerin
- Wilson
- Sharp-Collins
- Hoover
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Petrie-Norris
- Rivas
- Irwin
- Schiavo
- Fong
- Flora
- Addis
- Alvarez
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Alanis
- Nguyen
- Macedo
- Harabedian
- Davies
- Patel
- Bains
- Ahrens
- Hart
- Kalra
- Ortega
- Elhawary
- Zbur
- Bryan
- Ransom
- Blanca Rubio
- Sanchez
- Quirk-Silva
- Lowenthal
- Aguiar-Curry
- Lee
- Ávila Farías
- Pacheco
- Schultz
- Bauer-Kahan
- Hadwick
- Ellis
- Bennett
- Wicks
- Haney
- Ramos
- Garcia
- Gabriel
- Berman
- Wallis
- Arambula
- Solache
- Bonta
- Mark González
- Ta
- DeMaio
- Johnson
- Jackson
- Muratsuchi
- Castillo
- Krell
- Patterson
- Valencia
- Lackey
- Soria
- Gipson
- Tangipa
- Rogers
- Papan
- Ward
- Stefani
- Calderon
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Wahab
- Blakespear
- Durazo
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- McGuire
- Hurtado
- Jones
- Archuleta
- Niello
- Menjivar
- Umberg
- Dahle
- Pérez
- Ashby
- Caballero
- Weber Pierson
- Laird
- Rubio
- Gonzalez
- Choi
- Seyarto
- Arreguín
- Grove
- Ochoa Bogh
- Reyes
- Grayson
- Valladares
- McNerney
- Strickland
- Stern
- Cervantes
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Richardson
- Becker
- Padilla
- Wiener
- Allen
- Cortese
- Cabaldon
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 | legislature
- Approved by the Governor.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.
- 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. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6428.) 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
- 09/22/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF

