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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 07, 2026
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Passed AssemblyAug 13, 2026
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Became LawSep 28, 2026
California Senate Bill
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legislature • Sep 28, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 737, Statutes of 2026.
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YES: 68
- Ahrens
- Nguyen
- Ortega
- Schiavo
- Bennett
- Stefani
- Patel
- Valencia
- Aguiar-Curry
- Hoover
- Garcia
- Papan
- Soria
- Zbur
- Ávila Farías
- Gabriel
- Rogers
- Johnson
- Blanca Rubio
- Hart
- Solache
- Kalra
- Dixon
- Quirk-Silva
- Flora
- Lee
- Calderon
- Fong
- Connolly
- Mark González
- Bauer-Kahan
- Celeste Rodriguez
- McKinnor
- Wallis
- Ramos
- Ward
- Ransom
- Lackey
- Rivas
- Castillo
- Gipson
- Tangipa
- Hadwick
- Carrillo
- Bains
- Elhawary
- Boerner
- Pellerin
- Sharp-Collins
- Haney
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Pacheco
- Ta
- Wilson
- Bryan
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Muratsuchi
- Wicks
- Jackson
- Caloza
- Harabedian
- Irwin
- Krell
- Davies
- Alanis
- Lowenthal
- Patterson
- Addis
YES: 40
- Grayson
- Gonzalez
- Blakespear
- Padilla
- Cortese
- McNerney
- Ochoa Bogh
- Reyes
- Rubio
- Durazo
- Alvarado-Gil
- Umberg
- Cervantes
- Cabaldon
- Seyarto
- Caballero
- Niello
- Wiener
- Ashby
- Allen
- Valladares
- Richardson
- Becker
- Stern
- Strickland
- Dahle
- Menjivar
- McGuire
- Wahab
- Hurtado
- Pérez
- Grove
- Laird
- Weber Pierson
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Jones
- Choi
- Archuleta
- Limón
- Arreguín
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 28, 2026 | legislature
- Approved by the Governor.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 737, 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 25, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 6150.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Aug 06, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 05, 2026 | Assembly
- Coauthors revised.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
- Jun 22, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 18, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17).
- May 26, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
- May 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on ED.
- May 07, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4163.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
- Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3898.) (April 15).
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 15.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Re-referred to Com. on ED.
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on RLS.
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.



