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IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
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Passed AssemblyApr 23, 2026
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Passed SenateAug 19, 2026
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
Human remains: disposition.
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Aug 19, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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Assembly Calendar: Unfinished Business – Concurrence In Senate Amendments
Position: 12
Summary
Comments on AB 2542
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 74
- Lee
- Muratsuchi
- Rivas
- Pacheco
- Alvarez
- Johnson
- Flora
- Fong
- Haney
- Ramos
- Ransom
- Patterson
- Blanca Rubio
- Macedo
- Arambula
- Bryan
- Jackson
- Mark González
- Rogers
- Wallis
- Pellerin
- Boerner
- Alanis
- Ávila Farías
- Caloza
- Nguyen
- Krell
- Ta
- Gipson
- Papan
- Hoover
- Hart
- Sanchez
- Ward
- Davies
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Chen
- Bains
- Ortega
- Bauer-Kahan
- Ahrens
- Schiavo
- Castillo
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Elhawary
- Bonta
- Schultz
- Tangipa
- Gabriel
- Garcia
- Kalra
- Lowenthal
- Irwin
- Carrillo
- Dixon
- DeMaio
- Calderon
- Aguiar-Curry
- Patel
- Quirk-Silva
- Solache
- Berman
- Zbur
- Ellis
- Harabedian
- Bennett
- Wilson
- Connolly
- Lackey
- Gallagher
- Valencia
- McKinnor
- Petrie-Norris
- Stefani
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 38
- Cabaldon
- Menjivar
- Seyarto
- Grove
- Alvarado-Gil
- Archuleta
- Cortese
- McGuire
- Niello
- Wahab
- Allen
- Jones
- Cervantes
- Strickland
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Durazo
- Reyes
- Pérez
- Choi
- Caballero
- Valladares
- Richardson
- Ochoa Bogh
- Dahle
- McNerney
- Stern
- Ashby
- Gonzalez
- Grayson
- Laird
- Rubio
- Wiener
- Hurtado
- Padilla
- Weber Pierson
- Umberg
- Becker
- Arreguín
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- Aug 19, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
- Aug 17, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 06, 2026 | Senate
- From Consent Calendar.
- Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 04, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- Aug 03, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
- Jun 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 24, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).
- Jun 09, 2026 | Senate
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- Apr 23, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Apr 23, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4795.)
- Apr 16, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).
- Mar 24, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Mar 18, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- Feb 21, 2026 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.

