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IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
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Passed AssemblyApr 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
Human remains: disposition.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 23, 2026: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 2542
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 74
- Alanis
- Hart
- Ávila Farías
- Haney
- Ahrens
- McKinnor
- Ward
- Johnson
- Lackey
- Pacheco
- Blanca Rubio
- Dixon
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Elhawary
- Kalra
- Pellerin
- Zbur
- Bauer-Kahan
- Patterson
- Bonta
- Mark González
- Hoover
- Caloza
- Irwin
- Boerner
- Bennett
- DeMaio
- Fong
- Ta
- Ramos
- Schiavo
- Carrillo
- Arambula
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Rivas
- Garcia
- Calderon
- Krell
- Gabriel
- Petrie-Norris
- Tangipa
- Chen
- Patel
- Lee
- Jackson
- Davies
- Bryan
- Harabedian
- Connolly
- Aguiar-Curry
- Wallis
- Gipson
- Stefani
- Wilson
- Solache
- Rogers
- Macedo
- Bains
- Sanchez
- Alvarez
- Muratsuchi
- Papan
- Flora
- Valencia
- Lowenthal
- Castillo
- Ellis
- Ransom
- Quirk-Silva
- Nguyen
- Berman
- Schultz
- Gallagher
- Ortega
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- 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.)
- 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.

