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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 559

Professions and vocations: contractors: home improvement contracts: prohibited business practices.

In progressOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

203 days from first to latest action, across 19 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 1

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 1

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 1

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Assembly · Apr 1, 2025

Passed 17–0

17 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Assembly · Apr 8, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Assembly · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 15–0

15 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 559 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day

Assembly · May 1, 2025

Passed 76–0

76 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Senate · Jun 30, 2025

Passed 10–0

10 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Jul 8, 2025

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Aug 25, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Aug 29, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Niello.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  4. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

  5. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    Aug 13, 2025 · Senate

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 9, 2025 · Senate

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Jun 30, 2025 · Senate

  8. Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. Business, Professions and Economic Development

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.)

    May 1, 2025 · Assembly

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Assembly

  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). Appropriations

    Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 8, 2025 · Assembly

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Apr 1, 2025 · Assembly

  15. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. Business and Professions

    Mar 28, 2025 · Assembly

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 27, 2025 · Assembly

  17. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. Business and Professions

    Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 12, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

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  • Roger Niello principal coauthorR

In committee

Topics

Professionsandvocationscontractorshomeimprovementcontractsprohibitedbusinesspractices

Bill text

  • 02/12/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/27/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • AB559HTML

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