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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 29

Civil actions: decedent's cause of action.

Progress

285 days from first to latest action, across 23 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 2

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 29

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 2

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 4

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

AssemblySenateDecFebAprJunAug

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

Senate · Apr 1, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 9–2

9 Yea

2 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Apr 21, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended

Senate · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 5–1

5 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · Jun 4, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 21–10

21 Yea

10 Nay

9 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Assembly · Jul 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 9–3

9 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

    Sep 13, 2025 · Assembly

  2. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  3. Withdrawn from committee.

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  4. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 3163.)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  6. August 29 hearing postponed by committee.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

  7. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Coauthors revised.

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 10. Page 1516.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1188.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  16. Set for hearing May 23.

    May 16, 2025 · Senate

  17. April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Apr 21, 2025 · Senate

  18. Set for hearing April 21.

    Apr 4, 2025 · Senate

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 609.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  20. Set for hearing April 1.

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  21. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. Judiciary

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.

    Dec 3, 2024 · Senate

  23. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Dec 2, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Ash Kalra coauthorD

In committee

  • Judiciary

    Senate

    Referred Jan 29, 2025 · heard Apr 2, 2025 · reported after 63 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 51 days

  • Judiciary

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 16, 2025 · heard Jul 9, 2025 · reported after 23 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 9, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Bill text

  • 12/02/24 - IntroducedPDF
  • 05/23/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/09/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • SB29HTML

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SB 1344Civil actions: housing development projects.Christopher CabaldonDBecame lawBecame lawSep 29, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 811, Statutes of 2026.
AB 2042Civil actions: setting aside default or default judgment.Ash KalraDBecame lawBecame lawSep 20, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2026.
SB 916Civil actions: housing development projects.Angelique AshbyDBecame lawBecame lawSep 29, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 805, Statutes of 2026.
AB 774Civil actions: enforcement of judgments.Rebecca Bauer-KahanDBecame lawBecame lawOct 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 708, Statutes of 2025.
SB 29 (20252026) · Polis