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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 342

Contractors: unlicensed work.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

595 days from first to latest action, across 39 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 19

  3. Heard in committee

    Jan 12

  4. Reported from committee

    Jan 12

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jan 26

  6. Passed second chamber

    Aug 30

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 8

  8. Became law

    Sep 30

AssemblySenateMarJunSepDecMarJunSep

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 [Judiciary]

Senate · Jan 12, 2026

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Senate · Jan 13, 2026

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Jan 20, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Jan 22, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · Jan 26, 2026

Passed 39–0

39 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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

Assembly · Jun 30, 2026

Passed 17–0

17 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 13, 2026

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 25, 2026

Passed 19–0

19 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 342 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Wicks

Assembly · Aug 30, 2026

Passed 75–0

75 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB342 Umberg et al. Concurrence

Senate · Aug 30, 2026

Passed 39–0

39 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 967, Statutes of 2026.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    Sep 8, 2026 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6150.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Aug 30, 2026 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Aug 30, 2026 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6856.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Aug 30, 2026 · Assembly

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Assembly

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

    Aug 26, 2026 · Assembly

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (August 25). Appropriations

    Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly

  10. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

    Aug 24, 2026 · Assembly

  11. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Business and Professions

    Aug 20, 2026 · Assembly

  12. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Assembly

  13. Read third time and amended.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Assembly

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 17, 2026 · Assembly

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

    Aug 13, 2026 · Assembly

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13). Appropriations

    Aug 13, 2026 · Assembly

  17. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Assembly

  18. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

    Aug 5, 2026 · Assembly

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 1, 2026 · Assembly

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30).

    Jun 30, 2026 · Assembly

  21. Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51.

    Jun 18, 2026 · Assembly

  22. Referred to Com. on B. & P. Business and Professions

    Jun 18, 2026 · Assembly

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

    Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly

  24. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3283.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3268.) (January 22). Appropriations

    Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

  27. Set for hearing January 22.

    Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

  28. January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Jan 20, 2026 · Senate

  29. Set for hearing January 20.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3214.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3203.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Jan 12, 2026 · Senate

  32. Set for hearing January 13 in JUD. pending receipt.

    Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

  33. Set for hearing January 12.

    Jan 8, 2026 · Senate

  34. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. Business, Professions and Economic Development

    Jan 5, 2026 · Senate

  35. Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. Business, Professions and Economic Development

    Mar 26, 2025 · Senate

  36. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  37. Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Feb 19, 2025 · Senate

  38. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

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

    Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Buffy Wicks principal coauthorD

In committee

Topics

Contractorsunlicensedwork

Bill text

  • 02/12/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/17/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 01/05/26 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 07/01/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 08/13/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 08/19/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 08/26/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/01/26 - EnrolledPDF
  • 09/30/26 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB342HTML

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