Senate bill · 20252026
SB 602
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Progress
232 days from first to latest action, across 22 recorded actions.
Filed
Feb 20
Referred to committee
Mar 5
Heard in committee
Apr 21
Reported from committee
Apr 21
Passed first chamber
May 8
Passed second chamber
Jul 17
Sent to governor
Sep 2
Became law
Oct 10
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] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Senate · Apr 21, 2025
Passed 11–0
11 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Consent Calendar 2nd
Senate · May 8, 2025
Passed 36–0
36 Yea
0 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Assembly · Jun 24, 2025
Passed 16–0
16 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
Assembly · Jul 9, 2025
Passed 15–0
15 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
SB 602 Cortese Consent Calendar Second Day
Assembly · Jul 17, 2025
Passed 75–0
75 Yea
0 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
Special Consent
Senate · Aug 25, 2025
Passed 37–0
37 Yea
0 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 589, Statutes of 2025.
Oct 10, 2025 · Joint
Approved by the Governor.
Oct 10, 2025 · Joint
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Sep 2, 2025 · Joint
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2253.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations
Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Aug 21, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate.
Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). Appropriations
Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. Business and Professions
Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Com. on B. & P. Business and Professions
May 19, 2025 · Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 8, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1051.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
May 6, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. Appropriations
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 5.
Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 809.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 21.
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. Business, Professions and Economic Development
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development
Senate
Referred Mar 5, 2025 · heard Apr 21, 2025 · reported after 47 days
- Appropriations
Senate
Referred Apr 21, 2025 · heard May 5, 2025 · reported after 14 days
- Business and Professions
Assembly
Referred May 19, 2025 · heard Jun 24, 2025 · reported after 36 days
- Appropriations
Assembly
Referred Jun 24, 2025 · heard Jul 9, 2025 · reported after 15 days