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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 779

Contractors: civil penalties.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

222 days from first to latest action, across 29 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 21

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 7

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 3

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 22

  8. Became law

    Oct 1

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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 · Apr 7, 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 · Apr 22, 2025

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading

Senate · Jun 3, 2025

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 · Jul 1, 2025

Passed 17–0

17 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass.

Assembly · Aug 29, 2025

Passed 15–0

15 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 779 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Berman

Assembly · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 80–0

80 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta Concurrence

Senate · Sep 11, 2025

Passed 40–0

40 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 1, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2876.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 11, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3079.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Read third time and amended.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

  11. July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jul 2, 2025 · Assembly

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1).

    Jul 1, 2025 · Assembly

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. Business and Professions

    Jun 17, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1471.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. Appropriations

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  20. Set for hearing May 5.

    Apr 25, 2025 · Senate

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 837.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 680.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  23. Set for hearing April 22 in JUD. pending receipt.

    Apr 4, 2025 · Senate

  24. 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

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  25. Set for hearing April 7.

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

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

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  27. Read first time.

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Topics

Contractorscivilpenalties

Bill text

  • 02/21/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 04/01/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 06/17/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/02/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/04/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/16/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/01/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB779HTML

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