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California State Legislature · AB 238 · Chaptered (Chapter 128, Statutes of 2025)

Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

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Officially: “Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Read first time. To print. · Jan 13, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee February 13. · Jan 14, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD. · Feb 18, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and B.&F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. · Feb 20, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. · Feb 24, 2025
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 440.) · Feb 24, 2025
(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.) · Feb 24, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Feb 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Mar 4, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. · Mar 14, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Mar 17, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. · Mar 19, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19). · Mar 19, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Mar 20, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. · Apr 2, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1030.). · Apr 7, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Apr 7, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. · May 7, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I. · Jun 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 18, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). · Jun 25, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 26, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). · Jul 14, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jul 15, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2390.). · Sep 2, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 2, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2855.). · Sep 3, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. · Sep 4, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 22, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2025. · Sep 22, 2025

The numbers

13
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

HarabedianIrwinBryanCalderonCalozaFongMark GonzálezHaneyRansomCeleste RodriguezSchiavoSchultzZbur

Recorded votes

AB 238 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 77, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Assembly 3rd Reading AB238 Harabedian et al. By Grayson Urgency ClauseSenate · 2025-09-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do passSenate · 2025-07-14 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-06-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-06-18 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 238 Harabedian Third Reading UrgencyAssembly · 2025-04-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 70, Noes 0, Abstain 9
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-03-19 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-03-04 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Assembly · 2025-03-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2025. (Sep 22, 2025).