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California State Legislature · SB 37 · Chaptered (Chapter 645, Statutes of 2025)

Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.

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Officially: “Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Dec 3, 2024
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3. · Dec 4, 2024
Read first time. · Jan 6, 2025
Referred to Com. on RLS. · Jan 29, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 26, 2025
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 29. · Apr 11, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 938.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 30, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 2, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 12, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Read third time and amended. · May 29, 2025
Ordered to second reading. · May 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jun 2, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1529.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 5, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 5, 2025
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. · Jun 16, 2025
July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. · Jun 23, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 9, 2025
July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Jul 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3278.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 11, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 12, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2966.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 12, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 23, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 11, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 645, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 11, 2025

The numbers

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sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Umberg

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 37, Noes 0, Abstain 3
SB 37 Umberg Senate Third Reading By StefaniAssembly · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 78, Noes 1, Abstain 1
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB37 UmbergSenate · 2025-06-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 36, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
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 645, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 11, 2025).