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California State Legislature · SB 517 · Chaptered (Chapter 585, Statutes of 2025)

Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.

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Officially: “Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 19, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22. · Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. · Feb 26, 2025
Set for hearing April 21. · Mar 18, 2025
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt. · Apr 8, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 808.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 941.) (April 29). · Apr 30, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · May 1, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 6, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. · May 12, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · May 13, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 15, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 15, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. · May 29, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 24, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16). · Jul 16, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Jul 17, 2025
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry. · Aug 18, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Aug 18, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Sep 3, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2981.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 8, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 8, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2871.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 11, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 10, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 585, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 10, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Niello

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB517 Niello ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 517 Niello Senate Third Reading By HooverAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 78, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-07-16 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-07-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-06-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 16, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Consent Calendar 2nd SB517 NielloSenate · 2025-05-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 34, Noes 0, Abstain 6
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-04-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-04-21 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, 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 585, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 10, 2025).