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California State Legislature · SB 61 · Chaptered (Chapter 49, Statutes of 2025)

Private works of improvement: retention payments.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Private works of improvement: retention payments. 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. · Jan 9, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 9. · Jan 10, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD. · Jan 29, 2025
Set for hearing April 8. · Mar 26, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). · Apr 9, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Apr 10, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 887.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Apr 24, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Apr 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD. · May 12, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). · Jun 17, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Jun 18, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2247.) Ordered to the Senate. · Jun 23, 2025
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Jun 23, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m. · Jul 3, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Jul 14, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 49, Statutes of 2025. · Jul 14, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Cortese

Recorded votes

SB 61 Cortese Consent Calendar Second DayAssembly · 2025-06-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 71, Noes 0, Abstain 8
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-06-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Consent Calendar 2nd SB61 CorteseSenate · 2025-04-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 37, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-04-08 · (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 49, Statutes of 2025. (Jul 14, 2025).