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California State Legislature · SB 779 · Chaptered (Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025)

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 21, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time. · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. · Mar 12, 2025
Set for hearing April 7. · Mar 18, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. · Apr 1, 2025
Set for hearing April 22 in JUD. pending receipt. · Apr 4, 2025
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. · Apr 7, 2025
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. · Apr 23, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 25, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. · May 5, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 6, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1471.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 3, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 4, 2025
Referred to Com. on B. & P. · Jun 9, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. · Jun 17, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). · Jul 1, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 2, 2025
July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Jul 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Sep 4, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Sep 4, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3079.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 9, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 9, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2876.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 11, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 1, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 1, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Archuleta

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 779 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By BermanAssembly · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 80, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 17, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Senate 3rd Reading SB779 ArchuletaSenate · 2025-06-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-04-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, 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 233, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 1, 2025).