CA AB1951 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 1951

CA State Legislature page for AB1951

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on July 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 91, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Sections 411.20, 411.20.5, and 411.21 of, and to add Section 411.11 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, and to amend Section 6159 of the Government Code, relating to civil actions.

Title

Civil actions: filing fees: refunds.

Roll Calls

2026-07-02 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB1951 Dixon (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-23 - Assembly - AB 1951 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 74 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-16		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 91, Statutes of 2026.
2026-07-16		Approved by the Governor.
2026-07-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
2026-07-02	Assembly	In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-07-02	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5189.).
2026-06-30	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-06-29	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-06-17	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-06	Senate	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-23	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-23	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4795.)
2026-04-16	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-15	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).
2026-03-23	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-03-18	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 17).
2026-03-02	Assembly	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-14	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Code of Civil Procedure	411.11	New Code	See Bill Text
Code of Civil Procedure	411.20	Amended Code	Citation Text
Code of Civil Procedure	411.20.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
Code of Civil Procedure	411.21	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	6159	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951#97ENR
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951#96CHP
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1951