CA AB238 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13)
Status: Passed on September 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-09-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Title 19.1 (commencing with Section 3273.20) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to wildfire relief, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

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Title

Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-03 - Assembly - AB 238 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-02 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB238 Harabedian et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-18 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Assembly - AB 238 Harabedian Third Reading Urgency (Y: 70 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-03 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-03AssemblySenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2855.).
2025-09-02AssemblyIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02SenateRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2390.).
2025-07-15SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-14SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).
2025-07-10SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-26SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2025-06-18SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-03SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I.
2025-05-07SenateReferred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD.
2025-04-07SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-07AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1030.).
2025-04-02AssemblyRead third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-03-20AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-03-19AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19).
2025-03-19AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-17AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-14AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-04AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-03AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-26AssemblyCoauthors revised.
2025-02-24Assembly(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)
2025-02-24AssemblyAssembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 440.)
2025-02-24AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-02-20AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on JUD. and B.&F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-02-18AssemblyReferred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD.
2025-01-14AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
2025-01-13AssemblyRead first time. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Civil Code3273.20New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources

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