CA AB2542 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2542

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Enrolled on August 31 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-31 - Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human remains.

Title

Human remains: disposition.

Roll Calls

2026-08-19 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2542 Patterson By Valladares (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-23 - Assembly - AB 2542 Patterson 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]
2026-03-24 - Assembly - Do pass 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
2026-08-31	Assembly	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-19	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
2026-08-17	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13	Senate	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-06	Senate	Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-06	Senate	From Consent Calendar.
2026-08-04	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-08-03	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-06-25	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-24	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).
2026-06-09	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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).
2026-03-24	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-18	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-09	Assembly	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health and Safety Code	7100	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542#96AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542#95AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2542