CA AB2781 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2781

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 98, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and to amend Sections 70613, 70613.5, 70614, and 70621 of the Government Code, relating to courts.

Title

Civil cases: filing fees.

Roll Calls

2026-07-02 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB2781 JUD. (Kalra) (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]
2026-05-04 - Assembly - AB 2781 Judiciary Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 73 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - 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
2026-07-16		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, 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.).
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.
2026-05-13	Senate	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-05	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-04	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4917.)
2026-04-23	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-15	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-08	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16	Assembly	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-12	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee April 11.
2026-03-11	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Code of Civil Procedure	116.230	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	70613	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	70613.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	70614	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	70621	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781#97ENR
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781#96CHP
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2781