CA AB649 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 1938 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 55.32, 55.53, and 55.56 of, and to add Section 55.4 to, the Civil Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 14985.8 of the Government Code, relating to disability access.
Title
Disability access: construction-related accessibility claim.
Sponsors
| Asm. Josh Lowenthal [D] | Asm. Diane Dixon [R] | Asm. Alexandra Macedo [R] | Asm. Blanca Pacheco [D] |
| Asm. Kate Sanchez [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 649 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 649 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 30). |
| 2025-07-14 | Senate | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-02 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1842.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-21 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.) |
| 2025-05-21 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. |
| 2025-05-13 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-12 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-08 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 6). |
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-02-14 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 16. |
| 2025-02-13 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 1938 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Civil Code | 55.32 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Civil Code | 55.53 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Civil Code | 55.56 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 14985.8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
