CA AB747 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 563, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 563, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 22355 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 415.20, 415.45, 417.10, 417.40, 473, 473.5, 585, and 1166 of, and to add Section 473.2 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to service of process.
Title
Service of Process Accountability, Reform and Equity (SPARE) Act.
Sponsors
| Asm. Ash Kalra [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Assembly - AB 747 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 55 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB747 Kalra By Umberg (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-25 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 747 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 59 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB747 Kalra By Umberg (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-25 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 747 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 59 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 563, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-10 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3282.). |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2729.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-25 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | (Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2173.) |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-08-07 | Senate | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 2080.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 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. |
| 2025-02-19 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
| 2025-02-18 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 22355 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 1166 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 415.20 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 415.45 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 417.10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 417.40 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 473 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 473.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Code of Civil Procedure | 585 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
