CA SB779 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 7138.1 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 7028.7 and 7099.2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors.
Title
Contractors: civil penalties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta Concurrence (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Assembly - SB 779 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB779 Archuleta (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Assembly - SB 779 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Berman (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB779 Archuleta (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 233, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-01 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2876.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3079.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-01 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1). |
| 2025-06-17 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1471.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Set for hearing May 5. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 837.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 680.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 22 in JUD. pending receipt. |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 7028.7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 7099.2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 7138.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
