CA SB837 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 837

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-30 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 9120 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to disaster and emergency preparedness.

Title

Disaster and emergency preparedness.

Roll Calls

2026-06-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB837 Reyes (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-12 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-30	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-24	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-05-04	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.
2026-01-29	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-29	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3324.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-26	Senate	Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-01-22	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).
2026-01-21	Senate	Set for hearing January 22.
2026-01-20	Senate	January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-01-14	Senate	Set for hearing January 20.
2026-01-13	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3204.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-07	Senate	Set for hearing January 12.
2026-01-05	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-01-05	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-05	Senate	Withdrawn from committee.
2026-01-05	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-05-01	Senate	April 30 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-02	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-03-26	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-12	Senate	Referred to Com. on RLS.
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
Welfare and Institutions Code	9120	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB837
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB837#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB837#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB837#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB837