CA SB942 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20)
Status: Enrolled on August 26 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-31 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 26 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-31 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 53.9 to the Civil Code, and to add Section 12532.1 to the Government Code, relating to civil detainees, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
Civil detainees.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-26 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB942 Caballero et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Assembly - SB 942 Caballero Third Reading Urgency By Ortega (Y: 64 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB942 Caballero et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Assembly - SB 942 Caballero Third Reading Urgency By Ortega (Y: 64 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB942 Caballero et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-26 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2026-08-26 | Senate | Urgency clause adopted. |
| 2026-08-25 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-25 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-08-20 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-20 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. |
| 2026-08-05 | Assembly | August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. |
| 2026-07-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-01 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 30). |
| 2026-06-22 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-15 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2026-06-11 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2026-06-11 | Assembly | June 16 hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2026-06-08 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-05-26 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4452.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Read third time and amended. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4258.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | Set for hearing May 4. |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | Set for hearing April 21. |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Set for hearing April 15. |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1. |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 53.9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Government Code | 12532.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
