California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB538 Action History

	10/11/2025	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 616, Statutes of 2025.
	10/11/2025	Approved by the Governor.
	09/22/2025	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
	09/22/2025	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly	09/10/2025	In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Senate	09/10/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.).
Assembly	09/10/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.).
Senate	08/29/2025	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 29).
Senate	08/29/2025	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
	08/29/2025	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 29).
Senate	07/07/2025	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
	07/07/2025	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Senate	06/25/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
	06/25/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Senate	06/18/2025	Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
	06/18/2025	Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Senate	06/04/2025	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate	06/04/2025	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate	06/03/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 3. Page 2006.)
Assembly	06/03/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
	05/27/2025	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
	05/23/2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
	05/23/2025	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
Assembly	05/23/2025	Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.)
	04/23/2025	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
Assembly	04/23/2025	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
	03/19/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Assembly	03/19/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
	02/24/2025	Referred to Com. on L. & E.
Assembly	02/24/2025	Referred to Com. on L. & E.
	02/12/2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
Assembly	02/12/2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
	02/11/2025	Read first time. To print.
Assembly	02/11/2025	Read first time. To print.