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CA AB 1180

enacted

Department of Financial Protection and Innovation: state payments.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1180 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1180 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1180 about?

The Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) generally regulates digital financial asset business activity, including by prohibiting a covered person from taking certain actions with digital financial assets if that asset is a stablecoin, as defined and prescribed. The DFAL requires, among other charges, an applicant for a license to include a nonrefundable fee with an application, as specified. This bill would authorize the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to adopt regulations to allow specified payments required under the DFAL to be made with stablecoins, as specified. This bill would become operative on July 1, 2027, and sunset its provisions on January 1, 2032.

Who sponsors CA AB 1180?

Valencia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1180.

Description

The Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) generally regulates digital financial asset business activity, including by prohibiting a covered person from taking certain actions with digital financial assets if that asset is a stablecoin, as defined and prescribed. The DFAL requires, among other charges, an applicant for a license to include a nonrefundable fee with an application, as specified. This bill would authorize the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to adopt regulations to allow specified payments required under the DFAL to be made with stablecoins, as specified. This bill would become operative on July 1, 2027, and sunset its provisions on January 1, 2032.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Valenciaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

  5. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6558.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-24

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  11. 2025-08-29

    In committee: Held under submission.

  12. 2025-08-18

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-07-07

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  15. 2025-07-03

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

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  16. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-06-03

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1881.)

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  19. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  21. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-04-24

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-04-23

    Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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  25. 2025-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.

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  26. 2025-04-10

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-04-10

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended.

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  28. 2025-03-28

    Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-03-27

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended.

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  30. 2025-03-18

    Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Com. on C. & C.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-03-17

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended.

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  33. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  34. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  35. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-17Compare
  • 03/27/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-27Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 04/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-23Compare
  • 07/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-07Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • AB1180Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-21 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Chen: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 1180 Valencia Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-02 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Rivas: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Pellerin: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2025-07-15 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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