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CA AB 1523

enacted

Court-ordered mediation.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1523 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1523 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-01): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1523 about?

Existing law prohibits a court from ordering a civil action into mediation when the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000, as specified. This bill would, as of January 1, 2027, increase the dollar amount of the above-described amount in controversy limitation to $75,000 and impose additional requirements, such as there being no ongoing discovery disputes and at least one party notifying the court of an interest in mediation, to be met before a court may order a civil action into mediation. If the parties do not stipulate to a mutually agreeable mediator, the bill would require the court to select a mediator, at no cost to the parties. Court-ordered mediation would be required to conclude with a mutually acceptable statement of agreement or nonagreement, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 1523?

Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1523.

Description

Existing law prohibits a court from ordering a civil action into mediation when the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000, as specified. This bill would, as of January 1, 2027, increase the dollar amount of the above-described amount in controversy limitation to $75,000 and impose additional requirements, such as there being no ongoing discovery disputes and at least one party notifying the court of an interest in mediation, to be met before a court may order a civil action into mediation. If the parties do not stipulate to a mutually agreeable mediator, the bill would require the court to select a mediator, at no cost to the parties. Court-ordered mediation would be required to conclude with a mutually acceptable statement of agreement or nonagreement, as specified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-01 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-01

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-01

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-09-09

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-09-03

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2877.).

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

  5. 2025-09-02

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2397.).

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  7. 2025-08-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2025-08-25

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-08-19

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2025-06-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-06-18

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  13. 2025-05-28

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  14. 2025-05-20

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

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  15. 2025-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1594.)

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  16. 2025-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2025-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  18. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  19. 2025-03-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee April 18.

  20. 2025-03-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 03/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-03-18Compare
  • 08/19/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-19Compare
  • 08/25/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-25Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-05Compare
  • 10/01/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-01Compare
  • AB1523Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Macedo: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Dixon: yes

  • AB 1523 JUD. Assembly Third Reading By KALRA

    2025-05-19 · pass · 74-0

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

  • Do pass

    2025-06-17 · pass · 9-0

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

  • 3rd Reading AB1523 JUD. (Kalra) By Becker

    2025-09-02 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

  • AB 1523 Judiciary Concurrence in Senate Amendments By KALRA

    2025-09-03 · pass · 75-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1523

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