CA AB 1875
enactedDissolution of marriage.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1875 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1875 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1875 about?
Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown. Existing law also requires a court to enter a judgment dissolving a marriage when 6 months have expired from the date of the filing of a joint petition for summary dissolution, unless a revocation has been filed. This bill would additionally authorize the court to reduce or waive the 6-month period described above for good cause shown, as specified, provided that the parties have resolved all material issues related to the dissolution.
Who sponsors CA AB 1875?
Hart is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1875, joined by 13 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown. Existing law also requires a court to enter a judgment dissolving a marriage when 6 months have expired from the date of the filing of a joint petition for summary dissolution, unless a revocation has been filed. This bill would additionally authorize the court to reduce or waive the 6-month period described above for good cause shown, as specified, provided that the parties have resolved all material issues related to the dissolution.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-02
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hartauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Garciacoauthor
- Krellcoauthor
- Macedocoauthor
- Nguyencoauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
- Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
- Stefanicoauthor
- Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
- Rubiocoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6245.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5497.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-28
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4373.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-18
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-03-17
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 17).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-03-17 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Sanchez: yes
AB 1875 Hart Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-03-23 · pass · 67-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Papan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Addis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Flora: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Davies: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Schiavo: other
- Hadwick: other
- Bonta: other
- Ellis: other
- Alvarez: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lee: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Ramos: other
- Johnson: other
- Elhawary: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Calderon: other
- Gipson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Krell: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
Do pass
2026-06-09 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Allen: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Niello: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Stern: other
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