CA AB 1903
withdrawnConstruction defects.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1903 pass?
No. CA AB 1903 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-09-02): In Assembly. Held at Desk.
What is CA AB 1903 about?
Existing law specifies the rights and requirements of a claimant or homeowner to bring a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling, including applicable standards for home construction, detailed prelitigation procedures, statute of limitations, burden of proof, and the damages recoverable. Existing law specifies the rights and prohibitions for a builder to defend against a civil action for construction defects, including a prohibition against a builder obtaining a release or waiver in exchange for repair work mandated by law. This bill would modify specific rights, requirements, and prohibitions for the parties to a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling by revising, among other things, the requirements for a prelitigation notice from the claimant to the builder and the evidence a claimant is required to affirmatively demonstrate to make a claim. Among other changes, the bill would repeal the prohibition on, and, instead, authorize, a builder to obtain a release or waiver in exchange for certain repair work, as specified. Commencing July 1, 2027, the bill would prohibit an insurer from asserting repairs as a voluntary payment or as a payment made without the insurer's consent, or denying counting the costs associated with those repairs, against a deductible or self-insured retention. The bill would provide that its provisions apply to structures subject to the provisions governing the rights of a claimant or homeowner to bring a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling, except as provided. The bill would further provide that its provisions are severable.
Who sponsors CA AB 1903?
Wicks is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1903, joined by 6 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law specifies the rights and requirements of a claimant or homeowner to bring a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling, including applicable standards for home construction, detailed prelitigation procedures, statute of limitations, burden of proof, and the damages recoverable. Existing law specifies the rights and prohibitions for a builder to defend against a civil action for construction defects, including a prohibition against a builder obtaining a release or waiver in exchange for repair work mandated by law. This bill would modify specific rights, requirements, and prohibitions for the parties to a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling by revising, among other things, the requirements for a prelitigation notice from the claimant to the builder and the evidence a claimant is required to affirmatively demonstrate to make a claim. Among other changes, the bill would repeal the prohibition on, and, instead, authorize, a builder to obtain a release or waiver in exchange for certain repair work, as specified. Commencing July 1, 2027, the bill would prohibit an insurer from asserting repairs as a voluntary payment or as a payment made without the insurer's consent, or denying counting the costs associated with those repairs, against a deductible or self-insured retention. The bill would provide that its provisions apply to structures subject to the provisions governing the rights of a claimant or homeowner to bring a civil action for construction defects of a dwelling, except as provided. The bill would further provide that its provisions are severable.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-02 — In Assembly. Held at Desk.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wicksauthor
- Wilsonauthor
- Beckerprincipal coauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Irwincoauthor
- Schultzcoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-02
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-28
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-05
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-05
Withdrawn from committee.
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2026-08-04
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
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2026-08-03
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-15
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-11
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HOUSING.
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5399.)
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-13
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21).
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2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-12Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
- 08/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-04Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/28/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-28Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Stefani: yes
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hoover: other
AB 1903 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 70-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ta: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Patel: other
- Valencia: other
- Kalra: other
- Addis: other
- Bryan: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Garcia: other
- Lee: other
- Connolly: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
2026-06-30 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
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