CA AB 1908
enactedSettlement agreements: victims' compensation funding.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1908 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1908 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 907, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1908 about?
Under existing law, if parties to pending litigation settle the matter, the court may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement and, upon stipulation by the settling parties, dismiss the settling parties without prejudice while retaining jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement. This bill would permit the enforcement, pursuant to the above provision and under specified conditions, of a settlement agreement that resolves a tort claim against a local public entity that is eligible for payment from a victims' compensation fund or other victim-related financial assistance program, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA AB 1908?
McKinnor is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1908, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Under existing law, if parties to pending litigation settle the matter, the court may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement and, upon stipulation by the settling parties, dismiss the settling parties without prejudice while retaining jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement. This bill would permit the enforcement, pursuant to the above provision and under specified conditions, of a settlement agreement that resolves a tort claim against a local public entity that is eligible for payment from a victims' compensation fund or other victim-related financial assistance program, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 907, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McKinnorauthor
- Dixoncoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 907, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-19
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
2026-08-19
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6248.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-08-17
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5493.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-24
Ordered to second reading.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-06-03
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
2026-06-01
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 Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-23
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4792.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-16
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-15
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
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
2026-02-13
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Papan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
AB 1908 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
2026-04-23 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Soria: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Ta: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Haney: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Flora: yes
- Bains: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ward: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Fong: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Chen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patel: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Krell: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Lackey: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Solache: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Wicks: other
- Addis: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: yes
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