Bill Commons

CA AB 2106

enacted

Malpractice actions: architects, engineers, or surveyors.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2106 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2106 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 137, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2106 about?

Existing law requires the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant in any action arising out of the professional negligence of an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor to file and serve a certificate declaring either that the attorney has consulted and received an opinion that the action is reasonable and meritorious from an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor, licensed to practice in this state or in any other state, or that the attorney was unable to obtain that consultation for specified reasons. This bill would expand the malpractice complaints covered by the provision to include those against landscape architects and geologists or geophysicists. This bill would limit the practitioners that may be consulted to those who are licensed in this state. The bill would specify that these provisions only apply to actions filed on or after January 1, 2027.

Who sponsors CA AB 2106?

Patel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2106.

Description

Existing law requires the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant in any action arising out of the professional negligence of an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor to file and serve a certificate declaring either that the attorney has consulted and received an opinion that the action is reasonable and meritorious from an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor, licensed to practice in this state or in any other state, or that the attorney was unable to obtain that consultation for specified reasons. This bill would expand the malpractice complaints covered by the provision to include those against landscape architects and geologists or geophysicists. This bill would limit the practitioners that may be consulted to those who are licensed in this state. The bill would specify that these provisions only apply to actions filed on or after January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2026-04-28
Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 137, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Patelauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 137, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-18

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-10

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6101.).

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  5. 2026-07-02

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-07-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5188.).

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  8. 2026-06-25

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  9. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  10. 2026-06-15

    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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  11. 2026-06-08

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. 2026-05-20

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. 2026-05-12

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

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  14. 2026-05-11

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4989.)

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  15. 2026-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2026-04-29

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

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  17. 2026-04-28

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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  18. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  19. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  20. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 04/29/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-29Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 08/12/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-12Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
  • AB2106Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 12-0

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

  • AB 2106 Patel Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-11 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Flora: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Solache: other
    • Lowenthal: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Soria: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Haney: yes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the 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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-07-02 · pass · 37-0

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

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