Bill Commons

CA AB 2155

enacted

Arbitration: validity of agreements to arbitrate.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2155 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2155 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 46, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2155 about?

Existing law provides that written agreements to submit controversies to arbitration are valid and enforceable. Existing federal law, the Federal Arbitration Act, also deems arbitration agreements valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, except for certain specified types of agreements, such as agreements to arbitrate claims of sexual harassment. This bill would make agreements to submit to arbitration unenforceable where the agreement would not be enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Who sponsors CA AB 2155?

Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2155.

Description

Existing law provides that written agreements to submit controversies to arbitration are valid and enforceable. Existing federal law, the Federal Arbitration Act, also deems arbitration agreements valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, except for certain specified types of agreements, such as agreements to arbitrate claims of sexual harassment. This bill would make agreements to submit to arbitration unenforceable where the agreement would not be enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 46, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Aguiar-Curryauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 46, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-06-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-06-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

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  4. 2026-06-18

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-06-18

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4859.).

  6. 2026-06-18

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

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  7. 2026-06-11

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9).

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  9. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  10. 2026-04-23

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

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  11. 2026-04-23

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4794.)

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  12. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  14. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  15. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  16. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    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 2155 Aguiar-Curry Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-23 · pass · 74-0

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

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB2155 Aguiar-Curry

    2026-06-18 · pass · 37-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2155

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