Bill Commons

CA AB 2272

enacted

State contracting: subcontractors: prompt payment.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2272 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2272 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 139, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2272 about?

Existing law, the California Prompt Payment Act, requires a state agency that acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business to make payment to the person or business on the date required by the contract and as specified, or be subject to a late payment penalty. Existing law requires state agencies to encourage claimants to promptly pay their subcontractors and suppliers, especially those that are small businesses. This bill would authorize a subcontractor or supplier performing work under a state contract to request payment status information from the awarding state agency regarding invoices submitted by the prime contractor, and would require a prime contractor to provide confirmation to the awarding agency, upon the agency's request, regarding payments made to subcontractors.

Who sponsors CA AB 2272?

Caloza is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2272.

Description

Existing law, the California Prompt Payment Act, requires a state agency that acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business to make payment to the person or business on the date required by the contract and as specified, or be subject to a late payment penalty. Existing law requires state agencies to encourage claimants to promptly pay their subcontractors and suppliers, especially those that are small businesses. This bill would authorize a subcontractor or supplier performing work under a state contract to request payment status information from the awarding state agency regarding invoices submitted by the prime contractor, and would require a prime contractor to provide confirmation to the awarding agency, upon the agency's request, regarding payments made to subcontractors.

Introduced
2026-04-16
Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 139, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Calozaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 139, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-18

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5323.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  8. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

    committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2

  9. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  10. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-05-14

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  12. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5055.)

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  13. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  14. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  16. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-04-16

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2026-04-08

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

  19. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  21. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 08/12/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-12Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
  • AB2272Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-22 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Berman: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 2272 Caloza Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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