Bill Commons

CA AB 929

enacted

Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: County of Marin.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 929 pass?

Yes. CA AB 929 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 510, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 929 about?

Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of, among others, cemeteries and cemetery authorities. This bill, if the County of Marin acquires title to the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery pursuant to specified provisions, would authorize the county to transfer its ownership, care, and management to a California nonprofit organization in good standing or a cemetery authority, as specified. The bill would provide that a successor that acquires ownership of, or assumes responsibility for the care and management of, the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery is not liable for any debts, obligations, taxes, fines, judgments, or recordkeeping failures of a prior owner or cemetery authority arising before the date the successor acquires ownership or assumes responsibility for the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Marin. This bill would also make its provisions operative contingent on the enactment of SB 1312 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Who sponsors CA AB 929?

Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 929.

Description

Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of, among others, cemeteries and cemetery authorities. This bill, if the County of Marin acquires title to the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery pursuant to specified provisions, would authorize the county to transfer its ownership, care, and management to a California nonprofit organization in good standing or a cemetery authority, as specified. The bill would provide that a successor that acquires ownership of, or assumes responsibility for the care and management of, the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery is not liable for any debts, obligations, taxes, fines, judgments, or recordkeeping failures of a prior owner or cemetery authority arising before the date the successor acquires ownership or assumes responsibility for the Mount Tamalpais Mortuary and Cemetery. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Marin. This bill would also make its provisions operative contingent on the enactment of SB 1312 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Introduced
2025-03-24
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 510, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Connollyauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 510, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-09

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 5.).

  5. 2026-08-30

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

  7. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 4.).

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  8. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 4. Page 6907.).

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  9. 2026-08-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2026-08-26

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (August 26).

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  11. 2026-08-26

    Joint Rules 61 and 62 (a) suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 6.)

  12. 2026-08-26

    Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-08-26

    Ordered to second reading.

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  14. 2026-08-26

    From inactive file.

  15. 2026-08-26

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

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  16. 2026-08-26

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c).

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  17. 2025-09-10

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Cortese.

  18. 2025-07-15

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-07-14

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  20. 2025-06-26

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (June 24).

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  22. 2025-06-11

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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  23. 2025-05-29

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

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  24. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 16. Page 1768.)

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  25. 2025-05-15

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  26. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  27. 2025-05-05

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  28. 2025-05-01

    Read second time and amended.

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  29. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 29).

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  30. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

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  31. 2025-03-24

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

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  32. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.

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  33. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  34. 2025-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 06/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-26Compare
  • 08/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-26Compare
  • 09/03/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-03Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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  • AB929Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Rogers: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Bains: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Dixon: no

  • AB 929 Connolly Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-29 · pass · 45-16

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gallagher: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Davies: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Ta: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Wallis: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Ransom: other
    • Bains: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Chen: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Ward: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Soria: other
    • Valencia: other
    • Flora: other
    • Solache: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
    • Pacheco: other
    • Aguiar-Curry: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-06-24 · pass · 4-3

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Allen: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Hurtado: no
    • Grove: no

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