CA SB 26
enactedCivil actions: restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 26 pass?
Yes. CA SB 26 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-02. Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA SB 26 about?
(1) Existing law prescribes specified procedures to govern actions seeking the restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle, or for civil penalties, pursuant to the provisions of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act or Tanner Consumer Protection Act. Beginning April 1, 2025, existing law will require the consumer to, prior to seeking civil penalties, provide a written notice to the manufacturer that, among other things, demands the manufacturer's restitution for or replacement of the consumer's vehicle. This bill would provide that certain procedures described above would instead become operative on July 1, 2025. The bill would specify that the procedures described above would apply to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle only if the manufacturer elects to be governed by those procedures by reporting the election to the Arbitration Certification Program within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The bill would require a manufacturer that wishes to make this election regarding its motor vehicles sold in the year 2025 and all prior years to make the election within 30 days after the effective date of this bill. Thereafter, the bill would require a manufacturer that wishes to make this election to make an irrevocable election, as specified, regarding motor vehicles sold during the five calendar years following the date of the election. The bill would require the Arbitration Certification Program within the Department of Consumer Affairs, by December 15 of each year, to publish to its website a list of the manufacturers that have elected to be governed by the procedures described above for a period that includes the following calendar year. (2) Under existing law, beginning April 1, 2025, a consumer who demands restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle may, if specified conditions are met, instead sell the vehicle and seek remedies against the manufacturer, including civil penalties. This bill would change the operative date of that provision to July 1, 2025. The bill would prohibit a consumer who sells their vehicle after demanding restitution or replacement from seeking civil penalties unless the consumer provides to the prospective buyer or recipient of the vehicle, prior to the sale, written notice of the consumer's basis for seeking restitution or replacement and of any pending action against the manufacturer, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA SB 26?
Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 26, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
(1) Existing law prescribes specified procedures to govern actions seeking the restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle, or for civil penalties, pursuant to the provisions of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act or Tanner Consumer Protection Act. Beginning April 1, 2025, existing law will require the consumer to, prior to seeking civil penalties, provide a written notice to the manufacturer that, among other things, demands the manufacturer's restitution for or replacement of the consumer's vehicle. This bill would provide that certain procedures described above would instead become operative on July 1, 2025. The bill would specify that the procedures described above would apply to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle only if the manufacturer elects to be governed by those procedures by reporting the election to the Arbitration Certification Program within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The bill would require a manufacturer that wishes to make this election regarding its motor vehicles sold in the year 2025 and all prior years to make the election within 30 days after the effective date of this bill. Thereafter, the bill would require a manufacturer that wishes to make this election to make an irrevocable election, as specified, regarding motor vehicles sold during the five calendar years following the date of the election. The bill would require the Arbitration Certification Program within the Department of Consumer Affairs, by December 15 of each year, to publish to its website a list of the manufacturers that have elected to be governed by the procedures described above for a period that includes the following calendar year. (2) Under existing law, beginning April 1, 2025, a consumer who demands restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle may, if specified conditions are met, instead sell the vehicle and seek remedies against the manufacturer, including civil penalties. This bill would change the operative date of that provision to July 1, 2025. The bill would prohibit a consumer who sells their vehicle after demanding restitution or replacement from seeking civil penalties unless the consumer provides to the prospective buyer or recipient of the vehicle, prior to the sale, written notice of the consumer's basis for seeking restitution or replacement and of any pending action against the manufacturer, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2024-12-02
- Latest action
- 2025-04-02 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.
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- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Umbergauthor
- Kalraprincipal coauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2024-12-02
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2024-12-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2025-01-29
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. P. & E.D.
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2025-02-03
Set for hearing February 11.
2025-02-11
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 176.) (February 11). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
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2025-02-28
Set for hearing March 3.
2025-03-03
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 304.) (March 3).
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2025-03-04
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-03-06
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2025-03-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-03-13
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 364.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-03-13
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-03-24
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2025-03-24
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-03-24
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-03-26
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).
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2025-03-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-04-01
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 948.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2025-04-01
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-04-01
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 604.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2025-04-01
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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2025-04-02
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-04-02
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
2025-02-11 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (13)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Niello: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Allen: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Stern: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ashby: no
- Reyes: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-03-03 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Niello: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: other
- Valladares: other
- Menjivar: other
3rd Reading SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause
2025-03-13 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Niello: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Jones: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Limón: yes
- McGuire: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Pérez: other
- Reyes: other
- Dahle: other
- Hurtado: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass.
2025-03-26 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Papan: yes
- Dixon: other
- Sanchez: other
- Essayli: other
Unfinished Business SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
2025-04-01 · pass · 38-1
Member-level votes (40)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Becker: yes
- Allen: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Choi: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Limón: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Niello: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Wahab: no
- Reyes: other
SB 26 Umberg Third Reading Urgency By Kalra
2025-04-01 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Patel: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Chen: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Garcia: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Essayli: yes
- Lee: yes
- Flora: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bains: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Krell: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Hart: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ta: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Davies: other
- Alvarez: other
- Wicks: other
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