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CA SB 440

enacted

Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 440 pass?

Yes. CA SB 440 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-10. Latest recorded action (2025-10-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 583, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 440 about?

Existing law contains various provisions relating to contracts for the performance of private works of improvement, including provisions applicable to a retention withholding by an owner from a direct contractor or by a direct contractor from a subcontractor. This bill would establish, until January 1, 2030, for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026, a claim resolution process, as specified, applicable to any claim by a contractor or subcontractor, as described, in connection to a work of improvement or site improvement, except as specified. The bill would define a claim for these purposes as a separate demand by the contractor or subcontractor, as described, sent by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested, for, among other things, a time extension for relief from damages or penalties for delay assessed by an owner under contract for a work of improvement or site of improvement. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Who sponsors CA SB 440?

Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 440, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law contains various provisions relating to contracts for the performance of private works of improvement, including provisions applicable to a retention withholding by an owner from a direct contractor or by a direct contractor from a subcontractor. This bill would establish, until January 1, 2030, for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026, a claim resolution process, as specified, applicable to any claim by a contractor or subcontractor, as described, in connection to a work of improvement or site improvement, except as specified. The bill would define a claim for these purposes as a separate demand by the contractor or subcontractor, as described, sent by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested, for, among other things, a time extension for relief from damages or penalties for delay assessed by an owner under contract for a work of improvement or site of improvement. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-10-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 583, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ochoa Boghauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  4. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing May 6.

  5. 2025-04-28

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  6. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1026.) (May 6).

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  7. 2025-05-08

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  8. 2025-05-15

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1089.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  9. 2025-05-15

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  10. 2025-05-29

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  11. 2025-06-10

    June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. 2025-06-23

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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  14. 2025-07-17

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  15. 2025-08-21

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2705.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  16. 2025-08-21

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  17. 2025-08-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  18. 2025-08-29

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2287.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  19. 2025-09-05

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  20. 2025-10-10

    Approved by the Governor.

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  21. 2025-10-10

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 583, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-18Compare
  • 04/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-28Compare
  • 06/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-23Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-02Compare
  • 10/10/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-10Compare
  • SB440Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-05-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Valladares: other

  • Consent Calendar 2nd SB440 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    2025-05-15 · pass · 34-0

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

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-07-15 · pass · 12-0

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

  • SB 440 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-08-21 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ransom: other
    • Addis: other

  • Special Consent SB440 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 37-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB440

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