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CA SB 54

enacted

Court fee waivers: veterans.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 54 pass?

Yes. CA SB 54 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-11. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 54 about?

Existing law sets forth filing fees and other civil fees for superior courts. Existing law requires certain applicants to be granted initial permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs because of the applicant's financial condition, including an applicant whose monthly income is 200% or less of the current poverty guidelines, as specified. This bill would prohibit veterans disability service-connected compensation from being included in monthly income for purposes of that provision.

Who sponsors CA SB 54?

Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 54, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law sets forth filing fees and other civil fees for superior courts. Existing law requires certain applicants to be granted initial permission to proceed without paying court fees and costs because of the applicant's financial condition, including an applicant whose monthly income is 200% or less of the current poverty guidelines, as specified. This bill would prohibit veterans disability service-connected compensation from being included in monthly income for purposes of that provision.

Introduced
2025-01-07
Latest action
2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Umbergauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-07

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.

  3. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and M. & V.A.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-01

    Set for hearing April 8.

  5. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

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

  6. 2025-04-17

    Set for hearing April 28.

  7. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 918.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  9. 2025-05-12

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  11. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  12. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).

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  13. 2025-05-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  14. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  15. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and M. & V.A.

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  17. 2025-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

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  18. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. 2025-08-29

    Coauthors revised.

  21. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  22. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2989.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  24. 2025-09-08

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  25. 2025-09-16

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

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  26. 2025-10-11

    Approved by the Governor.

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  27. 2025-10-11

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-08 · pass · 13-0

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

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

    2025-04-28 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McNerney: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grove: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • Special Consent

    2025-05-29 · pass · 38-0

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

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

    2025-06-17 · pass · 11-0

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

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

    2025-07-15 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Davies: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes

  • Do pass.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Ta: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes

  • SB 54 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Schiavo

    2025-09-08 · pass · 79-0

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

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB54

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