CA SB 66
enactedCivil discovery.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did CA SB 66 pass?
Yes. CA SB 66 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-14. Latest recorded action (2025-07-14): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA SB 66 about?
Existing law, the Civil Discovery Act, requires each party that has appeared in a civil action, except specified actions, to provide certain initial disclosures to the other parties to the action within 60 days of a demand by any party to the action unless modified by the stipulation of the parties. Existing law requires a party making initial disclosures of persons or records to additionally disclose persons or records that are relevant to the subject matter of the action, except as specified, and to disclose information and records regarding insurance policies or contracts that would make a person or insurance company liable to satisfy a judgment. Existing law requires initial disclosures to be verified via the written declaration of the party or the party's authorized representative, or signed by the party's counsel. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027, and replaces them with prior law requiring initial disclosures to be made upon order of the court following the stipulation of the parties. This bill would remove the January 1, 2027 repeal date, thereby indefinitely extending the operation of the provisions described above.
Who sponsors CA SB 66?
Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 66.
Description
Existing law, the Civil Discovery Act, requires each party that has appeared in a civil action, except specified actions, to provide certain initial disclosures to the other parties to the action within 60 days of a demand by any party to the action unless modified by the stipulation of the parties. Existing law requires a party making initial disclosures of persons or records to additionally disclose persons or records that are relevant to the subject matter of the action, except as specified, and to disclose information and records regarding insurance policies or contracts that would make a person or insurance company liable to satisfy a judgment. Existing law requires initial disclosures to be verified via the written declaration of the party or the party's authorized representative, or signed by the party's counsel. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027, and replaces them with prior law requiring initial disclosures to be made upon order of the court following the stipulation of the parties. This bill would remove the January 1, 2027 repeal date, thereby indefinitely extending the operation of the provisions described above.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-13
- Latest action
- 2025-07-14 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Umbergauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-13
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2025-01-14
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
2025-01-29
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-03-13
Set for hearing April 1.
2025-04-02
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1).
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2025-04-03
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-04-10
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-04-10
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-05-12
Referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-06-17
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17).
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2025-06-18
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2025-06-23
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2247.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2025-06-23
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2025-07-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
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2025-07-14
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-07-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2025-04-01 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2025-04-10 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Grove: yes
- Stern: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Becker: yes
- Jones: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Reyes: other
- Seyarto: other
- Niello: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
Do pass. 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
SB 66 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day
2025-06-23 · pass · 71-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hart: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Flora: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rogers: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Papan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Lee: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Davies: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Chen: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- McKinnor: other
- Arambula: other
- Ellis: other
- Ahrens: other
- Ward: other
- Addis: other
- Bains: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
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