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CA SB 757

vetoed

Local government: nuisance abatement.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 757 pass?

No. CA SB 757 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Veto sustained.

What is CA SB 757 about?

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish a procedure to use a nuisance abatement lien or a special assessment to collect abatement costs and related administrative costs. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2035, the legislative body of a city or county to also collect fines for specified violations related to the nuisance abatement using a nuisance abatement lien or a special assessment. The bill would require any fines or penalties related to nuisance abatement that are recovered pursuant to these provisions to be used to fund efforts within city or county government, as applicable, to streamline the issuance of permits for housing development or to establish a revolving loan fund for specified housing purposes. This bill would require the city or county to create a process for granting a hardship waiver, to reduce the amount of the fine, upon a specified showing by the responsible person. The bill would require the hardship waiver to totally waive fines and penalties for persons with income equal to or less than 200% of the federal poverty line, as defined. The bill would also require the enforcing entity to provide 60 days, as specified, to a person responsible for a continuing violation to correct or remedy the violation prior to the imposition of penalties, except where the violation creates an immediate danger to health or safety.

Who sponsors CA SB 757?

Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 757.

Description

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish a procedure to use a nuisance abatement lien or a special assessment to collect abatement costs and related administrative costs. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2035, the legislative body of a city or county to also collect fines for specified violations related to the nuisance abatement using a nuisance abatement lien or a special assessment. The bill would require any fines or penalties related to nuisance abatement that are recovered pursuant to these provisions to be used to fund efforts within city or county government, as applicable, to streamline the issuance of permits for housing development or to establish a revolving loan fund for specified housing purposes. This bill would require the city or county to create a process for granting a hardship waiver, to reduce the amount of the fine, upon a specified showing by the responsible person. The bill would require the hardship waiver to totally waive fines and penalties for persons with income equal to or less than 200% of the federal poverty line, as defined. The bill would also require the enforcing entity to provide 60 days, as specified, to a person responsible for a continuing violation to correct or remedy the violation prior to the imposition of penalties, except where the violation creates an immediate danger to health or safety.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-03-02 — Veto sustained.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Richardsonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    Veto sustained.

  2. 2026-03-02

    Stricken from file.

  3. 2025-10-11

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. 2025-10-11

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  5. 2025-09-09

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

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  6. 2025-09-03

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2423.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2025-07-14

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2025-07-14

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2538.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2025-07-07

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-07-03

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  12. 2025-06-19

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

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  13. 2025-06-18

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18).

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  14. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

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  15. 2025-05-28

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2025-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1242.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2025-05-08

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2025-05-07

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1027.) (May 6).

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  19. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing May 6.

  20. 2025-04-07

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

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  21. 2025-04-03

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 638.) (April 2).

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  22. 2025-03-24

    Set for hearing April 2.

  23. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.

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  24. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  25. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  26. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 04/07/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-07Compare
  • 05/08/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-08Compare
  • 06/19/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-19Compare
  • 07/03/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-03Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-05Compare
  • SB757Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    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

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-05-27 · pass · 39-0

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

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

    2025-06-18 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-07-01 · pass · 12-0

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

  • SB 757 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Dixon

    2025-07-14 · pass · 71-0

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

  • Unfinished Business SB757 Richardson Concurrence

    2025-09-03 · pass · 40-0

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

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