CA SB 777
enactedAbandoned cemeteries: report.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 777 pass?
Yes. CA SB 777 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-11): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 658, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA SB 777 about?
Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, and their personnel. Existing law requires the bureau, on or before July 1, 2027, to convene a workgroup composed of representatives from the cemetery, county government, and other interested stakeholders to discuss options for ensuring continued care, maintenance, and embellishment of abandoned cemeteries, including the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for abandoned cemeteries. Existing law requires the bureau to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the workgroup's discussions and its recommendations by January 1, 2028. Existing law repeals those provisions on January 1, 2029. This bill would instead require the bureau to convene the workgroup on or before March 1, 2026, would revise the list of representatives required to be included in the workgroup, and would instead require the workgroup to discuss the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for maintenance, irrigation, public works, and burial services for abandoned cemeteries. The bill would require the board to submit the report on June 1, 2026, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027.
Who sponsors CA SB 777?
Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 777.
Description
Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, and their personnel. Existing law requires the bureau, on or before July 1, 2027, to convene a workgroup composed of representatives from the cemetery, county government, and other interested stakeholders to discuss options for ensuring continued care, maintenance, and embellishment of abandoned cemeteries, including the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for abandoned cemeteries. Existing law requires the bureau to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the workgroup's discussions and its recommendations by January 1, 2028. Existing law repeals those provisions on January 1, 2029. This bill would instead require the bureau to convene the workgroup on or before March 1, 2026, would revise the list of representatives required to be included in the workgroup, and would instead require the workgroup to discuss the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for maintenance, irrigation, public works, and burial services for abandoned cemeteries. The bill would require the board to submit the report on June 1, 2026, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2025-10-11 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 658, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Richardsonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-10-11
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 658, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
2025-10-11
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-09-23
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-09-12
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3064.)
committee-passage
2025-09-12
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3006.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-11
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2851.) Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-09-11
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
referral-committee
2025-09-10
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-10
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3171.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-08-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-08-20
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-10
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2025-07-09
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-07-08
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-06-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-16
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-06-05
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1496.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-23
May 23 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1213.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-16
April 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-04
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-03
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 638.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-26
Set for hearing April 2.
2025-03-12
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-24
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
- 06/16/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-16Compare
- 07/09/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-09Compare
- 09/18/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-18Compare
- 10/11/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-11Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-02 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Laird: yes
- Seyarto: no
Placed on suspense file
2025-04-28 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
[05-23-2025] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Grove: yes
- Niello: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Laird: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Reyes: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2025-07-08 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Chen: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Krell: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: other
Do pass.
2025-08-20 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Fong: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ta: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
SB 777 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Berman
2025-09-10 · pass · 77-0
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
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: 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
- 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
- Mark González: other
- Gallagher: other
- Tangipa: other
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in
2025-09-12 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Archuleta: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Niello: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Choi: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
- Menjivar: other
Unfinished Business SB777 Richardson Concurrence
2025-09-12 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Niello: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Jones: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Laird: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Stern: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Grove: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Choi: other
- Valladares: other
- Gonzalez: other
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