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CA SB 84

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Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 84 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 84 is in committee as of 2025-06-18 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-06-18): From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

What is CA SB 84 about?

Existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of various specified personal characteristics, including disability. Existing law imposes minimum statutory damages for construction-related accessibility claims if the violation of a construction-related accessibility standard denied the plaintiff full and equal access to the place of public accommodation on a particular occasion, as specified. Existing law imposes various limits on a defendant's liability for statutory damages under specified sets of conditions, including if the defendant, among other things, corrects the construction-related violations within a specified time. This bill would prohibit a construction-related accessibility claim for statutory damages from being initiated in a legal proceeding against a defendant who employs 50 or fewer individuals, as specified, unless the defendant has been served with a letter specifying each alleged violation, and the alleged violations have not been corrected within 120 days of service of the letter. The bill would provide that a defendant is not liable for statutory damages, plaintiff's attorney's fees, or costs for an alleged violation that is corrected within 120 days of service of a letter alleging the violation. The bill would also prohibit a plaintiff from avoiding the notice and opportunity to correct provisions and the liability limitations by claiming they are seeking general discrimination damages based on a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 if the underlying claim is based on a defendant's failure to comply with physical accessibility standards under California law.

Who sponsors CA SB 84?

Niello is the primary sponsor of CA SB 84, joined by 24 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of various specified personal characteristics, including disability. Existing law imposes minimum statutory damages for construction-related accessibility claims if the violation of a construction-related accessibility standard denied the plaintiff full and equal access to the place of public accommodation on a particular occasion, as specified. Existing law imposes various limits on a defendant's liability for statutory damages under specified sets of conditions, including if the defendant, among other things, corrects the construction-related violations within a specified time. This bill would prohibit a construction-related accessibility claim for statutory damages from being initiated in a legal proceeding against a defendant who employs 50 or fewer individuals, as specified, unless the defendant has been served with a letter specifying each alleged violation, and the alleged violations have not been corrected within 120 days of service of the letter. The bill would provide that a defendant is not liable for statutory damages, plaintiff's attorney's fees, or costs for an alleged violation that is corrected within 120 days of service of a letter alleging the violation. The bill would also prohibit a plaintiff from avoiding the notice and opportunity to correct provisions and the liability limitations by claiming they are seeking general discrimination damages based on a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 if the underlying claim is based on a defendant's failure to comply with physical accessibility standards under California law.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-06-18 — From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nielloauthor
  • Ashbyauthor
  • Caballeroauthor
  • Pérezauthor
  • Wahabauthor
  • Castilloprincipal coauthor
  • Allencoauthor
  • Archuletacoauthor
  • Beckercoauthor
  • Blakespearcoauthor
  • Cabaldoncoauthor
  • Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Limóncoauthor
  • McNerneycoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Padillacoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor
  • Seyartocoauthor
  • Sterncoauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor
  • Wienercoauthor
  • Irwincoauthor
  • Nguyencoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor
  • Ransomcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

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

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  2. 2025-01-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17.

  3. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

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  4. 2025-04-02

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

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  5. 2025-04-03

    Set for hearing April 22.

  6. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 833.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  7. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing May 5.

  8. 2025-05-05

    May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  9. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  10. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1191.) (May 23).

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  12. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2025-06-04

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 1498.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  14. 2025-06-05

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

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  16. 2025-06-18

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

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Versions

  • 01/17/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-17Compare
  • 04/02/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-02Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 06/18/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-18Compare
  • SB84Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-22 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

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

  • 3rd Reading SB84 Niello et al.

    2025-06-04 · pass · 34-2

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: 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
    • Cortese: no
    • Durazo: no
    • Reyes: other
    • Cervantes: other
    • Arreguín: other
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: other

Related bills

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