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CA SB 916

enacted

Civil actions: housing development projects.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 916 pass?

Yes. CA SB 916 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 805, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 916 about?

Existing law provides that in a civil action brought by a plaintiff to challenge a housing development project that meets or exceeds the requirements for low- or moderate-income housing, a defendant may seek an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking as security for costs and damages that may be incurred by the defendant if the bringing of the action would result in preventing or delaying the project, as specified. Existing law authorizes the court to limit the amount of the undertaking or to decline to require the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking if the court determines that, based on evidence submitted by the plaintiff, furnishing an undertaking would cause the plaintiff to suffer undue economic hardship. This bill would make these provisions applicable to a student housing development, as defined. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 529.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by SB 1344 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1344 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA SB 916?

Ashby is the primary sponsor of CA SB 916.

Description

Existing law provides that in a civil action brought by a plaintiff to challenge a housing development project that meets or exceeds the requirements for low- or moderate-income housing, a defendant may seek an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking as security for costs and damages that may be incurred by the defendant if the bringing of the action would result in preventing or delaying the project, as specified. Existing law authorizes the court to limit the amount of the undertaking or to decline to require the plaintiff to furnish an undertaking if the court determines that, based on evidence submitted by the plaintiff, furnishing an undertaking would cause the plaintiff to suffer undue economic hardship. This bill would make these provisions applicable to a student housing development, as defined. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 529.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by SB 1344 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1344 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2026-01-27
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 805, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ashbyauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 805, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-02

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

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  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-26

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-24

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6418.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-18

    Read third time and amended.

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  11. 2026-08-03

    Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-03

    From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  13. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  14. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  15. 2026-06-17

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

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  16. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 16).

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  17. 2026-05-18

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

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  18. 2026-05-07

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2026-05-07

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4167.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2026-05-05

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  21. 2026-05-04

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  22. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  23. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-02

    Set for hearing April 21.

  25. 2026-04-02

    April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 7.

  27. 2026-03-25

    Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

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  28. 2026-03-18

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

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  29. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  30. 2026-01-28

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.

  31. 2026-01-27

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

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Versions

  • 01/27/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-27Compare
  • 03/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-18Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 08/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-18Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB916Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-21 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0

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

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

    2026-06-16 · pass · 12-0

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

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-07-01 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Pellerin: other

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