2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB238: Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Title 19.1 (commencing with Section 3273.20) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to wildfire relief, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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Bill History
1/13/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
1/14/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
State Assembly
2/18/2025
Referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD.
State Assembly
2/20/2025
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and B.&F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Re-referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 440.)
State Assembly
2/24/2025
(Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)
State Assembly
2/26/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
State Assembly
3/4/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
3/14/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/17/2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
3/19/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State Assembly
3/19/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19).
State Assembly
3/20/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
4/2/2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
4/7/2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.).
State Assembly
4/7/2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
AB 238 Harabedian Third Reading Urgency
4/7/2025
70
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass
3/19/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
3/4/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
3/3/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
John Harabedian
Democrat