STATE BILLCA AB 1795PASSED

Smoke Damage Recovery Act.

California State Legislature

An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 25544) to Chapter 6.95 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, to add Sections 2060.1, 2060.2, 14048, and 15009.2 to the Insurance Code, and to add Section 6713 to the Labor Code, relating to smoke damage.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Sep 15, 2026; 58 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

CA AB 1795 · PassedSep 15

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Bill details

Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 240, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 15, 2026

Sponsor

MGMike GipsonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-065Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Sep 15, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 240, Statutes of 2026.

Sep 15, 2026Approved by the Governor.

Sep 11, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

Aug 31, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 7. Page 7055.).Assembly

Aug 31, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7055.)Assembly

Aug 31, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.Assembly

Aug 31, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).Senate

Aug 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Senate

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Aug 28, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Senate

Aug 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Senate

Aug 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).Senate

Aug 3, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Senate

Jul 2, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senate

Jul 2, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).Senate

Jun 25, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.Senate

Jun 15, 2026Referred to Coms. on INS. and E.Q.Senate

Jun 9, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Senate

Jun 8, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 7. Page 5617.).Assembly

May 19, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Assembly

May 18, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Assembly

May 14, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).Assembly

May 14, 2026Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)Assembly

May 13, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Assembly

Apr 28, 2026Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly

Apr 27, 2026Read second time and amended.Assembly

Apr 23, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (April 22).Assembly

Apr 20, 2026Re-referred to Com. on INS.Assembly

Apr 16, 2026Read second time and amended.Assembly

Apr 15, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 14).Assembly

Apr 8, 2026Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Assembly

Apr 7, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.Assembly

Mar 17, 2026Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Assembly

Mar 16, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.Assembly

Mar 16, 2026Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and INS.Assembly

Feb 11, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.Assembly

Feb 10, 2026Read first time. To print.Assembly

Recorded votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance]Apr 14, 2026 · Assembly · 5 yea · 1 nayPassed

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Apr 22, 2026 · Assembly · 14 yea · 2 nayPassed

Do pass as amendedMay 14, 2026 · Assembly · 11 yea · 4 nayPassed

AB 1795 Gipson Third Reading UrgencyJun 8, 2026 · Assembly · 56 yea · 7 nayPassed

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]Jun 24, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 1 nayPassed

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Jul 1, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Placed on suspense fileAug 3, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do passAug 13, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1795 Gipson By AllenAug 31, 2026 · Senate · 29 yea · 10 nayPassed

AB 1795 GIPSON Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAug 31, 2026 · Assembly · 58 yea · 7 nayPassed

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