AB-1908 • 2026

Settlement agreements: victims’ compensation funding.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: McKinnor
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact conditions under which settlements can be enforced, nor does it provide details on what constitutes 'specified rules'.

Victims' Compensation Funding in Settlements

AB-1908 allows courts to enforce settlement agreements where victims receive compensation from a fund for local public entities, under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

Allows courts to enforce settlement agreements that give money to victims from a special fund.
Requires these settlements to meet specific rules before they can be enforced by the court.

Who It Names or Affects

Victims who have claims against local public entities.
Courts that handle these types of cases.
Local public entities involved in such lawsuits.

Terms To Know

Tort Claim: A legal claim for compensation due to an injury or accident caused by someone else's negligence.
Victims' Compensation Fund: A fund that provides money to victims of accidents or injuries, especially those involving local public entities.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much funding is available in the compensation fund.
It only applies to cases where there are settlement agreements and does not cover all types of legal disputes.

Bill History

2026-06-03 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-01 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4792.)
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1908, as amended, McKinnor.
Settlement agreements: victims’ compensation funding.
Under existing law, if parties to pending litigation settle the matter, the court may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement and, upon stipulation by the settling parties, dismiss the settling parties without prejudice while retaining jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement.
This bill would permit the enforcement, pursuant to the above provision and under specified conditions, of a settlement agreement that resolves a tort claim against a local public entity that is eligible for payment from a victims’ compensation fund or other victim-related financial assistance program, as specified.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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