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SB-673 • 2026

Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.

Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Ochoa Bogh (S) , Reyes
Last action
2025-07-28
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 75, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide specific details about the technical changes made or the exact nature of the funds managed by the Board.

Extending Fees for Courthouse Construction

This law extends the ability of San Bernardino County's Board of Supervisors to add a fee, up to $35, on certain court filing fees until January 1, 2039.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the time when San Bernardino County can charge extra money for some court filings until 2039.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who file documents in San Bernardino County courts will pay more fees until 2039.
  • San Bernardino County's Board of Supervisors gets to decide if and when to add these extra fees.

Terms To Know

Filing fee
Money paid when you file a document with the court.
Surcharge
An additional amount of money added to an existing charge or fee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much extra money will be collected or used.
  • It only says the Board can add up to $35, but it doesn't say they must do so.
  • The exact details of how this fund is managed are not covered in this law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-28 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 75, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-07-28 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-07-15 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2509.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  8. 2025-06-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. 2025-05-19 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  11. 2025-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1051.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. 2025-05-06 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

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

  14. 2025-04-25 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 5.

  15. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. 2025-04-04 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 22.

  17. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

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

  19. 2025-03-05 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  20. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  21. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  22. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 673, Ochoa Bogh.
Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.
Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County to impose a surcharge, not to exceed $35, on certain filing fees for purposes of funding its Courthouse Construction Fund.
This bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2039, and would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

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