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SB-737 • 2026

Validations.

Validations.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Committee on Local Government (S) - (Senators Durazo (Chair), Arreguín, Cabaldon, Choi, Laird, Seyarto, and Wiener)
Last action
2025-07-14
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Validation Act for Local Government

This law validates the organization, boundaries, actions, decisions, and financial agreements of state and local government bodies.

What This Bill Does

  • Validates how state and county governments are organized.
  • Confirms the legal boundaries of cities and specified districts.
  • Approves past actions taken by these entities.
  • Endorses previous meetings and decisions made by them.
  • Recognizes financial agreements, like bonds, issued by local government.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Cities
  • Specified districts

Terms To Know

Validating Act
A law that confirms the legality of past actions and decisions by government bodies.
Bonds
Financial agreements where a government borrows money to fund projects or services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which districts are included.
  • It does not detail the specific actions and decisions being validated.
  • Effective date is not provided in the official summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-07-14 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.

  4. 2025-06-27 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2025-06-27 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2342.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. 2025-06-19 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  8. 2025-05-12 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  9. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  10. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. 2025-04-07 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 638.) (April 2).

  13. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 2.

  14. 2025-03-12 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  15. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  16. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

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

  17. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

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

Official Summary Text

SB 737, Committee on Local Government.
Validations.
This bill would enact the Third Validating Act of 2025, which would validate the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds of the state and counties, cities, and specified districts, agencies, and entities.

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