SB 813 is sponsored by Bauer-Kahan, McNerney, Jerry (Democratic), and Bonnie Lowenthal.

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 813 — Independent verification organizations.

Last action September 09, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026.

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Passed Senate
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Passed Assembly
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 21, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
3 sponsors

1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill establishes independent verification organizations.

This legislation creates independent organizations responsible for verification processes. Their role is to ensure accuracy and credibility in various evaluations.

Summary

Independent verification organizations.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/09/26 - Chaptered html September 09, 2026
Enrolled 09/01/26 - Enrolled html September 01, 2026
Amended 08/26/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf August 26, 2026
Amended 08/24/26 - Amended Assembly pdf August 24, 2026
Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly html August 13, 2026
Amended 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly pdf July 02, 2026
Amended 06/16/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 16, 2026
Amended 01/05/26 - Amended Senate pdf January 05, 2026
Amended 05/01/25 - Amended Senate pdf May 01, 2025
Amended 03/26/25 - Amended Senate pdf March 26, 2025
Introduced 02/21/25 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2025
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Action History

September 09, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026.
September 09, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
September 08, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 30, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 30, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
August 26, 2026
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
August 26, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 26, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 25, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 24, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
August 24, 2026
Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
August 24, 2026
Withdrawn from committee.
August 24, 2026
Ordered to second reading.
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
July 02, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 02, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 1).
June 16, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
May 04, 2026
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
January 27, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
January 27, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 3307.) Ordered to the Assembly.
January 22, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3270.) (January 22).
January 22, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
January 16, 2026
Set for hearing January 22.
January 05, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 23, 2025
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
May 16, 2025
Set for hearing May 23.
May 12, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May 06, 2025
Set for hearing May 12.
May 01, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 30, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29).
April 09, 2025
Set for hearing April 29.
April 02, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
March 27, 2025
April 21 hearing postponed by committee.
March 27, 2025
Withdrawn from committee.
March 27, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
March 26, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
March 18, 2025
Set for hearing April 21.
March 12, 2025
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
February 24, 2025
Read first time.
February 24, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
February 21, 2025
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

McNerney, Jerry Democratic

Co-sponsors (2)

Bauer-Kahan
Bonnie Lowenthal

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 813 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

August 31, 2026

Passed 67 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	58	0	0	1
Republican	8	6	0	5
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	67	6	0	6
% of votes cast	85%	8%	0%	8%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Not Voting
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Not Voting
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence

August 30, 2026

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	1
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]

August 13, 2026

Passed 11 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	3	0	1
Total	11	3	0	1
% of votes cast	73%	20%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

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Committee vote — Committee CX32 — Committee vote

July 01, 2026

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	2
Total	11	2	0	2
% of votes cast	73%	13%	0%	13%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Not Voting
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 29, 2025

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	2
Republican	1	0	0	1
Total	10	0	0	3
% of votes cast	77%	0%	0%	23%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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What does SB 813 do?: Independent verification organizations.
Who sponsors SB 813?: SB 813 is sponsored by Bauer-Kahan, McNerney, Jerry (Democratic), and Bonnie Lowenthal.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 813
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 21, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: McNerney, Jerry

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