HR 79 — Relative to Unclaimed Property Month.
Last action — Read. Adopted. (Page 3944.).
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Assembly
Current position in the legislative process.
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68 sponsors
1 primary, 67 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (53 D · 14 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes to HR 79 involve adding some information and removing certain text that was previously included. This update helps clarify the purpose of the bill and makes it easier for people to understand the proposed changes. Overall, these revisions aim to improve the bill's effectiveness and ensure it addresses the intended issues more directly.
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Action History
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Read. Adopted. (Page 3944.).
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Coauthors revised.
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From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (February 2).
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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Introduced.
Sponsors
- Ávila Farías · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan · Cosponsor
- Jasmeet Bains · Cosponsor
- Juan Alanis · Cosponsor
- Patrick Ahrens · Cosponsor
- Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Cosponsor
- Dawn Addis · Cosponsor
- Avelino Valencia · Primary
- Rick Chavez Zbur · Cosponsor
- Lori D. Wilson · Cosponsor
- Buffy Wicks · Cosponsor
- Christopher M. Ward · Cosponsor
- Esmeralda Soria · Cosponsor
- Solache, Jr., José Luis · Cosponsor
- LaShae Sharp-Collins · Cosponsor
- Nick Schultz · Cosponsor
- Pilar Schiavo · Cosponsor
- Blanca E. Rubio · Cosponsor
- Chris Rogers · Cosponsor
- Michelle Rodriguez · Cosponsor
- Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
- Rhodesia Ransom · Cosponsor
- James C. Ramos · Cosponsor
- Cottie Petrie-Norris · Cosponsor
- Gail Pellerin · Cosponsor
- Darshana R. Patel · Cosponsor
- Diane Papan · Cosponsor
- Blanca Pacheco · Cosponsor
- Liz Ortega · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
- Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
- Alexandra Macedo · Cosponsor
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
- Alex Lee · Cosponsor
- Maggy Krell · Cosponsor
- Natasha Johnson · Cosponsor
- Corey A. Jackson · Cosponsor
- Josh Hoover · Cosponsor
- Gregg Hart · Cosponsor
- John Harabedian · Cosponsor
- Mark González · Cosponsor
- Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
- James Gallagher · Cosponsor
- Jesse Gabriel · Cosponsor
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
- Stan Ellis · Cosponsor
- Sade Elhawary · Cosponsor
- Laurie Davies · Cosponsor
- Carl DeMaio · Cosponsor
- Damon Connolly · Cosponsor
- Phillip Chen · Cosponsor
- Leticia Castillo · Cosponsor
- Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
- Jessica Caloza · Cosponsor
- Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
- Isaac G. Bryan · Cosponsor
- Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
- Tasha Boerner · Cosponsor
- Marc Berman · Cosponsor
- Steve Bennett · Cosponsor
- David J. Tangipa · Cosponsor
- Tri Ta · Cosponsor
- Kate Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Catherine Stefani · Cosponsor
- Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
- Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
- Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
- Diane Dixon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 67 co-sponsors · 54 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Valencia, Avelino Democratic
Co-sponsors (67)
- Ávila Farías
- Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic
- Bains, Jasmeet Democratic
- Alanis, Juan Republican
- Ahrens, Patrick Democratic
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic
- Addis, Dawn Democratic
- Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic
- Wilson, Lori D. Democratic
- Wicks, Buffy Democratic
- Ward, Christopher M. Democratic
- Soria, Esmeralda Democratic
- Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic
- Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic
- Schultz, Nick Democratic
- Schiavo, Pilar Democratic
- Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
- Rogers, Chris Democratic
- Rodriguez, Michelle Democratic
- Rivas, Robert Democratic
- Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic
- Ramos, James C. Democratic
- Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic
- Pellerin, Gail Democratic
- Patel, Darshana R. Democratic
- Papan, Diane Democratic
- Pacheco, Blanca Democratic
- Ortega, Liz Democratic
- Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic
- Muratsuchi, Al Democratic
- Macedo, Alexandra Republican
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
- Lee, Alex Democratic
- Krell, Maggy Democratic
- Johnson, Natasha Republican
- Jackson, Corey A. Democratic
- Hoover, Josh Republican
- Hart, Gregg Democratic
- Harabedian, John Democratic
- González, Mark Democratic
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
- Gallagher, James Republican
- Gabriel, Jesse Democratic
- Fong, Mike Democratic
- Ellis, Stan Republican
- Elhawary, Sade Democratic
- Davies, Laurie Republican
- DeMaio, Carl Republican
- Connolly, Damon Democratic
- Chen, Phillip Republican
- Castillo, Leticia Republican
- Carrillo, Juan Democratic
- Caloza, Jessica Democratic
- Calderon, Lisa Democratic
- Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic
- Bonta, Mia Democratic
- Boerner, Tasha Democratic
- Berman, Marc Democratic
- Bennett, Steve Democratic
- Tangipa, David J. Republican
- Ta, Tri Republican
- Sanchez, Kate Republican
- Stefani, Catherine Democratic
- Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic
- Kalra, Ash Democratic
- Gipson, Mike A. Democratic
- Dixon, Diane Republican
Not signed on (54)
54 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 54 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 79?
- HR 79 is sponsored by Ávila Farías, Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Ahrens, Patrick (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Solache, Jr., José Luis (Democratic), Sharp-Collins, LaShae (Democratic), Schultz, Nick (Democratic), Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Rogers, Chris (Democratic), Rodriguez, Michelle (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Ransom, Rhodesia (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Pellerin, Gail (Democratic), Patel, Darshana R. (Democratic), Papan, Diane (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Macedo, Alexandra (Republican), Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Lee, Alex (Democratic), Krell, Maggy (Democratic), Johnson, Natasha (Republican), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Hoover, Josh (Republican), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Harabedian, John (Democratic), González, Mark (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Gallagher, James (Republican), Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Ellis, Stan (Republican), Elhawary, Sade (Democratic), Davies, Laurie (Republican), DeMaio, Carl (Republican), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Chen, Phillip (Republican), Castillo, Leticia (Republican), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Caloza, Jessica (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Bryan, Isaac G. (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Tangipa, David J. (Republican), Ta, Tri (Republican), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Stefani, Catherine (Democratic), Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), and Dixon, Diane (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 79?
- This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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