California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2445 — Civil actions: wrongful death.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes of 2020.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law specifies the persons who may bring a civil action for the death of a person caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, and includes among those persons the decedent's parents if they were entitled to the decedent's property by intestate secession or if they were dependent on the decedent. This bill would also authorize a decedent's legal guardians to bring a civil action if the decedent's parents were authorized to bring a civil action but they are deceased, or if the legal guardians were dependent on the decedent and the decedent's parents are deceased. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5341.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 4350.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 30).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4681.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2445 Reyes Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48003
Democratic 21001
Republican 6000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Brough — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Diep — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chau — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Smith — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2445 Reyes By Hertzberg Urgency Clause

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20007
Democratic 10000
Republican 0003
Total 300010
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Roth — Yea
Monning — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Wilk — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Moorlach — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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AB 2445 Reyes Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 21001
Unaffiliated 50001
Republican 6000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Friedman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Brough — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Holden — Yea
Diep — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Fong — Yea
Waldron — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2445 do?
Existing law specifies the persons who may bring a civil action for the death of a person caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, and includes among those persons the decedent's parents if they were entitled to the decedent's property by intestate secession or if they were dependent on the decedent. This bill would also authorize a decedent's legal guardians to bring a civil action if the decedent's parents were authorized to bring a civil action but they are deceased, or if the legal guardians were dependent on the decedent and the decedent's parents are deceased. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2445?
AB 2445 is sponsored by Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2445?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2020. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2445?
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