California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB577: Public entities.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 6095.2 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 1431.2 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 340.1, 340.11, 864, and 1038 of, and to add Section 340.12 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 41320, 41329.52, and 41329.53 of, and to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560) to Part 9 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, to add Section 50035 to the Government Code, to add Sections 1526.76, 1534.2, and 1534.3 to the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 11165.7 of, amend, repeal, and add Section 832.7 of, and to add Section 11054.6…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 6095.2 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 1431.2 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 340.1, 340.11, 864, and 1038 of, and to add Section 340.12 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 41320, 41329.52, and 41329.53 of, and to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560) to Part 9 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, the Education Code, to add Section 50035 to the Government Code, to add Sections 1526.76, 1534.2, and 1534.3 to the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 11165.7 of, amend, repeal, and add Section 832.7 of, and to add Section 11054.6 to, the Penal Code, and to add Sections 2203, 16166.5, and 16500.2 to, and to add and repeal Section 16545.5 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public entities. public entities Public entities. (1) Existing law requires that specified actions for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual assault that occurred before January 1, 2024, be commenced within 22 years of the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority or within 5 years of the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that psychological injury or illness occurring after the age of majority was caused by the sexual assault, whichever period expires later. Existing law …
Sponsors
- John Laird (D, SD17) · primary sponsor