California AB1875: Dissolution of marriage.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 2339 and 2403 of the Family Code, relating to marriage. marriage Dissolution of marriage. Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 2339 and 2403 of the Family Code, relating to marriage. marriage Dissolution of marriage. Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown. Existing law also requires a court to enter a judgment dissolving a marriage when 6 months have expired from the date of the filing of a joint petition for summary dissolution, unless a revocation has been filed. This bill would additionally authorize the court to reduce or waive the 6-month period described above for good cause shown, as specified, provided that the parties have resolved all material issues related to the dissolution. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 2339 of the Family Code is amended to read: 2339. (a) Subject to subdivision (b) and to Sections 2340 to 2344, inclusive, no judgment of dissolution is final for the purpose of terminating the marriage relationship of the …

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Sponsors

• Gregg Hart (D, AD37) · primary sponsor
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18)
• Robert Garcia (D, AD50)
• Maggy Krell (D, AD06)
• Alexandra Macedo (R, AD33)
• Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
• Gail Pellerin (D, AD28)
• Michelle Rodriguez (D, AD53)
• Pilar Schiavo (D, AD40)
• Catherine Stefani (D, AD19)
• Marie Alvarado-Gil (R, SD04)
• Susan Rubio (D, SD22)

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 25, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 19, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
5. August 19, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6245.).
6. August 17, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 17, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 5497.).
8. August 17, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.).
9. August 5, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 4, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Votes

• AB 1875 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 19, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1875 Hart et al. By Wahab (August 17, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1875 Hart Consent Calendar Second Day (March 23, 2026): 67 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 17, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1875?

AB1875 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Dissolution of marriage.

What does AB1875 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 2339 and 2403 of the Family Code, relating to marriage. marriage Dissolution of marriage. Existing law governs the dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Existing law prohibits a judgment of dissolution of marriage from being made final until 6 months have expired from the date of service of a copy of the summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes a court to extend the 6-month period for good cause shown…

What is the status of AB1875?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1875?

Gregg Hart (D, AD37), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1875?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1875