SB 29
Civil actions: decedent’s cause of action.
Amended Assembly · In Floor Process · by Laird · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate floor, 2025-06-04: (PASS), 21 ayes, 10 noes, 9 not voting · Senate 3rd Reading SB29 Laird
Aye (21): Aisha Wahab D, Angelique Ashby D, Benjamin Allen D, Caroline Menjivar D, Catherine Blakespear D, Dave Cortese D, Henry Stern D, Jerry McNerney D, Jesse Arreguín D, John Laird D, Josh Becker D, Lena Gonzalez D, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D, Maria Elena Durazo D, Mike McGuire D, Monique Limón D, Sabrina Cervantes D, Sasha Renée Pérez D, Scott Wiener D, Stephen Padilla D, Thomas Umberg D
No (10): Brian Jones R, Kelly Seyarto R, Marie Alvarado-Gil R, Megan Dahle R, Roger Niello R, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R, Shannon Grove R, Steven Choi R, Suzette Martinez Valladares R, Tony Strickland R
Not voting (9): Akilah Weber Pierson D, Anna Caballero D, Bob Archuleta D, Christopher Cabaldon D, Eloise Gómez Reyes D, Laura Richardson D, Melissa Hurtado D, Susan Rubio D, Timothy Grayson D
Who lobbied on it
56 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name SB 29 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL · CALIFORNIANS ALLIED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION · FLAGSTONE HEALTHCARE CENTRAL LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES · MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION · TENET HEALTHCARE · Union of American Physicians and Dentists · AARP · ADVENTIST HEALTH · ALLIANCE OF CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE · AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA · AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS - DISTRICT IX · ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS; THE · ATRIA SENIOR LIVING GROUP · CALIFORNIA AMBULATORY SURGERY ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES AT HOME · CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS · CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES · CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (CELA) · CALIFORNIA NEUROLOGY SOCIETY · CALIFORNIA ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY · CALIFORNIA RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE · CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF DERMATOLOGY & DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY CARE COALITION · CONCENTRA · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA · CONSUMER FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA · CONSUMER WATCHDOG · California Pharmacists Association · California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc · Cooperative of American Physicians Including the Cooperative of American Physicians Federal Independent Expenditure · DOCTORS MANAGEMENT COMPANY; THE · HEALTH CARE LA, IPA · INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES AFL-CIO · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH · LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · MARIN HEALTHCARE DISTRICT AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITY MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL · MEMORIALCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS · NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CALIFORNIA · PRIVATE ESSENTIAL ACCESS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS · PROFESSIONAL FIDUCIARY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · PUBLIC RISK INNOVATION, SOLUTIONS, AND MANAGEMENT (PRISM) · Physician Association of California · Providence Group, Inc. · SOCIAL GOOD FUND, INC · STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY · State Building & Construction Trades Council of California · UNITED HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES · WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HEALTH CARE DISTRICT
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Sen Judiciary Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 9 | 2 |
| 2025-04-21 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-05-23 | Sen Appropriations Do pass as amended | (PASS) | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate floor Senate 3rd Reading SB29 Laird | (PASS) | 21 | 10 |
| 2025-07-08 | Asm Judiciary Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 9 | 3 |