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SB1205Introduced in the Senate

Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.

Passed

Introduced by Suzette Valladares, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 7204 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 424, Statutes of 2026.

September 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB1205 Valladares Concurrence · August 27, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  4. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. GOV.

  6. Set for hearing April 14.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  8. Set for hearing April 22 in L. GOV. pending receipt.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3866.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4015.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing May 4.

  12. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 14.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4269.) (May 14).

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4420.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  22. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  24. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  27. Read third time and amended.

  28. Ordered to third reading.

  29. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6613.) Ordered to the Senate.

  30. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  31. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  32. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  33. Approved by the Governor.

  34. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 424, Statutes of 2026.

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