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Bill Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements. (1) Existing law makes it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association to act as a runner or capper for any attorneys or to solicit any business for any attorneys in and about certain locations, including prisons, jails, and county hospitals, or in any public place or upon private property, as specified. Existing law also makes it unlawful for a person to solicit another person to commit or join in the commission of a violation of that provision. Existing law defines "runner or capper" for these provisions to mean a person, firm, association, or corporation acting for consideration in any manner or in any capacity as an agent for an attorney or law firm in the solicitation or procurement of business for the attorney or law firm, as provided. Existing law prescribes a schedule of punishments for violating these provisions, including imprisonment and fines, as specified. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 SB 37 California SB 37 (20252026)
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California SB 37 (20252026) — Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.

(1) Existing law makes it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association to act as a runner or capper for any attorneys or to solicit any business for any attorneys in and about certain locations, including prisons, jails, and county hospitals, or in any public place or upon private property, as specified. Existing law also makes it unlawful for a person to solicit another person to commit or join in the commission of a violation of that provision. Existing law defines "runner or capper" for these provisions to mean a person, firm, association, or corporation acting for consideration in any manner or in any capacity as an agent for an attorney or law firm in the solicitation or procurement of business for the attorney or law firm, as provided. Existing law prescribes a schedule of punishments for violating these provisions, including imprisonment and fines, as specified.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 12/03/24 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/26/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/21/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 05/29/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 07/03/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  6. 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  7. 10/11/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  8. SB37 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 09/17/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
  • Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
  • SB 37 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Stefani — 78–1 (pass) · lower
  • Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
  • 3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Umberg — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-12-03 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
  • 2024-12-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
  • 2025-01-06 Read first time. reading-1
  • 2025-01-29 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-02 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-11 Set for hearing April 29.
  • 2025-04-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 938.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
  • 2025-05-12 May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  • 2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
  • 2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-29 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-05-29 Ordered to second reading.
  • 2025-06-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-06-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1529.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-06-05 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2025-06-16 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
  • 2025-06-23 July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  • 2025-07-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-16 July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  • 2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3278.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2966.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  • 2025-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 645, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79e678ba-a2dd-42d5-851f-bc907a5b2166. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).

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