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Bill Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations. Former law, Chapter 319 of the Statutes of 2020, until July 1, 2023, established a task force to, among other things, identify, compile, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary documentation of the institution of slavery that existed within the United States and the colonies, as specified, and to recommend the form of compensation that should be awarded, the instrumentalities through which it should be awarded, and who should be eligible for this compensation. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 SB 518 California SB 518 (20252026)
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California SB 518 (20252026) — Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.

Former law, Chapter 319 of the Statutes of 2020, until July 1, 2023, established a task force to, among other things, identify, compile, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary documentation of the institution of slavery that existed within the United States and the colonies, as specified, and to recommend the form of compensation that should be awarded, the instrumentalities through which it should be awarded, and who should be eligible for this compensation.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/19/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 04/07/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/10/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 04/24/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 05/23/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  6. 06/16/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  7. 07/03/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  8. 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  9. 09/05/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  10. 10/10/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  11. SB518 (committee substitute) — source
  12. 09/13/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • 3rd Reading SB518 Weber Pierson et al. — 2810 (pass) · upper
  • Placed on suspense file — 70 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 112 (pass) · upper
  • SB 518 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Jackson — 6017 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 93 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass as amended. — 114 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass as amended — 51 (pass) · upper
  • Unfinished Business SB518 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence — 3010 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Weber Pierson — primary (person)
  • Bonta — coauthor (person)
  • Bryan — coauthor (person)
  • Elhawary — coauthor (person)
  • Gipson — coauthor (person)
  • Jackson — coauthor (person)
  • Kalra — coauthor (person)
  • McKinnor — coauthor (person)
  • Ransom — coauthor (person)
  • Richardson — coauthor (person)
  • Sharp-Collins — coauthor (person)
  • Smallwood-Cuevas — coauthor (person)
  • Wilson — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
  • 2025-02-26 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-17 Set for hearing March 25.
  • 2025-03-20 March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  • 2025-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-07 Withdrawn from committee.
  • 2025-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 Set for hearing April 22.
  • 2025-04-10 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
  • 2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 835.) (April 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-29 Set for hearing May 5.
  • 2025-05-05 May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  • 2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
  • 2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1402.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-06-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2025-06-09 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-06-16 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
  • 2025-06-19 June 24 hearing postponed by committee.
  • 2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, 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 4.) (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
  • 2025-09-05 Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
  • 2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 3064.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2837.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  • 2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 586, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3fcbc8eb-6ace-4f01-abce-b4e2b8448350. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).