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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1177: California Prompt Payment Act: late payment penalties.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1177 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: California Prompt Payment Act: late payment penalties. Primary sponsor: Damon Connolly (D). Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 47, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the California Prompt Payment Act, generally provides that a state agency that acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business but fails to make payment to the person or business on the date required by the contract is subject to a late payment penalty, as specified. The act also requires the required payment approval date, as defined, to be extended by 30 calendar days if an invoice from a business under a contract with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (department) would become subject to late payment penalties during the annually declared fire season, as declared by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection (director), except if the contract is with a certified small business, a nonprofit organization, or a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

This bill would, instead, require the required payment approval date to be extended by 30 calendar days if an invoice from a business under a contract with the department would become subject to late payment penalties during the peak fire protection staffing period, as determined by the director, subject to the exceptions described above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Damon ConnollyPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 47, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1810.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1570.)
  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page