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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2529: Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.

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 2529 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration. Primary sponsor: Natasha Johnson (R). Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 618, Statutes of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law, the Government Claims Act, governs the tort liability and immunity of, and claims and actions against, public entities, officers, and employees.

Existing law requires that a claim against a public entity or public employee be signed by the claimant or by some person on the claimant’s behalf.

This bill would require a claim against a public entity or public employee to include a declaration that, upon information and belief, the contents of the claim are true and correct.

By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Natasha JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly63

“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 618, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on JUD.
  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 5519.)
  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sources

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