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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 66: Civil discovery.

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

SB 66 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil discovery. Primary sponsor: Thomas Umberg (D). Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2025.

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 Civil Discovery Act, requires each party that has appeared in a civil action, except specified actions, to provide certain initial disclosures to the other parties to the action within 60 days of a demand by any party to the action unless modified by the stipulation of the parties. Existing law requires a party making initial disclosures of persons or records to additionally disclose persons or records that are relevant to the subject matter of the action, except as specified, and to disclose information and records regarding insurance policies or contracts that would make a person or insurance company liable to satisfy a judgment. Existing law requires initial disclosures to be verified via the written declaration of the party or the party’s authorized representative, or signed by the party’s counsel. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027, and replaces them with prior law requiring initial disclosures to be made upon order of the court following the stipulation of the parties.

This bill would remove the January 1, 2027 repeal date, thereby indefinitely extending the operation of the provisions described above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Thomas UmbergPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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 50, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2247.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17).
  8. Referred to Com. on JUD.
  9. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1).

Sources

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