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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 846: Liens: harvested crops.

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 846 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Liens: harvested crops. Primary sponsor: Jerry McNerney (D). Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 57, 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 extends to any person who, as an employee, and by their own labor, performs work harvesting or transporting harvested crops or farm products that are owned and grown or produced by a limited partnership, a lien upon the severed crops or farm products, or proceeds from their sale, for the value of the labor done, unless the owner who otherwise would be subject to a lien gives the Labor Commissioner a bond that is conditioned upon the payment of all wages found to be due and unpaid in connection with the operations, as specified.

This bill would remove the condition on imposition of a lien, as described above, that the crops or farm products be owned and grown or produced by a limited partnership.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jerry McNerneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5

“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 57, 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 2248.) 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 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1027.) (May 6).

Sources

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