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CA SB84

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Angelique Ashby

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires plaintiffs to serve a written notice specifying alleged construction-related accessibility violations before initiating a lawsuit for statutory damages against businesses with 50 or fewer employees

  • Gives defendants 120 days after receiving the notice to correct alleged accessibility violations before a lawsuit can be filed

  • Eliminates liability for statutory damages, attorney's fees, and costs if the defendant corrects the alleged violations within the 120-day notice period

  • Prevents plaintiffs from bypassing the notice requirement by claiming general discrimination damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act when the underlying claim is based on California physical accessibility standards

  • Applies to businesses that employed 50 or fewer individuals at the time of receiving the notice or during the three years preceding receipt of the notice

Legislative Description

Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct.

Last Action

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

6/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/16/2025
Appropriations4/23/2025
Judiciary1/29/2025
Rules1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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