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AB 1908

Settlement agreements: victims' compensation funding.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Settlementagreements, victims'compensationfunding
Introduced / first action
2026-02-12 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Civil actions: victims' compensation funding: validating proceedings.
  • Civil actions: statute of limitations.

Source-supplied abstracts

Under existing law, if parties to pending litigation settle the matter, the court may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement and, upon stipulation by the settling parties, dismiss the settling parties without prejudice while retaining jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement. This bill would permit the enforcement, pursuant to the above provision and under specified conditions, of a settlement agreement that resolves a tort claim against a local public entity that is eligible for payment from a victims' compensation fund or other victim-related financial assistance program, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 907, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6248.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5493.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. Withdrawn from committee.

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  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.

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  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4792.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  18. Coauthors revised.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

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  21. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  23. Read first time. To print.

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