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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 632

Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Vetoed

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency, as defined, to, by ordinance, make any violation of an ordinance subject to an administrative fine or penalty. Existing law requires a local agency to set forth, by ordinance, the administrative procedures that govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and administrative review of those administrative fines or penalties, as specified. This bill would, for specified administrative fines or penalties, authorize a local agency to, subject to specified requirements, file a certified copy of a final administrative order or decision that directs payment of the administrative fine or penalty with the clerk of the superior court of any county, as specified, and require the clerk to enter judgment immediately in conformity with the decision or order. The bill would also authorize a local agency to, by ordinance, establish a procedure to collect administrative fines or penalties by lien upon the parcel of land on which the violation occurred if the ordinance meets specified requirements. The bill would specify that the remedies or penalties provided by these provisions are cumulative of the remedies or penalties available under any other law.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 11, 2025
House		AB 632 Hart Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Sep 10, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading AB632 Hart et al. By ArreguínpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 15, 2025
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 2, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]passSet your home in California to see
May 15, 2025
House		AB 632 Hart Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
May 6, 2025
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 9, 2025
House		Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]passSet your home in California to see

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