California SB 932 — Civil proceedings: real party in interest.
California, 20252026. SB 932: Civil proceedings: real party in interest.
Latest action
September 30, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 990, Statutes of 2026.
Summary
Existing law requires an action to be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except as otherwise provided by statute. This bill would require an assignee to identify the assignor who is the original real party in interest in the title of the case on the first document the assignee files in a proceeding.
Sponsors
- Hurtado — primary sponsor
Bill text
SB932 Read version ↗
01/29/26 - Introduced Read version ↗
03/16/26 - Amended Senate Read version ↗
08/20/26 - Enrolled Read version ↗
09/30/26 - Chaptered Read version ↗
Recorded votes
3rd Reading
May 18, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 38 · no: 0 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (40)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Niello | other |
| Padilla | other |
| Richardson | yes |
| Grayson | yes |
| Gonzalez | yes |
| Archuleta | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Reyes | yes |
| Pérez | yes |
| Wiener | yes |
| Cabaldon | yes |
| McNerney | yes |
| Limón | yes |
| Stern | yes |
| Smallwood-Cuevas | yes |
| Jones | yes |
| Becker | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Choi | yes |
| Blakespear | yes |
| Valladares | yes |
| Rubio | yes |
| Seyarto | yes |
| Cortese | yes |
| Weber Pierson | yes |
| Menjivar | yes |
| Strickland | yes |
| Arreguín | yes |
| Wahab | yes |
| Umberg | yes |
| Durazo | yes |
| Dahle | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Cervantes | yes |
| Laird | yes |
| Hurtado | yes |
| Ochoa Bogh | yes |
| Grove | yes |
| Alvarado-Gil | yes |
| Caballero | yes |
SB 932 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Papan
August 19, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 78 · no: 0 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (79)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Blanca Rubio | other |
| Aguiar-Curry | yes |
| Petrie-Norris | yes |
| Gipson | yes |
| Carrillo | yes |
| Bryan | yes |
| Castillo | yes |
| Schultz | yes |
| Soria | yes |
| Harabedian | yes |
| Alanis | yes |
| Jeff Gonzalez | yes |
| Hart | yes |
| Elhawary | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Muratsuchi | yes |
| Ta | yes |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Dixon | yes |
| Papan | yes |
| Macedo | yes |
| Ramos | yes |
| Solache | yes |
| Wallis | yes |
| Stefani | yes |
| McKinnor | yes |
| Ahrens | yes |
| Chen | yes |
| Boerner | yes |
| Nguyen | yes |
| Lowenthal | yes |
| Caloza | yes |
| Schiavo | yes |
| Alvarez | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Tangipa | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Ortega | yes |
| Gabriel | yes |
| Michelle Rodriguez | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Sharp-Collins | yes |
| Pellerin | yes |
| Krell | yes |
| Ward | yes |
| Bennett | yes |
| Pacheco | yes |
| Haney | yes |
| Bonta | yes |
| Bains | yes |
| Rivas | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Hoover | yes |
| Lackey | yes |
| Kalra | yes |
| Calderon | yes |
| Wicks | yes |
| DeMaio | yes |
| Ávila Farías | yes |
| Quirk-Silva | yes |
| Bauer-Kahan | yes |
| Davies | yes |
| Irwin | yes |
| Connolly | yes |
| Arambula | yes |
| Flora | yes |
| Valencia | yes |
| Zbur | yes |
| Patel | yes |
| Ellis | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Ransom | yes |
| Addis | yes |
| Celeste Rodriguez | yes |
| Lee | yes |
| Berman | yes |
| Hadwick | yes |
| Fong | yes |
| Mark González | yes |
Do pass
March 24, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 12 · no: 0 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Ashby | other |
| Durazo | yes |
| Niello | yes |
| Weber Pierson | yes |
| Valladares | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Laird | yes |
| Stern | yes |
| Umberg | yes |
| Caballero | yes |
| Reyes | yes |
| Wiener | yes |
| Wahab | yes |
Do pass.
June 9, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 12 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (12)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harabedian | yes |
| Connolly | yes |
| Macedo | yes |
| Kalra | yes |
| Dixon | yes |
| Bryan | yes |
| Bauer-Kahan | yes |
| Pacheco | yes |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Papan | yes |
| Zbur | yes |
| Stefani | yes |
Legislative history
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 990, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6259.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9).
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4303.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3659.) (March 24).
- Set for hearing March 24.
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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