Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations
This bill prevents courts from denying class action lawsuits solely because the case involves government operations. It amends court rules to explicitly state that government involvement alone cannot block a class action certification. This directly affects plaintiffs in lawsuits against government entities (like cities or state agencies) who seek to pursue group claims for issues such as policy violations. The law requires courts to evaluate other legal criteria for class certification instead of using government involvement as a blanket reason to deny the case.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2026
Last action May 5, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly May 5, 2026
How they voted
89–49
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 149
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic102
87% Yea
R
Republican47
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michaelle Solages
DDemocratic
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