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AB 2106STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Malpractice actions: architects, engineers, or surveyors.

Existing law requires the attorney for the plaintiff or cross-complainant in any action arising out of the professional negligence of an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor to file and serve a certificate declaring either that the attorney has consulted and received an opinion that the action is reasonable and meritorious from an architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor, licensed to practice in this state or in any other state, or that the attorney was unable to obtain that consultation for specified reasons. This bill would expand the malpractice complaints covered by the provision to include those against landscape architects and geologists or geophysicists. This bill would limit the practitioners that may be consulted to those who are licensed in this state. The bill would specify that these provisions only apply to actions filed on or after January 1, 2027.

Voted 8/27/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

72 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 7/2/2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  2. 7/2/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
  3. 6/25/2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  4. 6/24/2026From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23).
  5. 6/15/2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  6. 6/8/2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  7. 5/20/2026Referred to Com. on JUD.
  8. 5/12/2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  9. 5/11/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4989.)
  10. 4/30/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.