California · 20252026
SB 518
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/3fcbc8eb-6ace-4f01-abce-b4e2b8448350 CC0-1.0
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Sponsors + 12 cosponsors
- Akilah Weber Pierson Democratic lead
- Ash Kalra Democratic
- Corey Jackson Democratic
- Isaac Bryan Democratic
- LaShae Sharp-Collins Democratic
- Laura Richardson Democratic
- Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Democratic
- Lori Wilson Democratic
- Mia Bonta Democratic
- Mike Gipson Democratic
- Rhodesia Ransom Democratic
- Sade Elhawary Democratic
- Tina McKinnor Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished Business SB518 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence | upper | — | 5339e228-53ed-4ddf-a1c4-4130badb606c | pass | 30 | 10 | 0 | Sep 10, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5339e228-53ed-4ddf-a1c4-4130badb606c CC0-1.0 |
| SB 518 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Jackson | lower | — | e8eb53c2-3422-475c-becf-6a199b2faef3 | pass | 59 | 17 | 3 | Sep 9, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8eb53c2-3422-475c-becf-6a199b2faef3 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended. | lower | — | 7c2e1d01-16a8-46f5-bb5b-e9f62139f9a0 | pass | 11 | 4 | 0 | Aug 29, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c2e1d01-16a8-46f5-bb5b-e9f62139f9a0 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | lower | — | ce89ea5e-4ab2-40a4-aaf5-db12fad9e022 | pass | 9 | 3 | 0 | Jul 1, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce89ea5e-4ab2-40a4-aaf5-db12fad9e022 CC0-1.0 |
| 3rd Reading SB518 Weber Pierson et al. | upper | — | 5c4117ff-db37-4343-a54d-d721b9c89fa7 | pass | 28 | 10 | 2 | Jun 2, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c4117ff-db37-4343-a54d-d721b9c89fa7 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended | upper | — | e39cf84c-0866-4b92-9209-c933fa975b49 | pass | 5 | 1 | 1 | May 23, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e39cf84c-0866-4b92-9209-c933fa975b49 CC0-1.0 |
| Placed on suspense file | upper | — | a8d8c782-de45-4281-9db9-5c763a3ec498 | pass | 7 | 0 | 0 | May 5, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8d8c782-de45-4281-9db9-5c763a3ec498 CC0-1.0 |
| Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on… | upper | — | c40db753-a3ff-4e3e-ac66-83fc1f4c5fe5 | pass | 11 | 2 | 0 | Apr 22, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c40db753-a3ff-4e3e-ac66-83fc1f4c5fe5 CC0-1.0 |