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AB 614: Claims against public entities.
What AB 614 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Government Claims Act to change the time frame for presenting claims against public entities. Currently, claims for death, injury, or property damage must be filed within six months, while other claims must be filed within one year. The proposed bill would remove the six-month deadline for claims related to death, injury, or property damage, and instead apply the one-year deadline to all claims.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| May. 23, 2025 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| May. 07, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Mar. 28, 2025 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
Latest bill textAmended version, March 27, 2025 · 406 words
| Amended IN Assembly March 27, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 614
| Introduced by Assembly Member Lee |
February 13, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 911.2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 614, as amended, Lee. Claims against public entities.
Existing law, the Government Claims Act, establishes the liability and immunity of a public entity for its acts or omissions that cause harm to persons and requires that a claim against a public entity relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person, personal property, or growing crops be presented not later than 6 months after accrual of the cause of action. Under existing law, claims relating to any other cause of action are required to be presented no later than one year after the accrual of the cause of action.
This bill would remove the provisions requiring a claim against a public entity relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person, personal property, or growing crops to be presented not later than 6 months after accrual of the cause of action and would instead require a claim relating to any cause of action to be presented not later than one year after accrual of the cause of action. action, unless otherwise specified by law.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 911.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:911.2.
(a)(b) For purposes of determining whether a claim was commenced within the period provided by law, the date the claim was presented to the Department of General Services is one of the following:
(1) The date the claim is submitted with a twenty-five dollar ($25) filing fee.
(2) If a fee waiver is granted, the date the claim was submitted with the affidavit requesting the fee waiver.
(3) If a fee waiver is denied, the date the claim was submitted with the affidavit requesting the fee waiver, provided the filing fee is paid to the department within 10 calendar days of the mailing of the notice of the denial of the fee waiver.
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