California's SB 26 Passes Senate And Moves To The Assembly

California Senate Bill 26 – the clean-up legislation that permits manufacturers to opt-in to the new streamlined procedures and incentivizes the seller of a vehicle that is the subject of a lemon law claim under AB 1755 to disclose the reasons for such claim to the potential buyer – has passed the California Senate with the changes made in the Senate’s Business, Professions, and Economic Development (BPED) Committee and has been sent to the Assembly, where a vote is expected to be held within the next two weeks. 

After addressing the concerns of the Chair of the BPED Committee, the Senate passed the revised version of SB 26 on March 13, 2025. These revisions include:

• Pushing back the effective date of the pre-dispute notice requirement from April 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025.
• Adding language to SB 26 that would allow the legislature, in 2029, to review how AB 1755 is working and for the possibility of the sunset of AB 1755 in 2029, only if the legislature passed legislation to do so.  

Although the goal is still to have SB 26 become law by April 1, it is unclear that the target date will be met given that the deadline is just 11 days away.  

This bill is NOT yet law and still has to pass through the Assembly of the California legislature and be signed by the governor. Currently, AB 1755 applies to all RV manufacturers. As of January 1, 2025, all impacted companies should be ready to comply with the requirements of AB 1755. And as of April 1, 2025, all impacted companies should be ready to comply with the remaining portions of AB 1755, including all requirements related to the pre-dispute notice. Given the uncertainty of the legislation passing by April 1, companies should prepare for the April 1 effective deadlines.

The RV Industry Association will continue to monitor the status of SB 26. Please continue to read the News & Insights for updates.