Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills
Summary
Enacts provisions for the execution of electronic wills including attestation, revocation, filing and storage; requires the chief administrator of the courts to adopt rules necessary and appropriate for electronic wills.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
39–20
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
Jan 28, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.89
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
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