Summary:
Gives businesses a "right to cure" opportunity to fix construction related deficiencies that are found to not meet disability access provisions before penalties are issued.
Click here to read the bill language.
Media:
Letter to the Editor: California must enact safeguards against disability lawsuit abuse (Los Angeles Times, 4/30/2026)
Radio: California’s High-Stakes Policy Showdown (KFI News, 4/29/2026)
Article: One man has filed 1,800 disability lawsuits against SoCal shops. Store owners are fed up (Los Angeles Times, 4/27/2026)
Editorial: Bill offers pragmatic fix to costly ADA litigation (The Acorn, 4/10/2026)
Article: Reforms to save CA businesses from ‘shakedown’ ADA suits gain support (Legal Newswire, 4/1/2026)
Article: Asm. Pacheco Backs SB 84 to Stop Lawsuit Abuse Over Technical ADA Violations (The Desert Review, 3/26/2026)
Op-ed: Senate Bill 84 Protects Access While Stopping Lawsuit Abuse (California Business Journal, 3/3/2026)
Article: Measure curbing lawsuit abuse profiled by California Globe (National Federation of Independent Business, 2/13/2026)
Article: Sen. Niello’s SB 84 Would Help Repair California’s Judicial Hellhole Status (California Globe, 2/11/2026)
Op-ed: California showed progress with PAGA — now let’s do the same for ADA (Orange County Register, 10/7/2025)
Op-ed: Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week highlights California’s love affair with unmerited lawsuits (Desert Review, 9/23/2025)
Op-ed: Pragmatic win for accessibility, small businesses (San Mateo Daily Journal, 8/22/2025)
Article: A New Law and Existing Tools Help Developers in California Navigate Accessibility Requirements (Tax Credit Advisor, 6/23/2025)
Article: California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse thanks state senate for passing SB 84 – a major step toward common-sense ADA reform (Village News, 6/12/2025)
Press Release: Bill to Balance Protecting the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Rights of Business Owners Passes the Senate Floor (6/5/2025)
Video: Supporters Highlight the Importance of Disability Access and Right to Cure on the Senate Floor (6/4/2025)
Article: SB 84 Heads to Key Senate Vote—A Crucial Test for California Small Businesses (Del Norte Triplicate, 6/3/2025)
Article: California Citizens against Lawsuit Abuse thank state senator for passing SB 84 (Imperial Valley Press, 6/3/2025)
Video: LA Business Owner Brittney Valles in Support of SB 84 (4/22/2025)
Article: Bipartisanship is rare in the California Legislature. Here are the bills breaking the divide (CalMatters, 3/10/2025)
Article: Can SB 84 curb lawsuit abuse in construction projects? (National Federation of Independent Business, 3/10/2025)
